Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective (2025) s01e10 Episode Script

1
13TH MARCH
(THURSDAY)
[papers rustle]
[YU]
Huh?
[gasps]
TAKANASHI YU,
STARTING 1ST APRIL, 2025
YOU WILL GO WORK
AT JUNSEI MEDICAL
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL'S
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE.
Uh.
[men panting]
27TH FEBRUARY (THURSDAY)
[Ryuichiro groaning]
THIS ANIME IS A WORK
OF FICTION AND HAS NO
RELATION TO ANY
ACTUAL PERSON OR ORGANIZATION.
THE MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND
EQUIPMENT USED IN THE SHOW
MAY VARY FROM WHAT IS USED
TO TREAT INDIVIDUAL SYMPTOMS.
[KOJIRO]
Hurry up!
[MALE CLERK 1]
It won't open.
The door's locked.
[KOJIRO]
Damn it.
Quickly, brother!
We need it unlocked, now!
[keys jingling]
[DAIKI]
Save me.
Wait.
Daiki?
[groans]
[DAIKI]
Inside your study.
[door opens]
[Daiki groaning]
[RYUICHIRO]
No.
Daiki.
[retching]
[Ryuichiro pukes]
[beep]
INTERNAL LINE:
05 RECEPTION ROOM CALL ENDED
[clothes rustle]
[gasps]
[KOJIRO]
His heart's not beating.
[gasps]
[KOJIRO]
We need to resuscitate him.
Call an ambulance right now!
[MALE CLERK 1]
Yes, sir.
[groans]
[KOJIRO]
One, two, three, four.
[water splashes]
Uh.
[gasps]
[all sigh]
AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR
DETECTIVE
DEPARTMENT OF INVESTIGATIVE
PATHOLOGY OFFICE
[TAKAO] What's the meaning
of this, Kotori?
[MAZURU]
Per Dr. Takanashi's contract,
after he finishes
his term in March,
he'll return
to the university hospital.
[TAKAO]
That still doesn't explain
why he has to go back!
Because of
the General Medicine Department
at my parent hospital,
Junsei Medical.
I don't know why,
but a doctor there,
he's unable to keep working.
- So I'm replacing him.
- And?
Specifically, why is he
suddenly unable to work?
[YU] I heard he got caught up
in something serious.
[TAKAO]
Good grief.
Is this set in stone?
Mostly.
Sometime around next week,
the hospital will
officially confirm it.
Beginning in April,
when he's gone,
a different doctor
will replace him.
Look.
Dr. Takao.
You shouldn't worry.
Whoever they get, I know
it'll be someone like me.
They'll support you.
[TAKAO]
Someone like you?
[YU]
Hm?
I couldn't be happier
you're going
back to that university!
What a relief
not having this birdbrain
slowing me down anymore!
- Cool it with the name calling!
- [MAZURU] Takao!
Small birds have small brains.
It's basic science.
I don't even
want to see your face!
Don't wait till March!
Get out, now!
[door opens]
[MAZURU] I'm so sorry
about Takao's attitude.
[YU]
Don't be.
I think the idea of losing you
is proving too much
for her to handle.
She's anxious.
She doesn't work well
with others.
[grunts]
TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL
[door slides open]
[MAI] All right!
Explain!
- Hm? Sorry?
- Just what do you mean
you're leaving our hospital
at the end of the month?
Would you please calm down?
Yeah, and how do you
expect me to do that?
[YU]
There's nothing I can do.
My department ordered me back.
More importantly,
how did you hear
about me leaving?
[MAI] Dr. Takao called me
late last night.
She sounded super angry.
Like she'd been
stewing all day.
[bangs]
What is it?
This is your plan?
- Just abandoning her?
- Huh?
[YU]
I'm not abandoning anyone.
[MAI]
All I know is,
the two of you
make a really great duo.
[Yu sighs]
You're not the first.
[phone chimes]
Uh?
- A message?
- Hm?
[MAI]
From Dr. Takao?
MARCH 14TH
2025 FROM AMEKU
TAKAO COME TO THE
HOUSE NOW. ASAP!
[clock ticks]
[TAKAO]
Sure took your time.
[YU]
Yeah, sorry about that.
Emergencies kept pouring in.
Kuwata.
Huh?
[TAKAO]
Seiji Kuwata.
That's the name of the doctor
who got into trouble
and isn't allowed to work, right?
That's right.
Why, what's wrong?
[TAKAO] Junsei Medical
University Hospital.
He was a superior
and is currently
implicated in murder.
What?
[TAKAO]
He hasn't been arrested yet.
But it says here
he's been taken in
for questioning.
For murder?
No way.
Furthermore,
this doesn't seem to be
your average murder case.
[chuckles excitedly]
It's a locked-room mystery!
[car door shuts]
[YU]
So, where do you want to go?
[TAKAO]
Read this first.
[YU]
Huh?
"On the twelfth,
the Metropolitan Police's
Tanashi Station sent documents
to the prosecutor's office
on Dr. Kuwata Ryuichiro,
chairman of Kuwata General."
"He is suspected of violating
the Medical Practitioners' Act
by failing to report a possible
unnatural death to the police."
[TAKAO]
The "unnatural death"
is the victim
in this murder case.
Ryuichiro Kuwata
is Seiji's father.
He was there at the time
the individual died.
We'll get details from him.
I'm shocked
you could get an appointment.
Well, we're both doctors.
Seems he's heard rumors
about my genius.
[YU]
I have no doubt.
[TAKAO]
He sounded pretty eager
for us to help
prove his son's innocence.
[engine revving]
[birds chirping]
♪
[RYUICHIRO]
It's his fault.
All of it.
He's truly gone and messed
everything up this time.
[YU]
Um, excuse me,
but who are you referring to?
[RYUICHIRO]
Hmm.
Daiki, my
KUWATA GENERAL HOSPITAL
CHAIRMAN KUWATA RYUICHIRO
Well, he was my eldest son.
[YU]
Huh?
So the victim was
Kuwata's older brother?
[RYUICHIRO]
Yes, that's right.
Before we go further,
tell me about Daiki Kuwata.
He was just a brainless thug.
I enrolled him
in a prestigious school.
But not only did he manage
to fall in with a bad crowd
while attending,
he got expelled for threatening
a fellow classmate over money.
After moving out,
he kept coming back,
asking for more money.
Since there was no end
to his requests,
I eventually had no choice
but to cut him off.
Later,
he snuck into my study
looking for cash.
Any checkbooks he could steal.
And believe it or not,
even the deed to the house.
[YU]
Was he successful?
[RYUICHIRO] No.
A servant caught him in the act
before he could take anything.
I decked him on the spot
[thud]
and cut all ties with him.
After that incident,
it would be several years
before I saw Daiki again.
What caused him to deviate
from the straight and narrow?
[RYUICHIRO]
Huh?
I'm asking
if there's a reason behind it.
[grunts]
I don't see
how that's
pertinent information.
[TAKAO]
Maybe not you,
but that's up to me to decide.
[grunts]
After starting school,
Daiki's mother
chose to take her own life.
- Uh.
- [TAKAO] So his mother
committed suicide
and the shock of it
caused him to rebel?
Just now,
you referred to her
as Daiki's mother.
Does that mean
Seiji and Daiki are
from different mothers?
[RYUICHIRO]
Yes.
My two sons are half-brothers.
Seiji was from a relationship
with another woman.
When my wife found out,
she grew mentally unstable
and eventually
took her own life.
[TAKAO]
Afterwards,
did you marry
Seiji Kuwata's mother?
[RYUICHIRO]
Hmm.
About a year after
my first wife passed away,
she and I wed.
My second wife passed away
from cancer three years ago.
[TAKAO] All right.
Take me through
the day in question,
step-by-step.
[RYUICHIRO] We were
celebrating my seventieth.
As well as holding a party
in honor
of the hospital's
thirty-fifth anniversary.
When suddenly,
Daiki made an appearance.
[YU]
Did he receive an invitation?
[RYUICHIRO]
Of course not.
I don't even know
how he found out about it.
♪
[MEMBER 1] Allow me
to offer my congratulations.
[MALE CLERK 2]
Sorry, but you can't go in.
[RYUICHIRO]
Thank you very much.
You've always
[MEMBER 1] Huh?
[RYUICHIRO] Huh?
Hey, old man!
Long time no see.
Daiki, you're
Banished?
Got to say,
pretty arrogant of you
to be partyin' like this.
Especially after
disownin' your own son.
Oh, by the way, folks.
My mother died
because of this man.
You know he had a child
with another woman?
After the funeral,
he goes and makes her
his second wife.
And then kicks me
out of my home.
So happy seventieth
to this scumbag!
[drink splashes]
[glass shatters]
[DAIKI] What?
Don't tell me
you haven't thought
the same thing.
All right, brother.
That's enough.
Look who's here.
So, Seiji,
you think
you can order me around?
- [Ryuichiro gasps]
- [DAIKI] How 'bout now?
He actually hit him?
Was he all right?
No, not at all.
There was blood.
A lot, from a head wound.
Naturally,
I ordered him
to go to our hospital
for treatment.
And then,
I proceeded to kick Daiki
out of the party hall for good.
Which only made him angrier.
Initially, there was a ruckus.
But he left when I threatened
to phone up the police.
If things had gone as planned,
I was to make an announcement.
How I was retiring
in a few years
and Seiji would
take over my role
as the hospital's chairman.
But once again,
[thuds]
he had to go
and ruin everything!
[YU] The event in question
happened right after that?
[RYUICHIRO]
Yes.
While cleaning up
after the party,
the house phone rang.
[RYUICHIRO]
causing me trouble.
[phone ringing]
INTERNAL LINE:
03 STUDY CONNECTED
[RYUICHIRO]
An internal call?
[grunts]
[DAIKI]
Save me.
Wait.
Daiki?
[groans]
[DAIKI]
Inside your study.
Just to be safe,
I took a few other people
along with me up to the study.
[YU]
Who were they?
[RYUICHIRO]
There was my little brother
and medical director
of Kuwata Hospital, Kojiro,
and one of the hospital clerks.
I wasn't feeling my best.
I got there
a little after them.
[MALE CLERK 1]
It won't open.
[RYUICHIRO] We unlocked
the door and entered.
[all gasp]
[RYUICHIRO] Daiki had collapsed
in the middle of the room.
[RYUICHIRO]
No.
Daiki.
[RYUICHIRO]
He was in cardiac arrest.
[TAKAO] So this is the scene
of our locked-room murder?
[RYUICHIRO] Kojiro immediately
started chest compressions
to no avail.
He was taken
to the emergency room,
but died
early the next morning.
[YU] Afterwards, you wrote
on his death certificate
he had died from an illness,
and then had him cremated.
Yes.
[YU]
In a situation like this,
the Medical Practitioners' Act
requires you
to contact the police
before taking any other action.
[RYUICHIRO]
I know.
But I haven't
practiced in years
and didn't recall
the law at the time.
[TAKAO]
Why would the police
launch an investigation
in the first place?
You didn't report
an unnatural death.
It was an internal complaint.
[YU]
Who made it?
[RYUICHIRO] Someone whispering
lies into the police's ears.
They claimed
Daiki was murdered
and I was trying to conceal
evidence a crime
had been committed.
[door creaks shut]
Hmm.
[TAKAO] Would you say
this room is typically locked?
No.
It's possible
for any occupant of the house
to freely enter.
Having said that,
only Seiji and I have
a key to lock it.
[TAKAO] And yet,
on the day of the incident,
the door was secured.
Correct?
[RYUICHIRO] Yes.
There's no question about that.
[TAKAO] When you found
Daiki Kuwata on the floor,
what position
were the window locks in?
[RYUICHIRO]
They were latched.
All of them were closed.
[chuckles softly]
Then this is really
a genuine locked room mystery.
Why did he go into
cardiac arrest on that day?
Were there obvious
external wounds?
[RYUICHIRO] The most likely
cause of death
[bubbling]
was drowning.
[YU]
He drowned?
In this room?
[TAKAO]
Fascinating.
The eldest boy was
kicked out of the party hall
only to end up in a locked room
with water in his lungs.
♪
Now this is more my speed!
AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR DETECTIVE
How could he have
drowned in here?
[RYUICHIRO]
I don't know.
I guess he did.
His mouth was full of water.
When Kojiro started
doing chest compressions,
he coughed up a fountain.
[gasps]
Do you know why Daiki would
be inside your study?
Obviously venting over
being kicked out of the party.
Or attempting to steal
something of value.
[TAKAO]
That's laughable.
[RYUICHIRO]
Huh?
Meaning?
[TAKAO]
I'll return to that later.
When you saw him,
you believed somebody was
responsible for his condition.
Say, for instance,
Seiji Kuwata had
drowned his brother in revenge
and dragged his body up here.
Am I far off?
Huh?
His own brother?
You said only two people
had room keys.
Yourself and one other person.
That's why you risked ignoring
the Medical Practitioners' Act
and documented his
cause of death as illness.
You even cremated him
before a proper autopsy
could be performed.
To protect your son.
Hmm.
[RYUICHIRO] That's surely
what the police think.
They currently suspect him.
[TAKAO] Doesn't Seiji Kuwata
have an alibi?
Surely he went to the hospital
to get his head wound seen to.
[RYUICHIRO]
No.
Seiji never ventured
far from the property.
[TAKAO]
Huh?
[RYUICHIRO] The bleeding
stopped right away,
so he parked on a nearby street
and waited until
his anger had subsided.
The heck?
You're joking, right?
So he was all alone in his car
for a few hours?
Is it any wonder the police
have their suspicions?
[RYUICHIRO]
Seiji can't be the culprit!
He's such a good child.
I refuse to believe
he's capable
of killing his own brother!
KUWATA GENERAL
[YU]
Severe cerebral edema.
[TAKAO]
He had hypoxic encephalopathy
from cardiac arrest.
Daiki Kuwata's death
was officially pronounced
just around
4 o'clock in the morning,
right before dawn.
And were you the one
that made the official call?
[AKIRA] No.
It was the chairman,
Dr. Ryuichiro.
Was it, now?
Do you believe
this person died from drowning?
Uh. I can't say
with absolute certainty.
We didn't perform
an autopsy, but
- still.
- Yes?
Go on.
Take a look at this.
When the patient was intubated,
water back-flowed up the tube.
If you want to know
my personal opinion,
I'd say there's a good chance
this patient did
die from drowning.
I see.
[light switch clicks]
Sorry for bothering you
while you're so busy.
Thank you.
It's fine.
Director?
I'll excuse myself.
Yes, go right ahead.
Something tells me
this incident
is also causing you
a whole lot of trouble,
Director.
[KOJIRO]
You've no idea.
A real headache.
For the last few days,
I've been working
on practically no sleep.
[TAKAO] Were you aware
Seiji Kuwata was going
to be appointed
the next chairman?
Yeah.
I knew, but
the announcement
was never made.
- 'Cause of this mess.
- [YU] Hm?
[KOJIRO]
You wanted to go
to the plastic surgery
department next?
[TAKAO] Please.
Lead the way.
KUWATA SEIJI
The day after the party,
it was you who treated
Seiji Kuwata's wound.
Is that correct?
Yes, that was me.
The bleeding had stopped,
so there wasn't much
that could be done
except disinfect the wound
and wrap it in medical gauze.
How would you describe
Seiji Kuwata's mental state
at the time?
Now that you mention it,
he seemed less calm than usual.
[TAKAO]
Hm?
The word "usual" would imply
you're somewhat
familiar with him.
[YUKO] Hm.
You could say that.
We have a conversation
every once in a while.
Dr. Seiji works part-time
at this hospital
and is around
about once a week.
I'm here three days a week,
so our schedules will
sometimes overlap.
[YU]
Only three days?
[YUKO] I started working
part-time after I got married.
[TAKAO]
Mmm.
[YUKO]
Um.
How is Dr. Seiji holding up?
I heard the police suspect him.
This early
in the investigation,
we can't be sure of anything.
[YUKO]
I understand.
The police have questioned me
a number of times on the issue.
I tell them what I can.
They keep asking
about Dr. Seiji.
[TAKAO] All right, Kotori.
Let's head back.
Huh?
You mean we're leaving already?
[TAKAO] I need to go home
and think things over.
Oh, and thanks.
[YU]
Hey, wait.
Uh.
I'm sorry.
We've taken up
enough of your time.
Thanks for your help.
Oh.
It's fine.
[footsteps receding]
[door slides shut]
Hm.
[TAKAO] Catch up, Kotori,
or I'll leave you behind.
[YU]
How do you expect to do that?
You can't get back without me.
[TAKAO]
Untrue.
As long as I have the keys,
I can drive myself back.
Wait.
So you have a license?
A golden one!
No accidents or tickets!
That's easy to earn
when you never drive anywhere.
[Takao gasps]
[TAKAO]
Blame my sister.
She won't let me.
[YU]
Smart move.
So here's the deal,
Miss Gold License.
You can just sit quietly
in the passenger seat.
[gasps]
How dare you!
Gimme your keys, now!
I'm gonna show you my skills!
Absolutely not.
My last car went up in flames
and I just bought this one.
I still have to pay the loan.
[TAKAO] Shut up!
Your superior's ordering you!
[YU]
If you keep being unreasonable,
guess I'll be forced to
call Mazuru and tell her.
[gasps]
[TAKAO]
That's cheating!
[YU]
Still, I'm glad.
It looks like you're finally
back to your normal self.
Huh?
After seeing
how angry you got yesterday,
I was a little bit
worried about you.
But now that you're focused
on this case--
[TAKAO]
Don't be stupid!
What do you think
I'm doing this for?
[YU] Um.
[TAKAO] Seiji Kuwata
will be exonerated
when I solve this.
In other words, he can go back
to his usual duties
at the hospital.
And they won't make you return
to that dumb university.
You mean
[TAKAO]
Duh.
I'm doing all this
so you can stay
in Investigative Pathology.
[YU]
Dr. Takao.
[TAKAO] The key to breaking
this case is figuring out
how a man can drown inside
a locked room with no water.
Trust me, Kotori.
There isn't a mystery
I can't solve.
Hm.
Uh.
[chuckles softly]
[YU]
I know.
♪