The Golden Egg (2025) s01e11 Episode Script

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SERIAL MYSTERIOUS DEATHS
The year is almost over.
Time has flown by
since I was transferred in April.
You must hate me because it's my fault
that you had to transfer.
What? Why?
I don't hate you.
People get transferred all the time.
But I never imagined
I'd be placed on the Sengoku Weekly,
working on such a big story
like the mysterious deaths case.
I have to go to a meeting now.
Good luck editing the novel!
Huh?
Ms. Shinoda.
Mr. Aoshiro?
Why are you here?
Do you think that I did this?
No, I'm not sure yet.
I was overseas
when the second death occurred.
I have an alibi.
Besides, why would someone
who's all clean have to kill anyone?
But you did some questionable things
behind the scenes back in the day.
You mean this?
Just between us,
everyone who got in his way
met a tragic fate.
Give that back! It belongs to--
Tell me, Ms. Shinoda.
You'll trust me,
won't you?
Mr. Aoshiro.
Hey, you.
Kubozuka?
Are you the one saying that I did this?
No, I'm not!
The police put you on a wanted list!
But in your hometown of Niigata,
people said you were a good guy.
I'm just trying to find out the truth!
Which is the real you?
Please say something!
Then let me ask you.
I haven't seen you since the mixer.
So you're Harue Komiyama's nephew.
Atsuhiro Imamura.
You're saying I'm guilty?
There's testimony that Ms. Komiyama
met with Kubozuka before her death.
But was the person you met
really Harue Komiyama?
What are you saying?
I heard you had a shady hobby.
Could it be crossdressing?
If so, then perhaps you were the one
Kubozuka met at the cave bar,
after which you killed Ms. Komiyama
and framed it on Kubozuka?
You're just a tabloid reporter,
not the police. What are you doing?
How about you drop out
of this investigation already?
Is this job worth risking your life for?
Stay out of it.
Just leave it to the police.
No!
There's a role for tabloids to play!
I've decided to bring the missing
Madoka Hashimoto
back to this bear and her mother.
Where is Madoka now?
Stay away!
Huh?
It opened?
Help me!
Is anyone here?
DANGER! BEWARE OF BEARS
The Truth Weekly?
What?
SENGOKU WEEKLY INCIDENT TEAM ATTACKED!
A GRUDGE AGAINST TABLOIDS!
Mr. Kitahama?
Are you okay?
It's all over for tabloids!
It's not worth risking your life for.
Sengoku Weekly is hereby discontinued!
It's what the world wants.
What about the case?
Leave it to the police!
What about the hidden truth
the police can't act on?
Are we just going to ignore it?
We have novels!
We can make our mark through stories.
It's much slower than tabloids.
In that case.
There's social media!
People with a strong sense of justice
will expose the world's darkness.
What if they make those posts
without investigating?
- Everyone would believe them!
- Then!
You decide as the lone survivor.
Think hard about what you're going to do.
Listen.
There are three important things.
Mr. Kitahama?
Mr. Kitahama!
Mr. Kitahama!
You can't do that!
At least tell me one of them!
What should I do?
Mr. Kitahama!
Mr. Kitahama!
Mr. Kitahama!
ATSUHIRO IMAMURA
Mr. Kitahama?
- Hi everyone.
- We're back.
Good news, you two.
How'd it go?
Jackpot.
We found the crossdressers' bar
Imamura went to.
Here he is, dressed as a woman.
There's a possibility that
the wanted fugitive Kota Kubozuka
was framed
for the serial mysterious deaths.
But there's no definitive proof yet.
We have to find some evidence
by Tuesday night
to make it for the next issue.
Or else the Truth Weekly will run
their story on Aoshiro and beat us.
Three more days.
I have a call.
- You can answer.
- Sorry.
Hello?
Hello, Hinako Shinoda?
It's Yanagishita from Niigata.
Niigata?
Ms. Yanagishita!
It's good to hear from you.
How are you?
Remember how you left us money
and a polite hand-written letter?
You didn't need to do that.
Please, you did so much for me.
Are you still working for that tabloid?
I am!
Then I have a favor to ask.
You came to visit
Mr. Watanabe's home, right?
Yes.
When I told Mr. Watanabe about you,
he was surprised at first,
but then I just got a call.
He said he wanted to talk
to a Sengoku Weekly reporter.
He said he wants to
meet with you directly.
So would you mind giving him a call
if I give you his number?
I'm sorry, could you hold for one second?
It's the woman I met in Niigata.
Apparently, Kubozuka's guardian,
Mr. Watanabe wants to talk.
Is it okay to get his number?
- Do it!
- Of course!
Thank you for waiting.
I'd love to talk to him.
Really? That's great!
I'll let Mr. Watanabe know.
Okay.
Do you have something to write with?
One second.
Go ahead.
I'm the guardian who took Kota Kubozuka in
after he was put on house arrest
for assault.
Yes, we are aware.
First, I'd like to know
if the Sengoku Weekly would immediately
let the police in on it
if they're contacted by a fugitive?
Huh?
Normally, you would, right?
To inform them.
Most people would think that.
But would the Sengoku Weekly prioritize
the story over helping the police?
- Um--
- We do.
We have our priorities.
Mr. Kitahama!
We would prioritize the story
over reporting anything to the police.
I see.
If you promise not to report it
right away,
I have a proposal.
You have my word.
What is it?
Kota Kubozuka says he's been framed.
But he's a wanted fugitive.
He thinks if he's caught by the police
now, they'll surely pin it on him.
I know him well.
He's a good guy.
He might lose his temper and get violent,
but he's not the type of guy
to kill someone.
So you're in contact with Mr. Kubozuka.
Yes. Just over the phone.
He was surprised when I told him
a tabloid came looking for me.
Maybe he remembered that,
because I got a call yesterday.
What did he say?
He asked if the Sengoku Weekly
would listen to his side of the story.
Of course.
We'd be honored to handle it.
All the more if he's innocent.
Really?
You won't be arrested for it?
You won't back out for sales?
It's okay, right?
Don't worry.
Please leave it to us!
What time and place?
We're flexible.
If he wants somewhere private,
we have a reception room at the office.
We could use that.
I'll send in Kubozuka alone.
Okay.
We'll pick him up by car.
Thank you very much.
- Thank you.
- Of course.
Thank you.
Of course!
We got a big one!
- Nice work.
- Thank you both, too.
You sure about dropping Aoshiro's tail?
We got a bigger tip.
You okay, Shinoda?
I'm all out of gas after this.
You were really fired up.
- We're back.
- Okay.
- Good work.
- Good work.
How how did it go with the guardian?
Okay, we're all here.
Listen up.
Don't be shocked.
The Sengoku Weekly's story for next issue
is an exclusive interview
with a wanted fugitive!
- Wow!
- For real?
Great job.
How about you?
We talked to a witness who saw someone
resembling Kubozuka.
He said the man was shopping at
a convenience store with a young girl.
A young girl?
MADOKA HASHIMOTO
I had the same thought.
I asked the clerk to call me
if they see them again.
That means Madoka Hashimoto
is alive, right?
I hope so.
Okay, okay!
In any case,
let's eat!
Shinoda, Akutsu, could you go
on a food run and get some meals?
- Really?
- Okay.
Thank you, sir!
One more?
Thank you!
- We'll be back!
- Later!
- How much?
- Just 15,000 yen!
Seems like too much.
You went to meet Madoka's mother, right?
- Yeah.
- You know what I think?
That visit gave her a reason
to call her daughter.
Kubozuka is claiming to be innocent,
and Madoka is staying with him
because she believes him.
I think her mother knew about it.
I don't know what happened between mom
and daughter, but I guess they'd call.
But he's a wanted fugitive.
She's worried something bad would happen
if she reported them.
She probably didn't know what to do.
And just at that point,
a tabloid reporter showed up.
She probably never considered that anyone
would choose not to report it.
Mr. Watanabe said the same.
This is going to sound conceited, but…
a tabloid like us made a breakthrough.
It made me feel like we did something
useful for the first time.
I was having serious second thoughts
when we were staking out the cemetery.
You too?
I felt the same.
Yeah? I mean, you would right?
Totally.
Like the Philippines?
Okay, go with that.
We're back.
- Nice.
- We got it.
Thanks.
What are you doing?
The Sengoku Weekly will be
launching a camouflage tactic.
What's that?
We're setting up a dummy trail
so the Truth Weekly
doesn't find out about our interview
with Kubozuka.
A dummy?
If they sense us backing off of Aoshiro,
they'll suspect we have something bigger.
So we thought it's better to mislead them.
Like "Kota Kubozuka Escapes Overseas"
or something.
We're coordinating with locals
to make them believe
Kubozuka has fled overseas.
That's great teamwork.
The question is, who do we say
went overseas?
Someone will have to come
to work in disguise.
Who's good at lying low?
Go have some fun overseas!
You leave tomorrow!
You mean, I'm just pretending, right?
- But be in disguise.
- Really?
- Don't get caught by the Truth.
- I'll try not to.
Your disguise will be comped.
Seriously?
- They sell curly wigs at Donki.
- Stop making fun of me.
Is this revenge?
Come on, let's eat!
- Yes, let's!
- Hold on.
Is this decided?
Is it decided?
I don't want to!
The big interview would already come
the following day.
TO BE CONTINUED
Please tell us everything you know.
Next thing I knew,
I was a wanted fugitive.
Mom, I…
If that's what you decided,
you have my support.
Mr. Kitahama, breaking news!
Okay!
Subtitle translation by: Zensho yamamoto