I hate Hibari Hills.
The hills are steep, my school is far away, and there's nothing good about it.
Every morning, I see the students attending the school atop the hill.
I can't stand hills, but they seem to enjoy going up it.
They seem to be in an entirely different world.
I can never be one of them, can't I?
Do you notice there's something missing?
No! I don't remember anything!
What is Junko Takahashi trying to hide?
It might be faster to find Shinji and question him.
He's running away because he knows something.
Didn't you regret moving to Hibari Hills?
Stop it.
Ayaka!
It's your fault! You're fully to blame!
Quiet!
Quiet...!
Quiet.
Please be quiet already.
- Mrs. Endo! - Quiet!
Don't be foolish! Get off your daughter!
Mrs. Endo, I'm coming in.
JANUARY 27, 2013 - FIVE DAYS AFTER THE MURDER
I'm so glad you're alive.
Are you all right? If you're in pain, throw up.
Mrs. Endo! Do you know what you were doing?
I'm sorry.
You tried to kill your daughter.
I was only trying to shut her mouth.
It looked like you were trying to kill her.
I tried to stop you, but you didn't hear me so I threw this in.
It's a security buzzer.
Ma-kun, my son, gave it to me as a gift so I carry it around as a lucky charm.
I wondered if help would come with this, but that isn't what it's for.
It's to surprise the attacker and stop his motion.
Attacker?
Ayaka?
MIDNIGHT FERRIS WHEEL Episode 8
Why did you take it this far with your daughter?
I didn't want to hear anymore.
It was always the same thing over and over.
Things only get worse each time.
I didn't recognize my violent daughter anymore.
Are you saying she's not your daughter?
The Takahashis' window was broken early in the evening.
Ayaka was standing in front of their house.
I'm the one who did it.
This town has changed completely.
It's savage-like.
I got furious, thinking the Takahashis were the cause of it.
Ayaka, I'm sorry for accusing you.
Stop acting like the victim already.
It's because that person...
Are you that important to call your mother names?
I don't blame her for not wanting to be your parent.
Aren't you the one who cornered your mother?
Will you leave?
I see... after I saved you too.
The next time something happens, I'm not stepping in.
Do something about it before it turns into another case like the Takahashis'.
If you don't stop taking advantage of your family, you'll regret it deeply.
Suspect Junko Takahashi has not given any information on the murder yet.
The second son remains missing.
I wonder what happened to him.
A lot of times you don't see what happens within the household.
In any event, he is involved in this case.
Mr. Endo, are you staying over again?
Well, yes.
Did your wife kick you out?
It's nothing like that.
Around 9 pm today, at a prep school in Oi-ku, Yokohama City, an armed man...
He's taken hostages?
Would you know where the school is?
What are we going to do now?
It's still early. Shall we kill time somewhere?
Where are we going?
Let's go to see Shinji.
What?
Ayaka?
Are you all right?
I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry.
Will you tell me your feelings?
When we moved here...
I thought I obtained what I've wanted.
I got obsessed with it.
I wasn't thinking about your dad and you anymore.
Ayaka?
You wouldn't understand anyway.
Nobody would understand.
I'm ill.
Ill?
Every morning, when I go down the hill... I feel like I'm falling deep.
At school, the hallways and classrooms look slanted.
I can't stand up straight. I'm trying my best not to collapse.
Then... I start feeling slanted.
If someone taps me from the back...
I feel like I'll fall over.
I'm ill.
It's the downhill syndrome.
Someone, stop me from falling...
Please help me.
What happened?
Ayaka, please tell me.
Too bad you have a daughter like me.
Don't say that.
When a child is a failure, the parent can't become happy.
You're not a failure.
You think I am!
No, I don't! You are precious to me.
I don't want to hear it!
You should've killed me.
There's nobody around.
How terrible!
We can live here again, can't we?
Don't turn on the lights.
Murderer! Letting it get to your head as an elite family! Drop dead!
CRIMINAL, GET OUT!
Mom, sorry it turned out this way.
Shinji!
Shinji...
Are you all right?
Yoshiyuki...
I'm so glad.
You'll be just fine.
You said you wanted to go home.
I had a feeling you'd come back to this house.
Dear?
What are you doing here?
Why are you watching TV here?
Why are you eating here?
I just finished my work.
I tried to kill Ayaka.
So why are you here?
What... did you just say?
I did an awful thing to Ayaka.
I tried to kill her.
She said I should've killed her.
What should I do?
Wait a minute... sit down.
What should I do? I want us to be normal again.
After Ayaka was born, I could smile a lot.
When she grew up, I got happy and smiled.
I'd have silly talks with her and laugh.
I could smile over and over.
I want to smile with her again.
How can I make things go back to normal?
I can't do it alone. I need you.
Please help me.
Please come home. Please!
All right. I'll go home.
What happened?
I used to think murder was based on having reason or not.
But it's more about having someone to stop you or not.
Why are you saying that?
I had someone to stop me.
It's a matter of whether you have someone to stop you or not.
Kill? We're talking about family here. She's your daughter.
If that should ever happen gain... who know what could be the result.
Where were you until now?
All kinds of places.
Why did you run away?
Say something! You must know what's happening to Mom!
Shinji, let's go to the police tomorrow.
If you don't want to talk now, you can talk there.
I have something to tell you both before I go to the police.
It's about why I ran away.
I took after Mom in being a good basketball player.
You're smart like Dad and athletic like Mom.
Yoshiyuki is smart like Dad.
Your mom was smart too, so you may've your intelligence from both parents.
What are you getting at?
I knew I wasn't smart from when I was in grade school.
You got into Seishu.
But I couldn't keep up in middle school.
Everyone around me was smart.
Dad was the first to notice it.
He would come into my room and jeer at me.
It's simple.
Why can't you solve such a simple problem?
You're my son. Why are you a poor student?
You are such an embarrassment.
Would Dad say such things?
I studied very hard for every test.
I had you stay at your friend's the night before the tests.
It would've been all right if it only involved me, but...
When Dad didn't get his way, Mom would be punished too.
What do you mean?
Dad would beat Mom and me.
Dad wouldn't do such a thing.
You don't know anything.
Dad wouldn't hurt someone weaker than himself!
Stop lying and making him look like a bad person!
I'm not lying.
Hinako! Hear him out till the end!
Why should I get scolded?
He was your one and only parent! Aren't you sad?
Of course I'm sad!
That is why I want to know why he was killed.
Tell us, Shinji.
Some information is privileged to family members.
Is it true you fought with Mom on the day of the murder?
Tell us.
The three of us have to make it through this.
Dad, Mom, and I were together.
That time too... Dad hit me.
Do you believe now... that I'm not lying?
What happened, Shinji?
We received a call from Yoshiyuki Takahashi.
JANUARY 28, 2013 - SIX DAYS AFTER THE MURDER
Mrs. Takahashi, we found Shinji.
Yoshiyuki called. Shinji is safe. He's coming to the station tomorrow.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Just fix what's broken.
You're right.
I used my floating holiday, so I'll be at home.
But...
I'll take care of Ayaka. Why don't you go out?
Ayaka?
Are you up?
Mrs. Ando? What's going on?
Nobody showed up. Isn't today our crafts day?
Call it a refraining mood. They're not in the spirit to enjoy the hobby.
I see. Let's meet next week then. I'll be waiting
Sure. Next time.
Shall we get started then?
I was wondering how long we had to continue with that crafts club.
I feel sorry for Mrs. Kojima. She's a lonely person.
Let's keep her company sometimes.
Ma-kun isn't coming back either.
Her husband takes a lot of business trips.
You've got it wrong. Her husband doesn't live there.
Her husband is living with his mistress.
For a long time now.
She's trying her best not to let her neighbors find out.
By sending her husband's suits out for dry cleaning.
- That looks nice. - Really?
Ayaka! Do you want lunch?
Ayaka?
I want to talk to you about Ayaka.
If it's just her and me, she goes wild.
Ayaka, are you all right? Do you feel sick? W
Get up. It's already noon.
Stop it. Will you get out?
You smell.
I threw up yesterday.
Then take a bath. Do you want lunch?
Mrs. Endo, have you ever met Akiko's older sister?
What is she like? Did she look stressed?
No, it didn't seem like it.
Would a normal person suddenly commit murder?
As upset as you may be, you wouldn't kill your husband and children.
After all they are family.
They must be hiding something.
The son is still missing, right?
Isn't that suspicious?
Wasn't he attending Seishu?
You found Shinji? I'm glad.
So, how is he? Is he all right?
Yes, he's fine. When things settle down, we'll be over.
Don't worry. Just think about yourselves now.
Yes. The three of us will think about what to do from now.
Please don't!
FROM: MOM. MESSAGE: SHINJI WAS FOUND. HE'S FINE.
Ayaka! The bath is ready!
You look refreshed.
I heard you had a fight with Mom.
She almost killed me.
That's what she said too, but isn't that an exaggeration?
She pinned me down and covered my mouth.
If Mrs. Kojima didn't come, I'd be dead.
I'm glad you are both alive.
Maybe we shouldn't have moved here.
Why?
That's what Hinako told me yesterday.
The eldest son and daughter are staying at a hotel in Wangan.
We don't know anything.
Why are you here?
Are you all right?
What do you mean?
Shinji hasn't been...
It's none of your business! You must be laughing at us!
Having you as a neighbor screwed things up for us too!
The commotions you caused affected Shinji too.
If you weren't around, there would be no incident.
Aren't you going to school again tomorrow?
You'll go to class as normal, laugh with your friends, and lead a normal life!
Why can you live normally when I can't? I lost everything because of you.
All my friends left me because of you!
Why? When it's your fault!
I could barely keep standing.
I felt like I was about to fall.
Everyone wishes me gone.
Don't say that. It's too sad.
I'm confused.
So is your mom.
Eat first. We can talk about it later.
Don't run away and avoid saying what's on your mind.
What do you mean?
I never liked confrontations and arguments either.
Are you making excuses?
What I'm saying is... that doesn't resolve anything.
You can't be running away because you don't like it.
You're the very one who's always running away.
Thank you for your hard work.
Too bad you have a daughter like me.
You should've killed me.
Hello?
Are you done with work?
I was worried since you're late.
How's Ayaka?
She ate lunch.
I don't know what to make for dinner.
Anything is fine. We can even order a pizza.
I can understand your feelings. I don't want to go home.
I don't know how to face Ayaka.
Is it okay for me to be her mother?
Can I remain as her mother?
You can't quit being a parent.
Ayaka told me I'm always running away from things.
You talked to Ayaka?
I have no idea what she's thinking.
Her room is a mess too.
I'm sorry to make you suffer alone.
I'm sorry for not telling you about the loan.
I'll work hard at repaying it.
It's not only you. I got excited when we moved to this town.
I was in my dream world.
Yeah.
Ayaka might rest school again tomorrow so I'll be home early.
If she goes wild again, we'll deal with that then.
Come home.
Come home now.
It's lonely without you.
Okay.
I'm coming home.
Has Junko Takahashi said anything?
She keeps saying she doesn't remember anything.
But she remembers discarding the weapon in the garbage that day.
That's six days before.
It probably won't turn up.
Here you go.
Did you discard the weapon?
Yes.
You didn't have the time to.
Didn't you have someone discard it for you?
I discarded it.
Please have a drink.
Shinji was found in your house at Hibari Hills.
I wonder if he used up the 10,000 yen on him.
10,000 yen?
Yes. He forgot his wallet that day.
Mrs. End lent it to him at the convenience store.
Mayumi did?
He's well trusted by his neighbors, isn't he?
I have a son too. He's in sixth grade.
I haven't seen him in a while after my divorce.
Don't you miss him?
Of course I do.
When he was in kindergarten, he was small but would strive really hard.
I would love to see how big he's grown.
If I had another chance, I would be a good father to him.
It's probably too late for that though.
You're a loving parent. All your neighbors say so.
You're wrong.
I may appear to be a good mother, but I'm not.
JANUARY 23, 2013 - DAY AFTER THE MURDER
Yes?
Mr. Endo, it's me, Junko.
Will you lend me money?
I'm sorry.
What you handed me yesterday...
Could that be what I think it is?
I haven't disposed of it yet.
It's a crime to hide a weapon.
I have a family.
It's not much of a family, but...
I want to protect them.
JANUARY 29, 2013 - SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE MURDER
Get up! Look outside!
What's going on?
Clear the way!
Yoshiyuki...
Where did the leak come from? Let us through!
- Shinji, tell us what you know! - What happened that night?
Why were you running away?
Did you kill your father?
My mother used to tell us siblings to get along.
Murderer!
What you cannot overcome alone... You can overcome together.
There'll be a day when you'll appreciate your siblings.
Clear the way!
Get in.
Clear the way!
Stay calm.
Ayaka!
Ready?
What cannot be overcome alone... Can be overcome by three.
There'll be a day when I'll appreciate my siblings.
Shinji, I'm glad you're safe.
Please free my mother.
I killed my father.
That day is probably today.