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- Congratulations. - Thank you.
- Miki, over here. - Okay. Cheese!
Miki, let me put the veil on.
- Ah, please. - Okay. That's it.
The ceremony will start in twenty minutes so if everyone could leave.
Okay. Here we go.
- See you later. - Thanks for everything.
Thank you, Sachie.
- See you later. - Thank you very much.
The groom isn't supposed to see the bride before the wedding.
- Huh? - It's an old superstition.
Is that right? Well, if that's the case...
Stop it!
Stop following me!
Excuse me!
It's time.
Someone call the police!
Get the groom! The bride...!
- Ah! - My back!
- What's that all about? - When an eyelash falls out
Put it on your right index finger and make a wish
- if you can blow it off, it'll come true. - Really?
Enough with these stories! I'm sick of it.
- What are you doing, Ando? - I'm trying it!
Otonashi-san, how about this place?
All you can drink for three hours. And only for 2500 yen.
Limited time...
- Why don't I hold the party? - What? At your place?
I want everyone's contact details. Put them on this mailing list.
- Okay. - Yes.
- And make sure Haruki is on there too.
- Group date? - No. It's a meeting for people from an urban legends group.
I joined recently and so get to know people better
I became the secretary.
- Katsuura. - Yes.
Can I have a word?
You and Otonashi seem to be getting on very well.
- What do you like about her? - Her looks.
- Shallow. - Anything else?
Face. Legs. Well,
you've seen her, you know what I mean.
But wouldn't you be better off
with someone who's good looking but also has a good personality?
Nope. With that perfect style she's got I doubt anyone in the world looks as good as she does.
Hm. I see.
Her personality is just the finishing touch to her beautiful face.
Perhaps you need glasses?
'Morning.
What a waste to fill such a large office with these bunch of subordinates.
- Since you don't look busy, could you do some work for me? - An incident?
Well, police work is never finished so if you don't mind, Tannai-san...
It happened at a wedding hall in Okutama.
- What happened? - Tsukiko.
It seems the bride has gone missing.
- Missing? - The only trace left of her
was blood.
Samejima Miki. 28. Beautician.
She was in here waiting for the ceremony to begin?
Yes. Ah, I'm Nishiura Sachie.
We work together.
I was helping her with her hair and make-up.
Was she acting strange at all?
I've never seen her so happy.
And you are the groom Maruyama Keisuke? A Civil Servant.
Yes.
When was the last time you saw your bride?
- Last night. - Did you notice anything different?
She was crying.
Crying? Why?
She received a strange email. It upset her.
- Have you got the bride's mobile phone? - We haven't found it, no.
Her bag's gone too.
It was a white handbag.
Are you cleaning things up again?
No, not at all. Sorry.
The blood we found also seems to be from the bride
but it's barely a smear.
We'll need another sample in order to verify it.
- Do you think someone else took her? - No.
At least, we're keeping all our options open while we investigate.
Even if she wanted to leave, other people may be involved.
People often run away with a lover
- before the big day. - Shibayama.
- Excuse us.
Perhaps it was because of that thing?
- Don't be absurd. It's just superstition. - Superstition? What is?
- Otonashi. - Just here...
When it was New Year, all the girls from the shop went to an amusement park and took this photo.
This is Miki, but if you look at the person behind her.
- It looks just like her. - Did she have a twin?
The same face, all right.
- Did Miki have a sister? - No. That's why it scared her.
Miki believe in things like the occult and
she believed that if you meet someone who looks like you, then you will die soon after.
Like meeting your other self, right.
Yes, people have thought this for a long time.
Hey, careful!
It's here... this...
This is bad. We have to find her fast.
- Huh? - This is not just a disappearance.
I think something terrible has happened to her.
- Terrible? Like what? - Otonashi! Cut it out!
This case is the result of an urban legend!
Gohara is deliberately harassing us.
Calling you whenever he feels like it.
That's enough.
Well, let's retrace the bride's final moments.
- Sir. - Otonashi.
That useless... where is she?
What are you praying for?
Could I ask you more about Miki-san's behaviour last night?
Miki would never leave me like that on the day of the wedding.
Now, if I could be left alone.
Whether she ran away or not is unimportant.
Huh?
Even if she had the chance.
Miki-san's very pretty, isn't she?
It was love at first sight.
I saw her through the window of the beauty parlour.
Until then, I'd only ever gone to the barber's.
Welcome.
Whenever I saw her, she was always laughing happily.
But last night you said she was crying?
Lately, she'd had these mood swings.
Do you know what those emails were about?
I never read them, but she seemed to get quite a few.
- Who from? - She didn't recognise the address.
Perhaps from the other Miki-san? Who knows.
Eh?
I mean the woman in the photo. That one that looks like her.
Ah, that photo isn't real.
There's something odd about it.
What do you mean?
Well...
I think that Sachie-san was blackmailing Miki.
Really? Sachie-san?
But, they worked together. They seem really close.
More like rivals. It was quite intense.
You look beautiful.
So how about this dress?
- Sachie-san's dress was nicer than this. - Miki...
Hello, Sachie? What's up?
"Miki? I've decided"
What?
"I'm going to enter the styling contest."
That's great...
- Styling Contest? - It a nationwide competition
for hair stylists.
Miki was thinking of entering
but only one person from each shop can enter.
And then Sachie-san decided to enter.
Yes.
It was around this time that she began seeing a woman who looked like her.
It was supposed to be my turn. That's what the manager told me.
- You can enter next year. - I can never win.
Even the customers prefer her to me.
Having fun and chatting.
Miki...
Why are you here?
Why are you following me?!
- What are you laughing at? - Miki?
- Get out of here! - Miki! Stop it!
Calm down!
Why is this happening?
Ever since that photo, Sachie's been nothing but trouble.
But from the beginning, I found it suspicious.
So to threaten Miki-san
- she used the photograph? - You see
That sort of thing doesn't exist. Your "Other Self."
What? Tsukiko-san's disappeared?
I mean she went off without us.
I left several messages on her phone.
It's useless. Don't bother.
- "What is it?" - Ah, Tsukiko-san?
- She answered?
- She only answers when it suits her. - Indeed.
Damn. I can't go on like this.
Where are you now?
Huh? I'm investigating, of course.
I want to know if that other Miki is a real person.
"By the way, I found a place that does Okinawan -"
Thanks for you work.
See you tomorrow.
Why would I want to fake this photo of Miki?
If we ask Forensics to look at it, we should know if it's real.
Could you send it to this address, please.
Of course.
It's true we were rivals.
But we've always worked together. I want her to be happy.
I've heard that recently Miki-san had been emotionally unstable.
Perhaps it's down to that curse of her other self?
Curse of the other self? Such as?
Well, there was this time when we were both practising.
- You looked really happy the other day. - Huh?
When I bumped into you and Keisuke in front of that landmark at Nishishinjuku.
You two were so romantic.
- I wasn't there. - Hm?
- I've never been there. - But... I have a photo.
You and Keisuke-san holding hands.
- Eh?
Excuse me.
Who's that?
Miki?
She's there! I saw her!
- Who did you see? - It was me! I saw myself!!
- Calm down! - I was me!!
Was this the mirror where she saw her double?
Do you think Miki is okay?
Her other self...
The Germans have a word for it: Doppelganger.
But this refers to someone who just looks like you.
- This case seems to have a spiritual aspect. - Spiritual?
There are reports that it's linked to brain disease and because of that, if you see your alter ego then you are near death.
This could be how the legend began.
The writer Akutagawa Ryunosuke is a famous example. It's been said that he saw his alter ego.
As you probably know, he committed suicide.
But Miki will be okay, won't she?
We're doing all we can to find her.
Please, help Miki.
Please.
"Huh? Nishishinjuku?"
By Island Tower in Shinjuku.
Do you remember taking a photo with Miki-san?
In front of the Love Sculpture.
Did Sachie tell you about that?
Miki also asked me about that.
"But it's also a fake"
Probably to scare Miki.
She never wanted to lose to Miki.
"Whether it was in work or in marriage."
- "I have to go now." - Okay.
- Her sister? - My name is Otonashi Miyako.
I'm very sorry.
My sister has come down with the 'flu.
She asked me to pass on her apologies.
- But she can't work today... - Flu? At this time of year?
Is that right. Please tell your sister to take things easy
to get well quickly and we hope to see her back at work soon.
Once again, apologies for my sister being a burden.
Okay. Thanks for coming.
Tannai-san. Do you believe her?
Of course I don't.
- Those two sisters are cut from the same cloth. - No doubt about it.
Sister, I think I got you off the hook.
- We have sightings of the missing bride. - Where?
On the day of the wedding, late that evening
She was seen at a station by an attendant by herself.
She seemed sad but peaceful.
He remembers her clearly.
The description of her clothes matches what she was wearing that morning.
So she ran away by herself.
I'm taking it now. Say cheese.
Thank you very much.
They say if a couple can pass between the V and E without touching the sides
then they will fall in love.
Is that right? Well, let's see.
- Forget it. No way. - What? That's the only reason I came here.
So Sachie-san was standing here, and Miki-san and Keisuke-san were there.
But both Miki-san and Keisuke-san say they've never been here. Which one of them is lying?
It's a real puzzle, huh?
I guess it could be any of them.
But who... and why?
Miki-san!
It's her!
Come back! Miki-san!
Wait, Miki-san!
Wait!
Miki-san, Miki-san.
Miki-san!
"You in the mini skirt! Halt!"
- We're in the middle of work. - What are you talking about?
Katsuura, you can't let yourself be dragged around all day. Akiyama in Forensics is angry at you.
Really? This is bad.
- We'll take you back. - Jump in.
Sorry, Tsukiko-san. I'll see you tonight at the meeting.
Where did you go, Miki-san?
Honestly, Katsuura. What do you see in her?
Well, obviously, it's her perfect...
Hm?
What's wrong?
There was something odd about Miki-san
Sorry I'm late.
I'd like to ask you a few more questions.
My lunch break is almost over, so if you could be brief.
Do you absolutely promise that you won't lie?
Of course.
If something terrible happens to Tokyo
The building of the Metropolitan Government can turn into a 243 metre high robot.
- Is that true? - Huh?
I thought that, since you're a civil servant, you might know something.
- Is that all you wanted? - Sorry.
- I suppose that is bad of me. - Forget it.
- But I did see Miki-san. - Eh?
Not far from here.
I called her name, but she ran away.
Miki...?
This means she wanted to escape.
- Actually, I got an email from her. - What?
It said "Don't look for me."
Miki says she's with relatives, and most recently
I got this.
I guess you can stop the investigation.
So that story about the government buildings turning into a robot
- That has to be a hoax, right? - Huh? What's that?
Wait, wait. That civil servant
didn't actually deny the story, did he?
Eh, he has a point.
In the metro, there's a branch line just for evacuating politicians
It's arranged like a spiders web.
This is probably true.
Er, what branch line is this?
Huh?
- You don't even know about that? - Well...
Japan's Self-Defence Force and government agencies are connected by tunnels leading to each basement.
Ah, I heard that.
There are many routes underground that you won't find on any map.
- Hmm. - That's right.
- Excuse me.
Haruki didn't come?
Did you really ask him?
I left messages. He didn't answer.
- Haruki must be a dick. - Show some respect.
- Mr Haruki must be a dick.
Of course he wouldn't come...
Just like Miki, he just disappears.
But someone else who looks just like you... An illusion?
Oh, about that...
This photo is real.
This hasn't been tampered or altered in any way.
So, this image here...
There's a chance it all may be true, Tsukiko-san.
Well...
- Thanks for the evening. - Bye. Thanks for coming.
You should do a bit of research next time.
Shh.
And you know what else...
Miki-san ran away, so there was never any crime in the first place
so how can I keep investigating?
How can I prove if there really is another person exactly like her?
Who knows.
Do you want some water?
Yeah.
Here.
Ah! Sorry!
Sorry about that.
You know, Katsuura.
You're one of the good guys.
Huh?
- I'm home.
- Welcome back. - Oh, Katsuura-san.
Are you still working on that case?
Er... that's right! You got here just in time.
Ah, that's it.
- Why don't we do one of your experiments? - Hm?
Like before.
Same place, same time, same everything.
Hmph.
I knew it. She's everything I hoped she would be.
I really didn't think she'd agree to wearing a wedding dress.
Good job I said it was for the experiment.
And this is how things were when Miki-san went missing?
That's right. It was tough, but I did it.
Something for...
- Hm? - It's an old wedding tradition.
On the day of the wedding, the bride is given four things to have during the ceremony
and these things will bring her good luck, so the legend goes.
These things are called "something for".
First is something blue.
Which is a colour that brings happiness.
Second is something old.
An heirloom passed down from an ancestor.
The third is something new.
Like a gift or a present.
But the fourth is something borrowed.
From the people in the room.
Borrowed? Like what?
Something from a close friend, to send them into a happy married life.
It's a way of sharing good luck.
But the fourth one isn't here.
When I was here with Forensics, there were only three things here.
Because I know what you're like, I don't doubt it.
Hmmm.
Ah, hello. It's Detective Otonashi, here.
"Something for"?
That's right. I gave her something borrowed.
"What did you lend to her?"
A pair of scissors I won when I entered a competition.
Scissors?
Did you ever get them back?
"No."
Well, thank you very much. We'll be in touch.
Hm. Miki-san was wearing this dress
and those three things, and a pair of scissors were there.
Have we found... an urban legend?
Not even close.
Ah!
Eh?! My other self?
What is this? My alter ego? Doppelganger?
Am I about to die? I don't want to die.
Wait a second. I made that photo.
If you look closely, you'll see I've added six Tannais.
Really? Hm, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Wait. Where's the other one?
The last one is here!
Well, okay, but this is a bit odd.
You're making fun of me, right?
No, not at all.
I sent it to you by mistake.
Even so, I was so scared I wanted to cry. I guess Miki-san was the same.
If someone keeps sending you this kind of photo.
I'm sorry.
The problem is, who would send these
to Miki-san on the evening before her wedding?
And also, where have those scissors gone?
By the way, Katsuura, weren't you bothered by something about this figurine?
- Yes. - What?
This one isn't positioned right.
In order to balance it, there should be another angel on the other side.
This composition doesn't make sense.
It's like...
When you see guard dogs at the shrine. If there's only one, it feels wrong.
Ah!
Tsukiko-san?
But.
- Did you hear that? - What?
Wait! The dress!
Be careful of the dress!
Wait a sec!
- Can it be...? - What?
But afterwards we saw Miki-san.
You saw her, didn't you. In Shinjuku.
Wait, Miki-san!
- Well, in a way, but... - But what?
It took a while to work out
what I found so strange about Miki-san.
What's that?
Hm?
The thing is...
What's this?
Ah, Tannai-san. Excellent work.
Apparently it's just a case of a runaway bride,
Yes, that's right.
There was hardly any reason for us to go at all.
What's this? Still complaining, Shibayama?
I mean, you two. Are you wearing matching outfits or something?
Tannai-san, we've got a problem. It's Tsukiko.
What's she done this time?
Thanks you for coming when you must be so busy.
- Have you found something new? - Yes.
Sad to say, it's a painful story.
Otonashi! This case is closed!
It's nothing to do with us any more.
- Oop! - Actually,
Miki-san was supposed to walk along here.
If she hadn't seen her alter ego,
or her doppelganger.
And that's why she didn't.
Wrong.
The other Miki-san never existed.
What?
Not another Miki-san, strictly speaking,
but one who came close enough.
- Miki!! - No.
This is Makihara Hitomi.
She's no relation at all to Miki-san.
The resemblance is purely coincidental.
Is it possible? This kind of similarity?
The theory is that everyone has at least three doubles in the world.
Could it be, I saw her...
That's right, Sachie-san.
The two people you met in Nishishinjuku
were not Keisuke-san and Miki-san
but rather him and Hitomi-san.
But, they seemed so in love.
That's right. This meeting was a bit unfortunate.
Wasn't it, Keisuke-san?
You fell in love with Miki-san
but then you met
someone else who looked just like her. Hitomi-san.
Maruyama-san, is this true?
Miki-san was always working. Late into the night, seven days a week.
She had less and less time for me, until...
Miki?
Unlike Miki-san, Hitomi-san was quite... homely.
Then in front of that sculpture
a photo was taken of the two of you together.
I felt sorry for Miki,
but recently she'd become irrational
when we were together, it was a nightmare.
So you tried to make it worse before the wedding.
Well...
By then, there was no point in talking to her.
What are you saying? That's terrible!
It was terrible.
Hitomi-san, you sympathised with his story, didn't you?
So you began to harass Miki-san.
Huh?
You became her other self.
You sent strange photos of you to Miki.
Why would you do such a thing?
When two identical women have feelings for the same man.
Do you see?
Hitomi.
I even went to meet her a few times.
Who is that woman?
I wanted to speak to her face to face.
I sent a photo to her on her wedding day.
If she went through with the wedding he would belong to Miki-san.
I wanted to tell her before it was too late.
Of course, I wanted all three of us to meet.
So...
You went to see her before the ceremony.
But it turned into an argument.
Hitomi-can stabbed Miki-san,
and Hitomi-san dressed in Miki's clothes
took her belongings, and escaped.
What? Are you saying Miki is dead?
Unfortunately, this case is not just a disappearance.
Miki-san died several days ago.
You're wrong. She's alive.
You saw the email.
When Miki-san found out about Hitomi and me
- she decided to leave. - Miki-san's phone.
One of you has it, right?
You sent emails to make it look like she was alive.
- That's not true. - Otonashi.
Assuming they did kill Miki-san,
how did they dispose of the body?
They had a perfect method right here.
This bag for wedding dresses.
They put her in one of these and carried her out
while they were sure no one would enter the room.
That day,
there were two matching angel figurines in the room.
But where did one of them go?
You put it in with the body.
Why would he do that?
So the body would sink to the bottom of the pond.
But this is all guesswork.
Yes. That's why were searching the pond now.
Miki-san's body is somewhere in this pond.
Found it?
- No. - What?
No matter how many times I look I can't find any trace of a body.
No way...
I searched the whole pond, but there's nothing.
Is this a joke?
You think it's funny to called people murderers?
I very sorry about this.
That can't be. Miki-san should be here.
Otonashi! Cut it out.
It must be in here.
Forget it, Tsukiko-san. I already looked.
- But... - That's enough!
Let's go.
Otonashi, you've gone too far this time.
Apologise to these two people now!
You're no cop, that's for sure.
You're off my team, and I don't care what the Assistant Commissioner says.
Apologise now! Do it!
Otonashi, do as you're told!
I'm very sorry for the offence I've caused.
It's Gohara.
Hello, Tannai-san here.
Tannai-san, we've got some evidence that you missed.
- What? - The case of the runaway bride.
I know. I should say -
"We've found the body."
You've found the body?
It was found in Tenjin Lake
by some fishermen.
They called the police.
Gohara, tell me: the murder weapon... was it a pair of scissors?
Also, is there something like an angel there to act as a weight?
Huh?
Wait...
how did you know all that?
The body was found in Tenjin Lake.
Tenjin Lake?
Ah! I've got it!
- This is connected. - Connected?
This pond and Tenjin Lake may be far apart
but they're part of the same water system
linked by underground tunnels.
A system of tunnels not on any map...
I've heard of these, Shibayama-san.
Part of the underground city.
Huh? Know about what? What underground city?
I see,
because the water circulates the body that had sunk moved to Tenjin Lake through the tunnels.
I see.
Oh, the call! Did he hang up?
Still there? We have a suspect to the murder.
Suspect?
"I'll give you all the details later."
I'll do the questioning.
Just bring them into custody.
"Understood."
I guess mad old Tannai's not senile yet.
Looks like he didn't miss the evidence after all.
- Hey you! - Ow!
I wish I had the time to gossip like you do.
- Deal with the body. - Yes. Sorry, sir.
- Carry it gently. - Sir!
It's important.
Would you two please accompany me to the station.
Hitomi-san.
What did you talk about with Miki-san?
Nothing.
She immediately started talking about
a vision of herself in a black wedding dress.
Miki, we need to talk.
Pleased to meet you.
I'm Makihara Hitomi.
The woman in the black dress.
Huh?
The black wedding dress!
Why were you dressed like that? Who are you, anyway?!
Miki, wait.
I hate you! Get out!
I'm the only real Miki...
- and I can prove it! - Miki! Stop!
Miki!
Woman in a black wedding dress?
It wasn't me.
It must've been someone else.
Keisuke-san, why didn't you tell
Miki-san about all this sooner?
But how could I explain that I'd fallen in love
with someone who was identical to her?
- Identical? Not quite. - Hm?
When I saw her in Shinjuku I noticed a mole near her mouth
But Miki-san didn't have one.
When he told me about what he'd seen
I realised we were dealing with two different women.
A mole...
I wonder why you never noticed.
Perhaps you never really looked at her face.
Not Miki-san's, nor Hitomi-san's.
Both of you tortured Miki-san
and the woman in the black wedding dress
was Miki's vision of the monster that you created.
Do you really think she saw it? The woman in a black wedding dress.
But the woman in this photo doesn't have a mole either.
Do you think that's a real doppelganger?
And later Miki-san died.
So... this is a real urban legend?
I guess we'll never really know.
I wish I'd met Miki
while she was still alive.