Episode 4 Synopsis - Crime
click to show/hide spoilersTomoda, who has battered and hurt Mamoru seriously, takes Aimi along and leaves the warehouse but ends up calling Sayoko to ask for help when Aimi's condition suddenly deteriorates. Suzuki receives Sayoko's call. He throws Matoba off, abandons the unmarked patrol car and rushes to get to Aimi's side in Sayako's car ... ... Aimi is having a fever due to the side effects of the cancer drug, but Suzuki first lies to Tomoda and then Sayoko, and conceals Aimi and himself in a safe place ... ...
Mamoru is discovered by the police and taken to a hospital. Matoba questions him about Aimi and leads him to believe that Aimi has died. But the only thing he learns is the surname of the dead man who was last seen alive with Aimi. That man turns out to be the relative of a victim of the Bonipal drug incident and he had made Aimi's acquaintance while at Koto University Hospital ... ...
Meanwhile, Fukami, the Health and Labour Minister, who is just about to report the miracle cancer drug to the Prime Minister, hears from Professor Otaguro that the research data and clinical trial patient is missing, and is taken aback.
A few days later, Otaguro manages to convince Fukami that the miracle cancer drug will help to distract the public's attention from the Bonipal drug fiasco. He secures Fukami's agreement to stop the police from conducting further investigations into Aimi's case, arguing that the drug's development will be hampered if the police continue to pursue her.
The next morning, a police car finds Matoba's patrol car abandoned near a river. Seething with anger, Matoba, who has been deceived by Suzuki, vows to locate Suzuki's whereabouts at any cost by conducting his own investigation. But at the same time, he gradually finds himself in a corner ... ...