《透明人間が仕掛けた連続殺人!!脳トレが暴く透明の謎》.
Mr Brain Ep 3 Summary
Ryu was at the hosiptal doing his check up and was told that he fainted due to lack of sugar and sleep deprivation. At the same time, his PET brain scan showed huge exhaustion espec section relying on intuition. The doctor informed Ryu's brain may continue to display unpredicatable abnormal changes subsequently.
As Ryu was leaving the hospital with his assistant, Ryu suddenly stopped and told her to return first. He turned and appeared to chase after the senior doctor that passed him. Along the way, he bumped into a young doctor along the stairways and before he knew it, Ryu was locked down in a restricted section.
The senior doctor had been murdered and the murderer was nowwhere in sight. The victim was found by his colleague Chihara, and was followed swiftly by the police within 27 seconds. Back in the office, the young doctor Wakui appeared deep in thought and his fiance Megumi asked him what's wrong. He jolt back and told her nothing was wrong. He looked at the open case of medical instrument and noticed one equipment was missing...
During the review of the security video, Hayashi and his partner Tanbara was shocked to discovered that the storeroom's door become open but there was no one entering the room. Haya deduced it was "The Invisible Man"! At the same time, Ryu was arrested by the police because he was hiding in a cabinet. Haya and Tanbara rushed down only to understand that Ryu had actually been chasing after his pet mouse which had got loose. Which explains why he stopped in his track and followed the senior doctor earlier and to the restricted level, not realising a murder had been committed nearby. Haya told Ryu it was a crime committed by invisbible man and Haya;s partner was vexed!
Meanwhile, the IPS was tasked to identify the weapon used to kill the senior doctor. At the hospital, the police were gathering info from the victim's colleagues - Wakui, Chihara, Megumi. Haya's partner Tanbara noticed the nervous expression and figeting by the Megumi. So he left his namecard for them to contact him if they can think of anything useful.
After much hesitation, and against Wakui's advice to keep quiet about the bribery, Megumi still called Tabana in the end, stating she wants to share some information. However before she could reveal any lead, Megumi was pushed down the stairs in the hospital! Haya told Ryu that from all the camera from level 1-4, none of the video cam captured any possible culprit. Ryu digested that info. At the same time, the nero surgeon informe that she suffered memory loss and had problems reconnecting memory bank and speech.
With Megumi, Ryu was speaking slowly to Megumi emphasing each word. Apparently, Ryu informed that the brain is a powerful organ that aims to heal itself despite being injured. Hence through external stimulus via speech, will help the brain in its recovery process. Tabana asked if such a method can actually cure someone, Ryu revealed he has known a person (refering to himself) as such. Wakui said he would try and slowly pronouced every word for his fiance.
While inspecting the scene, Ryu asked Tabana if the corner behind the door couldnt be a possible hiding place for the culprit. But Tabana said they reviewed the video around the murder time but no one entered the stair area and everyone at the crime scene was hustled out of the stairs subsequently. Meanwhile, everyone at IPS was laughing hard at the edited chronological footage, of Ryu's comical run throughtout the hospital earlier while searching for his pet mouse. However at one point, a senior scientist seemed to discovered something critical and asked to repeat the video scene. Tabana on the other hand, heard about the Chihara's bribery rumour from another doctor...the conversation was being overheard by Wakui..
Tabana went back to the crime scene at looked at the "old stock" of the medical equipment. He brought the item back to the lab for possible weapon. However the lab revealed it doesnt matched because of the drill bit area was not smooth. Just then they realised the new improved model would be a possible match and the victim was to discuss with the manufacturer about purchase of the new model on the fateful day!
Tabana and Haya received word that Megumi seemed to have regained memory about criminal who attacked her! She slowly pronouced word by word "Long Hair, White robes, black spectales" and Tabana had an idea she was refering to Dr Chihara! Tabana's senses pricked and requested to know where is DR Chihara but Ryu stopped him, stating that Chihara sensei cannot be an invisible man. At that moment, the senior IPS lab colleague appeared, pointing at Ryu stating Ryu is the mystery Invisible man!!!
It was explained while reviewing the video, Ryu had ventured from 3rd floor North stairway and when everyone expected Ryu to appear from 2nd floor, Ryu had instead appeared on the 1st floor South corridor. To have done that, Ryu must have crossed the 2nd floor corridor but yet, the video cam on the 2nd storey completely did not captured Ryu's presence! The IPS guy turned to Ryu and asked how did Ryu did it?
Ryu recalled his actions and realised he was walking close to the wall that day. Just as expected his colleague said. At that, Ryu stopped and realisation dawned on him sloving the mystery. Tabana was anxious to know the reason. Ryu explained the CCTV security cam was unable to capture the blind spot, such as spot under the cam or sticking to path close to the wall.. Tabana asked then how did the culprit walked from the wall end to the yellow door. Ryu said just walk across. Tabana clearly was unconvinced, stating that the security cam would have captured that! However the IPS guy said not really judging by the angle of the cam. Ryu said both cam are positioned at such angle that where he is standing would be impossible to capture him on video. Ryu manually slide the door open and because its so wide, its possible to slide into the room. Tabana said the cam would not have missed such a blind spot in the middle of the door but Ryu said, not if someone had shifted the angle of the cam. Ryu proceed to reenact the crime scene and retrace the footsteps of Chihara...That means if the culprit is the Chihara, then his finger prints would still have been on the cam... The rest appeared confirming the murder weapon and the blood test positive as the victims....
At the questioning, Chihara said he had served under the professor for 10 years, yet he was being looked down and passed over. (the dead guy said some insulting things to him) Tabana asked if he was fearful Megumi would expose him, thus harming her. However Chihara denied and he himself was wondering all along who could it be...and why her.
Back in the lab, Ryu was reviewing the voice recording of Megumi's revelation of the culprit. Looking at the speech wave, Ryu gained an insight and said just as expected and dashed out! he rushed to reviewed the video tape of the stairways of everyone rushing to Megumi's crime scene. Then he declared, he has found it - the murderer!
AT the brain lap test, Ryu repeated his questions and Megumi repeated all the answers (long hair, white robe, black specs). When she got frustrated at unable to answer a question, Ryu flashed Wakui's picture to her and scan her brain activity and ended the session.
Haya asked what was that about and Ryu revealed that had concluded and know who attacked Megumi san. Ryu turned around and asked Wakui, the person is you isnt it? Haya said its not possible since he is the fiancee, so its impossible! Ryu stopped him and asked him to listen to the tape recording again. At that, Yuri realised it was a playing the connecting"continuity-word" game, where the last character of each word becomes the first character of the next word. From his daily speech session, Wakui had coach Megumi to "reveal" the false culprit via the connecting word game.
Wakui said indeed he didnt realise so. Ryu pointed to Megumi's brain activity. While "identifying" the attacker's description, there was absence of brain actiivty from her memory bank area. Hence, if she had truly recalled the attacker, during the questioning, the back of her brain should show extreme reaction which was glaringly missing. Instead, Megumi's frontal brain was more active, indicating a surface (recent) memory. MEgumi's brain which is doing self repair has started from the frontal section. Hence whatever megumi had said, it was all derived from recent brain records.
Ryu went on that Wakui prob had witness Chihara's strange actions that day at the corridor, sneaking into the storeroom., and also noticed the camera. Yet he choose to keep silent even though he guess what had happened but he prefer not to voice his speculation. However Megumi feel differently and had told Wakui that Chihara had motive..and wasnt willing to stay silent. With that, Wakui took the same idea as Chihara and attempted to murder his fiancee.
he had tricked Megumi to meet him at 10pm. Using the same blind spot method, he went to meet her at the designated meeting place and attacked her. Hearing her scream, everyone rushed over while he hid behind the door and pretend to join in later. Using her current state, Wakui decide to push the blame to chihara staging the fake identification.
Wakui said he had no motive, however Tabana appeared and revealed Wakui had been the one taking bribes as well! Megumi thought it was chihara but it wasnt. Wakui said the brain test cannot be used as evidence but Ryu said he had solid proof. That is on the day Megumi was attacked. The video cam which was used to captured everyone rushing to the scene from level 1 -4, Wakui was never caught on the camera rushing to the scene. "To try to play the role of invisble man, think u have overdone it." Ryu said.
When did u start suspecting me Wakui asked. When you said the word Hope Ryu said. Ryu said Wakui was prob wondering if she will stay that way forever, or she will recover. Ryu asked which was it? Wakui said prob half half. Haya was agitated asking how could Wakui have done that!!!
Wakui replied research needed alot of money and he couldnt let everything fail at the last step!
Ryu showed Wakui another brain scan. Wakui asked what was that. Ryu said that was Megumi's reaction when Wakui's photo was flashed. Ryu told Wakui that he should know what those brain actibity mean as well. "This happens when someone see a person that he/she loves, a known common reaction of the brain activity. In an instant with no room to think, this was the instinctive reaction. U can keep this" Ryu handed the scan print to a slient Wakui.
Looking at Megumi, Ryu said "It's probably likely that your brain will reflect and react the same way, beacause at that split second, you had hesitated...which is why you failed to kill her."
Suddenly, Megumi asked a sad looking Wakui what was wrong?
Wakui recalled the past. He sadly once again reassured her nothing was wrong, as he held his tears back.
Walking back.
Yuri exclaimed it was amazing what one can gleam from understanding from the brain activity. Yet, she was also afriad. To her surprise, Ryu replied. "Me too."
Afterthought
Somehow, I feel the role of Hayashi is similar to Kiina, where he is always the first to believe in "supernatural" or far fetched reasoning for crimes. Like how he was readily jumping to think it was the invisible man, or how it a spirit could return to live etc. Only difference is, Kiin was able to brak the case and solve it logically but Haya was more incompetent in that sense.
The story is becoming a little more predictable now after the 1st episode. The suspense for these last 2 episodes to date has not been very great, and one can guess the murderer/ culprit easily.
No matter, I still am keen to follow through this drama series as its still rather enjoyable! Kimura has such nice smile.....*floating*
Shou was actually embarrassed when he almost kissed her again! Chisato couldnt stand it and demanded the guys go put on some clothes before they start the meal. Haaa haa.
