BOSS Episode 08

Boss Ep08

大澤絵里子は、暴力団幹部の射殺事件を担当する。被害者の頭部に残った銃弾から、犯人は別の暴力団幹部の谷本隆だと推測された。絵里子は、木元真実、片桐琢磨、花形一平を連れ谷本の潜伏先にやってくる。しかし、谷本は逃走。

(Sorry dun have time to recap this.)

BOSS 7話：女vs女の心理戦!

Boss Episode 7

大澤絵里子は、野立信次郎から言われニュース番組に生出演、キャスターの高峰仁美と対談する。
番組終了後、絵里子と話す仁美のところへスタッフが１枚の紙を持ってくる。最近、仁美宛に送られてくる脅迫文だった。

BOSS 6話：天使？悪魔？天才少女の罠

大澤絵里子(Eriko) は、英明女子学院の教師殺害事件を担当する。死亡したのは体育教師・増岡剛（松田悟志）で、頭部に打撃を受けていた。現場に凶器など一切の遺留品がないのを見た絵里子は、犯人は頭がキレ、几帳面で粘着質な性格だと推測

BOSS Episode 06 Summary

Basically the team is being sent to a private girls school to investigate the death of a male PE teacher. He was bashed to death in his home. Evidence such as his mobile and diary was missing. The BOSS team was tasked to investigate as the school prefer it to be handled in low profile and the police department felt it would be better for female investigators to question the students. At the male victim's place, Eriko was puzzled as to why another mineral bottle was in the room when a half drunk bottle remained in the fridge.

The team that went to gather info at the school found out the teacher was dating the students randomly. So the death was suspected to be a love-hate tradegy. One of the top student volunteered info that she had dated the victim. Her apparent intelligence , knowledge in the law and verbal rampage threw BOSS's team off guard. It would appear that the top student was trying to dovert attention away from her best friend who was the actual killer because she was angry about what (mockery) he had written about the fling they had.. However ERiko was able to take the top girl's mockery coolly and set a trap for her. She asked the top girl and her best friend to take a lie detector test. However, it seem the real target was to gather facial, emotional and stress values from hidden camera from top student. Top student discovered the ploy and left angrily with her best friend

Evidence was found near another female teacher's house. However ErIko felt a killer who would bleached and remove all traces of her prescene, would not be so careless to leave evidence near her own home. So she set a trap pretending to confide at the lack of progress to the top student, and letting on how both she and the sensei goes to the same gym.

Finally top student was arrested because of the evidence that was placed in the gym locker. Apparently, Eriko had faked a locker under the demale teacher's name. Top student mistook that as the real locker and planted the victim's diary into the locker wanting to frame the teacher. Yet the teacher's locker was actually elsewhere in another location and the only person who knew the investigator enrollment at the gym was th top girl (it was a ploy to trick the student to share the gym info). Eriko also added that when the top student threw bleach powder over the blood, the 2nd bash on the head resulted in fresh blood pattern spilled over the patch. So when she threw more bleach powder again, the patch layer descrepancy at the bleach powder gave her away that the victim had died at the 2nd assault.

Also, the top student was the real murderer and not her friend because the male teacher was not dead after her friend left. The top student bashed and dealt the final blow when she read the diary and realise he didnt say anything about her. She was like non existence even though she had dated him. She wanted to make the final impression when she bashed his head.

BOSS 5話：対決!悲しい復讐の果てに…

BOSS Episode 5：対決!悲しい復讐の果てに…

BOSS Episode 5 SUMMARY:

Eriko reached the old hospital to discover the killer had moved Mami to another hidden spot. The hospital was a fake site mocking at the slow efficiency of the police.

Eriko and team discovered the killer was previously a victim of the 3 recent dead guys, they used to bully him and bashed him until another student intervened on his behalf. Unfortunately for that, the student was mercilessly killed and the scene was filmed on video for fun. The killer back then was weak and called the police annoymously but his call was unheeded as he dared not leave his name behind. As such, all these years he trained to gain his fitness and check on the 3 bullies, only to discovered even after released from jail, they were not remorseful. In fact on the death anniversary of the guy, they would go tp pub and celebrate and laughed about the incident. Hence the guy was incensed and killed all the 3 bullies as vengence to his dead "protecter" back then.

His capture of the police was his hatred for their lack of intervention that could have prevented the student's death. As such he captured Mami and tried to prove to her that her colleagues would never save her in time....

After much effort Eriko discovered the school that Mami was hidden and the team rushed to save her in the nick of time. Mami prevented the killer from killing himself, and told him she understood the ordeal he had suffered as she was an outcast herself in those school days. However, she had opted to take another path unlike him. The killer put down his gun and was arrested. Eriko told the killer, not to forget that his life was saved by the student who had died in his place so he should cherish it. On the ambulance to hospital, Eriko initially scolded Mami for not training herself hard enough as a police offcer due to her personal disdain for the job, this resulting in her easy capture. However, Eriko also apologised to a surprised Mami, for being a lousy BOSS. She blamed herself that she didnt even realise Mami was captured... Through the incident, Mami decided to place faith in her new BOSS and change her attitude towards her new job...

BOSS Episode 4: 悲しみの復讐者

BOSS Episode 4: 悲しみの復讐者:

大澤絵里子ら「特別犯罪対策室」のメンバーは、小学生を対象にした防犯キャンペーンを任され、その一環として、防犯をテーマにした寸劇を上演する。野立信次郎ら警察上層部も見に来る中、絵里子、木元真実、山村啓輔は扮装して舞台に立ち、片桐琢磨、花形一平（溝端淳平）、岩井善治は舞台の袖から成り行きを見守っていた。

BOSS Episode 4 Summary:

The story revolves around BOSS being tasked to "perform" a police play at a Primary school to rise awareness against crime for the kids. However Mami thought it was stupid and walk off in a fit in the middle of the play. For that, she was also being targeted and kidnapped.

3 guys were found killed with a symbol 4 next to them. Eriko thought Mami had taken leave from the email received from her. The death appeared to be related to another student who was beaten to death by the 3 recent victims. They suspected it was the student victim's brother initiately but proven otherwise.

Meanwhile Nodate told Eriko she cannot fired Mami for her bad attitude, but Eriko can get rid of Yamamura instead as an example. Yamamura who was hiding overheard the conversation feared his job and thus called Mami repeatedly trying to get her back to work to prevent himself being fired. When he tried to visit Mami's place, Eriko and team discovered belatedly that Mami had actually been kidnapped by the killer and rushed to rescue her.

BOSS Episode 3: 女の敵は絶対に許さない!

大澤絵里子は、女性誌『エピソード』の読者モデルが連続して暴行された事件を担当する。
野立信次郎（竹野内豊）は、新たな被害者を出さないため、ほかのモデルに刑事を付けて警戒していると言う。が、そんな矢先、再び事件が起きてしまう。

BOSS Episode 01 Review

Sorry have dropped off surface of the earth for a short while being too busy. I know I was suppose to get this up yesterday but I ran out of time. Arrrggghhh! For summary of individual characters, you can read here in Soompi.

BOSS Episode 01 Video Watch (w/o subs)

主題歌 (Theme song) : Superfly My Best Of My Life

The story starts with the return of beautiful Eriko from the states and is appointed as the "BOSS" of the newly created special investigation unit. While the police PR campaign to the media claimed the unit was created to target at the increase in hideous crime, yet in truth, none of the management actually expect anything out of the new unit as it was supposed to be a "white elephant" where only the "rejects" from other divisions are consolidated. The idea of the drama is about how Eriko whom no one held any expectation because she was a woman and her demotion to the states, came out smelling like a rose with her ability to crack all the crimes with her team.

The first 10mins or so of the drama was a little slow for me because it was an introduction of all the cast/ members of the newly put together special unit geared to solve the increase in atrocious crimes. They had the "odd" team "unusually" enter the scene one by one to depict and enhance their pecularity but that didnt impress me at all. It's a ruse over used and I had expected a seasoned drama producer to avoid such pithole. Hence, I found the opening a little cliche, bordering on amatuerish and lacking. It was also a complete getting use to seeing Junpei so full of zest and also childlike fumbling here after his role in Akai Ito. :)

Just when I thought I was going to get bored, I was quickly proven wrong. That is when the pace of the episode picked up and got interesting. At the peak of my anxiety, the twist in the plot really gets to me and I went "wow! I didnt see that coming..." A slow warm feeling of satisfaction spreads all over.

The thing about detective drama is that, it really is hard to blog and do summaries for it because of all the technical jargon I am not familiar with but I will try or skip over. haaa! To get on with the summary....

Boss Episode 01 Summary

The scene open with a guy walking into the room walking a sound asleep Eriko. As groggy Eriko waking up alone naked in an apartment bed, she was suddenly aware of her environment and saw the guy, in shock, Eriko asked aloud where on earth she was and who she was. Shinjiro sat down at the edge of the bed and replied "This is my place and you are Osawa Eriko. You are 40yrs and a bachlerotte!" Eriko finally was awake. Shinjiro went on to add "For heaven sake, it's your first day of work" and handed her a cup of coffee. Eriko enquired about the night before and Shinjiro listed down her whole list of alcohol consumption, adding on good naturedly for her not to be puking especially when she is already 40! Apparently she had puked all over the new computer Shirjiro had bought. "Sorry....... It has been 5 years since I last return to japan so unknowingly....." Eriko sheepishly apologise. As she asked Shinjiro about her current state (of undress), Shinjiro replied he had taken them off and nothing for her to worry as he had seen everything, even the scary bits... Eriko went "EEEEEEEE" in shock! As Shinjiro continued with his tie, he causually added there was nothing to take to heart as he didnt really care, but more likely wanting to forget.. Eriko sternly asked "What do you mean by that..." Shinjiro cheekily turned round and revealed he was only joking and that she had peeled off all her clothes herself, before jumping and monopolising his bed. "Ahh..you really havent changed, your drinking.." Shinjiro stated...Eriko sheepishly apologise again.

"I will try to cover your indiscretion, and in that workplace, I will try to aid your success no matter what. You no longer have any fall back route." Shinjiro said firmly. "I understand" Eriko nodded in agreement. "You are already by the cliff." Eriko nodded her head again. "Want to die?" Shinjiro pressed. "Yeah.."Eriko showed sighs of thought. "It's starting to decompose" Shinjiro added gloomly. "It's enough!" Eriko replied. "And also, your performance will affect my future career." Shinkiro said as he shifted closer to Eriko. "Sigh. you still put yourself as first place as in the past." but assuring him and herself, that she will definitely show him results.

At the media press release, targeting at the issue of falling solved crime rate and the increased variety of crimes this year, it was announced that a special division "Special crime strategy unit" is form to assist the investigation team. When asked for details and who was to lead the team, Shinjiro stepped in and shared the details and annoucement the Boss as Eriko.

Back in their own office, the 2 guys started to discuss her unfortunate past, of how she was unable to continue in Japan and had to flee to the states. They went on to discuss how Eriko's failure will be attributed to Shinjiro. It was gleefully shared that the new team will consist only of "rejected eiltes" from other units.

As Eriko arrived at a nearly empty office, she spotted a very young boy under the table and asked him who he was and if he was stealing something. The guy cheefully introduced himself as Ippei her new staff and Eriko got a shock that he was even a police! Slowly, other staff starts to arrive and Eriko stares at their file profile and them depicting their own traits...

"How do you expect me to continue?" Eriko started to lament and grumble to Shinjiro at the rooftop. "Sorry" Shinjiro replied. He had planned to "steal" some people from each department but was all rejected. in desperate plea, he had said it was ok for ANY one to come over. It was truly unexpected that they would throw all the rejects over. Eriko exclaimed in shock but Shinjiro calmly replied that if its her, things will be fine, no rather, exactly due to her capabilities hence it would be fine. Yeah right..Eriko was not bought over.

"How many years have I known you?" Shinjiro asked her. 18years Eriko replied. Exactly what he meant, Shinjiro said, going on to assure her that he would back her up and jokingly added he would care for her remains and pray for her. He went on the add that the department is deemed as a "media cover" hence no one would be holding any expectations from her. He then reminded her that even as a watch door, one should retaliate and bite back hard at any offender. As Eriko walk off and mumbling to herself at being conned by him (for coming back), she did buy what Shinjiro say anyway:)

As Eriko stepped into her office, she coolly announced to her scattered team the arrival of a new case. An unknown combusted corpse has been found.

(It's too complicated to detail the crime scene. In short, a body been found to have jump off the tower. Only upper body was combusted and burnt and didnt like like a normal sort of fire combustion. Eriko told Ippei to film the scene but Ippei fumbled around and walk all over the crime scene being reprimanded by other investigation team. Mami meanwhile declare her disinterest in human being and wasn going to get to join the team. As Eriko apologise for Ippei, she was told off that crime scene are reserved for men and no place for a woman like her to play around. At the crime lab from Reiko the medical examiner, Eriko learned it was no ordinary charred corpse but that there were traces of chemical RDX - used in explosive .)

Back in office, Takuma approached Shinjiro again about his resignation but was told that it would be kept in view for the time being. Takuma had lost faith in team units and Shinjiro replied "hence, it is precisely why I place u under Eriko."

Eriko was summoned and told that she need not work so hard as her department is just a media cover. Furthermore they hold no hope for a person without experience to work on a case. "If I do catch the criminal, it would be an embarassement for the rest isnt it, as from your rival camp Shinjiro?" Eriko politely enquired. She went on to profile the chief accurately on the spot to his shock and left.

(The team got to work on the remaining tape recording left by the victim. Eriko deduced the 3 crime will strike very soon to perfect the method of murder. Mami did the profile on the ciminal and Eriko went on to investigate how it was possible to combust someone only on the upper torso in a flash without any sign of resistance. Again, I shall skip the details of whole investigation groundwork.)

While having break with Shinjiro, Eriko was shock to witness another victim being combusted to death on the spot. He was wearing a vest with the chemical bomb attached. As he tried to rip the vest off in panic, the chemical mixed and hence he blow up instanteously. In office based on a lighter lead from the homeless, Eriko and Takuma arrived at the suspect's workplace only to be beaten by other investigation unit.

At interrogation, the suspect refused to reveal anything despite all the grilling. Eriko who was viewing from the other room revealed they are running out of time, and such an egoist criminal who prides himself on his skills will only open up to those who reconisge his talent and skillsets. It would be easy to get the truth from him after completely thrashing his pride and confidence. The other investigation teamlead mocked her asking if Eriko thinks she can pull it off. Eriko faced him off and replied "Yes. So watch and learn." and walked off pissing the guy off big time.

As Eriko entered the room, the criminal mistook her as a typical clerk and started asking for a drink. Eriko handed him back his watch and started to question him. She started off with flattering his skills and ask him questions about his concortion. Mami revealed Eriko was using a technique to establish the interviewee trust with the current conversation track. Eriko went on to reveal she knew how to disarm the vest bomb as the criminal ex colleague had told her how. Meanwhile reports came back that the lead to the next victim was false.

Back to the interrogation, Eriko revealed the previous victim did not die but was saved. The criminal stood up in shock. Mami showed that is a gamble as one should never lie in an interrogation as that risk throwing everything she has built up. As Eriko revealed how to disarm the bomb, a note came in stating about the false lead and Eriko accidentally let slip. Everyone was shock as the criminal grinned seeing the note. In return, the criminal started to question about the victim who was supposedly alive. Eriko let slip he was in ward level 7 but the criminal told her the hospital only has up to level 5! Eriko's lie was exposed and everyone creased into disappointment.

As the watch strike 12pm, the criminal went "Bomb!" and started gloating! Takuma walked into the room to announce the death of the victim. Eriko agitatedly demanded to know the reason for her death. He then went on saying he can now die in peace and that he would have give himself up anyway after her death without their arrest.

He told Eriko she is as shallow and commercialised as the victim. "Let me teach you how to disarm the vest." He revealed the steps that should correctly disarm the bomb and laughed!
As he went on gloating, Eriko took out the mobile from her pocket and asked her staff if they heard everything. She told him "the reporter press event has not started. I forget to tell you my watch is 15mins faster, including the watch i returned you." The bomb was sucessfully disarmed. Meanwhile Eriko explained how to concluded wh the victim was by the date of the expected victim (linked to the press conference date). Apparently Shinjiro, Takuma and Eriko was in it all along and planned this strategy to track the confession as they truly had no idea how to disarm the bomb.. so everything was an act to deceive everyone. "Its'a all an act, because I am a woman" Eriko mocked the inspector who was incensed at being tricked.
While everyone was shocked by the deceit, only Shinjiro grinned at his own brillance for bringing her back. The criminal while being deported "insulted" eriko calling her flat chested. But Eriko had the last laugh by showing off her boobs, proving him wrong again.

The chief asked how did she manage to do the profiling on him, she replied with a smiled. "Because I am an elite." and left.

In the office, Shinjiro told Ippei that no one will teach him the ropes here. Ippei ask how will he learn then. Shinjiro told him to look at her back, to watch and learn.

Meanwhile, the chief was still asking why was Eriko who was on a fast track 5 years agi abandon her post and went to states suddenly. It was all because of a man but no one knew the exact reasons. The ep ended with Eriko on a date with a guy and Takuma watched from a distance.