Subtitle: The Woman Who Eats Dreams(夢を喰う女)
Two recently-retired men are found dead from a single thrust of a knife. In both cases, a blank book was found near their bodies. What is the connection between the murders, and why were these men killed?
This episode was aired only once in Japan. After receiving complaints from librarians all over Japan that they would never give out patron information without a warrant, TV Asahi issued a public apology and never aired this episode again. This episode is even left out from the DVD collection. Episode 7 of Season 3 is considered a "missing" or "lost episode" from the Aibou series.
Other characters appearing/mentioned in the story
Akinori Yuasa(湯浅 昭則) - Former permanent secretary of finance who was murdered. He had a Setagaya South Public Library (世田谷区立南図書館) card in his possession.
Keigo Yao(八尾 圭吾) - Second murder victim, 67 years old. Former executive director of Tatsumi Development(タツミ開発) who came up with the company mascot Tacchan (see Season 1 Episode 9). He also had a Setagaya South Public Library (世田谷区立南図書館) card in his possession.
Nobuo Chinen(知念 信夫) - Born in Okinawa in 1946. He is the man who turned himself in to the police for Iwasa's murder. It turns out that he habitually turns himself in "confessing" to crimes just for attention. Later he approaches the police again with the murder weapon in hand...
Megumi Tsuijmura(辻村 めぐみ) - The "biographer" librarian who listens to old men's lives so that she can write their biographies.
Akira Ōtaki(大滝 亮) - A frequent patron of Setagaya South Public Library (世田谷区立南図書館). He always sits in one particular seat at a particular table in the library.
Naohisa Shimizu(清水 直久) - One of the men who is dictating his life to Megumi.
Yōichi Saeki(佐伯要一) - Librarian at Setagaya South Public Library (世田谷区立南図書館).
Shinshō Kokontei(古今亭 志ん生) - Rakugo performer who lived from 1890 to 1973. CSI Yonezawa returns Kokontei's autobiography "Slug Fleet(なめくじ艦隊)" to Inspector Ukyō.
