Aibou TV Season 3 Episode 13 - Cop Killing~the Red Fingerprint Left on the Gun(警官殺し〜銃に残された赤い指紋)

Subtitle: Cop Killing~the Red Fingerprint Left on the Gun(警官殺し〜銃に残された赤い指紋)

 Osamu Hasegawa(長谷川 修), a beat cop, is found shot to death near his police box. The Russian gun Tokarefu used to shoot Constable Hasegawa was found near his deceased body. No fingerprints were found on that gun although there was a piece of string attached to the gun's trigger. The constable apparently shot back, but missed the target, and the bullet became embedded in the ground nearby. The constable died shortly afterwards holding his own gun. Who shot Constable Hasegawa and why?

Characters appearing/mentioned in the story

Osamu Hasegawa(長谷川 修) - The constable who was shot at close range and killed from the bullet that pierced his stomach. He first started working the Jōhoku Police Box(城北諸) in 1965, then went around working from various police boxes for 40 years as a policeman. He had worked with Sergeant Kaoru several times while the sergeant was still in the sōsaikka(捜査一課).

Teruhisa Sogō(十河 輝久) - Superintendent regional director(地域部長) of the police.

Kisaburō Abe(阿部 喜三郎) - The suspect for Contable Hasegawa's death was also responsible for Sergeant Kaoru's demotion to Tokumeigakari in the very first episode of the series. He was observed near the scene of the crime around the time Constable Hasegawa was shot. His rap sheet includes blackmail, causing injuries, and illegal possession of a gun. Constable Hasegawa apprehended Abe for blackmail some time ago. Three days ago, Constable Hasegawa stopped Abe to talk to him (shokushitsu), and Abe instinctively ran away. Oddly, he attended the constable's funeral. Later, he confesses that Constable Hasegawa was the only policeman who treated him properly when he was caught. He also tells the Tokumeigakari pair that he saw Constable Hasegawa again shortly after the constable was shot. Abe claims that he saw Constable Hasega shoot into the ground shortly after the constable was shot and the suspect had left.

Yukihiro Chabatake(茶畑 幸弘) - Hasegawa's boss who read a eulogy at Hasegawa's funeral.

Oka(岡) - A journalist covering Constable Hasegawa's funeral.

Kondō(近藤) - A journalist covering Constable Hasegawa's funeral.

Umeno Shirai(白井 梅乃) - The 79 year old lady who lived in Kōtōku Miyoshi(江東区三好), According to police reports, she passed away 3 hours after Abe ran into her while he was running away from Constable Hasegawa.

Yasuo Ōkubo(大久保 康雄) - Miwako's boss who chastises her for using a plain picture in her article about Constable Hasegawa's death instead of a more heart-wrenching picture. He believes that the heart-wrenching picture will sell more copies of the newspaper

Kishi(岸) - A witness who saw Constable Hasegawa trying to help Mrs. Shirai after Abe had run away. According to him, Constable Hasegawa was repeatedly apologizing to Mrs. Unemo as she lay dying on the ground.

Rumi Shirai(白井留美) - Umeno Shirai's daughter-in-law. She received a letter from Constable Hasegawa apologizing to her family that it's his fault that Rumi's mother-in-law had died and that sending this letter along with most of his money were the only things he could do to apologize. Rumi reveals these facts to Miwako because she was the only one reporter to use a photograph of Constable Hasegawa wearing a standard policeman's uniform. Rumi believes that Miwako will write the truth about Constable Hasegawa.

Haruki Ōkōchi(大河内 春樹) - General Inspector Ōkōchi gives an important piece of evidence to Inspector Ukyō.

Kōken Onoda(小野田 公顕) - Superintendent Supervisor Onoda works with Superintendent Uchimura to decide what to do about the shocking coverup and determine Superintendent Regional Director Teruhisa Sogō(十河 輝久)'s fate.

Ajisaka(味坂) - He started the press hearing that revealed the truth behind Constable Hasegawa's death and the superintendent regional director's demotion.