Aibou TV Season 4 Episode 5 - The Devil's Whisper(悪魔の囁き)

Subtitle: The Devil's Whisper(悪魔の囁き)

 Even though Shigeo Muraki(村木 重雄) claimed that he killed all ten women before committing suicide at the end of the previous episode, Inspector Ukyō isn't convinced. Inspector Ukyō and Sergeant Kaoru continue to investigate the murders, determined to uncover the truth behind these murders.

Characters appearing/mentioned in the story

Hideki Sako (佐古 秀樹) - When Sergeant Kaoru tries to return the victim's ear piercing to Hideki, he refuses and asks the Tokumeigakair pair to hold on to it until they uncover the complete truth behind all ten murders.

Ayuko Hidaka(日高鮎子) - Her body, without one earring, was discovered in the Arakawa(荒川) a few days ago. She was a part time employee of the dating club using the pseudonym Chinatsu(ちなつ). She had a customer on November 2, the night when she was murdered. The murderer made a mistake thinking that she was a resident of Saitama when in fact, she lived in Tokyo.

Shigeo Muraki(村木 重雄) - He commits suicide by jumping off his apartment's roof, taking responsibility for all 10 murders. He was essentially a slave to his wife ever since he permanently damaged his wife's ear.

Junko Muraki(村木 順子) - Muraki's wife and a management consultant. Because she has a driver's license, the Sōichi interrogate her, convinced that she worked with her husband to commit the ten murders. However, it turns out that she was carrying on an affair with Naotarō Anzai (安斉 直太郎) and was with him at the hotel when Ayuko Hidaka(日高鮎子) was murdered.

Misaki Uchida(内田 美咲) - Psychiatrist and a forensic psychologist. She does her own investigation into this case, starting by reexamining Shigeo Muraki(村木 重雄)'s disturbing drawings. While having dinner together with Inspector Ukyō, she shows the inspector Shigeo Muraki(村木 重雄)'s drawings, explaining that drawing often exhibit things people keep hidden inside. She misinterpreted these drawings as signs that Shigeo was tormented after being falsely accused of murdering Hideko Onozoka(小野塚 秀子) by the police. While there, she shows signs of acrophobia.

She feels responsible for not realizing what Shigeo Muraki(村木 重雄) had done while she was treating him. As one way to take responsibility, Dr.Uchida takes Junko Muraki(村木 順子) to a hotel after she's released by the police so that she could avoid the press waiting to interview her at home.

One of her thesis papers is titled "Evil attracts people.(悪は人を魅了する Aku wa hito o miryō suru)." She is interested in people who commit heinous crimes and tries to find out much about them as she can because they have something that all of us have. According to her, things like society, family, laws, self-control, and conscience keep them in check most of the time.

Naotarō Anzai (安斉 直太郎) - Misaki's assistant who started an affair with Junko shortly after she became his patient.

Mizuhashi(水橋) - Manager of a dating club where Ayuko Hidaka(日高鮎子) and Nana(なな) works. He identifies Ayuko Hidaka(日高鮎子) as one of his missing employees, who used the name Chinatsu(ちなつ). He also tells the Tokumeigakari pair that Nana, another girl working there, left her baby there and disappeared with the club's earnings for that day. He later calls the Tokumeigakari pair to tell them he discovered Nana's whereabouts - Nana is staying at Star of Eden(エデンの星 Eden no Hoshi), a fashion health massage in Ōtsuka(大塚), a city in Saitama.

Nana(なな) - She is an employee of the dating club where Ayuko Hidaka(日高鮎子) aka (Chinatsu(ちなつ)) also worked. She took all the money from the dating club and disappeared the day before the Tokumeigakari pair questioned Mizuhashi, leaving her baby behind at the club. Using information provided by Mizuhashi, Sergeant Kaoru later tracks her down and questions her about the customer who called the dating club.