Aibou TV Season 4 Episode 7 - Ripple(波紋)

Subtitle: Ripple(波紋)

 Shuntarō Ikeda(池田 俊太郎), a college student, turns in six million yen(六百万円 roppyaku man'en) to the police, saying that it was thrown into his mailbox. Saying that they want their money back if Shuntarō doesn't want it, many people drop by the police box to have "their money" returned, but not one of them turns out to be the real owner. Over the course of the episode, two people are murdered over the money. Who's money is it, and who is responsible for the murders?

Characters appearing/mentioned in the story

Shuntarō Ikeda(池田 俊太郎) - A psychology student at Futaba University(双葉大学) who turned in 6 million yen to the police, saying it was thrown into his mailbox. Shuntarō was born on June 28, 1984(昭和５９年６月２８日 Shōwa 59-nen 6 tsuki 28-nichi). He is a studious student, but perhaps a bit too fastidious, and doesn't have too many friends. He works part-time at a local convenience store.

His good deeds ends up getting him involved in more trouble than he asked for.He first is hounded by the media who is desperate to find out more about this good-hearted college student. Even though the police did not name him nor release his address, the magazine Weekly Rumor(週刊流言 Shūkan Ryūgen) somehow track him down and release his private name in an article somewhat sarcastically titled "Admirable! Honest College Student Who Turned in Six Million Yen(アッパレ! 六百万円を届け出た 正直者大学生 Appare! Roppyaku man-en Wo Todokedeta Shōjiki-sha daigakusei)."

Minoru Furuya(古谷 稔) uses the information to track down Shuntarō. Furuya threatens and beats up Shuntarō, demanding Shuntarō to get the money back, mistakenly believing that the money was somehow stolen from him. Shortly after this incident, the Tokumeigakari pair happen to walk by and get him to a hospital.Later at school, some fellow student asks Shuntarō to invite them to a drinking party after the money comes back to him in six months.

A witness saw Shuntarō near Taeko Kaji(梶 多恵子)'s residence the night she was murdered.

His graduation thesis is "Public Reaction to a Large Amount of money(高額の金銭に対する大衆の反応 Kōgaku no kinsen ni taisuru taishū no han'nō)," his conclusion being "People will always come flocking to a large sum of money if it could be earned without difficulty." ("苦労せずに大金が手に入るなら必ず人は群がってくる" Kurō sezu ni taikin ga tenihairunara kanarazu hito wa muragatte kuru.)

Tsukasa Shimozono(下薗 司) - Constable at the police box where Shuntarō turned in the 6 million yen. He helped Sergeant Kaoru investigate a murder case when the sergeant was still a member of the Sōichi. He bets on local horse races and has 5 million yen in debt as a result.

Taeko Kaji(梶 多恵子) - Old lady living alone who loves to gamble on horse racing. Constable Shimozono met her while he was patrolling the homes of the elderly people who live alone. She later presents herself as the real owner of the money by giving the the police the bill numbers of the six bills located at the top of each stack of money, claiming that the money was stolen from her storage cabinet. Some time later, she is strangled to death in her home.

Minoru Furuya(古谷 稔) - 36 year old unemployed drug dealer whose money was stolen. He originally thinks that the money Shuntarō Ikeda(池田 俊太郎) turned into the police was his drug money. He beats Shuntarō up and threatens Shuntarō to get the money back. He is later found stabbed to death in his apartment by his landlord Ōya(大家). Even though his body had multiple wounds, only one wound, the first wound, was made while he was alive.

Sōji Ni'iyama(新井山 宗次) - Furuya's next door neighbor. He worked at same job for 12 years, and was never late to his work except once, a few days ago, when he ran late. He tells Ōya(大家) that he's going to move out out the apartment because he doesn't want to live next to a room where someone was murdered. He tells Sergeant Itami that he heard several men arguing around 1AM the night Furuya was murdered.

Ōya(大家) - Landlord named Ōya(大家) ("landlord") of the apartment where Minoru Furuya(古谷 稔) and Sotsuji Araiyama(新井山宗次) are staying. He dropped by Minoru Furuya(古谷 稔)'s apartment to collect unpaid rent and instead discovered that Furuya had been stabbed to death.

Locations

Futaba Daigaku(双葉大学) - Futaba University, Shuntarō Ikeda(池田 俊太郎) is a student of Futaba University.

Izumigawachō(泉川町) - Izumikawa Town. Shuntarō Ikeda(池田 俊太郎) lives in an apartment in this town.

Kamiya-sho(神谷署) - Kamiya Station. The money was sent here after Shuntarō Ikeda(池田 俊太郎) turned it in.