Aibou TV Season 6 Episode 16 - Proof of a Villainess(悪女の証明)

Subtitle: Proof of a Villainess(悪女の証明)

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan is under scrutiny after rumors circulated that some of its members were misappropriating the ministry's funds. Kiyohide Fujitake(藤竹  清秀) and Hinako Katayama(片山 雛子) are the leaders pushing the Ministry to come clean and confess. In fact, at the Heisei Miraiha's thirteenth regular meeting, rumors circulated that Representative Fujitake was going to present a "big surprise," a new proof beyond any doubt that the ministry was inappropriately using its funds. During this meeting, the second chief of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in charge of eastern Asia Naruhiko Kusaba(草葉 成彦) falls to his death from a nearby building. Judging by the fingerprints found there, it appears almost certain that he was pushed to his death.

Trivia

We find out that Sergeant Kaoru was raised in Niigata Prefecture(新潟 Nīgata).

Locations

Īdabashi(飯田橋) - Location in Chiyoda district.

Īdabashi Nyū Purejidento Hoteru(飯田橋ニュープレジデントホテル) - Iidabashi New President Hotel, Heisei Miraiha is holding its thirteenth regular meeting on the thirteenth floor of this hotel, Inspector Ukyo realizes that it takes 7 min 22 sec to rush from the banquet room here (where the meeting was being held) to the roof of the Īdabashi Hainesu Biru(飯田橋イネスビル) using the emergency stairs. Representative Katayama reserved a room on the twelfth floor of this hotel for her own use. From the room window, the roof of the Īdabashi Hainesu Biru(飯田橋ハイネスビル) is visible.

Īdabashi Hainesu Biru(飯田橋ハイネスビル) - Building located close to the Īdabashi Nyū Purejidento Hoteru(飯田橋ニュープレジデントホテル). Naruhiko Kusaba(草葉 成彦) died after falling from the top of this building.

Niigata(新潟 Nīgata) - A prefecture in Japan, Sergeant Kaoru was raised here.

Teito Shinbunsha(帝都新聞社) - Teito Newspaper, The Tokumeigakari pair asks Terumoto(照本) questions about the backstory behind how the rumors about the misappropriation of funds at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs started.

Group

Heisei Mirai-ha(平成未来派) - Group concerned about and pushing for ecological reforms.

Characters appearing/mentioned in the story

Kiyohide Fujitake(藤竹  清秀) - Legislator and a member of the Kōmin (Political) Party(公民), the party currently out of power. He attends the thirteenth Heisei Mirai-ha meeting and while there, he chastises the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for misappropriating their funds. Rumors had gone around that he would present new shocking evidence supporting these charges. However, he ended up presenting only minor evidence showing any wrongdoing.

Hinako Katayama(片山 雛子) - Former Ministry of Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Secretary, and current Member of the House of Representatives of Japan. In the past when Representative Katayama served as the parliamentary secretary(大臣政務官 daijin seimu-kan), she and Yamamura had heated arguments over the direction the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should take. As a result of making bombshell statements about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she was removed from the position of parliamentary secretary at the next round of cabinet selection. It has been rumored that this was Yamaura's revenge.

During the Heisei Miraiha's thirteenth regular meeting, Representative Katayama first gave an introductory speech, then narrated through a twenty minute slide show after stepping down from the podium.

Chiyoko Chiyoda(千代田 千代子) - Pseudonym written on the package sent to the Tokumeigakari pair from Chiyoda district.

Yōichi Katayama(片山 擁一) - Representative Hinako's late father who for a longtime was the Minister of Foreign Affairs(外務大臣 Gaimu Daijin).

Kanji Yamaura(山浦 幹治) - Permanent Secretary(事務次官 jimujikan) of Foreign Affairs. He studied Chinese and attended the same university as Kusaba.  In the past, he argued bitterly with Hinako Katayama over the direction the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should take. According to him, the person who is spearheading the recent witch hunt to find evidence of the Ministry of Foreign Affair's misappropriation of funds is not Representative Fujitake, but Representative Katayama.

Michie Katō(加東 倫恵) - Reporter for Chūō Nippō Newspaper(中央日報 Chūōnippō) and Yamaura's secret lover. She attended the Heisei Miraiha's thirteenth regular meeting and left the meeting shortly before Representative Katayama started the slideshow. Later she (twice) interviewed Representative Katayama at her office.

Naruhiko Kusaba(草葉 成彦) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in charge of eastern Asia second chief(外務省 東アジア二課長 Gaimushō Higashi Ajia Ni Kachō). He studied Chinese, attended the same university as Yamaura.

The same day the Heisei Miraiha held its thirteenth meeting, he fell to his death at 3:20 PM. Someone heard him hit the ground and immediately called the police. Based on the fingerprints he left on the handrail and also because nothing indicated that Kusaba slipped, Inspector Ukyō deduces that Kusaba most likely was pushed to his death.

The security camera pointed in front of the building elevators didn't catch anyone suspicious, leading the police to suspect that the killer entered and exited the building using the emergency stairs. An odd-looking item, perhaps a broach or a hair clip, was discovered at the bottom of the stairs. Although a partial print was lifted from the item, it did not match any fingerprints in the system. Eventually, the police match Representative Katayama's fingerprints to the partial print.

Īdabashi Hainesu Biru(飯田橋イネスビル) is not located anywhere near businesses related to Ministry of the Foreign Affairs, making it odd that Kusaba would be there in the first place. The Sōichi could not find anyone who held grudges against him.

Terumoto(照本) - Journalist for Teito Newspaper. He tells the Tokumeigakari pair that he thinks it odd that Representative Fujitake had access to so much material from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The representative does not have any connections to anyone in the Ministry. Teromoto suspects a whistle blower within the Ministry decided to contact Representative Fujitake, someone like Kusaba.

Okada(岡田) - Representative Katayama's secretary.

Keisuke Shikatebukuro(鹿手袋 啓介) - We only hear his voice at the end of the episode. He secretly gathered evidence and took pictures for Representative Katayama.