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Izumi Sakuragi is a new police sergeant with the Special Investigations Office, which was set up within the Metropolitan Police in November last year. The new investigation team uses DNA analysis and the latest in forensics science to investigate cold cases as well as cases suspected to involve missing persons.
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Izumi Sakuragi is a new police sergeant with the Special Investigations Office, which was set up within the Metropolitan Police in November last year. The new investigation team uses DNA analysis and the latest in forensics science to investigate cold cases as well as cases suspected to involve missing persons.
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Episode 1
Previously a detective for public security, Norito Izawa gets transferred to another Division in the General Affairs Department, where he gets assigned a major project to crack down on early signs of potential criminal activity, and preventing them before they occur.
Guest stars Aya Ueto, So Takei, Songha, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Ryotaro Yonemura, Tsuyoshi Nakano, Kazuki Tsujimoto
Episode 2
Norito Izawa and Toru from the detective squad finds out that detective Izumi, who had gone missing is found dead. Meanwhile, after getting concerned about Toru’s mental status after he had found out about her death, the team leader tries to make him take some days off for recovery reasons.
Guest stars Aya Ueto, Show Kasamatsu, Tomoka Kurotani, Narumi Tada, Shinsho Nakamaru
Episode 3
Norito Izawa and the investigation team moves in on a possible new threat posed by a certain individual. The target for the investigation team was a student of an elite university, however now remains unconscious in hospital, after trying to commit suicide from the top of a building last year...
Guest stars Kyoka Shibata, Gaku Sano, Motoki Ochiai, Kou Maehara, Toshiya Tohyama, Sara Imaizumi, Kazuki Ikeda
Episode 4
Norito Izawa and the team begin their next investigation on a banker with over 36 years of experience. At first, he seems like an ordinary salaryman leaving home very early in the morning for work. A man who seems completely unrelated to any kind of crime. Meanwhile, when members of the team infiltrate the bank, they are confronted with a bank robbery, from which they are able to uncover valuable clues.
Guest stars Ryo Sato, Katsuya Kobayashi, Naoko Takagi, Keiji Tsujikawa, Ryo Ono
Episode 5
Norito Izawa gets notified by one of the team members, that he had recognized the need to track down a 17 year old high school student who may be a new potential threat. The student, who is in his 2nd year of high school, is someone who consistently achieves top grades, as well as being one of the best basketball players in his year. However, recently, a series of incidences have been occurring, whereby animals are being mysteriously killed. And security cameras have captured someone of his appearance...
Guest stars Shunsuke Michieda, Koen Kondo, Hiroto Yoshimitsu, Masahiro Toda, Yuri Ogino
Episode 6
Norito Izawa and the investigation squad realize, that a series of mysterious incidences had been happening with some of the individuals linked with the criminal cases. These include the accidental murder of a young girl with a rifle, whilst on a animal hunting trip, and the mysterious death of a court judge who had been dealing with this case, suddenly falling down an elevator to his death. Many more cases like this become the subject of their investigation as they eventually realize that something serious has occurred within the backdrop.
Guest stars Shunsuke Michieda, Koen Kondo, Hiroto Yoshimitsu, Masahiro Toda, Yuri Ogino, Kazuaki Shimizu
Episode 7
Norito Izawa and the investigation squad are in a state of shock after the death of one of the team members from the investigation squad. Sadaharu Todo believes that the squad must move on from this tragedy, as he orders the removal of the former member’s name from many of the report documents. Meanwhile, the squad begins to hunt down on a new target linked with drug trafficking, despite the negative mood surrounding the investigators.
Guest stars Yu Koyanagi, Kaede Aono, Tomoharu Hasegawa, Osamu Narimatsu
Episode 8
Sadaharu Todo advises the squad about a possible new target for their investigation. Mayumi Sunada who will be getting married in a week’s time, works at a residential affairs division of a local ward office. She becomes the investigation team’s next new target for illegally possessing a gun.
Guest stars Kinya Kitaoji, Jingi Irie, Mai Shiraishi, You Nobue, Yuichi Haba, Kunihiro Suda, Takashi Okabe
Episode 9
Norito Izawa and the investigation team have been able to produce results in their inquiries. As a result, the top echelon of the police department begin to try and support them in pushing them further up the ladder. Meanwhile, a new target arises in the horizon for the investigation team. As a skilled individual in all forms of physical combat, their next focus is on an SP, who may be a potential danger to society?!
Guest stars Aya Ueto, Meikyo Yamada, Tsutomu Takahashi, Ken Kurahara
Episode 10
Norito Izawa sets out on a mission to rescue Toru Yamauchi, who has been captured by a criminal organization which specializes in the kidnapping business. Meanwhile, during his endeavors, he suddenly discovers Izumi Sakuragi who was supposed to have been killed.
Guest stars Aya Ueto, Kinya Kitaoji, Kunihiro Suda, Yuki Sakurai, Yûsuke Saitô, Emiko Izawa
Episode information updated Sep 21, 2026
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