Day 1: 12:00am-1:00am/Japan

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CTU agent Genba Shido is called in for a meeting at midnight, after his daughter Miyu sneaks out of the house. As his wife Rikka tries to track her down, Genba learns of a plot to assassinate the prime ministerial candidate Urara Asakura. As Urara prepares for the upcoming election, she receives a worrying phone call from a newscaster.

Episode guide

General Election Day

23:18:08

At the docks, Genba Shido is speaking to a woman on the phone, learning that someone is dead. He accuses the woman on the phone of lying, then sinks to the ground. Inside a nearby warehouse, men pace the floor before a truck crashes through the wall and Genba gets out, shooting at them.

23 hours ago

Hopes are high for Japan's first female Prime Minister on the day of the general election.

The following takes place in Tokyo, Midnight to 1:00am.

Events occur in real time.

00:00:01

At the Minsei Party House of Representatives voting center, workers prepare for the election. A news report broadcasts a speech being given by Urara Asakura, who implores people to help her bring about a change in government.

00:00:25

CTU squad leader Genba Shido is playing poker with his daughter Miyu, who beats his three of a kind with four queens. He refuses another round as it is getting late. As she packs up the game, Miyu asks if her mother is still treating him coldly, and he tells her to go to sleep.

As she leaves, she tells Genba that she is glad he is back. She walks through the kitchen and Rikka tells her goodnight, but is ignored. Genba looks concerned.

Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture. A man enters a shop and makes his way through to a back room. He opens an laptop and plugs in a USB stick, reading out an authorisation code. He then starts transmitting information through the computer as men start banging on the door to his room, threatening him.

A satellite transmits the data to Tokyo. A man with a gun is fleeing assailants, while being shot at. Elsewhere Heisuke Satonaka, Director of CTU Tokyo, gets a call informing him that Urara Asakura is the target of an attack happening today.

At the Tokyo Superial Hotel, Eisuke Ushijima enters the Minsei Party election office as Urara works through a speech with her assistants. She asks for it to sound more humble, but Noboru Akiyama tells her it must sound strong. Urara's husband Yohei agrees with Akiyama.

Genba speaks to his wife about Miyu's coldness towards her. He resolves that the three of them should talk about it, and they go to her room. He enters and finds the room empty, but as Genba leaves to find her he gets a call telling him to come into work. He explains to Rikka that Satonaka has called everyone in and he will be back in an hour.

In a car, Miyu puts on lipstick as Suzu Hakozaki complains she was late. Miyu says that the boys they are meeting, KEN and GO, will wait for them, and Suzu wonders which one she will choose. Miyu says they have to meet at a store as GO is part-timing there, and Suzu mentions there will be a bed there.

On his way to work, Genba calls Itsuki Mizuishi, who tells him Satonaka didn't give them any details about the meeting. Genba complains, and Itsuki asks if there are problems at home, but Genba hangs up. He looks out of his car and sees a poster promoting Asakura. At CTU, Sumire Akechi asks Itsuki if they will be working late, as she has plans. Itsuki guesses she wants to go to the hospital to see Hiroshi-kun, and Sumire asks if she can go home as soon as possible. Itsuki then asks Takumi Nanjo for any more information, and he tells her he has nothing. He asks where Genba is, and Itsuki says Genba is on his way but is in a bad mood. Takumi says that he always is.

The girls arrive at the store and are greeted by Go Samejima. He takes Suzu inside as Miyu meets Ken Hasebe. They enter the furniture store and Suzu jumps on a bed with Go. Ken gives Suzu some bags of drinks.

Rikka is searching Miyu's room as Genba arrives at CTU. He calls Rikka and asks if she has heard anything, but Rikka says no. She suggests talking to Miyu's homeroom teacher, but Genba says they will in the morning if she isn't back. He enters the CTU building and greets Itsuki, before asking Takumi to make a list of Urara Asakura's entourage. Takumi warns that if the media find out, they could be accused of putting pressure on the election, but Genba tells him to follow orders. He then goes up to his office.

Miyu and Ken drink as Genba makes a call about his missing daughter, asking for help with the police finding her. Satonaka then arrives in the building. In the Minsei Party hotel, the staff watch a news report saying that they are ahead in the polls.

At CTU, Satonaka addresses the staff and explains that in the next 24 hours there will be an assassination attempt on Asakura. He says that foreign operatives may have been hired to kill her, and orders everyone to start with Asakura's inner circle. As the meeting ends, Satonaka goes to Genba's office for a private meeting. He tells Genba that someone in CTU is involved with the assassination plot, and they need to find out who. Genba replies that he has already had three of his colleagues fired, so it will be difficult for him to uncover this, but Satonaka orders him. Satonaka explains that if Asakura is killed, the country's democracy will be over, then tells Genba that Branch Chief Genji Onitsuka will come over with more information in ten minutes.

As Ken invites Miyu up to the roof of the store, a man on a plane asks the flight attendant when they will arrive. She replies that it will be in one hour.

At the Minsei Party hotel, Keiko Aikawa receives a call from Tsunchiko Minagawa, the man on the plane, who says he is looking forward to the photoshoot with Asakura. He hangs up and a woman approaches him, asking if he knows Asakura. She praises his photography, and leans in towards him.

00:26:41

Genba tells Itsuki that Onitsuka is on his way, and that they are meeting alone. Itsuki questions this, and he evades her questions, and she accuses him of lying. He asks her to trust him, then gets a call from Rikka. She tells him that she found pictures of Miyu partying and drinking. Genba says to check her tablet, and Rikka says she doesn't know the password. Itsuki asks if everything is ok, and Genba nods and leaves.

On the roof of the store, Ken and Miyu are looking out to sea. She tells him her father was a surfer before he died six months ago. Ken says he is sorry.

Onitsuka arrives at CTU and Itsuki calls Genba to warn him. He enters Genba's office and tells him that the assassin is probably from America, and gives him a USB stick. Genba asks for the source of the information, but Onitsuka refuses. He mentions that Asakura opposes surveillance, and hates the CTU organisation. He then goes to leave, but Genba asks him for permission from his seniors to hand over the information source. Onitsuka agrees to ask the top brass, as Genba leaves the office to get coffee.

Downstairs, Genba asks Itsuki to listen to the phone call, and hears Onitsuki phoning the talking clock. Genba then goes to a cupboard and hides a gun in a binder. Itsuki follows him, but is distracted by another employee. Genba returns to his office and shoots a tranquiliser dart into Onitsuka's leg, wrestling him to the couch. Itsuki enters and asks what he is doing. Genba explains that Onitsuka was in charge of the arrest of Red, a Golden Triangle drug lord, and part of Red's money disappeared during the case. He asks Itsuki to look into Red's finances to get the evidence. She reluctantly agrees.

00:34:22

At her house, Rikka receives a call from Yogo Hakozaki, who found her number in his daughter's calendar. He explains that she may be out with Miyu.

Itsuki enters Genba's office and tells him that the data on Red's account is encrypted. He tells her to ask Takumi Nanjo to do it, as she could get any favor out of Takumi. Itsuki is surprised that Genba knows about them, and leaves. She asks Takumi to look into Red's account, and Takumi asks her if she is still working with Genba after he betrayed three of their colleagues. She explains that Genba was doing his job, and he agrees to look into the account.

Genba comes down and asks Sumire if she can break into the cloud from an email address. She asks if he has permission, but he explains it is important and gives her Miyu's address. Sumire extracts the password as "LOVE PAPA", and Genba calls Rikka to pass it on.

On the plane, Minagawa and the woman are kissing in the toilet. She asks if she can see him again, but he says he will be busy and leaves. She reapplies her lipstick in the mirror.

00:39:15

Urara approaches her husband in a break from her speech writing. Keiko approaches with a call from Madoka Yamashiro, a newscaster. Urara takes the call, and Madoka explains that she has information about Urara's son Yuta and daughter Hina.

At the Asakura house, Hina is baking a pie and Yuta asks if it is for her boyfriend. She replies that she doesn't have a boyfriend, as their grandma Shigeko Isomura enters and tells them it smells good. She says Hina will make a good wife in the future. Yuta calls a taxi for his sister.

On the phone, Urara asks what Madoka is talking about, and declares it to be bullshit. Yohei overhears, and asks what is going on, but Urara tells him it is nothing. Yohei reminds her that they promised not to hide anything from each other, but she leaves and goes to her room alone.

Genba tries to call Satonaka but has to leave a message. Itsuki enters, and asks what he is doing, as he was supposed to be making things right with his family. She says he could be arrested, and Genba explains that once you step off the track, you can end up becoming nothing, and it is important to stay on the track. She leaves to check on Takumi's progress.

Rikka calls Yogo and tells him that she found an email between Miyu and Suzu, arranging to meet two boys at the World Furniture Center in Omori. Yogo says he knows the place, and asks if he can pick her up and they go together. He takes down her address.

Suzu and Go leave the store, arranging their next stop, but Miyu checks her phone and tells them she has to go home. Go asks why she cares so much about her mother's voicemails, but Ken tells him to go easy as her father just died. Suzu questions this, but says she wants to stay with the boys. They agree to drop Miyu back at her house, and they get in a van and drive away.

00:48:51

Takumi sends Genba the account information he has decrypted. Genba notes the $200,000 and wakes Onitsuka up. He asks for the source of the information, and explains that he traced Red's money to an overseas account belonging to Onitsuka. He threatens to tell internal affairs, so Onitsuka reveals the source. Genba thanks him for his help, and Onitsuka says he will regret his actions.

On the plane, Minagawa is asleep and the woman sneaks out of her seat next to him. She injects a flight attendant with a syringe, killing her, as Minagawa wakes up to find his wallet missing. The woman, who has stolen his wallet, removes his ID card and then retrieves a bag from behind a seat.

Itsuki thanks Takumi for his work, and he wonders what Genba is doing with Red's account details. Meanwhile, the woman on the plane attaches a length of primer cord to the door and removes a bomb hidden in a fire extinguisher. She activates the bomb's timer, before blowing the plane door and flying out. In air traffic control, one of the operators notices the plane disappearing from the radar and tries to contact it.

Genba is speaking to Rikka, who is in the car with Yogo. She explains that Miyu is out with Suzu and she and Suzu's father are going to find them. Genba asks what she will do if Miyu isn't there, but their call breaks up. Genba comes down from his office and Takumi tells him that a passenger plane has crashed off the coast of Chiba. Genba asks for the passenger list immediately.

Urara is practising her speech in her room when an aide enters and tells her that a plane has crashed.

In the van, Suzu says she doesn't feel too good. Miyu tells Go to turn off for her house, but Go drives past the turning, telling her not to panic. Ken tells her that the night is long, and they will have fun. The van drives past Rikka and Yogo, going in the opposite direction.

Split screen: Rikka and Yogo drive on. Miyu looks scared in the van. Genba sits at his desk. Takumi speaks on the phone, taking notes. Urara's staff watch the news report of the crash.

In the wilderness, the woman lands on the ground, wrapping up her parachute.

00:59:56...00:59:57...00:59:58...00:59:59...01:00:00

Episode credits

Cast

Starring

• Toshiaki Karasawa as Genba Shido
• Yukie Nakama as Urara Asakura
• Chiaki Kuriyama as Itsuki Mizuishi
• Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Takumi Nanjo
• Hiroaki Murakami as Heisuke Satanaka
• Shiro Sano as Genji Onitsuka
• Tae Kimura as Rikka Shido
• Hiyori Sakurada as Miyu Shido
• Michitaka Tsutsui as Yohei Asakura

Also starring

• Aki Asakura as Sumire Akechi
• Yuuki Imai as Yuta Asakura
• Maria Mori as Hina Asakura
• Kumi Mizuno as Shigeko Isomura
• Haruka Uchimura as Noboru Akiyama
• Atsuko Sakurai as Madoka Yamashiro
• Miki Yanagi as Suzu Hakozaki
• Yu Kamio as Yogo Hakozaki
• Atsuhiro Inukai as Go Samejima
• Shuhei Uesugi as Kenya Hasebe
• Nana Katase as Nanami Hikawa
• Yasuyuki Maekawa as Tsunehiko Minagawa

Background information and notes

• In the web extended version of this episode, there is a flashback to Suzu and Miyu first meeting, and Go spying on them.

See also

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