Midnight Invitation Page #3

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he'd brought back a photo

It showed him and his sister in law

Behind them, the face of an old man

with long hair was faintly apparent

Can you show me that photo?

It's not here,

my brother in law took it

The spirit in that photo...

summoned my husband

- Mrs Sugeno said so too

- Mrs Sugeno?

A psychic researcher

Sugeno Psychic Research Centre

Certainly, I saw that photo

That aged person is likely of...

the spirit world

Well, for some reason, when that soul

still roamed in the land of the living,

it happened to respond

to the photographic film

I already have a few examples

Shohei Harada...

was of the belief that his

missing brother in Kumamoto had died

And he was eager to make contact...

with the ghost of that brother

Well, this time

Shohei has disappeared,

before I could complete my preparations

You're able to make

contact with his ghost?

Yes I am

The reciprocal psychic influence is

at its strongest among blood relations

Ah, if you're doubtful,

how about you try observing?

Right now,

there's an experiment...

in which a lady will make contact

with her dead mother's spirit

You're welcome to attend,

it's no trouble

Thank you

Go ahead

Thanks for your patience

Chairman, please start

Mother has come

Mama...

- Say something

- Mama...!

- Please speak

- It's...

It's me, you understand? Mama!

You know your daughter's here?

You understand?

Sorry... it's my fault!

I'm... sorry

Um... I'm sorry,

today I came on my own

Mama, papa couldn't come

You understand?

She said father couldn't come

Who do you want to see?

(Sugeno)

It seems to be an animal of some kind

Was there an animal

she was affectionate about?

It's Taro?

There was a dog she liked

Tatsuo!

Kazuo!

Tatsuo!

Wait for me!

- Thanks for waiting

- Sorry to bother you

So there's been progress

It appears that Mr Harada

was abducted by someone

Abducted?

Yes

It seems that when he was investigating

the disappearances of his two brothers,

Mr Harada discovered something

However, there was someone who

didn't want that fact to be known

That guy abducted Mr Harada

No doubt about it

But how did you learn this?

A diary was discovered in

a locker in Mr Harada's office

It's now with the police

But I extracted the parts

relating to the case

"Thursday, 6th.

Investigation in Numazu"

"Hypothesis 1:
Disappearance

of Kumamoto brother related to X"

"Hypothesis 2:
Shohei,

knowing about X, was abducted"

"Saturday, 8th"...

"A call from Gogatsu but not present.

Having the dream again"

"Long tunnel, train line, castle ruins"

"Sunday, 9th. Business in Tokyo.

Eat with Gogatsu"

"Tuesday, 11th.

On the dune, thinking"

"Assuming X killed Kumamoto brother

and abducted younger brother,"

"who'll be next?"

That's on the 11th, when Mr Harada

reached some sort of conclusion

That evening he dis...

well, he was abducted

This Gogatsu...

ah, I guess it's read as Satsuki,

who is it exactly?

Uh, well... I'm not really sure

It seems to be a friend in Tokyo

who also appears earlier on

But when I asked around,

nobody knew anything

I believe it's possible

that this person is X

And this?

Ah, it was placed in the diary

We only met at a wedding, but...

it's the brother from Numazu

with his sister in law

Um, take a look here

It appears as though someone

is peeping through the window

This is it

It's the photo the brother in Numazu

brought back from Kumamoto

Shortly after that he disappeared

Then Keiko and Mr Tamura

went to investigate in Numazu

Thereafter Mr Tamura's

neurosis grew worse

I wish I'd stopped her

Keiko left for Kumamoto this morning,

saying it all originated there

And it's the source of this photo,

so she thinks she'll learn something

That's a worry.

What if she's targeted by this X?

Excuse me, how long

does it take to reach the city?

- 40 minutes by car

- Thanks

Satsuki?

Satsuki!

Satsuki!

Harada Medicines

No one's here?

There's not a soul

And the wife?

I think she moved to her brother's

Where?

It's pretty far

Kyomachi 2-Chome

Excuse me

Alright

I came because I heard

Junkichi Harada's wife lives here

And who may you be?

My name's Inagawa

I'm the fiance of Junkichi's

younger brother Tatsuo

Well, my sister's under the weather...

Mrs Harada...

You're Junkichi's wife then?

I'd like to ask you about

the time your husband vanished

Tatsuo has now had a complete nervous

breakdown due to these disappearances

His breakdown has nothing

to do with the Junkichi matter

But he got on so well

with his brother in Tokaimura

Kazuo?

Really? Kazuo has disappeared?

You didn't know?

Well, no...

You really have no idea

what caused your husband to disappear?

Anything would help

For instance, someone

who may have resented him

Nothing comes to mind

It's a curse

Well, somehow it feels like...

the house of Harada has a curse upon it

Curse?

If it's not a curse, how else do you

account for a situation of this sort?

Three brothers vanishing one by one

But I'm sure there must be some cause

Look, it's best not to stir things up

I say that for your own benefit

Well, if you get in too deep,

no good will come of it

Ah, Mrs Harada

I'd like to see a photo

Photo?

I learnt of it in Numazu

In it you can discern an old man's

creepy face or something

You know it?

I don't know the photo,

but I have pictures of an old man

Junkichi made them

He was always good at drawing

Go and get them

But, I'm not sure where...

Look for them

Tell me your hotel later

- OK

- I'll send them over

Once you see those drawings, it'll be

obvious why I say there's a curse

They're horrible to look at

Junkichi disappeared,

leaving those pictures behind

Mr Tamura, special delivery

Mr Tamura?

Kazuo Harada

Here

You're in room 830

- OK

- Please

Follow me

Satsuki?

I noticed you earlier

I see

This hotel?

Yes

Oh, going out?

No

I'm just going to change

Tea in around 30 minutes?

Yes

Then I'll see you later

I'd like to see Junkichi's pictures

as quickly as possible

You'll return to Tokyo soon?

I should get the pictures tonight,

so tomorrow

Oh, and doctor

I just saw Satsuki in the hotel

Satsuki

Satsuki?

You know, from that bar in Roppongi

How do you spell Satsuki?

Gogatsu...

So you think Satsuki grasped something

about the brother from Tokaimura...

and then came to Kumamoto?

Well, I'm not certain,

but it won't hurt to check

Please

Excuse me

In which room is Satsuki Akashi?

- Ms Akashi?

- Yes

Ms Akashi departed a little while ago

Her room was cancelled

No way

Hey, what's with you?

Hey, Mitsu

Why hand them over?

Why hand over the pictures?

Please get rid of them

Please just tear them up!

Tear up those pictures!? Sh*t!

No... stop

Please stop it...

Get rid of those pictures!?

Doctor

Oh, welcome back

And the Satsuki matter...

- Actually, we didn't meet

- What?

I got stood up, for the first time

Sit

Doctor

I think your conjecture about Satsuki

and the brother from Tokaimura is right

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