The plot follows the previous one: After many inquiries, Zhenzi found the place where the companion girl lived. An old woman looked at the picture of Hisako given by Akiko and recognized her at a glance. The old woman tells Akiko that Hisako is also a poor woman, her parents died when she was a child, her brother also died on the battlefield, and when she was a bridesmaid, she had an English name called "Amy". The old woman also showed Akiko their previous group photo, and to Akiko's surprise, she saw a familiar face in the photo, that is, The wife of President Muroda Sachiko. The old woman told her that Sachiko had also been a bridesmaid before, and her English name was "Mary". She had gone to college before, her parents had died in the war, and in order to raise money to treat her seriously ill brother, she had no way to go to the sea to become a bridesmaid. The old woman also revealed a message to Akiko that Mary and Amy were very good friends. At this point, Akiko realized that President Murata should not have known Hisako before, and that the person who knew Himako well should be his wife, Sachiko. Sachiko asked President Muroda to hire Hisako, so President Muroda went to the police station to investigate Hisako before hiring. At this moment, Akiko suddenly got a message that Hisako had committed suicide by jumping off a cliff. The police speculate that Hisako committed suicide in fear of guilt, but Akiko believes that this is not the case. Based on all the clues she had investigated herself, Akiko finally sorted out the veins.
Akiko judged that Hisako had not committed suicide, she had been killed by the real murderer. And this murderer is none other than Satoko Murata. Kenichi should have met Sachiko and Hisako while working as a patrolman. Later, he used Saburo's identity to associate with Hisako. However, after marrying Akiko, Kenichi decides to start a new life. To this end, he came up with a plan to jump off a cliff and fake death, to get rid of Hisako's bondage. To this end, he also wrote a suicide note. Feeling guilty about Hisako, he first approached Sachiko, hoping that she would take care of her past and find a decent job for Himako. However, Sachiko does not want others to know about her dirty past, and now she is canvassing for votes for a new female mayoral candidate. In case their own black history is exposed, it will affect the candidate's election. So, she moved the evil thought of killing people and destroying her mouth. Later, she pretended to agree to Kenichi and used his suicide note to create the illusion that Kenichi had committed suicide. Kenichi's eldest brother, Munakataro, already knew about his brother and Hisako, so when Kenichi didn't come home on time, he acted dismissive because he knew that maybe his brother was with Hisako. However, when Kenichi did not hear from him for a long time, he was also anxious and knew that the situation was not good, so he came to Kanazawa alone to investigate. Soon, he found Sachiko, who was preempted by her and poisoned by her. The original tavern waiter once said that the murderer was a beautiful woman wearing a red coat, and Hisako's posture was plain, and she could not be called beautiful and moving. Therefore, the woman that the waiter saw was supposed to be Mrs. Sachiko Muruda. Similarly, when Ryo finds out Hisako's home address, he is also killed by Sachiko. In the end, Sachiko tricks Hisako to the edge of the cliff, tricks her into putting on her red coat, pushes her off the cliff, and fakes the illusion that she is committing suicide. However, these are all Akiko's reasoning, and there is no solid evidence.
As a result, Akiko decides to break into the press conference where Sachiko is a female candidate on her own. At this time, with the help of female supporters such as Sachiko, Hoshiko Kamijo became Japan's first female mayor as she wished. Just as Sachiko was giving a speech on stage, Akiko broke in and said a name to her, "Mary." When Sachiko heard the name, she froze for an instant, and then she fainted on the ground. The crowd rushed her to the hospital. Later, President Muroda, who loved his wife deeply, turned himself in to protect Sachiko's life and reputation, admitting to the police that he had killed Kenichi and Hisako. Moreover, when the police carried out the arrest, he snatched the policeman's gun and committed suicide by drinking bullets. A week later, Sachiko Murada also chose to commit suicide.
This is the plot of the Japanese suspense crime movie "Focus of Zero", which was released in 2009. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Japanese mystery novel writer Kiyoharu Matsumoto. Starring many of the A-list actresses of the time, Ryoko Hiromi and Miki Nakatani.
