The second episode of the drama series "Good Things and Bad Things" (Nippon TV, Saturdays at 9pm), starring actors Mamiya Shotaro and Araki Yuko, was broadcast on October 18th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 5.1% for households and 2.9% for individuals.
The drama is a mystery that revolves around the suspicious death of a classmate from elementary school. Mamiya plays Takagi Masaru, a class leader nicknamed "King" in elementary school, while Araki plays his classmate Saruhashi Sonoko, a reporter for Weekly Apollo who was nicknamed "Douko."
In the second episode, Takagi (Mamiya) and Sonoko (Araki) are classmates from Class 6-1. At a class reunion, the two find themselves embroiled in a serial murder case targeting six people who have a connection to Sonoko. In order to prevent the next murder, they go to see one of the targets, Emi (Matsui Rena), also known as "Nico-chan." Emi, who works as a hostess in Roppongi, apologizes to Sonoko upon their reunion, but...