The ninth episode of the drama series "ESCAPE: It Was Supposed to Be a Kidnapping" (Nippon TV, Wednesdays at 10pm), starring actors Sakurada Hiyori and Hayato Sano, was broadcast on December 3rd, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 3.2% for households and 1.8% for individuals.
The drama is a human suspense story depicting the strange getaway of a company president's daughter (Sakurada) and her kidnapper (Sano), and this will be the first time that both Sakurada and Sano will star in a drama that will be aired during the golden prime time slot on a major commercial broadcasting station.
Episode 9 was titled "The Final Chapter Begins! A Final Farewell Kiss!?" Daisuke (played by Sano) decides to turn himself in, but his mother is kidnapped and held captive by a violent criminal. The story, which began with the kidnapping, finally reaches its climax...
