The seventh episode of the drama series "Reunion: Silent Truth" (TV Asahi, Tuesdays at 9 PM), starring actor Ryoma Takeuchi, will air on February 24th. The preview for the episode includes phrases such as "The culprit from 23 years ago is revealed," "The final culprit has been revealed," and "Can those who commit crimes be forgiven?"
The drama is a film adaptation of Yokoseki Dai's novel "Reunion" (Kodansha), which won the 56th Edogawa Rampo Prize (2010), starring Takeuchi. Four classmates share a "secret" that they buried the gun used in a crime under a cherry tree during their elementary school days. 23 years later, Junichi (Takeuchi), who has become a detective, reunites with his first love, Iwamoto Makiko (Inoue Mao), one of the four, only to find that she has become a suspect in a new murder case. This heartbreaking human love mystery begins with a fateful reunion.
In episode 7, Junichi (Takeuchi) finally confesses that he was the one who shot and killed the bank robber 23 years ago. However, "that case is not over yet." Detective Minami Ryo (Eguchi Noriko) warns Makiko (Inoue) and other classmates not to tell anyone about Junichi's confession. Meanwhile, Minami Ryo secretly revisits Makiko, whose alibi has been ruined, in search of the truth behind the murder of the supermarket manager. The situation takes a sudden turn that no one could have foreseen...
