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Ishikawa Ango is a very capable detective that lives only for his job. One day, while investigating a crime scene, he gets shot in the head by the criminal that was still lurking about. Ango gets thrown over that line that divides life and death but, though he dies, doctor's are able to reanimate him and he pulls through. Yet, the bullet remains stuck in his head as the operation to remove it is very dangerous. Shortly after, he goes back to work and soon realizes that he's now able to see and talk with the recently departed.
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Season01
- S01E01
DiscoverApril 10, 2014—A police detective named Ango Ishikawa takes a bullet to the head while investigating a murder scene. He miraculously recovers and returns t - S01E02
RescueApril 17, 2014—A serial killer is targeting high school girls. Ishikawa and his colleagues go to take the killer into custody, but he kills himself in fron - S01E03
LinkageApril 24, 2014—An examination of the body of a young man found in the suburbs outside of Tokyo reveals that he was killed elsewhere and his body was moved. - S01E04
BlastMay 1, 2014—A homeless stabbing victim is found in a wide open athletic field with a "handle with care" sticker placed on his body. - S01E05
RecallMay 8, 2014—A man whose body is found outside a home in a residential area is suspected to be another victim in the recent spate of violent robberies. - S01E06
AnguishMay 15, 2014—A university student’s fall to her death from an apartment building is dismissed as a suicide, but Higa is suspicious and continues investig - S01E07
DefeatMay 22, 2014—When a university student is killed in a hit-and-run accident, Ishikawa learns from the deceased that the driver is the son of a politician. - S01E08
ConclusionMay 29, 2014—The killing of a former police detective shot in the head at close range resembles another unresolved case of a police killing. - S01E09
Last DecisionJune 5, 2014—An eight-year-old boy goes missing at a shopping mall. At first it is treated as a kidnapping but the boy’s body is discovered the next morn
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