"Isn't there any other evidence?" Yuuko pleaded.
Masanori stepped forward and gently explained that there was no residual evidence of any foul play in the garden. He assured her that the department searched. Yuuko's eyes filled slowly with frustration as she listened.
"What about the knife? He used the large kitchen knife from the set on his chopping block to stab her."
"The knife was still with the set. There was not evidence on it. Just food residues," Masanori expressed.
"But..."
The older detective cut into the exchange and began asking questions about Yuuko's history of alcohol and drug abuse and mental health issues. When she denied all the questions, Masanori's partner closed his notebook.
"So why did you concoct this murder tale?"
Yuuko instantly became indignant and insisted that she would never manufacture such a lie.
"I saw my boyfriend kill her," she firmly stated.
"About that statement," the director read from the script as he watched the actress' reaction.
"The young man in question claimed that he has never dated you."
Yuuko's world shattered.