Episode 19: Two and One

Summer passes with no word from Takagi, who gives Mashiro the key to his uncle’s apartment and apologizes for not producing a name, though he still intends to become a manga writer. Hattori praises Mashiro’s idea about a detective who tricks criminals into revealing themselves, yet questions whether Mashiro can manage without Takagi. After learning that Takagi also plans a mystery, Hattori secretly prepares to have them develop their detective project for two years, but Mashiro struggles until Takagi arrives with five names, including one mystery, and they reunite to work on it for six months.

Aired Feb 12, 2011