Judgment/Chapter 11

Curtain Call (, Bakkustēji, "Backstage") is the eleventh chapter of Judgment.
==Plot==
Under Shioya and Murase's supervision, Yagami and Patriarch Matsugane interrogate Hamura about the Mole. Despite refusing to give up the killer's identity, Hamura explains how he came to be involved in the conspiracy: The Mole was an assassin whom Hamura had been working with for years prior to the plot, finding him work through his underworld connections and taking a cut of the pay. It was through this work with the Mole that he managed to save the Matsugane family from bankruptcy.
One of the clients he found for the Mole was Minister Ichinose, who hired them to kill Hashiki, the ADDC's Vice-Director, for trying to sabotage AD-9. The hit was so successful that Ichinose hired them again, this time to kidnap victims for Shono's experiments. Hamura and the Mole decided to use Kyorei yakuza as subjects since their deaths would seem like gang war casualties and draw less public attention. Hamura also admits that Shintani's murder was his fault: While he was in jail, he feared he would be convicted for the third victim's murder, so he told Shintani that Shono was connected to the murder. After Shintani started his own investigation into Shono's role in the murders, Ichinose ordered him killed.
The questioning is interrupted by the arrival of the Matsugane Family's forces, led by Kengo and Ozaki, who set fire to the Cabaret and attack the Kyorei Clan to rescue Hamura. Murase is killed with a bomb and Shioya is badly beaten, but Yagami manages to escort Matsugane and a captive Hamura to the exit. However, they are stopped by the arrival of the Mole, dressed in a dark raincoat that conceals his identity. The assassin tries to shoot Hamura to silence him, but the Captain is saved because Matsugane takes the bullets for him. The Mole is forced to flee due to the fire's expansion, leaving Hamura and Yagami behind as they mourn the dying Patriarch. Before dying, Matsugane forgives Hamura for his betrayal and says that it was his fault that Hamura had to resort to murder to save the family from ruin. Moved by the Patriarch's sacrifice, Hamura tells Yagami the truth before departing: The Mole is Detective Kuroiwa.
After the fire department and the police arrive at the scene, Yagami is taken to police headquarters for questioning by none other than Kuroiwa himself. Yagami tells Kuroiwa that he knows the truth and that he won't stop until he, Shono and Minister Ichinose pay for their crimes. Kuroiwa is unfazed and admits to everything, telling Yagami that, as soon as he gets his chance, he will kill him and his entire team.
The following morning, Captain Shioya's body is found dumped in the street with his eyes gouged out: After the fire, Kuroiwa had captured him and taken him to Shono for experimentation. Unfettered, Yagami tells his team about the Mole's true identity and vows that they will stop Shono and Minister Ichinose's conspiracy.
== Tasks ==
== Gallery ==