Episode 8

**Senkawa Fallout Mother** (千川フォールアウト・マザー, *Senkawa Fōruauto・Mazā*) is the 8th episode to the IWGP Anime.

## Summary

A 3-year-old child falling off a balcony makes the headlines of the local news. The mother of the child who is connected to Kyōichi of the Red Angels and Makoto is tasked with watching over her.

### Plot

On a rainy day as Makoto reads the daily newspaper, where one of the articles features a 3-year-old child who falls off a balcony. He's approached by Kyōichi and Tomomi who request they check on the mother and child related to the featured news article. They apparently come often to the park where Kyōichi practices his ballet. Since the accident, she visits the park alone and online forums chastise her as an incompetent mother. Overhearing this all, Ritsuko enforces Makoto to accept Kyōichi's job.

Accompanied by Tomochi, Makoto visits the mother's apartment. The mother's name is Yui Ohnuki and the son's name is Kazushi Ohnuki. Yui details that her son's father abandoned them when she was pregnant with Kazushi and because of this she can't collect child support. To make ends meet, she's worked multiple jobs and presently works at a bento making factory. Working there complicates her sleep schedule and how much she can play with her son. Since Yui has to live frugally because of her paltry work compensation, Makoto takes the group to a family restaurant. There Makoto asks why Yui hasn't brought Kazushi to the park as of late. Her reason being is that she wanted to watch his performance by her lonesome for once without being distracted by her son. The information they gathered is relayed to Kyōichi who requests they continue watching her and give her a message. In Kyōichi's own words, Yui is "falling down a cliff".

Eventually, Yui with her song in hand, visits Majima Produce dressed in expensive clothing and wearing make-up. Their visit was brief and Kazushi is notably not as cheerful as he typically is. Yoshioka then stops by and informs Ritsuko and Makoto about a man scouting ladies for the sex industry. First the man gifts ladies lavish clothes and expensive foods, but when it comes time for them to repay him and they can't they're sent to the sex clubs. With that Yoshiaki leaves and Ritsuko enforces Makoto to search into this more, to which, he reluctantly agrees.

After following Ritsuko and Kazushi to a fancy restaurant, Makoto confronts the guy responsible for scouting Yui. Acting as a representative of the PR Department of the Hidaka Group, Makoto gets close with the scout and learns incriminating evidence from him. The next day, Ritsuko accompanied by Kazushi and Yui confront the scout in the restaurant. Soon Yoshika with officers in tow to arrest the scout. At the park, Makoto accuses Yui of child abuse revealing bruises on Kazushi's right arm and stating his change of attitude. In her confession, Yui notes how her life has been on a downward spiral since Kazushi's birth and him falling off the balcony was the breaking point. From there, Ritsuko consoles Yui by detailing her own life struggles after Makoto was born. As a special treat, Kyōichi puts on a ballet performance for Yui.

Soon after this, Yui got help finding a new job, a caseworker, and Kazushi started school.

## Characters

* Makoto Majima
* Kyōichi Ozaki
* Tomomi Isogai
* Yui Ohnuki
* Kazushi Ohnuki
* Ritsuko Majima
* Shinji Naganuma
* Yoshioka
* Saru (Indirectly Mentioned)