TOKYO SALAD BOWL

Ryo Arikino is assigned to interpret for a Chinese suspect at the International Investigation Division of the East Shinjuku Police Department. His routine is disrupted when he meets Mari Koda, an eccentric green-haired detective, who ropes him into searching for a missing woman named Candy. Their search soon reveals the involvement of a shady figure behind Candy's disappearance.© NHK

Koda is investigating a Sri Lankan man accused of stealing bicycle batteries. Meanwhile, Iiyama, Shakuno, and Arikino are working on a much larger theft case involving foreigners from multiple nationalities. They pursue a former gangster who Koda happens to encounter while investigating the person behind the battery theft. Arikino goes beyond his role as an interpreter to save Koda.© NHK

Koda hears that Arikino may have leaked information about a police scandal three years ago. Meanwhile, a baby is kidnapped, and Arikino is called to interpret for the baby's Chinese mother. As Arikino shares Koda about his upbringing between China and Japan, Koda decides to trust him. One day, Koda encounters a Chinese man. Surprisingly, he returns to an apartment where the kidnapped baby is.© NHK