Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out

Mai Hanasaki (Anne), a teller at Tokyo Daiichi Bank, is transferred to the Research Section to investigate troubled branches. Paired with veteran Ken Souma (Takaya Kamikawa), she visits the Kayabacho branch, where a teller accidentally overpaid a customer one million yen. Based on the novels "Fushouji" and "Ginkou Soumu Tokumei" by Jun Ikeido ©Jun IKEIDO/OFFICE IKEIDO INC. ©NIPPON TV

Women at a matchmaking agency funded by the Aoyama branch file a protest, claiming no one has received a single introduction. If true, the bank aided fraud. Mai (Anne) and Souma (Takaya Kamikawa) investigate. They learn the owner has vanished with 600 million yen... Based on the novels "Fushouji" and "Ginkou Soumu Tokumei" by Jun Ikeido ©Jun IKEIDO/OFFICE IKEIDO INC. ©NIPPON TV

Mai (Anne) and Souma (Takaya Kamikawa) assist at the Kamata branch. Excited to return to teller work, Mai arrives only to meet branch manager Suga (Satoshi Jinbo), who reveals clear hostility toward Mai and Souma. Soon, Mai falls into a trap set by Suga and makes a major mistake... Based on the novels "Fushouji" and "Ginkou Soumu Tokumei" by Jun Ikeido ©Jun IKEIDO/OFFICE IKEIDO INC. ©NIPPON TV

Mitsuoka's mother, Kazuyo (Naomi Akimoto), is a monster parent who constantly complains to the bank. However, because the family holds a 500 million yen deposit, the branch cannot stand up to her. When Kazuyo blames the bank for her son's disappearance, Mai tells her off. Based on the novels "Fushouji" and "Ginkou Soumu Tokumei" by Jun Ikeido ©Jun IKEIDO/OFFICE IKEIDO INC. ©NIPPON TV

Financial Services Agency inspectors visit the Nakano branch where Mai and Souma used to work. Branch manager Makino reveals secret documents hidden in the basement. When inspectors head straight for the hideout, Mai grows furious at Aota's hostility, wondering how he knew. Based on the novels "Fushouji" and "Ginkou Soumu Tokumei" by Jun Ikeido ©Jun IKEIDO/OFFICE IKEIDO INC. ©NIPPON TV

A weekly magazine exposes sexual harassment by a branch manager at a major bank, and it's clearly Tokyo Daiichi Bank. Mai and Souma are ordered to find the whistleblower, but turn up empty-handed. Natsuko admits to Mai that it was her, then names a shocking culprit. Based on the novels "Fushouji" and "Ginkou Soumu Tokumei" by Jun Ikeido ©Jun IKEIDO/OFFICE IKEIDO INC. ©NIPPON TV