Synopsis

Season 3.

Watanabe Tatsuya, the falsely accused newspaper reporter decides to run for governor of Tokyo. The Democratic Liberal Party (DLP) Headquarters, wanting to rebuild its credibility in the next gubernatorial election, recommends political commentator Kawamoto Eita as an official candidate. The Tokyo faction of the DLP however, goes against HQ and nominates their own candidate, deputy chair of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, Yomoda Masami.

Meanwhile, Saki, the daughter of Ujihara Takumi, the president of Hamashio Corporation, a major general contractor, is kidnapped. The kidnapper’s request is to cancel the land reclamation project in Tokyo Bay, which is being developed by Hamashio Corporation and strongly backed by key DLP leadership such as Secretary-General Suzaki Ichiro and the Metropolitan Assembly Chairman, Kurohane Shinjiro. Shitara Kenichi steps in as negotiator with the kidnapper, when they contact President Ujihara in secret. Shitara decides to offer a hostage exchange to free Saki.

Who is behind the kidnapping case and what is its purpose? Who takes Saki’s place as hostage? How does all this impact the gubernatorial elections?