"Detective Nakamura, please have a seat. What brings you here so late?" Mrs. Fujii, dressed in her pajamas and looking wan, nervously asked as she invited Nakamura Shinichi to sit. Her only connection to the police was her arrested husband; an after-hours visit from them likely meant something had happened to him.
Nakamura Shinichi spoke solemnly, "Mr. Fujii bit his own tongue and committed suicide. Please accept my condolences."
After saying that, he carefully observed her reaction.
"What...what?" Mrs. Fujii was struck as if by lightning, nearly collapsing as she stumbled, barely catching herself against the sofa, tears involuntarily falling as she murmured, "How could this happen, how could this happen."
She thought her husband had instructed her to take care of herself and their child after his death, referring to after his execution; she had not expected to be forever separated from him so soon.
