[ Well, they must've been close for Misora to defend the killer like that. Nishitani keeps his mouth shut -- mostly because he likes Misora and isn't about to argue the point with her. It's not like he was there at the trial either, so he can't say much. ]

Yeah, he came an' talked ta us in the bathhouse. Thursday or somethin', I think? Used bubbles this time, like he did with the fuckin' sink. Turns out our dead pals are with 'im, but if the tree blooms, they're all gonna vanish or somethin' like that.