LOVED ONE — Season 1, Episode 5: The Monster the Child Saw
Drama, Mystery • 44 min • 1 season, 9 episodes • ★ 6.3/10
Episode synopsis
As the MEJ team celebrates news that forensic pathologist Rensuke Takamori is about to become a father, they are called to investigate an unconscious 11-year-old boy who, before collapsing, spoke fearfully of a “black monster.” While suspicion falls on his mother’s abusive boyfriend, Takamori is shaken by signs of child abuse that awaken memories of his own traumatic past. As the investigation uncovers the darkness of generational abuse, Takamori must confront both his fears and his future as a parent in order to uncover the true identity of the “monster” the boy saw.
About LOVED ONE
"Goodbye" is something that could happen to anyone tomorrow. And the feelings that remain afterwards. Through the serious subject of "forensic medicine," it carefully captures the feelings of love for others and the time they lived, quietly shedding light on the darkness of a "society where the cause of death is unknown".