LOVED ONE · SEASON 1
The Monster the Child Saw
Episode 5 · 2026-05-13

- Drama
- Mystery
Episode overview
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.
44 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. A Body Found Drowned in 40 Centimeters of Water2026-04-08
2. The Body That Fell from the Sky2026-04-15
3. Contradictions in a Fatal Traffic Accident2026-04-22
4. Two Causes of Death for One Victim2026-05-06
5. The Monster the Child Saw2026-05-13
6. A Hanged Body with Stab Wounds2026-05-20
7. The Beautiful Fallen Body2026-05-27
8. Mother and Daughter Vanished in the Flames2026-06-03
9. The Old Man's Final Message: "I Won't Forgive You"2026-06-10
10. Atonement2026-06-17
11. Restoration2026-06-24