The seventh episode of Sins of Kujo starts with Shizuku’s mental health getting worse. She has completely adopted a goth look, which includes tattoos and scars that she gave herself. This makes it harder for her to find work. Shuto finally lets her go after getting one last client. Shizuku has an eating disorder on top of her anxiety and depression. Mu-chan, her roommate and friend, is very worried and tries to help her, but Shizuku keeps getting worse.
Karasuma tells Kujo to cut ties with Kyogoku now that the legal problems between the two adult actresses are over. But Kujo knows that Shizuku’s problems are far from over.
Shizuku is desperate and unstable, and she thinks she can get Shuto back if she makes more money. She begs Ao for another chance, but he doesn’t listen. Kujo finds her soon after and gives her his card, which is a lifeline.
While this is going on, Karasuma goes to see his mother and sees that things are getting better for her. She is cooking again, taking care of her late husband’s shrine, and even showing interest in Karasuma’s work and Kujo’s reputation. During this visit, Karasuma finds his first law book, which his father gave him. This makes him think about his unclear purpose as a lawyer.
Shizuku gets paranoid later, and when she sees Mu-chan on a date with Shuto, she is filled with jealousy. She offers Shuto money to get him to come to her and then kills him. Kujo goes to see her in jail, and she tells him she wants to die so she can say she’s sorry. Kujo sees that she is thinking about killing herself, so she gives her a diary and says she will visit her every day.
Kameoka also goes to see Shizuku because she thinks she saved her by winning a lawsuit. Shizuku, on the other hand, is very clear that people like her don’t get second chances and that Kameoka can’t understand what it’s like to be desperate when you don’t have any skills or options.
Kameoka meets Kujo, but she is still unsure of how to go about it. Kujo tells her that she is too logical when she should be feeling. In the end, she talks about how much she hates sex work because of her bad relationship with her twin sister, whose wild lifestyle and relationships caused her family a lot of trouble, including pregnancies and abortions. Kameoka thinks her job is to protect women’s dignity in a system that isn’t fair.
Shizuku gets three years in prison. People are worried that she could be targeted again after she gets out. Kameoka also criticizes men like Shuto who use their power and money to hurt other people.
Kujo goes to see Shizuku in prison again, and she feels like she has no hope for the future. He tells her to take things one step at a time and gives her books. Karasuma also gives her his first law book. Kujo says he will help her get better and even offers her a job, which makes Shizuku emotional. Karasuma is touched by what Kujo does, but he is also worried about his professional limits. Kujo, on the other hand, doesn’t care about his legal future.
In other places, Tonohata drives call girls for a living and spends his free time bragging about Shizuku and gambling. Mibu later kidnaps and tortures him for attacking one of the women. In the meantime, Kuga finds flowers at a special place that has to do with Mibu. They turn out to be from Detective Arashiyama.
At the end of the episode, Koyama tells Kyogoku that someone who was thought to be dead is still alive. This makes Kyogoku wonder if he should have finished the job.
Review of the Episode
Episode 7 is a big emotional turning point in Sins of Kujo. The case-of-the-day structure ends with a lot of tension, but the focus shifts more to Kujo’s changing moral stance.
Kujo’s apparent shift toward a more caring approach is what stands out the most. He used to believe that a lawyer’s job was only to handle the case, but now he actively helps Shizuku in ways that go beyond legal obligations, such as giving her emotional support and even a job. But this change feels a little sudden because the series doesn’t clearly show what caused it or what changed inside the characters that made it happen.
This makes me wonder: is this real character growth, or has Kujo always been kind underneath his strict legal philosophy? Either way, the episode makes him more morally complicated and human, which will cause problems in the future with his methods and limits.
