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Article 3:　The chain of events proceeding the 2,100,000 yen donation (a)　After PB had made the aforesaid 2,100,000 yen donation, she continued going to the Sunflower Society. During this period, on 24 March 1989, PB received a message from Gondo requesting her to come to the Sunflower Society. Accordingly PB went to the Society. From this point, PB was then taken by a member of the same society to an apartment room in the "Aparto Fuyo Ekimae Heights" building located behind the Hakata train terminal. Here, Gondo and a UC member by the name of Kinoshita whom PB had not previously met were waiting in a room the size of six tatami mats (or roughly 2.7m X 3.3m). In this room, Gondo asked PB "How much money was put into your husband's life insurance fund?". Not thinking that she would once again be requested to make an additional cash disembursement, PB answered saying that the amount was about 4,000,000 yen. Upon PB's reply, Gondo then demanded that PB loan the 4,000,000 yen by saying, " Your husband died of cancer, an impure illness. So, as long as you possess that money, misfortune will come to you. In order to avoid this, it is necessary that you cleanse the money. Secure your money to heaven, and heaven will cleanse your money." In conjunction with Gondo's demand, Kinoshita also urged the loan by saying, " I too have lent my money and every month I receive partial reimbursements. We will even issue you a promissory note." At this point PB felt that if she were to refuse the above demand, she would be told that "misfortune would visit her," etc. In light of this, PB estimated that she would eventually be unable to refuse the demand. In addition, PB reasoned that - because this time the life insurance money was not to be donated but safeguarded and cleansed temporarily, and that because she would be issued a promissory note- the loan might be tolerable. As a result, PB unwillingly consented to lending the 4,000,000 yen. After PB's consent, Gondo then instructed PB not to withdraw the life insurance money, but rather to mortgage the 4,000,000 yen as the capital for the loan. In context, Gondo also told PB that the her deposit "would be secured in heaven for three years." In accordance with Gondo's instructions, on 28 March 1989, PB mortgaged 4,000,000 yen from the life insurance agency. On the evening of the same day, PB physically handed over this sum to Gondo at the aforesaid "Fuyo Ekimae Heights" apartment. In exchange for the money PB received a promissory note made out in the name of Kiyoko Kamo, a UC member. On this occasion, Gondo again spoke of how PB's money would be secured by heaven. PB interpreted this to mean that the UC would be the recipient of her deposit. (b)　Pursuant to the above incident, PB did receive monthly reimbursements for the money she had lent. UCZ and other members of the Sunflower Society became much more intimate with PB. As she was directed, PB attended worship services once a month at the UC's Fukuoka Parish. PB also continued going to the Sunflower Society about two times a week. Around this time, new members of the Sunflower Society were being requested to solicit donations. However PB did not participate in these recruitment activities as she had misgivings about making other persons pay exorbitant donation fees as she herself had done. Then, on 25 July 1989 Aritsu, both an "educational training" (Sunflower Society) staff member and the supervisor of PB, approached PB to explain that for the providence of China, or in concrete terms, in order to build a car parking lot in China, the UC needed cash. Accordingly, Aritsu requested a cash loan from PB by saying, "I want you to lend over millions of yen for heaven." At this, yet another demand for money, PB was dumbfounded. PB refused the loan, saying that she could not raise the money. However, Aritsu continued to persuade PB, saying, "I have mortgaged my house to lend money." This along with her fear of refusal - in that she (PB) would be told her monthly reimbursements on the aforesaid loan of 4,000,000 yen would be terminated in addition to the possible threat of misfortune visiting her in the future- caused PB to finally concede a loan of 1,500,000 yen. Thus, on 27 July 1989, PB borrowed 1,500,000 yen from a trust union and physically handed over the sum to Aritsu at the Sunflower Society. At this time PB thought the recipient of her loaned money to be the UC. (c)　Then, around 10 October 1989, UCZ visited the domicile of PB. On this occasion, UCZ told PB that she (UCZ), as a member of the UC, had been involved in activities to procure funds for the UC vis-a-vis what is referred to as "the business of Spiritual Sales." UCZ proceeded to tell PB that she (UCZ) had decided to resign from the UC as she had recently become aware that the UC had been "doing terrible things.". UCZ further told PB that from the very beginning the UC had schemed to appropriate PB's donation of 2,100,000 yen. UCZ then apologized to PB for causing PB so much trouble and inconvenience. Finally, UCZ spoke to persuade PB to stop going to the Sunflower Society before PB became too deeply involved. Upon being told the above story, PB consequently resolved to sever all ties with the UC, and thus, stopped going to the Sunflower Society. It shall be mentioned here that subsequent to the above incidents, PB was able to recover damages for the purchased signature seal vis-a-vis out-of-court settlement with Toa Shoji Co., Ltd.. PB was also able to recover the total sum of loaned monies equalling 5,500,000 yen. 　　All above facts are recognized as true and valid.
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