Even five years after the 1995 sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subways, many questions remain.
Families of the victims can't help but feel that their loved ones would be leading ordinary lives today had their commute or shift not coincided with Aum Shinrikyo's gas attack on the subway system.
Relatives of accused cult members may wonder if their kin would not be facing the gallows had Aum founder Shoko Asahara not chosen them, as alleged, to puncture plastic bags containing the lethal toxin with the tips of umbrellas in the packed train cars.