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Hey! What are you doing to my car?
This crime is happening all over the city.
Within this year, there were 18 cases targeting foreign luxury cars.
And total damage amounts to over 200 million yen.
All the losses have been covered by insurance, right?
I bet that the money is nothing to the people with cars like that.
It's not like someone is dead. Don't you think
that it's not worth having a big investigation like this?
that it's not worth having a big investigation like this?
I am from the Juvenile Division.
I'd appreciate it if the guys in the Third Division were to handle this themselves.
I'm a very busy person,
you know!
No, I want Juvenile Division to be with us.
We have a strong testimony.
The suspect is about 140 cm tall,
Estimated to be about 12 years old.
This video is from a parking lot security camera.
That people accept life
and live through the long months and years...
is very nearly miraculous.
So said one philosopher.
This particular case made me realize that as well.
People do not simply live as biological mechanisms.
That's because they also possess what we call a soul.
And the soul can be extremely uncertain, fragile,
and occasionally incomprehensible.
Okay, 2530 Setagaya, Akamedai.
We're here, sir.
Wow, this is a big mansion.
Wow, this is a big mansion!
This way, please.
This is the owner of this house,
Tsuzuki Koichiro.
Thank you very much for coming.
Please help me.
I don't know what to do anymore.
The Carbuncle
Banking, cars,
electronics, general trading,
The Tsuzuki Group invests in all fields and is said to
have a major influence on the world's economy.
Tsuzuki Kouichiro is the 8th generation
of that family, and took over the company
5 years ago, when he was only 30 years old.
The Tsuzuki Group is affiliated with many world-class hospitals
with good doctors.
First, please show me the medical records on that tumor.
Doctor, there are no medical records.
I am the head of this Group.
Meaning, I need to be perfect.
I need to be a person with no weakness.
So you haven't consulted a doctor until now?
I haven't even shown this to my father or mother.
The only person who knows about this dreadful thing
is my wife Machiko
and Taneda, who has served me since I was a child.
Taneda?
Dr. Black Jack, the reason I called you
is not only because
you are the best doctor in the world
but also because
I was sure that I could trust you.
Please keep this secret.
I beg you.
Of course.
I'm obligated to keep the secrets of patients.
The human-faced carbuncle. It's mentioned in medical records around the world,
not simply in Japan.
Most are dismissed as legends,
and almost none have ever been subjected to scientific analysis.
For example, in the fall of 1993,
the Shio village case in Hakui county, Ishikawa prefecture…
Ryousaku, the son of Ei Miyama,
killed a big toad.
- More light. - Okay!
When he did, body fluids from the toad splashed onto his stomach.
Ryousaku developed a sudden fever 4 or 5 days later,
and a minor rash appeared on his stomach.
It got bigger and bigger
and took on the appearance of the dead toad's face.
Soon the new mouth started to eat insects
and speak.
Does it hurt or itch?
You could say that it's all just a stupid legend,
but there are some significant similarities
in all those stories.
It is that, no matter how many times you cut it off,
the exact same thing grows back in the exact same spot.
Soon the patients
got physically and mentally weak
and eventually died.
Doctor.
A room has been prepared for you.
Will you please stay here until you finish the examination.
I'm afraid I can't.
I need to do some research before I perform the surgery.
I don't have enough medicine and equipments here either.
Taneda.
Taneda has prepared everything already.
Taneda was a medical student when he was young.
Doctor, this is the newest sensor that was only released this year!
Even now, when he has time,
he continues to study.
No, no... This is all for Mr. Koichiro.
We could perform surgery here!
If you need anything, please tell us.
No, this is enough. I will use this place.
Inspector Takasugi!
We just got an interesting report from forensics.
Can’t it wait till tomorrow?
It's my daughter's birthday today!
Have a look at these fingerprints.
My wife’s waiting with a special homemade cake!
The smaller one was lifted from the axe found in the parking lot.
The smaller one was lifted from the axe found in the parking lot.
The larger one is from the scene of case M-37.
Did you just say case M-37?
Take a look.
If we match the sizes, and then line the two prints up...
Wait a minute! That’s impossible. The suspect in case M-37 was a...!
Wait a minute! That’s impossible. The suspect in case M-37 was a...!
That's right. A woman.
Age, approximately 27,
165 cm tall, dressed like an office worker.
She checks into a love hotel, then murders her male companion.
We’ve had six cases in the last two years.
From the prints taken at the scenes, we’ve concluded it's all the work of one person.
The department established a special investigative unit, for this Love Hotel Killer and is still searching for her.
The department established a special investigative unit, for this Love Hotel Killer and is still searching for her.
It's gotta be a coincidence!
One's a boy, the other's a woman! And the print sizes don't match!
There's one more thing.
The woman's umbrella.
It's yellow.
Enough of this nonsense already! It's ridiculous!
I've collected a tissue sample from the tumor.
I’m now moving to a detailed examination.
Results at this stage indicate it's not malignant.
Scanner shows no sign of festering.
Its contents shows no sign of keratinization, either.
While still unconfirmed,
if I find no signs of bacterial or viral infection,
the odds are good that I can declare the tumor benign.
However,
its shape makes it very unusual.
And the patient's explanation of the tumor's details
left me perplexed, to say the least.
The first time I noticed
was when I was six years old.
A yellowish blotch appeared on my stomach.
And it gradually began to spread out.
By the time I was 8, it started to bulge.
It began looking like a human face!
Finally, at age 10, it suddenly started talking to me!
Do you recall what it said?
I'll never forget…what it said to me...
and its voice!
It said...!
Don't worry anymore. It'll be taken care of.
What will? By who?
From that day...
From that day, my battle against this thing began.
And it’s been a hellish, unrelenting war ever since!
I’m sure that you find this impossible to believe, Doctor.
Especially with it being quiet now.
And how is it hellish?
You will see for yourself,
If you just stay here with me for a few days.
Please tell me.
I'm a little tired today.
Machiko, I'm going to bed.
Doctor...
Doctor, please come see my bedroom.
I want you to see how I spend my hard, pain-filled nights.
I want you to see how I spend my hard, pain-filled nights.
Good night, Dear.
Good night.
Wake me at 7. I have a meeting at the office at 9.
He says he can't sleep peacefully without tying himself down. It's what he wants.
Without those straps, he feels like he'll go away somewhere.
So, to make a long story short,
you're going to slice that thing off, right?
Slice it off?
Yeah, just slice off that pimple of his and it'll all be okay, right?
I certainly hope that’s true…
Won't it work?
I don't know.
You don't?!
Taneda.
Yes, sir. I'm here.
Forgive me.
I'm sorry, but I don't think I can do it tonight.
Master...
Tell Machiko to take care of tomorrow's meeting for me.
Of course.
Just before dawn, Mr. Taneda came to our room.
He'll be back in a few days.
Master Koichiro always comes back.
Please, this must be kept an absolute secret!
I think it's best if you wait for his return here at the mansion!
I can't do that.
A doctor without a patient to care for isn't a doctor.
Either I cancel my contract or I go out and look for the patient.
Dr. Black Jack!
Taneda! You must let the doctor go do what he has to do.
If the doctor cancels his contract...
Koichiro will lose his last hope.
Do whatever you’re able to in order to assist him.
Mr. Taneda.
Y-Yes?
Do whatever you’re able to in order to assist us.
Yes.
Well, I've never had the chance to climb Tokyo Tower before…
Well, I've never had the chance to climb Tokyo Tower before…
After that, we gotta go see Rainbow Bridge! Then we’ll see the Umi Botaru!
Then how about ending up at Sea Para Land?
Do you have any ideas?
It’s quite obvious this isn't the first time the patient's run off.
It's all over your face.
Where has Koichiro gone to?
It's just as you say, sir.
I’m afraid Master Koichiro has been doing this since he was 10 years old.
I’m afraid Master Koichiro has been doing this since he was 10 years old.
10 years old...
I really have no idea where he goes or
what it is that he does.
All I do is wait for him to come home safely.
All I do is wait for him to come home safely.
And then do my best to act as though nothing had happened,
so no one would find out. I would always greet him warmly,
give him a relaxing bath, and changed his clothes.
Do you think the carbuncle is responsible?
I don't know.
I believe you've observed Koichiro in a similar way that a medical doctor would.
-I want your opinion. -Me, too!
I don’t have such an opinion.
I’m afraid I dropped out of medical school midway through the program.
I'm not asking if you have a diploma or a medical license.
From what I saw, you seem to have a fairly broad and detailed knowledge of medicine.
The detail with which you prepared that room for me...
it’s obvious.
Anything. Tell me anything you've noticed.
His heart...
You see, the master won't allow me the chance to see what's truly in his heart.
You see, the master won't allow me the chance to see what's truly in his heart.
He's crying! Doctor, Mr. Taneda's crying!
You're saying this could have a psychological cause?
One time… I followed Master Koichiro to this area here…
I lost him shortly after that.
Hey, you over there...
Lady with the yellow umbrella...
Why are you just standing there? Waiting for your boyfriend?
I was thinking that this isn’t really the best spot to be meeting up with someone.
I was thinking that this isn’t really the best spot to be meeting up with someone.
I've been waiting for you.
Huh? ^ Yeah! My luck is about to change a bit!
You can have a drink with me, if you want to.
A good looking girl like you saying that! Dangerous!
Okay. If you don't want to...
Hey! Wait!
Let me get out.
Inspector, hold on! Please!
We have to call a meeting at HQ!
Forget it, I'm going home.
Besides,there’s a birthday tonight!
But you said the same thing last time...
This time it's my wife’s birthday!
Inspector!
I saw you from the patrol car.
So, what's Dr. No-License doing here?
If you want to talk to me about something, then you better get a warrant!
I love the way you talk, Dr. No-License!
So, nothing to do?
I've no need to answer that.
Let’s have a drink together.
Today's been a lousy day.
I got it! You got fired, right?
It's my wife's birthday. It's terrible, really…
What do you mean, terrible?
I'd be much happie if only…
she’d never been born in the first place.
Don't worry, Doc.
I'm working in Juvenile Division now.
Besides, I don't have anything
to nail your butt to the wall with, anyway.
God, why did Takasugi the Ogre end up working for Juvie?
God, why did Takasugi the Ogre end up working for Juvie?
So then why don’t you just quit being a cop.
Yeah, I've been giving that a lot of thought lately.
The pay sucks and the bigger my kid gets,
the more money I seem to need. Maybe I could make a better living
being a servant for Dr. No-License here, huh?
-Tsukune. -Tsukune, comping up!
Thing is, right now I’m working on a real case...
-Tsukune! -Tsukune!
A little of the old fire's back, I guess.
Here, mister. Tsukune for you, too.
Tsukune, huh?
What's with this rain, anyway? It's annoying…
Wow, I still don't get it.
What's a girl like you doing with a guy like me?
Do people need reasons to get to know each other?
No, I don't suppose they do.
I like you!
I don't think you mean that.
Really?
But I like lies, though.
They're fun things.
Uh, my name's Sasaki. YB Commercial Trading.
And you are...?
Ryuko.
Miss Ryuko.
That's right. Ryuko.
So, uh, can you maybe give me your address or something?
Or how about your cell phone number?
Or maybe it's best if that’s some information I don’t have, right?
Or maybe it's best if that’s some information I don’t have, right?
Shall we drink?
Sure, sure, sure!
Have any children?
Yup! As a matter of fact, I have 3 wives and 1 child.
-I mean, it's the other way around. -I see.
Look, I know I promised we'd just have a drink, but...
You know, everything has this flow...
You can go home if you want to or you can go with me. Your choice.
With you!
Ryuko, you are the coolest!
I knew it. This all has to be destiny.
You have a wife and children!
Wh- What...?!
You never even consider how you hurt them, do you?!
N- No, but now that I think about it...!
Too late.
Hey! How about we keep the party going, huh?
Karaoke! Let's sing our brains out!
-I want to go! -Pinoko!
I'll get a ride for you. Kindly tell me where it is that you live, sir?
Nishieifuku…
Forget it. If you want to go, then go.
I’m going to drink some more and sleep at a police box.
West Shinjuku. We have a *** reported at the love hotel Cashmere!
The victim is male, approximate age 37!
The suspect is a female he entered with.
She’s dressed like an office worker. She was carrying a yellow umbrella.
She's presently believed to be on the run.
This is almost exactly like case M-37!
We've requested checkpoints be set up in the Shinjuku area as of 23:50 hours!
I need a ride! West Shinjuku!
Give me a ring sometime! We'll go drinking again!
Outta the way! Lemme through!
Doctor, I think it’s wise if we were to go back to Akamedai for tonight.
That’s a good idea, Doctor. It's pouring out and I'm sleepy.
Mr. Taneda, would you be so kind as to take Pinoko back?
I'd like to search the area a little more.
But you don't have a single clue to go on.
How would you even know where to start?
That’s why I have to find a clue.
Let's go, Mr. Taneda. Once he gets this way, there's no reasoning with him.
Yes, Miss!
Hold on!
Why are you sweating? And your pulse is so high?!
Uh, I sweat quite a lot and I have high blood pressure.
What is it that’s bothering you?
It's nothing.
I see.
Here.
I'll contact you if anything happens.
Be careful!
Hey, mister!
Yeah, I meant you.
I wandered for an hour, without any leads.
Then a voice called out to me.
You got any drugs?
Not any of the kinds you would be interested in.
I mean medicine. Like when someone gets hurt.
And if you don’t have any, lend me some money!
I can buy them at the store.
Are you injured then?
No, it’s not for me. It’s for someone who's bleeding really badly.
This way.
She crawled into my place,
and it was sudden too. A real pain!
This way!
-See? -I see. She is bleeding quite badly.
Hey, Miss, this guy's a doctor.
You'll be okay now.
You're beginning to run a fever.
Anyhow, let me see that wound.
I can treat it.
My house...!
Good night.
A change of clothes, sir? You're soaking wet.
The patient?
You mean, Master Koichiro, sir?
Has he returned?
Yes. He returned about an hour ago, sir!
He's in his bedroom, then.
Wait, Doctor! Please, wait!
Master Koichiro is asleep already!
It doesn't matter! I'm examining him!
Doctor!
Doctor!
Unlock it!
My hunch was right.
That this woman might actually be Koichiro Tsuzuki.
Because she had an identical human-faced carbuncle on her hand.
Because she had an identical human-faced carbuncle on her hand.
Still, I find this hard to believe!
Are you saying this woman is Koichiro?
I assure you, Doctor, we would’ve told you eventually.
I'm Ryuko.
You say that I'm "Koichiro"?
Don’t ever compare me to that weasley little coward!
He can never do anything on his own!
What do you know? You are Mariko.
Oh, crap!
Don't "oh, crap" me! Hold on!
You're broke and starving, as usual, right?
Let's get some food. Come on!
You said you were going to stop the drugs, quit wandering and go home.
You said you were going to stop the drugs, quit wandering and go home.
I believe those were the conditions for avoiding reform school.
We did all that for you and for what? You're back on the street again!
This chicken's tough!
Don't push it!
-All right! -By the way, Mari,
I'm looking for some info.
What's she done?
You know her?!
Do I get a chocolate parfait?
Yeah, sure! How about a side of tsukune, too?
Relax.
Just try to fall into a half-sleep.
Okay.
Please answer as fully, honestly,
and quietly as you can.
Question one:
Where did you go yesterday and what did you do?
Where did you go yesterday and what did you do?
I believe that I was asleep...
Where?
In my house...
In my bedroom...
Did you dream?
Or did you have a hard time sleeping?
No... There was nothing.
I remember nothing.
I was just left with a helpless sense of dread and fatigue.
Now for the next question.
Do you know a woman named "Ryuko"?
It's Ryuko. I don't know her surname.
Yes, I remember.
She's beautiful. And she's my friend.
Friend...
Yes. Whenever I am by myself…
she is the one who always talks to me.
And she is always behind me. She never allows me to see her face.
She cheers me up and embraces me gently from behind, as well.
How do you know she's beautiful…
if you've never actually seen her?
Oh, I know.
No woman is as lovely and pure as she...
Do you have any other friends besides Ryuko?
Tell me about them.
Of course he does! And we’re all here together!
Your name... Tell me your name!
I don't want to!
I'm sorry.
What am I doing here...?
Everything’s fine. You just had a little nap, that’s all.
Koichiro Tsuzuki. Age: 35.
Clearly presenting characteristics of Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Clearly presenting characteristics of Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Also known as Multiple Personality Disorder.
Multiple Personality Disorder...
is when a single person contains many separate personalities.
Each personality behaves completely differently from the others.
Each personality behaves completely differently from the others.
In many cases, what becomes the base personality...
is unaware of the other personalities within him.
He may possibly suffer memory loss when they take over.
The exact cause of this disorder is
a subject which is studied and investigated all over the world, even now.
a subject which is studied and investigated all over the world, even now.
Multiple Personality Disorder.
It may be eventually found that this is a new illness... brought about by the intense stress of modern society.
It may be eventually found that this is a new illness... brought about by the intense stress of modern society.
This falls outside my area of expertise,
but I can recognize this horrible mental disorder...
which tears a person apart from the inside.
which tears a person apart from the inside.
And in his case,
how is it connected to the human-faced carbuncle?
What influence does it have over him?
Will I be able to help him?
For the first time, a doubt gnawed at my self-confidence.
Love! Love! Love!
Pinoko! The human-faced carbuncle didn't permanently stay on his stomach.
It not only moved,
but appeared in multiple places at once.
Even more amazing,
it transformed a male patient
into a completely different-looking female!
Facial expression, skin tone,
voice... All completely female!
Even her height was different from Koichiro's.
Boy… It's really bugging you, isn't it?
Doctor.
For a change like that to occur,
would require a sudden and massive secretion of hormones.
Like GH, TSH, ACTH, and so on.
The carbuncle might have a strong control over his hypothalamus.
The carbuncle might have a strong control over his hypothalamus.
Could that be it?
Most multiple personality cases are caused by a profound trauma.
Most multiple personality cases are caused by a profound trauma.
Here ya go! Have some coffee!
Trauma... A psychological wound suffered in childhood...
Trauma... A psychological wound suffered in childhood...
I know Dr. No-License is in there!
I could get a warrant and raid this place!
That's right. Send Taneda the butler out!
Mr. Taneda...?
I'm opening the gate now.
I came here to find the woman with the yellow umbrella.
You met her in Shinjuku, didn't you?
A homeless girl named Mariko told me.
As is my habit,
I took the liberty of memorizing the butler's license plate, then found this place.
It’s pretty amazing that
your patient's the head of the Tsuzuki Group.
I would think a big-shot like him for a client must pay a lot of money.
I would think a big-shot like him for a client must pay a lot of money.
Of course, pal!
And then you go chasing after
the yellow umbrella lady from Mariko's cardboard shack.
I need you to tell me what happened after that.
I soon lost track of her.
That's it.
Listen, I can get Health and Welfare on your butt and tell them
you're practicing medicine without a license, you follow me?
Looks like I'm wasting my time here, huh?
Oh, well...
-Have a good day, Inspector. -Later! Let's go drinking again!
Of course, sir.
I heard the police came here for a visit?
Yes.
I wonder how much they know.
It doesn’t matter, we should all prepare ourselves for the inevitable, wouldn’t you say?
Mistress, don't trouble yourself!
When that time comes,
I will protect Master Koichiro! I promise you.
I will be begin the procedure to remove the tumor at dawn.
Whether the patient will be cured of his Dissociative Identity Disorder, I cannot say.
Whether the patient will be cured of his Dissociative Identity Disorder, I cannot say.
I’m afraid that’s the only treatment I can offer for the time being.
I’m afraid that’s the only treatment I can offer for the time being.
I just hope the operation will offer a clue to curing the patient's psychological disorder.
I just hope the operation will offer a clue to curing the patient's psychological disorder.
Doctor Black Jack...
Please do what you can for him.
Then I want you tell me,
everything you know about the patient. Everything.
It's your duty if you wish to help him!
Gentlemen, this investigation is moving into its final stages!
What's up? Did the suspect turn herself in?
Actually, they discovered another fingerprint.
Apart from the print of the yellow umbrella lady and the boy,
We found another print that matches theirs.
This is the new fingerprint that we've found...
It’s a different size from the first print, just as the other one was, so it took extra time to find a match.
It’s a different size from the first print, just as the other one was, so it took extra time to find a match.
So, this new print is from an adult male, now?
Yes, that’s right.
Koichiro Tsuzuki. Age: 35.
He was found guilty of large campaign contributions to a Conservative Party candidate.
He was found guilty of large campaign contributions to a Conservative Party candidate.
He was found guilty of large campaign contributions to a Conservative Party candidate.
However, the sentence was suspended with a fine, so he never went to prison.
However, the sentence was suspended with a fine, so he never went to prison.
His print was put on file at that time.
What...?
Gentlemen, as you already know,
this is the head of the Tsuzuki Group.
He has a lot of influence in the economic and political world.
He has a lot of influence in the economic and political world.
Right now, our superiors are discussing it with the Minister of Justice and the District Attorney.
Right now, our superiors are discussing it with the Minister of Justice and the District Attorney.
Remember to move cautiously until we have a warrant!
Are you saying he was dressed as a woman?
Sir, how can an adult impersonate a child?!
More importantly, are prints of different sizes going to stand up as evidence?
Mr. Takasugi!
Got another birthday to celebrate?
Shut up.
Love! Love! Love, love!
I just want to tell you one thing.
What is it?
You better be out by tomorrow morning.
That mansion's going to be raided.
Payback for the tsukune.
5:13 A.M.
The rain continues to fall even as dawn breaks.
The gloom of the night…
lingers on.
Confirm nitrous and oxygen flow.
Yes, Doctor.
All okay.
Vitals?
Nothing unusual.
Very well. Then let’s proceed.
Here you go!
You see, Master Koichiro had a difficult childhood.
It was both sad and lonely.
The Tsuzuki family line is a noble and honorable one.
And from birth, Master Koichiro was raised to be its leader.
And from birth, Master Koichiro was raised to be its leader.
Naive. Gentle.
However you looked at it, he was an introverted boy.
And his training to be the 8th master of the house began at the age of 3.
And his training to be the 8th master of the house began at the age of 3.
Pulse: 76.
Blood pressure: Steady at 124 over 70.
In the 9 years between age 3 and age 12...
he underwent his rigorous training at the estate in Karuizawa.
he underwent his rigorous training at the estate in Karuizawa.
He always had at least 10 tutors.
Everything he did was according to a schedule.
He was under his father's complete control.
He was under his father's complete control.
But Master Koichiro was only able to bear it
all because Mistress Yukiko was there.
She was Master Koichiro's mother.
She was gentle, and had an almost diaphanous beauty,
with a voice as clear and soft as falling snow.
She always carried a yellow umbrella.
And so... And so, if only
Mistress Yukiko hadn't been treated that way...!
Mama!
Don't go! Mama!
Mama!
Koichiro!
I'm sorry, Koichiro.
You be good and be kind to your new mother, all right?
It was an act without any justice.
In order to take his lover as his true wife, the 7th master of the house forcibly divorced Mistress Yukiko!
In order to take his lover as his true wife, the 7th master of the house forcibly divorced Mistress Yukiko!
In order to take his lover as his true wife, the 7th master of the house forcibly divorced Mistress Yukiko!
Koichiro...
Take care!
The human heart is a fragile thing.
After returning home, grief took its toll on Mistress Yukiko's mental health.
After returning home, grief took its toll on Mistress Yukiko's mental health.
Less than a month after all this happened,
she took her own life.
-Hemoclamp! Suction! -Got it! Got it!
Everything that’s happened began from that tragedy.
Everything that’s happened began from that tragedy.
Master Koichiro became more and more withdrawn.
At times, he would speak to himself in an odd way...
A strange car drove up to my house and it ate my mama.
I wonder if maybe she would come out…
if I cut open its belly?
It was just around that time that I first saw "it."
It was just around that time that I first saw "it."
Please don't tell anyone, Taneda.
If they found out, everyone would hate me.
I'd be so ashamed...
Very well. I promise.
This will be our secret, Young Master. Okay?
Always?
Yes! Always!
I'm going to be removing the tumor's contents now.
Keep an eye on any changes in his vitals.
Yes, Doctor. I'll report everything to you.
Carnigen!
Okay! Carnigen, carnigen, carnigen!
It must have been around that time when Master Koichiro graduated high school.
The reason Mother died was because Father betrayed her!
Kill him.
His betrayal is unforgivable.
Then you should kill him!
There's nothing worse
than betraying love!
I shall call Ryuko for you.
That’s right!
A friend created from your own hatred!
What is it, Koichiro? What would you like me to do?
You mean to say he's been inviting men out and then killing them since back in high school?!
You mean to say he's been inviting men out and then killing them since back in high school?!
No. Back then, he would just threaten them and assault them.
It only escalated from that behavior relatively recently.
It only escalated from that behavior relatively recently.
He's really a gentle man!
It's just that he's sick...!
I understand that, ma'am.
That's why we must operate.
The tumor has vanished!
Wow! Then it's a total success!
I'll begin suturing the skin. Suture needle and no. 3 silk!
I'm on it!
Huh?
They're in the second drawer.
Thank you, Mr. Taneda!
A strange car came,
and ate little Ko's mama.
I have to cut open the belly of that car
and save little Ko's mama.
Okay, buster, who are you?!
I'm Jun. I am a very old friend of Koichiro's.
I'm Jun. I am a very old friend of Koichiro's.
Wait, please! We're calling the master right now!
What? An arrest warrant?
And a search warrant?
Master Koichiro!
I’m sorry, sir, but, my master isn't at home at this time.
Don't lie to me! We've got evidence!
He’s here!
He's overseas, recovering from an illness—
Outta the way, or I'll arrest you!
Very well, sir. Then please take me instead.
All right, boys, take him in!
Drop your weapon!
Drop it, or I'll shoot!
Well? Shall we finally end it?
No, not just yet!
There are a lot more unforgivable men that I want to kill!
I still haven't been able to find little Ko's mama.
And what about you, Koichiro?
I'm so tired.
Let it end...
Then it is decided!
Darling!
Out of the way!
Coming through!
He threw himself in front of a gun, as though begging to be shot.
The bullet pierced the right atrium through to the right pulmonary apex.
The bullet pierced the right atrium through to the right pulmonary apex.
Doctor... Doctor Black Jack...
What... What in the world was I?
You are, without a doubt, Koichiro Tsuzuki.
You always have been… and always shall be.
Despite immediate emergency procedures, Koichiro Tsuzuki went into cardiac arrest at 8:18 A.M.
Despite immediate emergency procedures, Koichiro Tsuzuki went into cardiac arrest at 8:18 A.M.
Despite immediate emergency procedures, Koichiro Tsuzuki went into cardiac arrest at 8:18 A.M.
But it merely meant that Ryuko and Jun also vanished from this world.
But it merely meant that Ryuko and Jun also vanished from this world.
The doctor! Who was that doctor?! Who?!
We need to get a statement from him as a material witness!
Um, who are you talking about, sir?
The guy who treated the suspect before!
-Oh, I see, but, was there one? -There was!
-I didn't see anybody, sir. -Come on!
I said I didn't see him!
Oh, I get it.
Wow, this is cool!
Even though I was too late in this case, I learned a valuable lesson.
No matter how earnestly one can wield a scalpel,
you can't remove something from a man's soul.
And if a scalpel existed that could cut that deep...
And if a scalpel existed that could cut that deep...
...I think I would
be first in line to order several of them.