Thanks for waiting! Bringing hot new discs to your antenna, it`s time for...
...''Today`s Spotlight Corner!''
Today we debut a new record by Vision, and her band, the Revengers...
...who are back performing, breaking a year-long silence.
lt`s rocketing up the charts faster than mercury in midsummer!
lt`s our pick for today! So let`s hit it! Here`s Vision and the Revengers'...
...bright new disc, ''Say Yes!'' Let`s go!
Genom and Gulf & Bradley will each invest 50% of the capital...
...and the patents will all be the joint property of both parties.
This contract appears to be perfect. Continue, Mr. Yamada.
As regards the joint development, Gulf & Bradley`s R&D department will...
...have charge of the endoskeleton and motive power systems, and Genom...
...will have charge of the defensive armor and offensive weapons systems.
The ultimate head of development will be your own Dr. McLaren...
...with the research headquarters to be situated in Tokyo.
Well, Doctor?
The research facilities have already been completed. Please observe.
We have assembled the very best of Genom`s scientific knowhow.
The laboratory can be in operation in one month.
That`s just fine, Mr. Yamada. We have absolutely no objections.
Thank you, sir. We eagerly await your arrival in Japan, Doctor.
l`m looking forward to it too, so l can meet some beautiful geisha girls.
Mr. Yamada, is he by any chance...?
Yes, sir. The Model 55-C Boomer. Genom`s best-selling product.
Our new model should do even better, once it`s finished.
Give my regards to Mr. Quincy.
Go!
Damn... !
This is Chopper 3. lncident at the Gulf & Bradley Building. Emergency dispatch!
Where`s the assailant?
That`s thinning it out, but we`ve got no choice.
What does our survivor have to say?
He says he couldn`t see the attacker's face at all.
Also, that he has no idea who it could have been.
Probably because there are too many possibilities.
Huh?
The victim was the Chairman of a major concern.
There`d be as many people with scores to settle as there are stars in the sky.
Then the other victims were just collateral?
Could be.
How about this, Madam?
Thank you.
Tokyo is only 30 minutes away.
l see.
ls something worrying you?
l`m scared, Kou...
...not that l might die, but of what l`m trying to do now...
We can still turn back.
Uh-uh. l decided on this myself. l don`t intend to turn back.
l don`t intend to quit, but...
Miss Vision, what are your first impressions of Tokyo?
l`m not really sure. l just got here yesterday.
l expect to be able to give a meaningful answer when l`ve finished this tour.
Why did you come here a whole week before your concert?
Because there are several places l want to visit.
May l inquire as to why you`ve suddenly gone back on live tour?
Because l want to present new emotions with my music.
New emotions?
Yes. l want to sing about all kinds of human emotion.
Joy, grief, laughter, despair, regret, anger, malice... all emotions.
Word is that, after her press conference, Miss Vision disappeared, as usual.
Let`s switch briefly to Ms. Nakamura, in Shibuya. Ms. Nakamura?
Hi, this is Nakamura. Take a look at this line. lsn`t it incredible?
lt`s made up of Vision`s fans, who are here to buy advance tickets for her concert.
Excuse me, Miss, how long have you been in line?
Since 3:00 A.M.
Do you like Vision?
You bet! l`ve got all her CDs and LDs, starting with her debut!
l`m a big, big, big, BlG fan!
Gimme a break. You`re buying them only because she`s popular right now.
You don`t like her?
lt`s not her singing, it`s her marketing technique that gets me.
She`s a complete question mark. Age, personal history, nothing.
Who`s she supposed to be, Batman?!
Kinda takes after you, doesn`t she, Priss.
Oh, is that so?
What`s on your mind, Linna?
l feel like l`ve met this singer, Vision, before.
No way! Must have been someone who just happened to resemble her.
How much longer, Shin?
Give us two more hours!
We move out at midnight! And listen, if anything goes wrong...
...put Miss Reika`s personal safety first, and act accordingly.
Protect her with your lives. Don`t worry about me at all!
Dear Reika, how are you?
l think l mentioned my engagement in my last letter.
The top news this time is this. He gave it to me. Pretty nice design, huh?
l told him about you; he says he`d really like to meet you. ln other news...
...some friends threw a bachelorette party for me. Here are some snapshots.
Everyone picked on me, and l got teased a lot...
...but it was really a fun party.
lt looks like we`ll be postponing the wedding date slightly.
l`ll let you know as soon as it`s set...
...so please attend, even if you have to break a concert date.
l hope Grandfather, Kou, and the rest can come too. Well, that`s it for now.
Goodbye, Sis.
You took three seconds, Madam.
ln a real situation, that would have been enough to kill you.
First of all, not noticing my footsteps showed a lack of attention.
Kou, if you were to give me a score for this, what would it be?
Say, 50 out of a possible 1 00?
About a 20, l think.
Dr. McLaren, the rate of epidermal cell adhesion is tapering off.
lt`s a sign that it`s nearly complete.
Looking at it makes me think that strength and ugliness go hand-in-hand.
A regular modern-day Frankenstein`s Monster, huh?
Emergency in Block 24!
The outer wall is too thick! We`ll use one of the walkways to get in!
Roger!
lntruder is heading for Walkway 2!
There`s someone in the walkway!
Shoot! lt`s someone from Genom!
No!
Miss Reika!
No, Kou! l can`t shoot him!
Enough!
Damage?
Nine Boomers and four areas of structural damage. Fortunately, no serious injuries.
Test models also undamaged. lntruder has escaped and disappeared.
ls this machine the same as the one in Houston?
Absolutely! Mr. Quincy, l`m returning to Texas.
The Boomer is nearly complete. l`m no longer needed here.
No! You will remain here until all the tests are completed.
But... !
l have a general idea who it was. lt must be the Chang Group.
You mean, Hou Bang?
Could they be after the New Boomer?
Probably. Dr. McLaren, you`re not the target.
Take some R&R for a week or so.
Get a load of this! There`s nothing left!
A ceramic blastproof overlay.
Wait a moment, please. l can`t let you in here!
AD Police. Let me check around!
l trust you have a search warrant. Our company does have its secrets.
Entry into this section is forbidden to outside personnel.
All l can see is that you`re trying to hide something, you know?
What might we be hiding?
Something in violation of the law... like, maybe, a new type of Boomer.
You can`t be serious. First of all, we`re the victims.
Victims, huh?
What... what are you...?
A little overkill, don`t you think?
You think you`re Harry Lime, choosing a place like this for a meeting?
Just a little change of atmosphere...
...besides, we won`t have to worry about eavesdroppers.
So what`s the job this time?
Complete details are on the disc. l`ll just hit the highlights.
An executive of a certain corporation is in Japan at Genom`s invitation.
The job is bodyguarding that bigwig.
Bodyguarding someone associated with Genom? That doesn`t sit well with me.
The fee is 50,000,000! 30 in advance, 20 on successful completion.
All right, l suppose.
Now, whoever`s after him is extremely tough.
l hear they took out a Boomer in one shot.
lt may be a bodyguarding job, but you`ll be risking your life.
Please be as careful as you can.
Your bodyguarding must be in secret, nothing overt.
This is an insistent request of the client, Dr. McLaren.
''Drop the investigation?!'' What the hell does that mean?
Please tell me why!
Upstairs said to remove you. l don`t know any more than that either.
Genom`s bringing pressure to bear, huh?
Chief, there`s more to this than just some terrorist attack!
We`ve got to check out Genom! What`s your problem?
Tickets to the Vision concert?
Right!
Oh, wow! Front-row seats!
These weren`t easy to get!
Thank you!
l have no intention of dropping this case, you hear me?!
Daley.
l hereby place Detectives Daley Wong and Leon McNichol on two weeks` paid leave.
They are absolutely forbidden to work. lnvestigatively or otherwise.
Yes, sir!
Don`t let that hothead boil over. And be careful.
Here we are.
Big, isn`t it.
Even a lowball estimate of its cost would be about 700 billion.
What the hell is Genom planning to build here, anyway?
Their answer to Disneyland, maybe?
Well, l don`t see Mickey Mouse anywhere.
Well, well, well...
ls it Snow White?
No, it`s someone who`d make her eat the poisoned apple.
Chairman Quincy himself has come out to see the jobsite.
So where to now?
The St. Regis Hotel.
There go our paychecks.
We`re not going to check in.
Makes no difference. A cup of coffee there costs two or three thousand.
Oh, l hate this. lt`s like being in a steambath.
We had to get a room from which we could monitor the hotel!
lt`s just for a little while longer.
l know all that, but they get to take it nice and easy, at poolside.
Uh-oh, he`s a dirty old man. Be careful he doesn`t jump you, Nene.
Here you go, sir. One Blue Hawaii.
l should`ve gotten to infiltrate the hotel, too.
What the!
Fifth floor coffee shop. Window seat.
Leon! What`s he doing here?
There would seem to be more to this job than meets the eye.
Things are getting interesting, wouldn`t you say?
You figure it out?
Yeah. When our expert analyzed the photos...
...he said the tower was a production factory...
...and the city-like area was a mock-battle stage.
For Boomers?
Yep! A performance testing ground.
Things are getting interesting, aren`t they.
Room Service. l`ve brought the champagne you ordered.
Pardon me.
Yes, this is the St. Regis Hotel, Room 201 1 .
No, not another blonde. Hmm... l think an Oriental today.
Make sure she`s young.
Very good, sir. l think it`ll take about an hour.
Yes, sir, we`ll send you an incomparable beauty.
Sylia, do you read me?
Looks like he`s ordered up another call girl for tonight.
Nothing else to report.
Roger. Continue surveillance.
OK.
After we went to all the trouble to buy off the hotel manager...
...we should have put concealed cameras and microphones in there.
We couldn`t intrude on the client`s privacy, now, could we?
But just having him wear a transmitter isn`t good enough.
l don`t think the enemy wants to assassinate him.
Huh?
There were plenty of opportunities to kill McLaren...
...during the Texas incident last March...
...but the attackers didn`t do so. Don`t you think that`s strange?
Then there`s this unofficial FBl report.
Last December, the U.S. Dept. of Defense held a competition...
...for the purpose of introducing new weapons.
Six companies, including Gulf & Bradley and Genom, competed, and in the end...
...the winner was the GD-42, a combat robot...
...built by Kyuusei lndustries, of which Chang is Chairman.
Formed from a base of Asian-American immigrants, the Chang Group...
...has had an antagonistic relationship with Gulf & Bradley for over a decade.
Why`s that?
Chang`s son and daughter-in-law died fifteen years ago.
lt seems to have been a murder made to look like a traffic accident.
Gulf & Bradley were thought to have been behind it...
...but they were found not guilty, due to lack of evidence.
Genom and Gulf & Bradley entered into their partnership this past January.
So the Chang Group are the culprits?
lf so, why did they wait fifteen years before taking revenge?
What`s your name?
My name is lrene.
That`s a nice name.
Pretty good for a man his age. This is the fourth night in a row.
Tell me about it!
He suddenly clutched at his chest, moaning in pain.
That`s why he should have been more concerned about his age!
They just left the room. Looks like they`re taking him to the hospital.
One of the bodyguards is still in the room, along with the call girl.
Be careful, Priss. There`s something funny about that ambulance.
Roger!
Where are we? Hey!
Get out of that ambulance!
Let`s do it!
No effect!
l must have contracted Miss Reika`s disease.
The patient`s gone? ls this some kind of joke?
Why, no. You see, the ambulance already came.
lt already came?
We`re going back to the office.
Then what?
We open a kidnapping investigation!
l got trashed. lt was embarrassing.
Priss!
Why, that`s lrene`s... !
Dr. McLaren is abducted, Linna goes missing...
...and to top it off, Priss gets a broken arm. Everything`s going wrong.
When Linna`s transmission was cut off, she was near lrene`s grave.
l have a feeling there`s a connection. Would you check the data on lrene?
OK. l wonder if Linna`s all right.
l don`t think she`s from Genom, but she could be a bodyguard McLaren hired.
l consider it expedient to keep her captive for now.
l`m sorry we were so rough with you.
You were in lrene`s letters, weren`t you. Were you a friend of hers?
You`re Reika, aren`t you. lrene`s older sister.
Yes.
Just what are you trying to do? Tell me, Vision!
lrene told me that her sister was a singer.
l didn`t recognize you at first, without your make-up...
...but you`re Vision! There`s no doubt about it!
Mr. Kou, there`s a call for you, from Mr. Chang.
lt`s been quite some time, Mr. Chang.
How is it going, Kou?
We have McLaren. And Miss Reika is still the same.
Hmm... Now, how is Reika`s fighting performance? Speak frankly.
Miss Reika is too soft. She can`t bring herself to kill people.
Her hatred of Miss lrene`s death fuels her desire for revenge, but...
lt was my beloved granddaughter`s wish. Even l could not refuse her.
l didn`t want to drag her into the shadow world, but...
l understand how you feel, Sir.
l am old. You are the only one upon whom l can rely now.
We will protect Miss Reika, even if it costs our lives.
l`m counting on you, Kou!
My family, the Changs, has led Hou Bang for generations.
''Hou Bang?''
A secret society which was the basis for my grandfather`s success in the world.
After my father died, there was a void in the Hou Bang successorship.
But l didn`t particularly care... until she... until lrene was killed by Genom.
Then l was determined that l would have vengeance...
...first, on the Chairman of Gulf & Bradley, for killing my parents, and then...
You`re going to kill Quincy? With McLaren as bait?
Yes. l`ll kill him. l`ll teach him about the pain he`s caused us.
Doing that for lrene`s sake...
Won`t bring her back!
l know that. l know it`s pointless. But... it hurts so much.
l can`t let him get away with it!
What will you do after you`ve killed Quincy?
You`ll succeed to the leadership of Hou Bang?
What about your singing?
l`ll give it up. This tour was bogus from the start, after all.
Strange, isn`t it. Time was that l hated my own clan with a passion.
But now l think of it with pride.
Fluid temperature: 23 degrees C. lon concentration: 75%.
Commencing armor plating.
Mr. Quincy...
The man who abducted McLaren?
ls this Quincy?
You people went to a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Unnecessary?
The Boomer is finished. McLaren is a closed subject.
Boil him, roast him, do what you like with him.
Are you sure?
No one knows the new type`s limitations and weaknessess better than McLaren.
Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa... Lots of people will want McLaren.
Your new type would soon be unsaleable.
No one will want a weapon that`s had all its secrets exposed.
What are your demands?
l want to deal with you face-to-face. l`ll give you my demands at that time.
You want to meet with me personally? Will l be dealing with Mr. Chang?
That`s right.
All right. Suppose we meet at 1 7:00 tomorrow, at Artificial lsland D-35?
Are you thinking of trying something underhanded?
ls that an objection?
No, that`s fine. Tomorrow, then.
Activate in two hours! Prepare for testing!
Yessir!
A public servant, moonlighting... Naughty, naughty, Nene.
What do you want?
l want you to check the computer for connections to this case.
Let me know as soon as you`ve got anything.
l understand you were a friend of Miss lrene`s.
l`m sorry about the cramped accommodations...
...but l ask you to bear with them just a little longer.
That lock will automatically disengage in twenty-four hours.
Tomorrow night, you will be free.
Wait! Are you going to kill Quincy tomorrow?
Don`t drag that girl into this!
Do you want to make Reika... Vision... a murderer?
Don`t you realize she`s just acting out of despair? lf you keep supporting her...
What do YOU know?!
You don`t know how grief-stricken Miss Reika was when she lost Miss lrene!
To see Miss Reika smile again, l`d kill Quincy, even if he was a god!
You`re so wrong about this!
Carl Baker`s 4:00 piano concerto at the Yokohama Bayside Hall...
...still has seats available.
Tickets for the Rumenka Mupata Combo go on sale on the 20th of this month.
And finally, the opening concert of Vision`s tour, beginning tonight...
...at the New Tokyo Dome, is sold out.
l get absolutely nothing on lrene`s past.
l can only guess that there`s some major organization concealing it.
l`m trying to find a password, but...
And there`s still no movement on Quincy`s end, either.
Maybe l miscalculated.
A chopper just left that lab. Looks like it`s heading for Genom Tower.
Linna!
You all right, Linna?
Priss!
Nene, are you all right today?
''Am l all right?''
The concert`s tonight!
You mean you forgot?
Roger! Quincy`s made his move.
l`ll bring the car around!
Leon! l`ve got it!
Come on, Linna!
So it`s just you two, after all. Well? What are your demands?
l demand your life!
Oh? For what reason?
Does the name lrene ring any bells?
No.
lt`s the name of my little sister, who was killed a year ago...
...for the sake of your rotten, filthy dreams!
l know nothing about it. l have far too many dreams, you see.
Don`t play innocent! l won`t let you just bury your head in the sand!
Well, then, it just doesn`t make any sense to me at all.
So a little girl like you is going to take revenge, huh?
lt`s really stupid of you to cause such an uproar over just one little girl...
Stop this pointless fighting!
Linna!
Shut up, Genom agents!
You`re wrong! We`re...
The Knight Sabers!
They and you are two of a kind!
Foolish rabble striking out at Genom!
An android!
Now that the performers are assembled, let`s raise the curtain on the show!
l`ll shake it off!
This incident has its roots in the murder of lrene Chang.
And the Texas incident?
Was for the killing of her parents.
And the culprit?
ls Vision, l think... though l don`t know if she`s the principal one.
There... there are extenuating circumstances, aren`t there?
Shit! We`re not moving an inch!
Let me give you some advice.
This town has a pile of booby- traps planted in it.
Don`t even think of hiding behind any of the buildings!
The sucker`s blind!
The monitor!
Can you see yet? l`ll be your eyes!
Reika, immobilize the thing!
Linna, forget it! You just get yourselves out of here!
Too late!
Stinking monster!
Kou! We`ll blow it up with our self-destruct system!
Did you copy that, Knight Sabers?
What about you two?
We`ve got an escape system! Now get away from here!
Arming self-destruct system!
Miss Reika!
RElKA!
Stay away!
Get away! There`s no time!
You better hurry, or your concert`s going to start without you.
lt`s OK. l`m not going to sing anymore. Besides, my revenge isn`t finished yet.
lt won`t be over until l kill Quincy...
How long are you going to go on like that?
But lrene won`t rest in peace if l leave this undone!
What`s this?
lrene was a typical pretty girl...
...a girl at an age to delight in getting an engagement ring.
Reika, l think there`s another way besides revenge...
...if you want to take lrene`s hopes, and see them through.
Linna...
Leon...
AD Police.
l`m glad you`re here. Those are the people who kidnapped me!
l`m the kidnapper. She had nothing to do with it.
Kou!
Richard McLaren, you`re under arrest...
...on suspicion of violating the armaments-construction laws.
Wait a minute!
Not to mention multiple counts of soliciting prostitution...
Oh, come on!
Miss Vision, we appreciate your help in arresting this criminal.
Therefore, we`d like to escort you to the concert grounds.
Would that be all right?
Yes!