Yukari Masaki, age twenty,
only daughter of industrialist Eizo Masaki,
student at one of the more elite colleges for women.
No doubt the product of a sheltered existence, but I must say...
She's cute!
Pardon?
And why do you think Yukari would do something so extreme?
What did she do?
You see, twice this week, Yukari has attempted suicide.
Attempted suicide?
Yes...
On both occasions others intervened, thus averting disaster.
However, I am deeply ashamed to admit
that I have no idea why that child would do such a thing.
What could it be, troubling her so inside? I'm just so worried.
Please Mr. Saeba, don't take your eyes off her for a second.
When I attempt to question her, she avoids me.
Just this morning, she disappeared somewhere leaving a note behind.
She's a young college girl all right. It's in French.
May I ask what it means?
I'm going to kill myself.
Young lady, that's a dangerous place to sit.
Watch out!
No way!
Look, are you Yukari Masaki?
That's right, but who are you?
You're... you're not what I expected from the photo at all.
I'm here to...
To kill me, right? But it won't work.
I'm not going to let you kill me that easily.
Kill... kill you? What do you mean?
Hey, where are you going?!
Okay!
Here you go!
Good!
Nice one!
Man, the sweet smell of college girls is everywhere!
I can't take it!
Just hold it right there, buster. Where are you going?
Allow me to identify myself.
City Hunter, Ryo Saeba? What's this?
You see, I'm that famous sweeper.
Oh, you're a janitor, but what happened to the regular guy?
Oh, yeah. About him,
he was bitten in the appendix by some dog and was hospitalized.
What a dope, right? Okay, thank you now. See you!
Something suspicious about that character.
Hi there, looking for some diet pills or something?
How did you find me?
Appearing in places where I'm least expected is one of my skills.
Help! It's a pervert! Someone help me!
A pervert?
Hang on!
Hey, just hold on!
I had a feeling about you, and I was right, you pervert!
I got you!
Stop it I say, you're not my type!
Stop! Stay where you are!
Man, and they call this an elite girls' school. That was awful.
Stop! Don't do it!
No! Stop!
Why are you trying to kill yourself with this stuff?
You're just reaching an age when there is so much to enjoy in life!
Death does not become you at age twenty.
What are you getting so worked up about?
I was just getting ready to use some eye drops, that's all.
Eye drops?
These?
I know, you need to fall in love.
If you fall in love, you'll no longer think about killing yourself.
You need a partner for that.
Finding a partner's something you'll have to do yourself.
Maybe he's someone you already know.
Just who are you?
There he is! The pervert!
Yes, I'm a pervert.
That's wrong! I'm not a pervert I tell you!
Stop!
So, you're saying my mother hired you?
Right, she said to watch you closely.
So you wouldn't, for example, try jumping from a high place like this.
So you say,
but you're actually looking for a chance to kill me, right?
Kill... kill you?
Why? Why would I do that?
So, you're not trying to kill me?
I wonder?
Something about that face I don't trust. Something dark about you...
Well, excuse me.
Oh, I found something nice!
Hey, not that! That's expensive!
Well, you're pretty stingy for an underworld operator, aren't you?
I like it.
Me, this is what I really like doing.
I can forget about all that bad stuff.
Like that difficult father of mine, for example.
My father, big deal.
I know he's busy.
But couldn't he say something nice to me every once and a while?
Not that he's ever bothered to scold me for that matter.
I'm sure I don't matter to him at all.
Way I see it, you're not serious about killing yourself at all.
Fact is, you really don't have a good reason to.
You're just a selfish little girl.
I'd advise you to just listen to your parents and live right.
Stop! Stop!
I'm not going home! I'm not! I'm not going home!
You don't know. Twice this last week someone has tried to murder me.
Murder you? Don't you mean you tried to kill yourself twice?
Twice someone tried to kill me, so twice I felt like killing myself.
Luckily, I escaped with nothing more than a broken mirror.
So that's why you kept talking about someone trying to kill you.
But what's that have to do with you wanting to die yourself?
It's because the person trying to have me killed is Eizo Masaki,
my own father.
Your own father? You're joking.
Hold it.
Be patient. We're gonna wait here until he's gone.
So, what did you learn?
I found out a few things.
It appears that twelve years ago, Mrs. Masaki lost her first husband.
She remarried Eizo Masaki, bringing her young daughter Yukari with her.
Remarried? So, he's not Yukari's real father?
That's right.
Yukari lacked for nothing as a child,
but for some reason it appears she didn't grow close to her father.
I see, and...
Her father is having her killed so he can collect on insurance?!
Right, she's got this notion her father wants her dead for the money.
You're kidding! True he's not her real father, but still...
I agree with you.
Anyway, that's why she decided she'd rather commit suicide,
than have her own father kill her for insurance money.
In other words, she's playing hardball with her own life.
But the underlying truth is that the poor girl is starving for something.
Starving?!
She's really hungering for the love of a father.
Since he's not her real father, she can't bring herself to ask for it.
What can we do, I wonder?
Don't ask me. That's beyond my responsibility.
I am certain about one thing though.
There's someone out there who's trying to kill this girl.
Don't be ridiculous!
Me trying to kill my own daughter? Nothing could be more impossible.
I admit the company I own is in a slump.
However that may be, I have hardly sunk so low
as to attempt to murder my own daughter to collect on insurance!
However, it remains a fact that someone is trying to kill her.
It is apparent that her bike mirror was hit by a bullet.
I don't believe it. There must be some other explanation.
No, it's the truth.
Doesn't it bother you that your daughter's in danger?
And you call yourself her father?
Who do you think you are?!
I'll thank you to mind your own business!
Get out of here this minute!
Dear, I was the one who asked for Mr. Saeba's help.
Mr. Saeba!
Please wait. You must understand.
There's no father who loves his daughter more than my husband.
It's just that he doesn't know how to express his feelings.
It's easy to misunderstand him.
Yukari has trouble understanding this,
and it's hard for him to communicate his feelings, but...
That my husband would try to kill Yukari,
real daughter or not, is unthinkable!
Then who could it be?
Hello.
I guess about now you're finally gettin' the idea we mean business.
Who is that guy? A bodyguard?
Don't mess with us! The next time'll be the last!
If you want to save your daughter...
Wait!
Okay, I'll give you the money you want.
That's much better. You can listen to reason when you have to.
Take care of that daughter now.
I'll give you the money you want, so please leave Yukari alone.
I see. The man's being blackmailed.
That old crap don't apply no more.
We already have your daughter right here.
What's that?
In one hour's time bring cash to the number four landfill site.
If you don't, your daughter's...
Okay, I'll bring it!
Forget about it. You won't get a cent from that man.
What? What do you mean?
It's like I already told you. He's not my real father.
That ain't gonna work.
You really think saying that stuff is gonna make us give up?
No, stop it!
Two guys armed with guns forced their way in, and took off with her!
I'm to blame for this. We must have been followed.
Maybe it's all for the best anyway.
Are you the criminal? Where's Yukari?
Take it easy. Your daughter's over there.
Now! I want my daughter back now!
Keep your voice down. Let me see that money first.
And don't try any funny stuff. Got it?
We didn't use the parking brake on that minivan.
A little bump and grind from my partner there,
and down it goes right into the ocean.
Okay, how's about you hand over that money now.
Ryo, isn't it time to do something?
If I make a move now, it could backfire.
Everything's okay. We'll wait a little longer.
Put it down there. Open it up and show me.
Good, turn around.
Hey, what are you doing up there? Let's get out of here!
Okay, let's go.
Okay.
Ryo, the minivan!
No, it'll go in to the ocean!
Yukari!
It's no good! It won't open!
Yukari!
Sorry to disappoint, but I can't let you take that money.
Bastard!
The money!
I've got two rounds left.
You better give it up, if you don't want to get hurt.
This ought to do it. You want to run, you do it pulling the car.
Well, I wonder how they're managing their relationship over there?
How foolish!
Me? Kill you? How did you get such a crazy idea?!
How could any father do such a thing to his own daughter?
I'm so shocked, I don't know what to say.
Father...
Father!
Yukari!
Even without blood ties, a father is a father, and a child is a child.
Right. I think things will be okay from now on. Shall we go?
Who is he? That man?
City Hunter, he's well known.
Well known? I've never heard of him.
Oh, no! Otora's been kidnapped by the Hanafubuki Gumi!
How awful! Whatever happened to their Code of Chivalry?
But Kikunosuke isn't like them.
She knows her stuff, and seeks perfection in the Code.
Well, then, I think I'll have her give me a first-hand demonstration
of this so-called Code of Chivalry then.
All right, there's going to be a fight!
Settle down now.
Don't miss it!