What a beautiful day!
Man, what does she mean, a beautiful day?
She's making me carry all this stuff!
Stop complaining; some overdue accounts paid up.
You need to go on big shopping trips sometimes.
What are you saying? All this stuff is yours, isn't it?!
Ryo?
Well, now.
You have a long way to go before you can pick my pocket!
A pickpocket?
Hey, you...
Hey, that hurts!
A beautiful, mokkori lady pickpocket!
Mariko!
Kaori!
Do the two of you know each other?
You don't say, the same high school class?
Right, we were best friends.
And now she's a pickpocket.
That's right, Mariko! Why?
Weren't you studying psychology at college?
I was, criminal psychology.
For my senior thesis, I chose to research pickpockets.
Picking pockets sure is thrilling.
This is nothing to laugh about, Mariko!
Pardon me.
Are you nuts?
No, it's nothing.
Give it to me!
Excuse me, I think you dropped this!
You like picking pockets, don't you?
Yeah, it's great!
That had me in a cold sweat. Mariko, really!
Please don't misunderstand.
I don't pick pockets as a means of making a living.
Really?
The thrill, the suspense, my heart beating fast with the excitement...
It's at the moment I make the snatch that I feel truly alive.
She's sick.
Ryo, can you get her out of the dangerous world she's in?
Are you asking me to do a job for you?
If I am?
If it means some mokkori to get the job done?
I guess so if it means you can help her.
A mokkori assignment with Kaori's official approval!
...and that's why my pick pocketing isn't a crime.
I return the wallets I've snatched without the owners even knowing it.
I see. I guess I'll return this to the owner then. Here!
It's yours, isn't it?
When did you take it?
If you didn't notice it, then you aren't that good.
You think you can snatch this without me noticing?
If you can, I'll be the first to admit your ability as a pickpocket.
But if you can't...
If I can't...
You're not that good, time to give up pick pocketing.
Do you mean you're challenging me?
That's about the size of it.
Understood. My goal is to be a first-class pickpocket.
I accept your challenge.
Hey, why don't you come with us for bit?
Me? I don't...
Ryo!
Hey, hey!
Big guy, that's a pretty extreme way to get a date, don't you think?
Shut up! This ain't none of your business!
Sorry, but we're a concerned party here.
Jerk, this ain't over!
Who are those guys?
Do you have any idea who...
Are you in the Yakuza, Saeba?
No, this is...
I know! You must be a private eye! Am I right?
Yeah, something like that.
So, are you a private eye too, Kaori?
Me? I'm sort of an assistant.
What? You're kind of like me then.
What do you mean? Tell me how I'm like you!
Using a combination of Taikyoku-ken and Shiatsu,
I developed this finger exercise.
This is all I need!
Mokkori leotard!
Ryo!
Still, see how nimble her fingers are?
Are you sure it's okay?
If she snatches your wallet, Mariko will really get cocky!
Trust me. My heart is the only thing a vision can snatch.
Are you saying you'd like to have your heart snatched by Mariko?
Kaori!
I get it! That's why you brought Mariko into this house!
I can see right through you!
No!
If we didn't bring her in, she'd go after someone else's wallet, right?
Is that all there is to it?
Absolutely.
Get this! She's my best friend!
I'm genuinely thinking about how best to help her.
Well, if that's all it is...
I don't see anything genuine about this though.
Man, that Kaori! She doesn't trust me one bit!
What's this cage business about?
I couldn't get a wink of sleep last night knowing a vision was nearby.
Oh, good morning.
Good morning.
Saeba, ham and eggs?
Yeah! I got your wallet, Saeba!
That's not my wallet.
You're larger than you look. That's a D cup there.
That's not all I have.
Oh, no!
You pervert!
I'm helping her!
True enough.
I'll just have to restrain myself until he helps Mariko.
Get the wallet from the mannequin without ringing the bells.
If I can learn to do this, getting Saeba's wallet should be simple.
I'll never become a first-class pickpocket if I give up now.
I did it! Now, I know I'll win tomorrow.
She's more tenacious than she looks.
Once she sets her mind on something, that's all she thinks about.
I see.
Look, a rainbow!
It's beautiful!
Hey, what are you trying to do?
Trying to make off with my mokkori babe?
Damn! I'll be back!
What's going on?
They've been following us for a while.
Mariko, you must have done something. Those guys are pros.
I don't have a clue why I'd be targeted.
Perhaps it's someone who is angry at you for picking their pocket.
That's impossible. My pick pocketing is an art.
Okay? Don't be like that. Help me out, Umibozu!
Just a little checking for me is all.
Right, right. Thanks so much!
Good disguise there, Gen!
You'd never think you worked for a pachinko parlor.
My wife's also ready to go.
Is that really your wife?
The costume rental cost quite a bit.
Don't worry. I'll pay for it out of my expense account.
Thanks, I'm sure.
Okay, time to go into action.
Hey, look over there!
What is it?
I'm told they're great seats.
That's right, Sunday.
Sunday's a holiday anyway. The other people going are...
Sachi? She's not going.
No time she says. Why just the other day...
That guy's a veteran pickpocket with fifty years under his belt.
When he was starting out, he called pick pocketing an art too.
But after all, picking pockets is just picking pockets.
"When are they gonna catch me? When are they gonna catch me?"
Living with this constant fear has left his very core demoralized.
Why not ask him? Ask him if he thinks picking pockets is an art.
It is an art!
Or at least I'll make it one! I refuse to give up!
I will not give up pick pocketing!
My goodness, what a stubborn girl!
Ryo, what are we going to do? That backfired completely!
I don't get it. According to my calculations,
"I'll quit picking pockets."
"In exchange, please make me your secretary, Saeba!"
"Please let me stay by your side always!"
Or that's what was supposed to happen anyway.
Ryo!
It slipped out!
I thought you were acting a little too kind! Now I know why!
Wait! Wait! You have it all wrong!
Umibozu?
Yo!
Is this man an acquaintance of yours, Saeba?
Yeah, he's a colleague.
What's the idea, Umibozu?
You're making her shake with fear by appearing out of the blue!
He's so handsome it makes me shake!
This kind of man is my type.
Your type? You mean a guy built like a thunderhead like him?
Now you mention it, her boyfriend in high school was a power lifter.
A real Beauty and the Beast here!
But look at you getting all bashful, tough as you are, you.
Ryo...
The drug smuggling syndicate has shown a lot of activity lately.
Word is, a microfilm containing records of drug deals was stolen.
A microfilm?
It was hidden in a piece of jewelry worn by the boss's girl.
Someone stole it off her in town. The syndicate is in an uproar.
Mariko, did you steal some jewelry from a lady lately by any chance?
Yes, this. I stole it off some call-girl type.
I thought I'd lose my touch just stealing wallets.
Why didn't you return it?
I tried to, but she took off in a taxi.
It's this.
Even if we tell them it was a mistake they won't believe it.
You're in for it now.
Let's just return it! All we have to do is return it!
Too late for that! They made the worst possible mistake!
The mistake of pointing a gun barrel in my direction.
Umibozu, are you ready?
Let's go!
Ryo, wait!
After 'em!
Okay, stand back, ladies.
Hey, you!
Bastard!
Damn!
Okay, Umibozu, it's your turn!
By myself?
Look...
A cat!
He's a monster!
Help!
A monster!
Great! Bravo! Well done, Umibozu!
Ryo! You, exploiting my weak point like that!
Watch out!
This makes us even.
A real piece of work, aren't you?
Ryo, what's all the commotion about?
A present from me. It contains a microfilm.
This carries a high price, I imagine.
Well, that all depends on you, Saeko.
Shall I make reservations at a hotel?
Well, a hotel sounds nice,
but maybe reservations at a hospital would be better.
A hospital?
Exactly!
Hotel reservations are cancelled.
Well, still feel like stealing my wallet?
Well...
Watch out! Look where you're going!
Stealing from an old woman!
Mariko!
Mariko, what are you...
She's trying to steal the wallet, and return it to the old lady.
That's a real pickpocket, isn't it?
She did it!
Ma'am, let me help you across the street.
You're so kind. Thank you.
Hey, watch where you're walking!
I'm sorry!
A pickpocket! He's a pickpocket! My wallet!
Officers!
Over here!
Good job.
Way to go, Mariko!
Not bad, right? This does mark my last day after all.
Last day? You mean you're quitting?
I guess I just came to my senses.
I've completely lost interest in picking pockets.
Really? So you're going back to college?
No, changing my occupation.
Changing?
I found something even more thrilling than picking pockets.
Goodbye!
She's gone.
There go my dreams of a mokkori, beautiful secretary.
What's that?
Nothing, nothing, just talking to myself!
Is she really quitting pick pocketing? I'm worried.
I never imagined she'd be working in a place like this.
A job more thrilling than picking pockets? It sort of makes sense.
Look here! I never said anything about hiring you!
You have to keep things more organized.
You have to keep daily records.
Well, that's...
Hey, Ryo! Do something! I'm in trouble here!
She was your job after all!
Hey, want to trade assistants with me?
Ryo!
Okay, Umibozu, let's go meet our client.
I'm not going!
You're cute when you fuss so.
Hey, Ryo, don't just stand there. Help me! Do something!
Kaori, I can't believe you brought a bathing suit.
A pool bar is a place for billiards.
I knew that! Just make sure you don't bother Yuri!
I thought I could guard her better by staying very close to her.
She's getting ready for a big match and her bar is on the line.
If she loses to that lousy cheater, I get a one-shot mokkori with her!
Look here, don't give her any more pressure now.
Don't miss it!