I can't live with you any more, goodbye. Love, Emily
The victim is Robin Hendrix, age 28.
No external wounds.
The estimated time of death, about sixteen hours ago.
Seems he died of natural causes.
He had a visitor.
A woman.
We'll take finger prints and check them.
Robin Hendrix?
Yes, the screen actor.
He played an alien prince in his first movie
which helped him make a name for himself.
But it was more than ten years ago.
Jill, have this checked as well.
What's this?
All the unsolved, unnatural death cases in the past few years...
One victim's body was severely damaged as if torn apart by an animal.
Another's was drained of all its blood.
M.O. and situations were all different,
but one common factor was...
...all the victims were customers of D's pet shop.
No luck!
What?
We performed an autopsy on that little lizard,
but no poison was discovered.
Besides, it was a rare species not listed in any reference books.
I guess we don't have any proof to cite the pet shop
for violating the Washington Convention.
As for Robin, there were no external wounds, or drugs.
The cosmetics belong to his wife.
They're separated now, but she has an alibi.
Grudges held by co-workers, also, seem unlikely.
Leon, you can't adopt straightforward tactics in Chinatown.
What?
Pull when you want to push. Understand?
You always show up at tea time.
It's always tea time for you. How's business?
I can't complain. What can I do for you?
You've heard about Robin Hendrix?
I saw it on the news. It's a pity, he was so young.
He was a very good customer of ours.
He'd purchased more than twenty reptiles total,
including an iguana, an anole and various agamid lizards.
It's one of those, isn't it?
We found it dead by the victim.
Dead...
Oh, no, there are only a few of this species left on Earth.
What did you fit it with?
No poison was found by the autopsy, but...
Please, our merchandise is love and dreams, not poison.
Pull when you want to push. Understand?
I hear Count D has a sweet tooth, especially for...
Oh, I almost forgot.
This aroma, it must be "De Champagne" from the Hotel de Marseilles!
Wow! They bake only thirty pieces a day!
You have to go there before the bakery opens and stand in line to get this!
I didn't know you were such a kind man!
If you ask me,
Robin was possessed and killed by a spirit.
A Spirit?
Ten years ago, he catapulted to fame with his first movie.
After that, he was not lucky enough to find roles that would further expand his career.
Or rather, despite his beauty, his talent as an actor was lacking.
Yes, the image he established as an unfortunate Prince
who sacrificed his life to save his mother planet was too strong.
People could only see him as that Prince.
His delicate, innocent blue eyes
and platinum blond hair shining in the light...
Robin was possessed by the spirit of the prince he played
and was killed by it.
Give me a break.
If spirits can kill people and get away with it,
how am I supposed to stay in business?
Forget it. When did you see him last?
Please, before it gets cold.
When was it?
As I recall, about two months ago.
Hey, Count!
Welcome, Your Imperial Highness the Crown Prince.
Hey, D, don't use that name.
Excuse me, I did not mean any offense.
You want the usual food for your little friends?
No, I figured I'd get another one, something rare and new.
But if I'm not mistaken, you promised Her Imperial Highness not to get any more pets.
Yeah, but Her Imperial Highness has left me.
She thinks I should marry a lizard or snake.
Now, I'm free to keep my pets in my living room or bedroom.
Your Highness...
Something special just came in the other day.
Would you like to take a look?
Please...
My goodness! I didn't know you had an opium den.
Now please, this is a pet shop.
Please watch your step.
Here it is.
Since you are our special customer, I'll sell it to you if you like it.
What do you think?
D, it's a bad joke, even though my wife just left me.
Your Highness, please look carefully.
It's a lizard.
A subspecies of a very rare kind, and an albino on top of that.
It's a valuable find, indeed.
Am I dreaming?
Touch it and find out yourself.
Don't worry.
Okay...
No, it can't be...
Oh, yes, it is...
This cold, smooth skin...
Why is she blindfolded?
Let me see the eyes.
I'm afraid that's not possible.
Why? Is she injured?
No, however, you can never take it off under any circumstances.
Why? Please let me see her face.
Please!
The legend has it that this species
were kept as weapons for assassination.
Is she poisonous?
You know it is not uncommon for some reptiles to have poisons,
but it's something else.
Something that should be referred to as a magical power.
A magical power?!
Yes, according to ancient Greek myths...
A king was defeated in battle and escaped the field to save his life.
When the enemy soldiers spotted him, they ran over to him.
However, what the soldiers saw was a beautiful woman.
She made them drop their guard with her enchanting body,
and when they saw her eyes, they all turned into stone, instantly.
That's the power of this species, Medusa.
There's no way that could be possible!
That's what Robin said at first as well.
First of all, if he thought a lizard was a human woman,
he must have been on drugs or something.
I am merely telling you the truth.
Whether you believe it or not is your choice.
Stop playing with me!
Why don't you get something for yourself?
I'd recommend that Java sparrow right there.
I don't need any pets!
No, what I'm suggesting is that you grind it and eat its bones.
You are so irritable you must suffer from calcium deficiency.
You win.
And after all that, Robin bought the lizard?
Yes, the lizard seemed to like Robin too.
I could not interfere with her choice of companion.
Here's the contract. Would you care to read it?
There are three sales terms.
(1) The customer is to feed her fresh fruits or small live animals on a daily basis.
(2) The customer is not to show her to anybody.
(3) The customer is not to look into her eyes under any circumstances.
Should any of these terms be breached,
the pet shop will not assume responsibility for any consequences.
If this is acceptable, please sign the contract.
I need to take this and give it to a graphology lab.
As you wish.
By the way, Robin Hendrix's manager told us
that he went for an audition held by some movie company
two weeks prior to his death.
As he hadn't done anything special for so long,
I figured a bad actor like him would give up on his dreams.
Well, I think not.
Why do you say that?
Don't you see? He already had another dream.
Another dream?
Yes, a new "raison d'étre."
Do you like it, Medusa?
Even though she can't talk, I'd rather have her than those screaming, hysterical women.
It doesn't matter if she can't see.
She's nothing like those who are only interested in my looks.
She's not one of those annoying fans, either.
The most important thing is that she can't live without me.
She can't live without my protection.
Medusa, please, live only for me.
Hey, Albert. Yeah, I'm doing okay.
About the audition... Yeah, right, it's not a big role.
But you can't just sit there and wait for something to come your way.
You know that too, don't you? You can't be the Crown Prince forever.
This might be your last chance.
Our contract is about to expire, and we can't renew it unless you get this role.
Besides, without your wife's money, you can't keep that gorgeous apartment.
You'll have to get rid of your precious pets.
Right?
Well, give me a call if you want to go for this audition.
Bye.
Okay, let's take a break. We'll do another take in five minutes.
You were great, Robin!
You're already in the final selection.
Those amateurs didn't even compare to you.
The producer's impressed, too.
Now, we can show them what you can do,
those backbiters who said you were a one hit wonder.
Oh, sorry.
That's okay, it doesn't bother me.
Well, but I'm happy you're finally motivated.
The only thing now is to beat that guy.
Toby Highmer, the up-and-coming musical star...
Don't let me down.
Take three, get set!
I'm not made for competition,
but it's been so long since I felt so energized.
I feel alive.
I didn't know Highmer's manager was the producer's lover, either.
That's okay, Albert.
Just forget it.
I just don't have what it takes.
That's not true! I promise you, I will get a great role for you.
Here, get in, I'll drive you home.
No, I have to go.
Thanks for everything, Albert.
Hey, Robin! Hey! Wait!
Robin...
I'm sorry, I'm such a loser I can't even protect you.
I'm so sorry.
You're so beautiful, Medusa.
Let's toast.
Though it's a small party, we are going to celebrate the day.
Just you and me...
Today is going to be my anniversary.
Look at me.
I want you to look at me.
It's okay, don't be afraid.
Impossible!
No lizard can kill a human with its gaze!
Then, there is no proof that we sold a dangerous pet, either.
Thank you for stopping by. Please leave now.
Hey, wait! What about Medusa? Why did she have to die too?
What does the body of the white lizard mean?
To tell you the truth, I did not expect her to follow him.
However,
the man she loved died when she saw him for the first time.
Died because of her eyes.
In her sorrow, she probably looked at them herself.
She looked at her own eyes.
She killed herself for her love of him.
Robin's heart was still as innocent as a little boy's.
What he saw in Medusa's eyes was a sweet darkness called despair.
A wise child is the joy of the father.
A foolish child is the sorrow of the mother.
Material wealth is of no meaning; justice is what saves man.
Medusa's bones.
I thought the lovers would want to rest together.
Whatever.
But Robin is finally free, don't you think?
What good does it do him now? He's dead.
I wouldn't say that, look.
But still, he was too young to die.
His first movie was a piece of an.
An actor with such talents... His first movie was a piece of art.
I hear he had another movie starting soon.
He was a genius.
Whom the gods love, die young.
This is a big loss to the entire movie industry.
I hoped he'd make a comeback.
See?
Rather than getting old and wasting his life in the ugly world of show business,
he chose to live a short, spectacular life
and to die before he woke up from his dreams.
A new, ever-lasting legend of a movie star is born.