Los Angeles Police Department
What did you say?
You're tellin' me to just sit back and watch while Lupin pulls a heist...
right in front of my eyes?
Oh, about that... no need to worry.
Inspector Zenigata, let me introduce you to someone.
He's been specially chosen to track down Lupin and arrest him.
His name's Boronco, son of our highly-esteemed detective, Colombo.
I'm Boronco. Nice to meet you.
Hmm. He looks sharp!
But, Chief! How could a kid like him...
You're worried because I'm a kid?
I cracked most of the cases my dad was struggling with.
We're talkin' about something a lot bigger here.
Lupin's a super-elusive, high-profile criminal!
First of all, do you even understand what he's come here for?
The Solomon's Eye, correct?
Since I'm in charge of this case, I'll never make a blunder...
like a certain someone we know.
Oh! Dad told me to remind you when I left home this morning...
keep your hands off any cases under our jurisdiction.
If you interfere in our business, we'll have to arrest you.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Who do you think you are?
What makes you think you can catch Lupin?
What I mean is, catching Lupin is a lot harder than it looks...
so I was worried you might not be able to do it without me.
Leave it to us. Like Boronco said, we'll get him for sure.
All right?
"Skateboard Murder Mystery" (Sketo Bodo Satsujin Jiken)
Daddy, if the Red Eagles win the big game...
you'll give us your blessing to get married, right?
You mean, you and George? I wonder if they'll win tomorrow.
It'll be their fifth consecutive win. It's practically a given.
And, after all, they have George on their team.
That's Mr. Queen, chairman of the Ellery Queen Foundation...
the largest privately-held company in America...
with assets of over $10 billion, and that's his daughter Margaret.
He's also a huge football fan and owner of the Red Eagles.
Yeah. I heard the Solomon's Eye is cut like a football!
He's really something!
This is the Solomon's Eye.
A legendary sapphire, they say, was discovered by King Solomon...
in Jerusalem over 3,000 years ago.
It's beautiful! It's out of this world.
Legend has it, anyone who owns this jewel will lead a charmed life...
and all their dreams will come true. Go on.
Yes, ma'am.
That's right. I've been extremely successful in the business world...
thanks to the mysterious powers of this sapphire.
Chairman, I'd like your permission to announce my engagement...
to Margaret in front of the press after the game tomorrow.
George, I'm the one to decide whether you're worthy...
to be the heir to the Queen family. Don't get out of line!
Darling.
George, just focus on the game tomorrow.
By the way, Mr. Queen, how will you hide the jewel from Lupin?
I have a plan.
Just leave me alone in this room for an hour.
Darling, you won't even tell us where you're going to hide it?
If you want to deceive Lupin, you must deceive your allies first.
Very well.
If it's in this room, I can find it, no matter what!
Margaret, I'd better get going. The big game's tomorrow.
If you win, I'm sure Daddy will give his blessings for our engagement!
Give it your best.
Yeah.
It's already 10:00. You may retire for the night.
Yes, ma'am.
I wonder where he's gonna stash the Solomon's Eye.
10:15...
That Boronco boy... he could be a problem.
If he keeps an eye on the hallway...
I'll have no choice but to sneak in through the window.
Lupin, are you gonna be OK?
I've got it covered!
It's Mr. Queen!
He's still alive.
Lupin!
What have you done?!
You don't think I did it!
10:30. Precisely one hour.
No answer. Could it be...
Mr. Queen's not in here!
The window that was supposed to be shut is open!
And the Solomon's Eye is gone!
Lupin! What have you done?
Hey, you've gotta be kiddin'! Why would I do something like this?
Guess I shouldn't overstay my welcome. See ya!
Car number ten, car number twelve, this is Boronco.
Lupin's coming your way. Get that thing ready. All right?
Lupin, could you possibly...
Why would I do something like that?
If I hadn't been there, he would've croaked.
But the cops think you did it.
Tsk! Damn!
Oh? They've already cordoned off the street. Hold on.
How did you like my super-ultra smooth driving moves?
What's up with this smoke?
They'll go beddy-bye soon.
So, did everything go well?
Yep. You bet.
I can't believe Lupin killed someone just to rob him.
Queen vanished from his study and was found hanging in the yard.
If Lupin did it, how could he have moved Queen out to the yard?
The window was supposed to be locked from the inside.
So, to haul Queen outside...
they would've had to pass through the first floor.
I... catch... hundreds of Lupins.
Whoa! Hundreds of them?
Yeah, hundreds! A hundred times! I caught him a hundred times!
Oh, yeah. A hundred times... I've caught him!
So, a hundred times caught, and a hundred times escaped!
We've arrested Lupin!
What? Impossible! Arrested Lupin? What about the Solomon's Eye?
Oh, yes. Boronco's currently interrogating him as a suspect...
for the murder of Mr. Queen and for the theft of the Solomon's Eye.
Oh, dear. What did you say? If that's the case...
Lupin didn't have the jewel on him when he was captured.
Where could it be then?
Mr. Queen must have hidden it so that Lupin couldn't steal it.
You're saying it's still somewhere in this study?
Yes.
Mother, someone from the Red Eagles is here.
Give the ball over there to him.
He had prepared it as the winning ball for today's game.
Ah, ma'am. Until the investigation is complete...
please don't allow even the smallest item to leave the mansion.
You mean... even that ball?
I suppose that's OK.
The expression on his face when he held the ball... Could it be?
It's Queen's will!
This is...
This is a small piece of the rope Queen was hung with.
How come it's in Madam's bedroom?
Her bedroom's right above Queen's study!
Could it be...
W-What's that?
- Don't stop. Keep going. - All right.
Lupin, I need a match.
Here we go. Ready to play.
On the 88th day from the start of spring, summer is approaching...
- Whoa! Hey, gimme your hand! - Come on! Hurry!
Phew! That was quite an experience.
Boronco seems to be a tough opponent.
Nah! He's just a kid...
I've found out where the Solomon's Eye is!
You let them get away?
See? If only I had been there...
Wait a minute. How many times did you actually arrest Lupin?
Fifty times. No, a hundred times. A hundred times!
That means you let him get away that many times, too.
We'll catch him soon.
Anyway, the key to this case is today's Grand Prix League game.
The Grand Prix League?
Right. At the Hollywood Stadium. It's almost time.
George, give it your best! George!
Huh? Boronco!
Lupin! I knew you'd show up here!
That's Boronco for you. You noticed the football, didn't you?
You, too?
Sorry to break the news, but I'll take the Solomon's Eye.
I wonder if things will go that smoothly.
That's the shadowy figure I saw!
Damn yuo!
Got it!
It's mine!
- Jigen! - Here we go!
I won't let you get away!
- Lupin! - Nice catch!
Hah! He doesn't even know it's a fake.
Now, Fujiko dear, as promised, I'm giving you the Solomon's Eye.
- And so, like you promised... - I know, Lupin.
Wait a minute, Lupin. Something's tickin' in here!
- It's a time bomb! - What? A time bomb?
Ah! It's a time bomb!
Totally ragged...
Damn! That Boronco brat! He's taking me for a fool!
I told you you'd get in trouble if you took him for just a kid.
Oh, yes, yes. Great job, Boronco! Just as we expected of you.
What do you mean, a great job? Lupin hasn't been caught yet!
Well, just leave it to me, Inspector Zenigata.
He'll definitely show up tonight. Just be patient a little longer.
So, he hid it in the ball.
That's right. Mr. Queen hid the jewel here in this ball...
so that Lupin couldn't steal it.
Lupin tried to steal it by killing my husband...
but he didn't know it was hidden in this ball.
No, he's not the one who attacked Mr. Queen.
What did you say?
Then who in the world attacked my father?
The perpetrator used a trick.
Mr. Queen was alone here between 9:30 and 10:30.
Madam, you went to your bedroom above this study at 10:00. Correct?
And, George, you left the mansion at 10:00 as well.
But you went through the yard to the window of Mr. Queen's study.
Then you threw a stone at the study's window.
Mr. Queen heard the noise, and when he opened the window...
and leaned forward to see...
Mr. Queen's body was hung and lowered to the ground on the rope.
And in order to make it look like a suicide...
you hung the body on the tree...
and then you crept into the study.
You noticed that the Solomon's Eye was hidden in the football.
On top of that, you already knew the ball would be...
given to the Eagles the very next day as a winning ball.
So, you planned to sneak it out after the game.
That's absolutely absurd! What kind of proof do you have?
Proof?
That's right. I'd like you to show us proof that we killed him!
This is Mr. Queen's will. I found it in his study.
It says that all his assets and the Solomon's Eye will be...
donated to the Red Eagles after his death.
It means you wouldn't inherit anything when he died.
When you found that out...
you tried to make it look like Lupin did it and stole everything.
However, unfortunately, George, it looks like your effort was wasted.
Right after Mr. Queen was hung, the rope snapped...
and he miraculously survived.
He's being treated in a hospital right now.
It's impossible...
This is a piece of the rope that was used to hang Mr. Queen.
This was found in your bedroom.
- That's a delusion! - It's no delusion.
Someone saw you run away from the scene.
There he is!
- Who is it? - It's me, the one and only Lupin.
Hey, kid, Boronco. I guess you figured out...
that I'm not responsible for Queen's death.
At least I'll commend you for that.
But this time I'm gonna take the Solomon's Eye, and that's that.
Don't chase him! No need to do that.
He'll definitely be back again.
The real one's right here.
The one he just took was a fake.
This is quite entertaining!
But why don't you stop having fun and just catch him the next time?
Of course, Chief.
Boronco, this one is the fake gem you told us to prepare!
What? Don't tell me he switched them back then!
I hope it's the real Solomon's Eye this time.
Of course! Boronco may be a master detective...
but he's still no match for me.
Now, here's one of the most prized jewels, the Solomon's Eye!
Should I give it to Fujiko dear as a little gift?
Nope. I think not.
It's already mine.
Ha! You look desperate.
Oh, come on! I just want to see it!
Sorry, but it ain't gonna happen.
Once I hand it to you, it's all over.
I can't trust you.
Oh, no! You're gonna drop it, Lupin!
See? Do you get it now? I'm the only one who can catch him!
From now on, I'll be in charge of the Lupin case. All right, Chief?
Let's go, then. Follow me.
OK. I'm coming, too. Let's go!
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Ugh! Watch out! It's mine!
You're behaving shamelessly, Fujiko. Lupin, stop it!
What are you talking about? This gem is mine!
Right. If you can take it, I'll give it to you.
Damn it! Can't we go any faster?
You're "it."
You can't catch me!
Whoa! Whoa! What the heck are you doing?
Give it back to me! Gimme that!
Let go! Let go of me! Let go!
Wait!
What the heck is that?
Oh, man...
You did it to yourself. We can't do anything about it, Lupin.
I can't believe it! I blew it again, thanks to you!
What do you mean? It's all because you didn't hand it to me.
Huh? That boy is still holding on to the car.
You brat! It's all your fault! Let go!
Boronco. Great job! Great job!
As long as we have the Solomon's Eye back...
that's all that matters!
We'll just let Inspector Zenigata chase him.
Hold it! Hold it! Hold it!
Lupin! You won't get away this time!
What a royal pain in the ass. He never gives up.
Who's the world's greatest thief?
To compete for that honor, the "Thief Olympics"...
are being held in Japan.
Jigen and I hot-rod our machine, aiming for our third victory in a row...
but something smells fishy.
The next episode is "It's a Purloin-a Palooza!" (Flower or Storm, It's the Thieves Race.)
See ya!
"Flower or Storm, It's the Thieves' Race"