"This is an advance warning."
"I will be making a call at your residence tonight, Mr. Yashiro,
to obtain your Angel music box."
"Cast ye not your pearls before swine!"
Damn that hoodlum!
Even in light of that, don't we have too many policemen here?
He's just an ordinary petty thief.
We don't consider him to be an ordinary man.
He's a man of mystery.
You really think he can sneak past all these guards?
Preposterous!
He's not made of smoke.
Smoke bombs?
Shit. I can't see!
Hey you, hold on tight to the music box.
Yes, sir!
Don't lower your guard.
He comes and goes like a phantom.
I'm sorry but I can't match your expectations.
I'm human. Just a regular Joe.
Damn you!
You bastard!
The roof!
Impossible!
It's Twenty Faces.
Don't let him get away. Fire!
Damn it. Why isn't it firing?
When did he...
It looks like I've taken the Angel music box, doesn't it?
He's walking on air...
Damn that mystery man...
Wh-What's this?
Don't look!
Over there! Open fire!
Extra, extra! It's Twenty Faces!
They said that Twenty Faces struck again.
That's horrible.
Oh dear.
The Yashiro family... That's the cartel that made all that money in the war, right?
How can you defend what that thief did?
But they did say that no one was injured.
A scoundrel is a scoundrel.
They say he's a heartless man.
And they say he's got twenty different faces!
They say no one's ever seen his real face!
The man of mystery, Twenty Faces, who stole the Angel music box,
walked across the sky while police watched from below,
and then disappeared as if he vanished into thin air.
More and more people across the globe are becoming concerned with the audacity of his crimes.
Inspector Kawada has promised the full resources of the Criminal Investigations Headquarters to help bring him to justice.
Furthermore, secret assets that were acquired illegally during the war by Mr. Yashiro Taizou...
...were exposed in the course of this crime.
The authorities have promised stern punishments for—
Chizuko-san, shall we go have some tea?
Here you go.
Supposedly, this is the tea that the British royal family drinks.
The chocolates were brought back from France by a friend of mine.
Well now, drink up.
Why must she...
She's at that rebellious age.
Kawai.
Yes, sir.
Young mistress, it's Kawai.
It's open.
I took the liberty of brewing you some fresh tea.
You certainly are reading some rather difficult books for your age, young mistress.
They're not difficult at all.
I just read them over and over until I understand them.
Shall I order you some young women's magazines?
If you're done with the tea, then leave.
Your father and mother are very worried about you.
I said leave.
As you wish.
I want to...
...get away from this place.
Your mother worked hard today.
It looks great.
Your mother made all this by herself.
Now, eat up before it gets cold.
Thank you for the meal.
Chizuko!
It looks like we've been too easy on you.
Honey...
We're going to eat together as a family.
There!
Hold your spoon properly!
Now eat!
Don't force her, honey...
I'm sorry.
I don't know what got into me.
I hate you. I hate both of you!
I hate this family!
Young mistress, it's Kawai.
Come in.
You must be hungry. I went out and bought this for you.
We'll keep it secret from your father.
You're reading another detective novel, aren't you?
Is it interesting?
I'm not reading it because it's interesting.
You have a bit of chocolate on your face, young mistress.
You're Inspector Kawada, correct?
What kind of person is Twenty Faces?
No idea, no idea.
I've never gotten a good look at his face.
Well, in any case, I'm very busy. Go on home.
I'm pretty busy myself,
looking for information on that guy.
Just who are you?
I'm a selfish rascal named Tiger.
Tiger? You bastard...
You're going to tell me everything you know about Twenty Faces.
If you don't...
I'm going to eat you!
Madame, this letter was in the mailbox.
There's no return address written on it.
Leave it over there for me, please.
Oh, and also, take this juice to Chizuko's room.
Your mother prepared this juice for you.
I will leave it here for you.
Kawai-san, do you know about Twenty Faces?
I've heard that he is a rather formidable thief.
They say he never hurts anyone.
That may be true, but since he is performing criminal acts, he may be forced to one day.
He travels all over the world to do his work.
He's a rogue no matter where he goes.
I want to be able to do that too.
But more importantly, you must be hungry.
Would you like me to go out and buy you something again?
I want to...
...get away from this place.
Young mistress!
Someone! The young mistress is ill!
Please call a doctor!
Somewhere else...
I am not sure what caused her to collapse.
I'll come back in the morning to check on her.
We appreciate that.
It's because of my selfish behavior towards her before.
I even forced her to eat against her will.
How is Chizuko doing?
I made some porridge to provide her with some nourishment.
Chizuko.
Since you went to the effort to make it, I'll eat it.
My! I'm glad.
Because I've been helping you cook since I was a little girl,
I've come to understand the flavors of lots of different foods.
At first, I just thought it tasted a bit odd.
But I knew I shouldn't tell you that, so I kept my mouth shut.
However...
...after reading so many detective novels, I figured it out.
You've been drugging my food bit by bit, so that even the doctor wouldn't notice.
But it would better if I didn't know.
They didn't say what I should do in the novels.
If I still didn't know, I could go to be with my mother and father in Heaven.
There's no one I can trust here.
Not you, Uncle, or you, Auntie.
You're being silly, Chizuko.
You're the precious child that my big brother left behind.
Exactly. We love you as if you were our own daughter.
Now go on and eat.
You need your nutrition.
You're in the direct line to inherit.
Sooner or later, the house, the company – all of it will become your responsibility.
As your guardians, we just want you to have a wonderful upbringing.
No!
Pig feed...
Kawai!
...is only fit for pigs.
That bottle!
If you're going to boast about your cooking,
then you should be the one eating it.
We can even put in some more of your favorite spice.
A disguise? Y-You couldn't be...
Twenty Faces?
...Twenty Faces?
This is he?
My job is taking treasure away from pigs.
You must agree with me that the greatest treasure left in this house...
...is Chizuko-kun, do you not?
Chizuko-kun, what do you want to do?
I-I want to get away from this place.
No...
I want to go with you!
Chizuko!
Come then.
Shall we go...
...to the world outside?
Chizuko!
Oops, I almost forgot.
It looks like I've taken the family heirloom, the Anastasia Ruby.
But it seems rather insignificant in light of the other treasure I've just received.
S-Someone call the police!
The ruby—
No, Chizuko's been kidnapped by Twenty Faces!
Our quiet night is about to be ruined.
Chizuko-kun, it's going to get a little bumpy.
Mister...
They're fine.
That little accident won't hurt them.
Mister, there are at least nine patrol cars.
Pull over, Twenty Faces!
Give it up. You're not getting away!
Perfect timing.
Damn it!
What are you doing? Go around! Around!
Are you safe, Boss?
Yeah. That was great timing, Skipper, Ken.
Boss, who's this brat—
Err, I mean, this young lady?
I'll introduce you later. Let's hurry.
Hey, what's your name?
Chizuko. It's Mikamo Chizuko.
Chizuko?
OK, Chiko it is.
How old are you?
Eleven.
You can relax. They're comrades of mine.
Yup. And there's a lot more of us at the hideout.
They share in the ups and downs of the work we do together.
They're family.
Family?
Heh, I like the sound of that!
If the Boss is the father, then the Skipper here is his stubborn old man!
I'll pass on having a grandson like you, thanks.
Nice to meet you, Twenty Faces-kun.
I'm Tiger.
Tiger, huh?
Even your name separates you from the rest of us humans.
I'm interested in the treasures that you have.
Trying to get a piece of our action?
That's pretty clever.
So that was Tiger, huh?
Only a fool would try to steal the Boss's treasure.
We've been having more and more encounters like that of late.
We've been a little showy with our work. That makes more enemies.
Oh, well. That's always the case.
Always?
These are daily occurrences for those of us who dwell in the night.
However, we can't just sit around being afraid of the darkness.
In order to survive, what's important is to watch, listen, and think carefully.
Just like you've been doing.
What was that?!
Damn him. I'll teach him a lesson!
Are you going to become a murderer too now, Ken?
Are you prepared for the consequences?
What?
Even if you completely despise the person you're killing,
you won't sleep at night.
They're here.
Boss, hurry up!
Ken, Skipper...
Right!
Are you OK with high places?
Yes!
One of those lights is the house that has controlled you all these years.
But when you see it from up here, the world seems rather small, doesn't it?
We're going to be leaving this country in a short while.
Will you come and see the world, Chiko?
Yes!
You finally smiled, eh?