Wh...What do you want?!
How much?
It varies from day to day. How much?
Some pay by card, a...and others give me about ¥800,000...
How old?
Fourteen. So what...
"The Ripper"
Man! It's freezing!
Something the matter with your eye?
Lately, it's been bothering me a bit.
Why don't you get it replaced with an artificial one?
Why in the world would anyone come to a place like this?!
They say that riding Paradise Loop means prostitution and drugs.
Exactly! So why would anyone wanna be in such a dangerous place?!
I swear... You're so old-fashioned!
The subway known as "Paradise Loop..."
...is a subway loop that was shut down over 10 years ago...
...after the superconductive Metro trains began running.
But, even after the line was shut down, for some reason...
...the power remained on, and to this day, several trains still run.
The line has become something of a no-man's land.
Visible injuries?
The abdominal area has been completely cut out.
It looks more like cardiac arrest than bleeding to death.
Have you ascertained her identity?
Yes. She's a woman who's been doing business here lately.
Excuse me, guys.
What is this mess? Is this the work of Boomies?
Finding that out is part of our job.
This makes how many cases of women being murdered on Paradise Loop?
Th...That's...
'Cause the Normal Police's doing nothing, using lack of manpower as an excuse...
...we're gonna be investigating instead!
Wait a minute, please! Isn't AD Police...
...supposed to be dealing with armed terrorists and Boomers?
You know how much damage you cause people...
...when you intervene in ordinary criminal investigations, right?
You don't believe in being armed?
Wha...?
I've never ridden Paradise Loop.
I can't comprehend why anyone would want to ride it.
Except for the cause of death being the excision of their abdominal areas...
...and being prostitutes on Paradise Loop...
...the six victims have nothing in common.
According to the Identification Specialists...
...the cause may be a malfunctioning imprinted-Al...
...in other words, the probability is extremely high...
...that this is the work of a Boomer.
A Boomer slaying prostitutes?
Well, that's what it looks like...
...a Boomer that's been mistreated by women, perhaps...
As we are Normal Police, if there is a chance that a Boomer is the culprit...
...we ought to officially hand the case over to AD Police.
What is it, Iris Cara?
I believe... that the culprit is human...
...moreover, that it's a woman.
I do have a reason for this.
To me, the act of cutting out the abdomen feels...
...as if it's based in some sort of emotion.
An emotion that a Boomer couldn't have...
...a sophisticated emotion, like hatred or anger.
Anyone else agree with her?
I concur.
I too believe that there is a STRONG possibility that a human did it.
Yes, very well.
I authorize the formation of an Investigation Team.
But it'll be in cooperation with AD Police.
I did it!
Thanks a lot.
It's OK. Besides, I wanted time off anyway.
Don't tell me you seriously intend to investigate?
Does it still hurt?
Just a bit.
Why don't you go to the Bank?
Organ replacement operations don't take more than 5 minutes, you know.
This finger is cybernetic, but you can't tell, can you?
Oh, you're so old-fashioned! You just can't go on being so unhip!
Jeena!
I'm all right!
Bastard! I'm all right!
Cybernetics Bank of Tokyo...
You know, you really didn't have to come with me.
But that... might have been my fault, see.
Don't worry about it! What happened was unavoidable.
Excuse me for a sec!
What is it?
Be right back. OK? What is it?
Leon!
What're you doing here?!
Do you have any idea what this place is all about?! Huh?!
They cut your organs out and replace them with cybernetics...
...then they put the organs into the Bank...
...and sell them off to fat cats who want organ transplants.
They're glorified Organleggers!
My eye hurts.
If I get it replaced with an artificial one...
So what if it hurts a little?
Even if you replace just a small part of your body...
...you become something other than human!
You're old-fashioned!
You won't live a long time if you're against artificial organs!
The pain that you're having may or may not worsen.
But, if you feel even the slightest discomfort...
...I would recommend an operation.
This isn't the 20th century anymore...
...so we all should be able to enjoy the pleasures that we want.
I see...
Why can't I?!
If it's the price, please come out and say so...
...Doctor!
But... you chose to have the operation...
...and now you wish to have it undone, and have your real organs back?!
They're not malfunctioning, and they have plenty of female functionality...
We'll never catch up at this speed!
You just hopped in for a ride, so pipe down!
There! She just turned there!
Really, what case do we have?
A case for Normal Police!
That lady...
"Oh! I'm sorry!"
"I'm embarrassed. You heard all that, didn't you."
"No..."
"Really?"
"Then, see ya around."
Of all places, why here?!
A slum that's scheduled to be demolished.
Once you get in there, no one's likely to find you again.
Nice legs!
What?!
Paradise Loop runs right below you.
"Caroline Evers..."
She's the president of Green Corporation.
"Green?!"
"In the sky, or by the ocean, it's delicious everywhere you go, Green Cereal!"
Oh, that...
A real wheeler-dealer!
She got married six months ago, but her husband is unemployed.
Her annual income...
...net after-tax take-home pay is ¥1.2 billion, it says!
Her operation was done 5 years ago.
She was appointed president 3 years ago...
...and she's been doing pretty well since.
She had her uterus and ovaries completely removed...
...and even had her kidneys modified.
It's like she had the lower half of her body totally modified.
Eh?! But apparently, she's still able to have sex.
She seems like nothing so much as a perfect office lady.
I don't really understand why, but... I can't get her out of my mind.
Iris...?
Are you a lesbian?
By the way, are you sure you don't have to tell the AD's about her?
Well, I don't have any conclusive evidence...
I'm sorry about this, but the sale ends today.
I'll be back in 15 minutes.
It's OK.
Then, see ya!
See ya!
No... No!
No...! I can't...! No!
I wonder where this leads to?
Paradise Loop!
So we meet again. Can I help you with something?
My, my, what a charming detective you are!
Just as I thought. You're the killer, aren't you!
That's right.
Why...?
Why indeed...?
Some years ago, I was competing against a certain man for a promotion...
Anyone could see that I was more competent and talented...
...but he got the promotion.
He made a graph of a chart of my menstrual cycle...
...versus my productivity, and then told the president...
..."It is clear that her productivity falters during her menstrual period."
A pure fabrication! But everyone believed it.
So I completely rid myself of all womanly functions.
I had them made cybernetic.
After that, my work became flawless, and soon I had my own company.
Last year, the man who stole my promotion came for a visit.
He goes, "Let me work for you."
It was then that I realized I was in love with him, and made him my husband.
I gave him everything I had.
Even the sex should've been better than normal.
But he cheated on me... with a Paradise Loop prostitute.
When I found out, he told me...
..."Real women really are better, after all!"
N...N...No!
You killed your husband too, didn't you?!
But how could you indiscriminately murder prostitutes?!
How should I know that?
But, sometimes in that part of my body, I get cramps.
My period, supposedly long since gone, returns to torment me.
Each time, before I realized it, I was holding a knife in my hand.
A change inside the body brings about a change of consciousness, you see.
Hey, tell me!
Am I human...
...or Boomer?!
You're human!
Only humans commit murder out of hatred alone!
Really? I'm human, am I?
If murder is wrong...
...then kill the woman inside of me...
...the OTHER side of me!
Leon... what are you doing here?
Just goes to show that AD is doing its work, too, Princess!
Where is she?
She got away.
But then, Paradise Loop is a loop line, so there's no place to run to!
Hey, Princess, it's our job from here on.
I'll have someone escort you out.
Hey, wait a second! Normal Police will catch her.
Because... she's human.
Hey, now...
She's a human being, not a Boomer!
She's already a Boomeroid. "A Boomer, exceedingly close to human."
An order to terminate her was handed down to AD Police.
But...!
If over 70 percent of the body has been made cybernetic...
...then the individual is treated as a Boomeroid.
She's the test case for next month's Boomer-Law revision.
We found her!
Everyone, proceed to the east aisle!
70 percent?!
What's the difference between 70 percent and 69 percent?!
She's still human!
Am I a Boomer...?
Am I a human being...?
It's OK...
Help yourself.
She died...
...as a woman.
Hope you're satisfied!
In this town...
...whether you're Boomer or human... it's all the same, in the end.
Are you sure you want to do this?
Yes.
And thus, I...
...threw away a part of being human.