The AV-98, aka the Ingram patrol labor.
6.02 tons. 8.02 meters high.
SCB powered. SCLM drive system.
Armed and ready for combat with a 37 millimeter revolver and stun baton.
Designed specifically for police use...
to make a psychological impact on the community...
to deter criminals while making the public feel safe.
You must not let go of your dreams
And never turn your gaze away
Yet even still love may cloud up and fade away
And even though you comforted your love
When he was feeling down
Sadness was still weighing down his heavy heart
Hang tight onto your dreams - they're weapons in your arsenal
You'll find that you can get through anything at all
So never cry - you know I will always be watching over you
What I love about you is your strong sense of fairness
So never cry - you know I will always be right there by your side
And so now you can face your future fearlessly
I'd better be off.
Those jerks; they said they'd come and see you off!
Goodbye.
Take care.
You too.
I don't know what to say.
Tell everyone "bye" for me.
There she goes.
You creeps; you're late!
Actually, we've been here a while.
We were too embarrassed.
Especially after wrecking her apartment.
You picked a fine time to show it.
Hey, where's Ota?
I take it by your glum faces she's already left.
Captain!
I wanted to give Kanuka a souvenir, but I guess I was too late.
Limburger cheese?
That's gonna "raise a stink" on board the plane.
But it's delicious! Oh, well, her loss.
Anyone up for lunch before we leave?
Yeah!
And somebody call Ota to come with us.
Wait! Hold it!
What's this?
New York Police?
You're in Japan. You can't board the plane armed.
Can I have it back as soon as I leave Japanese airspace?
Uh...
I'm sure you have your orders, and I have mine as well.
I need my gun while off-duty.
All I can do is have the captain hold on to it for you.
Then you'd better pray that I don't need it on board.
Hang on, here.
You didn't think I was treating, did you?
You mean you aren't?
How many times do I need to tell you how small my salary is?
Want to see my pay stub?
Do you have to be so depressing during lunch?
Crap, and I ordered a big steak too.
Noa, can you lend me some cash?
I don't have much either, so you have to pay me right back.
Could you drop the money talk while we're eating?
Save it for after the meal.
Most people think about it before eating.
We wouldn't have to pay, if there was suddenly a big KABOOM!
Knock it off!
Just kidding.
Sorry, folks, he was just joking. Nothing to worry about.
Kanuka must have boarded by now.
Afternoon. Don't mind me.
No use, I just can't wait any longer!
Sir!
Don't worry.
I'm sorry, but you'll have to return to your seat.
It's all right. Don't worry.
Sir, it's against regulations!
Sir!
Please be seated!
Open up.
The cockpit is off-limits to passengers!
I know, but I have something that the captain must see.
"This plane has a bomb on it."
They've stopped.
I wonder if something's wrong.
Maybe it's some kind of prank.
Hang on a minute, would you?
Here we go.
Thanks for waiting.
It's no joke.
I'm hijacking this plane.
Sorry to trouble you.
No trouble at all.
But we haven't taken off yet!
Well, I hate flying...
so I thought I'd do this before we took off.
But that's not the way hijacking is done!
You can't take the passengers hostage until we're airborne!
I don't like this; At least wait until we're airborne.
Captain!
I'm sorry for breaking tradition, but the bomb's already in place.
So couldn't you just go along with my demands?
I'd appreciate your cooperation.
Freeze!
What did you do that for?
I was trying to be nice, and you go and do something like that!
Guns are such a cowardly weapon.
You must realize what'd happen if this went off in here.
It wasn't easy, smuggling in a ceramic knife.
Honestly, where are they getting their pilots these days?
I'll hang on to this gun of yours.
Sorry about that. Are you hurt?
Stop!
Who the hell are you?
This is a restricted area!
Yoo-hoo!
Goto!
Long time, no see.
What's going on with that plane?
Nothing you need to know about.
Except that I have an officer on board.
A police officer?
An extremely competent one.
These are my people. They're extremely competent too.
Well, that's going a bit far.
- Hi! - Nice to meet you.
Hello.
Officer Isao Ota, Special Vehicles Second Section, Division 2.
Yeah, I've heard of you people.
Unfounded rumors.
Chief, the captain is requesting orders.
We have to get that runway open again!
We'll start negotiations after that.
This wouldn't be a hijack, would it?
It would.
Whoa! Cool!
Just like in the movies!
How exciting!
I'm glad we came!
Captain, if you need a sniper, let me volunteer!
For me?
Thanks so much.
Hello, do you read me?
Loud and clear.
This is Doigaki, head of Air Traffic Control.
Kind of you to call.
This is Ginji Nekowatari, the hijacker.
What are your demands?
I'd like you to release one of the "Home of the Sea" terrorists.
His name is Itchoku Inubashiri.
I want you to bring him here to the plane, please and thank you.
Thanks a lot.
What do you think?
He sounds like a rank amateur.
I'm worried about Kanuka.
Yeah, she said if she missed this flight...
she couldn't meet her grandmother in Hawaii during the transfer.
If there's only one hijacker and he's holed up in the cockpit...
Kanuka should just smear him! That'd be a piece of cake for her!
That's what we're worried about.
There's the bomb to think about too.
Bomb or not, I'm worried about that hijacker's safety.
Just what kind of officer is this?
I told you, an extremely competent one.
Ma'am!
Don't worry.
There's only one hijacker?
Yes, but he has a bomb!
- Excuse me, the captain's calling. - Hang on.
It's up to the bigwigs to decide about Inubashiri's fate.
I wonder if there's some way to contact our officer on board?
Not likely.
The hijacker's camped out in the cockpit.
Captain!
We could use flag signals!
Kanuka probably can't read flag signals.
Maybe we could hang a banner out!
What would it say?
"Good luck, Kanuka!"
- "Good luck"? - I guess not, huh?
What if we sent in an emergency message?
We just finished saying we can't get in touch with her!
Can you find out her seat number?
The airline would have that info.
- Find out, would you? - What's her name?
You called?
Uh...
I feel like I've seen you before. But where could it have been?
My little sister's on this flight.
Maybe you met her.
Of course, your sister.
And now I'm disturbing a whole family.
I'm causing trouble for everyone on board.
Could you see that they all get a nice hot cup of tea?
We'll be sitting here for a while, so go ahead.
Yes, Captain.
No private talk.
Calling 747.
We need a medical check on the person in seat 8A.
8A?
That passenger is flying to the US for heart surgery...
and is under the doctor's orders to avoid unnecessary excitement.
May I talk to them?
Passenger 8A had a minor heart spasm...
but is now doing well.
Kanuka?
If this situation is prolonged, the condition may decline.
Uh, yes indeed.
Dr. Goto, the airport physician speaking.
The condition is delicate, so advise the patient to go easy.
I understand, Dr. Goto.
I had no idea there was a sick person aboard!
How terrible!
I'd better go apologize in person, and see how he's doing!
No, that might make things even worse!
I'll go.
Well, tell him that I'm terribly sorry!
Thank you!
How come you think the bomb is a bluff?
Why set a weapon that you can't trigger when you need it?
If he had a bomb, he'd have a detonator switch.
And if he had a detonator...
He'd show us that instead of a ceramic knife!
One more thing.
He's demanding that Inubashiri be brought to the plane.
He must be planning to fly them both to freedom.
Would a man who fears flying set a bomb on his own plane?
Then that means...
It was all a bluff to get into the cockpit.
Ginji Nekowatari. Chauffeur.
No crimes or traffic violations.
No connection with the "Home of the Sea."
I don't get it.
Aha! He's from the same town as Inubashiri!
So what if he is?
He'd hardly hijack a plane to save a childhood friend.
That's a laugh.
Maybe he owes him a favor.
That's a bit much for a favor. You're so out of touch.
Maybe he's too nice for his own good.
He's acting alone...
so we may not even get a chance to help.
Shall we go sightseeing?
Captain, isn't that a little irresponsible?
Well, it's not like an Ingram could hold back a jumbo jet.
"Miss Extremely Competent" is back on the line.
Message from passenger 8A to Dr. Goto.
Fluffy may fall out a second floor window.
Please alert Alphonse and his friends.
Will do.
Does the passenger in 8A have a cat?
Apparently.
So who's Alphonse?
I think he's a dog.
He was raised with Fluffy and never realized Fluffy was a cat.
I'm just the opposite, unfortunately.
I got along with my friend Itchoku.
But I never realized he was such a dirty dog.
Oh, well.
That's the way it goes.
Fluffy's a cat's name, isn't it?
She means Nekowatari.
And a second-floor window would be...
A window on the second floor, obviously!
Is your brain still up there, somewhere?
Speak to your elders with RESPECT!
I'll spell out what Kanuka's telling us, shall I?
"Nekowatari will fall out of a second floor window."
But windows on planes don't open, therefore... uh...
Now I get it.
Precisely.
But we'll never get the Ingram Alphonse here in time.
Then we'll just have to use his friends, won't we.
Right, Izumi?
Huh?
Hello! I have good news!
They're releasing Inubashiri?
No, no news on that yet.
But Dr. Goto said that he's spoken to the patient's family...
and wanted to let everyone know that Fluffy is being taken care of!
That's wonderful.
I'm going to tell the good news to the passenger in 8A!
- That'll make him feel better! - I'll do it!
No, you have work to do.
Besides, I'm bored in the cockpit.
Wait!
You!
Passenger 8A is in back, lying down.
Liar!
You were sitting next to me! It wasn't your sister!
You totally made that up, about your sister!
You're disturbing the passengers.
Save it!
You're no stewardess! Who are you?
Stay back, I'm warning you!
I can't guarantee I won't hurt someone!
Noa, can you handle that Ingram?
I can get it moving, but...
But what?
It takes a lot of muscle.
Just go slow and low.
Don't come any closer, I'm warning ya!
Put down your knife. There's nowhere to run.
The end.
I know how to use this thing.
You win.
Wait!
What are you doing?
I'm getting off.
You can't get off! This isn't like a train or a taxi!
We're as high as a two-story building!
It's Inubashiri!
Where?
Itchoku!
Sorry.
Sorry, did that hurt?
No, but that was a dirty, rotten trick!
Even with the safety off, you still have to chamber a bullet.
Not fair! I wanted go to Hawaii with Itchoku!
Chill out, would ya!
Kanuka, this is from Captain Goto.
Thank you.
Bye.
Noa!
Bye.
This smells rotten.
Izumi! Postcard from Kanuka.
From Kanuka?
What does she have to say?
Let me see.
"I'll be back."
That's all?
"I'll come back some time."
Just hold me tightly, Midnight Blue
If I can make it to the bus stop by midnight
I know I can do it, if only just once
Pulled into my dream I find that I wake up
Drenched in sweat and feeling lonely
I turn off the TV I've been listening to
Tomorrow I will spend the whole day
In the city of my dreams, amidst the old dust
I want to feel the main street beneath my feet soon
I plan to always look on the brighter side
Keep my chin up, look to the future
After all, there's only one path I can travel
Just hold me tightly, Midnight Blue
If I can make it to the bus stop by midnight
I know I can do it, if only just once
If I can make it to the bus stop by midnight
I know I can do it, if only just once
This story is fiction... but in 10 years, who knows?
Shinshi takes Clancy's place, commanding unit 2.
That was Captain Goto's order.
But Shinshi's so lousy, it's hard to watch. Poor guy.
Things only get worse...
when he gets a job offer from a software company.
Tamiko, what should I do?
Should I stay, or should I quit?
Coming next, "Spring Storm."
Target: Locked on!