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 hope you're ready. There's no turning back now.
Well, then, go to it.
It's Plessie.
Orders of the Coast Guard
It happened last night around 10 p.m.
A report came in that something was happening out at the shrine.
I saw it! I saw it, I tell you!
Hold on, Katsuji. Wait your turn!
I gathered some young men and initiated a search.
I saw it!
Be quiet!
What did you see?
I...
We found this man, and saved him from drowning.
Drowning?
I saw it!
Saw what?
I saw it...
Katsuji!
I've told you not to go so close to the shrine.
You dropped lobster traps there, didn't you?
I saw it!
Naturally. Plessie's nest is near the shrine.
Plessie?
Mmm.
I'm speaking of a long-necked reptile.
Its fossil record spans the late Mesozoic to the mid-Jurassic.
Rumor says one lives in Loch Ness, too.
You can't mean... a plesiosaurus!
Yep.
Maybe you saw a shark, and made a mistake.
I'm a fisherman. I don't make that kind of mistake.
But if you have...
why isn't your town world famous?
The entire village has been working to avoid that fame.
Why?
The scientists would ruin our fishing grounds. We'd starve.
You idiot!
Thanks to you, all our hard work is completely ruined!
What should we do?
We're under the coast guard's jurisdiction.
Then let's do it!
Well, all right. Call Ota and the others.
Yes, sir!
All right!
Stop!
It's too narrow, Hiromi.
What's going on up here?
I'm sorry. A tighter turn would hit the mountainside.
But your wheel is going over the edge.
Shinshi, raise the deck for machine 2.
How come?
If the carriers can't take us in, we'll have to walk.
Oh, that's right...
Try using your brain the next time you face the unexpected.
And here he is: Officer Ota, the master of improvisation!
Hello, viewers.
This is Special Vehicles, Second Section,
the Gargoyles of the Capitol.
Behind them is a trail of crying babies and toppled tombstones.
Ahead of them lies a penniless fishing village.
Ha. I won.
The unrivaled Second Section! Who will be their next victim?
Might as well be comfortable, if you're standing guard.
The rest of your team is enjoying themselves. Here.
Thanks.
Shikura Village Men's League Plessie Protection Committee
You seem rather well prepared.
That's so.
Is that so?
Yep. That's so.
How about this one?
Yeah, a perfect impression.
What are they doing?
They're taking a souvenir footprint.
A souvenir?
Yep. That's so.
Whatever.
Here, have a drink.
I'm sorry, but we're on duty.
That was then, this is now.
Your captain's asleep.
We really can't.
Please.
We really appreciate the show.
It's nothing. Just leftover stock from last year.
Should we be doing this?
Why not?
Those reporters are right around the corner.
They're just waiting for action, too.
Besides, they'd rather report on Plessie than us.
Ingram vs. Dinosaur?
Ah.
Don't kill Plessie.
What?
If you do catch her, don't you dare hurt her!
It's a miracle she managed to survive so many billions of years.
Please be gentle with her.
We promise, sir.
Look at this!
The new hot spot is Shikurahama Bay!
Everyone wants to see the battle of the century,
as that scientific wonder, the mighty police Ingram,
battles a prehistoric monster shrouded in mystery!
Who will win? The Ingram? Plessie?
Send your votes to your local station!
What's going on here?
I guess nobody has anything better to do.
No, don't rub those grubby hands on my Alphonse!
Oh, no, too late!
I understand the excitement. I would have come to see, too.
They have no idea of the danger they're facing!
Please keep your distance! The reef is dangerous!
That's where Plessie's nest is!
If Plessie is real, this crowd's going to be quite a problem.
Miss Izumi,
I think we should recharge Alphonse soon.
What? You're going to bring the carrier through that traffic jam?
That would be one sweet piece of driving.
If I start walking, they'll have to get out of my way.
Ota!
That attitude is what keeps our accident rate so high.
Yes, right...
Okay, I'll walk to the carrier if you save my spot, Asuma!
Your spot?
This stretch of beach where Alphonse is standing.
All right...
Reserved for Special Vehicles, Second Section
Excuse me...
Okay.
Thank you!
Sure...
Officer Asuma, after machine one is charged,
could you save our space, too?
Where did the captain go?
He said he had to talk to the prefecture police.
He gets all the luck.
They certainly look healthy.
Anyway, since nothing's happening,
they're going to pull us out tomorrow.
I see. What if Plessie comes ashore to terrorize the tourists?
I saw it!
Thanks.
Then it's the Coast Guard's problem.
Is that so?
Yes, that's so.
Are we pulling out?
They're so well prepared here, I'm sure they can handle it.
Here. I don't think it's poisoned.
We can't let the Patlabors leave.
If the Patlabors stay, the TV crews stay.
The only thing useful we ever catch in August is jellyfish.
Our dreams of development have vanished,
along with all the young women.
Our nation has forsaken us!
We have to do whatever we can to restore this village!
We tried hot springs.
We salted the beach with gold dust.
We became sister city to Jakarta.
And every scheme ended in failure.
Our treasury is empty. It's time to end this losing streak!
We need a home run hit that will blow away our bad luck!
Plessie is our trump card. This is going to save our village!
But, sir, Plessie's still a bit too much for us.
We need more time.
We've run out of time, the Patlabors leave in the morning.
But...
The people on shore need something to stir them up.
Something doesn't feel right.
There are too many tourists, but that's typical.
Isn't it a bit overblown?
The TV stage, the advertisements, all the arrangements?
You know, the captain said much the same thing.
Let's go for a walk.
Me?
Sure. Yamazaki, you too.
Captain!
This is a pretty narrow path for a nighttime walk.
Don't worry.
I don't know what you're thinking about,
but are you sure we're the right ones for this job?
You scared?
Captain!
What's going on?
Hurry up! The tail is already in the water!
Hold on, I may have an operating license, but it only covers farming Labors.
Same as Katsuji, and he's already out there.
I wanted to get a haircut before the TV crews arrived.
What's taking you so long?
You might think of paying me.
Good evening, we found you.
Miss Kumagami, it's a hoax. It's all fake!
Step away! We are impounding this as evidence!
Stand back! Move away from the equipment!
What's that?
Look!
Momoko, hurry! It's here!
It is? Really?
Hooray!
What's that?
Something's strange.
I saw it, and now everyone else will, too!
Do you see that? It's Plessie! That's the tail of a plesiosaurus!
How carefree she seems. Look, she's raised a fin!
She seems almost happy. This is incredible!
She almost seems to be waving!
You won't make fools of us!
Hey, maybe I can use this to get some lobsters!
You coward! Come ashore and fight fair and square!
Ota, it can't understand you.
Hard at work, I see.
Captain, why are they here?
Tonight they were portraying the upper half of Plessie.
Then what is that?
Why, that must be the lower half.
It's fake?
Asuma, what a disappointment.
The eyes of the world are upon us.
The quicker we wrap this up, the quicker we can take our vacation.
Vacation?
I called HQ from the police station, and they confirmed it.
Noa, let's go!
You mercenary.
Plessie has been revealed as a submersible Labor!
Special Vehicles is moving to attack the fake Plessie.
Good luck, Special Vehicles! Good luck, Plessie!
Oh, which side should I root for?
I'm detecting engine noise...
It's definitely a Labor.
Officer Ota, you only have one net, so aim carefully.
Understood. Leave it to me.
He got him! Pull, Noa!
What was that?
I saw it! I really did! Oops, I guess this isn't the time for that.
Now that's a big catch!
Should I try this? Or this?
So finally, Plessie's true form is revealed!
Oh, no, it broke.
What are you doing, Ota?
What? Why weren't you backing me up?
You're blaming me?
He's getting away!
Not for long!
Submit, criminal!
Ota, don't!
Oh, how pretty!
Like fireworks.
Momoko...
As expected,
incident 18, in Division 2's litany of reckless destruction!
I think it was a mistake to ask for the Labor unit.
The Gargoyles of the Capitol.
They scare me.
Me too.
Want some?
No.
Here it comes!
What's wrong, Noa?
Everyone's gone.
It figures.
Naturally, once they found out about the hoax.
Excuse me, are you the Labor team?
Thank heavens! Look, Hiroyuki, these people run the Ingrams.
He's a big fan of yours. He especially likes the Labor carrier.
Ingram! Ingram!
If you don't mind, could we have a picture with you?
Sure.
Everybody smile!
When I looked out, the storm had passed a long time ago.
The morning dew betrays how yesterday's...
sorrows have been washed away.
Dawn is let loose by unbolting the panels of night.
Even machines and the buildings all wake up.
Now I can see so far ahead, an unfolding panorama.
Wherever I watch from, I see a peaceful, happy island.
The thing I want to tell to you, the thing I want to show to you:
The shining gate to our dreams lays open to us,
right now before our eyes.
This story is fiction... but in 10 years, who knows?
Haneda New Sky Hotel! Isn't the south view of the hotel great?
If I didn't have to work here, I would enjoy it a lot more.
Some terrorists planned to bomb the hotel's tower.
Luckily, the bomb exploded in their possession,
and funny enough, they got stuck, and couldn't get down.
Hey! That's so wrong! You have to aid in their rescue, Asuma.
Next episode: Save the Terrorists Target, locked on!
Next episode: Save the Terrorists