"Lupin III to Make Appearance!" Not your brightest idea, Lupin.
Though I don't remember making any of those.
What? Then who did?!
Exactly! That's what I'm here to find out!
Save your excuses for the interrogation room!
Oh, no, you don't!
Get back here, Lupin!
Lupin!
Five of you go around back! The rest take care of downstairs!
Freeze!
The chase ends here.
Doesn't something seem fishy? A fake ad and a group of killers?
Quiet! Your arrest comes first!
"Lupin the 3rd: In Memory of the Walther P38"
Are they really up ahead?
Yeah. The world's largest assassination group: Tarantula.
It's an organization of killers whose existence is shrouded in mystery.
If an important person is assassinated, you can bet they're involved.
They've influenced history itself.
What do we know about 'em?
Barely anything.
They caught one once, he died strangely after his mask was removed.
He had nothing on him to serve as evidence.
All that remained was...
...that tattoo?
But why such a tedious way of entering?
Have a look at this.
Random Navigation. It's sent only to this boat.
If we were to take a different course than this...
A geosynchronous satellite laser?
This is why planes and tankers suddenly vanish
when they happen into these waters.
"Devil's Triangle" fits it to a T.
There it is.
Hard to believe there're islands not on maps even in these times.
Don't you get it? This assassination group is officially recognized.
By all governments.
Quit your loafin'! Get moving!
--What is it?! --What's going on?!
We have intruders!
Well, then.
Let's get going.
He's held on with amazing endurance,
but it seems the miracle is at its end.
Zenigata-kun...
Such a pity...
Zenigata-kun...!
I'll never forget your ardor...! We will arrest Lupin!
Lupin?!
--Lupin?! Lupin...! --I'm not Lupin!
Calm down, Zenigata-kun!
Sir! Where's Lupin?!
He's still on the loose...!
I thought so! I will be the one who--
He's unconscious.
I leave the rest up to you.
Hey, Lupin.
I thought there was only one Walther like yours.
Got a story behind it?
I was still a novice when I used that silver pistol.
So this was before you and me met?
Let's get some shut-eye.
Fools.
That was a fancy how-do-you-do!
You're that sneak-thief, Lupin!
Sneak-thief, indeed.
Does that make you guys attack dogs on leashes?
What?!
Spill it!
Why did you call us here with the fake fliers and the Walther?!
Called?
Don't play dumb!
We've been kind enough to play into your trap!
You're the ones playing dumb!
What?!
Cut the crap and just say you're here for the organization's gold!
Hear that?
There's more to this than I thought!
What now?
See you at the spot.
Don't be dyin' now.
The party's just started!
Huh?!
Ow!
Ouch!
It's her...
Knock it off. I don't like fighting women...
Especially cute ones like you!
That 'woman' is going to kill you.
Are you so sure?
You have beautiful eyes for an assassin...!
Get away from her!
Did you kill him?!
No...
Lupin can be one tough foe!
We're wanted back.
Give us one more chance!
We will kill him next time!
No. Catch him alive.
But we've never done that before--
Go!
Yes, sir!
Lupin.
Alive?!
You must've misheard 'beat to death'!
He just needs to be alive, even if all sliced up!
He'll be the greatest prey you ever hunt! Now go!
Who's in here?!
Don't scare me like that! I've been waiting for you!
I'm not in the mood! Go back to your room!
You look so angry. Did something happen?
Who are you? A friend of Lupin's?
Lupin? Who's that?
Don't play stupid!
Fujiko. I've been suspicious ever since you joined voluntarily.
Why did you get near me?
Are you that afraid?
What?!
Afraid of this Lupin person.
Now I feel like choppin' you up! Right after Lupin!
Like they say, thorns make a flower beautiful.
Goemon! You're keeping watch, right?!
Goemon!
You shouldn't let your guard down, even in your own room.
Be careful from now on, Fujiko!
Lupin!
What are you going to do about this?!
Oh, looks good on you!
--Stop kidding around! --Ow!
You've been poisoned, right?
Yes! Wait, you knew?
Just a little...
I don't know what you're talking about!
Enough details! How's your work going?
Dunno.
Don't be so mad!
They get paid in gold bars for killing. That's all I've found out.
Where's it hidden?
I was trying to find out just now.
But there were no clues.
Then I leave that up to you!
Wait!
So Goemon isn't keeping watch for me?
He's probably pigging out on his first meal in two weeks.
So your role was to go on ahead and act as Fujiko's bodyguard?
It was the beginning of the month when I first hid in that cargo crate.
Nothing but beans for two weeks?
Here. I have some pickled plums.
I am ever grateful.
So I barely survived thanks to this...
I'll need to thank the police department.
Come in.
Zenigata-kun.
Chief!
Ow...!
How are you?
I'm recovering just fine!
How on earth is your body constructed?
Nothing. But to think you of all people would be shot by Lupin...
No! Lupin wasn't the shooter!
Look!
"Vice President Ametelia assassinated--"
Beneath that!
"The bullet that shot ICPO Inspector Zenigata matched with Lupin's."
We are pursuing Lupin as a witness to the assassination.
Please put me in charge of the investigation!
I thought you might ask, but you can't with those injuries.
Concentrate on getting better first.
Chief!
Nice to meet you! I am Vicky Flannegan!
He's your new partner.
What can one tenderfoot possibly do?!
Let me handle this alone--
Give it up.
Chief!
--Wait! I'll get Lupin myself! --Stop it!
Let go, tenderfoot!
--No! --Let go!
And I'm not a tenderfoot! I worked my way up to ICPO detective--
You have something to do with that grave?
Knock it off. I don't sense bloodlust from you.
Lupin. Why did you come to this island?
Oh, if you wanna know about me, then you should introduce yourself.
There's no need!
"To Elen, who is always looking up at the sky."
Give it up, Sneak Thief.
Don't move! Run and we'll shoot!
You sure? From that spot, your friend'll die too.
Fine.
So this is your famous gun?
A Walther P38. An old toy from the past.
I guess quality is lost on blockheads like you.
What?!
Let's go.
Sorry! Here ya go!
Hey, now! I'm a guest! Show me some hospitality!
So you're the boss of this island?
And if I am?
Just as I thought!
You're the perfect model for all those deranged creeps
who love having the same tattoo as you!
'The weakest dog always barks the loudest.'
What did you say?!
You planned to get caught so you could steal our money from the inside.
Am I right?
Be grateful your own gun won't be putting you to death.
You are going to be my servant!
What?!
Gordeau-sama! Why are we leaving this bastard alive--
Silence. This man's skills will be quite useful.
Do it!
Yes, sir...
Always kill your target, no matter what.
That is the way of the Tarantula!
This mark of proud killers...
The instant you receive it,
you can never leave the organization or the island!
My poison is starting to race through your system from that mark.
As long as you breathe this island's gas, it will not take effect.
The special sulfuric acid in that gas stops the poison.
In other words, outside of the island,
you will need air tanks filled with this gas!
The tanks will last for 24 hours, at most.
Plan to escape all you want, once the gas is gone, the poison kicks in!
The mark also indicates the status of the poison.
The redder it becomes, the more the poison takes effect.
Even if you stole large amounts of the gas, it would eventually run out.
You would have to return to the island when that happens.
No matter how much you oppose me, you can never leave this island!
Don't worry about bein' lonely.
We'll do the same to your buddy soon enough!
You may have this back.
You sure act big!
Go ahead.
Do it!
You sure?
Understand now? Defying me is useless!
Are you so sure?
Elen!
Yes, sir?
Show him around the island.
Understood.
You were poisoned, I take it?
It's just an accessory.
You can't beat Gordeau.
I don't feel that I've lost.
But how did he get such a humongous fortress?
Don't know.
I got a pretty good guess.
Looks like this used to be a secret Nazi military facility,
probably to study poisonous gases and biological weapons.
Gordeau found it, and completed the unfinished poison.
Where did he get his recruits?
From various countries.
But they're all ruthless criminals who were sentenced to death.
Join the organization and live, or go back to prison, huh?
Does that go for you, too?
Say, how's that fortress set up on the inside?
Never give up, do you?
The inside is guarded by Gordeau's elites.
Intrusion or revolts are impossible.
What's that?
A nuclear reactor.
It generates the entire island's electricity.
What's going on?
A man-hunt.
A man-hunt?
Save me! I can still work!
Is that so? That's too bad.
That's what happens to everyone who loses the ability to kill.
Let's see how skilled the world-famous Lupin is!
If I say no?
Doesn't matter. When that time comes...
...you will die!
I'm next!
--It's my turn! --I'm up!
We need his skills for the plan. Please understand.
His only goal is to rob us. He'll just betray us at the last moment.
That's not true.
Are your injuries better?
Yeah. That last one really hurt, though.
I'm the doctor in charge of medical treatment.
So why did you bring me here?
That's why you gave me that last kick, wasn't it?
If you've figured that out, we won't have to explain much.
Actually, there's something we want you to see.
It's slippery. Watch your step.
Right.
Don't move!
One slight move and it's kaboom!
Same goes for you.
Jigen!
Wait!
He's on our side!
On your side?
Not bad! I couldn't sense you at all!
Lupin. What the heck's goin' on?
I'm just about to find out. Hey! Get these off me already!
This cave leads to the western end of the island.
The western end?
Don't move!
Swarms of poisonous creatures reside around here.
The organization members won't come near here,
so they don't know about this passageway.
So this is like your secret base, eh?
What is this?
It's been resting here since the end of the war.
So you're planning to use this to escape...!
You're after the organization's gold bars. Right?
Maybe, maybe not.
But the boat you used to get here can't carry the gold.
So you're offering us this ship?
Yes.
What do you want?
To destroy the synchronous satellite laser cannon.
We need your help to do that.
I dunno. Isn't the organization in charge of that thing?
Gordeau isn't the only one who wants to keep this island hidden.
Ah, so all his clients from other nations are conspiring with him.
But it's become a curse.
The laser system keeps people from getting onto the island,
but it also prevents people from escaping it.
Even Gordeau has been robbed of his freedom.
Is that your only condition?
There's more.
We need an antidote if we want to completely escape the island.
Is there one?
No.
Our investigations have turned up none.
So we're having the doctor create one.
The doctor?
I almost have it figured out,
but I need to analyze an undiluted sample of the poison...
So I just need to get that?
Yes. Will you do it?
I have one question.
Why are you deciding to escape now?
You saw them. Most everyone on this island enjoys killing.
But we're different.
We didn't kill because we wanted to.
I'm sick of this island and killing!
Doesn't it seem a little convenient?
You've lived carefree lives.
I don't expect you to understand our feelings.
If I refuse?
We just received word from Bomber. He's killed Lupin's partner.
What?
Very well.
You took long. You're two minutes late.
Pay mind of the time!
That was the very first thing we agreed upon!
'Trust comes first.'
As the one receiving requests, I would expect you to--
I get it.
Good. Here is the next target.
He's a witness for a trial next week.
He possesses information about a certain VIP's corruption.
He is currently under protection. The security is exceptionally tight.
You'll need to take care of things without causing too big of a scene.
You should receive the deposit shortly.
End transmission.
The worms...
We have work.
About time!
You and Lupin will do this one.
That'd be a waste of a job! Let me go!
No, let me!
The target is inside a prison. Lupin can use a disguise.
You will begin the minute I receive the deposit.
Hey. How about handing this job over to me?
You stink too much of blood.
What was that?!
Guess you've grown some spunk.
It's me, Gordeau.
Oh, Gordeau-sama...
Where is the poison?
I gave you all that I made...
And the poison's ingredients chart?
Right over there...
Where is the antidote?
Huh? Does one exist?
Never mind. Go to sleep.
Yes, sir...
Creepy. It's like I'm looking in a mirror.
Don't complain. It was the only way inside the fortress.
Here.
The camera I used to snap the poison's ingredients charts.
Impressive.
Now do you trust thieves a little more?
The plan's just started.
Gordeau received a murder request?
Yeah. He gave it to you and me.
South America.
We'll break into the satellite facility while it looks like we're working.
Meaning that the plan's chance has come!
How are the gold bars?
We'll find out soon.
There's something I want you to tell me first.
One of your fellow assassins from when we first met...
So this is where you're hiding it!
What are you eating...?!
Shaddup. My injuries won't heal with that hospital slop.
How did it go?
The Walther that shot you... Lupin hadn't used it for quite a while.
Who cares?! What about the guys with tarantula tattoos...?
No clues at all!
What?!
They're even top secret inside the ICPO!
I don't care if they're topless! We're detectives!
It's no use! I can't get access!
Inexcusable!
I'll go and find out myself!
No, you can't!
--You're supposed to be resting! --Let go of me!
Is it done?
Yeah.
But--
It's dangerous?
I don't know. I'll test it now.
I'll be the guinea pig.
It'll probably take a while for it to take effect.
Then let's have a strategy meeting in the meantime.
First, Elen and I will leave the island.
We'll take the boat toward the hideout,
but then secretly detour to the satellite facility.
Meanwhile, we steal the island's gold.
You'll extend this passageway to carry it out.
Who'll dig that?
Jigen and Bomber are right now.
One blast and it'd be done!
We'd be caught if we did that.
Hey. Wanna team up once we're off the island?
Sorry, but I've got a partner.
Oh...
With your skills, you could make it on your own.
I dunno...
I'm not sure I'd know how to live in the outside world now...
I just gotta dig for now!
We go through the passageway and load the gold onto the tanker.
We'll infiltrate the satellite facility,
and have the laser cannon self-destruct at exactly midnight.
At the same time, we'll destroy all the weapons on the island.
We'll make our escape on the ship then.
One slip-up and it's failure.
It's probably our first and only chance.
Doctor! Your hand!
The mark!
The poison is disappearing...!
We did it!
It's done! We completed it!
Seriously?!
We did it.
Yeah.
I'll hurry and make enough for the others.
So, where is it?
The satellite self-destruct program.
Alex, head of the organization's electronics, made it.
Alex?
My younger brother.
Is this thing alright?! We're in big trouble if there are bugs in it!
Stop that.
He... Alex... died...
--to write this program? --Yeah. Overexerted himself.
He found a hole and started hacking it. After deciphering the password,
he died in his sleep, leaving this program behind.
But not before completing it...
Can't sleep with the sound of the rain?
The rain has been a lullaby.
Ever since I came to this island as a child.
So? What do you want?
You're as cold as ever. We're partners tomorrow, you know!
We need a relationship of mutual trust!
Don't bother.
Aww...
Then can you tell me one thing?
What?
Why did you become a killer?
Back then, I had no home to hide in from the rain.
My alcoholic father sold me and my brother to the organization.
For enough to pay for only one day of drinking.
Ever since, your heart could never trust anyone,
no matter how hard you tried?
Basically, you're afraid of being betrayed.
How many times have I been betrayed? I'm so naive...
Mostly when it comes to cute girls!
I'll ask you as partner, too.
Go right ahead!
Why did you come to this island?
To get the gold, just like he said-
Quit hiding it!
Tell the truth! Then I'll trust you a little bit!
Elen. What do you plan to do once you leave the island?
I'm not sure. There's no telling what's going to happen.
Going to keep running from the organization and your terrible past?
What?
I came to settle a score with the past.
Settle a score with the past...?
Wait! What are you talking about?!
Good night.
The gas will run out in 24 hours.
I take it you know what will happen if you do not return before then?
Hey! Come on already! It's past your departure time!
Geez! Can't you wait for me to finish a cigarette or two?!
He's late.
The plan's off if we don't get the antidote.
Hey!
Doctor!
You said you felt a cold coming on...
Wait!
What is that?
Nutritional supplements.
Let me see.
You're one distrustful guy. Here, I'll show you.
Now that's just wasteful!
Shut up and get going!
Can't stand this. Do you always get stored down here?
There's one thing I want you to promise.
Promise? I love promises!
A date? Dinner? Or maybe something more intimate--
Be quiet and listen.
If I'm caught during the plan, I want you to kill me.
I'll do it myself if I can, but if I can't...
What kind of sick joke is this?
It's no joke!
I'd rather die than be caught and lose my freedom again!
I agree and all, but hurting women and children isn't my thing.
Ask someone else.
Promise me!
I just told you--
Elen...!
We'll be away from the island's gas soon.
Alright. It's all yours, Goemon.
Yet another trifling thing...
...taken care of.
Hey, now. Is this all of it?
Obviously.
Not bad.
Nice equipment they set up for us.
Say, do you have a license?
Elen?
So how do you like normal air?
I never had any since I was a child!
I'm no longer their puppet!
I'll never have to kill again...!
The wind, the sky, the grass, the trees...
They all look completely different!
This is what it means to be free!
Yeah. But freedom can also be a real nuisance.
There are plenty of tough things you gotta do to stay free.
Lupin...
What should I do? Not just to run away,
but also to settle things with my past...
I have a great idea on how to do just that.
Damn this 'mental recuperation'!
Sending me into the middle of nowhere like this...!
These documents are no help!
The problem is too big. It's on a completely different level.
Tarantula is--
Shut up! I'm sure Lupin's involved now!
I won't give up!
I've been banished with you, so I'll admit this.
The chief has ordered me to watch you.
I'm to report to him if you do anything you shouldn't.
I already know that.
I'd beat you unconscious and go alone, but what's the use
if I don't know where the organization is?
You would go that far?!
I don't care about the government!
All I care about is stopping evil when I see it!
Inspector...
Hey, Pops! You look well!
Lupin!
A get-well present!
Don't toy with me!
Watch out!
Hope you enjoy it!
Tryin' to escape, are you?!
Come back here!
Damn! Damn! Damn!
Inspector!
It's gone!
It's time. You know what to do.
Remember, we're just doing this to divert their attention.
We can't kill anyone.
The explosives need to be weak and at the right places. Got it?
Things are okay here.
Is the entire bomb team back?
Jigen's group isn't yet...
Has Lupin determined the owner of the Walther?
Not sure. But we do know it was one of those assassins...
So that is how this series of events began...
Who's there?! What are you doing?!
So he is waiting until the last minute to determine his foe's identity?
Well, big, last-minute comebacks are his thing.
Let's go.
Aye-aye, sir.
An intruder!
She went that-a-way! After her!
Someone has destroyed the main computer!
What?!
They might be armed! You should stay here!
That idiot!
Monitor room! What's going on?!
Wait! Please don't kill me!
Stay quiet and I won't kill you.
What's going on? What's broken here?
Your assistance is appreciated!
Now, then!
I repeat! All personnel to sectors C-13 and 1 4!
The intruder is injured and escaping. Whoever captures her will--
Found her!
Give it up. There's no escape.
Drop the gun and surrender and we'll spare your life.
Life?!
Would it be satisfying to have a life?!
Is it only my freedom you want to steal?!
Stop...!
I won't let you have your way! Never again...!
"To Elen, who is always looking up at the sky."
Sky...?
Lupin! Why are you here? Why did you bother saving me?!
Good question.
Say. Let's be a little more easygoing.
Relax a little. Your looks are going to waste.
Alright. Let's go.
Yes.
One minute left!
Leave it to me!
Bingo!
Here we go!
Ten! Nine! Eight! Seven!
Six! Five!
Four! Three!
Two! One!
Zero!
Why isn't it self-destructing?!
I'll double-check!
No way! The timer...! The explosion time is 1 hour off!
No good! It won't respond any more!
What's going on--?
Hey. Aren't those too big for diversion explosions?
Did you plant the wrong amount?
That's impossible...
Any contact from Lupin?
Nope. None.
This is Lupin...!
Respond! Jigen! Fujiko!
I can't get through!
Our only choice is to return...
Yeah. We gotta stop them before they hit the Random-Nav.
Alright. Let's go!
Wait! What is that?!
There is no escape.
Gordeau!
How did he know?!
Don't you wanna leave this island?!
All who wanna leave, join us!
Seems no one wants to.
In that case...!
I have no choice!
Hey, Jack. Don't you want to leave the island?
Sure don't. I love killing!
Quit being a coward.
What?!
You sure you're not just afraid of being free?!
You're dead!
Need help?!
Thanks...
Gordeau...
Bomber!
You're coming with me!
Bomber!
Gordeau...!
How are we on fuel?
Fine. But we're cutting it close.
Now it's just a race against time.
Lupin.
What happened with that program?
Only my brother could've altered it...
He was forced to.
Elen! What's wrong?!
Elen! Elen!
Almost there...! Hang on!
Get serious! If this gets stolen back, it'll all have been for nothing!
The mark...!
Jigen! Hurry! Get off the ship!
The gold is fake! And the poison's not gone!
A trap?!
Hey! Everyone off the ship!
Too late!
Here goes!
Yeah.
Elen...! You alright?! Elen!
Lupin!
Never thought we'd need the island's gas again...
The others...!
Damn! They didn't make it!
Wait, Elen! It's dangerous alone!
What on earth is going on?!
It's Lupin...!
What?!
Lupin blew my fortress up to steal the gold!
Gordeau!
Damn that Lupin!
But Gordeau's death is very favorable for us.
He knew too many of our secrets!
Now is our chance.
Use it.
We can't leave survivors or evidence behind.
Eradicate the entire island itself!
We'll have all nations cooperate in the cover-up.
They turned it on.
Your plan has worked like a charm.
Yes.
Now we just wait for the laser to self-destruct and then take the gold.
They'll destroy the island, Lupin will take the fall, and we'll be rich.
To think it would work this well...
My plan is flawless.
It's time!
It's all over.
Ah. So that's the door to freedom.
Yes. My door.
Going to eliminate me now that I'm useless?
You own the patent for betrayal.
Why, you...! What did you--
Added some things to the fake blood.
What...?!
With the door open, you're no longer needed.
Ah...
So you were behind everything.
Made it past the lasers, did you?
How did you modify Alex's program?
He was loyal to his sister.
He rewrote it when I said your life was on the line.
Wish you could've seen how pathetic he was when he died.
Damn you...!
Come out.
I know you're there.
Lupin!
Looks like you changed your face but not your ways.
Yep. So you remember.
I can't forget, as much as I want to.
You were the first person I ever teamed up with.
But then you...
I managed to survive, but both you and my Walther had vanished.
I've been waiting for the chance
to get the greatest reward with this gun.
You came to this island to get me, just as I expected.
Yeah.
You changed your appearance, but your bloodlust was still the same.
Yet you followed down the tracks I laid out for you.
You knew I wouldn't do anything until Elen and the others escaped.
Isn't that right?
You're too nice, and still as weak as ever! You make me sick!
I won't hold back against you. There's no need for two Walthers!
Are you sure, Lupin?
Shoot him, Lupin!
Drop your gun!
Drop it!
Lupin!
Elen!
Damn it!
What is that?!
The doctor!
--Bastard...! --Stop! Elen's in there!
A hostage?!
Get the reactor! It's set to blow!
What?!
Lupin!
I wouldn't do that! We're surrounded by gas!
More lasers?!
There is no choice but to proceed!
Lupin!
This is it!
Where's the control room?!
You sure about this?!
Leave it to me! We have plenty of time!
This'll be a cinch!
This is the end.
Looks like we're away from the island's gas.
Die!
Doctor!
Lupin!
Elen!
Don't you care what'll happen to this?
Yes, it's a real antidote!
Want it, don't you? Drop the gun and give up--
There it is!
The self-destruct mechanism!
It's one of these two wires!
If we get it wrong?!
Kaboom!
Wait...! Don't you care about the antidote?!
Which is it?!
--Red! No, blue! --Move!
I will cut it!
Stop! Stop!
Elen!
Why did you choose red?
The color of pickled plums.
Forgive me...
You could've escaped if you had that antidote...
But I had to make him pay...
Don't worry about it! I'll just make my own antidote!
You know, Lupin...
Now, now. You can talk once we get you fixed up.
It doesn't matter anymore. I know my own body more than anyone.
Don't give up! You're so close to being free!
You know how we looked at the landscape together
when we took off our gas masks?
Yeah...
It was just for a short while, but I finally felt free!
Thank you...
Lupin...
Elen?
Elen?!
That darn Lupin! Making a mockery of me...!
Inspector! The chief's on the phone!
This is Zenigata.
I gave you no authorization to do this! Return at once!
You're too late. The entire media's already all over it.
Imbecile! You leaked this, didn't you?!
Return immediately! That's an order!
Huh? I'm losing your signal!
Inspector! Inspector Zenigata! Respond!
Inspector Zenigata!
Ugh!
Don't you care that the gold and the antidote
are on the ocean floor, Goemon?!
Goemon! I'm talking to you, Goemon!
Lupin.
We should get goin'.
Yeah.
The great, endless sky is where hearts travel
There they can come across many exaltations
When the wind blew upon them all,
everything seemed so bright
Let's live our lives as we please,
with freedom in our eyes
All we got in the end was the poison
and a blimp full of the island's gas.
No...
Happiness is finding versions of yourselves that you love,
giving each other glances of mutual trust
Every time you were hurt, you would give up
on your dreams and future
I'm sure you'll never, ever forget
that you have white wings
When the wind blew upon them all,
everything seemed so bright
Let's live our lives as we please,
with freedom in our eyes