What the heck's going on today?
They're holding the presidential nominating convention in town, right?
Sheeit, a bunch of noise over something that doesn't even concern us, huh?
Sir, thank you very much!
Keep up the good work.
Hello there, Duchess.
Chief.
So the FBI's counter-terrorism expert makes his appearance, eh?
You've already done an excellent job of handling things yourself, Chief.
Well, the presidential nominating convention is coming up tomorrow.
If you have a gun in your possession, please hand it over.
It will be returned once you leave the city.
I don't have one.
Hey!
Is this or is this not a handgun?!
Not. It's a toy.
A toy?
Plastic, huh? This is really well made.
You find a handgun?
No, it was just a toy.
We're going to take this just to be safe, but you can get it back.
Here's your receipt. Come pick it up tomorrow morning.
Okay, you can go now.
He's torn...
Torn between whether he can get the food and get out before the trap closes.
Your next job just might put you in the same position as that cat.
But then again, you're the man who can do the impossible.
Won't you take this job, Golgo 13?
Hissori to iki wo hisomemachitsuzuketa
Kokoro tada kakimushirinagara
Ippun ichibyou ga konna ni mo nagaku kanjiru koto wa nakatta
Sore wo miage, kaze ni toikakeru
Ima boku wa oh tobidaseru ka
Kako no yowai jibun wa mou inai
Tada shijiru koto ni kimeta
Take the wave
egaita yume wo ima kono te ni shite
Kimi no hou e
Take the chance
Kowarete kanjita kono omoi se ni shite
Kimi no hou e
Kaze ni fukarete
Ohh fukarete
An Offering to God
Mr. Togo.
My apologies for the inconvenience.
Normally there'd be no need to confiscate a toy, but what with the upcoming nomination...
Hey there Duchess. It's been a while.
Follow that Asian guy. If you get the chance, search his personal effects!
Yes, sir.
What was he doing here?
He came to pick up something we'd confiscated. A toy handgun.
A toy handgun?!
Yeah. A plastic toy. No problem at all.
I wouldn't be laughing if I were you.
If that's who I think it is, I wouldn't want to let him even hold a pin.
Yes, sir. Nothing appears out of the ordinary.
Ted is searching the inside of his car right now.
Is that a good idea?
If something gets put out of place, won't our man know he's been marked?
Not to worry, sir.
We're going to make it look like a break-in and take two or three small items from the car.
Whatever he's after, there's no doubt it's here on the grounds.
He hasn't moved from here at all.
Understood. I'll be there shortly.
Cut me some slack, buddy! You keep shootin' like that, I'm outta business!
Here, I'll give ya the top prize if you'll just go...
There was nothing that looked like a weapon in his car. Just some toy gun.
You made sure to steal something, right?
Yeah.
They're pretty valuable.
What's going on?
Just a car break-in, sir.
Anything taken?
A lighter and some sunglasses. Oh, and a toy.
A toy?
Yes. Apparently it was some plastic toy pistol.
That's strange. All I took was the lighter and the sunglasses.
That's him.
Listen, if he does anything out of the ordinary, arrest him at once!
Sir.
Oh no!
What?! You lost him?
We're very sorry, sir.
Get out there and find him! And seal all the exits!
We're going to turn this place into a cage!
Yes Sir!
The second this guy slips up, he's not going to be able to get out of here.
He'll be an animal trapped in a cage. There will be no way he could escape!
It seems the votes have been tallied. And now to announce the winner!
Your target is this man.
One of his goals is to rob our organization of power.
If the candidate he backs becomes president, -
he'll become a special advisor with enough power to be able to oppose us.
Getting rid of him will also serve as a warning to the candidate...
As in, "Make no moves against us."
That's why we want you to snuff him in front of the candidate.
Oh no!
Alert all security teams! There's been an incident!
Nobody gets out of here! Not even a friggin' mouse!
Shutter all the exits!
He's completely trapped in his cage.
There's no way he's getting out!
Looks like the picture made it in time somehow.
So he's this famous sniper, Golgo 13, right?
Yeah.
But how did he smuggle a gun in?
He was scanned with metal detectors and even underwent a body search.
We'll find something if we can just arrest him.
Arresting him comes first.
But won't an arrest be impossible? We'll need a material witness.
Leave that to me. We'll catch him in the act!
It's him!
Golgo 13!
Arrest this man for obstruction of justice and assaulting a public officer!
This man is Golgo 13?
That's right. The man with superhuman shooting skills, the legendary sniper...
Golgo 13.
What proof is there that he's our criminal?
I'll have that soon enough.
We believe he may have shot from the scoreboard located behind the stage.
The scoreboard? Impossible.
No one could shoot from that far, no matter how talented he is.
That's precisely why we can say he's our criminal.
Going by the data on his past, a shooting like this hardly warrants surprise!
That the shooting would be next to impossible for normal people
is precisely what proves that this man is the perpetrator.
Now then, first off I'd like to hear your alibi for the time of the murder.
Not that I expect an answer, given that you were hiding by the scoreboard.
I wonder how long you'll be able to stay silent like that.
His jacket tested positive for gunpowder residue.
You don't say.
A shooting under difficult conditions, no alibi, and gunpowder residue.
I'd say this puts you one step closer to the electric chair.
But Duchess, what about motive?
This man is a professional. Motive isn't a problem.
The problem we face now is digging up his background.
Then it's a matter of finding the murder weapon.
If we can find that...
What?!
What did you say just now?
Call me a lawyer.
A lawyer?
Sure, why not? I'll call you a lawyer.
In this country, you're free to call a lawyer when things start looking bad.
You can't find the weapon?!
That's right. We can't even find a knife out there, let alone a gun.
That's impossible!
Duchess. A word.
You're saying a toy gun could fire a live round?
Yes. We thought it was just plastic so we didn't check it too thoroughly, -
but if it's a PPS polymer, it would be possible.
PPS polymer?
A heat-resistant plastic.
If fired repeatedly, the heat would bend it out of shape, -
but it would be plenty accurate for a single shot.
A single shot would be all he needs.
But we don't have a report of the toy gun having been found.
If it's plastic, it could be smashed or burned!
Get the investigative team back out there at once!
Never mind about a gun, just collect every single piece of plastic!
That plastic pistol was pretty clever.
But it's only a matter of time before it's found.
Sir, the lawyer, a Mr. Burton, has shown up.
Terry Burton. How do you do?
They still haven't found anything?
That's right. And not finding it after such a thorough search
means the gun probably isn't there anymore.
That can't be! He called his lawyer!
That means he must've thought the gun would be found!
Have them look again!
But they've already...
Um...
I have something to say on my client's behalf.
The truth is, my client deeply regrets the violence of his actions.
Violence?
He's charged with obstruction of justice and assault, correct?
True enough, that was the reason for his arrest...
Then what do you say we just let this go with a simple fine?
What the hell?! A fine! Don't screw with me!
If you're saying you're determined to indict, -
we'll have no choice but to counter with the violation of my client's rights.
Violation of his rights?!
Yes. Your consideration of my client as a suspect for murder.
It's completely unfounded.
What?!
There's no way you can call it unfounded! We found gunpowder residue!
Mr. Duchess, are you aware that prior to entering the grounds, -
my client was at the shooting gallery of an amusement park?
Shooting gallery?
Did you see this?!
Uh, well...
It seems the shooting gallery wasn't very busy.
I suspect the proprietor would remember my client.
Give me a clear answer! Did you see him shooting?
Y-yes. We thought he was just killing time, so we didn't mention it.
It seems that particular establishment still uses gunpowder.
It would hardly be surprising for you to turn up residue.
And then there's the matter of my client's alibi.
With all those people and all that excitement, -
do you think anyone was paying attention to the people around them?
Try hauling in some of them at random and getting them to prove their alibis!
I bet you wouldn't find third-party witnesses for most of them.
What do YOU think?
Furthermore, there's no murder weapon.
My client should have been thoroughly body searched when entering the grounds.
Plus, there were those metal detectors...
Yet my client went through all those without incident, did he not?
The gun doesn't have to be metal! He used a plastic handgun!
A type of plastic called PPS would let him fire a single bullet!
And has that handgun been found?
It's been confirmed as the murder weapon and my client's fingerprints found, hm?
We'll find it soon enough. We know that he had a toy gun!
Sure enough, he did have a toy gun.
But he says it was stolen from his car along with his sunglasses and a lighter.
What?!
He even turned in a report to the police.
It should be in your logs, so by all means investigate it!
That's a lie! All I took from the car was the lighter and the sunglasses!
I didn't touch the gun!
Thomas!
Oh my. So that's how far you've infringed upon my client.
This goes beyond a simple violation of rights, does it not?
Let him go, Duchess. There's no way we could get a jury to buy this.
Chief, please wait.
We'll do a thorough search of the grounds tomorrow and we'll find that gun for sure!
It's no good. You've already searched and you haven't found it yet.
It may be plastic, but it can't just fly off into the sky, you know.
The sky?! The sky! That's it!
The balloons!
He tied the gun onto some balloons and set it off into the sky!
What was that?
Chief, hurry up and get hold of the Air Force!
Don't be ridiculous. Besides, it's already sundown.
Then tomorrow morning-
It will already be far out of reach.
Dammit!
There will be no objections if I take my client now?
Well done. You had everything planned out, didn't you?
You called your lawyer to make me think you'd given up
and to buy time so we wouldn't think of the balloons.
Isn't that right, Golgo 13?
I suppose the murder weapon has been entrusted to God's hands now...
Chiisa na koto ni zenryoku ni naru kimi no sugata
Yuuki ni natta hibi
Zutto horyuu shippanashi ja ugokenai
Glass no highway ni tatteiru you ni
Yume to kiken to senaka awase demo
Kono nagai michi wo sukoshizutsu arukou
Soshite kimi wa ano koro mitai ni
Waratte ite
Shiokaze ni yurete, sasayaki atta
Kagayaite ita tooi ano hi wa kagerou
Tsumaranai koto ni makeru ni wa hayasugiru
Till the end of time...
The target is a single string of a violin in mid-concert.
Golgo analyzes footage of Kerensky, the soloist, and takes aim.
"Air on the G String" is played and an M16's trigger is pulled...
Next time on Golgo 13, "Sharpshoot on the G String"
Sharpshoot on the G String Next time on Golgo 13, "Sharpshoot on the G String"
Sharpshoot on the G String Do not stand behind him if you value your life!