01x02 - Heartbeat

[bunniefuu]

[electronic bleeping]

[NARC 1] Just got lab results

on the candy that the dead kid had.

[NARC boss] It's Highway, right?

- [NARC 1] Nope. Normal candy.

- [NARC boss] What?

Doesn't look like they bothered

with an autopsy either.

Well, he was tagless.

[NARC boss sighs] Anything else?

[NARC 1] Uh

speaking of tag-related crime,

someone got flagged crossing the Wall

with duplicate tags last night.

No way that's related.

[NARC boss] It could be.

Huh?

SUMA GARAGE

[Watari, muffled] That plan of yours

was way too reckless!

[Hugo, muffled] Easy tiger.

No need to bite my head off.

[Watari] Why can't you

take anything seriously?

[Kai groaning]

[Hugo] I am who I am!

And that was basically an act of God.

Worked out, didn't it?

[Hugo chuckles]

You gotta admit, we had fun. Right, Spoke?

Talk to Ieuji yet?

Yeah. Just now. She says we're fine.

Sweet, and on that note,

we should be good to go.

So what do we do with the stray cat?

Huh! Uh

Huh?

Look, we can't link this corpse

to that Wall crossing. It's not possible.

If you like your job and wanna keep it,

you better hope it's possible.

[device beeps rapidly]

- Huh?

- Hmm?

My request for access to last night's

Wall-crossing data just got rejected.

[NARC boss grunts] Try resubmitting.

I don't think that's gonna work.

It says access is restricted.

- What, by Digital?

- Yeah. Their New Citizen Department.

[NARC boss] Hmm.

- Let's go.

- Huh? To where?

[NARC boss] To get our access rights back.

[NARC 1] Huh? Uh

Okay, wait, I'm coming!

If I ratted you guys out,

they'd put you away.

But I won't,

so long as you forget that I hacked you.

- Uh

- Are you trying to threaten us?

- You listen here, you--

- Easy there. Relax.

Let's take a second and get along, right?

She'll protect our secret,

and we'll protect hers.

You just stay away from here.

Yeah,

thrilling as this abduction has been,

I don't ever plan to come back to Mid,

let alone your smuggling den.

- Uh

- Brat!

[beeps]

[whirring]

[woman] There's a Mr. Kageyama from

the Health Ministry's Narcotics Department

here to see you.

[Kageyama grunts]

I take it you're in need of assistance.

I figured maybe you were,

what with all the tagless coming in.

Their existence has no negative

impact on the system.

So what brings you here?

Oh!

This must be the Insight system.

Lets you monitor the citizens, right?

Our objective is not to monitor

but to optimize.

[Kageyama] Well, either way,

it's impressive.

I hear a rat can't take a piss

in this town without you knowin'.

Tell me. Do you know what happened here?

I believe that this incident

has been resolved.

Looks like it got resolved automatically,

which leaves me a bit concerned.

I've found that when you tug the string

on this kinda tagless incident,

narcotics tend to be involved,

more often than not.

Just grant me Wall-data access,

and I will get right outta your hair.

[man laughs heartily]

[whirring]

This is Director Mikuriya

of our Justice Bureau.

I'm Kageyama from the Ministry of Health's

Narcotics Control Department.

[Mikuriya] Forgive the interruption.

I just find myself in awe

of your investigative rigor.

[Kageyama laughs]

[Mikuriya] I never imagined

you'd come barging in here.

I'd only be "barging in"

if I wasn't welcome.

Our departments share a common goal.

Your ministry has much more data

to work with,

but in light of recent events,

I was thinking

Digital might be short on manpower.

If so, I'd be glad to put in

some legwork for you.

"Legwork," you say?

Oh, you're a good old-fashioned sleuth,

aren't you?

Why, you're sort of a living relic from

the days of Tokyo's police department.

And now even your department is closing.

A shame. We're at the end of an era.

Whether we're closed or not

remains to be seen.

[Mikuriya chuckles] Sure, if you say so.

In any case, please rest assured

that we're capable

of handling tagless cases such as this

on our own.

Should we find ourselves in need

of your charmingly archaic methods,

we'll dig up a telegram

and send you a line.

[foreboding music builds, fades]

[hums merrily]

[sighs]

How'd it go?

Not too well, I take it.

Met the head of the Digital Department's

Bureau of Justice.

Ugly sack o' gas called me a living relic.

b*stard.

[NARC 1 sighs]

It's no surprise

they don't want us to succeed.

They just kinda want us

to downsize and go.

The Justice Bureau won't be satisfied

till they're the only law enforcement

in Tokyo.

Well,

no fighting the tide of the times, right?

[both grunt]

- Ow!

- [Kageyama] Next stop. Let's go.

For what?

[scoffs] Well, we're bringing in the kid

who hacked our devices.

She had Highway.

That makes her our next lead.

You have got to be kidding me!

You promised you'd bring me some Highway!

Wait. Narcs came and took it from me!

Now I'm gonna have to try

and find some at the concert.

Ugh! You are useless.

Hey! I got into some serious

freaking trouble thanks to you, okay?

If I'd taken one wrong step,

I'd have been kicked out of the damn city!

You're a sheltered rich kid

with no real problems!

What the hell do you need drugs for?

If you ever were to get busted,

your angry parents

would be the least of your worries here.

[gasps] You wasted my money,

and now you're lecturing me?

Who do you think you are?

Do you know why I'm nice to you?

It's because you're kind of good

at hacking,

and you do whatever the hell I say!

[Kai gasps]

[scoffs]

Ah, I get it now.

You think I'm spoiled

'cause I was born here in West?

Didn't you lie to get here, Kai?

Maybe you should go back to wherever.

[tense energetic music playing]

[sighs]

Oh. Oh, oh.

[dramatic strings build, fade]

[sniffs]

Hmm?

Let's see what we can find out about you.

[ominous music playing]

Let's go.

[panting]

Uh! What the

She saw us?!

[panting]

- [Kageyama laughs]

- Oh!

Hate to break it to you,

but you're nothing more than a weed

that's been pulled up by the root now.

You can't hide, kid. You got no future.

[device whirring]

Yeah, well, I hear you NARCS

are at the end of your rope.

I don't have any drugs on me,

and if you botch this arrest,

there won't be much of a future for you

after today.

- [Kageyama growls] You little

- Ah! Ah

- [Kageyama grunts]

- Ah!

[Kai grunting]

You must feel tough beating a kid,

don't you?

You've hacked the devices

of three Narcotics officers.

Wanna act like a grown-up?

Get treated like one.

We'll discuss the dead tagless kid later.

First, we're gonna talk about Highway.

Why buy it? You plan to use or sell?

[Kai panting raggedly]

[NARC 1] There! Found her!

Talk!

Tell me how you got so good at hacking.

[Kai groaning]

Huh?

[Kai straining]

[grunts]

[tense music playing]

- Let's go.

- No need.

But if we lose her, then we'll have

to start over from square zero.

- Doesn't matter.

- Wha

[Kageyama] Fact is that not every quarry

is meant to be chased.

Watch and wait. [laughs]

[Kai panting]

[echoing] Kai, you lied.

Maybe you should go back to wherever.

[echoing] You're nothing more than a weed

that's been pulled up by the root now.

There's no point. You're done.

Agh! Agh!

Congrats. You're with me.

[gasps] Oh! Oh!

[groaning]

[Kageyama] We'll discuss

the dead tagless kid later.

Huh?

[gasping]

[pensive music playing]

[grunts, chuckles]

[pensive music continues]

Huh.

That's one of the kids we helped.

What happened when we were done?

I dropped him off at the shelter myself.

He was supposed to get a new tag.

[sighs]

First off, where did you get this data?

Apparently, it was in a narc's device.

Hmm.

This guy's.

[ominous music playing]

[Ieuji gasps]

Lizard.

Yoshiaki Kageyama, aka Lizard,

of the Narcotics Control Department.

He's a veteran officer,

the type who tends

to have his targets cornered

before they even know

they're being hunted.

If he works in Narcotics,

is this a drug case?

No. I've seen nothing to suggest that.

So why's a NARC involved?

Who cares? This is no concern of ours.

Know what I mean?

- It's not like they've caught onto us.

- You're kidding me!

Someone died!

Do you think you get to forget that

just 'cause he's tagless?

This is in my department's jurisdiction.

If we uncover any new information,

I'll let you know at once.

[Watari] Please do. Thanks.

Jeez.

I just don't know what to make of this.

Hey, kid. Has, uh, that Lizard guy

been after you for a while?

Don't worry about it. Bye.

[Hugo] You hungry at all?

[exhales]

[chuckles]

- Old man!

- Huh?

One more! 'Kay?

Huh?

[tense music playing]

Hmm?

You can look, but don't touch.

That's a customer's car.

Far as the city is concerned,

this is just a repair shop

that keeps rich people's gas-powered cars

and motorbikes running.

But this is the soul of our garage.

[optimistic music playing]

You look like you're thinking,

"What good does this do?"

Oh, uh

[Hugo] And you know, it's a good question.

Well worth asking.

Honestly, I'm not sure I know the answer.

I do know,

when I grip the handles of the motorcycle,

it's like I'm in complete control

of my fate.

And while we're talkin' control,

you've got skills.

Where'd you learn to hack like that?

Can't believe you managed

to hijack a narc's handheld.

When I hacked your friend's smartwatch,

it looked like someone else

had hacked it first.

You might wanna check her security.

Huh?

Hmm.

[Watari] Hugo.

Perfect timing. Got a question for ya.

Ask it later. An urgent job came in

from that hospital wing.

Oh! Sure.

I can catch up with you in a minute,

but we can't make them wait.

Got it. Any news on the kid?

[whirring]

[Watari] According to the human-rights

shelter we took the kids to,

he vanished

the second they took their eyes off him.

If you could handle this delivery

without me,

I could look into it some more.

You sure you can?

You've been real high-profile lately.

This feels risky.

But I love risk.

Adrenaline's good for the heart.

And what about the Wall crossing?

Easiest part 'cause we got

a hacking prodigy right here.

Wait, me?! No way!

If you won't come, you'll have to leave.

It's not like we can afford

to have a pro-level hacker

left alone in the garage.

- Huh?

- Nowhere else to go, huh? Tough break.

[groans]

You don't have to stay stuck

between a rock and a pissy Lizard, huh?

Why not just join us?

You suck.

So here's the deal.

You're gonna have to hack the Wall twice

as we sneak our payload west to east.

We're racing from a West District hospital

to an East District hospital.

[mysterious music playing]

- What's this payload, huh?

- It's a heart.

Uh Like

Mm. Our task is to deliver this heart,

which, according to the letter of the law,

is expired and belongs in the trash.

You see, though,

the thing is still functional.

It could still save a life

so long as it's delivered quick.

They have high standards in the West area,

and they care about rules

more than people.

But we don't care about rules at all.

So you'll do pretty much anything

for money?

Easy with the praise!

You're gonna make Spoke blush.

There will be complications

if it's not delivered within 30 minutes,

so Godspeed and good luck.

Suma Garage is on it, so rest easy.

[rock music playing]

[Hugo] This is Captain Crate.

Whatever you give him,

you can bet he'll keep it safe.

[Kai] Is he held together with tape?

- [Hugo] Thanks for backing me up, Spoke.

- Sure.

Kai, remember, the heart is tagged,

and it will be flagged.

Unless I crack the wall open as we pass,

like I saw what's-her-name do.

Mm-hmm. You pick up quick, kid!

Counting on you!

[grunts] If I fail, what do we do?

- [engine revs]

- [Hugo] And off we go!

[Kai] Hey! Answer me!

Ah!

- Why aren't we taking the expressway?

- 'Cause if we did, we wouldn't make it!

[Kai] What?

How can you speed through all this?

[Hugo] Huh. You turn off your brain

and move wherever your gut tells you to.

[Kai] Ah-ah-ah!

- Wall's getting close now.

- [Kai] Yeah, I'm aware.

Come on.

[Kai grunts]

- Huh?

- [Hugo] It's still not open.

How about this?

Ya, ya ♪

Ya-ah-ah ♪

Ya, ya ♪

Incredible.

- It's closing back up!

- All good.

Ya, ya ♪

Ya-ah-ah ♪

Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

First Wall bites the dust!

Way to go, team. Let's keep it up, okay?

Aren't you glad you came, Kai?

Ha!

'Kay, the fun's just beginning.

[rock music continues]

[Kai grunts]

[singers vocalizing]

[revving]

- [Kai grunting]

- [Hugo panting]

[Hugo] Oh man. My bad.

No time. It's up to you.

Huh?

- [Spoke] Do your best not to shake it.

- I'll see what I can do.

I hate to say it,

but this kinda feels like a lost cause.

[Spoke] Sorry, kid. It's our only chance.

- Let's ride, Kai!

- [Kai] Uh!

[dramatic music playing]

[Kai gasping]

I can't do this. There's no way!

[Hugo] Someone's waiting for this package.

Knowing that,

there's no way we can give up now.

[device beeps]

I don't know about you,

but my heart's racing,

and I think that cuts to the heart

of what we're doing.

Where is your shame?

- [giggles] Got none!

- Ah!

[dramatic music intensifies]

- There!

- [tires screech]

[rock music playing]

[whirring]

Many thanks.

- Let's hurry.

- Right.

[gentle music playing]

[beeps]

[sighs]

[Hugo] Our patient's family there

gives me a warm fuzzy feelin'.

Deliverin' their hearts,

delivering our hearts,

turning a cardiac arrest

into a cardiac fest.

Am I right?

[scoffs] You are so lame.

[chuckles]

[Kai] Hmm.

Man, I feel like

I could polish off a whole cow.

Let's order some grub. Okay? Spo

[both gasp] We forgot Spoke!

[groans]

- [Kai] I'll get him.

- Huh?

There's not a reason for both of us to go.

'Kay. I'll leave it to you.

By the way, welcome to Suma Garage.

Hmm.

[beeping]

[Hugo] Eventually,

we all have to find a place to belong.

And for some,

a little chaos feels a lot more homey

than a place with perfect order.

[gentle music playing]

He's offering more than a piece of candy.

Huh? What are you getting at?

Hugo's kind to those with nowhere to go.

That's what makes him Hugo.

[whirring]

[Watari] Good grief!

What's keeping you guys?

Sorry. My bike got screwed up.

- What? Was it okay?

- Yeah, something just caught in the wheel.

- I meant the package, Spoke.

- [both chuckle]

The heart's been delivered,

so we're all good.

You guys are making me worry.

I just came home to an empty garage.

Completely empty? Is Hugo not there?

Mm, he sure isn't.

[murmurs]

So he went out? Why?

[somber music playing]

[Watari] Crap. Look here.

- [Kai] We're back.

- [Spoke] What is it?

I think Hugo might've gone out

after seeing this.

I found out a few more things

about the kid who died after our delivery.

The day before his death,

it seems like he was taken by someone.

I'm not sure what exactly they did to him,

but I think I'm starting to see

why a NARC was looking into it.

[Spoke] Huh. That Lizard guy.

[Kai] Huh?

[dramatic music builds]

[music fades]

["Cryptogram" playing]

♪ Cryptogram, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

We'll never solve it ♪

-We try to fight it ♪

- Fight it ♪

[lyrics in Japanese]

- I decided ♪

- Decided ♪

♪ Everything is in between ♪

[lyrics in Japanese]

♪ It's not the same, I know that ♪

[lyrics in Japanese]

♪ Cryptogram ♪

[lyrics in Japanese]

♪ Cryptogram ♪

[lyrics in Japanese]

♪ Beside your cryptogram ♪

[lyrics in Japanese]

♪ Cryptogram ♪