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I am Count D. Welcome to my pet shop.

This is Chinatown.

A mysterious place...

where rare and valuable commodities are in abundance.

Tonight, you shall find something you desire.

Welcome.

You must be Mr. Iason Gray.

Yes.

I was told the pet my wife ordered was here.

Yes...

We finally received the pet Ms. Evangeline Blue had ordered.

However, due to her accidental death a few days ago,...

we are not certain what to do with it.

Where is the pet she ordered?

Please come this way.

What kind of a pet is it?

A dog? A cat?

A fish.

A fish? A tropical fish or is it a colored carp or something?

No. It's a rather rare species. We cannot display it in the store.

It's beautiful.

It must be a huge fish.

Please climb up the ladder and take a look.

I can't see anything.

Such dark water... Just like the water on that night...

Eva!

Eva! You are alive!

Eva!

Sir, you shouldn't lean out so far.

Please look carefully. It's a mermaid.

A mermaid?

Eva! It's me! Iason!

Your legs... What happened to your legs?

What kind of mechanism is that? Evangeline!

Please calm down, sir.

To tell you the truth, she was washed ashore...

on the night of the full moon, last week. I found her by accident.

The night of the full moon? That was our wedding night!

Look at that ring! That's the wedding band I gave her!

Is it?

Then, I wonder if she's the reincarnation of your wife.

The reincarnation?

Well, it may be the other way around.

In Asia, legend has it that mermaids live in a palace on the ocean bed,...

and they come to the land sometimes to mingle with men for fun.

Maybe the Evangeline you married was a mermaid disguised as a human.

Eva was a mermaid?

Unfortunately, however, she's lost her memory.

When she came around, she did not remember where she was from,...

where she was going or even her own name.

If she recovers her memory,...

maybe she will recall the pledge she made to you...

and that unfortunate accident.

So, do you like her?

Of course! I'll take her home.

Then, please sign this contract.

OK.

Furthermore, sir, please observe the following sales terms.

(1) Do not let anyone see her.

(2) Keep her in a big water tank and change the seawater frequently.

(3) Do not let her starve at any time.

Understood?

In the event that any of these terms are breached,...

we cannot assume any responsibility for the consequences.

Understood.

I hope you'll be happy with her forever.

Eva, how do you like it?

I filled this pool with seawater.

Eva...

Are you really my Eva?

Iason Gray went out last night?

Yeah, the patrolmen saw him.

And where did he go, Jill?

To Chinatown.

What! To his pet shop!

I've had enough of this, Leon!

You know Evangeline Blue's death is officially filed as an accident!

Iason is just a poor bastard who lost his newlywed wife.

Yes, I know that, Sarge.

He was Evangeline Blue's manager. She was his biggest star.

She was the money-tree of his record company.

Having her alive would've been more profitable.

He doesn't have any motive to kill her.

Now, go back to real work.

Yes, sir.

Damn!

Hey, I hear that the Count at that pet shop has a sweet tooth.

I'll take care of those papers for you.

Tonight's dinner is on me, Jill.

I have not seen you for a while.

I've got a question to ask you.

But here...a little something for you.

Oh, is this a fruit tart from Madam C's?!

Iason Gray was here last night. Don't try to lie to me.

Yes, he was here indeed.

I sold him a pet, with the hope of consoling him for the loss of his wife.

I know you. You must have sold him something fishy!

Not at all. Our motto is to sell "love, dreams and hopes."

So what did you sell this time, then?

A mermaid.

A mermaid?

You're trying to sidestep again.

Come on! A tropical fish? A goldfish?

How much did you sell it for?

So you don't trust me?

"...keep her in a big water tank and change the seawater frequently..."

"...do not let her starve at any time..."

Anything wrong?

No...No problem.

But, you are a detective of the homicide department.

Why are you investigating him?

You know he just got married to Evangeline Blue.

The singer who fell into the ocean on the day of her wedding.

Right.

On top of that, her body hasn't been found.

Her accident is still big news in the press.

But, it wasn't an accident. It was murder.

A murder?

But, according to Mr. Iason, Evangeline came onto the deck...

to sober up and slipped into the water by accident.

I think Iason Gray is lying.

On what grounds?

My instinct as a smart detective!

The instinct of a wild animal.

Mr. Iason is not the kind of person to kill others.

What?

He was truly and completely devastated by the death of his wife.

Are you telling me it was an accident?

No, my gut feeling is...

Yes, what if he was trying to protect somebody?

There were Iason and...

Louise Tessen!

Louise was Evangeline Blue's dresser. She and Iason were past lovers.

However, he fell in love with the big star, Eva.

Or rather, rumor has it, Eva seduced and took Iason from Louise.

So, Louise took revenge on the day of Eva's wedding for stealing her lover.

Iason kept his mouth shut because he felt guilty for dumping her.

It makes sense.

Where's Louise?

She went back to her hometown after the accident.

OK, you go check on her!

Eva...

Eva!

Are you really my Eva?

You've really forgotten about me?

Eva!

Oh, Eva! Yes, I knew it!

That's the voice of Evangeline Blue!

Eva! I will never let you go again!

I don't care if you don't remember anything!

We can start over again!

I love only you.

Eva!

You're singing for me?

Oh, Eva...

You forgive me.

Talk about my instincts.

Well, I was counting on your so-called wild instincts.

Count! What are you doing here?!

I wanted to thank you for the tart the other day.

I brought you some tea.

Brought me some tea?

Listen, civilians aren't allowed here.

Don't worry.

The Chief of this police department is a good client of our store.

And, what happened with Eva's dresser?

Oh, I went to see her this morning.

I haven't seen Iason since that accident.

Even if I do marry someone in the future, it wouldn't be him.

No matter what, I would never marry him!

Those tears were real.

Were they?

To begin with, what's the difference between a woman's real and fake tears?

Even a mermaid would shed tears to get someone she loves.

Fairy tales say that a mermaid's tears become pearls.

I wonder if some of those tears would become imitation pearls.

Are you telling me that Louise is the murderer?

I did not say that. Please, your tea is getting cold.

Speaking of mermaids, in Asia, they say you can gain...

eternal youth by consuming the fresh entrails from a mermaid.

You Chinese actually eat things like that?

I'm not sure.

Yet, I hear it is such a great delicacy that,...

once you taste it, you can never live without it.

Just like human flesh.

Leon, part of Evangeline's body was found washed up on the shore.

Here's the photo.

It looks as if the body was torn up by a shark.

It's only the left thigh and it's already decomposed pretty badly,...

but it must be Eva's.

Leon?

An autopsy has confirmed that the recently discovered human remains...

are those of Evangeline Blue.

Grieving fans have gathered here, forming long lines.

We now broadcast a special program as a tribute to the late Evangeline Blue.

The next request is from her million selling album in '91 ...

Iason!

Iason!

A detective came to my house today, Iason!

Iason!

Iason!

Iason, why didn't you answer the phone?

What's wrong? You look so pale.

What do you want? Eva is waiting for me.

Eva is dead!

Listen, you can hear Eva singing.

She only wanted to scare us a little.

It was one of her usual games. But it made me realize finally...

who was the most important woman in my life.

I found true love.

Evangeline is the one I love.

Iason! Open up!

Iason!

Iason!

Iason!

Iason!

Sorry to keep you waiting, Eva.

I will love you forever.

You want to tell us the truth behind Eva's accident?

Yes, everything.

That night, Iason and I slipped out from the party to go onto the deck.

Louise, forgive me. It's all for the company.

I understand.

Eva has had everything she wanted since she was a child.

Choosing me as her husband was just one of her whims.

She wanted you because...

you were the only one man around her who wouldn't fall in love with her.

Louise...

The only one I truly love is you. My heart is forever yours.

Eva!

Eva, listen...

Eva, wait!

Her scream is still ringing in my ears.

Iason and I vowed not to tell anybody about it,...

and not to see each other ever again.

But, Eva came back as an apparition to avenge her death on Iason.

When she was alive, she took Iason away from me.

Now, in her death, she is going to take Iason's life.

I will bear any punishment. Please save Iason.

It was a suicide. My instinct was half right.

Even if Eva killed herself because of you two,...

it does not constitute a crime in the legal sense.

Besides, the police cannot arrest a ghost.

There is no physical evidence.

To help Iason, you'd have to go to a psychiatrist or therapist.

No, please...!

But, Iason keeps a huge fish in his pool.

Something the size of a dolphin or a shark.

A shark?

Iason thinks that fish is Eva.

Count, what did you sell to Iason?!

I already told you, it was a mermaid.

She is a proud and possessive creature.

If it helps to get someone she loves, she will not mind showing her tears.

Just as Eva did that night.

Eva?

By the way, is that small-minded prince...

who has mistaken guilt for true love still keeping to the sales terms?

The sales terms?

Not to starve her at any time.

She becomes ferocious when she is hungry.

Though it may just as well be what he wanted.

Eva...

Where's the pool?!

The sun room in the back!

What's that smell?

Turn the lights on!

It's been reported that the skeleton of the upper torso of Evangeline Blue,...

who fell into the ocean several days ago....

was discovered inside the stomach of a strange large fish....

along with the body of Mr. Iason Gray.

Once tasted, you can never live without it.

That's the taste of the delicacy called love.

Mermaids are very possessive creatures.