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This thing is like a wolf

This thing is a wolf

Thus, it is a thing to be banished

A decade after the Great Defeat...

...our nation finally emerged from the chaos...

...and confusion of occupation rule.

Although successful, a policy of aggressive economic growth...

...aimed at rebuilding the nation and rejoining the world...

...also led to serious social unrest and economic hardship for many.

The massive unemployment and urban migration that resulted...

...turned large areas of the cities into slums...

...the breeding grounds of soaring violent crime.

More ominous was the rise of armed anti-government

groups bent on changing society through force.

These groups grew so powerful that local police authorities...

...were overwhelmed, raising serious concerns for public safety.

To avoid violating the new constitution...

...which restricts the use of the Self-Defense Forces...

...and to keep local police forces from forming a national power...

...the government chose an alternate path.

With its activities limited to the Capital...

...a new paramilitary force was established...

...under the direct command of the National Security Committee.

This was the birth of the Capital Police Organization...

...or the Capital Police.

Highly mobile and heavily armed...

...the Capital Police quickly expanded its power...

...and declared itself the guardian of public order.

However, facing bans and other legal restrictions...

...the enemy anti-government forces...

...were forced underground as they split up and regrouped.

In the end...

...a single guerilla group known as the Sect emerged...

...and the situation was changed dramatically.

Increasingly violent clashes between The Sect and the core...

...Special Unit of the Capital Police...

...often turned city streets into urban war zones.

This led to a backlash of enraged public opinion.

As society began to look toward the future and...

...the economic prosperity it promised...

...the Special Unit and its enemy, The Sect...

...were becoming increasingly marginalized.

The Special Unit, once known as Kerberos...

...for their armor and weaponry...

...tirelessly fought long and hard for the nation.

As they were about to join the pages of history...

...the changing times were about to...

...give them a new and final mission.

Take this, ya dirty pigs!

This is the Police. Disperse immediately!

Airborne Patrol Unit, Hoishrech 12, reporting.

About 3,000 demonstrators occupying Akasaka Intersection No. 4.

Riot situation in progress. Proceed with caution.

Repeat.

About 3,000 demonstrators occupying Akasaka Intersection No. 4.

Riot in progress.

Medics! Hurry!

That's no regular Molotov!

How did they get those in here, anyway?

Where was site security? Taking a nap?!

The special Molotov cocktails.

We've got lots. Give 'em hell.

Just got word the Shibuya group's working its way here.

Be ready for them.

A gift for your Granny. Take it.

Pull the line back!

Move trucks forward!

Get the water cannons over here!

Concentrate water forward...

...keep them from getting in range of our men!

Received urgent report from Unit 2 en route to Shibuya.

About 2,000 rioters that were headed for Yoyogi Park...

...shifted course. They're now headed this way!

Don't let them link up.

Deploy C Battalion and barricade Three-Points Intersection!

It's an obvious diversion.

Without that backup battalion...

...once the protestors break through...

...they'll have no choice but to retreat.

And what if the 2,000 protestors link up with them?

Like oil on fire.

Look.

Watch it burn.

There's magnesium or napalm jelly in those Molotovs.

You think they're Sect members?

It's possible.

But they're still no more than a mob.

If we fire, they'll scatter with the first assault.

Nice if they could grab a few of those guys.

But if they take their time, they'll lose the effect of that first assault.

Shall we step in?

Our co-policing arrangement with the local police...

...doesn't make us the authority here.

Let's wait and see for now.

Here's your present.

Treat it gently and use it well.

Medic! Hurry!

That's a satchel charge!

Arrest them all!

Charge!

You're under arrest!

Pull back three blocks.

Hurry.

Go on up ahead.

Get yourself to Three-Points.

Let's go.

Drop them and go up.

Drop your weapons and give yourselves up!

Don't.

Why?

What are you doing, Fuse?!

Shoot!

What the...?

And?

How badly was he hurt?

It went off right in front of him.

You'd think he'd at least be seriously injured.

Thanks to his protective gear, only bruises and a minor concussion.

That's what they say.

Anyway, about last night.

That's what I'm here to discuss with you.

Is this another protest from the local police?

Need I remind you we had a co-policing agreement.

They're saying this was a serious violation.

Why didn't you notify them first?

And run the risk of having the information leaked?

To act like that under their very noses...

...without regard for their jurisdiction, and then this.

It's no surprise they're going to be upset.

Listen, Aniya.

Let's end this ludicrous co-policing arrangement.

Besides, we're like water and oil.

Put the two together...

...and we wind up on top floating like filthy grease.

If we did do that...

...well, think about the situation we're in right now.

There are people who can't wait to bring us down.

They couldn't be more pleased that your Special Unit botched this.

You're now a perfect target for them.

That may be so.

But, in battle, you have to accept that things can go wrong.

These guys know that. They're just making noise.

That's if the explosion was inevitable, or even an accident.

What do you mean by that, Muroto?

The problem isn't that the Special Unit acted outside its jurisdiction.

The issue is that we weren't able to contain the situation.

And we allowed that guerilla bomb to go off.

Tell me, Handa...

What was his name again?

Constable Fuse Kazuki.

Since completing his basic training in September...

...he's been attached to a strike platoon.

It might have been too much for a rookie to handle.

The terrorist who blew herself up was a minor.

A girl, no less.

It's an old trick of theirs to use women and children...

...to transport guns and explosives.

The ones you in Public Security call Little Red Riding Hoods?

Fact is, we're not dealing with petty criminals...

...or cheap thugs acting out their brutality.

These are people who have an extreme commitment...

...to their cause and are willing to do anything...

...no matter how vicious and underhanded.

And they don't see themselves as the criminals they are.

That's what we're dealing with.

That goes without saying.

Whatever may have happened...

...a man broke under pressure and must take responsibility.

Now...

...the specifics of this incident and the issue of punishment...

...is a matter to be taken up by the Internal Board of Inquiry.

All right?

Make sure it's all done through proper channels...

What do you mean?

Perhaps it's nothing. But I've heard rumors...

...about a rogue organization within the Special Unit.

Don't be stupid.

The Wolf Brigade?

Well. I'm sure it's nothing more than a rumor.

Better be more careful with what you say.

Aniya.

It's all right.

I'll leave it to you.

We failed to give the police their advance notice...

...but they'll be able to save face if we punish somebody.

From now on, be more careful.

Well...

I'll send someone with you.

There're terrorists out there to get people like us nowadays.

No. I'll pass.

A Special Unit escort will make it more conspicuous.

I suppose.

Could you have my car brought around the back?

State your name and unit.

Constable Fuse Kazuki...

...attached to Strike Platoon 3, Second Company...

...Special Armored Brigade of the Patrol Division.

What was the nature of your assignment on February 9th?

Based on information that guerillas were...

...operating underground in the downtown area...

...we received a deployment order to move out at 2200.

With us were 2nd Company Platoons 6 and 7...

...along with 1st Company Strike Platoons 1 and 2 and Platoon 5.

We entered at ramp G-13 and proceeded to Trunk-Line 23.

With respect to your deployment...

...what orders did your commander give you?

To prevent the use of the tunnels for storage and transport...

...of weapons and munitions.

We were also told that should we encounter enemy forces...

...we were to engage and eliminate them.

What was the situation in the tunnel during this mission?

Twenty minutes after we entered the tunnel...

...Platoon 1, which had advanced ahead of us...

...engaged an enemy guerilla unit.

Accompanied by Platoon 6, we rushed to give support.

Who did you encounter as you made your way there?

Why?

Why?

Why didn't you shoot?

I don't know.

Constable Fuse.

You shall be released from your current assignment...

...and shall report to the Academy for re-training until further notice.

Dismissed!

Hey, how about mah-jong tonight?

Again? You sure you got any money left?

Come on.

But Kishida's outta commission.

We'll need another player.

Hey, we'll get Murayama.

All right.

The one who loses pays the bar tab tomorrow night.

I guess that'll be you.

You know very well...

...that the Chief's permission is required if I'm to...

...release any material relating to the Division's findings...

...and that Chief Muroto's the one most against the Special Unit.

Just meeting you, even in a public place...

...could put me in front of the Board of Inquiry.

I'm sorry.

Don't sweat it.

To them I'm just a Special Unit flunky from the Academy.

No point in sucking up to Public Security now.

Besides, I'm doing this as a favor...

...to my only real friend from the Academy.

We managed to get some information from a survivor.

Seems they had a tough time identifying the girl.

There wasn't much of her body left to go on.

So...

...what do you plan on doing?

She blew herself up in front of you.

It's not like I don't understand how you feel.

But it's crazy to blame yourself for her death.

Don't feel responsible for it.

There's a logic these people follow...

...which we'll never be able to understand.

It leads them to do things like kill people...

...and sometimes even themselves.

It's just as we have our own logic.

If the situation had been slightly different...

...it might've been you that got blown apart.

I actually meant to shoot.

I actually meant to shoot her.

Then why didn't you pull the trigger?

Just forget it.

If you let your emotions take over, you can't do this kind of work.

A wounded animal with no way to survive isn't going to make it.

Her name was Agawa Nanami, code named Kurzes Haar.

Joined the People's Democratic Movement in high school.

Suspended twice, then expelled.

Six months later...

...she joined the Sect through an urban anti-war cell...

...and was assigned to their supply unit...

...known as the Jacobson Organization...

...where she began her career as a terrorist.

On February 9th...

...she was with the Anti-Lebensraum unit...

...fighting in the United Popular Front protests.

She was cornered by the Special Unit in Trunk-Line 23.

She detonated the satchel charge she was carrying...

...blowing herself up and dying instantly.

No previous arrest record.

If you're from the organization please leave immediately.

She's gone from this world and is no longer of any use to you.

No... No, I'm...

Thank you so much.

That's all right.

Why don't you blame me?

You were both doing your jobs.

It wasn't your fault.

Besides, they say you chose not to shoot.

It's not that I'm not sad about it.

I suppose it just hasn't sunk in yet.

She was my only sister, and we got along.

I guess there was something that made us a little different, though.

She was pure, and always very straightforward.

That made her stubborn, too. She never listened to anyone.

But I always felt our mother liked her a lot more than me.

I always felt it wasn't fair being the older sister.

I was going to put this in her vault with her ashes.

I'll give it to you instead.

Why me?

I'm really not sure.

Why not? You keep it.

But...

I bet that feels good.

This river goes to the sea, right?

And the sea stretches far, far away to other seas.

Goggles, check.

Regulator, check.

This feels strange.

Yeah. Your body feels so light, but there's no field of vision.

Like being a deep-sea diver.

Can the talk!

Commencing exercise!

Once upon a time, there was a little girl...

...who hadn't seen her mother in seven years.

She was forced to dress in iron clothes...

...and was told...

When you wear out those clothes, you can go back to your mother.

The girl rubbed her clothes on the wall...

...trying desperately to tear them.

When they had finally been torn...

...she got some milk and bread...

...as well as a little cheese and butter...

...and set out for her mother's house.

In the woods, she met a wolf...

...who asked her what she was carrying.

Milk and bread...

...and a little cheese and butter, she answered.

When the wolf asked for some...

...the girl said no, saying it was a present for her mother.

The wolf asked whether she'd be taking the path of pins...

...or the path of needles.

When the girl said she was going to take the path of pins...

...the wolf hurried off down the path of needles...

...and ate up the little girl's mother.

The girl finally reached her mother's house.

Mother, open the door, she said.

Push on the door. It's not locked...

...answered the wolf.

Exercise complete.

Four dead, two disabled.

You idiot.

You'd been warned about it well in advance!

You all knew the limitations of the night vision goggles!

Did you know where you were?!

What the situation in the room was?!

Anticipate what might be behind the door?!

It was because you were sloppy in securing the area...

...that you weren't able to react to sudden changes!

You, there.

Give me the rundown on the protect gear.

How about you then?!

The protect gear's...

...capability can only be maximized when...

...one has learned its blind spots...

...and is able to effectively cover others in the unit.

If you knew that, then what happened?!

One mistake by any one of you...

...can get everyone killed!

Don't rely too much on your equipment!

Use your head!

Well? What do you think?

About what?

What do you think about Fuse? Why didn't he shoot?

You use rubber bullets here instead of paint pellets.

That creates a situation where you'd rather shoot than be shot.

You use these so that they remember it...

...not just with their minds but with their bodies, right?

Even with the gear on, the pain cuts into the bone.

When I first got hit with one, I couldn't sleep from the pain.

Isn't that why you transferred to Public Security?

I suppose it just means he's human too after all.

Perhaps.

No matter how much pain they have to endure...

...there are those who find comfort in living as beasts.

You think he's like that?

Well, we'll keep trying until we figure it out.

You sure are a strange one, Henmi.

You dump your friends in the Special Unit...

...and go off to the Public Security Division.

Yet here you are back again all worried about some...

...dropout from the Special Unit.

An instructor who takes on a guy like that...

...seems pretty strange, too.

Think there's a girl?

What?

Our boy Fuse.

He's been going out a lot recently.

Have you heard anything?

No.

In any case...

...tales of beasts getting involved with humans...

...always end badly.

Beasts have their own tales to weave.

We'll do another penetration exercise in 10 minutes!

We'll keep doing it until at least half of you survive!

Hey, see that corner?

I'm trying to think of what was there before.

You remember?

I guess that's how it goes.

It doesn't take long for us to forget.

Or maybe we just never noticed in the first place.

If a building can disappear in a single day...

...it's like it was never there.

It's kind of like when people die.

Isn't that sad?

When I was little, I was...

...often brought to this place.

But, it seemed so much bigger then.

Oh, yeah.

Come on.

Look. You can see a long way from here, can't you?

Yeah.

When I stand here I start to think that someday...

...I'll get out of this city and never come back.

I'll go where no one knows me.

I can be someone else.

Someone else?

Yeah.

I'll forget about all that's happened...

...and become a different person.

Why did you join the Special Unit?

It's hard for me to explain.

But it was like...

...I finally found a place where I belonged.

An important place?

I think so.

I see. So you found your place.

Are you okay, little boy?

There it goes.

Are you hurt?

You can't come.

Wait! I want to ask you something!

You can't come with me.

You know it's not allowed.

Hey!

No, stop!

No!

No!

Hello?

Yes.

Yes.

So...

...what happened to the girl who took the path of pins to go home?

'Push the door. It's not locked' answered the wolf.

But the door still wouldn't open.

So the girl crept in through a hole into the house.

I'm very hungry, Mother, she said.

Have some meat in the cupboard, answered the wolf.

It was the flesh of her mother killed by the wolf.

A big cat jumped up onto the cupboard and said...

'That's your mother's flesh you're eating.'

'Mother...

...there's a cat on the cupboard...

...and it's saying that I'm eating your flesh.'

'That's a lie, of course.'

'Throw a shoe at the cat.'

The little girl, having eaten the meat, was thirsty.

'Mother, I'm thirsty.' she said.

'Drink some wine from the pot,' answered the wolf.

When she did, a little bird came flying...

...and perched onto the chimney stack.

'That's your mother's blood you're drinking.'

'You're drinking your mother's blood,' it said.

'Mother, there's a bird perched on the chimney stack...

...and it's saying that I'm drinking your blood.'

'Throw your cloak at the bird.'

Having eaten the meat and drunk the blood...

...the little girl turned to her mother and said...

'Mother, I'm feeling very sleepy.'

'Come over here and get some rest.'

...Well, then?

Have you given any thought to it?

You realize we're taking a big risk here.

Local police officials meeting secretly...

...with Capital Police people like this.

It certainly wouldn't look good.

I'll say this, though.

All of us here think differently...

...from the people at headquarters...

...who want to bury the entire Capital Police.

Leaving aside the problems relating to its foundation...

...we recognize that over the past several years the Capital Police...

...has effectively carried out its role.

And we recognize that the work of the Public Security Division...

...which you founded, has been successful in many respects.

I want to stress that we think highly of...

...your Capital Police Public Security Division.

While public order and peace are returning to the capital...

...the anti-government forces are still too powerful to ignore.

The fact that they've been...

...able to build up considerable organizational strength...

...is obvious by how prevalent their terrorism is.

We're facing a rapidly changing situation out there.

We must steer away from armed confrontations...

...and quickly begin focusing...

...on counter-intelligence to maintain public order.

To do that, we urgently need to establish...

...a unified organization under a single chain of command.

Those at General Command bent on destroying...

...the Capital Police don't understand that!

There aren't many at headquarters who see things our way.

However, our strength lies in the growing number among...

...the rank and file committed to preserving law and order.

So, with your Public Security Division...

...combined with Chief Aniya's political connections...

...we can integrate ourselves with the Capital Police

...and thus reform our internal structures completely.

Though not official...

...we have some support on the National Security Committee too.

But on one condition.

No more Special Unit?

What do you think?

A pathetic bunch who're nothing but talk.

One glance from Internal Affairs...

...and they'll scurry off with tails between their legs.

Those National Security folks probably offered support...

...just to keep Local Police HQ under their control.

Yes, you could be right.

But you have to admit those men have pretty good instincts.

Fact is, you can't put two breeds of dogs in one cage.

But if you need the bloodlines of both...

...you can mate them.

It's a bit of a gamble as you can never tell which will dominate.

No matter how strong the bloodline...

...it will eventually die out if the dog is not able to pass it on.

Apparently some animals...

...kill all the offspring of the other males under them.

...when they dominate a group.

Sometimes organizations do the same.

You're betraying a good friend from the Unit.

Doesn't it bother you?

Who's the girl?

A Red Riding Hood like the one that died.

Her name is Amamiya Kei, code-name Langes Haar.

Arrested a few times...

...but no convictions. A dyed-in-the-wool terrorist.

Section 1 turned her over to us after she confessed.

Why did you choose her?

The right background.

But primarily it was her uncanny resemblance to the other girl.

Pick your time.

By the way...

...have you heard about a group called the Wolf Brigade?

I believe...

...it's a counter-intelligence unit that Deputy Chief Handa set up.

I'm told they have moles...

...in the Special Unit of course, but also at Capital Police HQ.

Do you think such a group really exists?

It's hard to say.

But during the Occupation, Handa did set up...

...some counter-intelligence for G-2.

You can never tell exactly what he's thinking.

Just keep that in mind and watch your back.

A forbidden romance...

...between a terrorist and a member of the Special Unit.

My division chief isn't very subtle, is he?

Should be a good scandal, though.

It'll do the job.

What are you thinking?

The wolf has always been the villain in every tale he's in.

No, you're not betraying a human being.

It looks like they're about to move on it.

Are you sure we can trust him?

Once a beast, always a beast.

The girl undressed and approached the bed...

...where her mother lay...

...in a strange position with a hood over her face.

Mother...

...what big ears you have, she said.

All the better to hear you with, my dear.

Mother...

...what big eyes you have.

All the better to see you with, my dear.

Mother...

...what big claws you have.

All the better to hold you with, my dear.

Mother...

...what big teeth you have.

Quite impressive.

Though it doesn't mean much in the heat of the moment...

...if you can't pull the trigger.

Is that right?

Aren't you worried about the Board of Inquiry?

I'm ready for it.

What's wrong?

I mean, we didn't quite finish our talk the other day.

There was actually something more I wanted to say.

But I'll let it go.

Is it about me?

It seems some people are watching you.

But I don't know the details.

Me?

Well, I'll find out what I can do about it.

If you notice anything, let me know. All right?

Sure, I'll do that.

Fuse...

Be careful.

Hello?

It's me.

Some strange men have been following me since last night.

Please. Can you meet me? I'm at...

Zero one, to zero three and zero four.

The prey has entered our trap.

Don't kill him. We want him alive.

He's on the first floor!

Secure the front! Don't let him get away!

Is that a...?

They don't trust me enough to give me a real one.

But you've really got to hand it to them...

...for choosing the museum at night to stage a bomb transfer.

Pretty dramatic, don't you think?

If it becomes known that one of the people arrested...

...is a member of the Special Unit...

...the media will be all over it like flies.

It's the Local Police that put on the show.

But it was written by the Capital Police Public Security Division.

And the director is Henmi?

You came even though you knew?

Why's that?

Let's go.

There they are!

Alert the guys up front.

Just get in the car.

It's them!

Shoot them!

It seems they got away.

He took the girl...

...and he even stole one of the cars.

Present location unknown.

The entire Local Police Patrol Division has been mobilized.

...but who knows if that'll catch them.

Maybe it was too much for those guys.

I didn't realize he was so talented.

He does have emotional problems.

But in shooting, stalking, hand-to-hand combat...

...and other techniques, he has remarkable abilities.

I'm sure I told you that.

Get some guys from the Tactical Assault Team and get on it.

Good thing we took out some insurance on all this.

Henmi...

What if that man's a Wolf?

I'll shoot him.

Before he has a chance to tear out my throat.

I'm nothing like him at all.

The fugitives are a male and a female. They are armed.

Shoot on sight. Repeat.

The fugitives are a male and a female...

Aren't you going to run?

Thank you, sir.

Still checking vehicles. No sign of them yet.

Driver's license, please.

Where do we go now?

A dark forest.

Where do we go after we get through the dark forest?

A house where someone awaits.

Who's waiting?

Mother?

Grandma?

Or...?

I want to go back to that place again.

What's goin' on here.

What're all these cops doin' here?

Hey. Come with me.

Hey! What're ya doin' to me?!

I'm a taxpayer, ya know! Let me go!

You don't ask anything, do you?

It was all lies from the start.

That girl who died wasn't my sister.

We didn't meet by chance.

It was all planned.

I was a Red Riding Hood. Like her.

After I was arrested...

...I was taken to the Capital Police Public Security Division.

I didn't care anymore by then.

I agreed to everything they asked me to do.

In a way it almost seemed comforting.

It became such a chore having to think.

I thought it best not to think about anything...

...or so I told myself.

But, when I'm with you...

...I somehow feel like I'm hurting myself.

When I see the same sadness in you, I start to dream.

I wonder why.

How about we...

No. Never mind.

How about we take off?

Far away, you and me?

Like, some place where no one will know us.

Well? Why don't we? Huh?

That's not possible.

There are things I still have to do here.

But if we stay, we'll be...

Sorry.

It's cold.

We've kept Fuse under watch ever since he was...

...put in front of that Board of Inquiry.

From the time you first made contact with him...

...we've looked into all there is to know about you.

Then...

We let you do what you wanted without interference.

That's what counter-intelligence is all about.

The side that anticipates the other and strikes first has the advantage.

They wanted to bring down the Special Unit.

And they chose him as their sacrificial lamb.

But they're the ones who have fallen into a trap.

They're the ones who'll have a scandal blowing up in their faces.

They have much to fear. Not us.

As long as you forever remain a card in our hands...

...the Public Security Division can't ever lay a finger...

...on the Special Unit. At least for a while.

I suppose if I were them, I'd take out a little insurance, too.

After all...

...I'm the one who first taught Henmi that old trick.

Now you know.

Not only is the man you see here a member of the Special Unit...

...but he has also been a part of our group.

That's right.

Ever since I trained him when he was a recruit at the Academy.

So. You mean, all along...

Is it true?

And now you're able to see the real Fuse.

We're not men disguised as mere dogs.

We are wolves...

...disguised as men.

Wolves...

Not men...

All Right. Go!

The hunters kill the wolves in the end...

...only in the tales humans tell.

What else could I do?!

What choice did I have?!

You know I wanted to go with you!

You know I did!

But you were the one who couldn't!

If only we could've...

If only we could've both died together...

...then we would've...

Then we would've been with each other.

At least I know I would have had...

...a place in your heart.

That's all I wanted.

I wanted...

...someone to remember me.

It's an ambush. Get back!

There's more of them!

This way!

This way.

So it was true, Fuse.

You knew what to do all along... without being told.

Take this!

Why?

Why didn't you...

...shoot that time?

What's the difference, anyway?

Between you and me?

Aren't you...

...human, after all?!

Fuse!

Isn't she our ace card against the Public Security Division?

What's important...

...is that they believe we have her in our hands.

So, whether she's alive or not doesn't matter.

Then, why?

There's only one way to ensure that the...

...other side never gets her back...

...and is never able to confirm her death.

Listen.

The only way for her to be useful for our purposes is...

...for her to die here.

She should understand this very well...

...considering the company she kept.

Do you want to leave the pack and live amongst the humans?

But, you know...

...even if a wolf takes the guise of a man and lives among them...

...he can never be human.

Just as the crimes of that girl, who carried the bombs...

...and took the lives of many, cannot be erased.

What should I...?

You want me to tell you what you should do?

This is where you end the tale of a beast involved with a human.

End it all now while you're still a beast.

The girl undressed and approached the bed...

...where her mother lay in a strange position with a hood over her face.

Mother...

What big ears you have, she said.

Mother...

What big eyes you have.

Mother...

What big claws you have.

Mother!

What big teeth you have!

And then the wolf...

...ate up Little Red Riding Hood.