High and Low Page #6

The Old Man's stubborn...

and the executives are schemers.

l had a hard time.

Fortunately,

public opinion is for you.

So l succeeded.

Get out!

Tell your new master for me:

You can't use me

to save your hides.

l won't be an executive

with no power.

l'm no puppet.

Can you afford to say that?

You went too far.

lf you quit now,

you'll have only debts.

Back on the payroll,

your credit stands.

Get out!

l'm my own man now.

You're nothing--

not even a man.

Excuse me.

l'd like you to see something.

lt's not much, but the last one

seemed to be of use.

Shinichi drew it-- the kidnapper.

Dark glasses and a mask.

Not much to identify.

What's this?

A handkerchief.

He always wore it.

Mom! Look at the pretty pink smoke!

Burn anything here

about 9:
00 a.m.?

Yes, yesterday's trash.

What do you burn?

Junk that can't be disinfected.

They even bring stuff

that won't burn.

Who does?

The janitors.

Anyone else?

The hospital nurses

and attendants, sometimes.

Anyone like that today?

Come to think of it...

a man brought a cardboard box.

How big?

Know him?

No. An intern maybe.

A young man?

Yes. Too young

to be a regular doctor.

" Burn this, pop," he said.

Doctors don't talk like that.

Now look at that, will you?

You can't burn tin.

You know what section he's in?

No, but he headed toward

lnternal Medicine.

Bos'n's report says

his name is Ginjiro Takeuchi.

He took three days off

during the kidnapping.

He lives in a studio apartment

in Nishi-ku.

His room faces north

and looks up at Gondo's house.

One of the phones we marked...

is near his apartment.

The accomplices had been examined...

at his hospital.

They were lung patients

and drug addicts...

suffering from edema of the lungs...

and heroin withdrawal.

Pure heroin would cause death

from shock.

Takeuchi's name

was on their medical reports.

We can conclude

that he is the kidnapper.

But we can't arrest him.

lf we arrest him now...

he'll only get 15 years.

But he gave Mr. Gondo,

who paid the ransom...

a life sentence.

We can't allow that.

The kidnapper deserves

capital punishment.

lt's clear he killed

his accomplices...

but if we arrest him now...

we can't prove it.

There's only one way

to bring him to justice.

Let him reconstruct his crime.

How?

With this.

Lower the blinds.

" Give us more stuff.

We'll talk if you don't."

Not a bad imitation, huh?

Mr. Takeuchi?

He'll start moving today.

First,

he'll have to buy heroin.

When he gets it,

he'll try to kill them again.

But what he does till then...

and how he gets the drugs...

we can only find out

by watching him.

Don't get too close...

but don't take your eyes off him.

Bos'n, Nakao, Arai and l...

will head for the hideout

when he goes after the drugs.

l'll give orders from the car.

He's waiting for a dealer?

Just killing time, l'd say.

Walking up and down

for two hours already.

He may recognize us

if we stick together.

lnspector!

Yes. Tokura here.

He's in a florist's.

What? Flowers?

Have someone buy some flowers.

There's no face here fit

to buy flowers.

He bought one carnation?

Yes. One red one.

A girlfriend?

Now the suspect

is at a pay phone.

lt must be his connection...

and the flower must be a sign.

Watch who approaches

the red carnation.

Watch how the money

and dope change hands.

lnspector Tokura!

Tokura speaking.

He changed his course.

He got out at Dope Alley.

Didn't he buy any?

We thought he did.

We're turning back. Watch him.

What are you looking at?

Get out!

What are you doing here?

A lot of strangers around tonight.

Be careful.

What are you, a cop?

We don't know you.

Get out. Get out, l said!

Bos'n, l don't understand

what he's up to.

He should be taking the dope

to the hideout.

And if he hasn't got it yet,

why go to the junkies?

They don't have any pure heroin.

- lnspector!

- This is Tokura.

He picked up a girl.

" Hotel"

Oh, no! He'll use her

as a guinea pig!

He wants to test

the drug he's got.

He came out.

- And the girl?

- One moment.

Two men went to check.

On to the hideout?

Wait. The girl's a clue

as to what he'll do.

He's going to lsezaki-cho.

This is lsezaki-cho.

Which side?

Left side.

- Stop!

- No standing, sir.

The girl's dead. Overdose.

He's coming.

We found him.

l'm cutting off the radio.

A real prize.

To the hideout.

No standing.

l brought the stuff.

Takeuchi, you're a dead man.

We recovered 27,480,000 yen.

He had spent only 20,000 yen

on the heroin.

lt's a great help.

- Too late?

- lt's all right.

Have a seat.

You can use them

till the auction.

" Attached Article"

" Kidnapper Gets Death Sentence"

Thank you for coming.

He refuses to see a priest.

But he insisted on seeing you.

Well, Mr. Gondo.

Thanks for coming.

You seem well.

What are you doing now?

Making shoes again...

for a small company,

but l'm in charge.

l'm trying to make it

as good as National Shoes.

Why do you look at me like that?

l'm going to die,

but l'm not afraid.

So you needn't feel sorry for me.

That's why l refused a priest.

l should repent, pray for mercy,

ask forgiveness.

But why?

l have no time for lies.

l want the truth.

Are you glad

because l'm going to die?

No?

Why should you and l

hate each other?

l don't know.

l'm not interested

in self-analysis.

l do know my room

was so cold in winter...

and so hot in summer

l couldn't sleep.

Your house looked like heaven,

high up there.

That's how l began

to hate you.

That gave me a purpose in life.

lt's interesting to make

fortunate men unfortunate.

Were you so unfortunate then?

You want my life story?

l'm not looking for your pity.

That's not why l sent

for you, Mr. Gondo.

Why did you then?

l didn't want you to think

l died crying and afraid.

My hands don't tremble

because l'm nervous.

lt's from being in solitary

so long.

Just being outside that cell

makes them tremble.

l'm not afraid of death or hell.

My life has been like hell

since l was born.

But if l had to go to heaven,

l'd really tremble.

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