Rising Sun Page #6

you gave her the disk at three this morning.

Jingo Asakuma, meet Lieutenant Web Smith.

You're late.

(Connor) What have we got?

Something there.

In the edge colours.

Look at shadow lines.

They added some shadows.

Look at the light source.

We can see her face, but we can't see his.

- Perfect job, though.

- And what else?

- The reflection.

- Of Eddie.

It's fishy.

Wait a minute. What's going on here?

(Jingo) Here we are.

- Let's look at the colour shift in the pixels.

- Yeah. Let's look at those pixels.

(Jingo) Pixels have been doctored.

See the blue edge?

- This disk's a copy.

- (Smith) A copy? Wait a minute.

You're saying that somebody

put Eddie's face there

and it's really somebody else's reflection?

That's bullshit.

Bullshit? Where have you been, Lieutenant

Smith? You don't think video can be altered?

I want you to watch something

I've been recording on that camera.

(Jingo) This is just quick and crude,

but imagine what can be accomplished

with more sophisticated equipment.

Watch this.

You're saying that somebody

put Eddie's face there

and it's really somebody else's reflection?

That's bullshit.

- They'd need a variety of photos of this man.

- They have photos of Eddie.

From the dead girl's apartment.

Off the bathroom mirror.

- Do you believe in ghosts, Lieutenant Smith?

- What do you mean, do I believe in ghosts?

In Japan, when I was growing up,

we believed in many ghosts.

I want you to watch this.

Tell me what you see.

- See it?

- See what?

Yeah. Play it again, but slowly.

The way to see it is to move slightly faster.

It's a ghost. Look at that. It's a ghost.

- A third person.

- (man) Who's been systematically erased.

- Erased?

- Just like airbrushing someone out of a still,

only much harder.

It pisses me off, though.

They expect us to be sloppy Americans.

They think we will not be thorough,

not be intelligent.

In Japan I guess

they would have done it right, huh?

Right. The ghost would have stayed hidden.

To do this, they would have

to have high-res video stills,

closeups of the conference table,

the clock, anything in the area.

They'd have to duplicate the ghost's walk.

Match the shadows.

Like someone in the room

shooting photographs?

- The security guy.

- Tanaka.

He was walking through the room

taking pictures, along that path.

Wait. Here's something.

Look, there in the glass.

Our ghost has left a reflection.

(Jingo) I'm adjusting image resolution

and sharpening.

If I apply an edge detection operation, I could

isolate the reflection and pull out its shape.

Let's adjust resolution and magnitude

of each of the colour channels.

Let's filter out all the noise

we picked up along the way.

Holy sh*t.

- Eddie Sakamura.

- Then he witnessed the murder.

How many hours

did they have to work on these?

- I got my call at...

- The murder took place 8:30pm.

Ishihara delivered the disk to us 1 :33am.

Five hours. I doubt it could be done.

If it could be done, where would it be done?

- It's quiet.

- Hardly anyone's in yet.

They were working late

last night on a rush project.

I'm sure Nakamoto

appreciates all the hard work.

Yes. I heard it went real well for them.

Mr Donaldson is expecting you.

(Connor) Yes. We did some work together

when this was the Donaldson Corporation.

- Jim, how are you?

- Captain Connor.

- Web Smith.

- Hello. What can I do for you?

- Well, we need your help, Jim.

- Anything.

You worked on some disks

last night for Nakamoto.

Some disks? I doubt that.

You did. And I need their names.

- Our clients are confidential.

- I know, but we do need your help.

Captain, we wouldn't have done

any work for Nakamoto here.

You know damn well Nakamoto

and Hamaguri are competing keiretsu.

(Connor) Yes, but I've been told

by reliable sources

that only you have the next generation

of technology to do this kind of work.

(Jim) Your reliable sources are wrong.

Besides, we're way beyond

the next generation here.

- And I really don't know anything.

- You still run this place, don't you?

Run it? Sure.

I'm still the chief executive here, sort of.

Actually, my role is a little different now.

- You mean you don't run it?

- Look, we sold it. They own it.

People who own things are entitled

to do whatever they want with them.

That's the way it works.

But hey, you know,

there's a bright side to everything.

I'm getting out to a lot more

Dodger games lately. Having some fun.

- If you know what I'm saying?

- Yes, I do, Jim. Fine.

Best regards to Mrs Donaldson.

How's, uh... whatshername?

- (Connor) She's fine.

- (Jim) Give her my best.

I will.

- (Connor) So what do we know now?

- We know that the disk was doctored here.

(Connor) And we know that

they know that we know.

We're beating the grass to startle the snakes.

What? Look, where are you from, sempai?

Scotland Yard?

No. Scotland backyard.

So how did you become

the special liaison officer for Los Angeles?

And who is whatshername?

What you should be asking is

why you and I were put together last night.

- I was on duty. Nakamoto requested you.

- No, they didn't.

Nakamoto is formally protesting

the fact that I'm on the case.

So what you're saying is there's someone else

who called you in. Someone else who...

Has been manipulating things.

We're playing that most American of games.

- Which is what?

- Catch-up.

(men speak Japanese)

My golfer friends also said

that Eddie's people might retaliate.

Eddie's people might retaliate? Against who?

Whoever they feel

was responsible for his death.

What do mean when you say "retaliate"?

- I don't think I should say any more.

- You've been talking all morning.

Because I just realised

they may have bugged your car.

They? Who's they?

(Connor) Let's move.

- We're cops. Why the f*** are we running?

- We're not running. We're eluding.

Eluding.

(horn)

(laughs)

(horn)

- We're safe around here.

- You call this safe?

Sempai, rough neighbourhoods

may be America's last advantage.

Perhaps I may suggest a strategy.

Don't stare at these guys.

Keep your hands down.

These guys don't like big arm movements.

They might shoot you.

Keep your voice nice and calm.

Better still, don't say sh*t.

Now, if you hear me say,

"Can I be of any assistance?"

It's too late.

You can kiss your little ass goodbye.

Yo, yo. What's up?

Spider? Spider Web Smith,

scored 40 against Crenshaw.

- Yo, motherf***er, what year was that?

- '75.

- Was that before Columbus or after?

- Very funny.

- Armani?

- Yeah.

Giorgio. You be doin' just fine, brother.

Look, I'm trying to escort

this old geezer back to the loony farm.

He stole some sushi from

some Japanese cats. Now they chasin' us.

So I need you guys to get behind us.

Think you can help us out?

We got your back.

Hey, you guys lookin' for something?

Vuarnets. Very nice.

- Do your window, sir?

- Yeah, OK.

- You got your pink slip?

- Why pink slip?

Because I was led to believe

this car would be for sale.

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