1. Geez, couldn't they do it
with a little more style?Copy !req
2. This city, Paradigm City,
is a town of Amnesia.Copy !req
3. One day forty years ago, the people
in this city lost their memory...Copy !req
4. of all events prior to that day.Copy !req
5. But even without a past, they could
have a civilization and live their lives...Copy !req
6. if they could learn to operate
machinery and get electricity.Copy !req
7. It's only the city's elderly who
mourn the loss of their memories.Copy !req
8. I received a call yesterday saying
that my only son had been kidnapped.Copy !req
9. Francis is forty years old.Copy !req
10. He's slated to become the next
chairman of the Wise Group.Copy !req
11. What is the kidnapper asking?Copy !req
12. Two million dollars.Copy !req
13. You haven't gone to the police
about this, have you?Copy !req
14. Of course not! I'll pay
whatever it takes!Copy !req
15. I want you to get my son back safely!Copy !req
16. Okay, then.Copy !req
17. Are you ready to pay up?Copy !req
18. I want proof that Francis is alive.Copy !req
19. We're talking about the money now.Copy !req
20. Do you have it ready?Copy !req
21. The money?Copy !req
22. There's no money.Copy !req
23. What're you talking about?
Don't you care what happens to the...Copy !req
24. It's the truth. The family is having
financial trouble at the moment.Copy !req
25. Let me hear Francis'...Copy !req
26. My son! Is he...Copy !req
27. He hung up.Copy !req
28. What did I tell you? I said
that money's no object!Copy !req
29. Mr. Wise...Copy !req
30. I'm surprised at you, Mr. So-called
Paradigm City #1 Negotiator!Copy !req
31. You're fired!Copy !req
32. Let me warn you that even if you pay
the money like the kidnappers want,Copy !req
33. you still won't get your son back.Copy !req
34. Get out!Copy !req
35. So what brought this on? Why'd you
want to model for a painting?Copy !req
36. Admittedly, no one can beat you
when it comes to holding a pose.Copy !req
37. Is it a good idea to
keep Wise mad at you?Copy !req
38. He'll call again soon enough. Until
then, I'm going to take it easy.Copy !req
39. Master Roger, it's from Mr. Wise.Copy !req
40. Mister Smith!Copy !req
41. Mister Smith. There's something
I have to tell you.Copy !req
42. You paid the kidnappers the ransom.Copy !req
43. But your son hasn't come home.Copy !req
44. That's right.Copy !req
45. Pay close attention.Copy !req
46. To you, the victim is a precious son,
but not to the kidnappers.Copy !req
47. He's just a commodity.Copy !req
48. My son's life isn't some thing!Copy !req
49. This looks expensive.Copy !req
50. It cost me more than $100,000.Copy !req
51. Very well.Copy !req
52. Now, let's say that someone wants you to
sell this to them, and you quote that price.Copy !req
53. When the buyer gladly pays you
that amount, what do you think?Copy !req
54. "Darn, I should have
asked for more"...Copy !req
55. is what you would think.Copy !req
56. See? It's the same with kidnappings.Copy !req
57. As long as you keep giving
in to their demands,Copy !req
58. your son will never be released.Copy !req
59. What am I supposed to do, then?Copy !req
60. Haggle.Copy !req
61. You haggle and haggle,Copy !req
62. making the kidnappers think your
son isn't worth anything to you.Copy !req
63. The kidnapper is a pro, too.
He won't hurt his goods.Copy !req
64. That's the only way
to rescue Francis.Copy !req
65. Welcome home.Copy !req
66. How did it go?Copy !req
67. No developments at all.Copy !req
68. Master Roger, a visitor
is awaiting you.Copy !req
69. What do you want at this hour?Copy !req
70. Beck's escaped.Copy !req
71. Beck?Copy !req
72. Oh, that kidnapper...Copy !req
73. That guy has a bone to pick with you.Copy !req
74. I thought he might have shown up.Copy !req
75. No, I haven't seen him around...Copy !req
76. By the way, I don't see that bottle
I said I'd try next time I was over.Copy !req
77. Oh, I drank that with another guest.Copy !req
78. What?Copy !req
79. Get the money ready.
Three million dollars.Copy !req
80. The family doesn't have
money like that anymore.Copy !req
81. I don't want any more excuses!Copy !req
82. I know that voice!Copy !req
83. You're...Copy !req
84. Put Wise on the phone.
Do it quick!Copy !req
85. All right.Copy !req
86. Very well.Copy !req
87. You'll get your money.Copy !req
88. What's the meaning of this, Mr. Wise?Copy !req
89. They said to make the Negotiator
take the money to them.Copy !req
90. Mr. Wise. You never do as I...Copy !req
91. You have to go.
They'll kill my son.Copy !req
92. What about your haggling plan?Copy !req
93. Things have changed.Copy !req
94. Wise is hiding something from me.Copy !req
95. As long as the kidnappers have the
trump card, negotiations won't be concluded.Copy !req
96. Francis! Are you all right?Copy !req
97. The cabin is surrounded!Copy !req
98. I know you're in there, Roger!Copy !req
99. Don't try anything stupid! Come out!Copy !req
100. I've been set up, huh?Copy !req
101. We're getting out of here, Dorothy.Copy !req
102. The police can take it from here.Copy !req
103. Damn that guy!Copy !req
104. I slipped up! Having me bring
the money was to set me up!Copy !req
105. Beck is behind this!Copy !req
106. Yes.Copy !req
107. Do you read me? The kidnapper has
fled the scene in a black sedan!Copy !req
108. What will you do now?Copy !req
109. What else? Go see Mr. Wise.Copy !req
110. He's the only one with a
lead on how to find Beck.Copy !req
111. Francis was different.Copy !req
112. What do you mean, Dorothy?Copy !req
113. His eye color.Copy !req
114. Just because someone's related
by blood doesn't mean...Copy !req
115. Francis' age... He's 40 years old!Copy !req
116. Forty years ago, everyone in
the city lost their memory.Copy !req
117. I see... So that's it.Copy !req
118. I see. Francis has been rescued?Copy !req
119. All right. I'll be right there.Copy !req
120. Francis isn't your real son, is he?Copy !req
121. The kidnapper knew that.Copy !req
122. On that day forty years ago, we lost
all our memories of the world.Copy !req
123. Everyone was set free from
their past and was reborn.Copy !req
124. I was 30 or so and living in this
mansion, and Mary was with me.Copy !req
125. We were drawn to each other to soothe
our insecurities of having no memory,Copy !req
126. and we fell in love.Copy !req
127. But when Francis was born, he...Copy !req
128. No one remembers what had
happened between Mary and me.Copy !req
129. Mary died soon after giving birth to Francis,
leaving behind only the unfair truth.Copy !req
130. I only wanted to
protect Francis from...Copy !req
131. the public ridicule he'd
face if the truth got out.Copy !req
132. Dandy...Copy !req
133. At first, they demanded both money
and heavy metal unit parts.Copy !req
134. Where was the drop-off point?Copy !req
135. The warehouse district
in East Dome #13.Copy !req
136. They're probably still...Copy !req
137. Roger, there are two things
I'd like to ask you.Copy !req
138. Be my guest.Copy !req
139. Does losing your memory really
make you that lonely?Copy !req
140. Probably.Copy !req
141. You always want someone
to know that you exist.Copy !req
142. Some people rely on it.Copy !req
143. So Mr. Wise fell in love
out of loneliness, then.Copy !req
144. Dorothy... That question
is too tough.Copy !req
145. What's your second question?Copy !req
146. That's all right. The other
one is even tougher.Copy !req
147. It worked like a charm!Copy !req
148. Too bad we missed out on that
second payment, though.Copy !req
149. What're you talking about?Copy !req
150. It was worth it to get
even with crow boy!Copy !req
151. He'll be a wanted man for
the rest of his life!Copy !req
152. Well, well. Dorothy.Copy !req
153. And Roger Smith.Copy !req
154. Beck! You're going to clear my name!Copy !req
155. Beck!Copy !req
156. Dorothy?Copy !req
157. Dorothy!Copy !req
158. Beck, you bastard!Copy !req
159. I made plans just in case
you two showed up here.Copy !req
160. Not to mention an appropriate
death for you, crow boy.Copy !req
161. Get your hands off her!Copy !req
162. Dorothy!Copy !req
163. Roger...Copy !req
164. Dorothy!Copy !req
165. Roger. I love you, Roger.Copy !req
166. Looks like you should've swapped
out her memory circuits.Copy !req
167. Die.Copy !req
168. Dorothy!Copy !req
169. Give it up, Beck!Copy !req
170. Shit! Get out here,
Beck Victory Deluxe!Copy !req
171. What's the matter with you?
Get up here!Copy !req
172. Take a good look, Roger!Copy !req
173. Run, Roger, run!Copy !req
174. Squash him!Copy !req
175. Okay!Copy !req
176. Here's a taste of your
own medicine, crow boy!Copy !req
177. The Megadeus!Copy !req
178. What're we gonna do, boss?Copy !req
179. We're no match for that thing!Copy !req
180. What do you think we're gonna do?Copy !req
181. We run.Copy !req
182. You're not getting away, Beck!Copy !req
183. Or so he'll think!Copy !req
184. Got him!Copy !req
185. Now you've gone and done it!
Finger attack!Copy !req
186. Here goes!Copy !req
187. Awesome, boss!
That worked great!Copy !req
188. Let's give him another taste!Copy !req
189. Damn thing bounced off...Copy !req
190. Here it comes!Copy !req
191. Punks...Copy !req
192. Even my patience has limits.Copy !req
193. The Megadeus!Copy !req
194. Beck?Copy !req
195. What the hell is going on here?Copy !req
196. I think I can explain.Copy !req
197. They seem to have used cheap fuses.Copy !req
198. They shorted out when
Dorothy used her strength.Copy !req
199. No, Dorothy shorted them out herself.Copy !req
200. Oh, I'm terribly sorry.Copy !req
201. What do you wish done with Dorothy?Copy !req
202. To prevent something like
this from happening again,Copy !req
203. perhaps it would be wise to
swap out her memory circuits.Copy !req
204. She'll lose some Memories
during the copy, however.Copy !req
205. Leave her alone.Copy !req
206. There's still something bothering her
that she wants to ask me about.Copy !req
207. Beck's gang learned Dandy's secret
through underground channels.Copy !req
208. There are always hyenas sniffing around
for secrets you don't want others to know.Copy !req
209. He found out that I was
brought in on the case...Copy !req
210. and reworked it into a plan
to get revenge against me.Copy !req
211. It makes me sick to think that my fate's
been mixed up with a punk like him.Copy !req
212. I see you've drawn in the eyes.Copy !req
213. Dorothy... That one other question
you had has been bothering me.Copy !req
214. If we had no memories and we met,Copy !req
215. would we fall in love, too?Copy !req
216. W-Well, that's...Copy !req
217. I did say it was tough.Copy !req