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Three years have passed. Shunka goes to visit Chiko in England. There is a killer on the loose in the city, and Shunka finds out Chiko seems to have lost interest in playing detective. Chiko says she has no intention of returning to Japan, because school is fun for her now. They find a lost Japanese boy, and in a search for his parents; they come upon the killer, who appears to be something more than human, although still susceptible to a kick to the groin. Chiko, Shunka and the boy escape, but the killer chases. Ken appears with his trademark throwing knife, and the killer now focuses on him. The killer is easily defeated by Ken and Dr. Kayama, who are helping Chiko in the shadows. The boy's parents are found by the police and Tome. (It should also be noted that in one of the last scenes, when the boy is driving home, he says "I want to be a detective!" to his mother, then a shot is shown of his back which says "Kobayashi". This is a reference to Kobayashi, the adolescent sidekick of Akechi in Edogawa Ranpo's crime fiction novels.) In one of the newspaper clippings, Ken is following in Twenty Faces's footsteps as "One-Eyed Thief K". Shunka decides to return home to marry her fianceè and invites Chiko for the wedding. Chiko visits her friends' grave and decides to return to Japan. In the final scene, Chiko turns around and says, "Oji-san", hinting that "Twenty Faces" is there. (Source: Wikipedia)
9/28/2008
