Operation: Monte Carlo Ep. 1 Hurt MeA Screenplay by Sayuri Hiroshi Five special agents hired by the Japanese government to protect the Princess on Monaco from Yakuza. The series follows the agents' missions and their private lives. EXT/INT. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS. MORNING. UCHIDA DAISUKE is sitting hesitantly in his car. He is dressed in a suit with his tie undone. He looks at himself in the rear view mirror. DAISUKE Prepare for the worst. You could be fired or maybe set back to a desk job. You worked hard to get to your position but Watanabe-san wants your head on a silver platter. There is no way he's giving you a second chance, not after the last mission... Why am I talking to myself? I'm not going to help me. He deeply sighs and exits his car. Daisuke stares at the door to the Joint Staff Chairman's office. His has tied his necktie and he straightens up. He reaches for the door knob slowly and opens the door. He sees WATANABE KENTA at his desk looking through some files scattered on his desk. The farthest wall has a large screen surrounded by bookshelves. There are a few couches set up around a coffee table and a few chairs in front of Kenta's desk. Kenta looks up. KENTA Uchida, welcome. Please sit. DAISUKE Yes, sir. He sits in the chair directly in front of Kenta's desk. There is some silence between them until Kenta speaks up. KENTA Do you know why I called you here today? DAISUKE I have a good idea, sir. KENTA I had high expectations of you when you were in the planning division and that is why you were promoted a year ago. He stands and starts to walk slowly towards the other side of the room. KENTA The past few missions you were assigned lead to have been less than successful. Why do you think that is? DAISUKE I'm sure it is something to do with my actions and mistakes as a leader. I am prepared to accept the consequences for my failure. KENTA Don't jump to conclusions. DAISUKE I'm sorry, sir. KENTA I have one final mission for you. DAISUKE Final? KENTA If you happen to succeed and acquire your objective, then you can stay in your position. If you fail, you will be let go. I assure you, we will help you find another government job if you want another one. However, with your records, not many government agencies will take you. DAISUKE So, one last chance. KENTA Yes, your job is on the line. Do you feel under pressure? DAISUKE Completely. KENTA That's what I like to hear. Look at the screen. Daisuke turns in his chair towards the screen. Kenta walks over to his desk to pick up a remote control. He turns the screen on to a file called "Operation: Monte Carlo." He brings the file up that shows tabs with different names. He taps the first tab and a detailed information file is shown with a picture. The first is of TAKAMORI YUUTO. KENTA Your mission is a covert mission. Someone outside the force has requested a team with members specializing in different fields. This is Takamori Yuuto, a convicted thief. DAISUKE Thief? KENTA He is an extremely intelligent mastermind. He has been a master thief for ten years. We caught him a few months ago, and for this mission, we can use his expertise which is psychology and sociology. He specializes in body language and microexpressions. DAISUKE Meaning? KENTA He can easily spot emotions through a person's body language. This also comes in handy because he can tell if someone is lying. DAISUKE That can be helpful. Kenta switches the screen to profile two, OGAWA SHINOBU. DAISUKE Shinobu is helping? KENTA Yes. He is our most experienced scientist in the SIGINT Division. He specializes in computer forensics and he used to be a master hacker. DAISUKE We called him the human calculator in university. His math skills are beyond my comprehension. KENTA He will also help with all of your electronic equipment. He switches the screen to profile three, KAWANO RYOICHI. KENTA Kawano Ryoichi was honorably discharged from the army nine years ago. Now, he has offered his skills as weapon specialist to us. He will make sure you have the proper weaponry for your mission. He switches to the last profile, ISHIKAWA KAZUO KENTA Last is Ishikawa Kazuo has trained with the American Secret Service and has now returned to Japan. He is a black belt in Aikido and a linguist. He knows English, French, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and Cantonese. DAISUKE Impressive. Kenta turns off the screen. He walks over to his desk and presses a button on the call box. KENTA Ogawa, bring the team to my office. A few seconds later, Shinobu, Ryoichi, and Kazuo enter into the room, all in suits. Shinobu is very relaxed but shows some authority, Ryoichi shows military authority with a straight posture, and Kazuo presents himself as a gentleman with a cold exterior. KENTA Where is Takamori? SHINOBU He had some business to take care of outside. He will be back soon, sir. KENTA Well, you can update him later. I need to be somewhere soon. Your mission should not be too difficult but you will have to take extra precaution. The king of Monaco has requested that we hire escorts for his daughter to a banquet at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Shinjuku. You have to protect her and if anything goes wrong, you have to take care of it. DAISUKE That is all? KENTA Protect her until she is on her jet back to Europe. If she is killed, you will all be held accounted for. DAISUKE I might not get another job after this because I'll be in prison. KENTA You'll hold the most responsibility, being the leader. DAISUKE (under his breath) Great. KENTA I have reserved a room for all of you at the hotel to prepare. Takamori is housing there now because he is nomadic. He doesn't stay in one place for too long. You will meet the princess at the hotel and she will be accompanied by an assistant. If you want to congregate there early for further discussion, you can. The banquet is tonight at nineteen hundred hours. If you do not have a tuxedo, there are some in the hotel room. Now, I will have to leave. Thank you for your time, and I wish you all luck. Kenta hands Daisuke a folder of information. They all bow as he exits the room. They all follow behind him out of his office. As Kenta continues to walk away, the men enter the waiting room to the side. They spread out among themselves. SHINOBU So Daisuke, what's your first act as leader? DAISUKE We will meet at the hotel room at sixteen hundred hours to discuss the mission with Takamori. I want us to have enough time to prepare ourselves with whatever weapons and equipment we need. KAZUO I suggest we use my place as our meeting spot after the hotel. I have state-of-the-art security. If she has to, the princess will be housed there. Ogawa has already set up all of his computers there. DAISUKE Alright. RYOICHI I have also set up my weapons there. We have already talked this through with Takamori. He agrees with the plan. DAISUKE Perfect. I'm glad I was the last one to be caught up. Well, until tonight, I will see you all there. Outside of the headquarters, several minutes later, Daisuke exits the building, looking down at his phone when Yuuto passes him. Yuuto picks Daisuke's back pocket for his wallet. He turns and taps Daisuke on his shoulder. DAISUKE (turning around) Yes. When he looks up, Daisuke recognizes Yuuto from the profile. Yuuto holds up Daisuke's wallet. He seems very cool and collected. He contains a smile the entire time. YUUTO You might want to be careful where you keep your wallet. DAISUKE Takamori Yuuto? YUUTO Guilty, and you must be... DAISUKE Uchida Daisuke. I'm the leader of the special team you are a part of. YUUTO Oh yeah, the guy who'll be fired. I remember Watanabe-san talking about you. You have a dark cloud following you. DAISUKE Yeah, I'm not the luckiest guy on the planet. YUUTO I'd say. So, is the meeting over? DAISUKE Yes. YUUTO Oh, I'm sorry, I had business. DAISUKE Thief business? YUUTO You know about that? I must be popular. He remembers Daisuke's wallet. YUUTO Oh, here's your wallet. DAISUKE (taking wallet) How did you do that? Just slipping my wallet out of my pocket? I didn't even feel it. YUUTO Your senses were more focused on your phone. It is called selective attention, you only focus on one sense at a time and ignore your other senses. You were using your sight more than your touch. You weren't paying attention to your back pocket so with one quick motion, I can slip almost anything in or out of your pockets. DAISUKE Your intelligence might get on my nerves. YUUTO (chuckles) Well, let's hope this mission won't last long then. Yuuto starts to walk away. DAISUKE Oh, we're meeting in the hotel room at sixteen hundred hours. Don't be late. YUUTO I'll be there before any of you. He walks away and disappears around the building. EXT. RESTAURANT. NOON. Daisuke and his girlfriend, ISHIKAWA KIYOMI, are sitting at an outdoor cafe, both of them have a cup of coffee. Kiyomi is dressed in a fashionable business suit. She has a very concerned look on her face. KIYOMI You could lose your job. DAISUKE Yes. KIYOMI And you could be accused for the death of a princess? DAISUKE Yes. KIYOMI I would have refused the mission. DAISUKE I don't have that luxury. Plus, I love my job. I don't want to quit just because of a mission. I just hope it doesn't turn out badly. KIYOMI I don't think I could love a job that I failed at. You must really have faith in yourself to keep it going. DAISUKE So, I had that this morning and now I have to meet your brother. KIYOMI Half-brother, and it is only because my father is deceased. This is my only living family left so I want you to meet him. He's nice too, even after he came back from America. DAISUKE What's his name again? Kiyomi starts to speak when Kazuo calls over to them. KAZUO Kiyomi! KIYOMI Hey! She stands up and hugs him when he walks over. Daisuke also rises when he realized it was Kazuo. DAISUKE Ishikawa? KAZUO Oh, Uchida-san, what a coincidence. You're dating my sister? KIYOMI We've been dating for a couple of years now. How do you know each other? DAISUKE He's part of my team. KIYOMI Oh, it's a small world even in Tokyo. DAISUKE I guess so. KAZUO Please, sit. They all sit and Daisuke starts to feel a little uncomfortable. He starts to drink more of his coffee. KIYOMI So, how was America? KAZUO Not really a good topic right now. KIYOMI We don't have to talk about it then. KAZUO How did you two meet? KIYOMI The story sounds like a cheesy movie. We ran into each other several times at the building I work at and he decided to ask me to dinner. DAISUKE It was spontaneous. KAZUO Well, I do hope that everything works out. Usually those types of relationships don't last very long. KIYOMI What a way to break the mood, Kazuo. Of course, you always had that charm. KAZUO I just don't want you to get your hopes up. Remember the last time? KIYOMI You worry too much, I'm older than you, I can make my own decisions and I think I have made the right one. Daisuke looks at his watch. DAISUKE Ah, look at the time, I need to go. KIYOMI Where do you need to go? DAISUKE I forgot I had a... uh... doctor's appointment. Yeah, a doctor's appointment. Really urgent. KIYOMI You had a doctor's appointment last week. Is something wrong? DAISUKE Uh, yeah, he called me back in for something he found in some... test results. He quickly grabs his things and kisses Kiyomi on the cheek. KIYOMI Don't forget we have dinner planned tomorrow night. DAISUKE I won't. Daisuke bows to Kazuo who nods his head back. KAZUO I will see you soon. DAISUKE Right. Daisuke walks away from the restaurant. Kiyomi looks at Kazuo with a disappointed look on her face. KAZUO What? KIYOMI This was a bad idea. She starts to get up but Kazuo grabs her hand. KAZUO Your father wanted me to protect you. I'm just doing what he asked. KIYOMI By scaring my boyfriend away? I don't think father would have approved scaring away a man who can give me a good future. KAZUO If this mission happens to fail, your boyfriend will be in prison. KIYOMI Well, if you want to protect me, you better not let him fail. She pulls away from him and walks off, leaving Kazuo dumbfounded. INT. OGAWA APARTMENT. NOON. OGAWA NATSUMI, Shinobu's wife, is in the kitchen cooking lunch when she hears the front door open. There are boxes stacked up against the wall, some empty, some halfway full. SHINOBU I'm home. NATSUMI I'm in the kitchen. A moment later, Shinobu enters the kitchen/dining room, dropping his briefcase on the table. SHINOBU It smells good, whatever you're making. He walks up behind her and kisses her on the cheek. She grabs a bowl and serves the rice covered with beef stew. NATSUMI It's hayashi rice. She hands him the bowl. SHINOBU Yummy. He grabs a spoon and sits at the table. Natsumi fixes herself a bowl and sits across from him. SHINOBU Itadakimasu. NATSUMI Itadakimasu. Well, I got some more unpacking done. The bedroom is completely done. SHINOBU Fantastic. Have you heard back from any of the jobs you applied for? NATSUMI I heard from the bookstore a few blocks away. They are actually asking me to take a manager job. SHINOBU That's great. I'm glad you are adjusting. NATSUMI I'm trying but I was thinking of going to visit mom and dad back in Nakagawa. I know we saw them at our wedding a month ago but I haven't been able to spend time with them. Plus, my sister is getting divorced and she's back at home, crying her eyes out. SHINOBU What happened with her and her husband? NATSUMI They were living in Sapporo and he worked at one of the universities. Well, he had an affair with one of his students. SHINOBU How did she find out? NATSUMI The boy came to visit the apartment. Shinobu stops eating and chuckles. Natsumi starts to chuckle with him. SHINOBU Didn't we tell her that before she got married to him. NATSUMI Apparently we didn't tell her enough. They start to eat again. NATSUMI So, why did they call you in so early? SHINOBU I've been assigned my first covert operation. Shinobu continues to eat but Natsumi stops. She starts to look worried. NATSUMI Aren't those dangerous? SHINOBU They can be. I'm just excited I was chosen. There aren't many guys in my division who get chosen for these kinds of things. NATSUMI Will you be fighting at all? SHINOBU I don't know the full extent yet. Hopefully I won't, but there is a good chance it might happen, but I have been trained to defend myself if I need to. Why do you seem so concerned? NATSUMI I guess I just watch too much television. I just don't want you to get hurt. It's not that I don't support your job because I do. I just worry about you. Half of the time you can't even tell me about your day at work. SHINOBU You shouldn't worry. I will be fine. It's an occupational hazard if something goes wrong and things go awry almost everyday. He sees that she has her head down and she is not eating her food. He takes her hand in his. SHINOBU Natsu, look at me. She looks at him eye to eye. SHINOBU Don't worry about me. I only keep my job secret from you to protect you. I would risk my own life before letting someone harm you. It's just better if you did not know the full extent of my job. Natsumi nods in understanding and takes her hand away from his. They continue to eat in silence. INT. PARK HYATT HOTEL. MID-AFTERNOON/NIGHT. Yuuto enters the hotel and goes up to the receptionist. YUUTO Anything come in for me? RECEPTIONIST Ah, Takamori-san, you did receive a letter from a Takamori Sumiko. Yuuto is somewhat shocked. His hand starts to shake. YUUTO Um, if anymore letters from her come in, just throw them out. RECEPTIONIST Yes sir. Yuuto walks away towards the elevator. Yuuto's hotel room is a governor's suite with four rooms, a bedroom with a closet that leads to the bathroom, an entrance hall, and a living room. In the bedroom, there is one bed, a vanity, a flat screen television, two end tables and a couple of chairs. In the bedroom, Yuuto is standing at a vanity with a medicine bottle, a glass of water, and a medical folder. Unlike earlier, he seems very anxious and his hands are shaking uncontrollably. He takes two pills from the medicine bottle and pops them in his mouth. He chases them with a gulp of water. He looks at himself in the mirror. YUUTO Why do you do this to me? Yuuto picks up the folder and sits on the bed to read it. He opens it and a form is laid out before him. He spots the words 'delusional' and 'severe amnesia.' He closes the folder and tosses it in the trash can next to the vanity. There is a knock on the door. He walks into the entrance hall to open the door and Daisuke and Shinobu are there in tuxedos. Both are carrying duffel bags. DAISUKE Why aren't you dressed yet? YUUTO I just got back. You can put the equipment in the bedroom. Its the second door on your left. They enter and Yuuto remembers the medication on the vanity. He walks quickly pass them into the room, grabs the bottle and throws it in the trash. YUUTO So, when was the princess supposed to get here? Shinobu and Daisuke put the bags on the bed. DAISUKE She is actually here already but she has her own room. SHINOBU She will be joining us closer to the time of the banquet. YUUTO Ah, alright. I am going to go change now. Yuuto takes one of the tuxedos from the closet and goes into the bathroom. Daisuke starts to remove Shinobu's computer and some other equipment from the bags. Shinobu walks past the trash can and sees the medication bottle. SHINOBU This must have fallen off. DAISUKE What is it? SHINOBU Prescription medication. DAISUKE Wonder what might be wrong with him. Shinobu looks closely at the name of the drug. SHINOBU Escitalopram? DAISUKE What is that for? SHINOBU It is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. It is used for treating depression and generalized anxiety disorder. DAISUKE He did seem a little anxious when he opened the door, but not when I met him this afternoon. SHINOBU Yeah, I noticed that too. Well, some people will take it as a mood booster. There is another knock on the door. Daisuke goes to open it to let Ryoichi and Kazuo in. Kazuo is in a tuxedo but Ryoichi is not. He is also carrying a duffel bag. DAISUKE Welcome. RYOICHI Where are the tuxes? DAISUKE They are in the closet. Ryoichi hands the bag to Daisuke and runs to grab one. Kazuo pulls Daisuke aside. KAZUO Listen, I'm sorry about earlier. DAISUKE It is alright. I understand your concerns for your sister. KAZUO I'm just letting you know now, if anything happens to Kiyomi and it is your fault, the last thing you'll have to worry about is prison. Kazuo walks away into the living room, leaving Daisuke shocked. DAISUKE (to himself) Why is it always me? The bathroom door opens and Yuuto steps out adjusting his jacket and bow tie. Ryoichi runs past him and shuts the door. SHINOBU Takamori? YUUTO Please, call me Yuuto. I hate my last name. SHINOBU Oh, alright then. I found your medication in the garbage. I'm sure you don't want to lose it. He hands him the medication bottle. Yuuto is hesitant at first but takes it. YUUTO Yeah... yeah, it is expensive medicine. SHINOBU Just be more careful. Yuuto shows a small grin. DAISUKE Everyone in the living area. Everyone including Ryoichi who is still putting on his tux follow Daisuke's voice into an area with a couple of couches and living chairs. They all sit, Yuuto on the couch closest to the door. DAISUKE Alright. I hope everyone is ready for this. The princess will be relocated to this room as soon as she is ready. Do you have any questions? Kazuo raises his hand. Daisuke rolls his eyes annoyed. DAISUKE We're not in elementary school, just speak. KAZUO (putting his arm down) Who or what are we protecting her from? DAISUKE That I do not know, but, like Watanabe-san said, it is probably just precautionary. We won't have to worry about any opposing enemies. RYOICHI Opposing enemies? Isn't that a little redundant? YUUTO Leave the man alone, he's nervous. He doesn't want to get fired. KAZUO Or go to prison. Yuuto's attention is drawn away tby Kazuo's comment. He refocuses when Daisuke speaks. DAISUKE Now our job is to not worry about what will happen if the mission fails. Let's stay optimistic. We are just protecting a princess, what could possibly go wrong? There's a knock on the door. YUUTO I'll get it. Yuuto jumps off the couch and jogs to the door. He opens it and sees NINETTE PASCAL and COSETTE LAROQUE dressed in gowns. The one in front (??? 1) has her hair up in an elegant bun and her dress is a red ball gown. The woman behind her (??? 2) is dressed in a blue evening gown that is split to the thigh. Their faces look almost identical. ??? 1 speaks only French, ??? 2 translates the conversations. YUUTO You must be the princess. ??? 1 Yes. He gestures her in while bowing and her and the other woman enter. He closes the door. YUUTO Right this way. He leads them into the living room. They all stand when they see the girls and bow. DAISUKE I'm glad you made it here safely. ??? 1 I'm ecstatic to be here. I am Princess Ninette Pascal and this (gesturing to her assistant) is my assistant and dear friend, Cosette Laroque. I did not expect my father to have hired such handsome men to look after me. The guys are all a little stunned by her last comment. ??? 1 Well, introduce yourselves. DAISUKE I am Uchida Daisuke, I am the head of this operation. SHINOBU I am Ogawa Shinobu. RYOICHI Kawano Ryoichi. KAZUO Ishikawa Kazuo. YUUTO Yuuto. The men looks at him as if he has done something wrong. ??? 1 Well, it is good to meet you all. Moments later in the bedroom, Ryoichi is seen passing out weapons to each of the men. Shinobu is helping them with earpieces and mics. ??? 2 is standing by the window looking out into the city. RYOICHI I'm guessing everyone has used a gun. YUUTO I don't like to use them but I know how. SHINOBU Yuuto. Yuuto goes over to him and he hands him a receiver and an earpiece. SHINOBU Hook the two to each other and equip Cosette. Yuuto does as he's told and walks over to her. YUUTO I need to put this on you. He gets her attention and she turns towards him. He attaches the receiver to the inside of the breast part of the dress. YUUTO Can you move your hair, please. She pulls her hair back on her left side. Yuuto sticks the earpiece gently into her ear. YUUTO You don't talk much unless your translating, do you? ??? 2 There is no reason for me to talk. She smiles at him when he looks at her directly. He quickly looks away embarrassed. DAISUKE Alright everyone, pay attention. He turns on the television and the floor plan for the ball room shows. DAISUKE Everyone will be assigned with an area to patrol. I suggest staying in your area unless I tell you otherwise. Ishikawa... KAZUO Yes. DAISUKE You will be Ninette and Cosette's escort. So stay with them until the banquet is over. KAZUO Will do. DAISUKE There are two main entrances into the ballroom. Kawano, you will patrol the entrances from the ballroom foyer. RYOICHI Yes sir. DAISUKE I will take the other entrances. Shinobu, you will patrol the Venetian room and the drawing room. SHINOBU Alright. DAISUKE Yuuto will patrol the elevators and the staircase to make sure no one suspicious enters the area. YUUTO You got it. DAISUKE Now, let's get this over with. An hour later, in the ballroom. It is crowded with a large formal party. There is classical music playing from the musicians in the performance balcony. ??? 1 is seen socializing as ??? 2 or Kazuo are helping translate. Ryoichi and Daisuke are seen in the distance pacing in front of their assigned entrances. DAISUKE (over receiver) Has anything been spotted? RYOICHI Negative. YUUTO (over receiver) Nothing out here. SHINOBU (over receiver) Nothing suspicious. DAISUKE Good. Outside the ballroom, Yuuto is standing in front of the staircase. Nodding as people go by. He looks over and sees two suspicious looking men waiting on the elevator. YUUTO Uchida... DAISUKE (from earpiece) Yes. YUUTO I've spotted something, permission to leave my post? DAISUKE (from earpiece) Yes, go ahead. Yuuto walks over towards the elevators and stands with them. When the elevator opens, they all step in. One of the men press one of the floor buttons. MAN 1 What floor are you going to? Yuuto looks over at the buttons. YUUTO What a coincidence. Same floor. A moment later, the elevator reaches the floor and opens. The men hurry out leaving Yuuto. Yuuto starts to follow them waiting each time for them to turn the corner. He watches as they unlock Yuuto's room. When they are in, Yuuto sneaks up to the door and listens. MAN 1 If you find something interesting, call. MAN 2 What exactly are we looking for? MAN 1 Anything that can prove the boss's suspicion. He thinks the government might be on his tail. Yuuto hears the men turning over furniture. He pulls out his gun and sneaks in. The noise comes mostly from the living area, so he sneaks to peak into the room. Most of the furniture is turned over. MAN 1 There is nothing in here. MAN 2 D****t. Well, try the bedroom. Yuuto quickly sneaks into the bedroom and into the closet. The men walk in and spot the two bags on the bed. MAN 1 Search the bags, I'll check the closet. Yuuto sighs angrily and steps into the connected bathroom as the man opens the closet door. He shuffles through the tuxes while Yuuto puts the silencer he pulled from his pocket onto his gun. MAN 2 I hit the jackpot. Looks like he hired government to protect the princess. The Man 1 rushes out and over to the bags. MAN 2 I've found weapons and government equipment. MAN 1 Well, now that we know we can leave. Yuuto hears this and starts to walk out into the entrance hall. He collapses to his knees. He stands and his posture seems to have changed. He smirks and steps out of the bathroom. As the men begin to leave, they see Yuuto blocking the door. MAN 1 Who the hell are you? YUUTO(KATASHI) Your worst nightmare. Both of the men reach for their guns. Yuuto kicks the door behind him closed and pulls out a dagger that he throws towards Man 1. The blade stabs him right between the eyes. The other one is shocked and starts off towards the living room. Yuuto pops his neck before he starts after him. On his way, he pulls out his knife from the man's head. He reaches the door and when a shot is heard, he quickly dodges it. MAN 2 Stay back! YUUTO(KATASHI) I'm sorry but I can't do that. This is MY room. MAN 2 You're the agent? YUUTO(KATASHI) Not exactly. The man charges after him but Yuuto ducks to the side and punches him in the stomach. Yuuto clotheslines him and pushes him to the ground. Yuuto takes the gun from his pocket and shoots him. Yuuto collapse onto the couch. He gets up and sees the body. He is horrified. YUUTO S**t. No, this cannot be happening, not now. (into receiver) Uchida! Down in the ballroom, Daisuke stops pacing. DAISUKE Yuuto, what is it? YUUTO (from earpiece) Someone knows we're here. DAISUKE Who? Daisuke starts to look around the crowded ball room. He spots Ninette, Cosette and Kazuo. YUUTO (from earpiece) I don't know but they broke into our room and they know something about the princess. Keep a look out or get the princess out of the ball room and somewhere safe. DAISUKE Alright, I'm on it. In the hotel room, Yuuto starts to drag the body in the entrance hall to the living room. YUUTO Why did you come out? You shouldn't be coming out. (pause) What the hell do you mean 'you needed me?' I don't need you to protect me. (pause) I can take care of my self, Katashi! Yuuto collapses again. He straightens back up. YUUTO(KATASHI) You need me more than you know, son. He picks up the gun that was laid on the couch earlier and walks out of the room. In the ballroom, ??? 1 and ??? 2 are conversing with someone when Kazuo turns away from them. KAZUO What was that, Uchida? DAISUKE (from earpiece) We need to get Ninette out. KAZUO Alright. He turns back to them and ??? 1 is still talking. Kazuo steps in. KAZUO I'm sorry to interrupt but Princess Ninette needs to be somewhere else at the moment. A gun shot is heard from the crowd. The formal party starts to break off into a mad frenzy. Ryoichi and Daisuke signals everyone out through the open doors. Out in the hallway, Shinobu directs everyone into the venetian hall or the drawing room. Back in the ball room, Kazuo flips a table of food over. KAZUO (to Cosette and Ninette) Behind the table now! They do as he says and bullets start to fly from the six men still left in the ballroom. Those men copy Kazuo and cover themselves behind a table. Daisuke and Ryoichi pull out their guns and start to shoot from the side rooms. A firefight breaks out. A few people from the escaping crowd are shot. Kazuo shoots from over the table and hits one of the men. KAZUO Five more to go. Shinobu enters from the foyer but quickly finds cover behind one of the doors. DAISUKE Stop firing! The firing stops. HIDEAKI, the leader, speaks up. HIDEAKI Why are you here? DAISUKE We are assigned to patrol the event. HIDEAKI That's not all. You're here with the princess. DAISUKE What do you want with her? HIDEAKI None of your business. DAISUKE Actually it is, she's my responsibility. Behind Kazuo's table, ??? 2 takes ??? 1's hand. ??? 2 This is the time. ??? 1 Yes, I will go. ??? 1 stands up. Kazuo notices. KAZUO Get down, princess. ??? 1 I'm here and will come quietly. HIDEAKI Do you hear that? She's willing to give herself up. DAISUKE Princess, don't do it. ??? 1 walks around the table and slowly makes her way to Hideaki. From the ballroom foyer, Yuuto, with a shotgun, runs in and sees ??? 1 on her way. He aims. YUUTO(KATASHI) Princess! Daisuke notices Yuuto. DAISUKE NO YUUTO! Yuuto fires the shotgun and it blows a hole in one of the tables, killing one of the other henchmen. HIDEAKI Fire! The firefight starts again. ??? 1, frightened, runs back towards the table where ??? 2 and Kazuo are but is shot. She falls over on the ground beside the table and ??? 2 sees her. ??? 2 Oh my god... YUUTO(KATASHI) Everyone to the foyer now! Daisuke heads out from the back to get there. Ryoichi heads in through the foyer door closest to him and shuts them, Shinobu doing the same. Yuuto keeps shooting at the men. YUUTO(KATASHI) (to Kazuo) Hey, in the foyer now! ??? 2 goes to grab ??? 1 but Kazuo drags her away, they run, shooting across the ballroom and into the foyer. Yuuto closes the door behind him. They all start to blockade the doors with chairs and tables. They put up some tables to cover themselves. Daisuke confronts Yuuto. DAISUKE What the hell happened with you? Why did you fire, Yuuto? YUUTO(KATASHI) (heavy laugh) I'm not Yuuto. Daisuke looks at Yuuto confused when the door is kicked open. Yuuto's eyes widened and he collapses in a fetal position behind a table and starts to moan in pain. More fires are heard and everyone takes cover. Ninette grabs Kazuo's gun and peers over the table and shoots the three men at the door. She takes cover and gives Kazuo back his gun. Kazuo stares at her amazed. ??? 2 Well, you weren't shooting them. Hideaki and another man stay beside the door. ??? 2 Why don't we stop? You got what you came for, just take her body. HIDEAKI The master wanted her alive, or the money. ??? 2 We don't have the money. If you show the body to her father, he will give it to you. Hideaki hesitates. HIDEAKI Fine, we'll take her. Were the cops called? ??? 2 There are no police, the princess requested no police during the event. Just take her body, take the stairwell, and go out a fire escape. They wait for a long moment, hearing Hideaki ordering the man to pick up the body and they walk out. Everyone stands up except for Yuuto who is still sitting. Shinobu picks him up by his collar and punches him, knocking him back to the ground. This seems to knock him back to normal. SHINOBU You ruined everything! He kicks Yuuto in the side. SHINOBU The princess is dead because of you. Yuuto looks up and looks around to notice ??? 1 not with them. YUUTO No... It can't be. SHINOBU Don't try and play innocent. You got her killed! YUUTO I don't remember... Shinobu grabs and shoves him into the wall. SHINOBU Why did you do it?! YUUTO I don't know! Shinobu lets him go. YUUTO I don't remember. Shinobu walks away from him kicking a chair in frustration. DAISUKE You said just a few moments ago that you were not Yuuto. You seemed very different. You were talking differently and then you were curled up on the floor moaning in pain. Yuuto realizes what has happened. YUUTO (under his breath) Katashi and Noboru. DAISUKE What? YUUTO I went to a psychiatrist a few months back because I would end up in places and have no memory of how I got there. It had been going on since I was six and I wanted answers. I though it was just normal amnesia,but I was wrong. There was always some evidence around the house of other people but I was always the only one. RYOICHI Multiple personalities. DAISUKE What? RYOICHI It's when people have more than two distinct personalities. I've heard about it but I never thought I would actually encounter it. YUUTO It's called Dissociative Identity Disorder. I have four personalities, myself being the host personality. There's Katashi, Noboru, and Rei. I've had Noboru for as long as I can remember. Katashi is the most violent one, he was probably the one who fired the shot, and Rei is...very childlike. KAZUO Does Watanabe know about this? Yuuto shakes his head. YUUTO I keep to myself so no one will know. I only agreed to do the mission because it was either this or prison. Can you imagine me in prison? Personalities would start to develop left and right. And if I tell them I have DID, they would send me to a mental institution and I can't go there either. It would be the same story. SHINOBU But not telling them would affect the mission, which it already has. ??? 2 No it hasn't. Everyone looks towards her. ??? 2 I need to confess. INT. YAKUZA HIDEOUT. NIGHT. Hideaki uncovers ??? 1's body in front of a computer. There is a web cam shining and the King of Monaco, KING ALBERT PASCAL, is showing on the computer. Hideaki is speaking English. HIDEAKI You and my master had a deal. Yes, she's dead but that means you have to give us the money. ALBERT (from computer, laughing) You idiots, that is not my daughter. HIDEAKI What are you talking about? ALBERT That is her assistant, Cosette. Hideaki then remembers the assistant that looked almost identical to the body he has. INT. PARK HYATT HOTEL. NIGHT. In the ballroom foyer, the men listen as Ninette explains everything. NINETTE Cosette was my assistant. She has been working for me for the past five years as my doppelganger. My father payed a plastic surgeon to make her look like me. He told me there were some men in Japan who had a grudge against him and advised me to have Cosette be with me the entire time. I knew if I was kidnapped, my father would pay the men whatever he owed them but I didn't want that so that is why I told her to give herself up. It would give me time to get on my jet and fly back to Monaco. RYOICHI Well, we should get a move on. NINETTE We can't tonight. SHINOBU And why not? NINETTE My jet is on its way back to Monaco. SHINOBU Why? NINETTE I am scheduled to be here for a week, and my father needed it for some other purposes. I am to meet the Emperor and Prime Minister while I'm here as well. DAISUKE That might not be a good idea since there is a price on your head. NINETTE Maybe your boss will know how to handle this since you don't. DAISUKE I never said that. NINETTE Well I don't see the gears turning in your head thinking of another idea. Ninette notices Yuuto over in the corner. She walks over to him and places a hand on his shoulder. NINETTE Yuuto, Cosette was destined to die. If she was alive and they found out she wasn't me, they would have killed her anyway. Either way, she couldn't have been saved. Do not be hard on yourself. He nods but still remains silent. INT. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS. NIGHT. Kenta is sitting at his desk with a scowl on his face. All the men are standing in a line in front of him. Ninette is sitting in one of the chairs to the side. KENTA If that had been the princess, I would have had all of your heads. How can you have let this happen the first night? DAISUKE Takamori was the first one to notice something suspicious, he warned us in advance and as we were moving the princess out, they attacked. We did not start. Kenta rises. KENTA I don't care who started it. All of you screwed up. People were killed and now we have to spend money to repair the damn hotel ballroom. NINETTE After the first gun shot, it was impossible to get out, they were only doing what they thought was best. To be honest, I am grateful that they protected me. I knew something was going to happen and my assistant knew she might have died tonight. It is not their fault. I didn't die, so they should not be held accountable for other people's deaths. Kenta sits back into chair and thinks. The men remain silent and still. KENTA I will get a jet to send you back to Monaco, but I won't be able to until in the morning. I suggest you stay with one of these men until then. KAZUO She will be safer at my place. KENTA Then it's settled. Ninette and Yuuto, since both of you were staying at the hotel, both of you will stay with Ishikawa. That's an order. It's better if she has two protectors. All of you will assemble tomorrow at 10:00 to escort Ninette to the jet. RYOICHI Permission to speak, sir. KENTA Granted. RYOICHI I will not be able to be an escort because of a previous engagement. KENTA Fine. Four should be sufficient. Please leave now. INT. KAZUO'S HOUSE. NIGHT. Yuuto's room is very dim with only the bedside table lamp on. Its is also furnished with a large bed, a dresser, a mirror, and a bookshelf. the room has another door that leads to a bathroom. Yuuto takes his medicine while he checks his phone. He notices there are several calls from the same number. He starts to undress when he hears a soft knock on the door. YUUTO Come in. Ninette walks in with a towel. Yuuto stops. YUUTO Princess. NINETTE Call me Ninette, please. Here. He takes the towel she hands to him. NINETTE Ishikawa said you would probably want to wash up. YUUTO Yeah. Both are silent for a moment trying to think of what to say. NINETTE What is it like... being different people? Yuuto looks at her for a moment, trying to think of an answer. YUUTO I hear them sometimes, but I cannot really tell you what it is like. I don't remember anything the alters do. At the hotel, I remembered following two men into my hotel room and just when I was about to confront them, I blacked out. When I came to, both of the men were dead. I do not like to kill people but Katashi does. He will kill anyone that poses a threat to me. He sits on his bed. Ninette sits down next to him. Yuuto keeps his eyes off of her the entire time. NINETTE What about the others? YUUTO Noboru is... different. He was the first one. He's mute but when he comes out, he makes this horrible moaning noise, like he is in pain. The psychiatrist that diagnosed me video taped me changing. Noboru only comes out when a door is being forced open. Rei is my lost childhood, as my psychiatrist called it. I never had a childhood because I had to take care of my mother, so there was no time to be a child. Rei developed when I felt like I needed that time back. NINETTE I remember Noboru. He came out in the foyer. How did it happen? The personalities developing, I mean. YUUTO I'm not sure. I don't remember much from my childhood, but what I do does not match up with the normal cause for the disorder. I really want to know but I'm afraid of what I'll find. I never studied psychological disorders because of that. NINETTE Do your parents know? YUUTO I don't have a father, at least I don't remember having one. My mother.... she doesn't know. She is having her own problems right now. She's a recovering alcoholic. NINETTE Oh. YUUTO I tend to stay away from people because I do not want other personalities to form. That's why I seem uncomfortable around people when I'm not on my medication. Even now with you, I'm slightly uncomfortable. NINETTE I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. I was just... She looks at him and notices how tense he is and how his hands are shaking. He is looking away from her. NINETTE I'll see you in the morning. She stands and makes her way to the door. YUUTO Wait. She stops and turns to him. NINETTE Yes. YUUTO I hope you can trust me, even though I'm unstable. I will do whatever I can to get you home. NINETTE Thank you, Yuuto. YUUTO (nodding) Thank you for the towel. NINETTE You're welcome. She walks out of the room quickly. Yuuto relaxes and looks at himself in the mirror. INT. SCHOOL. MORNING. KAWANO KEN'ICHI is dragging Ryoichi down the hallway. Ken'ichi is a very energetic young boy. They are passing a few classrooms along the way. KEN'ICHI My classroom is this way. RYOICHI Okay, Ken, stop going so fast. KEN'ICHI I want to get back to my game outside but I don't want you to get lost. RYOICHI Well that's nice of you. Ken'ichi stops outside of an empty classroom. KEN'ICHI This is it. Don't embarrass me. RYOICHI Sorry, that's my job as your dad. Ken'ichi sticks his tongue out at him and runs back down the hallway. RYOICHI Don't run in the hallways. NAKANO YUMIKO comes toward the doorway. Ryoichi turns to face her and he is stunned. Yumiko has a very sweet smile on her face. YUMIKO Are you Kawano Ryoichi? RYOICHI Uh... yes. Sorry about my son running around. YUMIKO Oh no, it's fine. I'm Nakano Yumiko, your son's teacher. Please come in. He follows her into the classroom and sits in front of her desk, she sits behind. Ryoichi seems to be distracted by her the entire time. YUMIKO Alright, this meeting will be short. Your son is very well behaved and I have had no problem with him. He does his homework and gets along with everyone. RYOICHI Yeah, he's a good kid. YUMIKO Do you have any questions for me about what we do in the class or what we are expecting? RYOICHI Oh, um... no, not really. YUMIKO Alright, well I said this would be short, so... RYOICHI Would you like to have dinner? Yumiko is stunned. She blushes and tries to hide her face. YUMIKO Kawano-san, I don't think that is appropriate. Ryoichi realizes what he just said and quickly stands to bow. RYOICHI I'm sorry, my mind isn't focused. I'm sorry, it's just that you remind me of Ken'ichi's mother and I'm reminded of how we first met. YUMIKO Oh, is she still around? RYOICHI No, she passed away when he was six. YUMIKO I'm so sorry. I'm sure it is hard raising a child by yourself. RYOICHI It is but I take life as it comes. I stay happy to keep him happy. Ryoichi smiles and Yumiko does as well, yet she has some sadness in her eyes. RYOICHI Are you alright? YUMIKO Oh, I'm fine. It's just I've also lost someone close to me, my fiance. Hearing people talking about marriage upsets me because I never got to experience it. (Tears up) He was a good man. Ryoichi sees the tissue on the desk and hands her one. YUMIKO Thank you. I'm sorry, I'm not usually like this. RYOICHI It is alright. I understand. YUMIKO Um, on second thought, it would be nice to have someone to talk to about this. Dinner would be nice. Ryoichi looks up and sees her smile. RYOICHI Are you sure? I don't want to be intrusive. YUMIKO No, it is fine. I haven't been able to talk about for a while and I feel like it would be better if I could let go everything I am holding in. I haven't met someone who has lost their significant other closer to my age, so I am glad I met you today. RYOICHI So, when would you like to talk? YUMIKO Would tonight be alright? It is the only time I have off from my other job all week. RYOICHI Tonight would be great. We can have dinner at my place. YUMIKO (smiles) Alright Ryoichi smiles at her. EXT. AIRPORT/EXPRESSWAY. MORNING. Daisuke is driving the van carrying Ninette, Kazuo, Shinobu, and Yuuto. He pulls onto a separate runway at Narita International Airport. They exit the van and head for the government jet close by. Ninette has a large purse hanging from her shoulder. DAISUKE Your flight will be leaving at 12:00. You will land in France and from there, you will make your way to Monaco. NINETTE Alright. The five of them step closer to the plane and it explodes. All of them duck, Yuuto pulls Ninette down and behind him. A cloud of smoke covers them. Ninette looks up towards the plane and sees a van coming towards them. It stops by them and Hideaki jumps out from the back with two other men. Hideaki punches Yuuto down while the other two grab Ninette and drag her into the back of the van. Ninette screams as Hideaki closes the door behind him. As the van drives off, Yuuto jumps and and pulls his gun out to shoot. The smoke starts to clear and he stops. DAISUKE Yuuto! Yuuto turns around to see the government van pulling up fast with the side door open. Yuuto jumps in and closes the door. Kazuo is in the passenger seat while Shinobu is in the back. DAISUKE Did you catch the license plate? YUUTO No but I know which one it is, just drive. Daisuke starts to speed up. Shinobu searches through his bag. He pulls out a small device and presses a button to activate it. YUUTO What is that? SHINOBU If we get close enough to their van, I can hook this to the side or under the van. Then we can track them to wherever they're hiding. DAISUKE That is if we get close to them. Yuuto goes to look out of the windshield. He spots the van and points. YUUTO There, it's that one. DAISUKE Alright, hold on. Daisuke presses down hard on the pedal. As they get closer, Shinobu gets ready to open the side door. He hooks a safety wire from his belt to the safety bar of the van. Kazuo jumps in the back, opens his bag and pulls out a rifle and a shotgun. He hands the shotgun the Yuuto. KAZUO Cover Ogawa. Yuuto collapses and changes to Katashi. He straightens up. YUUTO(KATASHI) Yes, sir. Kazuo opens up the sun roof and rises out. He aims for the driver's window. KAZUO Target acquired! DAISUKE Are you ready, Ogawa? Yuuto? SHINOBU Just tell me when we are right next to them. Daisuke double checks his distance. DAISUKE Alright, now! Shinobu opens the door. Yuuto sets up to aim. The driver in the van notices them and opens the window. He points the gun on the dashboard at Shinobu. Before he shoots, Kazuo shoots the gun out of his hand and shoots the driver. From inside Hideaki's van, they hear a beating on the side of the van. The area that they are in is separated from the driver by a door. Ninette is sitting with her hands tied behind her back. The van starts to swivel. HIDEAKI What the hell? He hands one of the men a shotgun. HIDEAKI Open up the roof and see what's going on. (Points to other man) You check the driver. Both men follow their orders. Shinobu almost has the device on the side of the van, but he cannot reach. SHINOBU Uchida, move closer! Daisuke drives the van closer to Hideaki's van and Shinobu hooks the device on the side. As he starts to pull himself back into the van, a bullet is shot through his safety wire. He starts to fall but Yuuto grabs his arm and shoots the man on top of the van. Yuuto pulls Shinobu back into the van. The other man takes control of the wheel, pulling the driver out of the seat. He pulls out his gun and starts shooting up at Kazuo. Kazuo ducks back into the van. KAZUO Daisuke, watch out... The passenger window is shattered by a bullet. DAISUKE S**t! He pulls out his gun and tries to aim but has trouble focusing. DAISUKE I can't get a clear shot. Kazuo leans in to take out the driver. Hideaki is aggravated and walks into the front. Ninette looks around and grabs her bag from behind her. She scrounges to find a switchblade. She opens it and starts to cut the rope that's tying her hands. Hideaki opens up the driver door and pushes the dead driver out of the van. He closes the door and starts to drive. Yuuto sees Ninette climbing out of the sun roof and he switches back to himself. YUUTO Princess! Ninette sees him and Shinobu and makes her way to the edge. Hideaki realizes that Ninette is on the roof and swerves the van so she slides away from the driver side. She does but grabs the sun roof opening. YUUTO Ogawa, do you have another safety wire? Shinobu grabs another one from his bag. Yuuto takes it and hooks it to his belt and the safety bar. YUUTO Kazuo, cover me in case he starts shooting. KAZUO Will do. Yuuto leans out onto Hideaki's van. SHINOBU Daisuke, can you get any closer?! Daisuke slides the van closer. Yuuto then climbs up so he is on top of the government van. He holds out his hand to Ninette. YUUTO Ninette, take my hand! Ninette hesitates but inches her way over to him and reaches for him. Yuuto grabs her wrist. She tries to stand but only gets to her knees. Hideaki sees Yuuto trying to help Ninette across. He then spots that the lanes are splitting. He starts to drive the van away from them. Ninette starts to worry as she sees the vans part. NINETTE Yuuto, let go! YUUTO You can still get over! Ninette slips out of his grip. Yuuto punches the top of the van in frustration and they all watch as Hideaki's van with Ninette on top drive away. INT. KAZUO'S HOUSE. NOON. In the study in Kazuo's Home, three computers are set up on a desk. There are several bookshelves, one opening up to be a hidden weapons closet. There is a doorway to a hallway that leads to a couple of bedrooms. Shinobu is tracking the van on his computer with Daisuke watching. Kazuo is checking his weapons closet, taking out a few firearms. Yuuto, feeling useless, is leaning up against the wall. He starts to walk towards his room. Kazuo notices as he comes out with a couple of pistols. KAZUO Where are you going? YUUTO I'm going to go change. Yuuto disappears. Kazuo puts down what he is working on and walks over to Shinobu and Daisuke. KAZUO Have they stopped yet? SHINOBU They've stopped a few times but that was only for traffic lights. They are in a very deserted part of the city. Not many people live there. DAISUKE That's where many criminals have been found hiding out. Shinobu checks the tracker and notices it has completely stopped. SHINOBU They've stopped. Kazuo's butler enters. BUTLER Ishikawa-san, Kawano Ryoichi is here to see you. KAZUO Send him in. The butler bows and exits. DAISUKE It's about time he made it. Shinobu, send the address to the location to my GPS. We'll be leaving soon. SHINOBU Yes, sir. They hear footsteps coming from the hallway. They look and have a disturbed look on their faces. Yuuto is shown in a baby doll dress with his hair in pigtails. He has a very childlike stature. Ryoichi enters in and is stopped be Yuuto's appearance. Yuuto now has a very sweet, higher pitched voice. YUUTO(REI) Why is everyone looking at me? DAISUKE Don't tell me. RYOICHI You're in a dress. YUUTO(REI) (giggles) I'm a girl, silly. KAZUO Rei is the childlike one. DAISUKE He didn't mention it was a girl. Yuuto, get out of the dress and into actual clothes. YUUTO(REI) A dress is clothing and I'm not Yuuto, I'm Rei. DAISUKE Rei, can you please let Yuuto out so he can leave with us to finish this mission. YUUTO(REI) Yuuto is tired and needs rest. SHINOBU Some people will develop personalities to give them time to sleep if they're insomniacs. DAISUKE This does not help at all. Somebody punch him or something. RYOICHI I'm not punching a girl. DAISUKE It's not a girl, it's Yuuto in a dress. YUUTO(REI) You punch me and I'll kill you. RYOICHI See, I'm not getting killed by a girl. DAISUKE We don't have time for this, Ninette is probably scared to death and we need to save her. INT. YAKUZA HIDEOUT. NOON. In the garage of the hideout. Ninette is still on top of the van. She has a scowl on her. Hideaki is standing on the side trying to force her down. HIDEAKI Come down now, we aren't going to hurt you. NINETTE Yes, like I'm going to believe you. HIDEAKI My job isn't to hurt you, it's to get you to my master. He doesn't want you harmed. NINETTE Why does he want me? HIDEAKI That I can't say, now get down. NINETTE I'm not getting down. You can forget it. If you leave and lock me in here, I might consider it. HIDEAKI (sighs) Fine, I'll leave you to do whatever princess thing you do. He goes to lock the garage door and goes towards a door that leads to the rest of the building. HIDEAKI If I hear any funny business, I'm coming back. Don't do anything stupid. He goes through the door and locks it behind him. Ninette jumps down into the van and pulls out a pair of pants, a tank top and a belt. She changes quickly and grabs her mouse gun from her bag. She attaches her gun and her knife to her belt. She exits the van and looks around the garage and spots a crowbar. She uses it to try to open the garage door. She fails and throws the crowbar at the van in frustration. She goes back to her bag and pulls out her receiver and earpiece. She turns it on and tries to reach someone. NINETTE (quietly) Hello? Ogawa? Uchida? Somebody? INT. KAZUO'S HOUSE. NOON. They all hear Ninette's voice coming from the computer. Shinobu turns on the microphone on his computer. SHINOBU Princess? NINETTE (from computer) Thank god, you heard. SHINOBU We know where you are, we are going to come get you. NINETTE (from computer) Alright, they have me locked up inside the garage. Take your time, they aren't in a hurry for whatever it is they're doing. DAISUKE Be careful, and if you can, hide. NINETTE (from computer) I think I know where I can. Her receiver cuts off and Yuuto collapses. DAISUKE What the hell? Yuuto stands back up and looks carefully at himself. He looks up and sees the guys all staring at him. YUUTO D****t, Rei. He stomps off back towards his room. Daisuke seems relieved. INT. YAKUZA HIDEOUT. NOON. Ninette pulls out a ladder and climbs up to the ceiling. She presses it and pulls out her switchblade. She starts to cut a large hole and pops it out. She pulls herself into it and places the piece of ceiling back in place. INT. KAZUO'S HOUSE. NOON. Everyone is scrounging together weapons and equipment. Yuuto walks back in in an appropriate outfit, yet he still has the pigtails in his hair. Kazuo looks at him and signals to his hair. Yuuto checks and pulls the pig tails out. Kazuo then hands him two guns. INT. RYOICHI'S APARTMENT. MID-AFTERNOON. Yumiko is standing outside of Ryoichi's apartment. She is holding a bag of groceries. She knocks and a moment later, Ken'ichi opens the door. KEN'ICHI Nakano-san? YUMIKO Oh, hello Ken'ichi. Is your father here? KEN'ICHI No, he had to go to work. YUMIKO Oh, I see. KEN'ICHI Why are you here? YUMIKO Your father invited me over for dinner when we had our conference today. I wanted to talk to him about something. Ken'ichi spots the groceries. KEN'ICHI Is that your dinner? YUMIKO Yes, I was going to make something my fiance always made for me? KEN'ICHI You can stay if you want. My father usually gets home late. He is always late for dates. Ken'ichi steps out of the way to let Yumiko in. He closes the door behind him and follows her. She follows the small hallway to the living and dining area. It is a small room with one couch, a small television, and a small table with a couple of chairs. There is a door in the hallway that leads to Ken'ichi's bedroom and a doorway that leads to the tiny kitchen. She spots one of the pictures on the wall of a woman with Ken'ichi. YUMIKO Is this your mother? KEN'ICHI Yes, she died only a few years ago. YUMIKO Do you miss her? KEN'ICHI I try to not think about it but dad thinks having the pictures around will help us move on. Yumiko smiles and turns toward Ken'ichi. YUMIKO How about some dinner? I probably have enough for everyone. Ken'ichi nods happily and they head towards the kitchen. EXT/INT. YAKUZA HIDEOUT. MID-AFTERNOON. Daisuke, Yuuto, Shinobu and Kazuo are hiding behind the fence surrounding the hideout. Ryoichi is at the door with his right hand behind his back holding his gun. He knocks on the large door. A few moments pass before a suspicious man opens the door. Ryoichi hits the man on the side of the neck with the grip of his gun. The man falls unconscious and Ryoichi signals them forward. Shinobu and Daisuke go around and off to the side around the building while Yuuto and Kazuo go to Ryoichi. Daisuke and Shinobu walk around and find the entrance to the garage. Shinobu starts to search around in his bag and pulls out two devices. SHINOBU These should blow the door open. DAISUKE They're bombs? SHINOBU Yes, but they need extreme heat to activate. Bullets should do the trick. Ryoichi, Yuuto, and Kazuo, with their guns ready, are quickly sneaking through the house. They come up on a door and kick it open. Yuuto flinches at the noise but keeps his composure. There are two men who come after them. Ryoichi takes the one closest to him but he struggles at first. Ryoichi is thrown up against the wall but ducks when the man throws a punch. His punch goes through the wall and Ryoichi kicks him away, breaking his arm and the fall knocks him unconscious. Kazuo took the one closest to him and throws him onto his back. He pulls out his knife and stabs him in the neck. Yuuto enters after he hears the fighting is over. RYOICHI I should have never quit the army. I going to feel that in the morning. KAZUO Kawano, this looks like a place where they might keep some records. If someone bigger is behind this, we'll need some extra information. Search in here for anything that can be of any value. RYOICHI Yes, sir. KAZUO Yuuto, come with me. Kazuo exits and Yuuto follows. They go down another hallway and find Hideaki and three other men. Yuuto collapses. KAZUO Yuuto! Yuuto rises in his military stature. It's Katashi. YUUTO(KATASHI) I'm fine, son. (c***s gun) Let's kill some b******s. Kazuo nods. They step forward and start to fight Hideaki and the other men. Ninette hears banging coming from below her. She kicks the piece she cut out and jumps out. She jumps in the driver side of the van and tries to hot wire the van, shocking herself each time. Yuuto slams one of the men against the wall and jabs him in the throat. A second one turns him around and throws him in a choke hold. Kazuo is taking on another man, throwing him into Hideaki and knocking them through the garage door. This startles Ninette who quickly and successfully hot wires the van. Kazuo jumps over Hideaki and into the van on the passenger side. Ninette points her gun at him. KAZUO Put it in reverse now! Ninette switches the gear to reverse and stomps on the pedal. They drive straight back into the door which doesn't budge. Shinobu and Daisuke jump from the bang. SHINOBU I think they are trying to get out. DAISUKE Are the bombs ready? SHINOBU Yes, go ahead and shoot. Daisuke pulls out his guns and shoots both of the bombs. They explode leaving two holes in the door. Yuuto throws the man on him over his head. While he's still holding his arm, he steps on his face and breaks his neck. He collapses and he is himself again. He notices Hideaki getting up in the garage. Ninette and Kazuo recover from the crash and looks out to see Hideaki in front of the van. KAZUO Get in the back. Ninette follows and jumps in the back. Kazuo jumps into the driver's seat and changes the gears. Hideaki pulls out his gun and starts to shoot at the van. The windshield shatters as Kazuo presses onto the pedal. The van drives right into Hideaki throwing him up in the air. He lands on the hood of the van. Kazuo switches back into reverse and breaks through the garage door, causing Shinobu and Daisuke to jump out of the way. Kazuo stops the van. Yuuto runs out and drags Hideaki off of the hood. He pulls out his gun and sticks it on Hideaki's chin. YUUTO Who do you work for? Tell me now! Hideaki laughs. Ryoichi runs out with a box full of files. Daisuke and Shinobu join them surrounding Hideaki. SHINOBU What are those? HIDEAKI You are getting yourself into something deep. Once you're in, you won't be allowed to get out. DAISUKE Yuuto, get off of him. Yuuto hesitates but rises and walks away. Daisuke pulls out his handcuffs. DAISUKE On your stomach, hands behind your back, thumbs up. Hideaki does as he's told and Daisuke cuffs him. They hear the back door on the van open. They turn to see Kazuo holding Ninette. There is blood covering her shoulder. KAZUO We need to get her to a hospital. HIDEAKI You shouldn't try getting her back to Monaco. My boss won't allow it. Yuuto points his gun back at Hideaki. YUUTO You keep your mouth shut! DAISUKE Yuuto, calm down. Alright, Ishikawa and Yuuto, take Ninette to the hospital. Shinobu, Kawano and I will drop you off at Ishikawa's with that box before turning him in. SHINOBU You want me to start searching through these files? DAISUKE Yes, I want to know about everything that is in that box. Ryoichi gives Shinobu the box and they split into their different directions. INT. RESTAURANT. NIGHT. Kiyomi is sitting at a nice table lit by candlelight. She's dressed in a simple black dress. She is staring at her phone. When she looks up, she sees Daisuke walking quickly to her. He sits at the table. DAISUKE I'm so sorry I'm late. KIYOMI It's alright, you're only an hour late. Daisuke sighs as Kiyomi softly laughs. KIYOMI I know why you were late, I'm not upset. Kazuo called me. DAISUKE Really? KIYOMI Yes, he seemed hysterical because one of your other agents that was with him was talking like a five-year-old girl. He didn't know how to deal with him. DAISUKE Oh, Yuuto. He's a mental case. KIYOMI Serious or joking? DAISUKE He has multiple personalities. Kiyomi's eyes widen. KIYOMI That's serious. Aren't you afraid that it might prove fatal to the mission? DAISUKE I am afraid of that. KIYOMI You should tell Kenta so he can pull him out. DAISUKE I can't. KIYOMI Why? Daisuke hesitates before he speaks. DAISUKE He's in the same situation I'm in. KIYOMI And by that you mean? DAISUKE He cannot afford to let this mission fail. He is a convicted thief but with his expertise, he can be very helpful to the mission. He was put on this team to serve his sentence. If the mission succeeds, he'll be set free. If he fails, he'll go to prison. If Kenta finds out about the disorder, he'll be sent to a mental institution. For him, it is not hard for his mind to form personalities and being in those environments will mess him up more than he already is. He wants to be less crazy not more crazy. I understand him not wanting to go to prison. If I fail, I'll be held responsible and I'll go to prison. I feel sorry for him even if he seems unstable. Kiyomi shows a small smile. KIYOMI Your heart is too big for your own good. Daisuke looks at her, he cracks a smile. DAISUKE I've been working all day, it's time to relax. You look beautiful tonight, by the way. Kiyomi's smile widens. KIYOMI Thank you. DAISUKE (smiling) You're welcome. INT. RYOICHI'S APARTMENT. NIGHT. Ryoichi enters and takes off his shoes. RYOICHI I'm home. He checks his son's room and sees Yumiko beside Ken'ichi's bed. Ken'ichi is fast asleep. Yumiko looks at the door to see Ryoichi. She calmly walks out of the room to not disturb Ken'ichi. She closes the door behind her. RYOICHI Our dinner was for tonight, wasn't it? Yumiko nods. RYOICHI I'm so sorry, I completely forgot. I got caught up at work. YUMIKO It is alright. I made dinner while you were gone. RYOICHI You made dinner? YUMIKO Yes, Ken'ichi told me you are sometimes late getting home so I decided to cook everything and wait for you to get back. She walks over into the kitchen and pulls out two plates from the refrigerator. She puts one in the microwave to start heating. Ryoichi slowly walks in. YUMIKO So, you know what I do for a living. What is it that you do? RYOICHI I'm...a...salary man. YUMIKO Oh, where is it that you work? RYOICHI I...um...it differs from place to place. Yumiko looks confused as she takes the plate from the microwave out and puts the other one in. RYOICHI I travel between districts so I don't have a permanent office. YUMIKO Oh, I didn't know there were some who did that. RYOICHI Yeah...there aren't many. Yumiko takes out the second plate and hands it to him. Later they are sitting at the dinner table, they are finished with their meal. They are laughing at something that was just said. Their laughter dies down slowly when Yumiko looks at a picture on the bookshelf. Ryoichi looks and sees that the picture was of Ryouchi's wife on their wedding day. Yumiko walks over to take a closer look. RYOICHI We got married in Spring, April seventh. That was her favorite day because that was the day she met me. (chuckles) At least, that's what she always said. She was nineteen and I was twenty. Our families thought we were crazy for marrying so early. YUMIKO She's very beautiful. RYOICHI (nods) She never met a person she didn't like. YUMIKO What happened to her? If it's too personal, you don't have to answer. RYOICHI Her workplace caught fire and her office was on the top floor. She climbed out of the window to the fire escape. The building was old so it wasn't stable and the fall killed her instantly. YUMIKO I'm so sorry. How did your son take the news? RYOICHI His mother was everything to him. I worked all day and never really saw him that much. He didn't take it well. Neither did I. It didn't seem real. She was only twenty-six. YUMIKO My fiance was that same age when he died. His family was surprised he lasted that long. He was born with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency. His family didn't think he would last beyond the age of five. He spent most of his life in the hospital being treated for a number of different things. She goes to sit on the couch behind Ryoichi's chair. He follows her. YUMIKO I met him when I was twenty-three. It was one of the times he was allowed outside. He proposed to me six months later, and died six months after that. I almost envy your wife's death. She died instantly and didn't feel much pain. Koji's was slow and full of pain. I have to live with that knowledge. Ryoichi doesn't speak for a minute. RYOICHI Live for him. Yumiko looks up at him. RYOICHI He probably wants you to live your life to the fullest since he is not able to. I know what you are going through but I didn't let my wife's death hold my life back. I took care of Ken'ichi like she did, I got a new job and I'm living my life for her. You should do the same for your fiance. Yumiko smiles at him with tears in her eyes. YUMIKO Thank you. He smiles back at her. INT. KAZUO'S HOUSE. NIGHT. Kazuo, Yuuto, and Ninette come through the front door. Ninette's left arm is in a sling. Yuuto seems to be himself. KAZUO I suggest you get to bed. Both of you. Shinobu comes around the corner with a folder in his hand. SHINOBU I think I know why they are after Ninette. He leads them into the study where his equipment is set up. The files and papers in the box from earlier are all scattered along the floor. SHINOBU My speculation was right. They are after money. I was looking through their financial records and this is a very wealthy yakuza. KAZUO How wealthy? SHINOBU Wealthy enough to give two hundred million yen to a man in Monaco named Albert Pascal. That's almost two million euros. Ninette is surprised. NINETTE Albert Pascal? That's my father. SHINOBU What was the money for? NINETTE I don't know. He never said anything about any money from a gang. SHINOBU If it was a secret deal, he wouldn't have told you. NINETTE I will call him. She starts to search through her purse for her phone. KAZUO Are you sure he'll tell you? NINETTE If he wants me back in Monaco, he better. Yuuto starts to walk away from the group. Kazuo notices. KAZUO Where are you going? YUUTO To bed. Yuuto disappears. In his room, Yuuto takes his medication. He notices his phone on the bedside table. He checks it and sees that he has one voice mail. He turns it on to speaker to listen to it while he undresses. It is his mother, TAKAMORI SUMIKO. SUMIKO (From phone) Yuuto, its your mother. He stops and slowly sits on the bed. SUMIKO (from phone) I know we haven't talked for some time, for years actually. I heard you were back in Tokyo so I sent you some letters at the hotel you were staying at. I hope you got them. I was hoping to see you soon. Maybe you can stop at the center tomorrow. I want to see how much you've grown. Well, I hope to hear from you soon. The phone clicks off. Yuuto picks it up and dials a number. YUUTO Hello, can I speak to Takamori Sumiko? (pause) She's asleep. (pause) Can I leave a message for her? (pause) Tell her that Yuuto called and that I will see her tomorrow. (pause) That will be all, thank you. He hangs the phone up. He collapses onto the bed. He curls up and starts to silently moan in pain. Kazuo and Shinobu are watching Ninette pace back and forth on her phone. The phone is on speaker, ringing. NINETTE Come on, father, pick up. The conversation between Ninette and Albert will be in French. ALBERT (over phone) Ninette? NINETTE Daddy? ALBERT (over phone, concerned) Darling, are you alright? NINETTE (increasing anger) What do you mean, am I alright? I've been hunted by the yakuza for the past two days, my assistant is dead, I was kidnapped and I've been shot in the shoulder which if I hadn't gotten to a hospital on time, I could have lost my arm. Does that sound alright to you? ALBERT (over phone) Darling, please calm down. I will take care of this. NINETTE How can you take care of it? They won't even let me leave the country. ALBERT (over phone) Ninette, please... NINETTE Why are they after me? We found their financial records that state that you were paid almost two million euros by these people. Why did they pay you? ALBERT (over phone) I did take money but I didn't know what for. NINETTE (yelling) I know you are lying to me. Why did you take their money? There is a long pause. ALBERT (over phone) The head of this particular yakuza has a son that needs to be married. When they came here, he apparently saw you and demanded your hand in marriage. He paid me the money for your marriage to him. NINETTE Why is this the first time I am hearing about this? ALBERT (over phone) Because I did not go through with the ordeal. I refused to send you off to Japan because you were needed here. NINETTE Why did you take the money if you weren't going to go through with it? ALBERT (over phone) I don't know. All I know is that they want either you or the money, whichever one comes first. Ninette looks at Kazuo and Shinobu. There is fear in her eyes.
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Sayuri HiroshiGraham, NCAboutHello, my pen name is Sayuri Hiroshi. I am a first year college student aspiring to be a screenwriter. I write many scripts and experiment with many genres of film. I want to major in film studies and.. more..Writing
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