Double Lips
The two detectives continue to investigate the Shonen Bat case. They can't talk to Yuichi because he is unconscious.
Chono Harumi lives a double life. She is a university student by day. She sometimes tutors Yuichi Taira (see previous episode) but she also works as a prostitute named Maria. Maria and Harumi are two distinct personalities that inhabit the same body. Maria leaves messages on Harumi's answering machine and in her voice mail.
Harumi tries to distance herself from Maria. She accepts an offer of marriage from her faculty advisor. She packs up Maria's belongings but Maria refuses to put aside. Harumi visits Yuichi in the hospital. He tells her about how relieved he is that Lil' Slugger, Shonen Bat, attacked him. He is no longer a suspect because he was attacked.
Maria puts a lot of pressure on Harumi not to ignore her. Harumi can't take it. She also dwells on what Yuichi told her about getting attacked. Maria attacks Harumi. Lil' Slugger shows up as Maria is belittling Harumi. He hits her with his golden bat.
Harumi wakes up in the hospital feeling better. Her fiancé is at her side. She later learns that someone has been apprehended fitting the description of Lil' Slugger. The arrest was made by a police officer who was one of Maria's clients.
The episode ends back on Tsukiko, who sees the story on the news about Lil' Slugger getting arrested.
Thoughts
The story continues to develop. I don't think that they really caught Shonen Bat although I think that the story will move on from Shonen Bat at some point.
This might be the most confusing episode to date. I am left wondering how much of what was shown happened in the real world and how much only happened in Harumi's head.
This show is fast and hard to hold on to. It is not for someone who likes everything explained to them. I think that I may like it because of the way it hints at things I like to see without fully delivering on them.
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