"Division 1:" "Drop complete." "Securing T point." "We're launching the second wave." "Unit 01 to command." "Target in sight." "Direction 02." "Range 1200." "Proceed toward 03 at a speed of 40 klicks." "We'll attack when everyone's in position." "All units." "Report in." "Fire!" "Kisarazu is a manmade island." "It's a landfill over 450,000 square meters in size." "Our plan includes a second island, in Kawasaki." "Then we'll move to the final stage." "A 15-kilometer bridge, connecting the two islands." "But the bridge will hold much more than a train line." "It will be a complete seawall, incorporating drainage pumps." "The entire system could be operational within ten years." "And then, we'll reclaim over 45,000 hectares from Tokyo Bay." "We'll solve Tokyo's greatest problem." "The land shortage!" "This structure will turn Tokyo into a cosmopolis." "This century's most ambitious undertaking:" "The Babylon Project!" "When the project director died, his project nearly died with him... but the new "Labor" systems have saved the day." "The first work on Labors was done back in the '80s... but this project needed a "heavyweight"design." "These allow construction on a previously unimaginable scale." "The Babylon Project uses a total of 3,600 Labors." "That's nearly 45% of the nation's total Labor force." "The new technology increased capacity a dozen times over." "It's also making yesterday's dream into today's reality." "But it's giving us new problems too." "Who could have imagined Labor crime?" "But you're the experts in that, aren't you?" "There." "At five o'clock." "500 meters long, rising 150 meters above the surface." "It could repair every Labor in the nation, simultaneously." "We call this platform "The Ark."" " Why do they call it the Ark?" " How should I know?" "Shut down systems 01 through 05." "I have it on my screen." "It's working perfectly, isn't it?" "No problems so far." "What kind of problems do you expect?" "This thing's been through a dozen system diagnostics." "Caution is fine, but this is too much." "Have you seen any hint of trouble with your older Labors?" "The plant wants a green light to finish unit two." "Let me do one more backup." "Hold on." "There are two officers here from Division 2 to escort you home." "Division 2?" "Incredible!" "Look at that Labor!" "Wasn't this baby worth the trip?" "I don't know." "I don't like him very much." "What?" "We snuck out of the station because you had to see it!" "Not me!" " Let's stop here for today." " Roger." "Officers Shinohara and Izumi here as escort, Chief Nagumo." "I've just finished." "Nobody mentioned an escort." "We took advantage of a civilian helicopter from Division 2." "Maintenance is sending a speedboat to take us back." "Is the Type 0 going to be ready by the delivery date?" "I should have known that Goto's team would come sniffing around." "Try it out for yourself." "But maybe Officer Izumi would rather not." "She heard us!" "Thanks to your big mouth!" "She's never had a sense of humor." "But look at him." "Doesn't he look kind of evil?" "Depends on how you look at it." "It's been christened the "Type 0," latest model in the 98 series." "It's the first Labor to take full advantage of the HOS system." "What's "hos"?" "Don't you care about what's inside your machine?" "Remember the system that coordinates a Labor's movement?" "You mean, the O.S." "It's the new OS that Shinohara Industries released last month." "Even on older Labors, it boosts movement efficiency by 30%." "It's the Hyper Operating System:" "H.O.S." "Everyone is putting it in." "It isn't the machine." "All that matters is..." "Skill and courage!" "Chief Nagumo, your boat has arrived." "Please proceed to dock A 15." "What?" "It's here already?" "Let's go." "Repair team 6, report to the Tyrant line." "Wow!" "We're in the Land of the Giants!" "It's all scaled up to Labor size." " Hurry up." "They're waiting." " Yes, ma'am!" "Chief Nagumo?" "Maybe you can tell me..." "I don't know much about this place myself." "No, I was wondering about the Type 0." "What's it doing here?" "New York City just started a Labor police division." "They've just received three new Labors." "Didn't they make Kanuka the chief?" "What idiots." "Shige sent a message while training mechanics in New York." "He asked us to inspect the new Labors with Section 2 mechanics." "The station is close to the Ark, so no one would suspect." " Any problems?" " Not one." "If we'd seen anything, I wouldn't be so relaxed." "But Shige's worried, so we had to check things over." "Another week of training?" "But you told me I could bring everyone back this week!" "I know what I said, but the situation has changed." "Division 1 is going to train for another week on the Type 0." "I deserve an explanation!" "Division 2 is incompetent to protect this city alone!" "My division can show you how REAL police work is done!" "Nagumo, this was the chief's decision." "I can't help you." "Then I'll go to headquarters and talk to him myself!" "Hold it!" "I'll tell you, but you have to keep this confidential." "Three days ago, the District 7 Defense Force tested a Labor." "It went berserk in the wind tunnel." "It escaped the base and started a small panic." "Finally, the Airborne Labor Forces were able to destroy it." "Unfortunately, there wasn't much left to examine." "What does this have to do with us?" "The Labor was built at Shinohara, just like your Type 0." "It also had the new OS, just like the Type 0." "Finally, the Labor was unmanned when it went berserk." "Do you see why we're so concerned?" "No one's sure what's inside these new upgrades." "We need to check everything very carefully." "You're kidding!" "Really?" "Give me a break!" " Namiko, I'm sorry!" " They can't do this!" "What's wrong with you?" "This city is in our hands now!" "We're the only defense against the forces of evil!" "What about us?" "We have rights too." " We only have DUTY!" " Bad news, Shinshi?" "I've only been home three times this month." "My wife is furious." "A good officer marries his JOB!" "Great." "Constant alert, no backup." "And we're getting more alerts than usual!" "Code 205 in progress." "Sector 7." "Division 2, move out!" "Here we go again!" "Turn that trailer around!" "Hurry up with the cannons!" "Out of the way!" "I'm coming through!" "A rampaging Labor is headed this way!" "Evacuate the area!" "Hurry!" "Get out of here!" "It's coming this way!" "This is Cherry 12 to Division 2 en route." "The Labor is a Tyrant 2000 from Yotsubishi Construction." "He's moving in a straight line at about 4 kilometers an hour." "Shinohara, cut ahead and head him off at the river." "Yes, sir!" "Unit 2, power up and move in." "Yes, sir!" "Powering up!" "Remember, civilian lives are the top priority." "You understand, don't you?" "Shut up." "I'm the officer on the scene!" "Why don't you just order him not to use his gun?" "Just lift him." "The Tyrant 2000 is a heavy-duty Labor." "No speed, but it has power to spare." "Be careful." "I hate this kind of assignment." "He went that way!" "The bastard crushed my car!" "Toast him!" "I'll handle him!" "What?" "You idiot!" "Help!" "Get me out of here!" "Attention Labor pilot!" "Labor Police Division 2 is here to save you!" "Division 2?" "I'm doomed!" "What?" "I was going to give you a break... but you had to go and make it personal!" "Cherry 12 to Captain Goto." "Your patrol Labor seems to be in combat with the rampaging Labor." "It isn't doing much good." "He's kicking the construction Labor!" "Now a dropkick!" "Is this really the best way to handle this?" "Here they come!" "Heads up, Noah!" "Hurry!" "Get the pilot!" "I can't stop this thing!" "Ota, use your electric baton!" "Hit the left side!" "One blow should do it!" "Got him!" "Great, it's lunchtime." "What?" "No!" "Wait!" "Hold it!" "Ota!" "NO!" "Trailers, prepare for pick up." "DIE, FIEND!" "Operation complete." "Target destroyed." "Severe damage to the surrounding area." "All clear." "Back up." "Get the heater on it, then clean it up." "Don't forget to check the electrical systems." " Where's that idiot pilot?" " He's in the shower." " I want to see him." " Yes, sir!" "A restart?" "After being halted, it restarted and ran on its own?" "That's hard to believe." "I was there, and even I don't believe it." "That idiot Ota didn't leave much to inspect." "We're all tired from so many cases." "Maybe you overreacted." "What did the pilot say?" "What caused it this time?" "Same as always." "He was working when the Labor went crazy." "He's hardly going to admit that it was HIS fault." "Two months ago, we didn't have any problems." "But this month..." "two dozen rampages!" "With all these missions, I'm surprised WE don't go berserk." "What will you report?" "What can I say?" "I can't trust the pilot." "The experts claim that modern Labors have plenty of safeguards." "A simple bug can't cause a rampage." "It'll go down as "pilot error." He'll get fired." "Case closed." "We can't start an investigation... on the wild ravings of an inept pilot and two officers." " Noah!" " What?" "Forget it!" "This is my last bag!" "Could you get me all the final reports for the past month?" " What for?" " Just do it!" "Mr. Sakaki!" "Can I get into the fridge?" "The computer room?" " Go ahead!" " Thanks!" "You can really manipulate them, can't you?" "You should talk." "Remember the Type 0?" "Captain!" "You have a call from a Detective Matsui." "Send it up to my office." " What are you up to?" " You interested?" "Yes, Shige Shiba of the Tokyo City Police..." "Special Vehicle Section 2." "He's absent?" "Oh, yeah." "Kanuka Clancy." "Yes." "Are you still at it?" "You'll catch cold in that draft." "Get some sleep." "We might get another mission at any time." "You, too, Asuma." "Wow!" "I wish I had more time to tend them." "Great job, Hiromi!" "Everyone's going to be so happy!" "They haven't all ripened yet." "Just pick the red ones." "Okay." "Hey, where's Asuma?" "Wasn't he going to help?" "He's in the captain's office." "He was up all night working." "I should probably bring the captain some tomatoes." "I've checked everything:" "The repair reports, testimony of the pilots, computer simulations." "Every berserk Labor had one thing in common." "Each had installed the new HOS from Shinohara Industries." "But that's been installed in 80% of the Labors in this country." "Even if it were 100%, it's the only common thread." "One more thing." "The rampages started about two months ago... almost the exact date that HOS was released." "That's what convinced me." "There must be a fatal bug in HOS." "Shinohara Industries will have to show us the source code." "Captain!" "Shinohara Industries plans to use HOS to take over the market." "A defect like this could destroy the company." "So their testing has to be extremely thorough." "They work very hard to eliminate every possible bug." " But..." " Listen." "Assuming there IS a connection between the rampages and HOS... what would you do if we couldn't find any bugs?" "What if the rampages weren't caused by a bug?" "What if they were a deliberate part of the program?" "Read this." "It's the first report from Detective Matsui." ""Investigation on Eiichi Hoba."" "Eiichi Hoba?" "Isn't he the programmer who..." "He's Shinohara Industries' chief programmer." "He's the genius who almost single-handedly wrote HOS." ""Age 30." "In 1997, he left MIT to return to Japan." "Hired by Shinohara Industries..." "Address:" "Unknown." "Work history:" "Unknown." "Height: 170 cm." "Next of kin:" "Unknown." "No medical history." "Identifying marks on body:" "Unknown."" "What is this?" "All his records were erased from the Shinohara computers." "We don't even have his college records or census data." "Very suspicious." "Let's not get carried away." "Bring him in for questioning." " We can't." " We can't?" "Why not?" "A hundred Shinohara workers witnessed it." "One month ago, he jumped off the top of the Ark." "His body never surfaced." "We're too far behind on this." "We've had the clues for a month." "We could have been using that time to check out HOS." "Oh, well." "Deliberate or accidental, we still have to fix it." "It doesn't matter who's responsible." "Detective Matsui can find the guilty party." "Shinohara?" "What's the long face for?" "You knew there was a problem with HOS all along." "I worked all night for nothing!" "Not at all." "We need to find out what triggers the rampages." " Can you do it?" " I can!" "But don't talk about the case to anyone outside of this room." "Uh, why not?" "Remember the orders last month from headquarters?" "Shige upgraded all our Labors, including our Ingrams, to HOS." "Until we know what triggers this, our own Labors are in danger." "But we still have a job to do." "If the crew found out, they'd be under even more stress." " I'm going to Hachioji." " Mr. Sakaki?" "I need to check something." "It won't affect the investigation." "Captain!" "I'd like to accompany him!" " I don't need to warn you..." " I'll be careful, sir!" "Hurry up!" "I'm leaving!" "Okay!" "I'm worried." "They'll be back soon." "I'll take Shinohara's duties until then." "It's not that." "He gets so worked up about Shinohara Industries." "And he pulls everyone else in too." "His father is president of the largest Labor company in Japan... but he joined the Labor police." "And they won't even speak to each other." "Well, I'm not one to give orders." "This path is his decision." "Lines three and four are ready for roll-out." "Main hoists A through F, stand by." "Our shipments are already up from the Babylon Project." "Now we're gearing up for export." "Production on this line alone is up by 20%!" " It's a beautiful sight." " Yeah." "I always dreamed of doing work like this." "Fifty years ago, Shinohara and I started out hauling truck parts." "Then we built factory parts." "We first worked on industrial robots the year Asuma was born." "And now look at what we're producing!" "But sometimes I feel so useless." "I try to keep up, but these new computers are over my head." "It's sad to take an old engineer and push him into management." "You're just like me." "They flatter me by calling me a "mechanical wizard."" "But I'm no good with software." "I can't keep up with these kids." "I can't believe that!" "I'm not saying this to cheer you up." "It's true." "But whoever the engineers are, one thing never changes." "Machines are only as reliable as the people behind them." "Mr. Jitsuyama, I didn't come here to pay a social call." "We're both engineers." "We've devoted our lives to machines." "We can trust each other." "So I came to ask you face-to-face." "This HOS of yours..." "Is it safe?" "I'm surprised." "We've bet the company on HOS." "It gets rave reviews everywhere." "The Babylon Project increased production by 30% with HOS." "That isn't what I'm asking." "How safe is it?" "It's completely safe!" "I guarantee it!" "Good." "Now that I've got a copy..." "The master disk for HOS?" "Eiichi Hoba..." "E. Hoba?" "It's spreading!" "It's on the floor too!" "But that will..." "Just do it!" "Kill the power to the main computer!" "We're linked to all the other factories, remember?" "That idiot!" "I never expected that!" "Can they trace this back to you?" "No, but only Mr. Jitsuyama and I know the room's combination." " They'll figure it out." " I'd better stay away a while." "It isn't my fault the master disk had a killer virus!" "Even if they scrub it from their computer... 8,000 Labors are already infected!" "Who knows what it might do?" "This is bad." "People are going to figure it out pretty quick now." "How's Noah going to feel if she finds out?" " We have to solve this thing." " Right!" "You can see it from here too." "Yeah, it's visible from every apartment." "But that's hardly unusual for this part of Tokyo." "Coincidence?" "I don't get this Hoba guy." "A Labor programmer makes a pretty good salary." "So why did he live in these dumps?" "And why 26 places in two years?" "It takes skill to live in Tokyo without leaving a trail." "Half the apartments are deserted." "The rest have been demolished." "No neighbors, no witnesses." "But it doesn't make sense." "If he wanted to hide, why did he leave forwarding addresses?" "He erased all his other computer files." "Why not these too?" "Maybe he overlooked them." "Officers?" "Are you finished here?" "Yeah, thanks." "Sorry to hold you up." "Maybe he wanted someone to see this." "A message for the investigators." "A message to us." "See what?" "And what's he saying?" "Stick with me a while longer and maybe we'll find out." "Matsui, should we really be wasting our time on this stuff?" "The chief won't say anything." "It's been arranged." "But we're detectives!" "Why are we following the orders of a patrol officer?" "Who is this Goto guy?" ""Razor Sharp" Goto has a big reputation at headquarters." "Then why's he stuck on a landfill in Tokyo Bay?" "Because he was TOO sharp." "Let's go." "Just a second." "I'm plotting the rampages for the past two months." "They seem to be clustered." "The Riverside redevelopment, Shinjuku and Ariake Harbor City." "But that's where you'd find most of the Labors working." "I thought so, too, but..." "This is a plot of all the Labors in the city." "I see." "Very interesting." "Labors are used all over the city... but the rampages only occur near those three locations." "Then, something about those places triggers the rampages." "What is it?" "I've plugged all the data I can think of into this model." "But my questions are too vague." "I don't know what to ask for." "If only Shige were here." "Shinohara, get some rest." "Did you sleep last night?" "I can't." "What if one of the Ingrams goes on a rampage?" "Take a break." "Go out and get some fresh air!" "Yesterday's dream is today's challenge and tomorrow's reality!" "To ensure our place in the 21 st century... the Babylon Project is the key to future prosperity!" " Here you go!" " All right!" "There's only enough for one each." "Asuma." "Here, have one." "Oh, a tomato." "Eat it." "You look like you could use the vitamins." "I was thinking of something more substantial." "What's wrong?" "I washed it." "Noah, did you..." " Come with me!" " What?" " Come on!" "We're going on a date!" " Wait a sec..." " Get on!" " What's going on?" " Who does he think he is?" " Damn him!" "You got leave for this, didn't you?" "The captain told me to get some fresh air!" "That counts as leave!" "But we're still in uniform." "We don't have helmets." "This is a station scooter." "I don't like it." "Don't worry!" "We won't run into any police patrols." " That's not what I'm saying!" " What?" "I said, that's not what I'm saying!" "Then what ARE you saying?" " Shut up and drive!" " Okay!" "Here you go." "The super deluxe 20-inch ethnic pizza." "It's huge!" "Are you sure this is okay?" "We sort of stand out here." "Just act casual and no one will notice." "You're right." "Time for pizza!" "So why did you suddenly decide to take me out?" "Just wanted to." " Uh, Noah..." " What?" "How's your Labor been acting lately?" "Alphonse is perfect as usual." "Why?" "No reason." "Just wondering." "Alphonse always runs perfectly." "Mr. Sakaki and the mechanics put a lot of work into him." "Alphonse does exactly what I tell him to." "He won't rampage!" "You DID overhear us." "It'll be okay, won't it?" "Tell me Alphonse won't rampage!" "I don't know." "The only one who knows what causes the rampages is dead... and we haven't figured it out yet." "Why don't we just put the old operating system back in?" "That can only be done at the factory." "We'd have to go through channels." "We'll never get permission, unless we prove there's a bug." "But if Alphonse goes berserk, they'll kill him!" "He'll be destroyed, like the one Ota and I fought the other day." "Noah, I just need a little more time." "I'll find an answer." "The forward and backup are a single team like us." "You handle the Labor." "Leave the strategy to me." "You're always so cocky." "Eat up." "It's getting cold." "Look over there!" "He looks just like Alphonse!" "Alphonse the First, the dog I got when I was real little." "So your Labor is Alphonse the Second?" "Nope, the third." "The second was a cat." "What's with him?" "Dogs can hear sounds that people can't hear." "He probably hears the wind." "The wind?" "What's wrong?" "You have a weird expression." "Wind..." "Sounds... that people can't hear." "Noah, I'm taking the scooter." "I have to check something out." "What?" "How am I going to get back?" "When you get back, tell the captain to wait for my call!" " See you!" " Wait!" "You jerk!" "I hate you!" "I couldn't reach my father." "His secretary wouldn't put me through." "And he hasn't been home much either." "He's a busy man." "I'm sorry things are so messy." "My grandson is visiting." "You're a grandpa?" "You're on duty, so beer is out." "I'll put on some coffee." "Tell me which sound frequencies cause a Labor to rampage." "We've had rampages at the Sumitomo tower... and the twin towers in Riverside Parktown 21." "Those buildings resonate in the wind, like huge whistles." "In Ariake, the Harp Bridge connects Daiba to Shibura." "The cables probably let out a whine in high winds... beyond human hearing but easily detectable by a Labor's sensors." "That's what triggers the rampages." "That tone must be common in downtown construction sites." "That's probably why Hoba picked it." "He must have been a genius." "I'll bet he chose Shinohara Industries on purpose too." "Shinohara was big... and Hoba knew Dad would jump at the chance to get HOS." "But Dad knows the truth now, and he's terrified." "Hoba won." "HOS was installed in every Labor in Japan." "But the future of Shinohara and HOS are now tied together." "Dad's working on this right now, isn't he?" "Asuma, if this gets out, Shinohara Industries will..." "Listen." "If I hadn't figured it out, someone else would have." "I think you should announce this to the public." "Don't let the Labors turn into monsters." "Labor" "Asuma!" "I just got back!" "Good news, Noah!" "I solved it!" "Your long march wasn't for nothing!" "You are confined to quarters for two weeks." "I think you know why." "No, I don't!" "Absent without leave." "Interrogation without a warrant." "Private use of the police computer." "Riding two to a scooter without a helmet." "Driving under the influence." "And there's plenty more." "Any one of these alone is a serious offense." "Lucky for you, Captain Goto asked us to reduce your penalty." "For all your complaining, he always stands up for you!" "Dismissed." " What about Shinohara Industries..." " That's not your concern." "You still don't get it, do you?" "All right." "You have no right to know this, but..." "Shinohara's president talked to the Ministry of Trade last night." "He said there was a fatal flaw in HOS." "This morning, the Diet held a special meeting to discuss it." "They concluded that Shinohara Industries must fix the problem." "The old OS will be reinstalled for free in every Labor in Japan." "I don't believe it!" "What about all the damage?" "I'm punished, and they're rewarded?" "What a gross miscarriage of justice!" "The police force is not a tool for some father-son argument!" " You talk real big about truth!" " You are NOT a detective!" " All you care about is image!" " Stick to your assigned duties!" "You have to build a case slowly rather than lashing out in anger." "It's frustrating when the government ignores negligence." "But if the Babylon Project fails, the ruling party is doomed." "So they'll do whatever they can to keep Shinohara productive." "Don't feel bad." "You did a great job." "You gathered the evidence and tracked down the defect in HOS." "This is just a setback." "I just want to know how he knew that we rode two to a scooter." "Oh, that." "I made Noah tell me and then I reported it." "You what?" "You're exhausted." "But now that you're off duty, you can investigate full-time." "Investigate?" "But we're done." "And I thought you were so bright." "Shinohara Industries wants to fix the problem by replacing HOS." "But if it were that simple, would Hoba have killed himself?" "I doubt it." "You seem to think that Hoba did all of this on purpose." "What do you think?" "I think so too." "Asuma!" "He's back." " Shige!" " Howdy!" " What's with the clothes?" " I could ask you the same thing." "It's a long story, but I'm suspended for two weeks." "Going off on your own, never thinking of the team." "If I'd been involved, that wouldn't have happened." "When have you EVER thought of the team?" " What was that?" " Calm down, you two." "You shouldn't be arguing." "You should be celebrating my return." "Shige, could you reinstall the OS on all our Labors?" "Yeah, we hate to rush you back to work, but..." " Reinstall?" " Yeah." " The '98s?" " The OS." "Don't just sit there!" "We have to replace HOS right now!" "That's all I've been working on!" "That's how I got suspended!" "But I never installed HOS." "But you were ordered to..." "I used a dummy disk and just pretended to install the new OS." "Didn't you notice your Labors were handling the same as ever?" "I was glad I waited once I heard that HOS had bugs in it." "That's Mr. Sakaki's first rule." "No matter how good it sounds, never gamble on a first release!" "I was willing to take the blame for it if anyone found out." "But no one noticed, so I guess it worked out." "I'm surprised no one told you." "I told Captain Goto when he first called me in the States." "You told the captain?" "It figures." "The pressure drove Asuma to work till he dropped." "That's our captain." "Imagine how I feel." "He stole my youth and vigor!" "The manipulative jerk USED me!" "Poor Asuma." "I'll kill him!" "Hoba" "1 - 3 Eiichi Hoba" "Matsui!" "It's in English." ""He bowed the heavens also and came down... and darkness was under his feet."" "It's a verse from the Old Testament." "I'm sure Hoba wrote it." "Nice job, finding his family home." "At the end, he returned back home, but the trail ends there." "There's nowhere else to check." "We've reached a dead end." "A developer bought the whole area back in the '80s." "Some ordinance kept them from demolishing it." "They couldn't build anything new there, so they just abandoned it." "Tokyo is such an odd place." "In this investigation, I saw some of the strangest old backwaters." "But then the view would suddenly change." "As each building fell, a new one rose up." "Look away for a second, and everything's changed." "Before you know it, the past is gone." "No one in Tokyo seems to care about our vanishing history." "This spot right here was part of the bay a few years ago." "In ten years, the bay in front of us will be new city land." "A little after that, this will be old news, and no one will care." "It's all just a big joke." "Maybe that's what Hoba wanted to tell us." ""Where are we going?" "Who are we?"" "What's that?" "A long time ago, a barbarian chieftain pillaged Europe." "He wrote it on a wall." "Idiot!" "That isn't how you fish!" "Well..." "Sorry to put you through all of this for nothing." "You never told me what you thought of this case." "Hoba was a sick man." "Very sick." "But he's already dead." "So officially, the case is closed." "I'm in your debt." "Take care of yourself." "Look at these guys." "Growing chickens and tomatoes." "The mechanics are fishing." "They're supposed to be police?" "Maybe not police." "More like "allies of justice."" "Do you still think I'm overreacting?" "I don't know." "But thanks for finding the bugs before we accepted the Type 0." "I asked Kanuka in New York to investigate Hoba's work at MIT." "Everyone there called him "Ehova."" "Ehova?" "Isn't that the name of the god in the Old Testament?" "A genius of a man with a god's name." "There's more." "Yahweh or Yahaweh is a more correct pronunciation." ""Ehova" was just a mistake that got carried on." "When Hoba found out, they say he went mad." "I think I finally understand how Hoba's mind worked." "I know what he thought as he stared at those skyscrapers." "Jehovah came down and saw a tower that people had built." "So He destroyed man's works and took away their language." "That city was named Babel." "It could be coincidence." "Is it coincidence that Hoba jumped off "the Ark"?" "Everywhere you look, his schemes refer to the Bible." "How could he ignore the Babylon Project?" "God destroyed Babylon and all of its works." "Hoba thought He would return if we raised another tower." "But there's other evidence." "All of Hoba's apartments were in districts prone to rampages." "Matsui said it felt like Hoba had left a deliberate trail to follow." " A challenge?" " Hoba wasn't the type." "He couldn't care less about the police." "But he was completely sure of his scheme." "Otherwise, he wouldn't have left before the finale." "I'll bet he was sneering at Tokyo as he fell." "Have you noticed?" "You have a lunatic grin whenever you talk about Hoba." "You're kidding." "Really?" "If you're right, can we trust those two goofballs to save us?" "Why not?" "I'm sleepy." "I'm hungry." "I'm exhausted." "Okay, I've finished entering all the data." "Here I go." "Do you have the proper parameters?" "This is correct if you're right about the trigger pitch." "That's the entire area of effect." "Not great, but we could handle it." "I don't get it." "The damage is too mild." "We must be missing something." "If Goto's right, then Hoba had a secret file somewhere." "If we could find that, we could prove his guilt." "Better hardware would also help." "We'd just get caught." "Yeah." "Meanwhile, those fools are busy reinstalling the OS." " They're spreading the virus." " Shige!" "You have a visitor!" "Thanks!" "I brought you a CARE package." "Figured anything out yet?" "Just that we're wasting our time." "Oh, come on." "I brought you the paper." "Thanks." "So, what's going on in the world?" "I feel like I'm playing computer games against God." "Get me some coffee?" " I'll take one too." " All right!" "Noah!" "Turn the gas back on!" " Hurry!" "Do it!" " You don't have to shout!" "What's wrong?" " What's going on?" " Resonance!" "Resonance!" "We simulated buildings that would produce the trigger sound." "But objects vibrating at the same frequency will resonate." "The resonances would reinforce each other and amplify." "About the same." "The trigger pitch is just too weak." "You'd need a lot more "oomph."" "Towers, bridges, tunnels, open construction." "What else?" "Let's see, you'd need a tall, open structure." "Like a set of platforms." "With all the crowding in Tokyo, you won't..." "The Ark?" "Where'd you get that?" "I made a copy of this back in Hachioji." "We'll need a better simulation for this." "And run it through the full range of wind speeds." "We don't have enough power on my home system." "All right!" "We're on-line!" " It's taking its time." " There it is!" "My God!" "What's the wind speed for this one?" "Forty meters per second?" "Come on!" "That only occurs in typhoons..." "The 19th typhoon of the season is heading toward Japan." "It's predicted to reach Tokyo Bay in three days." "The storm is 25 kilometers wide." "Wind speeds should reach over 40 meters per second." "That's enough of this absurd speculation!" "Isn't all this based on the wild theory of a suspended officer?" "Is he really the most reliable source?" "The weather service predicts Typhoon 19 will hit in three days." "There's no time for a new study." "True, this is only a theory." "But at the moment, it seems to be a very real possibility." "The Ark will vibrate in the gale force winds... and more than a hundred high-rise buildings will resonate." "At that point, 8,000 Labors will go berserk." "I don't have to tell you what that would mean." "Foundations may carry the vibration down to the bedrock." "It could travel a thousand kilometers." "We'd have Labors rampaging across the entire country!" "Who will take responsibility for that devastation?" "Which of you can ignore this very preventable disaster?" "Goto, we've reinstalled the original OS on every Labor." "Even if Eiichi Hoba did have some mad plan... it has died with its creator." "MIT is analyzing HOS, but they haven't finished yet." "Their experts say there's no way to tell... whether or not a virus is still infecting our Labors." "Any system that contacted HOS may still be infected." "We have four choices:" "Stop the typhoon... destroy the skyscrapers, scrap 8,000 Labors or else..." "Those are your choices." "I await your decision." "Beginning in three days, until the storm is over... we will prohibit the use of any Labor." "We will forbid the construction or delivery of Labors." "Enlist the aid of the fire marshal and Minister of Defense." "Dismissed." "Chief Kaiho, it's possible that even turned off... a Labor may spontaneously activate." "Remember the Self-Defense Force?" "Goto!" "What are you talking about?" "I never received such a report." " Then consider this..." " Will you shut up?" "It wouldn't be anyone's fault if the storm destroyed something." "It would be just one more piece of the typhoon's destruction." "True." "An accident would be an act of God." "Chief Kaiho!" "Captain Goto, returning to my post." "What was that about?" "We came to an agreement." "It will be an act of God." "Once we're done, I hope we can prove Hoba's guilt." "If we can't, they'll blame the destruction on the typhoon." "If that fails, the commissioner will be blamed, not Kaiho." "That old fox." " Poor commissioner." " Poor us!" "They'd lock us up for life." "Want to back out?" "No." "Both choices stink, but I have to do something." "Then it's decided." "I have errands." "Follow Captain Nagumo's orders until I return." "Yes, sir!" " So what's going on?" " We're going to sink the Ark!" "Secure all wires around the cockpit!" "Hurry up!" "The parts have arrived!" "Good!" "Get them to number 3!" "Find someone to help you!" "The ordnance is here!" "Break out the riot guns!" "Get the new prototype gun loaded and ready!" " But we haven't had a chance to..." " Just do it!" "Typhoon 19 is still on course." "It should hit in two days." "It's coming!" "My storm is coming!" "We'll use the emergency system to collapse the Ark's platforms." "The trick will be getting to the central control room." "They have security robots." "The Labors are ready." "The barges will take longer." "How'd you get your hands on that monster?" "They had it at the Airborne Labor base." "Once I mentioned berserk Labors, they offered it to me." "Now I have to get to the airport to pick up our secret weapon." "She's not THAT bad." " Sightseeing?" " No." "Combat." "Open the air valve!" "We've gone over everything." "The Ark is completely evacuated." "Do the job and come home safely." "It isn't too late to call them back, you know." "Even if this works, what if you can't prove Hoba guilty?" "Then we'll be criminals." "But if we did nothing and let Tokyo be destroyed... then we'd be REAL criminals." "What would you rather do?" "But we don't really have a choice anymore." "If we fail, the Tokyo Bay area will be destroyed." "I can't even imagine the devastation." "If we succeed, we lose the Ark, and the Babylon Project may fail." "Either way, we lose." "Perhaps our choices vanished once Hoba jumped." " And you're still going ahead?" " Policing is sad work." "It never ends, even when the battle's over." "Where are you going?" "We're going to stir up a lot of trouble out there on the water." "We won't be able to hide this from the Coast Guard." "I have to buy our people some time." "That's a captain's duty." " Captain Goto." " Yes?" " Nothing." " Would you prepare a rescue team?" "I see it!" "Ark, 500 meters ahead!" "Creepy, isn't it?" "Like idols in a shrine, worshipping their god, Ehova." "Listen up!" "We're hoping the security robots won't attack." "Try to avoid combat." "Just get us to the control room!" "Ota, take point!" "Noah, rear guard!" "Everyone stay together!" "CHARGE!" "Come on, you vermin!" "Just try to stop me!" "I see five behind us." "No, eight!" "There's more every second!" " Hold the door!" " Hurry!" "Eat this!" "I told you to avoid combat!" "I did." "As much as the situation permitted." "Quit complaining." "No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy!" "Watch your ammo!" "We don't know what's coming!" "Roger!" "There it is!" " Let's get to work!" " You don't have to be so rough!" "Move it before we're buried in security robots!" "Hit the emergency switch." "That should kill the security system." "Right!" "Here goes!" "That should wake people up." "When the storm's over and the Coast Guard arrives... we'll get to find out whether we're heroes or scapegoats." "We've deactivated the security system." "Roger." "We'll stay on watch." "Right!" "Let's tear this place apart!" "Hold it." "Someone's still here!" " Top floor, in sub-control!" " What?" "There, see!" "He's moving!" "No." "He's dead." "What is this, his ghost?" "Or maybe a trap." "Can you call up there?" "No, the power's off." "We'll have to go up there to turn it on." "Someone has to check." "There's no time." "The typhoon is almost here!" " Noah, do you read?" " What's up?" "We have a problem." "Someone may be up on the top floor." "The computer ID reads." "Eiichi Hoba!" "No, I'm sure it's a trap!" "Something's moving up there!" "Noah, check it out." "ME?" "I need someone in a Labor who can think on her feet!" " So Ota's no good!" " What was that?" "Go ahead!" "I'll act as backup from here!" "The forward and backup are a single team." "Also, time is critical, so we'll be wrecking the building as you go." " You've figured out HOS?" " Captain Nagumo!" "MITjust called." "They finally cracked the file." " How does it look?" " Terrible." "Hoba added a killer virus to HOS." "It infects the PROMs and any computer it links with." "MIT says everything that HOS has touched is infected." "They're working on a vaccine, but it won't be ready in time." "If we'd known this six hours ago, our people wouldn't be out there." "But this proves it!" "All they have to do is demolish the Ark!" "Wait a minute!" "HOS infects every computer it touches." "They're using the Ark's main computer." "Isn't it infected?" "Level D, Block 5." "30 seconds to platform collapse." "All personnel, evacuate immediately." "Block D-5 is down." "Alphonse is moving from D-6 to D-7." "Okay." "What's the code for D-7?" "FPD-00207." "Once she's gone up a level... let's drop the lower floors." "If we drop too many floors at once, the Ark will lose balance." "Don't worry." "Dropping the open blocks should kill the resonance." "How's the wind?" "35 meters per second." "Now it's up to 36!" "Here goes D-7!" "Level D, Block 7, commencing self-collapse." "Okay, what's the code for E-2?" "Asuma!" "Look!" "D level at 3, 5, and 7!" "C level too!" "The Labors are starting up!" "But the wind speed isn't up to 40 yet!" "Maybe the simulation was wrong." "Or maybe the collapse changed the resonance!" "Come and get me!" "You bastards!" "What's going on?" "Labors are rampaging across the bridge!" "Ota is firing at them!" " Where's Kanuka?" " She went for a weapon." " What'll we do?" " She can't be thinking..." "Boot okay." "System normal." "Type 0 standing by." "No!" "The Type 0 is too dangerous!" "This hardware should isolate the virus." " I think I can control it." " But it might rampage!" "Then we'd have to fight it anyway." "Ota can't hold things on his own." "I have to do something." "Over and out!" "Noah!" "The situation has changed!" "The Labors are starting to rampage!" "We don't have any more time!" "Head straight for the target!" "Yeah, right!" "Birds?" "The wind speed's over 40!" "We can't wait any longer!" "Noah!" "Come in!" "Noah!" "There's a raven with a plate on its leg..." "Noah, is anyone up there?" "No!" "There's nothing human here!" "It won't respond." "The main computer is infected too?" "Control room, this is Yamazaki!" "Come in!" "We're seeing a lot more berserk Labors..." "too many to count!" "We can't stop them if they rush us!" "Finish dropping the platforms!" "There must be something I can do." "There must be a backup that doesn't use the computer!" " But how can we get to it?" " Just hurry!" "At the top of the main shaft!" "Under the sub-control room!" "I'm glad we value human life so highly." "Noah's trip was worth it after all." "The trigger is right under her feet." "Take that, you bastard!" "The Type 0?" "Ota!" "Kanuka!" "We're dropping all the floors!" "Get back to the control room!" "Ota!" "Hit the switch and in 30 seconds it'll drop every floor!" "The balance on this place will go crazy... so once you hit the switch, hold on tight, okay?" "Do it, Noah!" "Roger!" "Activating!" "Activation confirmed!" "It's Kanuka!" "Asuma!" "Shinshi!" "Kanuka!" "Hiromi!" "Ota!" "Somebody answer me!" "Ota?" "Why do we always..." "Don't shoot, Noah!" "Kanuka's in there!" "Kanuka!" "Kanuka!" "Kanuka!" "Answer me!" "Get out and run, Noah!" "You're no match for the Type 0!" "Can't you do something?" "What about a reboot?" "I tried!" "Nothing did any good!" "The virus has gotten into the S-RAM somehow." " Where's your S-RAM?" " Behind the neck." "Same as your Ingram." "Gotcha!" "Noah!" "Get out of there!" "The Ingram can't win!" "NOAH!" "Bastard!" "Quit it!" "Noah!" "I did it." "I did it." "Subtitles By Captions, Inc." "Los Angeles"