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I'm a soldier, znatchit ya... I'm a soldier, and that means...

...i otvetchik i sud'ya ...that I am both defendant and judge.

Ya stoyu na dvuh kontsah ognya I stand at both ends of the fire.

Ogibaya virazhi, Leaning into the curves,

obgonyaya smert' i zhizn', overtaking life and death,

ya begu srazit'sya s ten'yu lzhi I'm running to fight the shadow of lies.

Skol'ko b nitej ne plyol obman, No matter how tangled the web of deception is woven,

pokazhet lik sveta istina... truth will always illuminate the outline of the light...

Save your tears for the day...

...when the pain is far behind.

On your feet, come with me.

We are soldiers, stand or die.

Save your fears, take your place.

Save them for the Judgment Day.

Fast and free, follow me.

Time to make the sacrifice.

We rise or fall...

Berlin, a city where decay and renewal exist side by side.

This is one of the few cosmopolitan cities that was the target of missile attacks...

...in both Nuclear World War III and Non-nuclear World War IV.

But this city, which has such an important significance to the Germanic people,

has undergone a dramatic revival both times,

and is now getting back on its feet for the third time as the capital of this country.

I guess even Kyo-re type-3003 thermoptic camo can't fool a dog's sense of smell.

What are you doing, Batou? If you keep goofing around, you'll regret it.

Sorry, I couldn't help it.

Anyway, I'm not cut out for these long-term surveillance gigs.

Besides, this snow couldn't have come at a worse time.

It makes our optical camouflage more visible.

There aren't many people who are cut out for intense surveillance ops like this.

Let's get this damn thing over with and head home...

It'll all be over in the next few days.

Batou, I'm hanging up.

This channel might be encrypted, but there's no guarantee that we won't be back-hacked.

Get back to your post on the double.

I know, I know...

Even with your sensory organs turned off, the cold here still cuts you to the bone.

I'm surprised you got here in time.

Was there a direct flight from Taiwan?

I stopped off at Hong Kong, and then had them put me on the first plane here.

Still, I'm surprised that they're going after such a major target with a mixed team.

Yeah. When I heard the details of this op from the Chief,

for a second there, I thought he was pulling my leg.

Still, this "Angel's Feathers" guy is a big-name terrorist...

...who's only gone after meetings of the developed Nations Summit.

I bet the reason they settled on this setup for the operation...

...was to make sure each country got some of the credit for the capture.

And you and I were asked for by name...

Considering the timing of this overseas mission,

it's safe to assume that the recommendation came from the Cabinet Intelligence Service.

All right, let's begin the briefing for this operation.

First, I'd like you to take a look at this.

This man's name is Angelica.

He's claims to be a commercial distributor of full prosthetic bodies.

Nationality, Dutch.

But as a result of a certain incident,

we have learned that this man is in fact Angel's Feathers, whom I am sure you have all heard of.

This independent terrorist is responsible for more deaths than any other in history.

They finally have hard evidence?

What incident are you referring to, sir?

Let me start from the beginning.

Angel's Feathers' criminal ideology and criminal MO are consistent.

He denounces the fact that a handful of leading nations...

...have a monopoly on global decision making authority.

Then he announces that he will bomb a glass-walled highrise...

...somewhere in the country that is hosting the summit.

He got his name from the high body count resulting from the...

...vast number of glass shards that rain down from above at the time of the blast.

Of course, the host countries have responded to the threats by enacting strict security protocols,

but it's proven impossible to prevent a bombing that could occur anywhere in the country.

With that in mind, the investigating authorities attempted to pick out his face...

...from the IR logs of the buildings that were bombed.

But because he's full prosthetic, he has changed his face each time...

...becoming an entirely different person.

That is the reason why the identity of Angel's Feathers...

...has never become part of the official line of inquiry thus far.

If that's the case, how do you now know that he has a full prosthetic body?

The truth is, two months ago, a prosthetic body doctor in the Netherlands...

...accidentally put one of his patients into a coma during a body swap operation.

Various memories were discovered in the patient's mind that led the surgeon to believe...

...that the man might be Angel's Feathers.

According to the Dutch doctor, among the extracted memories...

...were details regarding terrorist bombings that the man had carried out,

as well as facial data from the prosthetic bodies that he swapped into before each one.

Were you able to spot anyone matching that facial data...

...on the logs of the bombed buildings?

We found every last one of them.

After agonizing for several days over whether to choose his ethics or his morals,

the Dutch doctor reported the incident to the local police.

It's a shame that he didn't contact them sooner...

I know what you mean, but I can't blame the man.

I understand all this, but why have we been brought to Berlin...

...when the summit that's being held next month is in Leeds?

That is an excellent question.

The investigating authorities ran a match of this man's past facial data...

...against the IR Systems in every airport in the world.

What they found was that before he carries out a bombing,

Angel's Feathers always makes a stop here in Berlin...

...and then leaves for his target out of Tegel International Airport two days prior to the attack.

In the case of the Shanghai summit, it was February 17th, 2028.

Before the Moscow summit, it was November 25, 2029.

And for the Paris summit, it was July 13, 2030.

In each case, it was two days before the summit.

For some reason, he has repeated this pattern three times in the past.

For a man like Angel's Feathers, who has shown no common behavior...

...other than the M.O. of his attacks, this is certainly an unusual behavior pattern.

What route does he take to enter Berlin?

That's one thing that we don't know.

But for some reason or other, he has always...

...made a stop here in Berlin before his bombings.

As such, there is a high probability that he will enter Berlin...

...and stay here for a period of several days prior to the summit.

We can assume that the name and prosthetic body that he will be using during that time...

...are the same as those in this data file.

This is our first, and best, chance that we've ever had to catch him.

While he is here, we will do whatever it takes to apprehend him.

And this is his idea of "whatever it takes," huh?

I'm this close to asking to be taken off of this damn op...

I don't know what it is, but dogs just don't seem to like me...

It's that girl again, huh?

Where's she heading to all by herself at this hour?

And out in the snow, to boot...

D-1, no sign of target. Nothing unusual to report.

D-2, no sign of target. Possibility of concealment, zero.

D-3, no sign of target. Nothing to report.

D-4, no sign of target. Nothing unusual to report.

HQ, roger.

All personnel, maintain stakeouts and continue surveillance.

One way or another, this operation will be over in two days.

If Angel's Feathers doesn't turn up here,

the authorities at Leeds will take over the op,

...and the investigation will revert back to being a hunt for a faceless terrorist.

Carry out your mission with all due diligence. Make sure this chance doesn't slip us by.

- Roger that. - Roger that.

D-4, I didn't copy.

Roger that.

I am definitely not cut out for missions like this...

"Invisible Monsters Witnessed at Train Stations and Airport," huh?

I guess I ain't the only one who's bored out of his skull...

"Asian Refugees Declare Japan's Dejima to be Autonomous Region"...

Sounds like things are getting ugly back home...

What's the deal with that girl?

Does she recognize me from last night?

Even if she does, I don't know how...

Why, Angel? His e-mail came two weeks ago...

Why hasn't Daddy shown himself to me?

"Daddy"?

But I can sense his presence near me. He must have other important business to see to.

Who's there?

Are her senses that sharp?

Wait, could it be...

A children's home...

Geez, was she able to see me all the way from here?

Angel, I've always told Daddy that I don't want anything.

But this time, I do want something.

I think that Daddy will come home in another new prosthetic body again this time,

What I want is...

Theresia, could you come down here for a minute?

Coming!

This is the mail, huh?

It's Daddy. I'll come to see you sometime in the next two weeks.

Let's meet at the usual church.

There's no real time stamp on the message, huh?

Sorry, kid, but I need to take a quick peek.

Wow, her handwriting's hard to read...

"July 12, 2030."

"Daddy came tonight. Met at the chapel in the church."

"November 24, 2029."

"Daddy came back, just like he promised."

"Christmas came a month early."

"The present he gave me in the chapel was a cashmere coat."

"February 11, 2028."

"A message from Daddy came out of the blue."

"Met at the chapel in the church. Got mittens as a present."

They all match. Each date is the day before Angelica left Berlin.

Wait, this is...

"In case Daddy comes back with a new prosthetic body and I don't recognize him,"

"we have a password."

"'What is the angel setting out to do today?"'

"He sets out to rain down his feathers all across the world"...

Which means that this kid is Angel's Feathers' daughter?!

This is headquarters checking in. All personnel in sector D, report status.

D-1, no sign of target. Possibility of concealment, zero.

D-2, no sign of target. Possibility of concealment, zero.

D-3, no sign of target. Nothing unusual to report.

D-4, why have you changed location?

Well, there are a lot of strays over there. Not even type-3003 works on a dog's nose.

If you're going to change your position, report in first.

We'll give you your orders once you confirm your status.

Roger...

Are you trying to repent for all the innocent lives you've taken?

Who's there?

Angelica!

We know that you're Angel's Feathers. Make it easy on yourself.

What're you talking about? I'm...

Don't even try. We've got intel that proves you're him.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be any police here, now would there?

Am I right?

Even after taking so many lives for the sake of your self-centered ideology,

you still want to be a regular dad to your daughter?

I bet there were kids and mothers waiting for presents...

...at all those places you bombed and showered with glass shards.

If you think you can kill all those people and still see your daughter like nothing happened,

you've got another thing coming!

Sorry, pal, but you're probably never gonna see your daughter again.

I suppose not... You're right.

Do you know my daughter?

I have a favor to ask. If you know who she is, could you give her that package?

It's something that she's been dying to have.

Major?

Did you actually feel sorry for this guy?

I was planning to stand back and not get involved, but you got seriously sloppy!

Sorry about that. But how did you know about this place?

I knew I couldn't use a Ghost infiltration key on you like I did on Togusa.

So I did a back-hack on your optical elements.

When did you...

If you hadn't been so sloppy since our encrypted transmission yesterday,

you would've spotted it.

Once we contact headquarters and they come collect this guy, the operation's over.

We're going back to Japan.

Daddy? Is that you, Daddy?

I heard loud noises just now. What happened?

Wait, you couldn't see me... You've been blind this whole time?

Who's there?

Daddy? It's you, isn't it? I can tell.

Please, Daddy...

Daddy? I'm scared. Say something.

You're there, aren't you?

Daddy, what is the angel setting out to do today?

What is the angel setting out to do today?

The angel...

The angel?

The angel...

...isn't...

...going to be going anywhere.

Finding out a galaxy...

...of planets and stars within me...

Listening to each of them...

...singing the same silent melody...

I've never seen such beauty...

In possibility...

No speck of doubt or fear...

Wake up!

I hear a voice,

hear a voice calling out to me...

I see inside,

see the light now ever holding me...

All the truth, all I need...

...to make of this reality, it's inside...

The beauty within the shell...

I hear a voice,

hear a voice calling out to me...

I see inside,

see the light now ever holding me...

All the truth, all I need...

...to make of this reality, it's inside...

Right here within the shell...