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| 1 | "Distance Between Two People: Brother and Sister"
Transliteration: "Futari no Kyori Kyōdai" (Japanese: 二人の距離 兄妹) | January 8, 2008 (2008-01-08)[41] |
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While preparing to return to Italy, Jose and Hilshire go to an antique store in France to pick gifts for their partners, Henrietta and Triela. On the train home, Jose has a flashback to when he was assigned to the Balkans and had to leave his younger sister, Enrica, with his older brother, Jean. Back in Italy, Jose and Henrietta join Jean and his partner Rico, as well as Hilshire and Triela, as they chase a group of bombers after they conduct an attack. With aid from all parties, the bombers are captured. Later at the headquarters, Henrietta goes to Jose's room, and finds inside a kaleidoscope addressed to a "Louise Antoinette Rolle," whom Henrietta suspects is Jose's lover. Heartbroken, Henrietta returns to her room, and voices this suspicion to her friends, Triela and Claes. Claes recalls that the woman in question is the mistress of a nineteenth century author who commonly used the character "Henrietta" in his novels. Pleased, Henrietta joins Jose stargazing, while Claes remarks that the kaleidoscope is likely fake. |
| 2 | "Pinocchio"
Transliteration: "Pinokkio" (Japanese: ピノッキオ) | January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)[42] |
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In a flashback, Pinocchio, a young child, commits his first murder under the auspices of his foster father Cristiano. In the present, he finishes an assassination for the Padania Republic Faction (PRF). The leaders of the PRF, including Cristiano, meet to plan a bombing on the Strait of Messina Bridge, and they enlist the aid of Franca and Franco, a pair of terrorist bombers, to destroy the bridge, with Pinocchio assisting them. Franca is surprised at Pinocchio's social awkwardness, especially when he fails to identify that her car is an Alfa Romeo Giulietta. Afterward, Pinocchio tells Aurora, a girl living near him, to stay away from him. At the Section Two headquarters, Hilshire and Marco observe Angelica, Marco's partner, and Rico, as Hilshire prepares to leave on a mission with Triela in Montalcino. |
| 3 | "Simulacra"
Transliteration: "Shimyurakura" (Japanese: シミュラクラ) | January 22, 2008 (2008-01-22)[43] |
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Hilshire and Triela are ordered on a mission to relocate a member of the Public Safety Division who has gone missing in his search for a Padanian assassin named Pinocchio. While investigating at a hotel in Montalcino, Triela stumbles upon a book titled "Pinocchio" and begins reading it, later throwing it onto the ground for a lack of a better story. The next day, Triela ends up finding a girl named Aurora who happens to know Pinocchio. Unbeknown to Aurora, Triela slips a mic into her lunch basket. A moment later, Aurora sneaks into Pinocchio's house and is captured by him, Franca and Franco, who then hold her hostage. Triela and Hilshire break in and Triela fights Pinocchio but is outwitted and defeated by him. Although Aurora is saved thanks to Hilshire's effort to release her from Franca's grip, the terrorists are able to escape. Triela becomes humiliated after being beaten. |
| 4 | "Angelica's Return"
Transliteration: "Anjerika no Fukki" (Japanese: アンジェリカの復帰) | January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29)[44] |
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Angelica is allowed to go on her first field mission since her earlier hospitalization. Together with her handler, Marco, as well as Rico and Jean, they head for Milan to get more information on the activities of the PRF and Pinocchio in particular. Olga and Priscilla have also headed to Milan to check up on how Angelica is doing and Marco drafts them into helping with the mission at hand. Trouble arises, when it appears that Angelica is suffering from an addiction to her conditioning pills, as she breaks Priscilla's arm due to the withdrawal symptoms she is suffering from. Priscilla manages to convince Marco not to tell Jean about what has occurred, and to let Angelica continue with the mission. Marco relents, and the team ends up capturing Bruno and killing Vincenzo, who were the terrorists used by the PRF, after a successful ambush by Angelica and Rico. Angelica is initially disappointed in herself for failing to kill neither of the terrorists, due to their bulletproof car, but Marco praises her for carrying out the mission correctly, thus making her rather giddy with joy as she and Rico talk about what just occurred. |
| 5 | "Evanescence and Reminiscence"
Transliteration: "Utakata to Tsuioku" (Japanese: 泡沫と追憶) | February 5, 2008 (2008-02-05)[45] |
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A month after Angelica's successful return, she seems to be doing well. Marco, however, still has doubts, and is upset by the fact she is becoming more and more different from the old Angelica; Triela, on the other hand, remains deeply depressed after her failure in the fight against Pinocchio. Priscilla, feeling sorry for Angelica, offers her a ride back from the firing range on her Vespa, and the two become much closer, despite Angelica's continued memory loss. Meanwhile, Marco's ex-girlfriend, Patricia, is approached by a reporter named Leonardo Conti, who claims to know a shadowy truth about the Social Welfare Agency, and wants Patricia to help him investigate it. Driven by concern for Marco and a growing distrust for the Italian government, Patricia agrees, but Leonardo turns out to be a PRF undercover agent and takes Patricia hostage. After Angelica kills Leonardo, Patricia demands to know why he's aiding the government in its "crimes", to which Marco responds that he didn't end up that way because he wanted to, suggesting that he's still driven by his love for Angelica. |
| 6 | "Retirement of the Tibetan Terrier"
Transliteration: "Chibetan Teria no Intai" (Japanese: チベタンテリアの引退) | February 12, 2008 (2008-02-12)[46] |
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Section Two is asked to watch over an important politician, Chairwoman Isabella d'Angelo, whose agency is in charge of the Strait of Messina Bridge project. Meanwhile, the PRF agents send Nino, the "Tibetan Terrier", one of their best kidnappers, to seize her. Henrietta and Rico quarrel after the latter breaks the former's kaleidoscope, and Jose takes it to be repaired, at the very antiques shop in which Nino works as a cover. Jose and Henrietta are then assigned to guard Chairwoman d'Angelo, who debates the morality of using children as soldiers with Pieri Lorenzo. Jose discovers a PRF agent on the Chairwoman's staff and uses his information to set a trap for Nino's men. Meanwhile, the PRF agents themselves decide to charge in despite the advice of Nino, who has made up his mind to retire. Henrietta and Rico easily foil the PRF's kidnapping attempt, and the Chairwoman is saved. Nino leaves town, bidding a fond farewell to Franca. |
| 7 | "Caterina and the Circle of Revenge"
Transliteration: "Katerīna Fukushū no Enkan" (Japanese: カテリーナ 復讐の円環) | February 19, 2008 (2008-02-19)[47] |
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Flashbacks reveal that Franca, whose given name was Caterina, was the person who introduced Patricia to Marco when they were both going to the University of Rome. Franca, Franco, and Pinocchio are hiding out and recovering at her farm in Frascati after the escape from Section Two. Additional flashbacks reveal how, after her father dies in prison, Franca seeks out the bomber Franco to get revenge on the national government. Driving back from a meeting with her uncle, Franca stops to assist some stranded motorists, who instead turn out to be Section One agents. Franco and Pinocchio rescue her, killing all the agents in the process, and take her to a nearby hotel to recuperate. Section Two arrives and sets off an anti-personnel mine left under one of the agent’s bodies, but Henrietta’s quick actions save everyone from fatal injury. |
| 8 | "A Day in the Life of Claes"
Transliteration: "Kuraesu no Ichinichi" (Japanese: クラエスの一日) | February 26, 2008 (2008-02-26)[48] |
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Claes has dreams of her time with Raballo, but can't seem to remember who he is, which distresses her. However, she keeps her emotional distress to herself, and continues to follow her daily routine of reading, gardening, and piano-playing, as well as being examined by Section Two's science team. Jean, concerned about how much Claes recalls, has her watch a nature video that recalls the fishing trips she and her handler would take; this serves as something of a trigger for Claes, who goes wandering through the shooting range, and seems to remember Raballo's name. At the end of the episode, she and a new cyborg assassin, Beatrice, find a meteorite in Claes' herb garden, and the song Scarborough Fair is played as she reminisces over what she can remember of her handler. |
| 9 | "Clever Snake, Simple Pigeon"
Transliteration: "Kashikoi Hebi Junshin na Hato" (Japanese: 賢い蛇 純真な鳩) | March 4, 2008 (2008-03-04)[49] |
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Jose reunites with an old friend from the Italian military, with whom he reminisces on the past, and especially his sister, Enrica Croce, until a PRF terrorist detonates a bomb near their restaurant. After his capture by Bernardo and Beatrice and interrogation by Jean and Rico reveals a large supply of plastic explosive, supplied to the PRF through the military, Section Two is tasked with finding out the identity of the traitor. The trail eventually leads to Jose's old acquaintance, who is killed in a raid by the fratelli, badly upsetting Jose, and his superior, Lieutenant Colonel Garnier. Meanwhile, Henrietta is troubled both over feelings that she is being overly selfish with Jose and his general depression. She and Rico assassinate the Lieutenant Colonel and his second-in-command at a performance of Tosca, and Jose reaffirms his affection for Henrietta, gently pinching her on the cheek as he used to do with his sister. |
| 10 | "Flowers of Good Will"
Transliteration: "Zen'i no Hana" (Japanese: 善意の花) | March 11, 2008 (2008-03-11)[50] |
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Triela is still upset at her failure to defeat Pinocchio. Mario Bossi is testifying against the Mafia and Hilshire and Triela are sent to Naples to guard his teenage daughter, Maria "Mimi" Machiavelli. Triela undergoes close quarters combat training at a Carabineri base. And a series of flashbacks also tells the story of how Hilshire and Rachelle Belleut met at Europol and while investigating a snuff film, rescued Triela at the cost of Rachelle’s life. It ends with Triela having one of her legs replaced and when she awakes, she notes that she dreamed of someone who was maybe her mother. |
| 11 | "Budding Feelings"
Transliteration: "Mebaeru Kanjō" (Japanese: 芽生える感情) | March 18, 2008 (2008-03-18)[51] |
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An assassin walks through a house, killing everyone he encounters. He calls Cristiano to report the successful completion of the job and he arrives to confirm it. As he leaves, Cristiano detects a false floor and in a room below they find a young boy, a boy who will become Pinocchio. Back in Frascati, Franca, Franco, and Pinocchio rest and recuperate. Franca’s uncle calls, informing them that the police almost arrested him and will soon make a move to arrest Cristiano. They discuss plans to bomb the Strait of Messina Bridge. Section Two is expecting them, however, and multiple fratelli are in position to guard the structure along with the army and the navy. |
| 12 | "The Fighting Puppet"
Transliteration: "Tatakau Ningyō" (Japanese: 戦う人形) | March 25, 2008 (2008-03-25)[52] |
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Back at the bridge, the fratelli are searching for Franca, Franco, and Pinocchio. Henrietta discovers the three setting charges in the main support. She opens fire and a fire-fight ensues. They escape in a boat and Franco sets off the charges, though it is insufficient to drop the bridge. They return to the farm in Frascati and Triela returns to the house in Naples where she had her first fight with Pinocchio. Pinocchio goes to Cristiano’s house in Milan just prior to Section Two launching their assault. They take out a gas station some of Cristiano’s men are using as a guard house and then set up a road block to prevent anyone from escaping. In his house, Cristiano is planning his escape, but Section Two arrives and launches their assault. Triela and Pinocchio face each other for the second time. |
| 13 | "And So Pinocchio Becomes Human"
Transliteration: "Soshite Pinokkio wa Ningen ni" (Japanese: そしてピノッキオは人間に) | April 1, 2008 (2008-04-01)[53] |
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The story of Pinocchio comes to a conclusion. Franca and Franco decide to come to the aid of Cristiano and Pinocchio. Triela and Pinocchio battle it out with guns and knives while Hilshire looks for Cristiano. Pinocchio shoots Triela with her own pistol and Cristiano is shot and then captured by Jean and Rico. Franca and Franco arrive to rescue Cristiano and make their escape by car. They reach the roadblock and Angelica shoots Franca. They fail to negotiate a bend in the road and crash into a river. Triela finds Pinocchio and her training allows her to finally defeat him. In the aftermath of the battle, they dredge the car from the sea, but no bodies are found. All of the cyborgs are congratulated by their handlers for jobs well-done. Back at the compound, the girls settle back into their daily routine. |
| 14 | "The Light of Venice, The Darkness of the Heart"
Transliteration: "Venetsia no Hikari, Kokoro no Yami" (Japanese: ヴェネツィアの光、心の闇) | October 24, 2008 (2008-10-24) (OVA)[4] |
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Jean goes to visit the grave of his fiance and encounters her brother, Fernando, and the two have a fight. Fernando decides to attack a PRF safe house, but is stopped by Jose and Jean. Marco and Angelica then proceed to wipe it out. Jean and Rico travel to Venice to eliminate a local mafia boss supporting the Rome terrorists, enlisting the help of Altmeyer, an agent with the Venice office. While shooting terrorists fleeing on a motor yacht, Rico is knocked off a perch and into the lagoon, where she starts to sink. Jean rescues her and as a reward, gives her the rest of the day off to go play on the beach. |
| 15 | "Fantasma"
Transliteration: "Fantazuma" (Japanese: ファンタズマ) | October 24, 2008 (2008-10-24) (OVA)[4] |
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Henrietta and Rico, escorted by Hilshire, are traveling by ferry to Sicily to meet Jose and Jean, who are on vacation in the summer house Jose and Henrietta stayed in on their last visit to Sicily. Henrietta discovers the clothes of the Croce brothers' dead younger sister, Enrica, in the closet and Jose has her wear one of her summer dresses. Jean gets drunk and dreams of Enrica, who scolds Jean for letting Jose dress Henrietta in her clothes, saying it is not fair for Henrietta to replace Enrica in Jose’s heart. But Jean blames himself for how Jose is and tells Enrica to be upset at him, instead. Down on the beach, Jose and Henrietta walk along the shore. The following day, the girls are playing in the water as the handlers discuss matters before walking out to be with them. |
