A character in Mystery of Mamo (1978)

Inspector Zenigata quotes from Mystery of Mamo (1978)

Gorō Naya

3rd most-quoted character in Mystery of Mamo (1978): in 42 of its 166 quotes
Most scenes with: Lupin (15), Egyptian Police Chief (8), Wolf (5)

Scenes with Inspector Zenigata

42 scenes
Inspector Zenigata
[laughs as he lifts the casket lid]

Lupin, are you trying to obtain eternal life, like Dracula? Sorry, but everything has an end! [stakes the corpse, which promptly explodes. As he recognizes a very alive Lupin, he screams]

You're ferocious as usual, Pops.

Inspector Zenigata

Lupin! Lupin! You're supposed to be dead!

So they say. I'm a little confused myself.

Inspector Zenigata

He was the real Lupin. I swear he was.

Don't swear so easily! Then what am I?

Inspector Zenigata

That's what I've come here to find out! [swings a piece of wood at Lupin, who dodges, commencing a chase. By the time Inspector Zenigata catches up, Lupin has already reached his escape vehicle]

Pops, I'll hear your story some other time. [takes off, chuckling] Take care!

Inspector Zenigata

He's... He's... He is real! He is alive! He's alive!! [laughs] If you don't die, I don't die, either! This isn't over yet! I will follow you to the pits of Hell. I will carve your posthumous name on your bones with my own hand!

Inspector Zenigata

First Unit, take the south passage! Second Unit and Third Units, block off the north passage!

Mr. Zenigata, on what authority are you acting?

Inspector Zenigata
[shoving his megaphone into the Egyptian police chief's face]

Trust my sixth sense! [climbs on top of the nearest vehicle] Lupin is inside for sure! Forward! Charge!

Inspector Zenigata

Give it up, Lupin! You'll never get through this passage! Block the exits! Here! Over there! Why are you lounging around? Lupin's coming this way! Turn on the lights!

[as the lights turn on, Zenigata is surprised to see the Egyptian police officers stationed there aiming guns]

Well, your sixth sense was right.

Inspector Zenigata

What are you trying to do here?

[taken aback]

What do you mean?

Inspector Zenigata

Do not fire until my order!

[the Egyptian police chief and Zenigata start wrestling]

I'm sick of this. It interferes...

Inspector Zenigata

If it's Lupin, it becomes...

[Lupin and Jigen approach on a motorcycle as the fight continues]

It's Lupin!

[Lupin's motorcycle knocks down some of the officers, to the surprise of Zenigata and the Egyptian police chief, and goes up a ramp]

Lupin! Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!

Inspector Zenigata
[shoves the Egyptian police chief aside]

A-ha! Tricked you, Lupin. That passage only goes to the top.

[As the motorcycle continues up the passage, Jigen nearly loses his fedora]

You are stubbornly traditional. Take the hat off once in a while!

Don't be stupid! I can't change my old trademark that easy.

Goemon, don't scare me.

We must hurry.

[Lupin and Jigen notice the Egyptian officers climbing up the side of the pyramid and closing in] [chuckles]

They're coming. They're coming!

Inspector Zenigata

Lupin, don't move. You're surrounded!

Inspector Zenigata
[suddenly, a rope rises up next to him, creating a track for Lupin's motorcycle to ride along]

Ah! Damn! [the chase begins as Lupin takes off on his motorcycle with Zenigata giving chase by foot]

Pops, sudden exercise is bad for you.

Inspector Zenigata

Wait!

[Zenigata continues running after Lupin until he falls into a sand trap in his path]

Well then, take care!

Inspector Zenigata
[struggling to maintain his composure as he climbs out of the sand trap]

Lupin... [finally explodes in a rage after a moment] Lupin! You're mistaken to think I would give up easily. Remember that! Lupin!

Zenigata
[laughing as he plummets towards the water]

What awesome power!

Zenigata

Even if I have to sacrifice my own body like an oyster, I will put an end to Lupin's life.

Zenigata
[The gang escape on the electric boat Jigen and Goemon had arrived in with an unconscious Lupin. Zenigata gets into a rowboat thinking it's attached.]

I've already prepared for a scenario like this. [a different rowboat is pulled along instead] Huh? Damn! Stupid mistake! Then I will... [as he starts rowing his boat manually, the bombs dropped by Gordon and Stuckey start falling around him]

[Inspector Zenigata and his Police Commissioner are eating in a Japanese restaurant in Colombia, Zenigata is rapidly eating a bowl of rice]

Mr. Zenigata... [Zenigata stops eating, surprised] eat slowly. Here's some pickled radish and marinated fish roe.

Inspector Zenigata

I'm so sorry. I haven't eaten lately.

It must have been hard on you to be away from Japan for so long. You must have struggled so much with so little budget.

Inspector Zenigata
[upset]

Commissioner. [chomps on a radish, crying] Commissioner. I really am so lucky to have a chief like you!

[hands him a handkerchief]

Your nose is running...

Inspector Zenigata
[blows his nose]

You've taken such good care of me, but I haven't been able to arrest Lupin! I, Zenigata, will give my life to...

Well, about that...

Inspector Zenigata

I'll nail him! I promise!

You're off the case.

Inspector Zenigata

Huh?

I've come all the way here to this God-forsaken town in Colombia to find you and order you off the Lupin case. It seems he is involved with a very important person. It's now a diplomatic affair on a global scale.

Inspector Zenigata

I don't quite understand what you mean...

At any rate, this whole thing is way beyond us. Oh, I almost forgot. [hands a small document with Zenigata's name on it] Here's a special bonus from the Prime Minister. Wasn't your daughter's name Toshiko? She must have grown up by now. [chuckles] So let's fly back to Japan together.

Inspector Zenigata

I'm the only one who can catch him!

Um... I know how you feel...

Inspector Zenigata
[shouting]

Chief! I insist!!

It's an order!

Inspector Zenigata
[angrily growls]

Damn! [tears up the bonus, and kicks away the table he and the Commissioner are eating at] Then I resign, Chief! I'll go after him as a private citizen! [he storms out of the restaurant to the surprise of the customers]

Mr. Zenigata!

Inspector Zenigata
[Inspector Zenigata stands on the outskirts of the city as the sun sets] [narrating]

He is definitely somewhere in South America. Lupin!

Your persistence is most admirable. Wasn't I supposed to be dead?

Zenigata

You idiot! Even if you die 100 times, that's not the point. As long as a Lupin exists, I'm obliged to pursue him.

[Fujiko has escaped on Jigen's plane instead of Lupin]

Aye-yi-yi. She's awful.

Zenigata
[laughing]

That's how women are.

[An explosion occurs behind the two men, causing them to fall over. They get up and exchange glances]

Pops!

Zenigata

So, let's get away for now!

[typed out]

Post mortem complete.
Subject is identified as
Lupin III aka "Wolf".
Probability of error - Zero.
But...
Nobody's Perfect...

[opening narration]

The Coroner's Report came over the Telex from Transylvania. They'd performed an autopsy on the prisoner they'd hanged. Fingerprints... dental records... the whole ball of wax. The report left no doubt whatsoever that the dead man was the real... Lupin... the Third. But I wasn't buying it... not until I'd seen his cold, stiff body with my own eyes.

[chuckles as he lifts the casket lid]

Who do you think you are, Count Dracula? Well, I read the book, and Dracula gets his in the end, just like you're gonna get yours. Here! Let me treat you a nice "stake" dinner! [stakes the corpse, which promptly explodes. He recognizes a very alive Lupin] MY!

Why, Detective Zenigata! Long time no see, Old Man.

Lupin! You're dead! Wait a second, that stiff in the coffin, that was you, right?!

So they say. I'm a little confused myself.

They guaranteed that you were deader than a doornail! There wasn't a shadow of a doubt!

It's news to me. Frankly, I've never felt better in my life.

Well, just hold still a second and we can fix that! [swings a piece of wood at Lupin, who dodges, commencing a chase. By the time Zenigata catches up, Lupin has already reached his escape vehicle]

Hate to cut this short, but dead or alive, I think it's time I got out of here. [takes off, chuckling] Now don't forget to write!

Ya little...! I'll be writing "rest in peace" on your tombstone when I'm done with you! That lousy little thief, I knew he was still alive! [laughs] You had everyone else falling for it! Not Zenigata; this is one detective you can't shake that easily! This is one guy who's gonna dog your every step to the very gates of Hell!

All right! The first unit takes the north passage! The rest of you take the south portal in case he tries to make a run for it!

Not so fast, Detective Zenigata! Who put you in command?

[shoving his megaphone into the Egyptian police chief's face]

Stay out of my way! I've got a job to do here! [climbs on top of the nearest vehicle] Lupin's in there! I can smell him! Forward, men! Charge! Go! Go! Go!

Give it up, Lupin! We've got the whole pyramid surrounded! Go that way! Seal the exits! Hop to it! Hit those lights!

[as the lights turn on, Zenigata is surprised to see the Egyptian police officers stationed there aiming guns]

Well, seems you were right after all.

Hey, what's with all the guns?

[taken aback]

What do you mean?

Listen, I want that little rat taken alive! No shooting, is that understood?

Is that so?

[the Egyptian police chief and Zenigata start wrestling]

I do not take orders...!

[Lupin and Jigen approach on a motorcycle as the fight continues]

Who do you think you are?

[Lupin's motorcycle knocks down some of the officers, to the surprise of Zenigata and the Egyptian police chief, and goes up a ramp]

What are you waiting for, you sons of goats? FIRE!

[shoves the Egyptian police chief aside]

Not so fast, we got him just where we want him! There's no way down from up there!

[As the motorcycle continues up the passage, Jigen nearly loses his fedora]

Too bad. I thought we'd finally seen the last of that mangy fedora of yours.

What are you talking about? The hat's my trademark, kinda like you and your bad haircut!

What the...? GOEMON!

I suggest we hurry.

[Lupin and Jigen notice the Egyptian officers climbing up the side of the pyramid and closing in]

Oh, I see your point.

There's no way out, wise guy! You're surrounded!

[suddenly, a rope rises up next to him, creating a track for Lupin's motorcycle to ride along]

Oh no, here we go again...! [the chase begins as Lupin takes off on his motorcycle with Zenigata giving chase by foot]

Take it easy! You wouldn't want a sunstroke, Detective, not at your age!

[Zenigata continues running after Lupin until he steps into a sand trap in his path]

What the...?! [falls in]

Well, it looks like you found some shade! Catch you later!

Inspector Zenigata
[struggling to maintain his composure as he climbs out of the sand trap]

You dirty rat! [finally explodes in a rage after a moment] I know I've said this before, but don't think you've seen the last of me! Wherever you go, I'll track you down, and when I do, it ain't gonna be pretty!

Zenigata
[laughing nervously as he plummets towards the water]

What am I laughing about?

Zenigata

That thief can't get away from me. I'll track him down, even if I have to play nursemaid to a barnacle to do it.

Zenigata
[The gang escape on the electric boat Jigen and Goemon had arrived in with an unconscious Lupin. Zenigata gets into a rowboat thinking it's attached.]

I thought you simple-minded crooks might try something like this! I'm ready for ya! [a different rowboat is pulled along instead] Not again! Why me? What's a guy gotta do to get a break around here? [as he starts rowing his boat manually, the bombs dropped by Gordon and Gissinger start falling around him] Oh sh... [He panics and dives into the water. As shells fall around him, he clings to one, squealing like a little girl]

[Detective Zenigata and his Police Commissioner are eating in a Japanese restaurant in Colombia, Zenigata is rapidly eating a bowl of rice]

Slow down, Zenigata!

[stops eating, surprised]

Hm?

Don't make yourself sick, my boy! Have some more pickled radish.

I appreciate the meal, chief, but couldn't we have found a place that served steak and potatoes?

No, I wanted to give you a real treat--something special. On your salary, you'd never be able to afford a place like this.

[upset]

You're right... [sniffs, then chomps on a radish, crying] I don't deserve this! Commissioner... I really am... so lucky... to have a chief like you! [breaks down in tears]

[hands him a handkerchief]

Stiff upper lip.

[blows his nose]

You're a real prince, treating me to dinner like this even after I let that lousy thief get away! But I haven't given up, sir, I'll catch him!

Oh, well, about that…...

I'll nail him, chief!

You're off the case.

Nothing personal. Actually... we're dropping the whole business. That's why I came to this Godforsaken town in Colombia – to find you and order you off the Lupin case. It seems our boy's involved with some pretty important people. It's a diplomatic affair, now... a lot bigger than you and me, Detective.

Would you repeat that? I think I'm still a little soggy.

The Lupin case is finished. You got that? Forget about him. Oh! One more thing. [hands a small document with Zenigata’s name on it] A little something in the way of a bonus for all your efforts. Oh, you'll be happy to get home after all this time, eh! Your daughter's all grown up. Well, your plane leaves in a couple of hours.

With all due respect, sir, I'm the only one who can catch him!

I know how you feel...

[shouting]

Chief, you can't do this!

Wait a moment, now! It’s an order!

[Detective Zenigata angrily growls, and tears up the bonus. He kicks away the table he and the Commissioner are eating at]

Well, now it's confetti! I resign, chief! I'll go after him on my own! [he storms out of the restaurant to the surprise of the customers]

I'm warning you! Come back here at once!

[Detective Zenigata stands on the outskirts of the city as the sun sets] [narrating]

I'm absolutely positive he's hiding here... somewhere in South America! They always end up somewhere in South America...

I don't mean to rain on your parade, but I'm just a clone. The real Lupin was hanged back in Transylvania.

Zenigata

Cork it! As long as there's even one of you running around, calling himself the greatest thief on Earth... that's one too many. So don't think you can talk your way out of this one, you little rat. I gotcha!

[Fujiko has escaped on Jigen's plane instead of Lupin]

Thanks a bunch.

Zenigata

Well! Man, I tell you, pal, they're all alike!

[An explosion occurs behind the two men, causing them to fall over. They get up and exchange glances]

Whaddaya say?

Zenigata

Mm-hmm. Let's get out of here!

[typed out]

Police Report......
After a recent crime wave the Transylvanian Police
have brought to justice a criminal of immense standing..
After a Coroner's Report it has been
confirmed
that there is no doubt that the man we executed was the real Wolf III...

[opening narration]

The Coroner's Report came through from Transylvania on the Telex. There was a whole lotta bullshit about Transylvanian justice and stringing people up. But here's the bit that interested me: "There is no doubt whatever... that the man we executed... was, in fact... the real... Wolf III." But I was one detective who wouldn’t bet his trenchcoat on a Transylvanian Telex! I had to see for myself!

[lifts the casket lid]

Ha-ha! Hiya, Wolf buddy! I know what you're up to; but I ain't buying your innocent "undead Dracula" act, okay? You've met your match in me! AAAAHHH! [stakes the corpse with a yell. The corpse promptly explodes. As he recognizes a very alive Wolf, he screams]

Wolf

Surely, you didn't expect me to fall for that "pointed stake" stuff?

Wolf! You're alive! It's not what you're supposed to be!

Wolf

Seems not. I find it all very confusing.

Yes, you definitely are Wolf III! I'm positive of that!

Wolf

I'm not denying it, but that doesn't get us very far.

I'm gonna make certain you're dead! [swings a piece of wood at Wolf, who dodges, commencing a chase. By the time Zenigata catches up, Wolf has already reached his escape vehicle.]

Wolf

Bye-bye! Sorry, but I'll have to hear your life story another time! [takes off, chuckling] You take care now!

You rat! I'm gonna take care, all right; I'm gonna take care of you! It doesn't matter how long it might take! [laughs] You may think you've gotten away, Wolf, but you're up against a great detective! I'll follow you into the fire of Hell, and when I catch you, I'll brand you with cattle irons!

Wolf

Watch that blood pressure!

Unit 1, cover the south level! Units 2 and 3, take the north passage!

Listen, Zenigata! I'm in charge of these troops, and I insist...

[shoving his megaphone into the Egyptian police chief's face]

Hear this, Captain: it's me that's talkin' here! [climbs on top of the nearest vehicle] My sixth sense tells me Wolf's in there! Forward! Charge!

There's no way out, Wolf! It's all over! Seal off the exits! That way, you men! Don't let him get away! He's got to be down here! Turn the lights on!

[as the lights turn on, Zenigata is surprised to see the Egyptian police officers stationed there aiming guns]

Congratulations on your sixth sense! It does seem to work exceptionally well.

And what do these guns mean?

[taken aback]

Precautions.

Huh! Unless they're issued with silver bullets, your men would waste their ammunition!

You're under arrest!

[the Egyptian police chief and Zenigata start wrestling]

You can't arrest me!

This will lead to an international incident!

Lead to what?

[Wolf and Jigen approach on a motorcycle as the fight continues]

The days of Western interference are over!

[Wolf's motorcycle knocks down some of the officers, to the surprise of Zenigata and the Egyptian police chief, and goes up a ramp]

That's dangerous driving! YOU'RE UNDER ARREST!

[shoves the Egyptian police chief aside]

That'll lead you up to Level 8! Can't get out that way, Wolfie!

Wolf
[As the motorcycle continues up the passage, Jigen nearly loses his fedora]

At a time like this, your preoccupation with your hat strikes me as being a bit over the top!

It defines my persona to the world as a cool dude. I feel naked without it.

Wolf

Samurai, that wasn't funny!

I suggest you look down.

Wolf
[Wolf and Jigen notice the Egyptian officers climbing up the side of the pyramid and closing in]

Hohoho! Soldier ants!

Get it, Wolf? Are you gonna be sensible?

[suddenly, a rope rises up next to him, creating a track for Wolf's motorcycle to ride along]

Aw, shit! Very tricky! [the chase begins as Wolf takes off on his motorcycle with Zenigata giving chase by foot]

Wolf

I like it! Nice to see a guy getting in condition!

Wolf
[Zenigata continues running after Wolf until he falls into a sand trap in his path]

Watch out for rabbit holes! [unintelligible farewell]

Inspector Zenigata
[struggling to maintain his composure as he climbs out of the sand trap]

The gloves are off! The hole you're gonna go down, you'll never climb out! [finally explodes in a rage after a moment] If you seriously think I'm giving up, you're badly mistaken, because I never give up! I'm Zenigata, the ace detective! I'll get you, scumbag!

Zenigata

Even if I have to disguise myself as a limpet, I'm determined to finish Wolf.

Zenigata
[The gang escape on the electric boat Jigen and Goemon had arrived in with an unconscious Wolf. Zenigata gets into a rowboat thinking it's attached.]

What they don't know is that I foresaw this and prepared things in advance! [a different rowboat is pulled along instead] Huh? [unintelligible] I don't care, I'll still get ya! Allons-y! [as he starts rowing his boat manually, the bombs dropped by Gordon and Gissinger start falling around him] AHH! NO!

[Detective Zenigata and his Police Commissioner are eating in a Japanese restaurant in Colombia, Zenigata is rapidly eating a bowl of rice]

Slow down, Zenigata! [Zenigata stops eating, surprised] You'll give yourself indigestion! Have a pickled radish.

I have no objection to nouvelle cuisine, but I would have enjoyed a big T-bone...

I thought this restaurant would be a treat! Way out of your league! It's very expensive, and on your pathetic expenses...

[upset]

Yeah, I know! [chomps on a radish, crying] God, I'm really grateful, but I'm hungry as well! I appreciate... everything... that you're doing... but Wolf got away! [breaks down in tears]

[hands him a handkerchief]

Stop that.

[blows his nose]

I mean, I don't deserve pickled radishes, peas and arsenic, or ants on a bed of cornflowers! I'll find him though, Commissioner!

Since you mentioned it...

I'll get that creep!

Oh no, you won't.

Zenigata, the reason I brought you to this Japanese restaurant, Colombia, was to tell you that the Wolf File is closed. I've been warned off by an important person in person. This case now has international, and quite possibly, interplanetary ramifications. I hope I make myself clear.

I don't get it. This case is all I live for!

Come on, there are other hobbies for an experienced cop like you. But, we decided you... [hands a small document with Zenigata's name on it] earned yourself a little bonus for dedication to duty. [chuckles] You've been away from home a long while, and I was told – your wife's suing for divorce. So I'm here to take you back home.

But Commissioner, no one can catch Wolf, except me!

Sure. I know how you feel, son...

[shouting]

I refuse to give up!

Don't you yell at me! That was an order!

[Detective Zenigata angrily growls, and tears up the bonus. He kicks away the table he and the Commissioner are eating at]

I resign as of now! I don't need a badge to go after that creep! [he storms out of the restaurant to the surprise of the customers, laughing manically]

You'll never drive your squad car again!

[Detective Zenigata stands on the outskirts of the city as the sun sets] [narrating]

My sixth sense is screaming at me that Wolf's hiding, here in South America...

Wolf

You're persistent, I've got to admit. You never believed I was hanged and buried back there in Transylvania.

Zenigata

Hell no! Did you really think I'd fall for a silly little trick like getting yourself hanged? You've got a couple of lessons to learn about how a dedicated detective goes to work!

Wolf
[Fujiko has escaped on Jigen's plane instead of Wolf]

How did she double-cross me?

Zenigata
[laughing]

Well, what else would you expect?

Wolf
[An explosion occurs behind the two men, causing them to fall over. They get up and exchange glances]

RUN FOR IT!

Zenigata

Mm-hmm. All together now!

Inspector Zenigata
[chuckles as he lifts the casket lid]

Give it a rest, Lupin, will ya? All right, now let's see just how far you're willing to take this little "charade", ALL THE WAY TO THE GRAVE! [stakes the corpse, which promptly explodes. The Inspector is showered in rubble] Ow. [He hears familiar laughter coming from the ceiling. As he recognizes a very alive Lupin, he screams]

Yeah. The old "exploding Lupin" trick, and you fell for it!

Inspector Zenigata

Lupin! [gasps] You're alive! Ah, ah! But... you died last spring!

Yeah, I know. I heard that rumor, too.

Inspector Zenigata

Huh! So, you're telling me you had "nothing to do with it", huh?!

I'm really just as mystified as you are, Pops.

Inspector Zenigata

What kind of fool do you think I am?! [swings a piece of wood at Lupin]

[dodges]

Whoa! Hey! Take it easy!

Inspector Zenigata
[starts chasing Lupin]

Get back here! LUPIN! [by the time he catches up, Lupin has already reached his escape vehicle] What the hell are you up to?

[Lupin chuckles and kicks a switch which activates a pair of bat wings. Zenigata exclaims]

Oh, I'd say... [He jumps onto the escape vehicle] ...at least several hundred feet, with any luck. See ya! [takes off]

Inspector Zenigata

What the hell?! Hey! HEY!

[chuckles]

Bye! Catch you later!

Inspector Zenigata

Dammit! Listen here! You can run all you want, but you can't hide forever! Oh, I knew it! I knew you were alive! [laughs] Nobody understands you the way I do, Lupin, not nobody! And I'm gonna catch you if it takes every last damn breath in my body! You hear that?!

Inspector Zenigata

Now, all you guys in white take the north side, and... [realizing everyone is wearing white uniforms] No, let me see, if your last name starts from A to L--!

Who the hell put you in charge of this operation, huh?

Inspector Zenigata
[shoving his megaphone into the Egyptian police chief's face]

IT WAS THE GUY WHO INVENTED THE MEGAPHONE! [climbs on top of the nearest vehicle] Remember: he's the weaselly guy with long sideburns! Now, go! Go! Go! Go!

Inspector Zenigata

Give it up, Lupin! Don't even think about it! Hey! Get back here! Dammit! What are you all waiting for? Move! Out of my way! Turn them on now!

[as the lights turn on, Zenigata is surprised to see the Egyptian police officers stationed there aiming guns]

Well, it appears I owe you an apology.

Inspector Zenigata

Hey, what's with the guns, Chief?

[taken aback]

Now, calm down...

Inspector Zenigata

Look, this Lupin has to be taken alive! I thought I explained that?

How dare you!?

[the Egyptian police chief and Zenigata start wrestling]

You insolent...!

Inspector Zenigata

Hey! You little...!

[Lupin and Jigen approach on a motorcycle as the fight continues]

Here he comes!

[Lupin's motorcycle knocks down some of the officers, to the surprise of Zenigata and the Egyptian police chief, and goes up a ramp]

Shoot! Shoot! Shoot him! FIRE!

Inspector Zenigata
[shoves the Egyptian police chief aside with a triumphant laugh]

There's no escape, Lupin! That passage goes right to the top!

[As the motorcycle continues up the passage, Jigen nearly loses his fedora]

Whoops! Dammit!

Ah, let your hat go, Jigen! It's time you started to look a little hipper anyway!

Yeah, like I'm gonna take fashion tips from a guy who dresses like a circus ringmaster!

Hm? Goemon, what are you doin'?!

There is no time. Look!

[Lupin and Jigen notice the Egyptian officers climbing up the side of the pyramid and closing in]

Wow! I guess you're right!

Inspector Zenigata

Surrender, Lupin! It's over!

Inspector Zenigata
[suddenly, a rope rises up next to him, creating a track for Lupin's motorcycle to ride along]

Ah! Ah, son of a bitch! [the chase begins as Lupin takes off on his motorcycle with Zenigata giving chase by foot]

Hey, Pops! Take it easy! Exercise can be awfully dangerous at your age, you know!

Inspector Zenigata

Shut up, you!

[Zenigata continues running after Lupin until he falls into a sand trap in his path]

Well, I warned you!

Inspector Zenigata

Dammit!

Catch you later!

Inspector Zenigata
[struggling to maintain his composure as he climbs out of the sand trap]

Lupin! I... D'OH! Grr... [finally explodes in a rage after a moment] You rotten little bastard! Get back here right now, you! Crap! Crap! Crap! I had you this time! Ugh!

Inspector Zenigata
[laughing as he plummets towards the water]

Watch out, Lupin!

Zenigata

Just think of me as the barnacle on your butt, Lupin, 'cause that's what I am!

Zenigata
[The gang escape on the electric boat Jigen and Goemon had arrived in with an unconscious Lupin. Zenigata gets into a rowboat thinking it's attached.]

You guys think you're so smart, but this time I'm way ahead of ya! [a different rowboat is pulled along instead] Huh? What? How in the hell...?! I can't believe it! I'm not beat yet, ya hear? [as he starts rowing his boat manually, the bombs dropped by Gordon and Starky start falling around him] OH, NO! [He squeals and dives into the water. As shells fall around him, he clings to one, screaming like a little girl]

[Inspector Zenigata and his Police Commissioner are eating in a Japanese restaurant in Colombia, Zenigata is rapidly eating a bowl of rice]

Inspector...

Inspector Zenigata
[stops eating, surprised]

Hm?

I know you're famished, but...

Inspector Zenigata

Huh?

Well, people are staring!

Inspector Zenigata

Sorry, sir, it's just that I've been living on my own earwax for a week, and er...

Ah, spare me the details, Inspector. I understand. You suffered greatly, sacrificed greatly for this department, haven't you?

Inspector Zenigata

I have! [sobs]

There, there...

Inspector Zenigata
[chomps on a radish, crying]

You're so understanding! I don't... deserve a boss... like you... you're really the best! [breaks down in tears]

[hands him a handkerchief]

Here, thank you.

Inspector Zenigata
[blows his nose]

You've been patient, and generous, and kind, and I still haven't been able to capture Lupin! But I never, ever, give up!

Yes, well, um...

Inspector Zenigata

I'll never quit!

It's all over.

Inspector Zenigata

Huh?

I've been sent all the way down here to Colombia just to order you off the case. Lupin's gotten himself mixed up with some major players this time. I'm afraid it's way over our heads, Inspector. It's a matter for the diplomats at this point. [Zenigata stares ahead, stunned] Inspector...

Inspector Zenigata

How can they... take me off this case?

Well, as I said, the whole matter's completely out of my hands. Oh! By the by... [hands a small document with Zenigata’s name on it] a little bonus pay for all your hard work.

Inspector Zenigata

Uhhh...

Token of our appreciation. What was your daughter's name again, Toshiko? All grown up now, hm? [chuckles] Good life waiting for you back at home!

Inspector Zenigata

But I'm the only one in the world who can catch Lupin!

[grunts apologetically]

I'm so sorry...

Inspector Zenigata
[shouting]

That's not gonna cut it!

Why, how dare you!

Inspector Zenigata
[Inspector Zenigata angrily growls, and tears up the bonus. He kicks away the table he and the Commissioner are eating at]

Well then, I resign! I'll chase the guy as a private citizen! [he storms out of the restaurant to the surprise of the customers, growling crazily] Outta my way!

Inspector! Get back here! Are you mad?

Inspector Zenigata
[Inspector Zenigata stands on the outskirts of the city as the sun sets] [narrating]

Okay, Lupin... this is IT! You, me! Sun of Colombia, ¡mano a mano!

Uh, well, what if I told you that the real Lupin was the guy that got executed last spring?

Zenigata

Yeah? You can die a hundred more times for all I care, it doesn't change a thing! As long as there's even one of you left, I'll keep following you straight through the gates of Hell!

[Fujiko has escaped on Jigen's plane instead of Lupin]

I don't believe it!

Zenigata
[laughing]

Serves you right, lover boy! [An explosion occurs behind the two men, causing them to fall over] Ow.

[They get up and exchange glances]

Shall we?

Zenigata

Mm-hmm. Let's go, buddy!

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