Black Jack (ブラック・ジャック)

The phone! The phone's ringing!

Let it ring.

Why do you always have to do that?

I'm not in at the moment.

If you are in need of medical attention...

please leave a number where you can be reached, your name...

the seriousness of your condition and how much you are able to afford.

I will return your call as soon as possible.

The more I doubt, the more I believe you.

But before that...

The more I lose, the more I yearn.

Let me say goodbye.

All I want is to keep on watching you smile...

as I hold you in these arms called memories.

We leave on a journey now, through the times of dark...

To the other side of the darkness...

Not yet today, but tomorrow is so far.

Darkest time, just before the sunrise.

If they ask you your name, answer, "I am a traveler."

That's all I want you to say. That's all...

Don't tell them where you're going. Don't leave any parting words.

They will remember you as the one who vanished.

I'm not lonely because I know...

In the end, you're always alone.

That's why I close my heart and end up there.

Darkest time, just before the sunrise.

We leave on a journey now, through the times of dark...

To the other side of the darkness.

I'm not lonely because I know...

In the end you're always alone.

We leave on a journey now, through the times of dark...

To the other side of the darkness...

I gave them an overpriced estimate of three million dollars...

and they agreed without batting an eye.

I was rather reluctant to deal with this patient but...

I figured I should see him at least.

I asked you to housesit for me!

But Pinoko doesn't like to housesit!

Thank you for coming all this way.

I'm Mr. Crossword's personal assistant and the pilot of this helicopter...

David Rosenthol.

Our destination is Racoski Island, part of the Avalon Islands.

The Chairman is recuperating at his villa there.

He is eagerly waiting for your arrival, Doctor.

The patient is the current Chairman of Carosan, one of the...

biggest and wealthiest multinational corporations in the world.

This is his three million dollar plea for life.

Life seems to have many different price tags in the world...

Did you say something?

We're almost there.

Wow!

The Chairman bought this 16th century castle that used to stand in Opteron.

He had it reassembled here on the island.

The exterior is left intact but...

the interior has been renovated with all the modern furnishings.

Sayuri! Sayuri!

I'm here darling. It's all right. I'm right here.

Please try to relax. I'm going to wipe your sweat now.

Pardon me. The doctor has just arrived.

Show him to the Artemis Fountain. I'll be there right away.

Impressive, eh? Little lady?

It's the Artemis Fountain that used to adorn the garden of the Helios Emperor.

This'll hit the spot in any woman's heart!

Passionate love is its theme!

How old are you, little lady?

I'm eighteen.

Mrs. Crossword, Doctor.

David, you may go now.

Yes, Ma'am.

Doctor! We meet again. It's been so long. It's me, Sayuri!

Have you forgotten? Ten years ago...

I make an effort to not recall old case records, unless it is necessary.

Doctor...

I prefer it that the patient also forgets the doctor, unless they relapse.

Now, bring me to the patient who currently is in need of my help.

My husband, Crossword.

So are you the unlicensed doctor that's been lured here...

by a petty three million dollars?

Call me Black Jack.

Eighty of them...

Eighty of the most prominent physicians in the world have...

sliced open my body, extracted my blood and probed me in every...

imaginable way. As a last resort they even made me sample my pee.

But in the end, they've all given up on me.

Tell me about your condition.

He suffers severe attacks as many as four to five times a day.

- Where is the pain? - Everywhere.

From the top of my head to the tips of my toes.

The pain is so severe all I do is writhe in pain.

- When did this start? - Seven years ago.

Every day of those years I've been left to crawl on the floor like an insect!

Darling!

Hurry...

What was that you gave him to drink?

I gave him water.

Water?

Yes. Water is the only thing that alleviates his suffering.

He has to drink it almost steadily all day long.

How much does he drink in one day?

Fifteen liters. About thirty bottles of water.

That's an unusual amount to drink...

but yet his skin is desiccated.

He will excrete it. Every bit he drank will be excreted from his pores.

The state-of-the-art medical equipment here rivals any hospital in the world.

What it lacks is a skilled doctor.

I want you to save my husband, whatever the cost may be.

Don't worry! He's a genius!

Open the blinds.

Yes.

So tell me...

How is this new doctor?

Will he be able to save your husband's life?

He might... No, I know he will.

Oh, come on. You better not be seriously hoping for that.

The old man better croak soon, or else you'll never be free.

You said yourself that you wanted to enjoy freedom with your inheritance.

You even said it the other day. Remember?

The situation has changed...

Situation?

Meaning, it's over between you and me.

Right, right.

You're kidding, right?

What do you mean, the situation has changed?

Manabis Crossword. Seventy years and two months old.

Pulse 70. Blood pressure 130 over 80.

All of his vital signs are within normal range.

No respiratory problems either.

First, I carefully read over the vast amounts of analysis and charts...

the physicians who have cared for Crosswords before me had left.

Everything was meticulously recorded with great care and time,

by world-renowned physicians. Everything was impressive.

No pathogens were found in his blood culture, HIV negative...

Agglutination test using Proteus OXK antigens were negative.

Possibilities of having pulmonary cryptococcosis were voided...

In the end, the common conclusion all of the physicians came up with was...

"Cause of Crossword's severe pain and convulsions: Unknown."

His strength weakens with every attack...

and it can be estimated that they will lead to his death.

At first I was planning to buy this entire island.

I was going to build the biggest oil refinery in Northern Europe.

But then I decided against it...

After deciding, I bought only this cape area and built this villa.

You may be too young to understand a story like this...

but it hit me.

The gloomy skies, the cold ocean, the rough waves,

the lame trees and grass, the winds that blow violently all year...

I thought this would be the most fitting place for me to die.

Because I've experienced everything life has to offer...

I've felt I was ready to die whenever.

Life is a very funny thing...

That's when the first attack happened...

as if messengers from Hell had come to welcome me.

The previous physicians had, of course, analyzed...

the water that alleviates his pain.

The water contains 7.0 chlorine ions, has a residual evaporation of 77...

and an isolated carbonate reading of 5.9.

The results revealed it was ordinary drinking water...

that can be found anywhere.

The water is drawn from the island's water vein, by an enormous pump...

and is used to supply water to every area of the Crossword villa.

Are you coming up blank?

Doctor...

Doctor...

Dr. Black Jack. Please tell me the truth. Is my husband... Is Crossword...

I am not a skilled enough doctor to predict how long a patient...

has to live, while suffering from an unknown disease.

But I am hoping to extend his life for at least another six months...

Because I'm sure this will be his first child.

You knew?

You're five months pregnant. I can't tell whether it's a boy or a girl,

but it's easy for me to see that you're pregnant.

Doctor.

Good night. I still have work to do.

Doctor.

They missed one thing.

After going over and over his case records, I found that there was...

one blind spot that the doctors have overlooked.

Eighty of them...

Eighty of the most prominent physicians in the world have...

sliced open my body, extracted my blood and have probed me in every...

imaginable way. But in the end, they've all given up on me.

They performed three open-heart exams, two laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgeries...

three abdominal surgeries and two intro-cardiac catheterizations.

The physicians performed surgery numerous times and investigated...

where Crossword complained of severe pain.

They were never able to find anything and had no choice but to close him up.

The problem is the circumstances in which the surgeries were performed.

They were always performed after his violent attacks...

and after the physical symptoms had subsided.

Thus there is no one who saw what was happening inside his body...

during the attacks.

You fool!

How are you going to open a patient up while he's...

writhing in pain and having violent convulsions, Dr. Black Jack?

The kid got away!

After him! Kill him! Kill him!

Kill him!

How about asking me how I feel?

Even the most arrogant doctor would at least ask me how I'm feeling.

That's right... You're unlicensed, so you're not a doctor.