Babylon (バビロン)

The story, characters, locations, groups, and laws in this work are fictitious.

No identification with actual ideas or beliefs is intended.

Content may be disturbing to younger viewers. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.

He's my son.

His father who was trying to commit suicide

was actually me.

I know this isn't something suitable for public broadcast.

But please forgive me.

This is the only chance I have

to talk this through with him.

I'm sorry.

Taiyo, you don't have to apologize.

But why?

I'm the one who should apologize.

I thought that you wouldn't be able to accept the truth yet.

Sorry.

Sorry for treating you like a kid.

Why? Why are you going to die?

One reason is that I'm worried about your heart.

Your heart won't last much longer.

But if you had your father's heart, you can survive.

I knew it...

No.

Your heart is what made me start thinking.

In fact, my suicide

is not related to you.

At first, I wanted to give you my heart.

But currently,

I'm not allowed to give my heart to you if I commit suicide.

Not in Japan, or any other country.

But I thought it would be better if it were possible.

Everything I said just now will be broadcast on TV and become big news.

Then many people will help you.

Can you imagine it?

Many people are going to help fix your heart.

They'll write letters, and donate.

But that's not enough.

When I give my heart to you, I don't want this story to end there.

It should be normal in the future.

Not just organ transplants.

There are many things that death can solve or improve.

I think that humans can do a better job of dealing with death.

Taiyo. When you want to be friends with someone,

do you say bad things about them?

No.

I want to become friends with death.

And...

I want everyone else to be friends with it too.

In order to do that, I have to show them myself

that death isn't bad.

I'm going to die in order to prove that.

When that happens, my heart will be left over.

What you do with it is for you to decide.

Even if you're not going to use it, it's not related to my plans to die.

But it'd be a waste. So use it, Taiyo.

Yes. We've received many faxes and e-mails.

We've also received a few messages saying...

they'll let you use their own heart.

I won't use them.

Someone else's heart could save Taiyo's life, and then he and I could continue living together.

That's one possibility for the future.

But I won't choose that.

I choose to die in place of someone else.

The significance of the suicide law

is that it makes it possible for anyone to make that decision,

and for anyone to choose death.

A stranger could say that they'll donate their heart.

And you could refuse and choose death.

What you've seen just now is just a glimpse

of the future to come.

This is the value system in the new era.

A world in which Taiyo can live with my heart.

That's the world that the suicide law will make possible.

Is this what he was after?

He overturned all the arguments that were prepared.

The supporters for the suicide law may start to increase.

No matter how it turns out,

we're going to carry out our duties according to plan.

The live broadcast is about to end.

What do you want to do about Itsuki's wife and kid?

They might go home all together.

I know.

Escort Team.

Reassign two people from Itsuki to his wife and kid.

Get them to leave separate from Itsuki. Say it's for safety.

I'm addressing them as the Wife And Kid Team.

Put Lieutenant Kujiin and one more person on it.

Roger.

Everyone, move!

This is Route Guard 1.

The Escort Team just passed by. Over.

This is the commander. Roger.

This is Route Guard 2.

The escort just passed by. Over.

This is the commander. Roger.

This is the Escort Team. Please check.

There's a commotion on the planned route. Over.

Tell me the details. Over.

At the north side of the hall. In the hallway near the studio.

I heard something explode or burst.

I don't know the details. Over.

I'll contact you once I've confirmed.

Proceed as planned. Over.

This is the Escort Team. Roger.

Thanks for waiting.

We'll resume now.

This is Route Guard 5. The Escort Team just passed by. Over.

Commander here. Roger.

What happened to the commotion by the studio?

Commander to Route Guard 1.

Report on your findings. Over.

Route Guard 1. Over.

Commander to Route Guard 2. Over.

Route Guard 3. Over.

Is it a communication failure?

Route Guard 4. Over.

Route Guard 5. Over.

Route Guard 6. Over.

This is Route Guard 6. Over.

This is the commander. Report on your status. Over.

The Escort Team hasn't passed by yet. Over.

Understood.

Commander to Escort Team. Over.

This is the Escort Team.

We're heading towards Route Guard 6. Over.

Wait there until further instructions.

This is the Escort Team. Roger. We'll wait.

We lost contact with them after the escort team passed by.

Commander to Wife And Child Team. Over.

-Something's happening. -Prosecutor Seizaki.

I'll go check.

Okay.

-Prioritize the route guards. -And the Wife And Child Team?

Don't worry about it. Kujiin is on the Wife And Child Team.

Roger.

Sekuro to commander. Over.

This is the commander. Over.

I met the Escort Team right before Route Guard 6.

I've confirmed Director Torao and his five men and Kaika Itsuki are here.

There was nothing abnormal between the parking lot and here. Over.

Commander here. Understood.

Go check on Route Guards 5 through 1. Over.

This is Sekuro. Roger.

Hey!

Mr. Seizaki!

Kujiin!

Kujiin! What happened?

What happened?

Were you shot?

Damn.

Mr. Seizaki...

We have to get help.

We have to deal with this first.

Mr. Seizaki.

I shot my own leg myself.

It was spur of the moment. But I made a good decision.

If I hadn't done it, I wouldn't have made it this far.

No...

It's impossible...

I can't stop myself from going mad.

Magase!

Was that Magase?

Probably.

There's no one else it could have been.

Kujiin! What did Magase do to you?

Like this...

She whispered softly

in my ear.

That's all she did.

And she took me out.

Mr. Seizaki!

Don't stand up, Kujiin!

I'm going to stand up!

I came here because I had something to do.

My radio was taken away from me.

I had to tell you.

I even shot my leg

to come make it here.

It's because

you're one of my few dear friends.

Run away.

What?

Cancel everything,

and run away from this place as soon as you can.

Don't try to catch her.

Don't ever get involved with her ever again.

She's not something that any human could handle.

What are you talking about?

Please understand, Mr. Seizaki.