It looks like another scorcher today.
Hey, it's summer, yet you're all bundled up.
Aren't you hot?
What's that? That paper's three days old.
They say this time a middle-aged couple in Verden was killed.
I hear the killer is a doctor...
Oh, yeah... You said you're going to Verden, didn't you?
You know someone there?
Yeah... I don't know if I can meet up with him or not, but...
I have to go there...
The Girl and the Seasoned Soldier
Giessen Police Station (Germany)
You got your start in the French Foreign Legion.
After going off on your own, you joined the fighting in Nicaragua in 1979.
From 1981 to 1984 you aided the Afghan rebel guerillas...
In 1987, you played a central role in the Mossad's secret operation
to assassinate Islamic extremists.
What a brilliant fighting record, Hugo Bernhardt...
Since a mercenary such as you is sponsoring this seminar,
I'm sure you must have some outstanding students graduating...
It might be a good idea to send our young ones to attend your lectures
and have you whip them into shape.
Yes, well...
Incidentally...
Was this man outstanding? I believe he showed up
at your training grounds about five months ago.
He is brilliant with a scalpel...
but did he show an aptitude with a pistol?
I have no wish to speak about my students...
I see.
Five Months Ago
Have you ever learned to shoot a gun?
No...
So you're self-taught...
No...
I've never shot a gun before...
Not once?
No... I know I'm asking for the impossible, but...
I have no choice but to ask you for help.
Anyway, anyone who comes here is asked
to forget all he's learned about guns.
But...
I've never had anyone who'd never shot a gun before.
Jump rope...
Regardless of your experience, this is where everyone starts.
Just like that child...
Don't just stand there!
Get busy!
Y-Yes, sir!
Faster.
Faster!
Watch your balance! Your balance!
Faster!
I just can't do it as well as you do...
Do you always keep an eye on the trainees for the trainer?
Okay, okay, you needn't glare at me that way. I'll do it.
I must do it.
Oh, a brambling...
I wonder if it's looking for food for its chicks.
Are you so exhausted that you've lost your appetite?
Huh? Yes...
Eating is part of your training.
Yes, sir...
Is she your child... or, your grandchild?
No...
That child's mother was shot and killed by me.
Right before her eyes... in Myanmar...
When I ran into a hut in the jungles for shelter, they were there.
The mother was holding a gun
If I'd been a fraction of a second slower,
I'd have been shot dead.
And that's why I brought that child here.
Since she began living with me, that child has never smiled.
She'll probably die hating me...
When you have a gun, that sort of thing happens.
If you don't like it, you're better off never picking up a gun.
What's that?
Something smells nice... It smells like daphne blossoms...
Thanks...
That's enough.
Huh? Then?
It's time for some running.
Oh, I see...
When you're done running, come to the low ground in the back.
Huh?
Low ground?
The firing range.
Firing range...
Remember, twice...
Whenever you shoot your gun, pull the trigger twice.
By pulling the trigger twice, you raise the probability
that you'll get your target.
If you can't do that, consider yourself dead.
What is this?
You're always preparing meals for me,
so today I decided to make you some Japanese food.
This is called nikujaga. I hope you'll like it.
Those are chopsticks. They're carved out of wood.
I thought they would enhance the Japanese feel of the dish.
You're good...
You use those chopsticks well.
Once more!
Aim!
Do it again!
Aim!
What's wrong?
Oh, it's a brambling chick. I guess it fell out of its nest.
Oh... no, no!
You have to return it to its nest!
That chick is going to die!
It's very difficult to raise it away from its nest.
It's rare that you can do it successfully.
Let's return it to its nest... to its mother.
Three seconds!
Everything is determined in three seconds!
If there's even an instant of hesitation, the one killed will be you.
So...
How was his performance record when he finished the course?
Technically, he had a perfect score, and his physical condition also improved.
His concentration was phenomenal. However...
However?
Being able to shoot a person is another issue altogether.
Oh?
Whether he's able to shoot his first person will determine
whether he will or won't be able to use his gun.
I see... I wonder which way he'll go...
Well, never mind about that. Do you have any idea where he went?
I'd like you to tell me if you do know...
Thank you for everything, these five months...
Enclosed is the rest of my tuition.
And please help yourself to the nikujaga.
You have my sincere thanks.
Jeez...
Damn...
She laughed...
How about it? You do know where he went, don't you?
I can't tell you that.
That's fine... You may leave.
This way.
A Past Erased