Episode 26 -
Warning: Spoiler!I think it's funny that Ken still has problems asking his supposed girlfriend out. What a bundle of nerves!
Detective Tokuno needs help on a case and has come to ask Aoi for a favor. He explains that someone is attending fancy parties and targeting beautiful young women that wear red dresses, slashing the dress, but never hurting the victim. He'd like Aoi to go undercover as a guest at one of these parties and she accepts. The detective then chooses Ken as her backup, thinking they can pose as a couple, but Ken tries to get out of it until Miyuki says that he's the perfect choice. The rest of the squad will act as support.
On board a yacht, they prepare for the operation, with Aoi wearing a beautiful red dress. Ken looks very handsome in his suit and calls himself a “babe magnet”. As Aoi straightens his tie, Yoriko says that they make a cute couple then questions Natsumi's outfit. She is going undercover as well and gets a little cozy with the Chief as her date. Miyuki and Yoriko will pose as waitresses.
Aoi makes a real splash, but tells Ken that they need to blend in, so they should dance together. Ken doesn't want to but Aoi leads him to the dance floor anyway and as they dance, there are comments – “oh man, is he lucky” and “don't they make the cutest couple!" There is also a sinister face in the crowd watching them with a gleam in his eye. Miyuki is also watching them dance and is perhaps a little jealous. And Ken isn’t a very smooth dancer either – kind of looks like a monkey.
When Aoi goes to the powder room, she is followed by a man. A woman tries to pick Ken up, asking him for a dance but just as he accepts, Miyuki asks him if he'd like a drink and the woman leaves. Miyuki asks him where Aoi is and Ken realizes that she's been gone a while. Aoi is on the deck with the man and he is backing her up against the railing. As he makes a play for her, she says “you're him” but I get the feeling that he really isn’t. Natsumi and Miyuki are searching for her and hear her scream. They run to where she is just in time to see her knee the guy between the legs. I thought it was funny when she thought she may have done it a little too hard - especially since the guy's face was turning blue! The man gets arrested and the detective tells them all that they can enjoy the rest of the evening, but another man is watching them.
Aoi insists that she and Miyuki exchange clothes so Miyuki can spend some time with Ken. He takes her to the buffet and stuffs his face with stew as the other man watches them. Later, Ken is still eating, but finally compliments Miyuki and she cuddles against his arm, saying that he's sweet and calling him “Kenny”. He blushes, but then gets a stomachache and runs to the bathroom leaving Miyuki to look after him with an amused expression.
The man passes her in the hallway and slashes her dress. I knew they arrested the wrong guy! She quickly lassos him, but he cuts it and Miyuki realizes they arrested the wrong man. He knows they're cops and tries to stab Miyuki, but Natsumi comes down the stairs and Miyuki calls for help. Natsumi tries to stop the guy, but he sprays sleeping gas and knocks her out. He then turns his attention back to Miyuki and slashes her dress again, wanting to hear her scream. Ken comes out of the bathroom and grabs the hand holding the knife, but gets gassed as well.
However, as the man steps over Ken's body to pursue Miyuki, Ken grabs his ankle and gets sprayed again. He manages to keep his hold and tells Miyuki to run, but Miyuki tries to attack the man from behind. He grabs her and holds the knife to her, but Ken is able to pull the guy back and tells Miyuki to run again. This time she reluctantly does, but doesn't go very far and Ken knocks the man down, finally succumbing to the gas. The guy tries to stab Ken, as Miyuki screams but he misses and tries again. A hand grabs him and it's the detective! He easily overpowers the man and Miyuki hugs him. The detective says that he came back when they realized that the guy they arrested didn't have a weapon, so he knew the slasher was still on board. Ken begins to snore and Miyuki gets on the floor to place his head on her lap while Natsumi stretches and rolls over.
Natsumi later wakes up in the Chief's lap and says she's “died and gone to heaven” and closes her eyes again. Ken and Miyuki are outside and she's attempting to tend to his injuries, before sharing a sweet moment together. Too cute!
