Robin is stranded on a highway outside of town, her vespa having run out of gas. It starts to rain. Just as she's wondering what to do, a woman in a car pulls up and agrees to drive her into town. Robin is grateful that the woman came in the nick of time. The woman says she's on her way to scold one of the young women who works for her for not showing up to work or calling in. She gives Robin an umbrella to borrow, and her business card so that she can return it whenever. The woman's name is Yano Eiko.
The next morning, Robin brings an extra tank of fuel to keep at the front desk, and happens to see the front page article of a newspaper the guard was reading--and sees that Yano Eiko died in a violent car crash the previous night. She grabs the paper and heads upstairs before the guard can say anything. She asks Michael to look into it, but he says there are no anomalies about the case. The others ask Robin what's up, and Robin tries to play it off until the second she sees Amon. She grabs him and drags him out of the room, saying she needs him to drive her to go pick up her vespa. He is mildly flummoxed. In the car, he starts to tell her he's not her chauffeur, but she ignores that and asks him to take a quick detour.
They go to the scene of the accident and call Karasuma there. At this point both Amon and Karasuma are clearly cranky about this, but Robin is heedless. She explains that she saw the woman who died right before, and that she wants to know what happened in the last moments of her life. Karasuma says she's not here just to satisfy Robin's curiosity, but Amon says that she (meaning Robin) will be satisfied if she does it, and also calls Robin a child, so thanks for that Amon. Karasuma touches the ground and says she feels "tremendous surprise", but nothing else. They argue about the incident--could she have been surprised by a cat jumping out? But there aren't any skid marks on the ground, plus she has a weird wound in her neck. Though she could have gotten that if she had been thrown through the windshield. Unsatisfied, Robin says she wants Amon to take her to see the girl Yano Eiko had said she was visiting the night before. Amon's a sucker, so he does, commenting he had no idea Robin could be so aggressive.
At the girl's apartment, Robin spins a tale that she was going to be Yano's sister-in-law, and Amon her fiancee. Amon is just so out of his element. She goes on about how MY BROTHER'S BEEN IN SHOCK SINCE EIKO DIED etc. etc. Robin plz. They question the girl about Yano's visit, but she girl doesn't seem to know anything... and she's entirely dispassionate about it. Robin finds it suspicious that the girl doesn't even feel sad about her boss's death. They leave, and Amon finally agrees to pick up her vespa, but Robin realizes that she forgot to bring the fuel tank. God.
As they return to the STN-J hq, there's a message for Robin from Michael. Everyone gathers in the meeting room to do some slightly less-than-legal digging on the girl. Karasuma voices her objection, and Michael says that if he had to choose between orders and curiosity, he'd choose curiosity. He pulls up some data on the girl--a CT scan of her brain, and says that the scan indicates typical symptoms of multiple personality disorder, though the girl herself has never displayed any. Robin thinks she's a witch, and Karasuma says she can't just accuse anyone abnormal of being a witch, and then accuses Robin of just wanting an opportunity to use her powers, to which Robin hotly asks Karasuma if there aren't any times when she wants to use her powers? They're interrupted by the Chief, who reprimands them all for digging up personal info on an unrelated individual. Robin takes responsibility for it, and the Chief sends her home for the day. She protests at first, but relents when Amon tells her to do as she's told. Robin is also kind of a sucker.
Later, the guard drives Robin to pick up her bike, which uses mixed fuel so she has to measure it carefully. It rains while she drives home, and she laments over everything that's happened up until that point. At her apartment, Robin is mulling over things with a towel over her head. The kettle is boiling on the stove, and the fire goes out. Touko, her roommate, gets up to turn it back on, but Robin sets it alight with her powers, surprising Touko. Touko angrily tells Robin never to use her craft in the apartment, but relents a little when she sees how sad Robin is. Touko pours tea, and asks Robin if she knows anything about the Law of Conservation of Matter. She compares it to human emotions, saying that feelings, like matter, don't just disappear into thin air. Robin excitedly says that she DOES understand, and that she'll try to have more faith in her own feelings.
Robin goes back to the girl's apartment, only to find the door open. She enters and finds a room full of dolls, and when she turns around, one of the dolls is floating in the air, holding a box cutter. A voice comes from the doll, vowing not to let anyone stick their noses into "their" secret. All the dolls begin chanting, and the doll with the box cutter lunges at Robin. She quickly puts on her glasses and sets the doll aflame, who screams as she hits the ground. The girl rushes into the apartment at that moment, trying to put the fire out. All the dolls rise up into the air, telling her to kill Robin and avenge the doll. Before she can do anything, Amon shows up and shoots the girl in the back, and yells for Robin to burn the dolls, as they are also part of the witch. Robin whirls around and all the dolls go up in flames, screaming. The apartment quickly goes up, and Robin and Amon, carrying the girl, rush outside. The girl escapes Amon's grasp and runs back into the apartment. Robin tries to stop her, but it's too late.
Back at HQ, Karasuma congratulates Robin for a job well done. Robin confesses that she was just sad someone she knew had died, and that she wanted to do something to take her mind off of her grief. That's what clued her in on the girl being a witch--she just didn't seem sad about Yano at all. "I wanted to believe that someone passing away was something that would always move someone emotionally, no matter what." Later, Robin stands on a bridge in the rain, and apologizes to Yano for being unable to return her umbrella. She tosses Yano's business card in the water, and then sees two people sharing an umbrella on the bridge across the way: Touko, and Amon.
2. Raindrops
The next morning, Robin brings an extra tank of fuel to keep at the front desk, and happens to see the front page article of a newspaper the guard was reading--and sees that Yano Eiko died in a violent car crash the previous night. She grabs the paper and heads upstairs before the guard can say anything. She asks Michael to look into it, but he says there are no anomalies about the case. The others ask Robin what's up, and Robin tries to play it off until the second she sees Amon. She grabs him and drags him out of the room, saying she needs him to drive her to go pick up her vespa. He is mildly flummoxed. In the car, he starts to tell her he's not her chauffeur, but she ignores that and asks him to take a quick detour.
They go to the scene of the accident and call Karasuma there. At this point both Amon and Karasuma are clearly cranky about this, but Robin is heedless. She explains that she saw the woman who died right before, and that she wants to know what happened in the last moments of her life. Karasuma says she's not here just to satisfy Robin's curiosity, but Amon says that she (meaning Robin) will be satisfied if she does it, and also calls Robin a child, so thanks for that Amon. Karasuma touches the ground and says she feels "tremendous surprise", but nothing else. They argue about the incident--could she have been surprised by a cat jumping out? But there aren't any skid marks on the ground, plus she has a weird wound in her neck. Though she could have gotten that if she had been thrown through the windshield. Unsatisfied, Robin says she wants Amon to take her to see the girl Yano Eiko had said she was visiting the night before. Amon's a sucker, so he does, commenting he had no idea Robin could be so aggressive.
At the girl's apartment, Robin spins a tale that she was going to be Yano's sister-in-law, and Amon her fiancee. Amon is just so out of his element. She goes on about how MY BROTHER'S BEEN IN SHOCK SINCE EIKO DIED etc. etc. Robin plz. They question the girl about Yano's visit, but she girl doesn't seem to know anything... and she's entirely dispassionate about it. Robin finds it suspicious that the girl doesn't even feel sad about her boss's death. They leave, and Amon finally agrees to pick up her vespa, but Robin realizes that she forgot to bring the fuel tank. God.
As they return to the STN-J hq, there's a message for Robin from Michael. Everyone gathers in the meeting room to do some slightly less-than-legal digging on the girl. Karasuma voices her objection, and Michael says that if he had to choose between orders and curiosity, he'd choose curiosity. He pulls up some data on the girl--a CT scan of her brain, and says that the scan indicates typical symptoms of multiple personality disorder, though the girl herself has never displayed any. Robin thinks she's a witch, and Karasuma says she can't just accuse anyone abnormal of being a witch, and then accuses Robin of just wanting an opportunity to use her powers, to which Robin hotly asks Karasuma if there aren't any times when she wants to use her powers? They're interrupted by the Chief, who reprimands them all for digging up personal info on an unrelated individual. Robin takes responsibility for it, and the Chief sends her home for the day. She protests at first, but relents when Amon tells her to do as she's told. Robin is also kind of a sucker.
Later, the guard drives Robin to pick up her bike, which uses mixed fuel so she has to measure it carefully. It rains while she drives home, and she laments over everything that's happened up until that point. At her apartment, Robin is mulling over things with a towel over her head. The kettle is boiling on the stove, and the fire goes out. Touko, her roommate, gets up to turn it back on, but Robin sets it alight with her powers, surprising Touko. Touko angrily tells Robin never to use her craft in the apartment, but relents a little when she sees how sad Robin is. Touko pours tea, and asks Robin if she knows anything about the Law of Conservation of Matter. She compares it to human emotions, saying that feelings, like matter, don't just disappear into thin air. Robin excitedly says that she DOES understand, and that she'll try to have more faith in her own feelings.
Robin goes back to the girl's apartment, only to find the door open. She enters and finds a room full of dolls, and when she turns around, one of the dolls is floating in the air, holding a box cutter. A voice comes from the doll, vowing not to let anyone stick their noses into "their" secret. All the dolls begin chanting, and the doll with the box cutter lunges at Robin. She quickly puts on her glasses and sets the doll aflame, who screams as she hits the ground. The girl rushes into the apartment at that moment, trying to put the fire out. All the dolls rise up into the air, telling her to kill Robin and avenge the doll. Before she can do anything, Amon shows up and shoots the girl in the back, and yells for Robin to burn the dolls, as they are also part of the witch. Robin whirls around and all the dolls go up in flames, screaming. The apartment quickly goes up, and Robin and Amon, carrying the girl, rush outside. The girl escapes Amon's grasp and runs back into the apartment. Robin tries to stop her, but it's too late.
Back at HQ, Karasuma congratulates Robin for a job well done. Robin confesses that she was just sad someone she knew had died, and that she wanted to do something to take her mind off of her grief. That's what clued her in on the girl being a witch--she just didn't seem sad about Yano at all. "I wanted to believe that someone passing away was something that would always move someone emotionally, no matter what." Later, Robin stands on a bridge in the rain, and apologizes to Yano for being unable to return her umbrella. She tosses Yano's business card in the water, and then sees two people sharing an umbrella on the bridge across the way: Touko, and Amon.