| Laelaps' Calling | |
|---|---|
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| Episode Information | |
| Kanji | ライラプスの召命 |
| Rōmaji | Rairapusu no Shoumei |
| Air date | October 24, 2019 |
| Opening | Q-vism |
| Ending | Bullet |
| Episode Guide | |
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Laelaps' Calling is the first episode of Psycho-Pass 3.
Synopsis[]
A transport drone crashes into a harbor and the passengers, most of whom are immigrants, are detained on the wharf. The Public Safety Bureau assigns newly-appointed agents, Arata Shindo and Kei Mikhail Ignatov, to investigate the crash. The Enforcers, consisting of Tenma Todoroki, Kazumichi Irie, Mao Kisaragi, and Sho Hinakawa, arrive. Shindo, Kisaragi and Hinakawa leave to investigate the drone while Ignatov, Todoroki and Irie stay behind to assess the immigrants. Shindo discovers one passenger, Rick Fellows, who remains unaccounted for. Shindo uses his skill, Mental Trace, to mentally reconstruct Fellows' movements and realizes that he was sucked out of the plane when the cargo ramp opened. Fellows' body is later found in the harbor. Shindo and Ignatov suspect foul play on the part of Fellows' employer, Hyper Transport. The next day, Chief Mika Shimotsuki approves an unofficial investigation under the guise of filing a safety report. After speaking with Fellows' wife, Adele, Shindo finds records that implicate Hyper Transport executives Takumi Yonehara and Tetsuya Sasagawa. Shizuka_Homura joins Haruki Shirogane and Kyoko Saionji as a Congressman of Bifrost, a secret criminal organization whose gambling "game" Roundrobin affects real world events and decides to short sell Hyper Transport's stock to crash the company. Elsewhere, former Inspector Akane Tsunemori hopes that Shindo and Ignatov will be the ones to find the "unseen enemy"[1].
Story[]
It is November 2120. As the Tokyo scenery changes, Akane Tsunemori is typing away at her laptop. Recapping the history of the Sibyl System, she contemplates society's values, wondering what society loses when the truth is shrouded in darkness. As she voices her thoughts, Arata Shindo is paying his respects to a memorial shrine as Kei Mikhail Ignatov and his wife, Maiko Maya Stronskaya, do the same in their home.
Story continued in:
- Main article: 0301 Laelaps' Calling/Story
Trivia[]
- In Greek mythology, Laelaps is a magical dog who never failed to catch what she was hunting. In one version of Laelaps' origin, she was used to hunt the Teumessian fox, a beast that could never be caught. This was a paradox so perplexing to Zeus that the god turned both to stone and cast them into the stars as the constellations Canis Major (Laelaps) and Canis Minor (the Teumessian fox).
(source: Wikipedia)
- In Norse Mythology, "Bifrost" is the name of a mythical burning rainbow bridge linking Midgard (Human World) to Asgard (Realm of the Gods). It is guarded by Heimdall the all-seeing. During Ragnarok, Heimdall blows his horn, Gjallarhorn, to warn the other gods that the giants will breach his defenses and cross the bridge to storm Asgard and slay the gods.
(sources: Wikipedia, Norse-Mythology.Org and Hurtigruten.com.au).
Quotes[]
"Inspector Arata Shindo. I'm taking up my post today." (Shindo)
- "Inspector Kei Mikhail Ignatov. Likewise." (Ignatov)
— Arata Shindo and Kei Mikhail Ignatov introducing themselves
"Welcome to Bifrost." (Saionji)
- "Let us wager true freedom and power in this society on a thrilling game." (Shirogane)
— Kyoko Saionji and Haruki Shirogane welcoming Shizuka Homura
"We must pursue justice, even at the cost of a peaceful society. Whenever those who seek the same truth appear, I decide to entrust my mission to them."
— Akane Tsunemori voice-over
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