Kochikame Episode 42 -

Nakagawa watches, brushing pigeon feathers off his uniform, and says with a small smile: "At least the traffic is clear now."

The numbers are read...

Before anyone can protest, the suit inflates uncontrollably, ballooning to three times its size. The engine sputters, and Noguchi is launched into a telephone pole. Dazed, he runs away, leaving the still-inflated, now-loose suit bouncing down the street. Nakagawa, ever the helpful straight man, tries to catch the runaway suit. But as he grabs a dangling strap, the engine revs to maximum, and the suit inflates around him like a giant pink marshmallow. Nakagawa’s legs lift off the ground. Kochikame Episode 42

Ryotsu, desperate, has a "brilliant" idea. He runs to a nearby pachinko parlor and grabs a giant magnet used for cheating at the machines (a running gag). He climbs to the top of a police watchtower.

But then he sees a small, familiar yellow cap flutter down from Nakagawa’s pocket: that Nakagawa had been holding for the station’s communal pot. Nakagawa watches, brushing pigeon feathers off his uniform,

With a roar, , still screaming obscenities, holding the worthless ticket.

Suddenly, a high-pitched whine fills the air. Everyone looks up to see a bright pink, inflatable UFO—complete with googly eyes—descending onto the street. It’s actually the newest creation of the perpetually bankrupt inventor, , from the "Miracle Science Club." Dazed, he runs away, leaving the still-inflated, now-loose

"The Great Flying Nakagawa" (とんだ大空の逃亡者) Original Air Date (Imagined): November 15, 1998 Episode Synopsis The episode opens on a quiet afternoon at the Kameari Police Box. Nakagawa is polishing his already immaculate motorcycle, while Honda (the former juvenile delinquent turned traffic cop) watches with a mix of admiration and annoyance. Ryotsu is, predictably, asleep at his desk, drooling onto a lottery ticket.

Noguchi proudly announces his invention: It’s a bulky, inflatable vinyl suit with small ducted fans on the arms and legs, powered by a lawnmower engine strapped to the back.

"Is it safe?" Ryotsu asks, eyes sparkling.