Ep. 9: Black Jack travels to New York to assist Dr. Bart with a rare medical case.

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Black Jack and Pinoko journey to New York, where Dr. Bart requests assistance operating on his mother, Catherine Bart, who suffers from Honma's Hematoma. Jack recalls his mentor's warning against involvement with this condition and declines the request. The narrative references past events where the medical community accused Dr. Honma of conducting a live experiment on a patient with the rare disease, leading to his resignation. While searching for a clock found in an old group photograph, Jack is shot in the chest by Benitokage, a female assassin. After the attack, she receives orders to retrieve an item from Catherine Bart.