Ep. 20: Lupin steals General Hatler's toupee while attempting to take his ruby medallion.
Aired on February 20, 1978
During an attempt to steal General Hatler's prize medallion containing a fifty-carat ruby, Lupin accidentally captures the general's toupee instead. This mishap reveals Hatler's biggest secret, causing the enraged general to order the immediate execution of Lupin and his entire gang. With a bounty placed on his head, Lupin finds himself with no escape routes. He and Fujiko are left with nowhere to run as they face the consequences of their botched heist. The situation escalates as they attempt to evade the relentless pursuit of the angry general and his forces.
Episodes
- Ep. 16 · Lupin battles Transformation Sickness that turns him into a cruel criminal at midnight
- Ep. 17 · Lupin III confronts human bomb threats in a blackmail scheme targeting an Arab nation's oil fields.
- Ep. 18 · Lupin hides the Black Panther emerald in a museum while rival inspectors investigate its disappearance.
- Ep. 19 · Lupin faces a keyless safe challenge from the bankrupt Marukin Safe Company's son.
- Ep. 20 · Lupin steals General Hatler's toupee while attempting to take his ruby medallion.
- Ep. 21 · Goemon Returns to Japan to Find His Master Dying and a Stolen Scroll
- Ep. 22 · Lupin and Jigen encounter a deceptive trap involving aging gas at a manor filled with women.
- Ep. 23 · A mysterious woman demands Lupin find Marshal Rommel's lost gold or face death.
- Ep. 24 · Nezumi-Kozou Jirokichi IV proposes an alliance with Goemon to avenge their ancestors' past defeat.