Ep. 26: Lupin and Jigen are tricked into targeting each other by Linda and Meyer.
Aired on April 3, 1978
Jigen falls for Linda, a Spanish dancer, while Meyer kidnaps Fujiko to avenge Lupin. Unaware that Linda and Meyer are collaborating, Lupin and Jigen are manipulated into believing their loved ones are threatened. This deception leads the two rivals to aim their weapons at one another. As they prepare to fire, the situation escalates into a deadly standoff. The narrative explores whether their romantic entanglements will result in mutual destruction or if their bond will survive the betrayal orchestrated by their enemies. The episode focuses on the tension between the two men as they face each other under false pretenses.
Episodes
- 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.
- Ep. 25 · Lupin's gang infiltrates an African prison to rescue Fujiko from the warden.
- Ep. 26 · Lupin and Jigen are tricked into targeting each other by Linda and Meyer.
- Ep. 27 · Lupin faces persistent Alice during heist for legendary Cinderella Shadow stamp
- Ep. 28 · Detective Melon and Zenigata Team Up to Pursue Lupin's Bank Heist Plan in Paris
- Ep. 29 · Lupin faces false accusations from a syndicate using a fake imposter to frame him for torture.
- Ep. 30 · Lupin and Zenigata kidnapped into Morocco's Foreign Legion while shackled together