Ep. 38: Lupin faces capture as Fujiko trades his arrest for a clean criminal record.
Aired on June 26, 1978
The ICPO bureau chief offers to erase Fujiko’s criminal record in exchange for her assistance in capturing Lupin. Possessing intimate knowledge of his methods, she becomes a formidable adversary, leading to Lupin’s capture. The narrative explores whether his career as a thief is ending as he confronts a determined Fujiko and an Inspector Zenigata whose ego has been bruised by the situation.
Episodes
- Ep. 34 · Lupin faces Camilla the vampire after excavating a two-thousand-year-old casket containing her and a golden Virgin Mary statuette.
- Ep. 35 · Lupin's African Heist Goes Awry When Gorillas Steal the Black Pearl
- Ep. 36 · Lupin and his gang attempt to decode the treasure hidden within Tsukikage Castle.
- Ep. 37 · Lupin and Goemon search for buried treasures in Mongolia
- Ep. 38 · Lupin faces capture as Fujiko trades his arrest for a clean criminal record.
- Ep. 39 · Lupin infiltrates a Hong Kong smuggling operation involving thousands of chickens and missing diamonds.
- Ep. 40 · Lupin intercepts a missile carrying Costa Rican diamonds while Inspector Zenigata is mistaken for the stolen suitcase contents.
- Ep. 41 · Kaguya tasks Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon with retrieving rare items for a secret potion.
- Ep. 42 · Lupin infiltrates a wealthy shipping magnate's extravagant final voyage disguised as a woman.