Ash's death is revealed to have been faked by the health facility and FBI, both of whom are affiliated with the Corsican mafia. The facility is used to test Banana Fish on human subjects; Ash's extraordinary intellect has made him an ideal candidate to refine the effects of the drug on a live brain. When Golzine attempts to halt in the experiment, he is removed from the Banana Fish project. Meanwhile, Eiji escapes from Yut-Lung and is taken in by Sing.