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|OriginalAirDate= [[April 3]], [[1998]]

|ShortSummary=The episode opens with a vague scene fromdepicting short glimpses of a dark street, [[List of Cowboy Bebop characters#Spike Spiegel|Spike]]'s past. The setting is a dark cathedral in the evening after rain. Spike is smoking a cigarette with a bouquet of roses, inand hishectic armsgunfire. One of the roses falls into a puddle as scenes of a gunfight flash onto the screen. Quiet music is played in the background asAs Spike is hitshot severalmultiple times, bywe gunfiresee andhim clutchessmiling, clutching a detonator., Theand the scene ends as Spike smiles and it transitions directly tointo the titleopening credits.

After the credits, [[List of Cowboy Bebop characters#Jet Black|Jet]] has cooked beef with "bell peppers and beef" without the beef, becauseblaming theyit haveon nothe fines and damage from the two's previous bounty hunt, and establishing their relative poverty, a continuing theme in the moneyshow. Jet tellsinforms Spike aboutof a bounty , [[List of Bountyheads in Cowboy Bebop#Asimov Solensan|Asimov Solensan]] (worth 2.5 million [[woolongs]]) who is reportedly hiding on the Tijuana asteroid with his girlfriend Katerina.

Elsewhere, Asimov and his girlfriend Katerina enter a bar. Exchange coded phrases with the bartender, Asimov follows him to the back room where he offers the sale of "[[Red Eye (drug)|Red Eye]]", a drug in the form of a red liquid in a small vile. Outside the bar, we find that a group of armed men, presumably bounty-hunters, have tracked Asimov and are beginning to surround the bar. The bartender requests a demonstration of the drug, after which Asimov sprays the liquid directly into his eye. From his demenor, he is obviously a frequent user. Time slows down dramatically, and although the gunmen enter the bar, killing the bartender in attempting to apprehend Asimov, he is able to overtake them unarmed, dodging bullets with the help of the drug's effect.

Spike finds the duo after receiving guidance from Old Man Bull. Spike discovers that Katerina dreamed of one day traveling to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] with Asimov, who has been illegally trading the reflex-enhancing drug "[[Red Eye (drug)|Red Eye]]" with her assistance. However, Asimov has lost sight of that goal, becoming dependent on Red Eye for everyday use. With Spike and the police in pursuit, and as Asimov physically breaks down (due to the Red Eye's effects) before Katerina's eyes, she kills Asimov and herself before they are captured.

Once on the planet, Spike visits Old Man Bull, a spiritual guru. With his cryptic guidance, "The Red Eyed Coyote will appear at the Zone' Norte at the far end of town", Spike locates Asimov's pregnant girlfriend, Katerina. After quickly befriending her, Spike discovers that the two plan to travel to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. Surprising him from behind, Asimov chokes Spike nearly to death before halting at Katerina's protest.

The episode ends as Jet starts cooking beef with bell peppers, without beef, again as Spike exercises in another secluded area of the ''Bebop'' because they received no bounties from the two dead bounty heads.

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Spike wakes up on the spot sometime later to find Jet, who has given up on his search for the bountyhead. Spike reveals that he has lifted a vile of "Red Eye" off of Asimov during their meeting.

We next find Asimov meeting a prospective buyer at an outdoor cafe. The buyer reveals himself to be Spike, and the two begin to overturn the tables as they spar. This is the first moment that we find that Spike is a very confident martial artist, as he easily overcomes Asimov in spite of the opponent's drug enhancement. Interrupted by the rival bounty hunters, Asimov and Katerina manage to flee in their space craft. In the commotion, a bullet grazes Katerina's false stomach, revealing its contents to be dozens of vials of "Red Eye." Asimov, dosing himself again while making the getaway, reprimands her for losing the drug. Realizing the impossibility of their situation, Katerina kills Asimov moments before their ship is destroyed by police fire.

The episode ends in a parallel to the beginning, Jet cooking "bell peppers and beef", the two having gained nothing from the lost bounty.

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