My eyes slowly flutter open as I find myself lying on the floor. In front on me the professional thief Fujiko Mine. She’s lying on the floor same as I am. As my vision clears, I notice that her hands are tied behind her back, with her feet similarly bound and her mouth gagged. It seems she’s been conscious at least a bit longer than I have, since she’s staring at me as if she’d been waiting for me to wake up.