Ep. 10

Summary

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The Bebop lands on Ganymede, where Jet once served as an ISSP officer. He visits Alisa, the woman who abruptly ended their relationship years earlier, leaving only a pocket watch and a farewell note. Her bar is failing, and she plans to flee with her new boyfriend, Rhint. Spike learns that Rhint is wanted for killing a debt collector, but Jet insists on handling the matter himself. He pursues the couple with the same relentless instinct that once made him known as the Black Dog. When cornered, Alisa explains that Rhint killed while defending her and finally tells Jet why she left: life with him felt predetermined because he always decided what was safest and never allowed her to make choices or mistakes of her own. Jet arrests Rhint, though he believes the self-defense circumstances may reduce the punishment. Alisa remains behind to face her debts rather than continue running. As the Bebop departs, Jet throws away the stopped pocket watch he had preserved for years. The gesture does not erase their history, but it accepts her central truth—that time continued moving even while he held onto the moment she left.