Cowboy Bebop
Season 01
E25 - The Real Folk Blues (Part 1)
After the girls leave the Bebop, Spike and Jet drown their sorrows at a bar but get ambushed by members of the Red Dragon Syndicate. They are saved by Shin, brother of Spikes former subordinate Lin, who explains that after Vicious unsuccessfully tried to seize control of the organization, people connected to him are now being hunted down. Jet gets shot in the leg during the shootout but a doctor removed the bullet and they head back to the Bebop. Faye crosses paths with Julia when she helps take out a car of men who were chasing her down. Julia knows Faye is in contact with Spike and asks her to relay a message to meet a pre-determined place only they know. There are flashbacks of Spike trying to convince Julia to run leave the Syndicate with him and Vicious threatening Julia with the ultimatum of killing Spike or dying with him. Faye returns to the Bebop and wavers over delivering the message but ultimately tells Spike about Julia. The Bebop is under attack and after escaping in their smaller ships and trading fire with the attackers, Jet encourages Spike to go find what hes lost. Vicious is chained up, ready to face execution for his coup against the leaders of the Syndicate when an explosive diversion helps him escape and with the help of double crossing gang members, they overthrow the old guard and Vicious declares himself the sole power in the Red Dragon Syndicate. Spike meets Julia at the cemetery where she draws a gun and aims it at him.
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