Decision to Disband?

解散決定?

Air date: June 3, 2001

Important things that happened

Naruto fortunetelling is introduced at the ramen shop.
The police board approves Tsukasa's decision of disbanding the current G3 Unit, with Tsukasa and Houjou in charge to form a new unit.
Houjou catches Tsukasa as Hanamura's killer instead of the Unknown.
Ryou collapses at Shouichi/Aki's apartment.

Tsukasa Ryuuji - Terasoma Masaki 寺杣昌紀
From Police H.Q. he's present to inspect the G3 Unit. He has a rank of chief/kachou.
Ramen Shop Owner - Suwa Tarou 諏訪太朗
Tsukasa Saori - Tsutsumi Akiko 堤あきこ
Ryuuji's late sister.
Hanamura Sashi - Miyayoshi Yasuo 宮吉康夫
Police officials - Kaji Kentarou 加地健太郎
Police officials - Kanou Ken 狩野謙
Police officials - Yamano Fubito 山野史人

Hydrozoa Ignio ヒドロゾア・イグニオ

Voiced by Satou Masaharu 佐藤正治
Lord: Hydrozoa Lord ハイドロゾアロード
Motif: Hydrozoa
Killing Method: Generates a lighting bolt that hits the victim, causing the victim to spontaneously combust and burn to death.

Tsukasa's actor is also a voice actor. Probably best known for his role as Shadow Moon from Kamen Rider Black and Kintaros from Kamen Rider Den-O.
The ramen shop owner is a frequent guest star in Toei works.
Obviously the ramen shop owner's naruto fortunetelling is bogus. If he had supernatural powers the Unknown would have gone after him.
Shop owner does fortunetelling for Hikawa and Ozawa, but has nothing for Omuro.
It is revealed that Houjou figures out that Hanamura was murdered because the watch was put on his right hand, a tendency of a left-handed person. Tsukasa is seen using his left hand when eating a sandwich with Houjou. Tsukasa explains he is left-handed because he was shot in the right arm while protecting Houjou.
The ideal that Tsukasa taught Houjou was "Eliminating all bias and going straight for the truth", which Houjou is able to painfully exercise by confronting Tsukasa about Hanamura's murder. Tsukasa remarks that he saved a good cop.
The OP sequence is changed slightly to add the Tornader and Agito's Storm/Flame Forms.

Writer: Inoue Toshiki 井上敏樹

Director: Ishida Hidenori 石田秀範