INT. HALLWAY OUTSIDE RYUJI’S APARTMENT – DAY

  Mai is there, slumped against one wall. Asakawa comes running up, 
  dropping to her knees and grasping Mai by the shoulders.

				ASAKAWA
		What happened?

  Mai shakes her head dreamily.

				MAI
		When I got here he was just 
		lying there...

				ASAKAWA	
		Did he say anything to you?  About 
		a videotape?

  Mai shakes her head again, shakes it harder until the breath 
  catches in her throat.


				MAI
		His face...

  Mai falls into silence, curls up on herself.  Asakawa leaves her, 
  begins walking towards the door to Ryuji’s apartment when Mai 
  suddenly pipes up from behind.

                                MAI (cont'd)
		He never even tried to touch me, you 
		know.  Not once.

  Asakawa turns back around to face her.

				MAI (cont'd)
		He said, it was because he could see
		inside people's hearts...

  Asakawa pauses, feeling herself becoming overwhelmed with guilt.  With
  an effort she shakes it off.  There is work yet left to do.  She heads 
  toward the door to Ryuji's apartment, where a GUARD posted at its 
  entrance has already moved to intercept her.

				ASAKAWA
			(determinedly)
		I'm his wife!

  She muscles her way past the guard and through the front door to Ryuji's
  apartment.