Faye studies the home video obtained in "Speak Like a Child", eager to find out who she is and where she's originally from. When Ed claims to know the location of the video, they change the Bebop's course and head to Earth. They travel to an orphanage where Ed once resided, and learn that Ed's father previously visited in search of her. Faye later encounters one of her school friends, who has now aged when she hasn't. Meanwhile, Spike and Jet pursue a lucrative bounty on Ed's father, Siniz Hesap Luften Appledehi.
This episode is largely focussed on Ed and Faye. It's largely comedic, showing that Ed's father is just as eccentric and quirky as she is. It turns out that he's a cartographer looking to create new maps of Earth (which is impossible due to the constant meteor showers). There's an action scene as Spike and Jet try to bring him in, but he easily subdues them. Then Ed appears and re-unites with him, revealing that she'd posted the bounty and it isn't as much as they originally thought.
As silly as this episode is, it's also downright depressing. Faye arrives at her childhood home, only to find it in ruins. Meanwhile, Ed's father offers her the chance to travel with him, but runs off to pursue another meteorite impact before she can answer. She ultimately decides to leave the Bebop and go after him, and Ein goes with her.
Well, I guess it's just a breather for the finale.
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