Daten City. A burrow beloved by demons. An enduring chaos thrives in this place, yet is sealed away from the rest of the world. However, that 'good book' so many humans rely on says it best, "For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known." The problem is finding the key to unlock that detestable seal!
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—Corset, narrating
"D.C. Confidential" (D.C.コンフィデンシャル, Dī Shī Konfuidenshiyaru) is the twenty-fifth episode of season one and the twenty-fifth overall episode of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. It first aired on December 17, 2010.
Scanty and Kneesocks report the results of their unsuccessful battles with Panty and Stocking, as well as the whereabouts of the blood kin of Hell's Monkey, to Corset, the mayor of Daten City.
Plot[]
Fastener turning on the TV as Scanty and Kneesocks give their report.
The episode starts with Corset, who explains that the primordial chaos of Daten City had been sealed long ago. He also explains he needs Hell's Monkey's blood kin in order to undo the seal guarding The Other Gods. Scanty and Kneesocks inquire if something is bothering him, but Corset asks them to continue delivering their report.
The demon sisters proceed to describe each of the ghosts they had released so far, starting from Giant Brown, number 36. Corset interrupts them, asking how could they place their hopes on feces, but tells them to continue anyway.
The demon sisters then describe Crazy Crazzy Gabby, but once again, Corset says that there had been a remarkable absence of intelligence in that plot. After Queen Bee's description, Corset lectures Scanty and Kneesocks, saying there was a clear absence of any attempt to use whips and chains, which obviously led to their defeat. Corset suddenly pauses the video during Stocking's attempt to free herself from a rope, during "Catfight Club", due to his love for BDSM.
After reporting all of the ghosts, Corset scolds the demon sisters, saying they had only produced a crop of utterly worthless ghosts, assuring ghosts used to be stronger back in the day. He also tells them to stop wasting his time and stops the video shortly after leaving.
Scanty orders Fastener to bring the sofa and wine, and then proceeds to have sex with Kneesocks. Corset interrupts them, asking if they had at least found the blood kin of Hell's Monkey. Since the demon sisters had no information, Corset was displeased and sent them away. In the end, while watching the video, Corset noticed Brief in the video, assuring hope could still be found in the midst of despair.
This episode implies that the series, at least up to this point, takes place in the second half of 2010, the same year that the series premiered.
When Corset ruins the tape of Stocking getting entangled by replaying it too much, a scene from "Once Upon a Time in Garterbelt" in which Garterbelt gets strangled by Chuck can be briefly seen before the TV turns off.
This entire episode is a fourth wall break, as it acts as a recap episode of the series up to this point.
The title card also features frames of every episode of the series up to this point.
If one includes all of the characters that appear in footage from past episodes, then this episode holds the record for the most amount of appearing characters, at 35.
In the English dub, this episode marks the first time that Scanty swears.
This is the first and only episode that the orchestral rendition of Corset's theme is played in.
This is the last episode of the series that features Sub Title in the title card until "Bitch Girls 4 Life".
Cultural references[]
The episode's title is a reference to the American neo-noir film L.A. Confidential.
