Chapter 5 — Episode 5
Here is a concise episode summary for Black Lagoon Season 1, Episode 5: First, Rock and Revy are diving inside a sunken WWII-era submarine, searching for a valuable painting. While exploring the wreck, they discover the skeletal remains of the crew and piece together that an SS officer shot the captain, prompting the sailors to retaliate in a fatal last stand. On the surface, Dutch and Benny keep the Lagoon Company's boat at a safe distance from a hostile neo-Nazi ship armed with anti-tank missiles. Then, Rock urges Revy to leave the dead crew's medals behind out of respect, leading to a philosophical argument about the value of objects versus money. Their search pays off when they locate the painting inside a safe. However, as Rock and Revy surface with the recovered painting, the neo-Nazi vessel opens fire with a machine gun, apparently sinking them, while Dutch and Benny are forced to hold back due to the enemy's superior firepower. Finally, Dutch detects that Rock and Revy's beacons are still active and drifting away from the enemy ship, confirming they survived. The neo-Nazis retrieve their pod and depart, believing they have eliminated the divers and reclaimed the painting. Dutch, Revy, and the crew regroup and unanimously decide to pursue the neo-Nazi ship to complete their job and take revenge, setting up a direct confrontation.