Lindsay Hawker was a beautiful, ambitious young woman working as an English teacher in Tokyo when she caught the eye of a deranged individual who lived in the area. He asked her to give him an English lesson, which she apprehensively agreed to. After telling her roommates she was leaving to meet him at public cafe, she vanished. She had left his name and address on a note for her roommates so police tracked him down after being called. Unfortunately the suspect was able to slip away and go on the run. He remained missing for years and when he was found, his face looked completely different. Hoping to avoid detection he had undergone multiple plastic surgeries, and even operated on himself. 

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