Hellsing Episode 4: Innocent as A Human

Hellsing Episode 4: Innocent as a Human, or Order 04: Innocent as a Human, is the fourth episode in the Hellsing anime series. It was originally released in Japan on October 31, 2001 and released in English on October 25, 2003. The series is directed by Umanosuke Iida, from a screenplay by Chiaki Konaka, and produced by Gonzo.

Yutaka Takeda replaced Manabu Ono on episode 4, and it is still being written by Konaka. It's also the first out of 3 episode included in the Hellsing: Blood Brothers disc. This episode is notorious for being the first filler episode on the Hellsing anime, despite the first three episodes having 'filler' elements on them too.

Synopsis
The episode begins with a film featuring a man being killed on screen by a vampire. It has a Hellsing soldier in the background, forcing Integra to deploy Hellsing and Seras to investigate the film and find out who is responsible for broadcasting the film and end further broadcasting before the broadcasters would reveal the true name of the Hellsing Organization.

Prologue
The episode begins with a ghoul getting killed on-screen with a quality similar to that of old flash DVDs back in the 90s. The camera zooms in on the ghoul that got killed, before the screen fades away and the title card appears.

Plot
Integra has her hands full trying to hide the existence of the Hellsing Organisation from the public eye. Hard to do when a 3-minute clip of a ghoul's death, with the Hellsing coat-of-arms clearly visible on the one who shot the ghoul, is being circulated on the Internet, and Channel 10 is broadcasting footage of HO troops shooting at "vampires." Due to the public's interest in reality television shows, snuff-films of people being killed are hot commodities on the Internet, and the HO is dedicated to "snuffing" them out.

Having gotten word that a snuff-filming is taking place in a secret location, HO's assault unit is dispatched to stop it. Led by Gareth's replacement, Captain Steadler, who seems to take delight in harassing Seras with sexual innuendoes, the team storms the building. Seras is charged with the job of destroying the victims of a vampire before they can turn into ghouls. She also helps ferret out Flesh, the human who was filming the snuff. Seras becomes concerned, however, when it appears that Steadler knew the targets were waiting for them on the third floor, a fact that he failed to tell to the forward unit.

Unfortunately, Flesh won't reveal whether he's working for any particular organisation, saying only, "I watch what I want, and I show others what they want to watch." Some hours after the raid, Seras returns to the building where she notices a videocam set-up and is approached by two men claiming to be investigators. They order her to leave immediately, but she can't shake the feeling that there is more going on here than just Flesh videotaping a vampire killing humans and turning them into ghouls. Suddenly, she hears Alucard telepathically communicating with her. He tells her that the evidence is right before her eyes, if she will only see it.

Meanwhile, another snuff-film is being secretly shot. A vampire is preparing to bite a guy who has agreed to act in the film in return for a supply of drugs. Just as the vampire is about to bite the guy, the video connection goes dead, thanks to Alucard. After cursing out the vampire for his depravity, Alucard shoots him with his Casull. The vampire falls against a window and breaks it, revealing Steadler and Kim, the Channel 10 news reporter, who are watching the making of the film. As Alucard aims his Casull at Steadler and Kim, Seras suddenly appears and tells her Master that these two should be judged and punished by human law, not by vampire law. On second thought, Seras admits that she'd love to kill Steadler. As her finger curls around the trigger of her pistol, Commander Fargason pokes his head in the door and assures Seras that he will take care of it from here. He handcuffs Steadler and leads him away.

Integra confronts Kim, who maintains that it is her journalistic duty to report to the public. Concerned more that Kim feels no guilt for watching the making of snuff-films, Integra decides that man's law is insufficient punishment for her crime. Integra turns Kim over to Alucard, who has his first good meal in a long time. When Seras later gets home, she drinks for the first time the blood that is waiting on her dinner table.

Characters

 * Steadler (First Appearance)
 * Seras Victoria
 * Sir Integra
 * Peter Fargason
 * Walter C. Dornez
 * Alucard
 * Kim (Death)
 * Harry Anders
 * Flesh
 * Boz
 * Unnamed Vampire

Locations

 * London
 * Hellsing Manor

Organizations

 * Hellsing Organisation
 * MI-5

Soundtracks Used

 * Raid - Original Sin ~For not keeping virginity~:
 * 1:20 - 1:43
 * 8:49 - 9:15
 * 11:23 - 11:40
 * 13:55 - 14:30
 * 15:28 - 15:60
 * Raid - An Offering to the Gods ~I Will Do Freely as I Wish~ (5:40 - 6:59)
 * Raid - Bodhisattva of Cathedral (11:43 - 13:40)
 * Unreleased Track (16:33 - 17:30)
 * Unreleased Track (19:14 - 21:10)
 * Ruins - From 666 to 777 (22:40 - 22:50)