E05: Medicine For The Dead

"What is the price of eternal life?"

Medicine for the Dead, The Fifth Night, is an episode of the Nightwalker series. It originally aired on August 6, 1998 and ran for 23 minutes and 54 seconds.

Plot Synopsis
This episode takes place a week after episode four. Local high school students begin taking a "Chinese herbal remedy" to help deal with stress, but the drugs turn out to be designed to shut down their minds and make them perfect hosts for nightbreeds. While Shido tries to handle the outbreak, Riho struggles to come to terms with her new immortal existence.

Reoccurring Characters

 * Shido Tatsuhiko
 * Yayoi Matsunaga
 * Riho Yamazaki
 * Guni

New Characters

 * Shunichi
 * Mikako