Tokyo Vice
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Its hardly Tokyo, but it suggests a parallel urban-sprawl environment.
Zoom out further, and well be at a dull, steadily bustling airport terminal.
And the cringe cranks up to 11 the second Jake and Jessica roll up on their childhood home.
If only such a thing were possible, his dad replies.
Things go on like this for the rest of the night.
But maybe the reporters who get away from home are happier that way, Jake retorts.
Or maybe they just got lost.
Jake asserts heishappy in Tokyo, and thats when it comes out.
Thats the whole thing, son, his dad says.
And we dont know because were not a part of it.
Back in Tokyo, Ishidas funeral draws all the major friends and enemies of Chihara-kai out into the light.
He kept things on the table.
Hayama, not so much.
The arrangement is temporary until Old Man Tanaka chooses a new oyabun for Chihara-kai.
Meanwhile, Tozawas numbers are growing.
I feel we may have to bow our heads, one says.
Or we will end as Ishida did.
Take your hand off me or Ill tear out your throat.
Hayama exclaims at dinner later on.
Well return the favor at his funeral.
Sato, tell the men to get their weapons.
Wait to attack when they have proof of Tozawa being behind the hit.
Otherwise, theyll alienate the other gumis.
Sato cedes to Hayamas authority immediately, but its time to get Kaito out of his crosshairs.
Later on, Sato gets a moment alone with his brother.
I know you want to be part of something that matters, he tells Kaito.
That seems to be enough to get him to listen.
Sato fills him in on the incident with Ota in Nagano.
Whats more, he lied to you, Sato says.
I was never Tozawas next target.
Hayama said that to get you to attack him.
Kaito has turned to a surrogate brother who has no concern for his life.
If I find a way to get out, tell me you will go, Sato says.
Kaito barely nods in the affirmative.
Katagiri comes in with the good cop pleasantries.
Samantha is not under investigation; theyre just trying to fill in the blanks.
That ones on you, the kid says of Ishidas hit.
Once you and that woman busted my gumi, I had nowhere to go.
You think someone like me can get another job?
Four people were killed.
But if you cooperate, its possible to drop to manslaughter.
Twenty years or death.
With that, Katagiri gets the location of the gun used to kill Ishida.
Unfortunately, the best we can do is get the witness assassinated via hitman on motorcycle.
Jessica is interviewing Jake for her school paper when the phone rings at the Adelstein residence.
Its Katagiri with their promising new lead and a huge favor to ask.
Now, how does a frumpy liver doctor end up with a Vacheron Constantin?
Heres the thing, says Jake.
I would like to write a story about how great you are and how great SSMC is.
But if you dont help me, I will.
Cutting right to the chase, shooting from the hip, so to speak.
Took that Gateway to the West thing a little literally this trip home, didnt we, Jake?
Moments later, Jake lays out the whole scene on the phone with Katagiri.
The patient was listed as Spenser Tanaka (S.T.).
It was Tozawa, all right.
The only question remains: Who helped him skirt the no-fly ban?
Its a question that needs answering fast.
Is this a legit new source of funds or another bad idea doomed to sour into a raw deal?
