Tokyo Vice
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SHIGEMATSU LIKELY TO BE PRIME MINISTER.
Jake Adelstein slams the paper down on a desk atMeicho Shimbun.
The headline: his new death knell.
Now hes got the FBI in his pocket.
If I didnt hate that fucker so much, Id be impressed.
Thats when Tin Tin comes in with the heater questions: What if the FBI itself made it happen?
Now were getting somewhere.
The yakuza bust in Hawaii.
Tozawa knows he is dying and he cant get Shigematsu to take him off the no-fly list.
So he contacts the FBI, offers them information on yakuza activity in America in exchange for his life.
You ever heard anything like this before?
Jake asks Katagiri in the detectives car, nestled under a bridge in hiding.
It turns out, there was talk years ago about another yakuza being an FBI informant.
Some claim to have seen his signature on an official FBI agreement.
Last night we did not know what we do now, Katagiri said.
There has never been a leader of this country beholden to yakuza before.
So c’mon, be careful.
The Tokyo Underground game board changedthatfast.
The faster the shift, the more dangerous for everyone involved.
The ask, as it plays out, is rather inelegant.
Understandable under the circumstances, but the timing couldnt be more personally detrimental.
Is that what I am to you?
You know what you mean to me, Trendy replies.
If we do not print this story, my friend Jake could be killed.
Meanwhile, Sato is pondering the next steps from behind the oyabuns desk at Chihara-kai.
And the ones who are there are just as nervous.
No one can stop Tozawa now, Ichikawa replies.
Most gumis have already cut a deal with him.
The bigger stick always wins the fight.
Better to join Tozawa and live than fight and die.
But the question remains: Does Shinzo Tozawa really hold the bigger stick?
Or is it merely on loan from his wifes family?
You look the same as when I first met you, she says, holding him close.
Let us start again.
Let us be partners.
But Shinzo is way too far up his own, uh, plans to accept flattery.
You want to be of use to me?
Raise my children, be a wife, and stay out of my way.
Its always something of a thrill to watch an asshole like Tozawa blow his last chance without realizing it.
As forhisplace in Suzaku Financial, Tozawa would like a seat on their board and 5 percent ownership.
Ravishing, he says.
She was there with some tall gaijin.
Journalist, I think.
Not that it matters.
Jake and theMeichoteam are hot on Tozawas trail and theres no going back now.
His information has led to multiple major busts in the US.
He wont go on record, but hes seen the FBI document that Tozawa signed.
Youre the one who destroyed the tape.
Im not a perfect man, Baku responds, but I am not a corrupt man.
Looks like were several steps further from the identity of theMeichoarsonist.
Your article will help with our plans, Sato says.
But it makes it harder for me to keep you safe.
Little does he know that Tozawas plan to eliminate him and what remains of Chihara-kai has been expedited.
Jakes dropped his burner phone, and Misaki hasnt been able to reach him all day.
For Katagiri, the penultimate episode of the season ends on a slightly less desperate note.
Yabuki goes for the gun Katagiri leaves on the hotel bed, hook, line, and sinker.
Now his fingerprints are on the weapon used to murder Ohno at Club Polina.
A deal is offered, but Yabuki doesnt appear to be swayed.
Soon, my boss will be your boss, Yabuki says.
Ill be back on the street, and your family will be my first stop.
The way things are going elsewhere, Yabukis threat still carries potency.
But as always, the threats of Shinzo Tozawa become dwarfed under the institutional power of therealoyabun in town.
Detective Katagiri, a pleasure to finally meet you, Kazuko says from the shadows of her town car.
I have something you want: information that incriminates my husband.
Why should he trust anything Mrs. Tozawa has to tell him?
Thats when Kazuko offers up the golden-goose lead Katagiri cant turn away from.
If Tozawa carries the paper trail leading to his U.S. surgery, itll be in one of two places.
His hotel safe shouldnt be difficult to breach.
But to get onboard theYoshino?
For that, she says, you will need more specialized access.
