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Yes?
I think you dropped this money outside the building.
If I'm mistaken, I apologize.
No, no, no, please.
Okay.
Mister. Yes, that's mine.
Ah, you speak English.
It's part of my job.
It's a lot of money. I'd hate to see you lose it.
Yes, thank you.
I suppose I should offer you a reward?
No, there's no need for that.
But I will ask a favor.
I was wondering, have you seen this boy?
He's been missing for six days. His name's Yuma.
I've never seen him before.
I don't think you're being truthful, Hideo.
I think you've made a terrible mistake.
You sent the ransom note to Yuma's parents.
The Kobayashis. But Mr. Kobayashi is not Yuma's father.
No.
He thinks he is, but he isn't.
Yuma's father, his real father,
is a man by the name of Masaki Hashimoto, and Mr. Hashimoto...
is a boss with the Tokyo yakuza.
So the only question is,
what happens next?
I'm gonna give you a chance. All you have to do is take me to the boy.
As soon as I have Yuma,
I'll give you two hours before I contact his father.
In that time, you go to the airport, you buy a ticket somewhere, anywhere,
as long as it's a foreign country.
- You'll never be safe in Japan. -
I don't like hurting people.
I really don't.
Just tell me where you're hiding the boy, and the deal still stands.
Please. Tell me where you're hiding the boy.
- I'm sorry. You brought this on yourself. -
Goddamn Savile Row suit.
Who are you?
Sit.
Yuma.
Thank you.
It was an honor to be of service to you, sir.
You're hurt.
- I'll take care of it. - As you wish.
Wait outside.
I think it's best you leave now.
I don't like hurting people. It's true.
This world has more than enough suffering without extra contributions from me.
Finding people that are lost.
Bringing them back to those that miss them.
That part of the job I like.
It makes the occasional knife fight and ruined suit worthwhile.
It's tough business.
But steady.
- -
Hmm?
Hopefully, the fever will break. Did the vomit stop?
I have a client...
so I have to go.
Is the temperature all right for you, sir?
I can turn up the AC if you like.
I'm very comfortable. Thank you.
You speak Arabic?
I do. Many years ago, I spent time in Damascus.
When it was a great city... before all the trouble.
I am from Damascus!
What is your name, my friend?
Munzer.
Munzer.
Munzer,
I heard you, uh, talk about your daughter.
This is my doctor's number.
Just call him, right?
Tell him about your daughter, she's sick, and, uh,
make sure to let him know that I told you to call. He'll help.
Blessings to you, sir. Praise God.
Of course.
- I will wait for you? - No, no. No need.
But if you wouldn't mind taking my bags to the hotel, I'd appreciate it.
And, uh, if your dispatcher asks, just say you dropped me there as well.
As you wish.
- John Sugar, in the flesh. - Hey, Ruby.
Hey. Come here. Oh, it's been a while.
- Yeah. - All right, let me look at you.
- You look tired. - Long trip.
I ran into an old friend in Tokyo.
He said his local cell had disbanded
and he hasn't seen the other members in over a year.
I told him he'd be welcome here with us, if he wanted to relocate.
Yeah, of course. All right. I have some things for you inside.
- Lead the way. - All right.
Mirembe, Mirembe, Mirembe.
Hi. Hi. Aw.
I didn't know you were so easily seduced.
It's not seduction 'cause I know what she's trying to do.
Aw, good girl.
- What have you got? - From Helen.
- That's sweet of her. - Yeah, I can't believe she still writes.
Like, she actually writes.
She's old-school.
- She is old-school. - Thank you.
You're welcome.
So, your flight got in, what, four hours ago?
Give or take. Uh-huh.
Where have you been?
I had some things to do.
Things?
Things.
Things like?
Things like things.
- Things like Jonathan Siegel? -
Thomas Kinzie, Mr. Siegel's attorney.
John Sugar.
Welcome. He's in the garden.
- You spying on me again? - No, I, uh...
- I just got a call from Thomas Kinzie. - Oh.
Yeah, about your contract,
which I thought was really strange because when he called me three days ago,
I told him very clearly that you were unavailable.
- Maybe. -
I contacted the references you provided.
They all said you're a man of great integrity.
When it comes to his family,
Mr. Siegel is an incredibly private person.
Any public knowledge of this very personal concern
would be greatly distressing for him.
- There he is. - There he is.
Plant as many as you can. But get some more soil in here.
That'll be all. Thank you. Thank you. I appreciate it.
Sugar, Jonathan Siegel.
It's an honor to meet you, sir. I'm a great admirer of your work.
Though I have seen every movie you've ever produced.
Most, at least five or six times,
- except Lady In The Shadows . -
I've seen that more times than I can remember.
- You can go, Tom. I'll call you later. - Mr. Sugar.
Thank you.
- Shall we? - Sure.
So, you're a film buff?
Buff? Buff is, uh...
it's putting it lightly. It's... It's more like an addiction.
Ah.
That's not funny, John. Not to me.
When a client reaches out to you directly, it's disrespectful.
You're my business.
Not to mention the fact that you and I had an agreement
that after Tokyo, you would take a break.
A much-needed break.
I talked to Emily Carpenter about you.
Emily told me that you do one thing and one thing only.
You find the missing,
for people who value discretion,
like me.
- Ruby, it's Jonathan Siegel. - I don't care who it is.
There's a girl missing.
His granddaughter.
She's 25 now, but she's still a child to him.
Olivia has been missing for two weeks.
My son Bernard, he, uh...
he only told me about it a few days ago.
He thinks it's just another one of her misadventures.
I had Tom's office prepare what you requested.
- That's her. - Well, she's beautiful.
Hmm.
She's done this before? Disappeared?
Yes. But, uh,
that was because for many years she had a drug problem
and she'd often vanish for days, weeks, months even.
But this time it's different. This time you're worried. Why?
When Olivia would disappear like that, she'd still call me.
- Mm-hmm. - She'd always call me for money,
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