Tokyo Vice

That is a beautiful suit.

- Another bottle? - Of course.

Ohno-san, as I was saying, I was thinking...

- Zuki-sama. - Yeah.

Be generous.

Okay.

Kanpai.

And while there's room for improvement...

You're all doing great.

Thank you.

And a special thank-you to Club Polina's number-one girl, Claudine.

Thank you, Mama-san.

Claudine, can I get your help for a minute?

Did you see me with that big-spending architect, Ohno-san?

The man buys.

He's coming in again tomorrow night.

- One of the girls is stealing. - Are you sure?

Receipts don't match the inventory. I'm down a million yen this month.

What do you think I should do?

I mean, find out who it is, right?

And then confront her.

Yeah, makes sense.

So why are you stealing from me, Claudine?

Samantha, if half your customers are here for me,

it's not really stealing, is it?

I'm just taking my fair cut.

You'll start paying me back tonight.

Take it out of your pay. It should take about eight weeks.

Really? You think I'm going to stick around for that?

You know who owns half of this club.

You cannot steal their money and go set up shop somewhere else.

Go ahead, whistle for your thugs.

I'll tell them you don't know how to keep track of their money.

I'll have the keys to this place in ten minutes.

You're fired.

Fine.

I'm taking all my clients, especially that big-spending architect.

You're going to be fucked without the money that I bring.

I'll take my chances.

Dad's 60th is in two months.

Mom's got a big thing planned,

and your presence is mandatory.

When you called and told Dad you were thinking of coming home,

it really hurt him when you didn't.

This is your chance to make it up to him, okay?

And you should actually make me a tape for once,

because, Joshua, I am the only person in this world

who actually likes you.

- What is he yelling about now? - We do not know.

Is he still on you about that Metropolitan Assembly piece?

He made me rewrite it twice,

then reassigned it to Ichihara.

I read your piece about the traffic-fatality scam.

- It's good, Jake-san. - Thanks, man.

Yeah, I just wish they hadn't buried it all the way in the back.

Really? You have started getting bylines, and you are complaining?

Jake, now.

Hai.

Your piece in this morning's paper is good.

The last three months, your work has been excellent.

- Thank you, Maruyama-san. - I have what look to be two big stories.

You tell me which one you want.

Yeah, sure. Okay.

Motorcycle thefts are way up...

Shinjuku, Asakusa, Shibuya.

A lot of our readers ride motorcycles, even Baku.

Well, he rides a scooter.

What's the other one?

Dead body found last night in a pawn shop.

Police think he's a yakuza.

I'll take the motorcycle story.

Make sure and get a quote from a cop.

Arigato gozaimasu.

Do you also have a yakuza-related citizen's complaint to file?

Actually, I'm on a story.

Do you know anything about motorcycle theft?

You must have me confused with a real policeman.

So this is your new position...

organized-crime consultation department?

How much longer do you have to stay there and take that punishment?

I was held officially responsible for Miyamoto's death.

So...

I must count myself lucky I was not fired.

How is your work, Jake?

Good.

Busy.

I'm keeping my nose clean.

As you said, other crimes to be exposed, other wrongs to be righted.

Any word on Tozawa?

The same.

You know, he tried to go to the United States,

then...

nothing.

Have you received anything else from whoever sent you that tape?

It's complicated.

I wish I could help you with your story, Jake.

Well, it was a good excuse to get you out of prison for an hour.

- Hey. - Hey.

You were right. This Minekawa Takako is the shit.

Oh, good.

You know, you could buy your own music.

With the price you charge for drinks, I got to conserve my resources.

- So how's business? - Great.

Is being the big boss everything you expected?

Just, you know, having responsibility changes things.

Like what?

Like, I find myself lecturing my girls

on not showing too much cleavage and cursing so much.

- This is you we're talking about? - I know, right?

How about you? Still avoiding the yakuza?

Yeah, still staying off the sauce.

Actually, the work I'm doing now,

I can see it make a difference, like, an actual difference.

That's great.

I'm actually working on this big story right now...

motorcycle theft.

I was wondering if you might know anyone who might know anything?

Okay, now we get to the real reason you just happened to stop by.

God.

Okay.

Yeah, my...

my body guy in Ayase

might possibly walk a little in alternative markets...

no guarantees.

Watch yourself. Don't be stupid.

Don't be stupid...

I'll have to remember that.

Thank you.

Samantha.

That's very kind of you.

Is Claudine here?

Claudine has chosen to pursue other career interests.

What a pity.

She was always a wonderful conversationalist.

To be honest, good conversation is the minimum standard I expect here.

I'm afraid you might have been shortchanged.

Allow me to personally remedy that.

Another time perhaps.

I hope to see you soon.

Hey, hey!

Yeah.

Your place looks good.

Thanks.

I'm sorry for not getting in touch.

Yeah.

I called a lot.

I know.

I went to your offices.

They said you were somewhere safe, recovering.

They wouldn't tell me anything else.