Drops of God (2023) s01e08 Episode Script

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[SIGHS]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Shh.
[BED CREAKS]
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
[WHISPERS, IN FRENCH]
Move, move, move the bed.
[BED CREAKS]
[THUD]
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
[WHISPERS] Let's put
the covers on the floor.
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
[ROCK MUSIC STOPS]
[YURIKA, IN JAPANESE] Mr. Tomine?
Mr. Tomine, are you there?
Mr. Tomine?
May I speak to you for a second?
I knew this day would come.
[SIGHS]
I'm rather relieved.
I've always been afraid.
Even since Issei was a little boy.
People might think his facial
features are not Japanese
and they would gossip
that he is mixed race.
One day
They'd know that his
father is foreigner?
No.
It has nothing to do with Issei.
I was afraid that people
would talk behind my back.
Saying that I'm not his real father.
I'm just an imposter.
His real father is
When children grow up
with a lot of love
they become self-confident,
and capable of overcoming difficulties.
I did everything I could.
You did far better than that.
You should be proud of yourself.
And of Issei.
How is he?
How did the competition go?
[CHUCKLES]
He's trying hard.
Obviously, it's not easy for him.
But he's determined.
So, you two are together, aren't you?
I see.
Please take care of him.
Your son loves you.
Very much.
[SNIFFLES]
[YURIKA] I'll leave you now.
Oh, I have
Here you go.
It's yours, right?
[IN FRENCH] Come on.
[SNIFFS]
[GROANS]
[SPITS, GROANS]
Shit, shit, shit!
[GRUNTS]
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
[CAMILLE] What were you
doing outside yesterday?
[WINE SPLASHES]
[ISSEI] 1990 was a very sunny year.
I needed to check the
geography of the plots,
see which way they face.
Taste the soil, feel its minerality.
The Mourvèdre is really
strong, don't you think?
And the Syrah,
it's so full of sun, that
there is almost no acidity.
- [DOOR OPENS]
- [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
[DOOR CLOSES]
Miss Léger, Mr. Tomine.
You have one hour left.
[PANTS]
[IN FRENCH] I need some air.
[BREATHING SHAKILY]
[PANTING]
[PANTING CONTINUES]
[GROANS, PANTS]
[GASPING]
[SNIFFLES]
[PANTING SLOWS]
[SIGHING]
[INHALES DEEPLY]
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[INHALING DEEPLY]
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
[IN FRENCH] No, it's okay.
[FOOTSTEPS DEPART]
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
the test officially over.
Our plane back to Tokyo has
been confirmed for tomorrow.
Okay.
And, uh, if you like, for
for tonight I want to propose
to all have dinner together. No?
I would like to prepare the
dinner to thank you for having me.
So, do you know somewhere I could fish?
Uh, yes. But, uh [CHUCKLES]
perhaps something, uh, more
simple, and [CHUCKLES] uh
Anyway, I, uh, don't have,
you know, fishing, uh
- [THOMAS] Stuff.
- [PHILIPPE] Stuff.
That's, uh, not a problem.
[IN FRENCH] Does he really
think he's gonna catch
[GASPS] No way! Oh!
[BOTH LAUGH]
- I can't believe it!
- Wow.
[IN FRENCH] Wow.
I wasn't expecting this.
[THOMAS] Expecting what?
Everything.
Him.
He could have left with the inheritance,
but he wanted to deserve victory.
It's insane. Who does that, right?
The guy is never over the top.
He seems to know exactly who
he is and he's fine with it.
I admire him.
He's a little annoying,
but I think I like him.
And then there is you.
Don't look too excited.
The last time I fell in love, it
took me three years to get over it.
So, sorry to be a little
touchy on the subject.
And while you're discussing with
your wife about the beauty of wines,
I will be curled up under the covers.
Maybe I can keep you on
the side, as a mistress.
Listen carefully.
- Never. You hear me? Never.
- [LAUGHS]
It's over with Juliette.
I broke up with her.
And you're telling me this now?
Come on, I couldn't speak with,
uh, all those crazy rules
Pfft. You, you!
[BOTH LAUGH]
[FRANÇOIS] Here's the
wine Alexandre Léger chose.
The mystery wine.
Wait. Let me guess. After
all, this is my wine.
- Yes, of course.
- [PHILIPPE] Mmm.
Oh, here.
Mmm. [SNIFFS]
Oh That fucker.
No, I I I I'm not
talking about you. [CHUCKLES]
I'm talking about Alexandre.
Because he chose a Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Thirteen grape varieties.
Thirteen. It's it's it's
hell finding the right proportions.
[SLURPS]
1990?
That's right.
An incredible vintage.
Do you want to taste it?
- Oh
- [PHILIPPE] Come on.
- Okay, why not. Thank you.
- [PHILIPPE] Hmm?
Here.
- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
[SNIFFS]
[PHILIPPE CHUCKLES]
So?
God, it's so good. Mmm!
You have the best job in
the world, Mr. Chassangre.
Um, Philippe. Philippe.
[SNIFFS]
Are you ready?
- Uh, yes, of course.
- Well, then.
First candidate.
Second candidate.
[PHILIPPE SIGHS DEEPLY]
[SIGHS]
[SNIFFS]
[CHUCKLES]
Hmm.
[SNIFFS]
Huh.
[SNIFFS, SIGHS]
It's not bad at all.
[SNIFFS]
[SMACKS LIPS, CHUCKLES]
[GULPS]
These kids are really
talented, aren't they?
[SIGHS] I wish I had a third
of their talent at their age.
[LAUGHS]
It's unbelievable.
You have to give them a rating.
I hate doing this.
[FRANÇOIS] I get it. I wouldn't
want to be in your shoes.
First candidate.
Second candidate.
[PHILIPPE SIGHS]
[PHILIPPE CLEARS THROAT]
Here.
Voted.
I hate this guy.
[PHILIPPE] Do you often deal with
cases of inheritance, like this one?
Because I I'm just curious.
Does this usually end well?
You know, in 48 hours,
one of them will leave
with a colossal fortune,
150 million euros.
And the other will be left
with nothing but tears.
It's incredibly harsh.
I can already tell you that
the one who gets nothing
will be broken, maybe forever.
They would not have been deemed worthy.
They would have the
confirmation they were unwanted.
It's a slow poison, but it's deadly.
And the one who gets everything
wouldn't know what to
do with all that money,
and will probably mess everything up.
What do you do when you have everything?
Huh? What more could you wish for?
[PHILIPPE] Mmm.
There's no winner.
The whole thing is a
joke, if I may say so.
But, um
Did you talk to Alexandre about this?
I tried
But he was so excited by
all these tests he conceived.
I told him that it was cruel
for the one who gets nothing.
And he told me that if I
wanted to keep my indecent fees,
I should keep my mouth shut.
- So, I kept my mouth shut.
- Mmm.
So, to answer your question,
inheritances are tragedies.
They always end badly.
Only a miracle can save them.
[THOMAS] Come on!
- [FRANÇOIS] Is this the same one?
- Absolutely! There you go.
[THOMAS] Pop, pop, pop, you're
Stop, you've spilled some.
[GROUP LAUGHING]
- Listen to me.
- [PHILIPPE] Come on, stop it.
Why? Are there fake
chicken eggs? It's simpler.
- [PHILIPPE] Chickens with feathers, not
- [CAMILLE LAUGHS]
- [PHILIPPE] Are you kidding me?
- Oh, I want to taste the gnocchi.
- Do you make them yourself?
- [PHILIPPE] No, I'm the king of gnocchi.
- I can't wait.
- It's so good.
- Yeah.
Issei, you really have a You have
many talents. Thank you very much.
- [IN FRENCH] Côte d'Alliance 1973.
- [CAMILLE GASPS]
- [FRANÇOIS] Hmm? Okay!
- [PHILIPPE] But, it's the flour that
And eggs from real
chickens with feathers.
- It works a lot better with eggs.
- Why are there eggs?
this is exactly how I always
imagined a dinner in your country.
Everybody speaks too loud,
touches each other all the time.
Laughs.
I remember all of my
family meals with my parents
where we wouldn't look at each
other, wouldn't speak to each other.
Where we were together, but
without ever being together.
I feel very lucky to be here tonight.
To see happiness during
the meal is precious.
This is how it should be.
I will always remember.
Thank you so much.
- Thank you.
- [CAMILLE] Thank you, Issei.
- To Issei!
- To Issei!
- [CAMILLE SPEAKS JAPANESE]
- [SPEAKS JAPANESE]
- [THOMAS SPEAKS JAPANESE]
[FRANÇOIS, IN FRENCH]
Yeah, sorry. [CLEARS THROAT]
[CAMILLE LAUGHS]
I was talking to Mr. Talion, uh,
I remembered that, uh,
Issei's parents came to the
estate, uh, 30 years ago.
And you were not yet born, and, uh,
you you were two years old.
And it's absolutely incredible,
but your parents and
your parents met here.
So, uh, I did the search,
and I found, uh, some photos.
Uh, wait a minute. I'll get them.
Wow.
Really?
- [IN FRENCH] That's crazy.
- Yes.
I didn't know that.
[CAMILLE] That's crazy.
[CAMILLE LAUGHS]
[CAMILLE] Mmm.
[PHILIPPE GROANS]
[PHILIPPE] It's for you. Look at this.
[GASPS, SPEAKS FRENCH]
That's you. How cute.
Thank you.
[CAMILLE, IN FRENCH] She's beautiful.
- [CHUCKLES]
- [THOMAS] Yes, really.
Wow.
That's my mom.
I don't think we really look alike.
I mean, me and my dad.
[ISSEI] Yes, you do.
You think so?
Okay. [CHUCKLES]
You, on the other hand, you
really look like your dad.
[GROUP CHATTERING]
He's not my father.
He brought me up, but
This is not my father.
Oh. Uh Uh, I'm sorry.
I didn't know. I'm sorry.
[IN JAPANESE] My biological father,
he is in this picture.
[LAUGHS]
What do you mean?
I meant
[IN FRENCH] Camille. What did he say?
Um
[IN JAPANESE] Let's talk later.
- [IN FRENCH] Nothing. Everything's fine.
- [THOMAS] Okay.
- [CLEARS THROAT] Show me.
- Look. That's
Do you recognize him? It's Alfred.
Hmm, that.
[CAMILLE] I'm going to talk
to Issei for a minute, okay?
- I'm coming back.
- [THOMAS] Yeah, okay.
[INHALES DEEPLY]
[CAMILLE] How long have you known?
[ISSEI] A few days.
[CAMILLE] Oh.
That's fucked up.
[SIGHS]
That's fucked up.
I wasn't desired.
What do you mean?
My grandfather wouldn't ever have
accepted a Gaijin as son-in-law.
And a half-born as a grandson.
Do you think he knew you were
his son? Alexandre, I mean.
He was hard on me.
He was hard with everyone, right?
But with me, he was different.
I felt like I was the chosen one.
But
I was just his bastard.
He knew we were both his children.
Maybe, that's what this
whole thing is about.
He wanted us to find out
the truth and get close.
I hope you are right.
So, what do we do?
[SPEAKS IN JAPANESE]
tomorrow will blow tomorrow.
[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING JAPANESE ON PA]
[YURIKA] Issei!
Camille.
- Yurika.
- Oh!
Camille.
[IN JAPANESE] I've already told her.
I know it.
So, how do you feel about it?
I'm not sure yet.
I'm happy, but everything
seems complicated.
I have to go. I'm sharing
a cab with Mr. Talion.
It was nice to meet you.
See you tomorrow.
Oh.
It seems you two get along well.
Kind of.
[YURIKA] I found your father.
He's fine.
I think you should meet him.
Tomorrow, we'll go
together after the test.
I don't want to see him.
He's a liar.
Your father misses you.
Do you want me to stay with you tonight?
I might be a bit unpleasant, though.
[CHUCKLES] Well, you always were.
Here I have the results
of the test we did in France.
The principle is straightforward.
The one who scores the most points
will be named heir of
the Léger inheritance.
Any questions?
First, the academic round.
Issei Tomine, 70 points.
Camille Léger, 30.
[CAMILLE SIGHS]
Second round. Matching food with wine.
[CAMILLE SIGHS]
Issei Tomine, 35.
Camille Léger, 65.
So at the end of the two first rounds,
Mr. Tomine has a lead of ten points.
And now the third and last round.
The so-called blend.
Issei Tomine, 45 points.
Camille Léger, 55.
[SIGHS]
It's a tie.
[SQUEALS, GASPS]
Are you okay with this?
- Yes.
- Yes! Oh, yes! [LAUGHING] Thank God!
- Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. [LAUGHS]
- Oh.
- Thank you.
- It's amazing.
He knew. Alexandre
knew this would happen.
He left a message for you. It's here.
[SIGHS, LAUGHS]
If you both are watching me now,
that's because you're both talented,
beyond all my expectations.
Issei, you were by far my best student.
And you did so incredibly well, Issei.
Camille, if you're still here,
then your mom didn't succeed to
entirely distance you from me.
Blood ties don't get
just cut off. [COUGHS]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
I will always remember the little girl
walking with me in the vineyards.
Even if a storm was coming.
Do you remember?
You both got this far,
and I congratulate you.
Now
it seems obvious that there
can be only one winner.
The truth is that the
empire that I constructed,
the invaluable wine collection
that I've put together
simply cannot be broken.
[COUGHS]
[ALEXANDRE TAKES A DRINK]
I want you both to
think about that mother,
who, faced with King Solomon,
refused to cut her child in two.
That mother is me.
There will be a final test.
A kind of sudden death, if you like.
I called it the Drops of God test.
The one who finds out
what the Drops of God are
will become the guardian of the temple.
My cellar is yours.
Explore it at will.
Good luck.
What the fuck is this?
I had no idea. I'm sorry.
[IN FRENCH] The guardian
of the temple. Solomon.
When I think that we both worked so
hard to get this far, fucking hell.
Dead or not, he can go fuck himself!
understand your despair.
[SOFTLY] Despair?
This is not despair.
This is anger, okay?
[IN FRENCH] The Drops of God?
What are we supposed to do about it?
The guy proclaims himself to be God
and the one who finds the wine is
the "chosen one"? For fuck's sake!
I quit.
Mr. Tomine.
I think there is
something you should know.
It's fine, Issei, really.
You deserve it. It's fine with
me. I just want to go home.
If you quit, I'll quit.
You don't have to do this.
Yes, I do.
Did you tell Talion? What did he say?
If we both quit,
everything goes to Luca.
- What?
- He was your father's best friend, right?
No, fuck that.
Luca Inglese will have nothing. Nothing!
Come.
Where are you going?
To find those fucking Drops of God.
[IN FRENCH] Motherfucking
piece of shit. This is bullshit!
Motherfucking piece of
That's a lot of drops.
Yeah.
What do you think he
means, the Drops of God?
His favorite wine.
The most rated. The most personal.
[SIGHS] I really have no idea.
[ISSEI] What kind of father
does that to his own children?
[CAMILLE] You tell me. You
know him better than me.
No, I don't.
He never even invited me here.
Oh!
[SPEAKS JAPANESE]
Oh, yeah. Let's drink.
[BLUES MUSIC PLAYING]
Our father would be so
proud of us right now.
I don't care.
[ISSEI CHUCKLES]
Mmm.
This could very well be the Drop of God.
Ooh.
Or [GROANS]
any one of the 87,000
bottles in this cellar.
Three down.
Only
86,987 to go.
[GLASSES CLINK]
You got the math wrong.
No, I didn't.
You said 86,987.
It's 86,997.
Not 87.
That's what I said.
No, you said
86,900
- Shit, I can't remember.
- [BOTH LAUGHING]
Okay.
I need to go to bathroom.
- [GRUNTS, WHISPERS] This way?
- Upstairs.
[ISSEI PUFFS]
[SIGHS]
- [MUSIC STOPS]
- There.
[RECORD PLAYER CRACKLES AND CLICKS]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[IN FRENCH] Daddy.
Don't be scared, Camille.
- But
- But what? Hmm?
Come on. Count up to five.
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Five.
[TICKING]
- [TICKING CONTINUES]
- [ISSEI SIGHS]
[TICKING STOPS ABRUPTLY]
[RIPS PAPER]
[FRANÇOIS] Are we ready?
First of all, Mr. Tomine,
to the question, "What
are the Drops of God?",
you replied, "Chambertin Grand
Cru Domaine Armand Rousseau 1996."
I'm sorry. That is
not the correct answer.
Miss Léger's answer now.
To the question, "What
are the Drops of God?",
you answered, "The rain."
The rain is the correct answer.
Congratulations, Miss Léger.
I'm sorry, Mr. Talion, but
could you leave us, please?
No problem. This house is yours now.
[YOUNG CAMILLE] One. Two. Three.
I cheated.
[YOUNG CAMILLE] Four. Five.
[IN FRENCH] Wine is the earth
humans and the sky.
Without the rain, no grapevines.
No wine
[BOTH CHUCKLING] no life.
This all comes down to the divine order.
The Drops of God, he
wanted me to find it.
It's a memory I have from my childhood.
He gave you an advantage.
It's normal.
You're his daughter.
We're both his children, Issei.
We'll take him to court.
We'll prove that we're
half brother and sister.
They'll have to split the
whole thing between us.
What do you think?
[CHATTERING, IN JAPANESE]
[PHONE BUZZING]
[ISSEI, IN JAPANESE] Mother,
I want to let you know
that I could claim half
of Alexandre's inheritance.
All I need to do is tell
the world that I'm his son.
But I won't do that.
It's not for you or your
grandfather's reputation.
I just don't care at all.
I won't make it public because
I don't think I'm his son.
I have only one father.
[CHATTERING CONTINUES]
[INHALES SHARPLY]
Excuse me.
[HIROKAZU GASPS]
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
[SNIFFLES]
[BOTH CRYING]
[IN FRENCH] Lot 56. From
Camille Léger's collection.
A burgundy, Côte de Nuit.
Richebourg, Grand Cru.
Domaine Henri Jayer, 1988.
We start the bidding at
17,000. 17,500. 18,000.
18,500. 19,000. 19,500.
[BIDDER] 25,000.
[AUCTIONEER] €25,000.
We have a bid for €25,000
by that gentleman over there.
Anybody want to top that?
I'm going to close the bid.
- [BANGS GAVEL]
- Sold for €25,000.
Lot 57. Still from Camille
Léger's collection.
A Côte Rotie, Les
Grandes Fontaines, 1989.
- [ON PHONE] Hey, girl.
So, what do you think?
[LORENZO] Yes, I'll do
it. But on one condition.
I'm listening.
[LORENZO] I want Miyabi with me.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
Congratulations. You two are the
new editors of the Léger Guide.
[BOTH CHEERING]
- [LAUGHING]
- Oh, my God!
- [MIYABI SQUEALS]
- [CAMILLE CHUCKLING]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[THOMAS LAUGHING]
[CAMILLE SQUEALS]
[CAMILLE SHOUTS]
- [IN JAPANESE] This will surely die.
- [LAUGHING] Why?
You couldn't even take care of a cactus.
I didn't really like it.
So, why did you get it?
It was a gift.
From my grandma.
Grandma?
Excuse me. Are you Mr. Issei Tomine?
Yes.
I have a delivery for
you. Please follow me.
[GASPS]
Please sign here.
Thank you.
And this is for you.
BROTHER & SISTER