Tokyo Vice (2022) s02e09 Episode Script
Consequences
1
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
Tozawa owns this guy,
blackmailing him
with the Yoshino videotape.
Now he's got the FBI in his pocket.
If I didn't hate that fucker
so much, I would be impressed.
To publish anything, we need evidence
Tozawa actually got
this illegal transplant.
And name who helped him do it.
It was Lynn Oberfeld.
She's on the take.
We have no proof.
Jake's circumstantial
evidence is strong.
Circumstantial doesn't get
printed by the "Meicho."
Think about it.
Do we really believe
one FBI agent could make this happen?
What if the FBI itself made it happen?
♪
Hawaii.
The Miura-gumi bust.
Tozawa knows he is dying.
He cannot get Shigematsu
to take him off the no-fly list.
- So he contacts the FBI.
- Yes.
Offers them information
on yakuza activity in America.
In exchange for keeping him alive.
There was another FBI yakuza bust
in San Francisco three months ago.
[SMACKS TABLE]
It's still just a theory.
Not if we can get someone at
the U.S. embassy to confirm it.
What about your friend Jason?
See what he knows.
I will go to Tozawa's doctor.
Where Jake got those medical records.
Find out if he had any contact
with U.S. authorities
or hospitals in Minneapolis.
♪
This is a very inflammatory claim.
Whatever you learn,
report it only to me.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
♪
Hey, I just want to thank you guys.
- For what?
- For having my back.
For chasing this even though
you know how dangerous it is.
I'm only doing it for the byline.
Yeah, me too.
[LAUGHTER]
Give me your phone.
It's okay. I'm using a burner.
Jake, if the police can tap
Tozawa's burners,
he can tap yours.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
♪
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
♪
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
- [LINE BEEPS]
- Why are you not answering?
Tozawa's wife, she knows. Call me.
You ever heard
anything like this before?
There was talk years ago about a yakuza
out of Yokohama being an FBI informant.
Harada Isamu.
[ENGINE BACKFIRES]
[ENGINE RUMBLING]
Harada Isamu.
Yeah, I've heard of him before.
Someone claimed
to have seen his signature
on an official FBI agreement.
Okay.
I'm gonna take this information
back to my colleagues.
I'll let you know what we find out.
Jake.
[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
I have a favor to ask you.
Confidentially.
Of course. What is it?
We are working on the story
about the yakuza
who got a liver transplant in the U.S.
There is a belief among my colleagues
he did so with help from the FBI.
- Seriously?
- Yes.
In exchange, we think he provided
the information about yakuza
activity in the States.
A colleague just told me
that in another such case,
there was a signed contract
between the FBI
and the Japanese criminal informant.
You know I wouldn't have
access to that information.
You have connections in Washington, D.C.
Is that what I am to you? A source?
You know what you mean to me.
If we do not prove this story,
my friend Jake could be killed.
Please.
What's the guy's name?
Shinzo Tozawa.
You know him?
I've heard of him.
I have to go.
Unless there's something else
I can do for you?
Nuclear codes, maybe?
I'll see what I can do.
No guarantees.
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
Hmm
Okay.
You could have killed that man.
That was never the plan.
I lost my shit.
So there was a plan.
But you didn't tell me because
you knew I wouldn't help.
He's the reason Polina
ended up on Tozawa's boat.
- Even so.
- You're right.
I'm sorry.
Samantha.
You always run toward chaos.
Maybe you feel most alive
when everything around you
is falling apart.
But I don't.
The club you made was a beautiful thing.
Thank you.
But we are done.
You and I.
Erika.
I'm finished with the mizu shobai.
But also, I'm done
with the world of secrets and lies.
And I don't think you know
how to live in a different one.
Take care of yourself.
You too.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SIGHS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
♪
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[PHONE VIBRATING]
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
♪
[PHONE RINGING]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
Hey, it's Jason.
I spoke to a friend in D.C.,
had him poke around about your guy.
And?
Shinzo Tozawa's been
a criminal informant
for the FBI
for the last year and a half.
His information has led
to a few major busts in the U.S.
[SIGHS] Thank you.
Will your source go on record?
No.
But there is a contract
signed by both parties.
His colleague in the States has seen it.
It's a risky move on Tozawa's part.
If it came out in his world
that he was dealing
with the FBI,
who knows what kind of reprisal
there would be.
Yeah, but better face the risks
than die of liver disease.
It's his only move.
Can you get a copy?
Of a top secret United States
government agreement?
We need on-the-record confirmation.
Get an appointment
with the FBI Legat there.
I'll do it.
I'll get the quote.
You can't be seen pursuing this.
Yeah, Maruyama-san,
it's the American embassy.
What's Tozawa gonna do,
shoot me on my home soil?
[CHILDREN CHATTERING]
♪
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[BOTH GRUNTING]
♪
Oh! [CHUCKLES]
[LAUGHTER]
Oh!
[LAUGHTER]
[CLEARS THROAT]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Come in.
Hey.
I'm sorry for the unannounced visit.
It's fine. But I just have a minute.
What's on your mind?
I just wanted to thank you properly.
You know I'm not
supposed to accept gifts.
Oh, well
I won't tell anyone if you don't.
[LAUGHS]
There was just one little thing
I wanted to follow up on.
This guy you said got
the transplant, Stanley Tanaka?
- Yes, Spencer Tanaka.
- Spencer Tanaka.
And he's a high school
English teacher, yeah?
- Yeah, that's right.
- Got it.
I guess my question is,
how does a high school
English teacher afford
a $250,000 watch?
Because that's what
Spencer Tanaka gave Dr. Walker
as a thank-you gift for his new liver.
I know Shinzo Tozawa is
an informant for the FBI.
I've seen a copy of the agreement
between the Bureau and Tozawa.
My source gave me a copy.
- Bullshit.
- It's not the only one.
Does Isamu Harada ring a bell?
The "Meicho" is gonna publish
all of the FBI's
yakuza asset agreements.
I wanted to give you an opportunity
to respond beforehand.
If those names go public,
it will compromise a number
of extremely sensitive operations,
not to mention
put agents' lives at risk.
Well, I'm a reporter.
The people have a right to know.
You're also a U.S. citizen, which means
by knowingly disrupting
domestic investigations,
you could be brought up on charges.
You've heard
of the First Amendment, right?
Didn't they give you
one of those tiny Constitutions
when you took the oath?
You listen to me, you little shit.
You give me an on-background
quote attributed to the FBI
confirming the operation,
I won't print any contracts.
Except Tozawa.
He's done.
I want the name of your source.
What is it
with you law enforcement types
not understanding the meaning
of the word "confidential"?
Give me the name of your source,
you get your confirmation.
That's the deal.
- We got it.
- The FBI confirmed?
Tozawa is an FBI asset.
How did you get that?
I may have bluffed and told her
I had copies of a bunch
of their CI agreements.
I'll get you the finished piece
as soon as I can.
Jake, this puts an even
bigger target on your back.
I'm not sure how safe you'll be
even here at the "Meicho."
Don't worry.
I have an idea of where I can go.
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
What's going on, Meicho-san?
Can we talk just the two of us?
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
Excuse me.
Are you Samantha?
Yeah.
I'm Misaki.
We have a friend in common.
Jake.
Yeah.
Yeah, he's mentioned you.
I have not been able to contact him.
It is very important I find him.
Have you tried his apartment?
He's got to show up sooner or later.
I cannot go there or be seen with him.
Because of who I'm seeing.
Shinzo Tozawa.
Jesus.
Please, can you help me?
[PHONE RINGS]
[LAUGHS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
- [SCREAMS]
- [GROANING]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
Tin-Tin!
♪
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
Oi.
[GUNSHOTS] [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
What the fuck was that?
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOTS] [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
[SHOUTING]
♪
[GUNSHOT]
♪
[SAFETY CLICKS]
Kora!
[GUNSHOTS]
[GUNSHOTS]
Kuso!
[YELLS]
♪
[TIRES SQUEAL]
♪
Kei
[DOOR SLAMS]
[PHONE BUZZING]
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
[INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENT]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[MACHINES BEEPING]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
♪
Huh?
[SIGHS]
♪
This place safe?
We'll find out.
♪
[SIGHS]
- [KNOCKING]
- Jake.
Jake, it's me. Open up.
Jake, come on.
Jake!
We can try the "Meicho."
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
[ENGINE REVVING]
♪
Can I use your phone?
No phones.
I have to call my boss
and tell her what's going on.
No phones!
[PHONE VIBRATING]
[CLEARS THROAT]
This is the last one.
Hai.
No, you cannot go there.
We were attacked.
It is not safe here either.
- We
- Right now!
- [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
- Okay. Okay!
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[SAFETY CLICKS] Ooh.
[GUN CLICKS]
[BOTH GRUNTING]
♪
[GRUNTING]
Thanks for letting us come.
"Us"?
Hey, Sam.
Misaki.
Aruke.
[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
♪
♪
[DOOR SLAMS]
♪
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
Tozawa owns this guy,
blackmailing him
with the Yoshino videotape.
Now he's got the FBI in his pocket.
If I didn't hate that fucker
so much, I would be impressed.
To publish anything, we need evidence
Tozawa actually got
this illegal transplant.
And name who helped him do it.
It was Lynn Oberfeld.
She's on the take.
We have no proof.
Jake's circumstantial
evidence is strong.
Circumstantial doesn't get
printed by the "Meicho."
Think about it.
Do we really believe
one FBI agent could make this happen?
What if the FBI itself made it happen?
♪
Hawaii.
The Miura-gumi bust.
Tozawa knows he is dying.
He cannot get Shigematsu
to take him off the no-fly list.
- So he contacts the FBI.
- Yes.
Offers them information
on yakuza activity in America.
In exchange for keeping him alive.
There was another FBI yakuza bust
in San Francisco three months ago.
[SMACKS TABLE]
It's still just a theory.
Not if we can get someone at
the U.S. embassy to confirm it.
What about your friend Jason?
See what he knows.
I will go to Tozawa's doctor.
Where Jake got those medical records.
Find out if he had any contact
with U.S. authorities
or hospitals in Minneapolis.
♪
This is a very inflammatory claim.
Whatever you learn,
report it only to me.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
♪
Hey, I just want to thank you guys.
- For what?
- For having my back.
For chasing this even though
you know how dangerous it is.
I'm only doing it for the byline.
Yeah, me too.
[LAUGHTER]
Give me your phone.
It's okay. I'm using a burner.
Jake, if the police can tap
Tozawa's burners,
he can tap yours.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
♪
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
♪
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
- [LINE BEEPS]
- Why are you not answering?
Tozawa's wife, she knows. Call me.
You ever heard
anything like this before?
There was talk years ago about a yakuza
out of Yokohama being an FBI informant.
Harada Isamu.
[ENGINE BACKFIRES]
[ENGINE RUMBLING]
Harada Isamu.
Yeah, I've heard of him before.
Someone claimed
to have seen his signature
on an official FBI agreement.
Okay.
I'm gonna take this information
back to my colleagues.
I'll let you know what we find out.
Jake.
[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
I have a favor to ask you.
Confidentially.
Of course. What is it?
We are working on the story
about the yakuza
who got a liver transplant in the U.S.
There is a belief among my colleagues
he did so with help from the FBI.
- Seriously?
- Yes.
In exchange, we think he provided
the information about yakuza
activity in the States.
A colleague just told me
that in another such case,
there was a signed contract
between the FBI
and the Japanese criminal informant.
You know I wouldn't have
access to that information.
You have connections in Washington, D.C.
Is that what I am to you? A source?
You know what you mean to me.
If we do not prove this story,
my friend Jake could be killed.
Please.
What's the guy's name?
Shinzo Tozawa.
You know him?
I've heard of him.
I have to go.
Unless there's something else
I can do for you?
Nuclear codes, maybe?
I'll see what I can do.
No guarantees.
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
Hmm
Okay.
You could have killed that man.
That was never the plan.
I lost my shit.
So there was a plan.
But you didn't tell me because
you knew I wouldn't help.
He's the reason Polina
ended up on Tozawa's boat.
- Even so.
- You're right.
I'm sorry.
Samantha.
You always run toward chaos.
Maybe you feel most alive
when everything around you
is falling apart.
But I don't.
The club you made was a beautiful thing.
Thank you.
But we are done.
You and I.
Erika.
I'm finished with the mizu shobai.
But also, I'm done
with the world of secrets and lies.
And I don't think you know
how to live in a different one.
Take care of yourself.
You too.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SIGHS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
♪
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[PHONE VIBRATING]
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
♪
[PHONE RINGING]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
Hey, it's Jason.
I spoke to a friend in D.C.,
had him poke around about your guy.
And?
Shinzo Tozawa's been
a criminal informant
for the FBI
for the last year and a half.
His information has led
to a few major busts in the U.S.
[SIGHS] Thank you.
Will your source go on record?
No.
But there is a contract
signed by both parties.
His colleague in the States has seen it.
It's a risky move on Tozawa's part.
If it came out in his world
that he was dealing
with the FBI,
who knows what kind of reprisal
there would be.
Yeah, but better face the risks
than die of liver disease.
It's his only move.
Can you get a copy?
Of a top secret United States
government agreement?
We need on-the-record confirmation.
Get an appointment
with the FBI Legat there.
I'll do it.
I'll get the quote.
You can't be seen pursuing this.
Yeah, Maruyama-san,
it's the American embassy.
What's Tozawa gonna do,
shoot me on my home soil?
[CHILDREN CHATTERING]
♪
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[BOTH GRUNTING]
♪
Oh! [CHUCKLES]
[LAUGHTER]
Oh!
[LAUGHTER]
[CLEARS THROAT]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
Come in.
Hey.
I'm sorry for the unannounced visit.
It's fine. But I just have a minute.
What's on your mind?
I just wanted to thank you properly.
You know I'm not
supposed to accept gifts.
Oh, well
I won't tell anyone if you don't.
[LAUGHS]
There was just one little thing
I wanted to follow up on.
This guy you said got
the transplant, Stanley Tanaka?
- Yes, Spencer Tanaka.
- Spencer Tanaka.
And he's a high school
English teacher, yeah?
- Yeah, that's right.
- Got it.
I guess my question is,
how does a high school
English teacher afford
a $250,000 watch?
Because that's what
Spencer Tanaka gave Dr. Walker
as a thank-you gift for his new liver.
I know Shinzo Tozawa is
an informant for the FBI.
I've seen a copy of the agreement
between the Bureau and Tozawa.
My source gave me a copy.
- Bullshit.
- It's not the only one.
Does Isamu Harada ring a bell?
The "Meicho" is gonna publish
all of the FBI's
yakuza asset agreements.
I wanted to give you an opportunity
to respond beforehand.
If those names go public,
it will compromise a number
of extremely sensitive operations,
not to mention
put agents' lives at risk.
Well, I'm a reporter.
The people have a right to know.
You're also a U.S. citizen, which means
by knowingly disrupting
domestic investigations,
you could be brought up on charges.
You've heard
of the First Amendment, right?
Didn't they give you
one of those tiny Constitutions
when you took the oath?
You listen to me, you little shit.
You give me an on-background
quote attributed to the FBI
confirming the operation,
I won't print any contracts.
Except Tozawa.
He's done.
I want the name of your source.
What is it
with you law enforcement types
not understanding the meaning
of the word "confidential"?
Give me the name of your source,
you get your confirmation.
That's the deal.
- We got it.
- The FBI confirmed?
Tozawa is an FBI asset.
How did you get that?
I may have bluffed and told her
I had copies of a bunch
of their CI agreements.
I'll get you the finished piece
as soon as I can.
Jake, this puts an even
bigger target on your back.
I'm not sure how safe you'll be
even here at the "Meicho."
Don't worry.
I have an idea of where I can go.
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
[KNOCK AT DOOR]
What's going on, Meicho-san?
Can we talk just the two of us?
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
Excuse me.
Are you Samantha?
Yeah.
I'm Misaki.
We have a friend in common.
Jake.
Yeah.
Yeah, he's mentioned you.
I have not been able to contact him.
It is very important I find him.
Have you tried his apartment?
He's got to show up sooner or later.
I cannot go there or be seen with him.
Because of who I'm seeing.
Shinzo Tozawa.
Jesus.
Please, can you help me?
[PHONE RINGS]
[LAUGHS]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
- [SCREAMS]
- [GROANING]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
Tin-Tin!
♪
[BOTH SPEAKING JAPANESE]
Oi.
[GUNSHOTS] [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
What the fuck was that?
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
[GUNSHOT]
[GUNSHOTS] [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
[SHOUTING]
♪
[GUNSHOT]
♪
[SAFETY CLICKS]
Kora!
[GUNSHOTS]
[GUNSHOTS]
Kuso!
[YELLS]
♪
[TIRES SQUEAL]
♪
Kei
[DOOR SLAMS]
[PHONE BUZZING]
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
[INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENT]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[MACHINES BEEPING]
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]
♪
Huh?
[SIGHS]
♪
This place safe?
We'll find out.
♪
[SIGHS]
- [KNOCKING]
- Jake.
Jake, it's me. Open up.
Jake, come on.
Jake!
We can try the "Meicho."
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
[ENGINE REVVING]
♪
Can I use your phone?
No phones.
I have to call my boss
and tell her what's going on.
No phones!
[PHONE VIBRATING]
[CLEARS THROAT]
This is the last one.
Hai.
No, you cannot go there.
We were attacked.
It is not safe here either.
- We
- Right now!
- [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
- Okay. Okay!
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[SAFETY CLICKS] Ooh.
[GUN CLICKS]
[BOTH GRUNTING]
♪
[GRUNTING]
Thanks for letting us come.
"Us"?
Hey, Sam.
Misaki.
Aruke.
[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
♪
♪
[DOOR SLAMS]
♪