01x05 - Gaijin

[bunniefuu]

SAILORS: ♪ Your love
is like a shadow on me ♪

♪ All of the time ♪

♪ I don't know what to do ♪

♪ And I'm always in the dark ♪

♪ We're living in a powder
keg and giving off sparks ♪

♪ I really need you tonight ♪

♪ Forever's gonna start tonight ♪

♪ Forever's gonna start tonight ♪

♪ Once upon a time, I
was falling in love ♪

♪ Now I'm only falling apart... ♪

♪ A total eclipse of the heart. ♪

(LIVELY CHATTER)

Shogo?

(WAVES CRASHING)

Shogo?

♪ ♪

Shogo?

Shogo!

♪ ♪

Yes, Captain, I'm arriving now.

I'm fully aware of how sensitive it...

Right.

Okay. As soon as I know anything.

(QUIET CHATTER)

Fun morning?

PACOM reminding me this
is a delicate situation

that requires a thoughtful resolution.

Fourth call this morning, and
I'm barely at the crime scene.

Oh, I guess we won't phone it in, then.

- So, who's our victim?
- Victim is Shogo Oda.

He's an Isso

with the Japan Maritime
Self-Defense Force.

Isso? Petty Officer?

Oh, you know your Japanese ranks.

Worked a couple cases out
of the Yokosuka Field Office.

COD appears to be multiple stab wounds.

Wallet and phone's missing.

It's pretty vicious for
a mugging, though.

HPD find any similar MOs?

No. Nothing like this.

Whoever did it got up
close and personal.

Has he had any problems
since he's been here?

Not sure. Kai's inside
talking to his buddies.

They're all in town this week

for some field training exercise.

Operation Iron Cloud.

Computer-based drills focused
on ballistic m*ssile defense.

Think this could be connected?

We need to find out.

Give Commander Chase a heads-up.

Tell her the body's on the way.

Yeah, I'll make sure the autopsy
moves to the top of her list.

- (DANCE MUSIC PLAYING OVER HEADPHONES)
- (DOOR LOCK BEEPS)

(CLEARS THROAT)

(CLEARS THROAT)

Quick: Favorite go-to karaoke song?

Ah, none.

I don't believe in karaoke.

It isn't something to believe in or not.

It-it just exists, like science.

I skipped my sister's bachelorette party

because they went to a karaoke club.

Wow. Nerves?

Principle.

I don't like singing.
I'm not good at it.

And I-I refuse to be peer-pressured.

Well, i-it's not about
being good or not.

It's about having fun
and-and letting go, you know?

(HUMS)

Yeah, one man's letting go is

another woman's embarrassing
public spectacle.

Were you able to find any
information on our victim?

Yeah, well, I'm working on it.

His, uh, cell phone

and personnel records
were stored in Japan,

so my normal databases aren't any use.

Which also eliminates social media.

Uh, not entirely.

I can't access Shogo's accounts

without permission from the
Japanese companies, but...

I ran a geotag search
on the karaoke bar,

and I got a lot of hits.

All the photos his friends posted.

- Yeah, and Shogo's in several of them.
- See?

He never sang, either.

Yeah, and look what happened to him.

Sorry.

He seems distracted by his phone.

Maybe he was texting with someone?

Yeah, looks like it.

There was no phone with his body.

Could you get access
to those text messages?

Not until we get some
cooperation from the Japanese.

(QUIET CHATTER)

We've got company.

JESSE: That the Japanese commander?

And everyone determined
to keep him happy.

- Captain Milius.
- Allow me to introduce

Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant.

She'll be handling the investigation.

Nisa Tanaka,

allow me to express

my deepest condolences for your loss.

Thank you.

This has been devastating for us.

Isso Oda was much respected.

We're doing everything we
can to find out who did this.

- But we could use your help.
- Of course.

Whatever you require.

The first thing is that we
need to speak to the men

who were there last night.

We'll make them available immediately.

(SPEAKING JAPANESE)

I need a word. It's important.

Can you settle everyone
in the conference room?

- I'll be right in.
- Gentlemen.

I cannot stress enough
how delicate this is.

So I've been told. A lot.

Secretary of the Navy called me himself.

Wants me to stay on
top of the situation.

Solving homicides is suddenly
under your purview?

I'm just here to help however I can.

The thing is...

... this isn't the first m*rder
associated with Iron Cloud.

Operation Iron Cloud changes
locations each year.

Last year, exercises
were set in Okinawa.

Someone was k*lled?

A Japanese woman named Yuki Sawa.

She was a translator at the JMSDF.

You think the two cases are connected?

(SCOFFS) I know they are.

The sailor k*lled last night
was Yuki Sawa's boyfriend.

And Yuki was m*rder*d in
the exact same manner...

stabbed in the heart.

Did the Okinawa investigation
come up with any suspects?

Only one: Abby Nelson,

an American working
for a Navy contractor

called Translation Nexus.

Nelson was living in Okinawa
with Yuki at the time,

but guess where she's living now.

KAI: Honolulu.

She's been there since she left Japan.

If Nelson was such a good suspect,

why isn't she behind bars?

Didn't have enough evidence to convict.

Did they have motive?

Stabbing someone like that is intense.

I wouldn't call it intense.

I'd call it efficient.

With a sharp blade and enough velocity,

you don't need much
force to pierce clothes,

skin and organ tissue.

Massive internal damage
with a minimum of fuss.

Mr. Oda's COD was traumatic
injury to the thoracic aorta.

Strikes were deep and swift,
no evidence of hesitation.

I'm not seeing any defensive wounds.

No. I don't think he ever saw it coming.

Means the k*ller got close
without arousing suspicion.

Could a woman do this?

I think a woman could do anything.

Right. Me, too.

This is a gender-neutral k*lling.

Trace indicates the weapon:
Damascus stainless steel.

Too common to be much help.

- Foreign DNA?
- No, Special Agent.

No foreign DNA or fingerprints.

No confession secreted in the body.

His aura is green,

but I don't put that in the report.

Only other detail...

your victim's last meal
was Japanese noodles.

- What kind?
- Hoto.

Does it matter?

Depends how much you value precision.

In forensic medicine, we
value it above all else.

In Japanese cooking,

a chef often holds his
or her noodle recipe

to the same standard.

Yeah. The broth can
be incredibly specific,

not just to the region but
to the individual restaurant.

So, we-we figure out where he ate,

we can track his movements.

Bon appétit.

As part of the training
exercise in Japan,

Yuki invited Nelson to stay
with her for a few weeks.

ERNIE: Best way to improve
language skills is

to immerse yourself in the culture.

Probably works better if you
don't stab your host to death.

Sorry. Don't mind me.

He's helping.

Why did the investigation
focus on Nelson?

She was in the apartment
when Yuki was k*lled.

Said she was asleep
and didn't hear anything

until she found the body in the morning.

JESSE: She didn't call the police
until almost an hour later.

Why the delay?

Cops figure she was
getting rid of evidence.

Nelson insisted she was just in shock.

I heard her story kept changing.

Yeah. Local investigators
were convinced she did it.

They were trying to gather
enough evidence to charge her.

Yeah, well, lots of outrage and
finger-pointing by the locals.

Got even worse for a few weeks
after Nelson fled the country.

Yeah. We heard American authorities

just put her on a plane
in the middle of the night.

You know who gave that order?

That seems to be something of a mystery.

TENNANT: We should find out.

Maybe you could look into that?

I'm on it.

We need to talk to Abby Nelson.

We know her location?

HPD checked her work and her
apartment. No sign of her.

Think she's running?

I got bucks says "no".

Any takers?

Looking for me?

ABBY: I can't believe this
is happening again.

You don't seem that shocked.

Isn't an abnormal reaction
the definition of shock?

Are you sure you wouldn't prefer
to have an attorney present?

I have nothing to hide.
I didn't k*ll anyone.

Not here and not in Okinawa.

Duffel bag you were carrying
looked like you packed

for a long trip.

And yet I came directly to you.

I'll admit my first instinct
was to take off.

But then I realized, I haven't
done anything wrong.

So you wouldn't mind telling us

where you were last night,

around midnight?

In my apartment, sleeping.

Same alibi you gave when
Yuki Sawa was m*rder*d.

Sleeping?

Yes. I do it every night.

Look, this has been hard on me.

I had a great job. I
got to travel all over.

But after what happened in Japan,

they have me translating
manuals in a basement.

Does sound hard.

Though maybe not as
hard as what happened

to the two people who were m*rder*d.

Yuki's death was very upsetting for me.

- Of course.
- Were you close?

We were friends.

What about Yuki's boyfriend?

Shogo Oda?

You know him well?

A little.

He seemed nice.

JESSE: When was the
last time you saw him?

Last year in Okinawa.

A few days before Yuki was k*lled.

I actually felt bad for him.

Because his girlfriend was m*rder*d.

Because she was having an affair.

She was seeing another man?

She wouldn't admit it, but I knew.

I overheard them once.

Can you describe this man?

I never actually saw him,

but I think she was scared of him.

Do you think he might be responsible

for k*lling Yuki and Shogo?

(DOOR CLOSES)

Every single word out
of her mouth's a lie.

- What makes you think that?
- Instinct.

She wants us to believe she's
like Amanda Knox, you know,

an innocent caught
up in a bad situation.

But every answer feels calculated.

Nothing she's offered
can be easily disproven.

So let's go at her harder.

Wear her down till she makes a mistake.

Right now, we don't have much leverage.

But Nelson's connection to both
these cases should be enough

to get warrants for her home and office.

So let's start there, see if we
can find anything we can use.

Building manager really
doesn't like Nelson.

Said the power went out once,

and she yelled at him
so much, it made him cry.

Mm, that's harsh.

You know, I bet she's one of

those weird people who hates karaoke.

- Hilarious.
- (CHUCKLES)

You know Ernie's determined

to get you up on a stage, right?

Never gonna happen.

♪ ♪

Federal agents!

LUCY: Hands up!

Please.

My credentials are in my coat pocket.

May I?

No, we got it.

Okinawa Prefectural Police.

Inspector Kento Mori.

What are you doing here?

Trying to catch a k*ller.

TENNANT: You work for the
Criminal Investigations Department?

KENTO: Yes.

I led the investigation
into Yuki Sawa's m*rder.

You're a long way from home.

I promised Yuki's family

I would bring her k*ller to justice.

It doesn't matter if
that's here or in Japan.

Doesn't excuse breaking and entering.

My apologies.

I should have come to you first.

Your investigation zeroed in
on Abby Nelson very quickly.

Only after we found
inconsistencies in her story.

She admitted she discovered Yuki

an hour before calling the authorities.

We learned she had, in fact,

had breakfast in the room
next to Yuki's body.

This woman found her roommate
m*rder*d and then ate breakfast?

She claimed she was in a daze.

Didn't know what she was doing.

Nelson said Yuki was having
an affair with another man.

Did you look into him?

She says a lot of things.
Most are untrue.

There was no evidence
that any such man existed.

So, why k*ll Shogo Oda now?

Seems like she'd basically
gotten away with it.

Because Shogo rejected her.

He was on assignment at
the time of Yuki's m*rder.

But when he returned, he
told me Abby had been...

inappropriate.

She came onto him?

But he refused.

He never imagined Abby was dangerous.

So, you think she was jealous.

k*lled Yuki to get her out of the way.

And given time I would have proven it.

But your government interfered

and slipped her out of the country.

Special Agent Tennant,

I know I overstepped.

My experience with American
authorities has been...

disappointing.

But I would like to help
with this investigation.

- I'm sure that...
- No, absolutely not.

We have to ensure this
investigation remains impartial.

Of course, that's Agent Tennant's call.

Unfortunately, there are a lot
of eyes on this case, Inspector.

But thank you for this.

And I promise,

I will let you know if
we make any progress.

- (STEPS DEPARTING)
- (DOOR OPENS)

I know, I know.

This is my investigation, Captain.

You're a guest.

Sorry, habit.

I'm used to giving orders.

You really don't need
to be here all the time.

I'll call if there's new information.

That's your subtle way
of getting rid of me?

I wasn't actually going for subtle.

I don't suppose you know
who gave the order

to get Abby Nelson
out of Japan last year?

(SIGHS) Not exactly.

Order came from the State Department,

- but nobody's taking responsibility.
- I'm not surprised.

It was a terrible decision.

I imagine they thought they were
avoiding a diplomatic crisis.

By letting a suspected k*ller walk free?

(PHONE VIBRATING)

Medical examiner may have something.

We got a lead?

- We did.
- Great.

What is it?

Noodles.

KAI: Dango-jiru.

It's a noodle soup from Oita, Japan.

How do you know this is
where Shogo Oda ate it?

Oh, Dango-jiru is a regional specialty.

Only a couple places
make it on the island,

but this one's best.

Lot of shin-issei here.

Shin-issei?

First-generation immigrants.

Yeah. You ever tried any, like, truly,

truly authentic Japanese food?

Do sake bombs count?

The Japanese don't do
them, and it's, uh...

- it's not food, so no.
- (CHUCKLES)

- Sumimasen.
- (SPEAKING JAPANESE)

Do you recognize this man?

He would've been in, like,

- a couple of days ago.
- Ah...

Hai, the soldier.

From Oita, where I was born.

Said my food tasted like home.

Was he alone?

No, with-with a woman.

Gaijin.

Uh...

Is this her?

Yeah.

Not very nice.

She make him upset.

Could you, uh, hear what
they were talking about?

No.

But he lost his appetite
after she walked away.

He left half his lunch behind.

Thank you.

Welcome.

Nelson said she hadn't seen
Shogo Oda since last year.

Yeah. Can't wait to hear how
she talks her way out of this.

♪ ♪

And you maintain you had nothing to do

with Yuki Sawa's death?

No.

I didn't k*ll her or Shogo Oda.

- Decided to do a polygraph, huh?
- Yeah.

But so far, she's showing
no indications of deception.

Probably why she agreed to it.

Think we'll get better results
than just going at her?

We need to catch her in a lie.

Did you ever make advances
of a sexual nature to Shogo?

No.

But I'm pretty sure
he was in love with me.

According to this,
she's telling the truth.

But Shogo told the inspector
that Abby came onto him.

Ask her about meeting
Shogo the other day.

KAI: Ms. Nelson,

when was the last time
you saw Shogo Oda?

Last year, like I told you.

But we have a witness
who states you met Shogo

two days ago.

Got her.

Yeah, I guess I did.

But you should also know
that Shogo told me

he believes I'm innocent.

I don't get it.

There's no difference in her reading

whether she's telling
the truth or the lie.

Because she doesn't
care about the truth.

What matters most to Abby
is looking out for herself.

She's superficially charming
but lies without compunction.

Believes everyone adores her,

but doesn't display signs
of empathy or remorse.

So, did she k*ll them or not?

I don't know.

- So we got nothing.
- Not exactly.

Can't say if she's a m*rder*r,

but I think she might
very well be a psychopath.

Medically speaking,
there's no actual diagnosis

- for psychopath.
- (SPUTTERS)

I feel like I locked up
plenty of them in D.C.

Psychiatrists label it

antisocial personality disorder.

You can have psychopathic traits,

like compulsive lying or being
unable to connect emotionally,

but those traits exist along a spectrum.

Is violence on that spectrum?

Many do have violent impulses.

But some are able to
successfully control them.

Having psychopathic traits doesn't
make someone a m*rder*r.

So, you said psychopaths
have a hard time

connecting emotionally, right?

So does it make sense Nelson k*lled Yuki

'cause she was jealous?

I mean, it does if she's cold-blooded

and wanted Yuki's boyfriend for herself.

I'm still not sure why
Inspector Mori was convinced

that jealousy was the motive.

Nothing in his interview
with Abby indicated that.

You think he knows more
than he's telling us?

I do.

Want me to talk to him?

Sure. Cop to cop might work.

So, we just let her go?

Not quite yet.

♪ ♪

You seem relaxed.

A lot of people are
scared of polygraphs.

I don't really do fear.

I see that.

I imagine it's probably even hard

for you to comprehend on some level.

It can be.

Other emotions, too?

Joy? Love?

You sound like my old shrink.

Is this an interrogation or a session?

I just want to understand.

You're right.

I don't experience love
or joy like most people.

But that's not always such a bad thing.

I also don't struggle that
much with pain and grief.

Heartbreak?

I hear people talk about it.

I see it in the movies.

But caring that much
just seems exhausting.

And I'm fine with that.

I've learned to live with it.

You must have to wear a lot of masks

just to get through a day.

Don't you?

Sometimes. It comes with the job.

I'm not stupid.

I know you're just
trying to get me to talk

by being sympathetic or something.

I do need you to be honest with me.

You lied the last time we
spoke about seeing Shogo.

I knew you'd just suspect me
like the cops did before.

If you're innocent,

catching the k*ller is
in your best interest.

What did Shogo say to you?

Am I under arrest?

Abby.

Because otherwise,
I'm free to go, right?

For now.

The tea was a nice touch.

This chef is shin-issei.

He moved from Japan a couple years ago.

Shin-issei?

You know much about Japanese culture.

I love it.

We should order fugu, then.

Fugu?

Pufferfish, a delicacy.

Though the toxin it contains
can poison and k*ll

if not prepared correctly.

Uh, two of your finest fugu,

my friend.

Think you've been holding out on us.

I gave you our m*rder file.

But both of us know
that's not everything.

I mean, no seasoned cop
lays all their cards

on the table up front.

It eats away at you, doesn't it?

(SMACKS LIPS)

Not being able to bring justice
for Yuki Sawa and her family?

I haven't given up.

Yeah, I got my own case like that.

Jessica Gains.

She was a senior at
Georgetown University.

Strangled a week before her graduation.

Found DNA but didn't get a match.

I ask the lab to run it once a year.

Hope to find a hit.

Americans stole Yuki's k*ller before.

Why should I trust you?

Because we want the same thing.

Do we?

Trust.

We held this back from the media.

It belongs to Abby Nelson.

And it's why I know
she k*lled Yuki Sawa.

JESSE: I mean, Nelson wasn't just

jealous of Yuki.

She was obsessed with her.

She wrote down everywhere
they went together,

everybody Yuki talked to.

Even small things,

like what she ate, what
movie she was watching.

Anything on the man

she was supposedly
having an affair with?

Not that I can find.

Yeah, which probably
means Abby made him up.

Not necessarily.

I mean, if she thought
this guy was dangerous,

she would've mentioned him somewhere.

Well, we can't know that
because we don't know

why Abby kept the journal
in the first place.

JESSE: Well, like Inspector Mori said,

because she was jealous.

But just because you
guys might consider it

important enough to include,
doesn't mean Abby would.

That's, uh... (CHUCKLES)

It's very neurotypical thinking.

TENNANT: Ernie's right.

We know that Abby thinks
differently than most people.

- Do we have access to Yuki's social media yet?
- Yeah.

The Japanese government came
through, got us permission.

Okay, let's compare
these dates and times

in this journal to Yuki's posts.

See if we can find any connections
to the mystery man.

I'll help.

I love a good Insta-snoop.

MILIUS: Well...

finally made some headway.

We've been making some
progress ourselves.

- (SIGHS)
- Saved you a seat, Captain.

Make yourself at home.

Appreciate that, Boone.

But I think we'll be
taking a field trip.

I figured out who wanted
Abby Nelson out of Japan.

Did the State Department
finally come clean?

They were just doing
what they were asked.

The request to remove her actually came

from the Japanese themselves.

She was accused of k*lling
one of their own citizens.

Why would they want her sent away?

Excellent question.

Why don't we go ask them?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Commander.

You have news?

Actually, we have questions.

We're in the middle of a simulation.

I will make my men available
as soon as we're done.

Our question is for you.

What do you need?

Your government had Abby
Nelson removed from Japan

in the middle of a m*rder investigation.

We'd like to know why.

I'm sorry. I know nothing about this.

Commander, two members of
your unit have been k*lled.

We can't help if we don't
have all the information.

People I answer to wanted
the American woman gone.

The publicity around the m*rder was

on the verge of exploding,
possibly harming

the cooperation between our
two countries irreversibly.

Wasn't the publicity worse
when she got away with it?

For a short time, but then it blew over,

as they knew it would.

It would not have been necessary

if the investigation had not
been so badly mishandled.

You think the Okinawa
detectives made mistakes?

They failed Yuki, and now
Shogo has paid the price.

I'm ashamed of the choices
my countrymen made.

We should never have
allowed her to leave.

(DOOR LOCK BEEPS)

You two get anything useful
off Yuki's social media?

No sign of her mystery boyfriend.

But we did find something else.

Yes.

Yuki's feeds are mostly
filled with friends

from her unit.

But look at Abby's posts from last year

around the time of the m*rder.

TENNANT: They're almost identical.

And that's no accident.

LUCY: Abby was imitating her.

Which is also what her
journal was really for.

She wasn't jealous of Yuki.

She was studying her.

Trying to figure out how to
fit in and appear more normal.

Well, though normal's highly overrated.

It seems like they got along well.

And if Abby wasn't jealous of Yuki,

- it pretty much eliminates motive.
- And the truth is,

no one has found any real
evidence against her,

either here or in Okinawa.

What if she's actually innocent?

Well, Inspector Mori's team
focused on Abby so early,

they didn't even look at other suspects.

But if Abby didn't commit
either m*rder, who did?

(ENTRY BELLS JINGLE)

From the dent in that bottle,
I'm guessing you got my message.

You believe Abby Nelson is innocent?

Still just a theory, but...

yeah, we think it's pretty likely.

Whiskey, rocks. Thanks.

I was so sure Nelson was guilty.

Menboku mo nai.

I've lost face.

Let down my country,

Yuki's family, myself.

Look, I'm...

not actually that knowledgeable
about Japanese culture.

- Thank you.
- Here you go.

But isn't there a saying?

Something about falling
down seven times,

and getting up eight?

Come work with us.

Help us figure out who the
suspects should've been.

Special Agent Tennant will not allow it.

She sent me.

We got to start at the beginning,

and you know your case
better than anyone.

♪ ♪

Otsukaresama.

I'm just gonna assume that's yes.

♪ ♪

All right.

(SIGHS)

(SPUTTERS)

(KAI GASPS)

- Look who's rolling in.
- (GROANS)

Ah, bro, it was a long night.

Taking care of international relations.

So I heard.

Hey, I got aspirin in my
top drawer if you need it.

No, I'm good.

But Inspector Mori might need some.

That dude can put away shochu, man.

No, I think he's fine.

(QUIET CHATTER)

He's been here an hour already.

(MUTTERS QUIETLY)

I'm still not convinced Abby
Nelson is not the k*ller.

But we're being open-minded, right?

Yes.

Good morning.

Morning.

Yuki and Shogo were in the same unit.

Not that many other friends.

LUCY: All of those men
were in Okinawa last year

and are here now.

Makes them the most likely suspects.

Did Yuki have any problems
with anyone from her unit?

Not that we discovered.

Well, whoever it was,
she trusted them enough

to let them into her apartment.

It's been a year since Yuki's
m*rder. Why k*ll Shogo?

Maybe Abby was telling the
truth about what he said.

- That he believed she was innocent.
- And Shogo was getting

too close to identifying
the real k*ller?

LUCY: Well, if it's one of these guys,

we don't have that much
time to figure it out.

Iron Cloud wraps up tomorrow.

The whole unit will be on a plane home

right after the farewell party.

- Let's go over all their statements again.
- (PHONE VIBRATES)

Chase just got the autopsy
photos from Okinawa.

She's got questions for you, Inspector.

- Okay.
- I'll take him.

Thanks.

Yeah.

Try not to look quite so chipper.

Were you able to determine

whether the victim was
sitting or standing?

According to our forensics, standing.

That makes depth and placement
of the wounds extremely similar.

So, same k*ller?

Despite the whispers in the hallways,

I'm not actually a psychic.

"Similar" is as far as I can go.

This is my fault.

Hey, you know that's not true.

My own people believe I failed

at the job I was entrusted with.

Hey, you didn't fail. You
just haven't succeeded yet.

I've seen this before.

What is this?

A military award.

These things were all
found with Shogo Oda?

Yes.

They'll be returned to his
family as soon as possible.

This commemorates Operation Kagemusha.

But that was over ten years ago.

Shogo's too young to have participated.

Wait. I know where I saw this.

Yeah. There.

Nisa Tanaka.

Why would Shogo have his medal?

Not sure, but I know who we should ask.

(DOOR OPENS)

Abby. Thanks so much for coming back.

This is getting tiresome.

I already told you everything I know.

I'm hoping that's not true.

What is he doing here?

Abby, take a breath.

Have a seat.

Please.

(EXHALES SHAKILY)

I know that was hard.

Inspector Mori has something
he wants to say.

Nelson-san...

(SPEAKING JAPANESE)

I have done you a great disservice.

(SPEAKING JAPANESE)

What is this?

- Some kind of trick?
- No tricks.

We don't believe you k*lled
Yuki Sawa or Shogo Oda.

I told you I didn't.

We need to know what Shogo said to you

when you met him at the noodle place.

Did he know who Yuki's k*ller was?

No, but he thought it was someone

in the Japanese military.

Why did he think that?

Last month, he received
a box from Yuki's parents.

Personal items they
thought belonged to him.

He found some kind of medal inside.

But it wasn't his.

Shogo thought it might belong
to whoever k*lled Yuki.

We believe it belonged to this man.

That's it.

That's the medal that Shogo showed me.

Did this guy k*ll Yuki and Shogo?

We think it's possible.

But just like in Japan,
there's no hard evidence.

So, what happens now?

You can't just let him get away with it.

We're hoping he doesn't.

Not if you agree to help us.

Me?

There's a chance we can take him down.

But it's risky.

And it all depends on you.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(TENNANT SIGHS)

Tanaka.

Eleven o'clock.

You think Abby can pull this off?

TENNANT: Let's hope so.

She's the only person Tanaka
might actually believe.

If she can't get a
confession out of him,

he's on a plane out of here.

We close?

JESSE: Almost.

Don't let Tanaka get you alone.

If we're not alone, he won't talk.

We'll be close, but he's proven
he's handy with a blade.

I'm not worried.

But you should be, at least a little.

We're counting on your fearlessness,

but a little fear's a good thing.

Keeps you breathing.

Fine. I'll be careful.

You got this.

I'll cover the far path.

So, we're really gonna do this here?

I think it's our best chance.

Do you trust me?

Absolutely.

Doesn't mean I have to like it, though.

All right, let's do this. Send her in.

Wish us luck.

Next year, we should consider
expanding the exercise.

Commander Tanaka, right?

Shogo told me so much about you.

You. What are you doing here?

Oh, good. You know who I am.

That makes this so much easier.

We have a lot to talk about.

Do you mind if I steal him for a second?

We have some unfinished
business from Okinawa.

Excuse me. Be right back.

(QUIET CHATTER)

Lucy, Kai,

(OVER COMM): give them
room but stay close.

He'll never talk.

Hey, never underestimate
the neuro-divergent.

(QUIET CHATTER, LAUGHTER)

How dare you threaten me.

Shogo told me that you k*lled Yuki.

(SCOFFS)

Ridiculous.

This belongs to you.

Shogo gave it to me for safekeeping.

- Said he was scared of you.
- Give me that.

Maybe, after you wire me grand.

Or maybe we should go back

and continue the discussion
with your friends.

He might be going for a weapon.

Gonna stab me the way you did Yuki?

TANAKA: I did no such thing.

ABBY: What happened? Did she reject you?

Tell you how much better
in bed Shogo was than you?

I mean, he was so much younger.

Shut your mouth.

Never meant to k*ll her.

ABBY: I know how hard
it can be to control

those violent impulses.

But Shogo was no impulse.

- You ex*cuted him to save yourself.
- Yes.

- That's it, we got him.
- And if you don't give me that medal,

I'll do the same to you.

Federal agents!

Hands in the air!

(PANICKED CHATTER)

What is this?

Commander, you're under arrest
for the m*rder of Shogo Oda.

And the m*rder of Yuki Sawa.

Wait! This is outrageous!

No!

Nice job.

I knew you could do it.

I did it for Yuki.

She was my friend.

I don't have many of those.

♪ ♪

Oshoko.

A purification ritual.

Ah, we could probably
all use one of those

every once in a while.

Thank you for allowing
me to work with you.

Next round of drinks are in Okinawa.

You're paying this time.

(CHUCKLES)

(INSECTS TRILLING)

Heading out?

(CHUCKLES) Trying.

There's always one
thing left to do, right?

Well, congratulations on the
most memorable farewell party

in Iron Cloud history.

Phone's been ringing off
the hook with JMSDF brass

who want to drop the hammer on Tanaka.

(CHUCKLES)

I'm glad it's your job and not mine.

I liked working together on this.

We make a good team.

Agreed.

Let's not make it a habit.

- Actually, I thought maybe...
- (KEYS JINGLE)

I mean, if you're free...

I was wondering if I
could buy you dinner.

♪ ♪

I can't.

Right. Of course.

Probably need to get home to your kids.

I do, but that's not it.

And it's not that I wouldn't like to.

Then what is it?

I'm NCIS Hawai'i's first female SAC.

You're Deputy Chief of
Staff at Pacific Fleet.

- And that's a problem?
- It is.

A lot of people think
I was given this job

only because I'm a woman.

- Which isn't true.
- It's not.

But the optics of it are...

challenging.

It's just dinner.

Is it?

But thank you.

It's nice to be asked.

♪ ♪

("SHAMBALA" BY THREE DOG NIGHT PLAYING)

♪ Wash away my troubles,
wash away my pain ♪

♪ With the rain in Shambala ♪

♪ Wash away my sorrow,
wash away my shame ♪

♪ With the rain in Shambala ♪

Come on, Luce, everybody knows this one.

I told you all a million times, no.

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

Here we go, liquid courage.

What is it?

It's, uh, shochu and oolong tea.

It's a Japanese cure for karaoke nerves.

(CHANTING): Lucy! Lucy! Lucy! Lucy!

You all know this is my worst nightmare!

What, says the woman
who's game for everything?

Come on.

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

Oh! I hate you all!

♪ In the halls of Shambala? ♪

- ♪ How does your light shine ♪
- I hate you all! I hate you all!

(OFF-KEY): ♪ How does your light shine ♪

♪ In the halls of Shambala? ♪

I did tell her that karaoke
wasn't about being good.

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Shambala ♪

♪ How does your light shine ♪

♪ In the halls of Shambala? ♪