02x10 - Endgame

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Tokyo Vice". Aired: April 7, 2022 - present.*
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Crime drama based on the book of the same name that follows American journalist Jake who relocates to Tokyo to join the staff of a major Japanese newspaper as their first foreign-born reporter.
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02x10 - Endgame

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[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[BOTH CHUCKLE SOFTLY]

My men need me
to protect them from Tozawa.

And you bring his mistress here?

I saw him. He would have k*lled her.

That is not my problem.
She's not my problem.

I could trade her right now
in exchange for peace.

You wouldn't do that.

Why? Why wouldn't I do that?

Because I trusted you
enough to bring her here.

Also...

she's f*cking Jake.

I'm so glad he didn't hurt you.

[SIGHS] Jake, he knows about us.

Well, then that'll be front
and center in his mind

when he reads my byline

in the article that takes him down.

- Are you enjoying this?
- No, I'm not enjoying this.

I'm... I'm just... of course
I'm not enjoying this.

What do you mean "take him down"?

I have confirmation that
Tozawa works with the FBI.

[WHISPERING] Do you have your phone?

[WHISPERING] Sato said not to use them.

I know, but I need to get
my article to the "Meicho,"

and this is the only way.

[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]

[MONITOR BEEPING]

- [SPEAKING JAPANESE]
- Maruyama-san, it's Jake.

Where are you?

I can't say, and I don't
have an awful lot of time.

So can I dictate this FBI piece to you?

- Jake...
- Do you have a pen and pad?

I'm going to start.

Jake, the story is not running.

What? What do you mean? Why?

The "Meicho" received a thr*at.

A thr*at? Are you serious?

I get threatened every f*cking day.

Tin-Tin was stabbed.
He's in the hospital.

I'm here with him now.

- Is... is he going to be okay?
- They don't know yet.

What... what hospital? I'll come.

There's nothing you can do here.

Stay where you are. Stay safe.

And, Jake, I promise you,

I'll find another home
for the story, okay?

[CELL PHONE BEEPS]

[SIGHS]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[SIGHS]

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[APPLAUSE]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

It's all my fault.

I pushed the story.
I dragged everyone into it.

What the f*ck is wrong with me?

This is what you do. Journalists, no?

So you did your job. I did my job.

And when we do our jobs, there are...

- Consequences.
- Consequences.

I do not know how to protect
these people now.

It will not be long
before Tozawa finds us.

I know someone
who might be able to help.

Give me your phone.

Come on, I know it's a risk,
but what other choice do we have?

[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]

- Katagiri.
- It's Jake.

Where have you been?

I've tried to reach you many times.

I've been tied up.

Were you able to prove Tozawa
worked with the FBI, hmm?

The story's not going to run.

Tozawa had my colleague
at the "Meicho" stabbed

as a warning.

- They shelved it.
- [SIGHS]

Okay.

It is time for a different plan.

Taniguchi Misaki, you know her?

Yeah, we've met.

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

♪ ♪

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[SIGHS]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[DOOR SLAMS]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

♪ ♪

[KATAGIRI CLEARS THROAT]

What the f*ck were you thinking?

Hooking up with the mistress
of a gangster?

It's not a hook-up, okay?

When this is over,
her and I are going to...

When it's over? You might end
up getting her k*lled.

And what about you?

I'm not going to be scolded

by an ex-Mormon missionary
turned yakuza g*n moll.

[BOTH LAUGH]

[SIGHS] What the f*ck is wrong with us?

Mm...

we're going to be okay.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

Hai.

Oh, sh*t.

♪ ♪

- You cannot come.
- Come on, you got to let me.

This is police business.

♪ ♪

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

[ENGINE TURNING OVER, REVVING]

♪ ♪

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

Katagiri is sending officers he trusts

to protect the building.

They'll be here soon.

But I must leave now.

To do what?

The detective has a plan
to finish Tozawa.

♪ ♪

[CLAMORING]

♪ ♪

[SAFE BEEPING]

♪ ♪

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

Hai.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

♪ ♪

[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]

- Hai.
[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

♪ ♪

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

♪ ♪

[RUNNING FOOTSTEPS OVERHEAD]

♪ ♪

Hai!

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

We got him. We f*cking got him.

What'll the charge be for this?

What'll Tozawa be arrested for?

We will know soon.

♪ ♪

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

♪ ♪

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Tozawa's men are outside.

- Any cops out there?
- No.

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

Come on.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[g*n COCKS]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

♪ ♪

- [SPEAKING JAPANESE]
- [SHOUTS]

♪ ♪

[VEHICLE APPROACHING]

- They're receipts...
proof Shigematsu

received big campaign donations
from Tozawa.

[SIGHS] We should check it

against the
political-contribution records.

But I'm certain it wasn't reported.

And that's bad news, right?

Ministers have had to resign
for unreported donations.

Tokyo's most notorious gangster

tries to buy the next prime minister.

We print this, Shigematsu's done.

Will the "Meicho" print it
if they fear more att*cks?

Tozawa is exposed here, too.

Let me take this.

Oh.

You should have this back.

Good work.

[ENGINE TURNING OVER]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Oi.

Let's go over here.

♪ ♪

[SIGHS]

I am sorry to put
all these people in danger.

Hey, it's not your fault.

Well, it's not completely your fault.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Well, hopefully we all
make it out of here alive

and you and Jake can have
your "happily ever after."

[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

Tell him you'll meet him,

that you need time
and you'll call him back.

♪ ♪

Please tell me you have a plan.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[GROANING]

[DOOR OPENS]

Shinohara.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

It's Jason.

You need to get over
to my place right now.

[LINE CLICKS]

What restaurant?

Some fancy place
Tozawa used to take her to.

I had her tell him Jake
would only meet in public.

I just texted you the address.

And she is willing to do this?

Yeah. Now I just got to track Jake down.

We're headed there soon,

so you might want to get
things moving on your end.

Thank you, Samantha.

Good luck.

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[SOFT MURMURING]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

- What's going on?
- They're sending me home.

What? Why?

For disclosing confidential information.

I might be brought up on charges.

Jason...

I'm so sorry.

Was it you, Jun?

Of course not.

I promise.
I had nothing to do with this.

Well, there's only one other person
who could have told on me.

There must be another explanation.

Whatever you got from this info,

I hope it was worth it.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

The story about Shigematsu
will go to print?

My editor's working on it right now.

And...

off the record,

when are you bringing Tozawa in?

Once he's locked up,

maybe I can get my story
about him back on track.

I will not be arresting Tozawa.

I gave the contract to Sato.

He will use it to administer
a different kind of justice.

[LIGHTER CLICKING]

I should check in with Misaki.

Hey, are you okay?

What, you're where?

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[SOMBER MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

So he's coming?

I'll be close by.

You got this.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Tozawa...

[SCOFFS]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

♪ ♪

[SNIFFS]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION IN JAPANESE]

[VEHICLE APPROACHING]

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

- They're all inside?
- Yeah, all of them.

[JAKE SIGHS]

Hai.

[SOMBER MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[SNIFFS]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

[Kn*fe BLADE SWISHES]

♪ ♪

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Tanaka, Ichikawa, Naruse...
they all showed up.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

[CAR DOORS CLOSING, ENGINE TURNING OVER]

[CAR DOORS OPENING, CLOSING]

[CAR DOOR CLOSES, ENGINE TURNING OVER]

[ENGINES TURNING OVER]

♪ ♪

[SOMBER MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[MONITOR BEEPING]

♪ ♪

Mossad?

- Mossad?
- Yeah, hey.

- Is that you?
- Yeah.

♪ ♪

Yeah, it's me.

♪ ♪

You look like sh*t.

Look who's talking.

[GRUNTS]

How you feeling?

I'm...

I'm hungry.

That's good.

Can I have something to eat?

Sorry, but the doctor says broth only.

- [EXHALES DEEPLY]
You are a terrible friend.

I know.

♪ ♪

I'm glad you're back, buddy.

Me too.

[CHUCKLES]

Okay.

♪ ♪

[ANNOUNCEMENT IN JAPANESE OVER PA]

He's up and awake.

Nice.

I need to ask you something.

Did you tell that FBI woman

that Jason was our source?

They're sending him home

because somebody named him.

Only two people knew... me and you.

You really think
I would sell out a source?

All I know is that it wasn't me.

There's got to be
some other explanation.

There's surveillance
all over that f*cking place,

people listening...

[SHINOHARA BREATHING SHAKILY]

[DOOR OPENS, CREAKS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

[CHUCKLES]

[DYNAMIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Hai.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[SHINTO PRIEST SPEAKING JAPANESE]

Yo! [ALL CLAPPING RHYTHMICALLY]

[APPLAUSE]

How are you feeling?

Better.

I'm still shaken.

Are you glad he's dead?

After everything that fucker did?

Yeah.

It was great to see him
get what he deserved.

What?

My mother came close to being k*lled.

- As did I.
- Yeah.

But he's gone now.

You're both safe.
You don't have to worry.

He is gone.

But, Jake...

I need a life
where the yakuza and police

have nothing to do with me.

We can have that.

No...

we cannot.

Misaki...

A quiet, boring life...
do you really want that?

Will you actually live that?

[CHUCKLES]

You will do daring, exciting things.

And I will read all about them
in the paper.

[SOLEMN MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

- How did you get in?
- I have friends here now.

- Better watch your step.
- [CHUCKLES]

[GRUNTS]

Mmm, looks good.

- The suit?
- The job.

You already look like a new man.

Thank you.

See you tonight?

Actually, that's why I stopped by.

I'm leaving town,

just for a little while.

I didn't say anything
because I wasn't sure.

But I had a meeting today,
and it went really well.

And now I decided.

I'm going to recharge my batteries

and do some thinking.

Then I'll be back.

Where are you going?

♪ ♪

I'll be in touch.

♪ ♪

[CHUCKLES]

♪ ♪

[ENGINE TURNING OVER, REVVING]

♪ ♪

Oh...

I wanted to show you.

Took them long enough
to publish it, but here it is.

Yeah, I saw.

I'm a subscriber.

How does it feel
to finally see it in print?

Well, I guess it feels...

deflating.

All being done with one thing means

is that you haven't started
the next one yet.

So...

what'll you do now?

Nothing.

That is what retirement is.

Right, I get that, but...

a lot of people have second careers,

second acts.

Tell me, what should be my second act?

Well, Japan needs a new prime minister.

I do not care for politics.

You could be a...

a boat tour guide for tourists.

- I do not care for tourists.
- [CHUCKLES]

I just don't see this
retirement thing working out.

You're going to be back
on the b*at in two weeks.

No.

I love being retired.

I love doing nothing.

It is you, Jake, who cannot do nothing.

- You cannot stop.
- [LAUGHS]

You said it to me in this house...

I won't stop until I get them.

I can do nothing.

I can do nothing better than you.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

[SOFT MUSIC]

♪ ♪

I got to take a leak.

What, like you could do better?

♪ ♪

[BREATHING DEEPLY]

♪ ♪

[GRUNTS SOFTLY]

[LAUGHING]
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