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Passengers on Flight 542 from Saint Louis

connecting to Chicago O'Hare, departure gate 93.

Your flight is now leaving from gate C3.

Weren't you, like, a lot smaller the last time I saw you?

You're super delayed

and I've been standing here for two hours

with this ridiculous sign, so shut the fuck up.

I missed you, too.

Oh, hi.

- How you doing? - Great.

Oh, my goodness, good to see you.

I didn't even know you had a brother.

What's his name?

Kaito.

(Japanese) Here.

He is younger than me.

The one who went to school.

So smarter.

Our mother thinks so.

What's he like?

He looked up to me.

Followed me everywhere.

I used to get angry.

I would tell him to go away.

He wants to be like me still.

Chihara-kai.

I promised our mother I wouldn't let him.

But Hayama has pulled him close.

So, get him out.

I have tried. He will not listen.

Then try again. Don't take no for an answer.

And what will you do now?

Take my own advice.

Get funds to start over.

Take care of the girls until then, take care of Erika and Daichi.

I'll talk to her.

I must go.

The ceremony is in a few hours.

Are you coming back?

Are you sure you want me to come back?

Yeah.

Good.

You look different.

- No shit. - Better clothes.

You used to dress like such a dork.

So, what exactly do you do all day?

I've been wondering.

I chase down stories.

Pound the pavement.

So, you set your own schedule.

Yeah. Pretty much.

Yet somehow you still can't find the time to call home.

Okay, okay, all my bullshit aside...

are you good?

Ups and downs.

A lot of downs.

Dad had to get past his whole

"I don't believe in depression" thing.

He doesn't not believe in depression.

You don't know.

You left before it got bad.

Anyways. I... I started doing activities.

Mom and Dad worry less when I'm active.

Oh, I'm gonna ask you for a favor, by the way.

School paper.

You come talk to the Journalism Club

and I ask you stuff like...

"So, do you have a girlfriend in Japan?"

Yes! I knew it!

You're married with kids, and you just never told us.

Not even close.

(Japanese) Is he insane?

Fuck.

We have a few follow-up questions.

We won't take much of your time.

Miss Porter.

We are just trying to fill in the blanks.

- Am I under investigation? - No.

But we'll have to ask that you not leave the city

without notifying us.

Good day, Miss Porter.

It's gonna start the second I walk in the door, isn't it?

Dude. Relax.

Honey...

- Hey, Mom! - My baby is home.

Oh, my God. Look at you.

I didn't know if you were coming after your plans kept changing.

Oh, I know, I'm sorry.

Look at this suit. It's... It is hanging off of you.

What are you eating out there?

Tiny slices of raw fish?

That's not food.

- That's bait. - That's bait.

I'm eating. I'm eating. I promise.

Okay. Your father is in the backyard.

- Have the drinks arrived? - Yes, sir.

Good, thank you.

Yeah, they should be put under the tent, in case it rains.

Okay, good.

Okay.

Just...

60 watt bulb, this should do fine.

Careful, old man. You don't wanna take a tumble on your big day.

Hey. Hey.

You look good.

Oh, yeah? That's not what Ma said.

Well...

Can I help with anything?

Oh, it's under control.

You must be tired. How long was your trip?

It was long.

But, you know, I passed over the international date line

so it's kinda like going back in time.

If only such a thing were possible.

You should go freshen up.

Yeah.

I guess I will.

Your father, he's happy.

Me too.

I'm gonna go upstairs and take a shower, change.

Josh...

Ma...

Jake.

It's nice to see you put your family first.

Could've been worse.

Oh, you made it.

Hi!

And get yourself a drink...

Third victim of a hunting accident I've had on my table this month.

It is seasonal.

This time of year we get calls all the time.

So, what was the cause of death this time?

Rifle shot, back of the cranium.

Jake!

Son, you remember Paul Luthold from work?

Sorry.

Dr. Luthold. Good to see you.

I was Dr. Luthold when you were Josh.

It's Paul.

Welcome home.

You've been missed.

Oh, let's see how they feel about me tomorrow.

And this is Phil Hadley.

He's with the Boone County Sheriff's Department.

Good to know ya, Jake.

They don't have KC barbecue in Japan, am I right?

Yeah. But, no chronic heart disease either.

I hear Tokyo's very different.

More polite, kinda timid, would you say?

Well, tell that to the Japanese mob boss

who got thrown out his penthouse window last week.

So, what is it like in the Far East?

Well, bananas come wrapped in plastic

and you pay a hundred bucks for a melon.

Oh, you're exaggerating!

Hand to God.

And guns... not a thing.

Like, I work with a detective

who arrested somebody for owning a bullet.

- You're kidding! - Yeah, I hear from your dad

- you're on the crime beat. - Yeah, that's right.

You must see some wild stuff after the sun goes down.

Sure.

Maybe not what you're thinking.

It's less murder and more...

the floating world.

Floating.

Sounds poetic. Now, imagine.

Clubs for men who want to be... sorry, Mom

groped by ladies on the subway.

So, the clubs are made to look like subway cars.

And you just stand there...

Exactly!

- Sure. - Hey, I'm glad you're having fun.

Their transit's better than ours.

Hey, you mind if I join?

We haven't met officially.

Dean Kudisch.

Wait. Senior editor of the St. Louis Dispatch?

No way!

I grew up on the Dispatch.

Well, I'm flattered.

I fell in love with journalism because of you.

I read all of your work when you were in Srebrenica.

Well, I've read you too.

The exposé on the biker thefts was really strong.

Wait, how did you get...

Oh, Meicho publishes an English edition stateside.

I... I knew you were Eddie's kid. I gave it a read.

- I was impressed. - Wow. Thanks.

Thank you.

Your old man says you're not here for very long.

No, well...

Missouri and I do best in small doses.

You know, there were two types of reporters

when I was in Srebrenica.

The ones who couldn't wait to go home

and the ones who couldn't ever go home.

And over time, I got to tell pretty fast who was who.

You know how I knew?

The lifers were funny.

They were reckless, fearless. They were the life of the party.

They were creating the men that they wanted to be.

And then they started living as those men.

And the problem is...

when you lose track of who you used to be...

it's harder to get home.

Maybe they were happier being away.

Maybe.

Or maybe they just got lost.

You know, if you're ever back for good...

I'm hiring.

Pleasure, Jake.

Nice to meet you, Dean.

(Japanese) Okay, 2.00pm.

That's when he was a teen...

Speech!

Speech!

- Eddie! - Give us a speech!

Yeah!

Eddie!

Here he comes!

I just...

You got this, Eddie!

Sweetie, you should say something.

- I wanna... Thank... - Me?

Yeah. He needs your help.

Go...

- Go on, Eddie. You can do it. - No worries.

We're here for you, buddy.

Hey, I'm...

the son, obviously.

I wanted to give some remarks.

So, thank you all for coming.

It means a lot to my family and it means a lot to me.

But of course you all came. I mean, he's Eddie Adelstein.

The ukulele master himself.

I've learned a lot from my old man.

You know, dragging me to crime scenes as a kid

didn't totally mess me up.

Instead, it made me curious.

My... my dad taught me the value not just of asking questions

but of asking the right questions.

And he taught me that

it's okay to care about your work with your full heart.

Especially if your work's people.

Alive or dead.

Because, you know, the more people who care about people, the better.

And, Eddie Adelstein...

has a great big heart.

With room enough for everybody.

I'm proud to be your son.

So, from all of us...

Happy birthday, Dad.

- Happy birthday, Eddie! - Happy birthday.

- We love you, Eddie. - Eddie!

Hey.

Your sister gone to bed?

Out like a light.

Seems like she's doing better.

Few steps forward, a few steps back.

How far back?

She needed in-patient.

Just for a few weeks. We got her back on track.

And she was doing in-patient and nobody told me?

Would you have flown back?

Did Jess ask you about her school presentation yet?

Yeah, a, Q&A in front of the school newspaper, right?

It's important to her, Jake.

It's the first thing she's been excited about in a while.

- I'll be there, Dad. - Good.

Happy birthday.

Thanks.

Tonight's the most relaxed I've been in a long time.

Trouble with work or with a woman?

What if it's the same trouble?

Who is she?

She's...

in kind of a complicated situation.

And wants out.

Domestic violence?

This guy is a violent guy.

I'm not sure if he's violent toward her, but he could be.

And you're helping her?

I'm trying.

But you have feelings.

I have feelings.

You're a good man, Jake.

You are.

In a world of constant uncertainty, that's what comforts me.

I know I raised a good man.

I hope you'll come back here someday.

Get married, raise some kids.

I know that doesn't sound as glamorous

as what you're doing over there, but I think you could be happy.

I am happy over there.

That's the whole thing, son.

It's over there.

And we don't know because we're not a part of it.

I'd like to change that.

Hey.

Hey.

Luna.

- I haven't seen you since Onyx. - God, it's been a while.

Yeah. You look... good.

- Thanks. - You're welcome.

The club is a complete disaster.

Cops keep coming by.

They think I'm the love-triangle murder queen.

The insurance company's dragging its feet.

There's no fucking money. It's a fucking nightmare, Lu.

I'm sorry, Sam.

You had a rough go.

- I didn't mean to complain. - It's okay.

You're in the shit. You get to complain.

Actually...

I didn't call you for your sympathy, though I appreciate it.

I'm hoping you can help me.

If you can find a place for my girls at Onyx, just for the time being.

Yeah, I'm sorry, I can't.

They're exceptional hostesses.

They'd do any place proud.

Just talk to Duke. It's not for me.

- It's for them. - I'm... Look, I'm sorry.

- Okay? - Why not?

Because, Sam

people were killed in your club.

You are the story, and anyone who's connected to you right now

they're part of the story too.

I told you that going in with the yakuza was not gonna end well.

And I... I just wish you had stayed at Onyx.

I don't.

I made something. I'm good at it!

I don't wanna let this go.

(Japanese) Were you in a relationship with Ohno-san?

Will you leave the country?

- How do you know each other? - Samantha-san!

Hon, I can hear your mouth watering.

I've been dreaming about this food.

Oh, you have 100-dollar cantaloupes and subway groper clubs...

Oh, Ma.

And you can't get a plate of bacon and eggs for breakfast?

Not the way my mama makes it.

I saw you talking to Dean last night.

Yeah, Dean Kudisch was there.

Yeah.

Did he offer you a job?

No, I mean, well, sort of.

In the future.

The job would be here, obviously.

Let me guess. You want me to take it.

But you're never going to.

What's that supposed to mean?

You worked too hard to get away from here.

- Ma... - Yeah.

I know, it's... it's not about us.

Or mostly I know.

You did what you had to do.

Eggs are done.

Bring your plate, Jake.

You just call me Jake?

Yeah, you've been gone so long, I guess you...

you grew into a Jake.

- (Japanese) Yes. - Hi there.

This is Marge from Southern Minnesota Medical Center.

I'm calling about an outstanding bill

from Mr. Tanaka's surgery.

Hello?

Wrong number.

(Japanese) Fuck!

Hey, calm down.

You shit.

Hey.

And then I wanna ask you about the panty vending machines.

I mean, as far as a journalistic question

it's kind of a dead end, you know.

The answer is that yes, they exist.

- Gross. Okay, so then... - Yeah, don't ask me about that.

What are you working on now?

So, I've been deep in illegal motorcycle gang activity.

So, you can ask me about that.

And about getting too close to a source.

Joshua Jake Adelstein, rule breaker.

What do you expect?

What do you love most about your job?

All right.

I'd say the unpredictability of it.

Never knowing what's coming next.

When I lived here, everything just seemed so preordained.

You know, the sameness of it all.

Kinda made me itch.

What about you?

- What do you mean? - I mean...

Are you happy here? Are you gonna stay after high school?

I'm just trying to get through high school.

I can't think farther ahead than that.

I'll go get it.

Adelstein residence.

Jake.

- Katagiri-san? - Can you talk?

Yeah.

We found evidence that Tozawa went to Minneapolis for liver surgery.

He must have bribed someone.

Or threatened them.

- Either way, we can use it. - Yeah.

Okay. Let me know what you find out.

Jake.

Minneapolis is a 90-minute flight from St. Louis.

Who knows what he'll do

if Tozawa thinks we have this information.

You're coming back for the interview, right?

Absolutely. I'm gonna be in Minneapolis one day max.

Honey... Honey.

I just don't... I don't know

why they couldn't find someone else to go.

Because I'm here, Mom. They're all the way over there.

It's a long way.

How can I help?

Help? Like, with what?

Like, I know a few guys at SMMC.

The head of their neurology department is an old friend

and he would know...

Who did you say you wanted, head of hep?

Yes, hepatology.

Well, I could always make a call.

I would really appreciate that, Dad.

See, your old man's not so useless after all, is he?

If I were a younger man, I'd go with you.

Well, hopefully I won't need a coroner for this one, Dad.

- See you guys soon. - Bye. See you tomorrow.

Be safe.

(Japanese) Around 1.00pm, 5th today, at Tokyo Station...

Comedian Championship!

We are going to do this!

- Go... - Go...

Frankly speaking?

...the minute Akira-san wore

those items will vanish from shelves...

So, your dad knows Bill, huh?

- Ah, that's great. Small world. - Yeah.

Thank you so much for taking the time

to speak to me on such short notice.

Well, I just have a few minutes, but you said you're writing a piece?

Yeah, I'll only need a few minutes.

It's for the Meicho Shimbun in Tokyo.

We're doing a story about how US innovations in medicine

make their way to Japan.

Well, happy to help however I can.

Yeah. Well, to start

what can you tell me about the transplant wait list?

Well, it's long.

We have about 400 folks on the list right now.

And that's Americans only, or foreign nationals as well?

No. We don't treat foreign nationals here.

This list is for Americans only.

And what's the average wait time on a liver?

Well, for us, it can be up to five years.

I hope that helped.

Sorry to rush, but I gotta get back.

No. Thank you so much for your time.

- Anytime. - Nice watch.

Yeah, thanks.

Dr. Walker, what percentage of patients

on the list die waiting for a liver that they never get?

Oh, well, that hovers around 10%.

And where did you get that Vacheron Constantine?

- I'm sorry? - The watch.

It's a Vacheron Constantine, right?

They don't make many of those.

I'm... I'm not following.

Here's the thing. I would love to write a story

about how great you are and how great SMMC is.

I'd rather not write a story about that watch

and how it was a gift from a high-level Japanese gangster

who flew in, jumped the waiting list, and went under your knife.

- Listen, I had no... - But if you don't help me, I will.

And then you can kiss your career bye-bye.

Katagiri-san.

- Jake. - Ready for this?

Tozawa not only got a liver transplant at SMMC.

The second a match became available

he was prepped and ready for surgery the very next morning.

Who told you this?

His surgeon, Dr. Walker.

Patient covered in tats head to toe.

Barely spoke English.

There were guards outside the OR and outside recovery.

The patient was listed as, get this, Spencer Tanaka.

S.T.

And after the surgery, these Japanese guys in suits

give Walker a quarter-million-dollar watch

and tell him they would appreciate his discretion.

The real question is...

how did Tozawa manage to skirt a No-Fly ban?

Who did he have to bribe to pull something like that off?

There's a story here.

And many more questions.

When are you coming back to Japan?

I have four days left here.

Jake. We do not have four days.

I do not have four days!

I can't just up and leave. My family would kill me.

Jake, Tozawa is consolidating power.

You just found critical evidence against him.

I'm sorry to ask.

But many more people may die here...

if we do not see this through.

Adelstein residence.

Hey. How's it going there?

You get what you needed?

I'm glad.

Can't wait to hear the whole thing.

You on your way back?

Where? What are you doing in Dallas?

Jake...

What about...

You promised Jess. What's she supposed to...

She's been waiting for you to...

This isn't a way to do things.

What am I supposed to tell your mother?

I understand that you're needed

but there will always be something bigger

and more urgent than your family if you let it be.

Be safe.

(Japanese)

(Japanese) Hey! Bastards!

You'll never get away with this!