Episode 13

Illness of the Trade is the fifth episode of the second season of Tokyo Vice.
==Synopsis==
After a disastrous setback, Sato and Hayama strategize a way forward. Jake and Katagiri pursue their target - and try to enter his crosshairs.Official Tokyo Vice Synopsis from Max website
==Summary==
Sometime after Jake witnessed Nakahara's death, he contacts Emi about what he had witnessed and that he saw Tozawa enter the building before his death. Emi asks if Jake has photographic evidence of him entering the building, but Jake denies that he does and stands by his claim, which Emi confirms they'll add that detail to the paper. Emi then takes down the dictations that Jake describes of what Jake has about the incident.
Samantha is confronted by Masa, who demands to know why she went through his bag; however, she denies ever doing so. Hence, Masa takes Samantha's bag, pulls out her phone, and finds photographs of his blueprint work there. Left with no choice but to confess, Samantha admits that the Yakuza own half of her club and made a deal with them to have full ownership if she does a favor for them. Although Masa suspects that Samantha did it for herself, Samantha claims it was for her girls, and Masa retorts that his career would have been ruined by doing so. Masa lets Samantha sleep on the couch for the night as it is too late to drive her home and says that they'll talk more about the situation tomorrow.
Hiroto arrives at the scene where Nakahara had died and is met by his colleague Funaki, who explains the situation to him. When asked if there were any witnesses and such, Funaki answered no and that Nakahara had committed suicide on his own accord, leaving a suicide note behind and everything. Despite Hiroto being suspicious, Funaki plays it off as it is, and Hiroto mentions that with Nakahara dead, Tozawa takes over the Kansai sect of the Yakuza.
Continuing onward through the cold snow, Sato and Hayama start to get on each other's nerves when Hayama wants to take a break, but Sato wants to continue. Sato is still holding deep resentment for what Hayama did that last night, and because of it, they are walking in the cold weather without knowing what direction to head in. Looking past their current situation, Hayama claims they still have the "money", citing that not all is bad. Losing his temper at Hayama, Sato snaps, arguing that his sentiments are crazy. Hayama snaps back at Sato about his attitude toward him. The two confront each other, and while Hayama demands respect as his senior, a car pulls up down the road. After flagging it down, Sato talks with the driver, asking for a ride as his "friend" was injured. The male driver and his female passenger act cautiously toward Sato, and the driver declines as he states there's no room in their car. Despite Sato's follow-up plea, the sounds of a baby could be heard from the car's backseat, and Sato tones down his plea, but still asks for them to consider.
Sleeping on Masa's couch, Samantha is awoken by Masa, who asks her to follow him. Later, he serves her coffee at his dining room table. From the start, Samantha apologizes for what she has done and promises to tell Ishida that she failed. Masa then asks Samantha what will happen to her after Ishida learns of this, which Samantha claims it's not his problem and she'll handle it. Surprisingly, Masa mentions another newer project that he was working on and claims that if Ishida accepts that one, he'd make a profitable return. A tad surprised, Samantha notes that Masa's reputation could be ruined because of this, but Masa notes that the newer project is a private venture. After explaining a bit more of the perks, Masa claims that if Ishida accepts the offer, then Samantha could keep her club, and he'd keep his job. Samantha then mentions the possibility of her leaking the location of his project to the press, to which he responds by proposing a valuable replacement. She then asks why he was helping her, and Masa responds he knows how it feels to need forgiveness.
Meeting with Hiroto, the two discussed what Jake had witnessed that night when Nakahara supposedly committed suicide and how he believes Tozawa is connected to it. Hiroto promises to return to Jake with anything "we" learn about the case. Jake segues the conversation about Shoko, asking if by "we", Hiroto meant Shoko, who lashed out at him when they first met and asks how his relationship with her is. Hiroto answers that it's going well, but Jake then asks if they're still a close duo, citing that they're still like Starsky and Hutch. Quizzically, Hiroto asks which one of them is Starsky, and Jake answers him, which Hiroto disagrees with.
Putting a necklace around his wife's neck, who sat at their dining room table, Tozawa thanked her for taking care of things in his absence. However, Kazuko mentions that Nakahara was her father's brother-in-law, which Tozawa notes is why Kazuko looked so sullen. On the other hand, she argues that she was so sullen because he didn't consult her beforehand. Still, Tozawa claims they're on the cusp of something unprecedented, and anything related to it is none of her business, but she argues the contrary. Taking control of the conversation, Tozawa threatens to leave if Kazuko continues to lecture him. So, Kazuko details that in Tozawa's absence, she's continued cultivating relationships with those who'd bring his plans to fruition. She continues stating she should do all of the talking, which Tozawa asks what she is afraid of, following with if it's about him embarrassing her family. Kazuko claims that without her family, he'd still be nothing. The remark infuriates Tozawa, who stands up and claims he'll not stand up for such disrespect. Kazuko retorts the same. Before leaving, Tozawa snatches away the necklace he gave Kazuko and walks away.
A press conference is held concerning the death of Nakahara at the Police HQ. Jake, Emi, and Trendy were in attendance, as were Hiroto and Shoko, standing in the back of the room. When the conference head takes questions, Jake whispers something into Trendy's ear, and he asks on Jake's behalf whether or not there is a backdoor from which an assailant could flee. However, the conference head refers to the authenticated suicide note that was left behind. Trendy follows up with if there were any cameras in the lobby, but the head claims they were turned off around the time of the suicide. As more questions are asked, Jake watches as Hiroto and Shoko leave the conference and then receives a phone call from Samantha, which he ignores.
Shoko and Hiroto return to her office, where she mentions Jake as a gaijin and compliments him on his intelligence. Hiroto then claims that if Tozawa has returned, he needs to be their next target, which Shoko agrees with. Shoko claims she'll get approval for a thirty-day wiretapping device installed in Tozawa's offices and hotels. Hiroto questions the resourcefulness of that, which Shoko hopes they'll be lucky. Noticing an air of intensity from Hiroto, Shoko asks him what's wrong. Hiroto then closes the office door and mentions how Tozawa threatened his family months ago if he chose to investigate him further. Admitting he should have told her sooner, he didn't because of the various other Yakuza clans they could have targeted. Shoko then asks if he's told HQ about the threats against his family, and he denies it, citing that he's uncertain who he can trust. Upon learning this, Shoko promises to protect Hiroto's family without HQ's knowledge and assign him to a case unconnected to Tozawa. She ends it by claiming he's no good to her if he's dead, and with that, Hiroto bows and leaves the office.
After Emi prepares to leave the press conference, she runs into Shingo, who tells her that someone from his team found something of interest that they had discussed before. One of Shingo's reporters had been investigating the Kazushin Holdings, a series of corporations owned by Tozawa, but his wife truly owned them. Shingo also states that the businesses are legit, but only on paper. It was discovered that they're major donors to several Nationalist political groups, which Emi claims the Tozawa's unsurprisingly right-wingers. Shingo then mentions that Baku is affiliated with one of the groups, which suspects that Baku is on Tozawa's payroll, but Shingo dismisses that notion. He mentions the possibility of Baku looking the other way or doing something behind the scenes, which Emi notes is like getting rid of evidence.
Sitting on a couch at Club Polina, Jake learns about the complex built over Shimbashi Station from Samantha and asks for help. Although Jake asks if Ishida was involved in it and if Samantha was in trouble, she asks for his help and doesn't respond to Jake's question about whether or not she's in trouble. Still, Jake agrees to help her as Kenji drops a highball glass on the floor; Samantha reprimands Kenji over it and then asks what's wrong with Jake. He then informs her that Tozawa is back in Tokyo, sees him at a lawyer's office, and later enters a medical building. Though Samantha commends Jake's daring nature, she claims having a death wish isn't sexy. She cites that although he was responsible for Polina's death, she doesn't want him to die, and Tozawa faces no consequences.
Tozawa has sex with Misaki, who wore the necklace he had originally gifted his wife, and when they're finished, Tozawa asks her if he had missed him, which she answered she did. Smoking a cigarette, Tozawa reminisces about the day he first met Misaki at a runway show, where she spoke about her desire to buy her mom her own house. Misaki was merely pleased that he listened then, and Tozawa mentioned his interest in taking a trip to the mountain that weekend, which Misaki noted the lovely weather around that time. Tozawa then mentions that while they're there, they can discuss the house she wants for her mother. Feigning happiness, Misaki notes how happy she is to hear that but also holds back her tears.
At the Meicho, Jake talks with Emi about the information he received about the Shimbashi Station project he learned from Samantha. Despite this, Emi shows concern about whether or not Jake's source is credible or not Emi is briefly distracted by Baku arguing with his superior. However, she tells Jake to have the article ready by the next day, though Jake wants Kurihara (Tin-Tin) to have it, which perplexes Emi. To Jake's admission, he wanted him to get a good story since Baku had been hard on him lately, and he deserved a break. So Emi allows it and informs Jake about the approval for his trip to America. Although Jake is hesitant to go to it, Emi coaxes Jake to do it, citing he only has one family. A little later, Jake informs Tin-Tin about how to proceed, and Tin-Tin is thankful for Jake's help, who says they need to look out for one another.
Riding in the back of the car that stopped for them, Sato and Hayama discuss how they'll talk to Ishida about what happened to Ota. Sato has a plan and hopes Hayama will do him a favor in return. Hayama asks what's his plan and Sato says he has a source with some "tools" and they can say that they're from Ota. By agreeing to this deal, Hayama would never approach Kaito or else Sato would disclose what had happened at the cabin. Hayama chuckles at the proposal and asks the driver to turn off the music, which makes the baby cry.
Jake enters the medical office that Tozawa entered before and was greeted by the secretary there. He asks to make an appointment there, but isn't granted one since they're referral only. Understanding, Jake says he'll get one, but before he leaves, Jake asks to use their restroom and the secretary tells him the directions. There, Jake performs a stakeout in the toilet.
Meanwhile, Tin-Tin interviews the Transporation secretary who initially dismisses Tin-Tin after he tries to play coy with him, but he blurts out the project's location. This makes the secretary nervous who then says he'll talk to his superior. 
At Club Polina's locker room, Hayama is shown the weapon that Sato had bought. Hayama then asks if Sato had sex with her before, but before Sato could answer Samantha enters and was surprised by what she had seen. Sato then asks Hayama to leave for a while as he talks to Samantha, he does, but as he walks out, Hayama curses Samantha to her face. Approaching Samantha, Sato tells her that the gun there was supposed to be temporary, which she knows, claiming he already told her it's not really "her" place and then walks away.
Elsewhere, Jun (Trendy) talks with Jason about trainlines, mainly the Yamanote Line and the sexual analogy related to it, about one's sexual preference. Those being if you go with the inner track, your preference is with the provincial people, if you go with the outer track, you prefer the foreign people. When asked if Jun prefers outer tracks, he answers it was his first time. Jun then asks Jason if it was his first time and Jason admits its been a year since he's had sex with anyone since he had grown tired of men in his bed, which Jun was thankful for. Jason then admits that he hasn't approached anyone in a long time and Jun then claims that he has a lot of time to make up for. The two would then make out and have sex.
Meanwhile, Jake broke into the medical office and there he found Tozawa's medical file, to which he took photo copies of. The next day, he'd show his findings to Emi, Tin-Tin, and Trendy of his findings that Tozawa as well as four other Yakuza were admitted to the place for liver disease. Emi calls it an illness of trade which is also called, shokugoyo. It's because Yakuza live their lives on alcohol, shabu, and tattoo needles; doing that long enough and you'd contract the disease. Jake then claims that Tozawa was cured of it; however, Emi notes that's impossible.
Just then, Tin-Tin notices a live press conference held by the secretary he has met with the other day announcing the complex being built around Shimbashi. It draws everyone attention and Baku asks if Tin-Tin knew about this, but he claimed that he would get back to him with a comment, but Baku chastised him as brain damaged for believing him. Though Jake wanted to console Tin-Tin, he ran off before he could do it.
Within Ishida's office, at the Chihara-Kai HQ, Ishida is shown the guns that Sato and Hayama had procured. Impressed by the guns quality and that the exchange went off without a hitch, Ishida praises the two, and excuses them, until he notices Hayama's limp. Hayama plays it off as failing to keep up with Sato, and as Hayama and Sato were about to leave, Ishida requests that Sato stay. With Hayama gone, Ishida informs Sato about the news announcement involving the Shimbashi train station. Hearing this makes Sato remark how Samantha's efforts were in vain; however, Ishida claims that's not right. He goes onto detail that Samantha and the Masa had setup an appointment with him to meet at her club and Ishida wants Sato to be there as well. Ishida warns Sato that a lesson may be in order and Sato tacitly accepts.
Hiroto, Shoko, and two associates listen to their wire tappings of Tozawa's buildings, but all they hear are conversations of his wife. Seeing how pointless their efforts were, Hiroto suggested to Shoko that they tail a couple of Tozawa's men. Their pursuit leads to learn that the Tozawa's use burner phones for their communications and in the expense of two-week's worth of time, Shoko sets up a warrant to get the serial numbers from the phone companies.
Once the Tozawa member leaves the store, Hiroto enters the store and after showing his badge to the clerk, asks him for the serial numbers to the pre-paid phones he sold the last customer to. Although the clerk refuses as its against the law. However, Hiroto words it as the clerk merely reporting his suspicions of a crime that'd be committed with those phones. With that logic, the clerk agrees to Hiroto's request as he also wants to buy some panda stickers too.
Sato enters the batting cages where Jake haplessly tried to hit a ball. He gifts Sato a single sneaker for helping him with Tats' in prison, he also claims if Sato wants the other sneaker he'll do him another favor. Jake asks what do Yakuza do when they get the illness of the trade, and Sato answers they die, since nobody donates organs in Japan. The answer perplexes Jake, and Sato continues stating that some go to Thailand to fight it by getting a blood transfusion from a German doctor. This only works for roughly six months until they die. Thankful, Jake gives Sato the other shoe, but Sato reveals that they're too small for him, and so Jake suggests he give them to his younger brother. Sato agrees to and before leaving, Sato tells Jake that he's still in his debt.
Walking to his brother's dorm, Sato is confronted by his mother, Rie. When asked why she was there, Rie responds that she was waiting for his brother who hasn't returned her calls for days. Although Sato claims he should be fine, Rie claims that Kaito's professor had informed her that he's been getting into fights and is on the verge of being expelled. Rie is perfectly aware that Kaito wants to enter his world and wants him to prevent him from doing so. Sato agrees and then Rie asks how Sato could choose "killers" over his own family, but Sato claims that he did it because father threw him out. Before turning his back on his mother, Sato coldly proclaims if Rie had forgotten that part, but she then claims that she doesn't want to loose both of her sons. She also adds that she'd blame him if Kaito dies.
As the hostesses of Club Polina prepare themselves in the locker room, Samantha announces to them all that they're expecting an important guest that night. Although Joanna asks if it's Liam Gallagher, Samantha denies it, but someone just as important. As Samantha leaves the room, Erika stops her and asks about Masa and Samantha informs her that it's complicated citing that if the deal goes through with Ishida with Masa's help, the club will become hers to fully own. Erika warns Samantha that Yakuza don't "return" things, but Samantha is optimistic and Erika vows to support her.
At the Meicho, Jake runs into Tin-Tin and who gets confrontational with him, who accuses Jake of backstabbing him. However, Jake claims that Tin-Tin said the name of the location, which forces the secretary to reveal the name early. Tin-Tin proclaims his name isn't Tin-Tin but Kurihira and goes onto disparage Jake claiming he out ranked him the test scores. Taking a hint Jake tells "Kurihira" to keep up the good work and leaves him.
While Joanna finishes her song, Samantha sitts at a table with Masa, and she suggests that she take him out to dinner the next day. However, Masa notes that it's against protocol that the Mama-san dates a client, but Samantha makes an exception for him.
Enroute to the location, Ishida was in a car with Sato beside him and he orders him how to proceed with the plan. Ishida also mentions how Hayama had lied to him about how they got the guns and asks if he stole it from Ota. Forced to speak the truth, Sato confesses that he went against Ishida's orders and bought a gun and apologizes for that. However, Ishida claims that Sato still protected his family and expects Sato's judgment to save the Chihara-Kai in the future, as its leader. When Sato asks about Hayama, Ishida lists off the responsibilities of a Yakuza, and if he dies, he'll depend on Sato. Sato gives no answer, but when a perplexed Ishida notes how he expected him to be pleased, and Sato calmly said he was.
In Shoko's office, Jake informs Shoko about Tozawa's failed attempt at blackmailing Vice Minister Shigematsu, and plausible attempt to visit Thailand to get a blood transfusion. Shoko takes notes of everything while Hiroto listens. Jake notes how strange it is for Tozawa to get a blood transfusion to extend his life by six months and then kill Nakahara when he returned. Hiroto claims that they're lacking vital evidence and need to continue their search.
Meanwhile, Tozawa walks with Yabuki down a set of stairs and the two talk about convincing the people they're soon to meet to their demands. Later, Tozawa makes an announcement by first remembering the late Nakahara and raises a glass in his name. Tozawa continues to speak about a bit about Nakahara's legacy and what the future has in store for them all. One member accuses him of ousting Nakahara so he could become the new boss of the organization. However, Tozawa denies that notion and claims he hopes to become the president of the future of the Yakuza way. Tozawa boasts his lofty plans for the future of the Yakuza way and if they decide to stick to the old ways of the Yakuza, they'd be devoured by the police. In the end, Tozawa's speech gets him a round of applause.
At Club Polina, Sato sits with Erika and he compliments Daichi. At another table, Ishida sits with Samantha and Masa who listens to Masa's proposal for a mixed-use development project called Forest Daikanyama. On the other hand, Ishida wasn't pleased that he was receiving what he considered was a consolation prize for being cheated out of his previous target. He also adds that he doesn't like being taken for a fool. However, Samantha shows him some paperwork of the value of the property they're offering and Ishida looks over it.
Downstairs two assailants enter the building and ride the elevator up while putting on ski masks.
Finishing looking at the paperwork, Ishida, asks that no more surprise announcements are made until the deal is done. He also warns that any surprises made, Masa will pay the cost. Understanding that, Masa agrees and Ishida agrees to the deal and asks that Samantha prepare Masa a drink.
Just then the two assailants arrives and shoot up the place killing Masa and a few others people there in the process. Amid this, Samantha sees a tattoo on the forearm of one of the shooters and when Ishida regroups with Sato and asks that he doesn't die. Ishida then strikes down one of the assailants, but is shot and fatally wounded by the other. Sato then tries to check on Ishida who begins to cough up blood as Samantha watched in shock.
==Characters==
* Jake Adelstein
* Noburo Nakahara
* Emi Maruyama
* Samantha Porter
* Masahiro Ohno
* Hiroto Katagiri
* Funaki
* Akiro Sato
* Naoki Hayama
* Kazuko Tozawa
* Tozawa
* Trendy
* Shingo
* Kenji
* Misaki
* Ota (Indirectly mentioned)
* Kaito (Indirectly mentioned)
* Jason Aoki
* Tats' (indirectly mentioned)
* Rie Sato
* Joanna
* Erika
* Vice Minster Shigematsu (Mentioned)
* Yabuki
* Daichi (Mentioned)
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