Episode 5

Everybody Pays is the fifth episode of the first season of Tokyo Vice.
==Synopsis==
When Jake helps reveal the mole in Chihara-Kai, he must weigh the risks of accepting a favor in return from Ishida. Samantha attempts to take care of her Matsuo problem. Sato's recruitment ends with a devastating lesson in loyalty.Official Tokyo Vice Synopsis from Max website
==Summary==
In 1994, at Kita, Kyushu, Samantha, accompanied by another lady, exited an airport and took a taxi to someplace. She and her companion were missionaries who offered people free English lessons to anyone interested. Over time, the task would take a mental toll on Samantha.
In the present, Samantha visited Polina at her apartment, confessing to her that she was a missionary for the first 18 months of her time in Japan. Despite enjoying it, she can't go home because she once had stolen 4 million yen from a missionary fund. Samantha is in a dire situation; she wants to stay in Japan but is terrified of being arrested and deported for her crime. So Polina asks her what she can do to make the situation disappear.
Wearing only his boxers in his apartment, Jake gets a call from his mother back in Missouri, who rebukes him for not answering her phone calls. Despite Jake brushing off his mother's attitude toward him, she implores him to return home because of his sister's deteriorating condition. However, Jake is unwilling and hangs up the phone when his mom tries to get his father on. 
Later, Jake met with Jin at the dojo and would follow up on his promise to do some aikido with him. Jake gets beaten down several times by Jin, and when they take a break, Jin asks him what he talked to Katagiri about the other day. Jin comments that a lone wolf like Katagiri makes a lot of enemies; however, Jake quotes Tozawa that a man without enemies isn't a man at all. The comment doesn't fly with Jin, who then warns him that Katagiri is more trouble than he's worth because of the enemies he has in the force and out of it, too. He also comments that Katagiri doesn't bend the rules as he does; he doesn't follow them and that Jake should be careful about whom he trusts.
Afterward, Jake would meet with Katagiri at the park, who then delivered the information he requested on the mole to him. Curiously, Jake asked Katagiri what he would get out of this by helping Ishida. The question makes Katagiri get a bit defensive; however, he answers that he learned that the mole works for Tozawa. Before leaving, Katagiri warns Jake not to accept any favors from Ishida because it'd be difficult to close the door with his organization if he did.
Samantha looked through her old belongings from when she was a missionary at her apartment, and a photograph of her companion caught her eye.
Elsewhere, Kume and Sato talk to a man whose nephew, Koji, was kicked out of his parent's house and wants him to be recruited into the Yakuza. Kume understands and has Sato reason with him; Sato does level with Koji, claiming he was once like him and lists the job's perks. Sato then gives Koji his card and claims if he wants to live the life of a real man, he'd come to that address by that afternoon and see him. Both Sato and Kume would leave the place, and Kume would recall when he first recruited Sato and claimed he knew Sato would be good when he recruited him. Before they drove off in their car, Kume asked if Sato had dealt with Samantha, and he answered yes.
On Jake's side, he delivers the information about the mole to Ishida, who is thankful to him. Ishida then gives him a few offers, but Jake declines them. When Ishida offers information on something he can't access, Jake concedes and asks about the loan company he's been after. Ishida claims he knows about the company, and it's not Chihara-Kai who's committing the suicidal insurance scandal. It's his advice that Jake doesn't look for the people who gave the loans but those who didn't.
Armed with new intel, Jake returns to the Meicho building and rounds up Emi, Tin-Tin, and Trendy. Jake reveals that the common thread that led the victims to the loan company was a legitimate business called Suzuno Finances. When the financial group rejected them for a loan, they were re-directed to the loan shark company. In light of this, Emi allowed Jake to pursue the story further.
Eventually, Jake visits the financial company and meets with Sugita-san, whom Jake recognizes as one of the people Tozawa was with that night at the restaurant. Jake speaks in forced Japanese, which prompts Sugita to speak in English. After they sit down, Jake denies he's a journalist for the Wall Street Journal. Jake starts a tape recorder and begins the conversation about the financial debt crisis in Japan and how selective the company Sugita works for is selective with their clients. It's then that Jake places three photographs on the coffee table, and Jake notes that they're all rejected clients of his. Jake levels with Sugita and claims that he knows Sugita was forced into this ploy by Tozawa, and with or without his help, he will write the article. However, he wants to go after Tozawa and needs his help. Sugita then reached for the tape recorder and turned it off.
Later, Jake talks with Emi on the phone and confirms that he was in cahoots with Tozawa and plans to give him his documents at his house, but Emi insists on someone accompanying him to help.
At the Chihara-Kai HQ, Sato is confronted by Kume, who informs him that Ishida wanted to see him on the rooftop about him lying to him about dealing with Samantha. However, things change when Ishida arrives and points his gun at Kume, who calls him out for being the traitorous mole. Kume confirms it, citing how the antiquated ways that the Chihara-Kai follow won't survive and that the Tozawa offer innovative alternatives and have greater connections in Korea too. At first, Ishida wanted Kume to jump off the roof on his own accord, but Kume wanted Ishida to make him.
Holding a pistol to Kume's neck for a brief moment, Ishida decides to make Sato do it. Approaching Sato, Ishida asks him to do it, but Sato hesitates, so Ishida pistol whips him, pulls him up, gives him the gun, and forces him to aim it at Kume. A tense stand-off between Sato and Kume occurs where Sato's hesitance to pull the gun overwhelms him, so Kume, calling out Sato's cowardice, leaps off the building himself. With that over, Ishida takes back the gun and calmly poses a question to Sato: whether Sato will stay in Chihara-Kai or not, the choice is his. After this, Sato walks down the stairs of the building and, outside, looks at the crowd surrounding Kume's body. He then walks away, softly crying.
Sugita meets with Tozawa at his office, informs him of his involvement with the press, and asks what he should do now. To Sugita's predicament, he calmly answers that Sugita must do what has to be done.
Katagiri meets with Ishida in Ishida's office after he checks Kume's corpse. He drinks his tea and then talks with Ishida after a subordinate of his leaves his boss' office. Now, alone with Ishida, Katagiri asks what his plans are to do with the body, and Ishida responds that it'll be treated the same way as all traitor's corpses. Displeased to hear that, Katagiri notes that it'd exacerbate the situation if he did that and claims that ten years ago, the Tozawa may have been crushed by the Chihara-Kai. In modern times, though, it seems unlikely. So, Katagiri asks Ishida to be reasonable and cooperate with him.
Meanwhile, Jake and Tin-Tin, who carried the machine to scan the documents, visited Sugita's home, and when he didn't answer his door, Jake walked in and asked if Sugita was home. Upon entering the house, Jake notices music being played. Despite protests from Tin-Tin, Jake heads upstairs and finds the corpse of Sugita, who had committed suicide by electrocution. Jake then takes the precaution of not touching the envelope with his hands using a cloth, reads Sugita's suicide note, and curses.
At the Tozawa building, Katagiri visits and is met by Tozawa's right-hand man, Yabuki, who informs him that his boss isn't available to see him. Hence, Katagiri asks Yabuki to tell Tozawa that his mole, Kume, is dead, Ishida is already privy to Kume's betrayal, and there'll be no war between Tozawa and Chihara-Kai. Understanding this, Yabuki retorts that his request will be carefully considered.
In a private room, Tozawa has sex with a lady named Misaki, but apparently, she made a mistake midway, which she apologizes for, but Tozawa tells her to do better next time and leaves her.
Switching over to Jake and Tin-Tin, Jake curses that Sugita left a suicide note, taking full responsibility for his actions concerning the loan shark incident. Jake's frustration over the matter was contrasted by Tin-Tin, who felt responsible guilt for Sugita's death all for a story. Contrarily, Jake told Tin-Tin it was their job, making Tin-Tin hand the scanner over to him and have him carry it back to the building and left the scene. Right then, Sugita's family arrives, and he focuses solely on his little daughter as he watches them cross over the police tape.
Tozawa looks at himself in the mirror, noting the red mark on his left cheek. He then walks into his living room, where a crooked reporter, Ukai, shows him the article he wrote about him in his magazine, and for his troubles, he's given an envelope of money and a small bag of drugs. Once the reporter leaves, Tozawa is informed by Yabuki about Kume's death, and Ishida's agreement to a truce between the two clans. Hearing this, Tozawa calls Ishida weak for his decision.
Back at the Meicho building, Jake tries to convince an obstinate Baku to grant him more time to investigate the loan shark story, and despite Emi backing Jake, Baku refuses. Emi would then console Jake, citing that if he spoke against Baku, he'd lose his job, and all their work would be for nothing. Although frustrated with what Emi had said, Jake concedes.
That night, Jake meets with Katagiri in a parking lot, informing him of the current events of his report. Katagiri then talks about his father, whom he considered 'very Japanese'. His father ran a small market and had a small Buddha by the store counter, which had the saying inscribed, "Not knowing... is Buddha", meaning not knowing is peaceful. Jake interprets it as "Ignorance is bliss" and then argues that it's not his place as a reporter. However, Katagiri claims he doesn't agree with the Buddha's saying and laughs at Jake's comment. Jake then talks about his own father, how he wants him to return home, and how he wishes his father would respect him for the work that he's doing.
When Katagiri asked about how Jake managed to crack the case despite getting led to a dead end. Jake lies about getting advice from the Chihara-Kai's leader, Ishida, and claims it was his reporter's intuition. However, Jake notes his remorse for Sugita-san's suicide, but Katagiri tells Jake not to ruminate over it and to get good and drunk that night; he'll feel better the next day. Jake then tries to hug Katagiri, but he pushes him away, and the two laugh over it.
At the Onyx bar, Samantha sings as Sato sits and is soon joined by Jake, who asks if he had a rough day. Sato's silence makes Jake believe that he did and can relate. However, Jake then asks if Ishida's problem was resolved, and Sato answers, "Problem solved". As Samantha continued her song, she noticed Matsuo sitting at a table, signaling her. Keeping her cool, Samantha continues the song until it's done and then approaches Jake at the bar, who agrees to have a bottle with her at a table. While the two walk away, Sato observes and takes a shot of his drink.
Sitting at a table with Jake, Samantha listens to his lamentation about his job as a journalist. As Jake talked, Samantha noticed Matsuo walk over to the bar area. Things then take a turn when Jake gets upset when he accuses Samantha of not listening to him despite wasting a week's worth of salary on a bottle for her. Hence, Samantha retorts that she's on work hours and is on the clock, and if he wants to talk about a work-related subject, it'd have to be at a time when she's not working, and then she leaves.
While at the bar, Samantha picks up a note from Luna left to her by Matsuo, and Samantha thanks her for it. Getting up from his seat, Sato asks that Samantha follow him to the club locker room.
Leading Samantha by the arm, Sato enforces that there are "rules" that she needs to follow and that everyone "pays". Hence, Samantha marches to her locker, fetches a load of cash, pays Sato, and then claims he's paid now. It's then that Sato tries to kiss Samantha, but he stops himself midway and apologizes for his action. However, Samantha then kisses and embraces him.
Back at Jake's table, he's joined by Polina, who initially calls him 'Jack', but Jake corrects her. Polina introduces herself to Jake and informs him that Samantha had left with Sato, or as she calls him, the 'yak'. Because she has two hours to kill, Polina offers to show Jake her favorite place in Tokyo, and Jake agrees.
Polina would lead Jake to a temple high above a temple area, where the two would pay their respects. After this, Polina talked to Jake about her favorite Japanese candy, Kinoko no yama or Chocorooms. She'd admit that she hated real mushrooms, but when Akira gave them to her, she became addicted to them. Polina then offers Jake some, but he hesitates, and she speaks in Slovanian, which means, "Love comes through the stomach". So, Jake takes one, and Polina asks what is his star sign. Jake claims he doesn't know, so Polina asks when his birthday is, and he answers December 8th. Learning this, Polina explains that Samantha is a very practical and stubborn Taurus, while Jake is a Sagittarius, a big dreamer who shoots for the stars.
Looking at the time, Polina realizes it's getting late and has to leave; Jake offers to enjoy dinner with her, but she declines and says he'll find a woman, and she has to be a fire sign.
Switching over to Samantha's side, she has a heart-to-heart with Sato about her once-religious family life, and how she once loved the connection it had with her. Sato then notes that he loves his connection with Samantha, but then reveals that a "friend" of his died that day and feels as though, one day, he'll end up like him. Samantha gives Sato the advice that if he wants to change his life, then change it, and admits that she did.
Afterward, Samantha meets with Matsuo at an undisclosed location to pay him off, but he isn't interested in her money. Matsuo claims he wants her to pay him for what she's unwilling to sell. Samantha interprets this as he wants her to have sex with him, which is corroborated by the fact that he wants her to get cleaned up and showered and to meet them there the next day. Snapping at this, Samantha tries to leave, but Matsuo yells her name at the top of his lungs. He then claims that all it'd take is one phone call to have her sent back to the States and that she needs to choose carefully how she proceeds.
Meanwhile, Sato returns to the Chihara-Kai HQ, where he finds a dead member's body and, as he continues onward, finds two others. Soon, he finds one of the attackers with a knife stuck in his chest. Sato tries to interrogate him as to why he was there, but with his dying breath, he tells him to go fuck himself.
Hearing a scuffle in the distance, Sato takes the knife from the man's body and heads onward to find Ishida defending himself from two attackers. Sato fights against one of the attackers and kills him. He then fights against the other person, who, toward the end, pins him to the ground, but Ishida stabs him from behind with his sword, killing him. 
==Characters==
* Jake Adelstein
* Hiroto Katagiri
* Samantha Porter
* Jin Miyamoto
* Akiro Sato
* Polina
* Emi Maruyama
* Jake's sister (Mentioned)
* Jake's Mother
* Jake's Father
* Hitoshi Ishida
* Tin-Tin
* Trendy
* Shinzo Tozawa
* Yabuki
* Sugita-san
* Ukai
* Kume
* Misaki
* Baku
* Akira (Mentioned)
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==Trivia==
* The song Goodbye Happiness, by Utada Hikaru.
==References==
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