I Want It That Way

Season 1, Episode 04 (04)

**I Want It That Way** is the fourth episode of the first season of *Tokyo Vice*. It was released on 14 April 2022 along with the fifth episode, *Everybody Pays*.

## Plot Summary

The episode begins at a luxurious party with many guests. Samantha is in awe as she walks down the main staircase, presumably in the club she had previously mentioned wanting to start. She talks to Polina, who tells her that she is doing very well on the dance floor that night. Samantha praises her and joins some of the other guests at the party, where they discuss her recent vacation to Hawaii. It is later revealed that this scene is a flash-forward, and in the present, Samantha meets with a real estate agent to discuss buying the building. After the agent tells her that it is a good price and will likely be sold quickly, she decides to purchase it.

Meanwhile, Jake is brought to the headquarters of the Chihara-Kai after being taken from the baseball court. He meets with Hitoshi Ishida, the current leader of the Chihara-Kai. Jake is offered tea and the atmosphere is friendly. Ishida explains that rumors have started circulating that he is conspiring with the police and many in the Chihara-Kai believe him to be a police informant. This is causing tensions within the clan, and Ishida fears that if the rumors are not quashed soon, he will be killed by his own family. Ishida believes that Jake, with his close relationship with Hiroto Katagiri and other members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (TMPD), is the best person to find the informant and stop the rumors.

As Sato drives Jake back from the meeting with Ishida, the two discuss the situation. Jake tells Sato that he cannot be seen to be working with the Yakuza, as it will cost him his job and potentially more if he is caught. Sato largely ignores this comment and continues singing along to the Backstreet Boys. The two debate the meaning of the song, but Jake's task of finding the informant is not further discussed.

When Jake returns to the TMPD, he is approached by Miyamoto, who jokingly thanks him for the dinner they had the previous night. Miyamoto invites him to train at his gym, but before Jake can accept or decline, he is distracted by the arrival of Katagiri. Jake tells Katagiri about the meeting with Ishida and the rumors of being an informant. Katagiri confirms that Ishida will likely be killed if the informant is not found, which would allow the Tozawa to move in on Chihara-Kai territory, as they have already been testing the waters. Katagiri tells Jake that he will investigate who could be the informant, but Jake should continue working on the loan shark case he has been building.

Back at the Meicho Shimbun Newspaper, Jake brings the loan shark case to Emi. Initially, Emi is skeptical and does not want to investigate further, but Jake mentions the repeated voicemails telling the victims to kill themselves. Emi remembers a similar case being written about in the paper the previous week, and this convinces her to believe that there is more to the deaths than just a typical Yakuza murder.

Samantha talks to another girl at the club, possibly trying to recruit her. She tells her not to tell anyone about the news, as it could jeopardize their chances of opening the club secretly. Tensions rise when Duke arrives and asks Samantha about her plans. Duke claims to know everything that happens in the city, but Samantha denies having any plans to open her own club, saying that she makes a large tax-free income at the current club and therefore wouldn't want to give it up.

Emi and Jake visit the address of the CEO of the loan company, but find that he is unable to speak and is mostly just a figurehead for the company. They return to the Meicho Shimbun Newspaper feeling disappointed. Jake urges Emi not to give up on the story, and she agrees that there is a story there, but he needs to also focus on their other stories while building a case.

## Cast and Characters

### Main Cast

* Ansel Elgort as Jake Adelstein
* Ken Watanabe as Hiroto Katagiri
* Rachel Keller as Samantha
* Hideaki Ito as Jin Miyamoto
* Show Kasamatsu as Sato
* Ella Rumpf as Polina
* Rinko Kikuchi as Emi