Have a good day.
Go fill up that big brain of yours.
Okay, Dad.
I told you what would happen if I had to show up at my son's school.
Please.
I need another day.
We got the cash, but I thought you might enjoy this too.
- Suzie-san. - Suzie- san.
Suzie. Pay attention.
Who is that woman?
Who? Yasuda-san from the temple?
No. Behind her.
The woman from the yakuza.
She means "yakuzaishi."
"Pharmacist."
She takes many meds, as you might guess.
Don't be ridiculous. Why would someone like that be here?
Good question. I'm gonna find out.
Excuse me, are you Suzie-san?
This is Suzie. My son's wife.
Ah! I'm Kato. Masa-san and I were at uni together.
We looped up a few years ago.
Hajimemashite.
You're hurting me.
We're all hurting.
Yes. Whenever I feel down, I think of my friend Masa-san.
He was so inspiring.
He was humble,
always said it was his father who helped him out of isolation--
Wait. What did you say?
Weren't you looking to circulate, Suzie-san?
What did you just say about Masa's father?
Oh, dear.
I mean, I'm sure I'd be inspired by Masa-san's father too.
In fact, I'd love to meet him.
Is he here?
- Is he, Noriko? Is he here? - My daughter-in-law and I
- must check on the food. Please excuse us. - Is he here? I don't know.
Thank you.
Noriko, what the hell is going on?
That's what I was gonna ask you.
Though not so crudely.
Showing up late. Reeking of alcohol.
And where are my mother's pearls?
They didn't go with my outfit.
Hello? Why did he say that?
That Shigeru helped Masa out of hikikomori?
I thought Shigeru dying was the whole reason
Masa went into isolation in the first place.
It was very rude of him to bring up such a dark thing at a funeral.
Oh, yeah. Totally spoiled the vibe. The jerk.
What the fuck, Noriko?
Is Shigeru alive? Are you hiding him somewhere?
Now you're being ridiculous.
Or maybe he just wanted to stay away from you so badly
that he couldn't even bear going to his own son's funeral.
My son is dead.
All I ask of you is behave yourself and mourn him properly.
I want to.
But in order for me to do that, I need to know who the fuck I'm mourning.
Noriko, please.
Stop stonewalling me.
What are you not telling me?
You never met Masa's cousin Yumiko, did you?
The poor thing had a hard time finding a husband.
And when she finally did,
she could not trust that he really loved her.
So, after work sometimes, she would follow him.
Until one day, when she was rushing to catch his train, she slipped.
Broke four ribs.
And at the hospital, while they were scanning her chest,
the doctors discovered a massive tumor.
Jesus.
Yumiko's husband attended every chemotherapy appointment.
Until, then, at the hospital,
he fell in love with someone else:
Yumiko's nurse.
So he divorced my cousin, and she was all alone again.
You always reminded me of Yumiko, and now I realize why.
You're both sticky.
Are you saying it's my fault?
I'm simply saying, if Yumiko didn't constantly seek out misery,
it wouldn't have come to find her.
We're all out of clean glasses, so I'll quickly hand-wash and replenish.
Sunny-san, thank you. Arigatō.
We're so lucky to have you.
What are you doing here?
You said there'd be free food.
Oh, sorry. Bad joke.
I can't be here anymore. I gotta get out of here.
So, it got pretty emotional?
I'm sorry for barging in before.
I just wanted to be helpful.
It's fine.
We're gonna go get some food. Mixxy's hungry.
Wait.
We're ghosting? Are you sure you wanna do that, Suzie?
Oh, my God. Yes, I'm an asshole. I get it.
Now, please, if you wanna be helpful, get us some booze.
Okay.
The bottles are addressed to Noriko-san,
so my programming won't let me take them.
Luckily, humans don't have that problem.
You're welcome.
Sorry. We're closed.
I just don't fucking get it.
I mean, fine. The murder-robot stuff makes sense to hide,
but lying about your dad dying?
It's just sociopathic.
Well, people say stuff.
You told me you left your husband.
But this is way worse. Absolutely.
Well, what if all this stuff is connected?
Like, maybe your husband's dad was yakuza, and now he's in jail or had to disappear.
So, that's why that lady was at the funeral.
To pay his respects for him.
You've obviously never met Noriko-san.
She's not exactly the type to marry into organized crime.
Yeah, but if she did, she would definitely keep it a secret, wouldn't she?
Sunny, search "Shigeru." Find an obituary.
There's a character named Sakamoto Shigeru in Night Sky Tokyo,
- so I'm not getting any useful results. - Wait.
What about those family trees that you print at the konbini?
That have, like, marriages and deaths and stuff.
- Koseki? - Yes! Yes.
Come on. I owe you food.
So, I see Noriko, Masa, you, Zen.
Is that your son's name?
Zen?
It's beautiful.
It just worked in both languages.
What about Shigeru? Does it say when he died?
No. Oddly, he's not on here.
What? How can he not be on there?
I don't know.
I was raised by hippies.
The whole koseki system is so arcane.
Okay, so, I've looked it up, and I have good news and bad news.
Super.
I can't wait to hear some bad news. Finally.
Super. We'll start with bad news.
Masa's koseki is in fact limited to what you see here.
And the good news?
There's a more comprehensive document called a kaiseigen koseki.
It would have more info: separations, divorce. All the dirt.
Okay, great. Well, let's print that out.
I should add, there is another bad news. Worse really.
Fuck, Sunny.
Apparently, only direct descendants are eligible to obtain a kaiseigen koseki.
So, in order to get it, you would need Noriko's blessing or at least her device.
Oh, my God.
Noriko's not even here and she's gaslighting me.
Fine.
I give up. I'm fucking done.
Hey, it's gonna be okay, you know?
Could I walk you home?
Maybe a bath would feel nice?
Or a nap?
You barely slept last night.
- Oh, my God. Oh, my God. - What? What is it?
Wait, where are we going?
This is where you wanna take a bath?
I would've expected your taste to be more high-maintenance.
Women's baths just closed.
Why? Why only the women's side?
Well, when are you opening--
Hey, you know there's another sento a few blocks away.
The baths are nicer anyway.
Masa used to come here.
It was in between our places,
so I would meet him after tutoring and we'd go out from here.
It was always the same time because he had to come for tattoo hours.
We used to joke about how there was all these scary yakuza dudes
with their sleeve tattoos and then Masa with his little beetle on his wrist.
I'm such a fucking idiot.
Staking out yakuza isn't really the self-care vibe I was picturing.
Agreed. It's incredibly dangerous.
I don't know if I can think of a worse idea.
Well, do you have a better idea?
Because if you don't, then shut the fuck up.
Can't you, like, run some kind of algorithm to fuck with this lock?
Technically, I can decompile an APK file, but you know I can't steal.
Maybe ask Mixxy.
But you can lie for me, right?
You did it last night.
Excuse me! Excuse me!
I need help!
My owner's been calling me.
She's stuck in the steam room.
The women's side closed a half-hour ago.
There's no one here.
Ah, well. I tried.
Thank you!
What are you thinking?
Go. Just go.
Actually, I just got another call from her.
She's definitely in there.
Please.
Apparently she has severe atrial fibrillation.
I'm not supposed to leave my post.
But she could die!
See, I told you there was no one there.
I guess I had it wrong.
Maybe she's at the sento in Seimeicho?
There's no one there.
Fuck.
Suzie, it's okay. Let's just get out of here.
It's locked.
Sauna.
No. I can't.
I don't schvitz. I'm claustrophobic.
Shit.
...and your boss doesn't know you're here?
Nah.
Himé thinks I'm at the hepatologist.
She knows about my liver issues.
We got time to chat.
Do you recognize any of them?
No.
Okay.
The bot's alone now.
I can grab it.
No. Just follow it, but keep your distance.
And send Tetsu to the bathhouse.
Looking good over there.
Yes, he'll be all set for the Setsubun Festival.
That's what the doctors said, too.
Ruined my daughter's day.
She's here on death watch, you know.
I wish you'd stop saying that.
See how she gets defensive.
It was simply a suggestion, Papa.
I just think it's time to announce your choice--
It's time for my meal.
You'll catch a cold.
I'm just saying,
there's a lot of questioning in the ranks.
It doesn't look good.
So... this means you have it then?
Almost.
I'm close. Last night I--
Hey, kid, word to the wise.
Yes.
When you get old like me,
it gets harder to swallow.
Chance of choking goes way up.
That's a liability for a place like this. And so...
Looks almost real doesn't it?
But...
How clever.
Your cousin Jin's been my second-in-command for 20 years.
I'm not rocking the boat for "almost."
A deal's a deal.
Get the whole manual. Then we'll talk.
But why does she give a shit?
Half the guys on Kiyamachi Street are dealing. She gets her cut.
No clue. I just thought you guys'd wanna know.
So, last night, I'm snug as a bug, having my bird-girl dream again,
when Reiji calls. Says Himé's all fired up,
wants me to pick up some dude.
What do you mean, "fired up"?
What was my cousin fired up about?
I-- I dunno, Jin-san.
Something at Junk League?
Do you think she has the whole thing?
I couldn't speculate.
I just know she's visiting the big boss today.
Well, it's her dad. He's sick. It's probably nothing.
Thank you.
I wouldn't worry too much about Himé making a play, Jin-san.
The boss trusts you.
Mortality tends to make men sentimental.
I may have to take care of this myself.
Good evening, Noriko-san.
Is Suzie-san okay?
Suzie sent me to help clean up.
That doesn't sound like Suzie.
You're certain she's okay?
May I come in?
Very well. We'll start you on dishes, and see how it goes.
Would you like me to do your thank-you notes next?
I'd just need your device for the addresses.
I have time.
What else am I doing?
Besides,
I want to tally up the gifts myself,
see how miserly my friends really are.
Well, before I put these bottles away, shall I pour an offering for Masa-san?
Yes, good idea.
How about a drink for you too, Noriko-san?
How goes?
Is a gaijin lady here?
- You go home. I'll have a look myself. - Wait--
No one's supposed to go in...
I gotta think this'll sort itself out.
Himé's got nothing but hot air.
That's right, boss.
Yup.
My balls have a better chance of becoming boss.
That's a scary thought.
No one wanted to make that washed-up busu their wife,
and now she thinks we'll vote her to the top?
You idiots
think this is a joke?
This is the future of our--
You hear that?
Thought I heard something.
What are you guys doing together?
Having a good soak?
Himé thought you'd be tied up all afternoon.
What happened to the liver doctor?
It's my fault.
I asked Botan to discuss the new pachinko operation.
I could use his help.
With your blessing, of course.
I'll have to think about it.
Botan's one of Himé's best guys.
Dependable.
Loyal.
Sleep on it and let me know.
Relax.
Enjoy your bath.
I know Americans are very promiscuous,
but she kept fawning over Masa,
laughing so loudly,
drinking, drinking, drinking.
Well, sometimes drinking can help.
I just didn't want to end up dying alone,
so I told myself,
Noriko, be nice to this gaijin girl,
and she will give you grandchildren.
It's that saying about daughters-in-law and eggplant. You know?
Tell me.
It's something-- something--
"Don't let them eat your eggplant."
I think Suzie...
ate my eggplant.
We'll finish the game later?
Of course. Whenever you want.
Good idea. You rest now.
Come on, boss. It's nothing.
Jin asked me to come get a soak. What was I supposed to say?
It's a great question.
I don't know.
My enemies don't tend to invite me to bathe with them.
Huh?
So, what were you talking about as I came in?
Sounded like Jin's pretty interested in Himé's progress?
That's why I thought I should come.
See what Jin knows.
And? Does he know about Councilor Ito?
How about four-circle-five?
About Ito, sure,
but not four-circle-five.
I'm loyal to you. You know that.
Of course.
You are loyal.
Stop! Please, boss. Please!
Don't you ever fucking undermine Himé's authority like that again!
Where do you think you're going?
It's lucky I came. We need to move.
Noriko-san?
Sleep.
Okay.
Do you see Sunny?
Just keep moving.
Sunny-chan?
Suzie!
- Oh, my God. Sunny. - I was just coming back for you.
You're not gonna believe this.
- Shigeru isn't Masa's real father. - What?
- I think maybe Noriko had an affair. - Wait. What?
I got Noriko's kaiseigen koseki.
Seems Masa's real father is a man named Hiromasa Matsumoto.
And, according to this document, he is very much alive.
Holy shit.
Do you think he's the yakuza?
I understand your concern, Mrs. Sakamoto.
The timing of the insurance policy is unusual--
No. No. The timing is fucked-up.
I checked my husband's email, okay?
He made this guy a beneficiary three days before he died?
He must have been coerced.
Has this guy tried to claim a payout?
I've flagged your husband's case
for our fraud department.
But please rest assured,
Mr. Matsumoto will not receive a payout while the crash is under investigation.
Wait, wait, wait. Wait, what-- what investigation?
I'm not at liberty to discuss four-circle-five.
But I'd be happy to have a senior case manager call--
Did you-- Did you just say "four-circle-five"?
"Maru" can mean circle or zero. She's just saying flight 405.
Didn't the guy in the bath say--
I locked it, right?
Wait here. I'll investigate.
What are you gonna do? You weigh, like, 40 kilos.
Oh, my God.
Shit.
Suzie?
Move. Move, move, move, move.
Suzie?
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Fuck.
Should I call the police?
The police are useless with the yakuza.
We've got to get you out of here.
It's not safe.
What if they come back?
Keep looking. There's gotta be something.
Suzie.
We should go.