As one of Samantha’s closest friends goes missing, Sato agrees to help search for her, to the detriment of their relationship. Episodes 6 & 7 showcase more of their relationship and Sato’s growing disillusionment with his life. Samantha’s story is one that has dragged throughout this first season of Tokyo Vice. It’s managed to have its moments and only got a bit more interesting when Sato became more involved with her. On the other side of the story of Tokyo Vice, there are the much less interesting developments between Sato and Samantha. The repercussions of Jake’s decision reverberate through his work and personal life and the show demonstrates that incredibly well. Tozawa now knows to have the drugs transported another way and send the police back to square one. Unbeknownst to Jake, who was only trying to do the right thing, he only made the situation worse. Made to look like a fool, Jake loses all credibility with the police force and is shamed by Katagiri, who warned him of this exact scenario. Tozawa’s plane lands, and the crooked cop has it searched every inch except for the spot he knows the drugs are at. His other connection in the force follows the lead, and unbeknownst to Jake is a crooked cop working for Tozawa. While Jake has his heart in the right place, wanting justice and to keep a dangerous substance off the streets, he fails to see the bigger picture. Every choice the characters make feels real and helps elevate the tension of these two episodes especially. Tokyo Vice excels in the details of its story. Ignoring Katagiri, he goes to another cop. Impatient and in need of a story, Jake pursues the info regardless. However, over the past few episodes, Jake’s hit wall after wall in pursuing a story. Katagiri advises Jake to sit on the info while he investigates, telling him to do nothing. While his relationship with Hiroto Katagiri (Watanabe) has strengthened over the course of the season, it’s this info Jake receives that puts their friendship to the test. As Jake receives this information from the head of a crime family, he feels an impulsive need to pursue it. One revolving around a drug shipment via plane. The majority of these episodes follow the plotline of a tip Aldenstein receives. It’s never more evident than in these two episodes. It’s not often that a show is able to make journalism as intense as a criminal organization. Consequences that Jake learns the hard way. Not only that, but these episodes highlight the consequences of journalism. After all the intrigue in episodes 4 & 5, episodes 6 & 7 of the show set everything in motion with Jake’s story finally intersecting with that of the Yakuza and the police. Tokyo Vice is geared towards an intense conclusion if these last two episodes are anything to go by. For our review of the last two episodes, click here. The following will contain spoilers for the sixth and seventh episodes of Tokyo Vice.
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