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Truth and Deception in Investigation
Web Smith
Sempai, apple pie, whatever I have to call you,... we have a murder here.
John Connor
I want to solve it, not listen to true confessions. You know what's true? When something looks too good to be true, then it's not true.
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A Lawyer's Perspective on Relationships
Phillips
Must be nice to fuck a lawyer, instead of always being fucked by one.
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Corporate Power Dynamics Explored
Web Smith
The executive fuck chamber.
[after pushing on wall to find a hidden room]
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Unraveling the Truth Behind the Disk
John Connor
So... what do we know now?
Web Smith
Well, we know the disk was doctored here.
John Connor
And we know that they know that we know. We're beating the grass to startle the snakes.
Web Smith
What? Look, where are you from, sempai? Scotland Yard?
John Connor
No. Scotland back yard. So how did you become the special liaison officer for Los Angeles? And uh... who is what's her name?
John Connor
What you should be asking is why you and I were put together last night.
Web Smith
I was on duty. Nakamoto requested you.
John Connor
No, they didn't. Nakamoto is formally protesting the fact that I'm on the case.
Web Smith
You're saying someone else called you in. Someone who...
John Connor
Has been manipulating things. We're playing that most American of games.
Web Smith
Which is what?
John Connor
Catch up.
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Disdain for sushi and its risks
Cop
Hey Graham, want some sushi?
Tom Graham
No thanks. If I get a craving for mercury, I'll eat a thermometer.
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Trust and Betrayal in a Team Dynamic
Web Smith
Look, are you on the take?
Tom Graham
Fuck you, the take.
Web Smith
Are you on the fuckin take?!
Tom Graham
Who the fuck are you to ask me about that? You started me off. You remember that? Now, play ball. You get to keep your kid, your job, and your buddies. We're a team, Web.
Web Smith
A team? What team are we on, huh?
Tom Graham
We know who you've got in there. You're harboring a murderer in there.
Web Smith
How did you know Eddie was still alive?
Tom Graham
He's not! He's dead. He just forgot to lay down.
Web Smith
He didn't do it.
Tom Graham
Who did it?
Web Smith
We don't know who did it!
Tom Graham
Send him out, Spider-san, with the disk too. I'll protect the guy.
Web Smith
And what if I don't?
Tom Graham
If you don't?! If you don't, you're obstructing justice. You're harboring, baby. If you don't, we're coming in after a murderer. What are you doing to your life? You know me, Web. I get my man.
Web Smith
Yeah. Even if he's the wrong man.
Tom Graham
Who the fuck are you? The Supreme Court?
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Emphasizing Solutions Over Blame in Problem-Solving
John Connor
The Japanese have a saying, "Fix the problem, not the blame." Find out what's fucked up and fix it. Nobody gets blamed. We're always after who fucked up. Their way is better.
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Miscommunication Amidst Urgency and Frustration
Bob Richmond
Hey! Hey, you! Quit loafing! Get the senator's car! What do you think we're doing?
Web Smith
No, you get the senator's car! Wrong guy, wrong fucking century! Penguin looking mother fucker!
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Cops or Eluding: A Defining Moment
Web Smith
We're the cops! Why are we running?
John Connor
We're not running. We're eluding.
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Cultural Observations on Wealth and Perversion
Tom Graham
These little guys eat shit in Tokyo. Crammed into subways, working for big companies. They come here and they're rich and free. They all want to fuck a Rose Bowl queen.
John Connor
And then kill the Rose Bowl queen on the Nakamoto boardroom table? Call the police and create a scandal? Is that your theory?
Tom Graham
My theory? My theory is that these guys are known world class perversion freaks. I got a nose for these things.
John Connor
I'm sure.
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Negotiation Strategies Discussed in Rising Sun
John Connor
Have you negotiated with the Japanese?
Web Smith
Negotiated?
John Connor
Mm. Perhaps I can suggest the strategy.
Web Smith
Well, this is hardly a negotiation.
John Connor
Oh? What is it, then?
Web Smith
What is it? It's a homicide.
John Connor
When we arrive, you take charge of the negotiations. Don't introduce me or refer to me. Don't even look in my direction. Keep your jacket buttoned at all times. If they bow, you bow back.
Web Smith
Believe it or not, I have done this before. You know, I do know these things.
John Connor
Do keep your hands at your sides. The Japanese find big arm movements threatening. Keep your voice calm and even. You'll probably find them irritating tonight. But whatever happens, don't lose your temper.
Web Smith
I don't lose my temper.
John Connor
That's good to know. When you start to get into trouble...
Web Smith
I won't get into trouble.
John Connor
When you start to get into trouble, I will say, "Perhaps I can be of assistance?" From then on, I do the talking. You stand behind me. And don't appear distracted. We may come from a fragmented, MTV rap-video culture, but they do not. Every aspect of your appearance and behavior will reflect on you, the Department, and me as your sempai.
Web Smith
My sempai?
John Connor
Mm.
Web Smith
That wouldn't be massa, would it?
John Connor
No. The sempai is the senior man who guides the junior man, the kohai. In Japan, the sempai-kohai relationship is presumed to exist when the younger man and the older man work together. Hopefully, they will presume that of us.
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The Complexity of Loyalty and Priorities
Web Smith
Isn't it bad form to lose your temper?
John Connor
It is. But I had to, to assist Ishihara.
Web Smith
Assist Ishihara? Now why would you wanna do that?
John Connor
He wasn't the most important man in the room.
Web Smith
Oh, he wasn't?
John Connor
No. It was the older man. His juyaku, his superior. But I wanted to get the investigation going so I played the out-of-control gaijin. So Ishihara wouldn't lose face. So now, Ishihara owes me a favour. Deep, isn't it?
Web Smith
Heavy.
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Navigating Danger in Unfamiliar Neighborhoods
Web Smith
We're safe around here.
John Connor
You call this safe?
Web Smith
Rough neighborhoods may be America's last advantage. Perhaps I may suggest a strategy. Don't stare at these guys. Keep your hands down. These guys don't like big arm movements. They might shoot you. Keep your voice calm...Better still, don't say shit. If you hear me say "Can I be of any assistance?" it's too late. You can kiss your little ass goodbye.
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Conflicting Loyalties and Perspectives on Guilt
Web Smith
He's guilty as hell.
John Connor
Well, my dairokkan says he's not.
Web Smith
I hope your intuition is right. Look, sempai, my dairokkan tells me your dairokkan wasn't why you let Eddie go.
John Connor
In Japan, his father saved my life.
Web Smith
And Eddie reminded you of that?
John Connor
He would never remind me. It's my responsibility to remember.
Web Smith
So what is all this bullshit about his father's keiretsu?
John Connor
Bullshit? There's a keiretsu war going on. A Japanese corporation never stands alone. A keiretsu is a united front of hundreds of powerful companies, all acting in partnership to win.
Web Smith
To win what?
John Connor
Whatever's there. You ever hear "business is war"? The war is never over.
Web Smith
Maybe you heard "All's fair in love and war"?
John Connor
No.
Web Smith
So where does that leave us?
John Connor
Us? We're in the war zone.
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Caution Against Underestimating Opponents
John Connor
Never underestimate your opponent. Never take what he offers you.
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Reflections on Fate and Relationships
Web Smith
What's going to happen to him?
[about Ishihara]
John Connor
They are retiring him. Ishihara will be given a window seat. He will spend the rest of his life in Japan, staring out an office window.
Web Smith
Too bad. He seemed like a heck of a guy. Personally, I got along great with him.
John Connor
If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy floating by.
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Confrontation Over Access to Mr. Sakamura
Perry
Mr. Sakamura is not available.
John Connor
Mr. Sakamura is a good friend of mine. I'm sure he's available for me.
Perry
Gentlemen, you're trespassing. Now, unless you have a search warrant, you'll have to leave. You should know I'm a black belt.
John Connor
But of course you are, dear.
Jeff
Need help, Perry?
Perry
So is Jeff. OK, fellas. You're leaving.
[places his hand on Connor's shoulder]
John Connor
That's assault.
Perry
I don't wanna hurt you.
John Connor
They say if you must resort to violence, you've already lost. What do you think, Jeff?
Jeff
I think I'll go get Mr Sakamura.
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