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* GoneHorriblyRight: Hiroshi Yoshida's lawyer tries to use the fact his client badmouthed New York City as a way to get a change of venue.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: Hiroshi Yoshida's lawyer tries to use the fact his client badmouthed New York City as a way to get a change of venue. He subsequently gets dragged before a new jury with no locale bias, who subsequently convict him.
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During a visit to New York, Hiroshi Yoshida, a Japanese nightclub owner (played by Creator/WillYunLee) is shot and his wife Tamiko is killed. Yoshida says they were robbed at gunpoint by a young Black man, but it soon becomes apparent that this story doesn't add up. Evidence connects Bobby Ito, who has Yakuza connections, to the shooting. Briscoe and Green think the Yakuza put out a hit on Yoshida and he was too scared to tell the truth.
Yoshida returns to Japan, where he issues a press statement that New York is lawless and dangerous. Meanwhile Bobby claims that Yoshida hired him as a hitman to kill Tamiko and make it look like a robbery. Witness evidence supports Bobby's statement that he and Yoshida met in a restaurant to plan the murder. It further turns out that Yoshida has collected on a large insurance policy he took out on Tamiko - conveniently paying off his vast debts.
The prosecutors fail to have Yoshida extradited to the USA. So Branch hosts a press conference where he states that the police have a suspect and would like Yoshida to return to New York. Yoshida does, and is promptly arrested for Tamiko's murder. After his lawyer fails to get the charges dropped on the grounds of Yoshida being deceived, he then tries to argue that all potential jurors will be too biased because Yoshida falsely accused a Black suspect. Nevertheless, the trial goes ahead in a different location.
Yoshida returns to Japan, where he issues a press statement that New York is lawless and dangerous. Meanwhile Bobby claims that Yoshida hired him as a hitman to kill Tamiko and make it look like a robbery. Witness evidence supports Bobby's statement that he and Yoshida met in a restaurant to plan the murder. It further turns out that Yoshida has collected on a large insurance policy he took out on Tamiko - conveniently paying off his vast debts.
The prosecutors fail to have Yoshida extradited to the USA. So Branch hosts a press conference where he states that the police have a suspect and would like Yoshida to return to New York. Yoshida does, and is promptly arrested for Tamiko's murder. After his lawyer fails to get the charges dropped on the grounds of Yoshida being deceived, he then tries to argue that all potential jurors will be too biased because Yoshida falsely accused a Black suspect. Nevertheless, the trial goes ahead in a different location.
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During a visit to New York, York City, Hiroshi Yoshida, a Japanese nightclub owner (played by Creator/WillYunLee) is shot and his wife Tamiko is killed. Yoshida says they were robbed at gunpoint by a young Black man, but it soon becomes apparent that this story doesn't add up. Evidence connects Bobby Ito, who has Yakuza connections, to the shooting. Briscoe and Green think the Yakuza put out a hit on Yoshida and he was too scared to tell the truth.
Yoshida returns to Japan, where he issues a press statement that New York City is lawless and dangerous. Meanwhile Bobby claims that Yoshida hired him as a hitman to kill Tamiko and make it look like a robbery. Witness evidence supports Bobby's statement that he and Yoshida met in a restaurant to plan the murder. It further turns out that Yoshida has collected on a large insurance policy he took out on Tamiko - conveniently paying off his vast debts.
The prosecutors fail to have Yoshida extradited to the USA. So Branch hosts a press conference where he states that the police have a suspect and would like Yoshida to return to NewYork.York City. Yoshida does, and is promptly arrested for Tamiko's murder. After his lawyer fails to get the charges dropped on the grounds of Yoshida being deceived, he then tries to argue that all potential jurors will be too biased because Yoshida falsely accused a Black suspect. Nevertheless, the trial goes ahead in a different location.
Yoshida returns to Japan, where he issues a press statement that New York City is lawless and dangerous. Meanwhile Bobby claims that Yoshida hired him as a hitman to kill Tamiko and make it look like a robbery. Witness evidence supports Bobby's statement that he and Yoshida met in a restaurant to plan the murder. It further turns out that Yoshida has collected on a large insurance policy he took out on Tamiko - conveniently paying off his vast debts.
The prosecutors fail to have Yoshida extradited to the USA. So Branch hosts a press conference where he states that the police have a suspect and would like Yoshida to return to New
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* ExactWords: For all the grief Branch takes over his news conference, he never lies once during it. He says they have a suspect, he shows a composite and says it's a picture of the person they've been looking for based on what Yoshida told them, and he says they want Yoshida to come to New York. All 100% true.
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* ExactWords: For all the grief Branch takes over his news conference, he never lies once during it. He says they have a suspect, he shows a composite and says it's a picture of the person they've been looking for based on what Yoshida told them, and he says they want Yoshida to come to New York.York City. All 100% true.
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'''Branch:''' Well, I guess the people of New York will get a chance to weigh in on that next election.
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'''Branch:''' Well, I guess the people of New York City will get a chance to weigh in on that next election.
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* JurisdictionalFriction: Done between [=McCoy=] and the Japanese government. They would like to try Yoshida for his wife's murder in Japan even though the murder took place in New York City. [=McCoy=] knows Japan doesn't have "conspiracy" as a crime like America does.
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* JurisdictionalFriction: JurisdictionFriction: Done between [=McCoy=] and the Japanese government. They would like to try Yoshida for his wife's murder in Japan even though the murder took place in New York City. [=McCoy=] knows Japan doesn't have "conspiracy" as a crime like America does.
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The prosecutors fail to have Yoshida extradited to the USA. So Branch hosts a press conference where he states that the police have a suspect and would like Yoshida to return to New York. Yoshida does, and is promptly arrested for Tamiko's murder. After Yoshida's lawyer fails to get the charges dropped on the grounds of Yoshida being deceived, he then tries to argue that all potential jurors will be too biased against Yoshida because he falsely accused a Black suspect. Nevertheless, the trial goes ahead in a different location.
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The prosecutors fail to have Yoshida extradited to the USA. So Branch hosts a press conference where he states that the police have a suspect and would like Yoshida to return to New York. Yoshida does, and is promptly arrested for Tamiko's murder. After Yoshida's his lawyer fails to get the charges dropped on the grounds of Yoshida being deceived, he then tries to argue that all potential jurors will be too biased against because Yoshida because he falsely accused a Black suspect. Nevertheless, the trial goes ahead in a different location.
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The prosecutors fail to have Yoshida extradited to the USA. So Branch hosts a press conference where he states that the police have a suspect and would like Yoshida to return to New York. Yoshida does, and is promptly arrested for Tamiko's murder. After Yoshida's lawyer fails to get the charges dropped on the grounds of Yoshida being deceived, he then tries to argue that all potential jurors will be too biased against Yoshida because he falsely accused a Black suspect. Nevertheless, the trial goes ahead.
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The prosecutors fail to have Yoshida extradited to the USA. So Branch hosts a press conference where he states that the police have a suspect and would like Yoshida to return to New York. Yoshida does, and is promptly arrested for Tamiko's murder. After Yoshida's lawyer fails to get the charges dropped on the grounds of Yoshida being deceived, he then tries to argue that all potential jurors will be too biased against Yoshida because he falsely accused a Black suspect. Nevertheless, the trial goes ahead.
ahead in a different location.
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During a visit to New York, a Japanese nightclub owner (played by Creator/WillYunLee) is shot and his wife is killed, after which he returns home. An investigation ensues into the possibility that the man wanted to kill his wife to collect the insurance. But when extradition is impossible, Branch decides to make false statements to trick the man into returning.
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During a visit to New York, Hiroshi Yoshida, a Japanese nightclub owner (played by Creator/WillYunLee) is shot and his wife Tamiko is killed, after which killed. Yoshida says they were robbed at gunpoint by a young Black man, but it soon becomes apparent that this story doesn't add up. Evidence connects Bobby Ito, who has Yakuza connections, to the shooting. Briscoe and Green think the Yakuza put out a hit on Yoshida and he was too scared to tell the truth.
Yoshida returnshome. An investigation ensues into to Japan, where he issues a press statement that New York is lawless and dangerous. Meanwhile Bobby claims that Yoshida hired him as a hitman to kill Tamiko and make it look like a robbery. Witness evidence supports Bobby's statement that he and Yoshida met in a restaurant to plan the possibility murder. It further turns out that Yoshida has collected on a large insurance policy he took out on Tamiko - conveniently paying off his vast debts.
The prosecutors fail to have Yoshida extradited to the USA. So Branch hosts a press conference where he states that theman police have a suspect and would like Yoshida to return to New York. Yoshida does, and is promptly arrested for Tamiko's murder. After Yoshida's lawyer fails to get the charges dropped on the grounds of Yoshida being deceived, he then tries to argue that all potential jurors will be too biased against Yoshida because he falsely accused a Black suspect. Nevertheless, the trial goes ahead.
Yoshida maintains his story that Tamiko's murder was a hit by the Yakuza. He denies that he wanted the life insurance tokill repay his wife to collect the insurance. But when extradition is impossible, debts. Branch decides to make false statements to trick won't allow a plea bargain even though [=McCoy=] warns the man into returning.
jury could be hung. Yoshida is convicted, but [=McCoy=] is upset that Yoshida has still put Black citizens at risk.
Yoshida returns
The prosecutors fail to have Yoshida extradited to the USA. So Branch hosts a press conference where he states that the
Yoshida maintains his story that Tamiko's murder was a hit by the Yakuza. He denies that he wanted the life insurance to
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* JurisdictionalFriction: Done between [=McCoy=] and the Japanese government. They would like to try Yoshida for his wife's murder in Japan even though the murder took place in New York City. [=McCoy=] know Japan doesn't have "conspiracy" as a crime like America does.
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* JurisdictionalFriction: Done between [=McCoy=] and the Japanese government. They would like to try Yoshida for his wife's murder in Japan even though the murder took place in New York City. [=McCoy=] know knows Japan doesn't have "conspiracy" as a crime like America does.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: According to Bobby, Yoshida claimed that they'd get away with the murder because Black people commit so much crime in New York City that the police would believe the excuse.
* RacialFaceBlindness: Yoshida claims in his defence that the Chinese-American waitress who saw him in the restaurant with Bobby cannot tell Japanese people apart.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Bobby Ito was, after his father (also in the Yakuza) was killed.
* RacialFaceBlindness: Yoshida claims in his defence that the Chinese-American waitress who saw him in the restaurant with Bobby cannot tell Japanese people apart.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Bobby Ito was, after his father (also in the Yakuza) was killed.
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'''Branch:''' Well, I guess the people of New York will get a chance to weigh in on that next election.
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'''Branch:''' Well, I guess the people of New York will get a chance to weigh in on that next election.election.
* YouNoTakeCandle: Yoshida speaks this way due to his poor command of English.
* YouNoTakeCandle: Yoshida speaks this way due to his poor command of English.
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* JurisdictionalFriction: Done between [=McCoy=] and the Japanese government. They would like to try Yoshida for his wife's murder in Japan even though the murder took place in New York City. [=McCoy=] know Japan doesn't have "conspiracy" as a crime like America does.
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* ExactWords: For all the grief Branch takes over his news conference, he never lies once during it.
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* ExactWords: For all the grief Branch takes over his news conference, he never lies once during it. He says they have a suspect, he shows a composite and says it's a picture of the person they've been looking for based on what Yoshida told them, and he says they want Yoshida to come to New York. All 100% true.
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* TruthInTelevision: Branch tells [=McCoy=] that Japanese "don't have a close relationship with the word 'no.'" Culturally, Japanese people tend to prefer very indirect ways of saying "no," out of concern for offending the person they are refusing. See here: https://cotoacademy.com/how-to-say-no-in-japanese/ for more.
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* ExactWords: For all the grief Branch takes over his news conference, he never lies once during it.
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-->'''{McCoy}:''' Olson called. They're willing to plead to murder two.\\
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During a visit to New York, a Japanese nightclub owner is shot and his wife is killed, after which he returns home.
An investigation ensues into the possibility that the man wanted to kill his wife to collect the insurance. But when extradition is impossible, Branch decides to make false statements to trick the man into returning.
An investigation ensues into the possibility that the man wanted to kill his wife to collect the insurance. But when extradition is impossible, Branch decides to make false statements to trick the man into returning.
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During a visit to New York, a Japanese nightclub owner (played by Creator/WillYunLee) is shot and his wife is killed, after which he returns home.
home. An investigation ensues into the possibility that the man wanted to kill his wife to collect the insurance. But when extradition is impossible, Branch decides to make false statements to trick the man into returning.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Hiroshi Yoshida's lawyer tries to use the fact his client badmouthed New York City as a way to get a change of venue.
* MeaningfulName: "Gaijin" means "outsider" or "alien" in Japanese. It is a term, often used in a negative or pejorative context, for foreigners and non-Japanese.
* MeaningfulName: "Gaijin" means "outsider" or "alien" in Japanese. It is a term, often used in a negative or pejorative context, for foreigners and non-Japanese.
* PleaBargain: Arthur Branch rejects a plea offer from Yoshida's lawyer.
-->'''{McCoy}:''' Olson called. They're willing to plead to murder two.\\
'''Branch:''' Yeah, well, tell him he's got a better chance of catching a bat in a fly trap.
-->'''{McCoy}:''' Olson called. They're willing to plead to murder two.\\
'''Branch:''' Yeah, well, tell him he's got a better chance of catching a bat in a fly trap.
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* WhatTheHellHero: The characters are uncertain about Branch using Hiroshi YoshidaYoshida's lie (that a black man shot him and his wife) to get him back to America.
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Directed by: Jace Alexander
Written by: Wendy Battles
During a visit to New York, a Japanese nightclub owner is shot and his wife is killed, after which he returns home.
An investigation ensues into the possibility that the man wanted to kill his wife to collect the insurance. But when extradition is impossible, Branch decides to make false statements to trick the man into returning.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Lt. Van Buren asks D.A. Branch, "Have you ever been stopped for driving in the wrong neighborhood?"
* MotivationalLie: Branch wants to use Hiroshi Yoshida's lie against him to lure him back to America.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The episode is based on the Kazuyoshi Miura and Charles Stuart cases. Miura was a Japanese businessman who arranged for the murder of his wife in Los Angeles, California, which also involved him being shot in the leg; he was motivated by collecting life insurance. Stuart personally murdered his pregnant wife, shot himself in the stomach, and claimed that a black man did the shootings during a robbery gone wrong; he was also motivated by collecting life insurance.
* WhatTheHellHero: Hiroshi Yoshida
* WithDueRespect: Lt. Van Buren talks to D.A. Branch. Van Buren isn't Branch's junior and does respect Branch, but she is uncertain about his scheme to get a Japanese suspect back to America. Branch says on the news an African-American suspect was caught, using the Japanese suspect's lie against him. Branch understands Van Buren's unease.
-->'''Van Buren:''' With all due respect, sir, I find this approach troubling.\\
'''Branch:''' It's okay. We're out of options. We gotta get this guy back here to answer for what he did.\\
'''Van Buren:''' I understand that, sir. But let me ask you something. [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Have you ever been stopped for driving in the wrong neighborhood?]]\\
'''Branch:''' No.\\
'''Van Buren:''' Well, I have. And what the public just saw was another black face connected to a terrible crime.\\
'''Branch:''' I hear what you're saying, Lieutenant, but I really think that this will work. The truth will come out, and everybody will know that he lied about what happened.\\
'''Van Buren:''' And if it doesn't?\\
'''Branch:''' Well, I guess the people of New York will get a chance to weigh in on that next election.
Written by: Wendy Battles
During a visit to New York, a Japanese nightclub owner is shot and his wife is killed, after which he returns home.
An investigation ensues into the possibility that the man wanted to kill his wife to collect the insurance. But when extradition is impossible, Branch decides to make false statements to trick the man into returning.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Lt. Van Buren asks D.A. Branch, "Have you ever been stopped for driving in the wrong neighborhood?"
* MotivationalLie: Branch wants to use Hiroshi Yoshida's lie against him to lure him back to America.
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The episode is based on the Kazuyoshi Miura and Charles Stuart cases. Miura was a Japanese businessman who arranged for the murder of his wife in Los Angeles, California, which also involved him being shot in the leg; he was motivated by collecting life insurance. Stuart personally murdered his pregnant wife, shot himself in the stomach, and claimed that a black man did the shootings during a robbery gone wrong; he was also motivated by collecting life insurance.
* WhatTheHellHero: Hiroshi Yoshida
* WithDueRespect: Lt. Van Buren talks to D.A. Branch. Van Buren isn't Branch's junior and does respect Branch, but she is uncertain about his scheme to get a Japanese suspect back to America. Branch says on the news an African-American suspect was caught, using the Japanese suspect's lie against him. Branch understands Van Buren's unease.
-->'''Van Buren:''' With all due respect, sir, I find this approach troubling.\\
'''Branch:''' It's okay. We're out of options. We gotta get this guy back here to answer for what he did.\\
'''Van Buren:''' I understand that, sir. But let me ask you something. [[ArmorPiercingQuestion Have you ever been stopped for driving in the wrong neighborhood?]]\\
'''Branch:''' No.\\
'''Van Buren:''' Well, I have. And what the public just saw was another black face connected to a terrible crime.\\
'''Branch:''' I hear what you're saying, Lieutenant, but I really think that this will work. The truth will come out, and everybody will know that he lied about what happened.\\
'''Van Buren:''' And if it doesn't?\\
'''Branch:''' Well, I guess the people of New York will get a chance to weigh in on that next election.
