E9 - The Alexandrite's Secret

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[00:02] Seigi
    It's been over a month now.
[00:17] Seigi
    Richard still hasn't returned.
[00:24] Richard
    You trust people too much.
[00:28] Richard
    Sometimes it hurts you,
    but that's how life is.
[00:34] Richard
    Remember that.
[00:42] Seigi
    Why did he say that?
[00:48] Seigi
    Huh?
[00:49] Seigi
    The notice is gone.
[00:54] Seigi
    Richard?
[00:58] Saul
    Welcome.
SIGN    Episode 9
    The Alexandrite's Secret
[02:37] Saul
    The store is still preparing
    to open. I'm very sorry.
[02:42] Seigi
    I'm not a customer.
[02:44] Seigi
    I'm Nakata. I used to work here part-time.
[02:47] Saul
    Ah, you. I've heard about you.
[02:52] Seigi
    You must be Richard's mentor, Ranashinha-san.
[02:57] Saul
    He called me his mentor?
[03:00] Seigi
    Yes.
[03:03] Saul
    Indeed, Mr. Detective.
[03:05] Saul
    My name is Saul Ranashinha Ali.
[03:09] Seigi
    Nakata Seigi.
[03:10] Seigi
    Um, where's Richard? He's back, right?
[03:14] Saul
    No. He asked me to look after the store.
[03:19] Saul
    I don't currently have any
    plans to hire a part-timer.
[03:22] Saul
    I'm sorry.
[03:24] Seigi
    Where is Richard? What is he doing?
[03:27] Seigi
    I don't know anything.
[03:29] Saul
    Did he leave without saying anything to you?
[03:35] Seigi
    We spoke briefly over the phone.
[03:38] Saul
    What did he say?
[03:40] Seigi
    I'm sorry. I'd prefer not to say.
[03:44] Saul
    This will probably be a long conversation.
[03:48] Saul
    Why don't we discuss things over tea?
[03:54] Saul
    Nakata-san,
[03:55] Saul
    why do you want to know where he is?
[03:59] Seigi
    Why?
[04:01] Saul
    I can't imagine there's much point
    in learning his current situation.
[04:11] Seigi
    I just want to know how Richard is doing.
[04:15] Seigi
    I want to understand things.
[04:20] Seigi
    Wow, that's strong...
[04:21] Saul
    It's Sri Lankan-style spiced tea.
[04:25] Saul
    He liked royal milk tea, didn't he?
[04:29] Seigi
    Yes. He taught me how to make it.
[04:32] Saul
    Did he also happen to tell you
     about the origin of this shop's name?
[04:37] Seigi
    No.
[04:38] Saul
    "Étranger" is French for "foreigner."
[04:41] Saul
    When I asked him why he chose such a name,
[04:46] Saul
    he said it was because he felt like
    a foreigner no matter where he went.
[04:50] Saul
    Pompous, don't you think?
[04:53] Saul
    Foreigners are lonely people.
[04:56] Saul
    From the beginning,
    this store was for him alone.
[05:02] Seigi
    I can't imagine that's why Richard left.
[05:06] Saul
    Everyone has their reasons.
[05:09] Saul
    You say you want to understand,
[05:12] Saul
    but no matter how unreasonable
    or incomprehensible,
[05:14] Saul
    there are things we have
    to accept. That's life.
[05:17] Seigi
    I understand what you're saying, but—
[05:20] Saul
    Nakata-san, try asking yourself this question.
[05:25] Saul
    Why do you want to see Richard?
[05:28] Saul
    Do you want an apology?
[05:30] Saul
    Or are you looking to
    restore your relationship?
[05:40] Shoko
    You look awfully gloomy.
[05:42] Seigi
    Huh? Oh...
[05:44] Seigi
    Tanimoto-san.
[05:46] Shoko
    I can lend an ear if you'd like.
[05:52] Seigi
    Richard...
[05:54] Seigi
    Someone important to me—I'm not sure
     what I'd call him—suddenly disappeared.
[06:00] Seigi
    I don't know what to do.
[06:03] Seigi
    I want to go after him,
[06:05] Seigi
    but I'm not sure what I hope
    to accomplish by doing that.
[06:11] Seigi
    I have no idea why I'm such a mess.
[06:19] Shoko
    Really? I have a feeling I know.
[06:23] Seigi
    Huh?
[06:24] Shoko
    You're angry, Seigi-kun.
[06:28] Seigi
    I am?
[06:29] Shoko
    You feel betrayed by someone
    you love, and it frustrates you.
[06:33] Shoko
    You don't understand why
    they didn't tell you anything.
[06:38] Shoko
    But you think it's wrong
    to be angry with someone
[06:42] Shoko
    when you don't know their circumstances.
[06:45] Shoko
    You're heartbroken at the thought
    that you might not have been
[06:49] Shoko
    as important to them as they were to you,
[06:53] Shoko
    but you're suppressing that feeling.
[06:55] Shoko
    Because your heart is broken,
    you don't know what's real anymore.
[07:01] Shoko
    Did I get that right?
[07:06] Seigi
    He... He has no idea how worried I am!
[07:12] Seigi
    If he weren't such a good guy...
[07:15] Seigi
    I wanted to be able to
    help him out someday, too.
[07:22] Shoko
    He must be to you like you are to me.
[07:29] Shoko
    If you suddenly disappeared,
[07:32] Shoko
    I wouldn't accept it. I'd go after you.
[07:35] Shoko
    After all, there's no way
    you wouldn't be hurting.
[07:46] Seigi
    I'm going to look for Richard.
[07:50] Seigi
    I might not find him...
[07:53] Seigi
    and if I do, he might not be happy to see me.
[07:56] Shoko
    Yeah?
[07:57] Seigi
    Thank you, Tanimoto-san.
[07:59] Seigi
    I really like you.
[08:04] Shoko
    I hope you find Richard-san.
[08:08] Saul
    You're going after Richard?
[08:10] Seigi
    Yes. I've steeled my resolve.
[08:13] Saul
    Did you come to an answer after
    our conversation the other day?
[08:17] Saul
    What will you do when you see him?
[08:19] Seigi
    I'm going to tell him how mad I am.
[08:25] Saul
    Well, aren't you just overflowing
    with youthful energy?
[08:27] Saul
    Have some red bean jelly and cool your head.
[08:31] Saul
    It goes well with spiced tea.
[08:33] Seigi
    I know Richard's family is
    arguing over the inheritance.
[08:37] Seigi
    I want to be with him so I can support him.
[08:40] Saul
    So you can support him?
[08:44] Saul
    The Claremont family owns land in London's
[08:48] Saul
    preeminent financial district.
[08:51] Saul
    They're a distinguished family that earns
    a tremendous amount off of real estate.
[08:55] Saul
    Their job is to protect
    their status and wealth
[08:57] Saul
    and pass it down to the next generation.
[09:02] Saul
    He lives in a completely
    different world than you.
[09:04] Seigi
    I know that, but—
[09:06] Saul
    You don't know.
[09:08] Saul
    Do you really think there's anything a
    college student like you can do for him?
[09:14] Saul
    Know your limits.
[09:17] Seigi
    There is something I can do.
[09:19] Saul
    And what is that?
[09:21] Seigi
    I can make pudding.
[09:26] Seigi
    He likes sweet things when he's tired.
[09:30] Saul
    Honestly...
[09:32] Saul
    This is why I hate cleaning up after
    that idiot apprentice of mine.
[09:35] Saul
    He asked me to protect you,
[09:39] Saul
    but if you're determined to leave,
     then I'm not responsible for you.
[09:43] Seigi
    He asked you to protect me? Richard did?
[09:47] Saul
    His situation is just that complicated.
[09:51] Saul
    I met him four years ago
    in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka.
[09:57] Seigi
    Where his grandmother's from...
[10:00] Saul
    My first impression of him was terrible.
[10:03] Saul
    He was using a fake name
    to sell gemstones to tourists.
[10:09] Seigi
    Was it Edward Baxter?
[10:11] Saul
    He said being called Richard
    brought back unpleasant memories.
[10:17] Saul
    His methods were insane.
[10:19] Saul
    He'd sell expensive gemstones on the cheap,
[10:23] Saul
    but sell cheap gemstones at exorbitant
    prices to people he didn't like.
[10:28] Seigi
    Why did he do that?
[10:30] Saul
    Who knows?
[10:32] Saul
    But it seemed to me that he was in despair.
[10:38] Saul
    Granted, he had a keen eye for gemstones.
[10:42] Saul
    His brilliance struck a chord with me,
    and he was fluent in multiple languages.
[10:48] Saul
    So I proposed that he become my apprentice.
[10:52] Saul
    Otherwise, I told him to return to England,
[10:55] Saul
    and he firmly insisted on anything but that.
[11:01] Seigi
    It's that bad?
[11:03] Seigi
    What about his family?
[11:05] Saul
    Estranged for the past four years.
[11:08] Saul
    He doesn't even like using
    the Claremont family name.
[11:12] Saul
    But then he tells me he's heading home...
[11:18] Seigi
    Richard's in London?
[11:21] Saul
    Not even I know exactly where in London.
[11:25] Seigi
    That's plenty.
[11:27] Seigi
    I'm going to find Richard.
[11:31] Seigi
    And if he needs my help...
[11:35] Saul
    Make him pudding or whatever else he wants.
[11:38] Seigi
    I will.
[11:39] Saul
    But be on your guard.
[11:41] Saul
    There are already people
    watching you carefully.
[11:46] Seigi
    The Claremont family?
[11:48] Saul
    Good for you.
[11:50] Saul
    Come back safe, Nakata-san.
[12:02] Seigi
    Help me see Richard again, Grandma.
[12:23] Jeffrey
    Is this your first time in the lounge?
[12:26] Seigi
    Yes, it is...
[12:31] Jeffrey
    Good evening.
[12:33] Seigi
    Your Japanese is really good!
[12:35] Jeffrey
    Thank you.
[12:38] Seigi
    I'm not sure exactly why, but they told me
    I was being upgraded to business class.
[12:42] Jeffrey
    How very lucky for you, Nakata Seigi-kun.
[12:46] Seigi
    Huh?
[12:46] Jeffrey
    I arranged for the upgrade
    on your connecting flight.
[12:51] Jeffrey
    After all, it's a long flight to London.
[12:56] Jeffrey
    Please, don't glare at me.
[12:58] Jeffrey
    I'm Richard's cousin, Jeffrey.
[13:01] Jeffrey
    Although I feel more like his older brother.
[13:04] Jeffrey
    Nice to meet you.
[13:08] Jeffrey
    You want to know why Richard
    disappeared, don't you?
[13:12] Jeffrey
    For the first time in four years,
[13:14] Jeffrey
    he transferred some money out
    of his English bank account.
[13:17] Jeffrey
    In Japanese currency,
    it was about five million yen.
[13:20] Seigi
    Five million...
[13:23] Richard
    I'm pleased that I was able to help.
[13:26] Jeffrey
    My father contacted him through the bank.
[13:31] Jeffrey
    My father was Richard's foster parent.
    He owes him a great deal.
[13:35] Jeffrey
    He probably couldn't refuse him.
[13:37] Seigi
    Foster parent?
[13:39] Jeffrey
    Richard's parents divorced
    when he was young.
[13:42] Jeffrey
    He lived with me and my older brother
    Henry like we were one big family.
[13:47] Jeffrey
    Look...
[13:48] Jeffrey
    This is Richard.
[13:50] Jeffrey
    He was cool and smart as a kid.
[13:54] Jeffrey
    But when his dog Taro died, he cried
    his eyes out into his pillow in his room.
[14:00] Jeffrey
    Too cute, right?
[14:03] Seigi
    Does this mean you followed me?
[14:06] Jeffrey
    Before I tell you why I'm here,
    I have a few things to share.
[14:14] Seigi
    Richard's told me about the
    dispute over the inheritance.
[14:19] Jeffrey
    Well, a lot has happened.
[14:22] Jeffrey
    Did you know our grandmother
    is from Sri Lanka?
[14:27] Seigi
    Yes.
[14:28] Jeffrey
    When our grandfather married
     Grandmother Leah,
[14:32] Jeffrey
    the furious count disowned him.
[14:34] Jeffrey
    He was stripped of his right to the title.
[14:37] Seigi
    What?
[14:38] Jeffrey
    What I'm about to tell you is my family's story
[14:42] Jeffrey
    of gemstones and hatred.
[14:46] Jeffrey
    My father is the ninth generation
    of the Claremont family.
[14:50] Jeffrey
    Richard's father was the third son.
    An entomologist.
[14:53] Jeffrey
    His mother was a blindingly
    gorgeous French actress.
[14:59] Jeffrey
    Our grandfather was the eighth generation,
[15:01] Jeffrey
    and our great-grandfather the seventh.
[15:04] Jeffrey
    But as I just mentioned,
[15:06] Jeffrey
    there was discord between our
    grandfather and great-grandfather.
[15:10] Jeffrey
    Our great-grandfather had only one son,
[15:12] Jeffrey
    so he planned to pass his title
    on to someone else's child.
[15:17] Jeffrey
    However...
[15:19] Jeffrey
    The World War began, and the London
    bombings nearly wiped out our family.
[15:24] Jeffrey
    Our great-grandfather was left badly
    injured and on the brink of death.
[15:30] Jeffrey
    If a count dies without an heir,
[15:33] Jeffrey
    his title and land are forfeited to the state.
[15:38] Jeffrey
    In order to prevent that, relatives
    summoned our disowned grandfather
[15:42] Jeffrey
    to England from Sri Lanka.
[15:45] Jeffrey
    Much to his disappointment, he inherited
    the title from the late seventh count...
[15:49] Jeffrey
    and became the eighth himself.
[15:53] Jeffrey
    Would you like to sleep? Or may I continue?
[15:57] Seigi
    Keep going.
[15:59] Jeffrey
    Eight years ago,
    Richard was a college student.
[16:04] Jeffrey
    With the death of the family's trustee,
[16:07] Jeffrey
    our great-grandfather's secret will
    and fortune were unsealed.
[16:13] Jeffrey
    Inside the safe was a 118-carat diamond.
[16:17] Jeffrey
    Its market price was 300 million pounds.
[16:19] Jeffrey
    At current rates, that would be
    about 40 billion Japanese yen.
[16:25] Seigi
    Forty billion?!
[16:27] Jeffrey
    In England, the eldest child
    inherits the entire fortune
[16:31] Jeffrey
    to prevent it from being divided.
[16:33] Seigi
    Then the diamond...
[16:36] Jeffrey
    Normally, my father would have inherited it,
[16:40] Jeffrey
    but there was an extremely odd
    condition written into the will.
[16:44] Seigi
    What?
[16:45] Jeffrey
    "At the time of the will's unsealing
    during the next count's generation,
[16:48] Jeffrey
    whoever's mother's birthplace is closest
    to England is to inherit the diamond."
[16:53] Seigi
    Their mother's birthplace?
[16:56] Jeffrey
    Yes.
[16:57] Jeffrey
    The farther from England
    our mothers were born,
[17:00] Jeffrey
    the less of a claim we have
     to the inheritance.
[17:02] Jeffrey
    Richard's mother was French.
[17:05] Jeffrey
    Ours was American.
[17:08] Jeffrey
    America is farther away than France.
[17:11] Jeffrey
    In other words...
[17:12] Seigi
    Richard gets the diamond.
[17:15] Jeffrey
    Bingo!
[17:16] Jeffrey
    But one more thing.
[17:17] Jeffrey
    In order to inherit the diamond,
[17:20] Jeffrey
    he must marry a traditional
    English housewife.
[17:24] Seigi
    What? What kind of condition is that?
[17:28] Jeffrey
    He'll inherit the diamond once married,
[17:30] Jeffrey
    and there's a detailed list concerning
     valid birthplaces for his spouse.
[17:34] Jeffrey
    According to our family lawyer,
[17:37] Jeffrey
    virtually no one but a traditional English
    housewife would be acceptable.
[17:42] Seigi
    What if Richard wants to marry
    someone who doesn't fit the bill?
[17:46] Jeffrey
    Then no one will inherit the diamond.
[17:48] Jeffrey
    It will be donated to an
    environmentalist group.
[17:51] Jeffrey
    The same goes if he refuses to inherit it.
[17:54] Jeffrey
    Goodbye, 300 million pounds!
[17:57] Jeffrey
    The inheritance can't be carried over.
[17:59] Seigi
    That's awful.
[18:01] Jeffrey
    Isn't it?
[18:03] Jeffrey
    The entire family should inherit
    the 300-million-pound diamond.
[18:08] Jeffrey
    He can solve everything by
    marrying an appropriate person
[18:12] Jeffrey
    and returning the diamond to the family.
[18:16] Seigi
    You want him to marry
    someone he doesn't even love?
[18:19] Jeffrey
    This isn't the nineteenth century.
[18:22] Jeffrey
    Once he inherits the diamond,
[18:24] Jeffrey
    he can divorce her and run off
    with whomever he likes.
[18:27] Jeffrey
    That's all he needs to do,
    but he's so stubborn.
[18:32] Seigi
    I finally get it.
[18:35] Seigi
    That's why Richard made that clause.
[18:38] Jeffrey
    Answer me this one thing.
[18:40] Jeffrey
    How far has your relationship with him gone?
[18:43] Seigi
    Huh?
[18:44] Jeffrey
    I know you weren't living together.
[18:47] Jeffrey
    But our lawyer is very good.
[18:52] Seigi
    What do you want with me?
[18:55] Jeffrey
    Want with you?
[18:57] Jeffrey
    You make it sound like I'm trying
    to do something to you.
[19:01] Jeffrey
    If you help us, we can
    return the favor generously.
[19:05] Jeffrey
    How about a job at a
    foreign securities company?
[19:10] Seigi
    Is that how you broke up
    Richard and his girlfriend?
[19:16] Jeffrey
    Goodnight, Nakata-kun.
[19:21] Jeffrey
    Come on, Nakata-kun!
[19:23] Jeffrey
    Smile, smile!
[19:25] Seigi
    Once I exited customs,
[19:27] Seigi
    Jeffrey dragged me around
    to various tourist spots,
[19:31] Seigi
    uploading the photos to social media.
[19:34] Jeffrey
    Smile like you're looking at
    your lover in the distance.
[19:42] Jeffrey
    We'll have to retake that one.
[19:45] Seigi
    Am I bait for you to catch Richard?
[19:50] Jeffrey
    It's important to properly manage your
    true intentions and stated reasons.
[19:54] Seigi
    You actually like Richard, don't you?
[20:01] Jeffrey
    What makes you say that?
[20:04] Seigi
    That gemstone is an alexandrite.
[20:08] Seigi
    Henry-san was wearing it
     in the photo with the dog.
[20:12] Seigi
    It appears green in natural light,
[20:14] Seigi
    but it looked red on the plane,
    so I didn't notice.
[20:19] Seigi
    You had to choose between Richard
    and your brother, too. Just like me.
[20:24] Jeffrey
    Shut up!
[20:26] Seigi
    I'm sorry. I...
[20:29] Jeffrey
    When the will was unsealed,
[20:33] Jeffrey
    Henry came down with a psychogenic disease.
[20:37] Jeffrey
    The glances of our relatives all turned cold.
[20:40] Jeffrey
    If not for me, he'd be alone.
[20:47] Jeffrey
    After Richard disappeared, my brother
    gave me his treasured gemstone.
[20:52] Jeffrey
    I only asked Richard's girlfriend
    to break up with him
[20:57] Jeffrey
    because I didn't want Henry to die.
[21:06] Jeffrey
    But you're free to judge
    me however you want.
[21:19] Seigi
    My head hurts. Am I coming
    down with something?
[21:25] Jeffrey
    Hello?
SIGN    Tokyo Ginza
SIGN    Shiseido Parlour
[21:38] Seigi
    This is...
SIGN    TSURUYA
SIGN    Tsuruya Ginza
SIGN    Ginza Mizukashi
[21:53] Richard
    Did you cross the sea, too?
[21:56] Richard
    You can find me among your friends.
[22:01] Richard
    For more details, examine your pamphlet.
[22:05] Seigi
    Where are you, Richard?