It's like my mind went blank.
She didn't take it and just left.
Do you still have that money?
Ah...yes.
Go return it.
Not to her, but to the person who gave it to you.
You're right. I will.
Hoshino, how do you feel about our restaurant?
It's okay.
I'm grateful that they hired me.
There's a lot of room for improvement, but
I want to turn it into a good restaurant.
It has a good staff and
- I don't want to lose it. - What? Is it going out of business?
Are we so bad off that we have to do catering service?
Monji-kun, Hoshino-kun. Glad to see you.
Come this way. You can leave your supplies here.
Hurry.
The other party is making two demands. An apology from both the company and the president,
and compensation in the amount of 5 million yen.
We have 5 days to respond.
If we miss the deadline, I believe they will be filing a lawsuit.
- Again? - We could be in serious trouble
- if this matter goes to court. - Oops.
I spilled. Give me tissue.
Spoon or fork. Which has been around longer?
The answer is...
spoon.
From the days of the Roman Empire, people used spoons for soup, and
and ate meat with their hands.
Currently, it is said that 30 percent of the population worldwide eat with spoon, fork, and knife,
30 percent use chopsticks, and
the remaining 40 percent eat with their hands.
Don't you think chicken wings are good because you eat them with your hands?
It's like eating a hand with a hand.
- Don't call it a hand. - Look, remember the time it was a hand.
- Knock it off, you pseudo-lawyer. - Oh, Tanaka. She just called me pseudo-lawyer.
- She's a bona fide lawyer. - I'm a Todai graduate, for what it's worth.
- I'm often told I don't look like it. - You guys are the same.
- You're saying the same things. - That being said,
I'll be helping out in Karasumori-san's office starting tomorrow.
I'll be in Family Court for my divorce for a while too, so
I think I'll be in and out a lot as well.
This is the list of all the work Tama-chan's been doing.
Split them up amongst the three of you.
Chika-chan, I'm going to ask you to contact the vendors and
order the food supplies.
- Kawana-san, service in general. - What? All this?
Nitta-san, you take accounting and general operation.
You hold everyone together, okay?
- I can't do that. - Weren't you the class officer?
Mine was the only class that went into chaos.
- Please take care of the restaurant during my absence. - Please.
4 more days until the response deadline.
We haven't received their response yet. I'm going to start preparing for the lawsuit.
Takamura-san, can you look for legal precedents on sexual and power harassment in here
- and put them together? - Certainly.
I've asked Tanaka to look for witnesses for the trial.
I'm going to see two of them today.
Fujimura-san.
Once the trial starts, it could go on for up to 2 years.
Nothing good will come from being so uptight.
Let's relax and go for it.
Well, let's begin.
- Say... - Hm?
- This case is really similar to yours. - Which one?
Will you be our witness?
Please consider it.
I don't remember too well.
Like the President said something to her?
I can deal with meetings at work, but there's the elementary school orientation too.
Oh, indeed.
- I left my cell phone at the entrance. - I'll go get it right away.
Lunch was good the other day.
There's been a lot of bothersome meetings lately.
I'll be asking for your service again.
There's something I'd like to ask you.
- What is it? - I heard that you were
being sued by a woman.
- And? - Did you do something that would get you sued?
You're a funny guy.
If you did something wrong,
please apologize to that person.
If you did something to hurt her,
please atone for it.
Monji-kun.
The company is doing everything we can.
Don't worry, the restaurant won't go out of business.
Can I trust you?
President, I found it.
Ah, there's a briefing tomorrow too. What's worse, in Yokohama.
My oh my.
Chika-chan, Chika-chan, Chika-chan.
Makimura Foods is here.
Okay.
Oh, my. I see a cute young lady is the chef here.
- Hi. Pleased to meet you. - This way please.
First of all...
Distance...
First of all, cabbage...
Chef, don't you do nails? A friend of mine has a nail salon
right around the corner. Go visit her sometime.
Here's a coupon for you.
- About the cabbage... - Today for lunch,
we have reservation for a group of college students.
Let's practice waiting on them. (i.e., lesson on college slangs)
U~ei. I might have won chan (one chance)
- Pardon me? - You've got to get in the groove.
- Sore na~ (I know, right?) - Sore na~.
Too gloomy. Your smile is stiff.
U~ei. I might have won chan .
- Tsunda wa~ (it's game over). - Tsunda wa~ .
- Maji darii (Seriously, it's bothersome). - Maji darii.
Yes, certainly.
Excuse me.
I can't tell the difference with mass produced boys and mass produced girls.
I don't know who ordered what.
You have to look for the individuality in each of them.
Spiky. Curly. Spiky. Curly.
Curly.
Get a magazine you don't want to read at the hair salon.
I hope the alarm clock rings at a weird time in the evening.
Miss the cat's cute moment.
Think too much about the universe and get scared.
Don't take it out on me!
How can you be so exhausted after just 1 day?
- I'm afraid I can't help you. - I understand.
If you'll excuse me.
Tanaka.
Two curry bowls.
The place is empty, huh? The reason is
because their soba is terrible, but their curry bowl is great.
That's why everyone who eat their soba never come back.
Can you put raw egg on mine?
- I've been here before. - Really?
I also know that their curry bowl is good.
That's why I don't like you.
I'm sorry.
So...
is Fujimura Satsuki taking the case to court?
If there's no response in 3 days, that's what it's going to come to.
All that's gonna do is cut down the sleeping hours of the folks in Legal Department.
- There's no chance of winning. - Fujimura-san isn't
- suing to win. - Intelligent women are sure scary.
You're aware of what President Ameki did to Fujimura Satsuki, aren't you?
Tsuchida-san.
Will you be our witness?
Hey, Tanaka. Tanaka. I'm your foe, you know.
I'm one of those guys you consider crap and scum.
That's not how I think of you.
You're just someone who's getting mud thrown from above
and throwing it back to someone below.
Don't laugh.
- I'm angry. - Don't raise your voice in a soba shop.
I'm sorry.
Life's tough for men.
Oh, really?
Don't give me that damn "that's nonsense" look.
I don't think it's nonsense.
But why is it easier to get into a fight with
someone you like rather than someone you don't like?
Why is it easier to hurt someone should understand you rather than
trying to persuade someone who doesn't understand you?
- Don't tell me that. - You're
someone who can imagine what was done to Fujimura-san, aren't you?
- It's the way you talk that... - Please.
Please give us a hand.
Please help us.
- Here's your curry bowl. - Oh, it's here.
If the same thing happened to my daughter,
I'll kill the President.
Why don't you kill him?
Or shall I kill him for you?
You think I'm joking?
The response arrived!
Karasumori Nanami
It says they'll meet all our demands.
After President Ameki comes at 11:00 tomorrow, we'll start the settlement negotiation.
He said he'll apologize to Fujimura Satsuki-san.
Will you be okay?
I'll see him.
- Here's your assorted canapés. - Excuse me.
- Yes?
Don't you think her fragrance is too strong?
Can you move her to another table?
- Let me get another table prepared for you... - Why do we have to move?
- She's the one who smells. - I'm terribly sorry.
One moment please.
I was told to move a customer whose fragrance is too strong.
I'll go.
Let us prepare a special drink for you.
Would you mind drinking it over there?
I'm not complaining to get a free drink.
I'm very sorry.
- Can I talk to the manager? - I'm terribly sorry.
Are you calling Tama-chan?
I'm googling "Call the manager," "dealing with."
Roast pork is up.
If you can take care of this.
- I'm terribly sorry. - Say...
Don't you feel bad for that girl?
If you have a complaint, you should talk to me directly.
- What's your problem, Oba-san? - I'm terribly sorry.
This is your roast pork.
Excuse me. Can we have the check?
I'm terribly sorry.
I don't want this anymore, so don't charge me for it, okay?
- Don't be like that. - Oba-san!
I'm talking to you.
If Tama-chan was here, she probably would've seated
the customer with the fragrance at a downwind table to begin with.
I was off by a digit on my order.
Why don't we get pet rabbits?
What's that supposed to mean? If we get rabbits
just because we have excess cabbage, soon we'll have excess rabbits.
We can just eat the rabbits, can't we?
What if you get attached to the rabbits?
Then, what about getting a pet python?
If we start an exotic restaurant like that on the rooftop in Omotesando,
we'll be gone before the cabbage is gone.
- We'll get strangled here. - Come on, now. Stop that.
We need Tanaka-san back, don't you think?
At any rate, let's bring these inside.
What happened?
Wait, wait, wait, wait. Don't touch me.
Take care.
- It looks like we'll have to close the restaurant for today. - It's impossible with just the 3 of us.
If it was Tanaka-san, she'd open the restaurant.
But look what happened yesterday even when Haiji-san was there.
- No way, no how. There's absolutely no way. - Fine then.
I'll do it by myself.
- What? You're waiting on tables? - What? You're waiting on tables?
We are very sorry, but we are closed today. Bistro Fou
How do you do?
I'm Sugisaki with Like Dining Service.
I'm Yoshida.
We are terribly sorry for what happened.
- What are you doing? - We are terribly sorry.
- I mean, where's President Ameki? - Today,
this Yoshida and myself would like to sit in the discussion.
Before we begin the settlement negotiation, can you please
affix your seal to this promissory note?
In consideration of Fujimura Satsuki-sama's privacy,
we promise not to publicize this matter in any way.
We would like the same promise from Fujimura-sama.
So this is your method, is it? This is for your convenience, isn't it?
What we want to know first is
how you intend to apologize.
Yes, of course.
The submission of a letter of apology by both the president and the company.
Payment of compensation in the amount of 5 million yen.
We fully intend to comply with both.
If it's just a perfunctory apology, we don't need it.
Both Ameki and the company are
united in our resolve to express our apology.
Why isn't President Ameki here today?
I'm terribly sorry.
President Ameki is the person we want to see.
Along with Ameki, we deeply regret...
That's not what we mean!
We're terribly sorry.
I'm sorry. I took them too lightly.
If we go to court, the President will be there too, won't he?
- Yes, of course. - But we can only ask for
compensation in a civil court, right?
It's possible he can just pay the money and end it, right?
I'm going to court because I want to talk to him.
- I'll work on it one more time. - Thank you.
Thank you for calling. This is Bistro Fou.
Reservation? For tomorrow night at 6:00. Table for two.
For the full course. Yes. Date Kazumi-sama.
One moment please.
Say, do you think Haiji-san will be better by tomorrow night?
Is this Date-san that Date-san?
That Date-san... Oh, that Date-san?!
The birthday party that you guys ruined. That Date-san!
When you guys let Tanaka-san down. That Date-san!
Take the reservation.
This is our chance to make up for it.
Thank you for holding.
But there's no way the three of us can do it. We'll end up making Date-san mad again.
But I already took the reservation.
Let's give ourselves a crash course. We'll stock up properly too.
The moon's going to waste, huh?
We missed out on our business opportunity.
I wonder how many people turned around and left.
Excuse me. Are you closed today?
We're opening right now.
- There's a full moon tonight. - You're right.
Do we have any cilantro?
- I'll go buy some. - Thanks.
- How long before we can serve the first dish? - 12...10 minutes.
12 minutes will be fine.
- I'm going out to buy cilantro. - Okay, see you.
A new customer is in.
What shall we do? It's time to stop taking orders.
- Go ahead. - 2 Salmon poele.
Braised endive. 2 clam chowder, please.
Nitta-san, please prepare the endive.
Kawana-san, please get the plates ready.
It's okay.
- Here you go. - Thanks.
I'll be with you shortly.
Excuse me. Your jacket was on the floor.
Salmon poele is up.
- Are you hungry? - No.
- You're eating. - I'll eat if it's in front of me.
Why aren't you working at the restaurant?
Just because.
Is the case going to court?
You shouldn't ask if you already know.
The president said the company will respond properly.
The company responded properly.
Why take it to court?
- Are you asking out of concern for the restaurant? - I don't care if the restaurant goes out of business.
If it does, I can go back to bartending.
I had a friend in grade school who hit people for no reason.
His name was Ak-kun.
No one liked him.
I was Ak-kun's last friend, but
I told him don't come near me anymore, and stopped being friends with him.
Then during summer break, Ak-kun was taken to the hospital.
His father kicked him in the stomach.
I guess he was treated like that since he was little.
The other day, you told me the story of the umbrella thief, remember?
I thought about Ak-kun after that.
Oh, I see now. I was kicking Ak-kun in the stomach too.
When I told him not to come near me anymore,
I was kicking him too.
That's not so.
Maybe President Ameki's like Ak-kun too.
Maybe, just maybe
he was getting kicked by someone too.
I mean, I don't know, but... I don't know.
About things like that...
When things that are tangled up like that,
where and how do you start untangling the mess?
Monji-kun.
Sorry. Did I say something wrong again?
We don't need answers to questions like
what were the circumstances.
Who's right and who's wrong
isn't important now.
I see.
But
I don't know where to start untangling either.
- Good evening. - Hi.
Karasumori-san.
- Before the trial begins, I still think we should... - Look. Come here for a minute.
Look.
Request for Interview
Interview for a magazine?
I'll give Satsuki a call.
I wonder where it got leaked.
We're back~.
Sorry, sorry. Excuse me.
Oh, sorry.
Good morning.
Oh, it's Hiromu-kun.
- I'm back. - Welcome back.
- Is it over? - Not hardly.
I got permission to keep him overnight. Hiromu, don't get on there.
If the article is published,
there's no doubt President Ameki and the company will receive social sanctions.
They will be bashed from all over Japan.
But...
If the case goes to court, I'm prepared for it to be made public anyway.
I'm aware that I'll be taking a risk as well.
Tamako. Can I?
Yes.
Takamura-kun. I have a scary look on my face right now, don't I?
Not at all. Satsuki is still Satsuki.
I'm going to do it.
Karasumori-san. Please let me do this interview.
All right.
Like Dining Sugisaki
They're out to stop us already.
Yes, this is Karasumori.
Where is Karasumori Sensei?
It's about time for the interview to begin.
As far as we're concerned,
in consideration of protecting Fujimura-san's privacy, we'd like to settle it out of court.
I'd like to see President Ameki, please.
If you let me see him now, I can still stop the interview.
One moment please.
Hey.
Tsuchida-san, it was you, wasn't it? You're the one who leaked it to the magazine.
Didn't I tell you I don't like intelligent women?
What I asked you to do is...
- Oh, Tanaka-san. - What are you doing here?
Oh...aren't they having a meeting?
Tsuchida-san, is it okay to set up the catering service?
I guess so.
What's wrong?
It was here.
It happened in this conference room.
That's how apologies are done here.
Okay, take it off.
I'm Mogi with Weekly Geishun
I'm Karasumori.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Is it true you agreed to do an interview?
- Yes. - What can we do
to stop you from giving the interview?
I'd like to ask you a few questions.
In regards to what happened in this conference room.
Then, can we begin?
- Yes. - Let's begin.
Do you remember the time
- Fujimura Satsuki-san came to this conference room? - Of course.
When was that?
When was it?
- It was November 7, 2013. - That's right.
That day,
she went to the hospital without getting any sleep the night before.
She went to visit the department chief in charge who was hospitalized due to stress.
I told the department chief that I'll pick up some kintsuba (Japanese sweets) that he likes
after stopping by the main office and come by again later,
and left the hospital once.
That's what she told him, but she ended up breaking that promise.
That's because something unexpected happened in the conference room
of the main office where she came to apologize.
Do you remember what happened in that conference room?
Apparently, there's a misunderstanding.
Who were here that day besides yourself?
- Well, there were a few. - Nakata-san, Osako-san, Murayama-san.
Ono-san, Masada-san, Higuchi-san, Igawa-san.
16 people. They were all men.
We were having an emergency meeting.
Do you remember Fujimura-san's face?
She came in from that door and stood there. Do you remember Fujimura-san's face?
- Of course I do. - Fujimura-san
attended the opening party for Symphonic.
On that occasion, she went to say hello to you, but
apparently, you didn't recognize her.
She was the woman who was standing there.
I'll come in like she did.
Excuse me.
I'm Fujimura Satsuki with the Sales Department at MLD Service.
At that time,
do you remember what she was wearing?
Gray jacket and navy blue skirt. White shirt.
I'm terribly sorry for what happened recently.
She started her apology like this.
You said,
That's not how we apologize around here.
Don't you even know how we apologize around here?
If that's the only way you can apologize,
I guess your company will have to take the responsibility after all.
That's a misunderstanding.
- It was for her sake that I... - She wasn't
the kind of person to cut corners at work.
She felt responsible.
She was trying to protect her colleagues.
She was trying to apologize from the bottom of her heart.
That's was she was trying to do, but
you...
you ordered her to apologize by taking off her clothes.
In order to protect her colleagues,
she complied.
- Hey, Tanaka. Stop it. - Please keep quiet.
The people who were here kept quiet.
It didn't concern them, so they kept quiet.
Fujimura Satsuki.
Born November 7, 1982.
Hometown Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture.
Father's name, Masayuki. Mother's name, Shizuko.
Favorite color, blue. Favorite flower, gerbera.
Favorite place, riverside. Dream, to carry on her father's business.
Her father's business, restaurant.
Her treasure, memories and dream.
That period of time that you forgot
as soon as you left this room,
was her whole life.
The little prank that you pulled
destroyed her memories and dream.
I beg you.
Please recall her face.
That's
Fujimura Satsuki's wish.
Ameki-san.
This is a company
that prepares food for its customers, isn't it?
All kinds of people gather at restaurants.
The reason people gather
isn't to look down or up at people, is it?
They gather to feel the excitement of new encounters,
to enjoy the understanding or misunderstanding of words and feelings.
To take home memories and think happy thoughts before going to bed.
Our job is to put delicious food on the table between
one person and another person sitting across each other.
Both you and Fujimura-san
were engaged in that kind of work.
A much...much...better encounter might have been possible.
I'd like to see Fujimura-san.
We'll be waiting.
I'm terribly
sorry.
Why are you crying?
I want him to apologize directly to me.
Thank you for speaking out.
She was talking quietly.
But what's recorded there
is her cry.
I ask for your discretion.
I understand. If you'll excuse me.
Hello. Yeah. We just got done.
He was a very understanding man.
He promised me that he wouldn't publish the article
until we give him the green light.
Don't worry.
Tanaka, you go back to your own job.
Thank you all for your hard work.
- Welcome back. - Welcome back.
- What about Date-san? - Reservation for two at 6:00.
- What's the menu? - White asparagus and salmon confit.
Pot-au-feu with thick sliced bacon. And sautéed lobster.
- And dessert? - Éclair with ganache.
Fromage blanc.
And jellied grapefruit.
All right. Then all that's left is...
For you to change into your uniform.
Today we will be welcoming Date-san.
Let's have them eat a lot. Let's work a lot.
Let's get fired up.
All right, let's go!
Welcome. Good evening.
There's two of us.
This way please.
Date-san's here.
Can I expect to have warm food again tonight?
Yes, of course.
Sanzenin-san, please watch the heat.
I'll leave the plates here.
- Three new customers are in. - Six new customers are in.
Salmon confit is up.
Can I get you something to drink?
- Here you go. - Excuse me.
This is white asparagus and salmon confit.
Please take care of the order for drinks.
3 red and 3 white.
- It's delicious. - Yes, it is.
Done.
Dessert is ready.
Nitta-san.
Can you take one please?
Excuse me. This is the chef's special dessert.
- Excuse me. - This is éclair with ganache,
fromage blanc, and jellied grapefruit.
I'll bring your coffee right away.
I see you've been working hard.
Date-san.
The restaurant's become even lovelier.
Thank you.
- The meal was delicious. Thank you. - Thank you.
- I'll be back. - Thank you.
Take care on your way back.
Haiji-san.
Come here.
We did it!
Here you go.
Here's your creme brulee and apple tart.
Is something the matter?
I dropped my spoon somewhere around here.
- Spoon? - Yes.
I'll bring you a new one right away.
Monji-san. Can I have you take a look?
- Hi there. - Good evening.
- I'm kinda hungry. Can you make me something? - Sure.
Pot-au-feu and sirloin. Bring me the side vegetables for the meat.
- Here you go. - Oh, thanks.
I did a good job of apologizing, didn't I?
Helps when I see people apologizing all the time.
Yes, indeed.
My wife's been on my case.
That I can't go to court right now. Since my son's
elementary school entrance exam's coming up.
Oh, indeed.
Was that a lie?
Listen, Monji-kun. Blackmail like that happens all the time.
Don't worry. The restaurant won't go out of business.
You're fired.
Monji-san! Monji-san!
Monji-san!
Monji-san! Monji-san!
Monji-san!
I wonder what's going on.
- A police car's here. - Police car?
- Oh, yeah. - I wonder if
- something happened in the neighborhood. - I'll go take a look.
Tama-chan, did something happen?
There's a police car down below. I'll go take a look.
- Good evening. - Good evening.
- Is this a restaurant? - Yes, it is.
What can we do for you?
We're responding to a call.
This spoon belongs to this restaurant, right?
Apparently, it came falling onto that street.