Yes?
Oh! Sorry to keep you waiting.
You said you had an interest in these old chateaus.
Forgive me for the abruptness.
Don't be, I'm happy to help in your case.
Now then, you may go ahead and observe as you wish.
So what do you think?
A great design, right?
It was built in the mid-16th century and used to belong to aristocrats.
Truth be told, I bought this place just a little while ago.
It was literally love at first sight.
This is the reception hall.
They probably held their dance parties here long ago.
This is quite a view.
Isn't it?
Oh... that's right!
Would you like some wine?
Since we were destined to meet or something, let's have a drink.
Oh, since I love wine more than life itself, I've built up quite a collection.
I have some vintage labels that I know you'll love.
It'll only take a minute.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Huh, sir?
ate mo nai michi bakari wo furafura aruiteita
I walk unsteadily on paths to nowhere
Doutei Subs Presents:
GOLGO 13
imadoko wo mesashite nani wo shite ii no kamo
wondering what I should do right now.
kimi ga suki na ano kyoku kaasutereo no boryuumu wo
I play the song you like on the car stereo
saidai ni shite kimochi katameru
with the volume up and my feelings crystallized
kousaten mo shingou mo nai ippou tsuukou wo
driving on streets with no crossroads or signals
kimi ni oitsuku you na supiido de
with a speed that will catch up with you.
So faraway hashiridasou!
So faraway - let's run!
bureeki nante fumanaide ikou zenkai de
And let's not bother with the breaks - full throttle.
Oh someday itsu no hi ka
Oh someday - one of these days
dare ni mo mitsukaranai you na my place
You'll be at my place where nobody can find you.
me ni wa mienai mono koshou shita toki
Whenever you suffer a breakdown one can't see
shuuri suru houhou boku shidai
depend on me for your repairs.
So faraway hashiridasou!
So faraway - let's run!
risetto shite tomo ni sutaato da genkai mo
We'll reset and start again - even at our limit.
Oh someday itsu no hi ka
Oh someday - one of these days
kimi to dattara mitsukaru bokura no dream
If I'm with you we'll find our dream.
PROUD WINE
Look, he's buying up everything again.
Hah.
As if he even has a palate for wine.
He's not going to overbid us this time.
Okay, here we have high-quality red wine from Côte d'Or.
There is one 1800 vintage and nine 1900 vintage Romanie-Monts Luisant, making ten bottles altogether.
We will start at 10,000 euros.
15.
20,000!
25!
28,000!
Do we have any other bids?
35,000!
That's 35,000 euros.
Do we have any other bids?
Anyone?
45,000!
We have 45,000.
50,000!
60,000.
6... 63,000!
70,000.
We have 70,000 euros...
70,000 euros...
Do we have any other bids?
Very well, sold for 70,000 euros.
So how did it go?
As we feared, Yanagida outbid us.
I see.
That guy doesn't have a taste for good wine!
He just wants to beat people over the head with his wallet!
That's our wine, the Romanie-Monts Luisant!
Plus it's our 1800 vintage he'll be drinking to boot! That's a sacrilege against wine itself!
This vexes me to no end as a Frenchman!
It's nothing to be vexed about, Jacques.
This is a fight we the French have already won.
Huh?
I knew all along that Yanagida would be the highest bidder at today's auction.
If... If you knew that, then you shouldn't have put the 1800 vintage up for auction!
Then Yanagida wouldn't be in possession of it now.
Nope.
Quite the opposite.
I actually wanted Yanagida to be the highest bidder for the 1800 Romanie-Monts Luisant.
Wha... What do you mean by that, sir?
The bottle for that "1800 vintage" actually contains the 1905 vintage.
I don't think he'll be able to tell the wine is from 1905 anyway.
Have you heard, Jacques?
In Germany, violating the wine laws is an aristocrat's crime.
That means it's just as honorable as engaging in duels.
This was a duel between us and Yanagida.
And we've just won the bout.
Are you sure about doing this?
I'm sure.
That unrefined palate of his can't distinguish between an 1800 or a 1905 vintage.
Does it please?
Yes, I'll have it.
I must confess, I can't make out the slight differences in taste between wines.
You and me both.
As a négociant, I always feign a knowing look on my face, then take notes afterwards
whenever I sample the wine from the casks they send from the breweries.
I really can't tell the difference between the wines myself.
Really?
Well...
...I do tell the breweries that I'll no longer trade with them if they sell me bad wine even once.
You need trust in order to go into the wine trading business.
However, there are a lot of people who betray that trust.
We Japanese have a difficult time building those trust-based relationships in France.
It's the same thing for us Germans.
The French do have their share of overly prideful people.
Albert is among the worst.
The owner of the Romanie-Mont Luisant...
...Jean Charles Albert?
Correct.
The Romanie-Mont Luisant red wine is a rare gem that France boasts to the world.
Still, Albert simply has too much pride in his wine.
Have you heard?
Huh?
This happened five years ago.
The Arab royal family bought the 1800 vintage Romanie-Monts Luisant from Albert.
However...
...the bottle did not contain the 1800 vintage.
Once the royal family realized that, they came storming back to Albert's firm.
That's a terrible accusation you're making.
Well, I can understand.
The very idea that you Arabian gentlemen would know
the luxurious taste of French wine, let alone our firm's Romanie-Monts Luisant is ridiculous in its face!
Are we clear?
To us the French, that is not some liqueur.
That is the creation of our pride and heritage.
That means you have just insulted this fine product of France
based on a silly misunderstanding by your uncultured palates!
Have you no shame?!
Upon saying that, he had them thrown out.
Did that really happen?
That means, Yanagida-san...
...whether or not my 1800 vintage is authentic.
That's right, so you need to be a little wary.
I believe that it is the genuine article.
But if it's a fake...
Then that would mean trouble for Albert.
Eh?
Hmm?
What is...
...the meaning of this?
Oh that's right, take a look at the paper.
Yanagida is having a display party at a manor.
He's going to present the wine bottles he got at the auction the other day.
He also invited five French sommeliers to that party.
This is the list of the sommeliers he's inviting.
I knew it, Louis Bouvet is also being invited.
He's France's number one sommelier.
Any other sommelier probably couldn't tell that the wine is a fake.
But Louis definitely can.
He has drunk the real 1800 vintage before.
He's a man that never forgets the taste of a wine.
Then he's going to know that the 1800 vintage is a fake at Yanagida's party!
If that happens, the reputation of France's best red wine, the Romanie-Monts Luisant, will...
...be completely obliterated.
Louie!
Ah, sorry to call you here when you're so busy.
Sorry to be blunt, but what's the matter of business?
It seems you were invited to Yanagida's party.
Will you be attending?
It's what I intend to do.
Hmm, well...
Aren't people like you supposed to refuse these things?
Huh?
He's someone who uses his wealth to buy up the wine even though he cannot distinguish between their tastes.
It would hurt your prestige if you showed up at his party.
It will be a blotch on your brilliant career as a sommelier.
I see.
That is something to think about.
That's right.
Still though...
...I don't consider it as an invitation from Yanagida.
What do you mean by that?
I consider it an invitation from Romanie-Monts Luisant's 1800 and 1900 vintage.
A sommelier like me never gets such a splendid invitation.
It would be a blasphemy against wine to refuse such an invitation.
Someone who did that cannot call himself a sommelier.
I do appreciate your concern, but I fully intend to attend the party.
Excuse me.
Your mail.
Thank you.
"FOR A TRUSTING RELATIONSHIP"
Marvelous wine.
Now then, if I may have the sommeliers come here.
The one to uncork the 1800 vintage will be...
...Monsieur Albert!
If you'll please.
Oh... no! I couldn't possibly...
I cannot think of anyone other than you..
...who has made France's best red wine, the Romanie-Monts Luisant, to do the honors.
Don't you think so, everyone?
That's right!
Magnificent!
So, Monsieur Albert, if you please.
A bottle of wine?
Yes.
The 1800 Romanie-Monts Luisant. That is your target.
Yes, I only want to get rid of a single bottle of wine, but it's a job that only you can do.
Huh? What happened?
Oh my, this is bad.
What happened?
Indeed.
Wh- What the...?
This isn't good.
What just...?
What a waste.
What happened, Monsieur Albert?
Tomorrow night...
...there will be a party at Chateau Fontainebleau.
I'll also be attending. My 1800 vintage that will be presented there is a fake.
But I want to keep that fact from being exposed there.
If that happens, the good name of Albert family and the legend of the Romanie-Monts Luisant will be lost.
Not to mention all my pride.
Who made the fake wine?
Well...
It was me.
So your good name, your legend, and your pride follow from you making fake wine?
S... So, will you accept my request?
I'll accept.
You're really going to accept?
I don't know what I'd do if you didn't take the job.
The fake 1800 vintage will be uncorked at the party.
That is when I want you to shoot.
The one who'll unknowingly uncork the fake 1800 vintage will probably be drunk with honor.
Naturally, if the person knew the wine was going to be shot through, he'd probably be fumbling around with it...
Oh, it'd probably be a different case if that someone knew you'd be the one shooting.
This is the real 1800 Romanie-Monts Luisant.
By all means.
So how do you like the taste of it?
It's bitter.
Pride is an eminent trait, but too much will cause arrogance.
That is when it becomes disgusting.
Are you all right, Monsieur Albert?
Wh... What does some oriental know about the taste of true wine?!
Pride is an eminent trait, but too much will cause arrogance.
That is when it becomes disgusting.
nandemonai koto ga tanoshikatta
I enjoyed the little things.
ichido ni ooki na hanataba wo kureru yori
I loved when you gave me a flower every day
ippon no hana wo mainichi kureru
instead of just one big bouquet
anata ga suki datta
of flowers.
ren'ai shousetsu no you ni
It was like a romance novel.
itsuka wa kitto... nante
Surely someday... just kidding.
yume wo miteita
I had a dream.
sono egao yo eien ni kagaiteite
Your face shined eternally.
itsumademo anata wo omotteiru kara
Because I think of you all the time.
gomen ne kou shite hitori kiri no yoru wa
I'm sorry, but on a lonely night like this
anata wo omoidashiteshimau keredo
I'm remembering you, but
ano hi no you ni naitari shinai
I won't cry like I did that day.
shinai
I won't.
In order to kill a real-estate mogul on a theater outing, Golgo planned a surprise attack.
Now, the curtains will rise on this murder drama.
NIGHT OF THE MURDER PLAY
Next time on Golgo 13: Night of the Murder Play.
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"Saitou Takao Selection - Best Hits" to thirty winners.
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