House of the Owl

On his seventieth birthday, Japan's legendary fixer, Ryutaro, must quiet a journalist who threatens to expose damaging circumstances around the death of a politician's son. Meanwhile, Ryutaro's adult children deal with their relationships and how to celebrate their father's birthday.

Ryutaro must help the prime minister with the succession plans of her party and the passing of her final legislative bill. Meanwhile, Ichiro's mistress turns out to be working with a man who makes mysterious contact with various members of Ryutaro's family.

The politicians draw their allegiances for and against the prime minister as Ryutaro learns more about his children's lives. Meanwhile, Ryu and Sarah start to date behind the watchful eyes of Ryutaro, and Yumiko's perfect life shows cracks.

A scandal starts to brew as Maruyama's brother is arrested, causing the politicians to scramble to make sense of what it means for their futures. Risako's singing career starts to take off and Yumiko discovers her husband's startling secret.

Tensions grow as Ryutaro is uneasy about Ryu dating a foreign journalist. Ichiro goes back to Taka for more money, as his mistress, Nami tries to move on and dates another man.

Maruyama is confronted by new scandalous evidence about his brother. Ryutaro discovers a connection between his past connections and Ichiro's mistress.