Blackthorne and Mariko struggle to contain the secret that could get them both killed. Yabushige searches for the spy who has betrayed his intentions to Lord Toranaga.

Aha, I expected that woman to be that woman, not courtesan!

I’d say I also hate this ‘kill your kids and yourself too’ weird tradition. It’s beyond idiocy, what else have you got in life? I’d rather kill everyone else than allowed this to happen. Absolute barbarity. Yet, yeah, Ingles is the one who is a barbarian.

I like this metaphor he says. When they build houses that are easily rebuilt after they are destroyed, and they are destroyed many times over a course of years. And someone like him, he sees only the final rebuilt, not the whole history of this house.

Oh, the earthquake was pretty much devastating.