; ▁he ▁quickly ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her , ▁giving ▁her ▁large ▁sums ▁of ▁money ▁when ▁asked , ▁which ▁she ▁uses ▁to ▁run ▁away ▁to ▁Tokyo . ▁ ▁Years ▁later , ▁Sol omon , ▁now ▁att ending ▁college ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁d ating ▁a ▁Korean - American ▁woman ▁named ▁Pho eb e , ▁receives ▁a ▁call ▁from ▁a ▁d run ken ▁H ana ▁in ▁Ro pp ong i . ▁He ▁rel ays ▁the ▁information ▁to ▁E ts uk o ▁and ▁Moz as u , ▁who ▁manage ▁to ▁locate ▁her . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁college , ▁Sol omon ▁takes ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁a ▁British ▁bank ▁and ▁moves ▁back ▁to ▁Japan ▁with ▁Pho eb e . ▁His ▁first ▁major ▁client ▁project ▁involves ▁convin cing ▁an ▁elder ly ▁Korean ▁woman ▁to ▁sell ▁her ▁land ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁clear ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁golf ▁resort , ▁which ▁he ▁accomplish es ▁by ▁calling ▁in ▁a ▁favor ▁from ▁his ▁father ' s ▁friend ▁G oro . ▁When ▁the ▁woman ▁dies ▁of ▁natural ▁causes ▁soon ▁after , ▁Sol omon ' s ▁employ ers ▁claim ▁the ▁deal ▁will ▁attract ▁negative ▁public ity ▁and ▁fire ▁him , ▁cit ing ▁his ▁father ' s ▁connections ▁to ▁P ach ink o ▁and ▁imp lying ▁that ▁the ▁woman ▁was ▁murder ed ▁by ▁a ▁hit . ▁ ▁With ▁new found ▁resolve ▁and ▁a ▁clearer ▁out look ▁on ▁life , ▁Sol omon ▁breaks ▁up ▁with ▁Pho eb e , ▁goes ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁his ▁father ' s ▁business , ▁and ▁makes ▁am ends ▁with