A murder in London sparks a gang war in Tokyo among rival Yakuza. Detective Kenzo Mori is told his brother, thought to be dead, may be living in the UK and central to the conflict. “Giri/Haji,” from BBC-2 and Netflix. is a bilingual drama that bends genres...plus it has an ending unlike anything we’ve seen.

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Then we talk about the re-release of the Paramount Network’s miniseries “Waco.” It features a sanitized version of David Koresh as a thoughtful, spiritual leader offering enlightenment to his followers. We also follow an FBI hostage negotiator who fears the agency’s reliance on military tactics is the wrong direction.

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Then in crime of the week: baby driver.

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