The Fable Episode 4 -

Akira: "Episode 4. No one dies. That’s a win."

Kuroishi: "He’s still alive. But the ghost has a heart now. That’s worse for them. Send Episode 5." The Fable Episode 4

Akira: "Tell him I used a rubber knife." (He didn’t.) Akira: "Episode 4

Akira stares at his yakisoba. It’s gone cold. The Fable Episode 4

Flashcut: A memory. Five years ago. Akira (Fable) is tied to a chair. Kuroishi holds a revolver to his temple, then lowers it. "Killing a ghost is boring." He walks away.

Akira: "Nobody dies. Debt settled. You don’t owe me. I don’t owe you. Leave Osaka."