Tell No Tales

"Tell No Tales" is the third episode of the One Piece live-action series.

Short Summary
Luffy, Zoro, and Nami land in Syrup Village, where they meet Usopp, a local who introduced the group to Kaya, a sickly shipyard heiress under the care of trio of overbearing house staff. With the help of Koby, Vice Admiral Garp, a powerful marine, sets off in search of Luffy.

Long Summary
Buggy is visited by a man serving under the pirate Arlong. Arlong demands that Buggy pay tribute to him for operating within his domain. Instead, Buggy offers to capture Luffy for him.

Luffy designs a Jolly Roger for his ship, where part of the ship floods, destroying Nami's Den Den Mushi. Deciding they need a ship adequate for a pirate crew, they decide to stop by the Gecko Islands, where a particular town, Syrup Village, is known for a shipbuilding company. Upon visiting the town, Luffy finds a particular caravel suitable for his crew. He also meets Usopp, a ship cleaner working for the company. To purchase the ship, Usopp leads the Straw Hats to Kaya, the rich girl whose family owns the business.

Meanwhile, as Koby and Helmeppo are at sea, Garp notices Koby's superior skills as a sailor. He plays go with Koby, where he teaches Koby to "act decisively, not defensively." Just then, Marine forces find Luffy's discarded Jolly Roger near the Gecko Islands. Garp orders Koby and Helmeppo to dock at the island to capture Luffy.

Kaya invites the Straw Hats for dinner, where Zoro becomes suspicious of Kaya's butler, Klahadore. It is revealed that after Kaya's parents died at sea, a member of her staff, Merry, had since owned the family business, and when Kaya turns of age the next day, she will inherit the company for herself. After Luffy exhibits impolite behaviour at the dinner table, Klahadore allows the Straw Hats to stay only for one night, ordering them to leave the next morning.

The Straw Hats stay up late and explore the house. While Nami speaks with Kaya in her bedroom and Luffy stays in the kitchen to drink the cook's leftover soup, Zoro and Usopp go downstairs to the wine cellar. However, they find that Klahadore, who is really Captain Kuro of the Black Cat Pirates, had fatally impaled Merry with his Cat Claws. Sham, the maid, and Buchi, the cook, are also both Kuro's subordinates. Zoro is knocked out by their attack, and Usopp flees through a window. Kuro orders Sham and Buchi to dispose of Merry and Zoro's bodies in a well.

Knowing that Kuro intended to kill Kaya, Usopp attempted to warn the townspeople about Klahadore's dangerous nature. However, having built the reputation of the town liar, the townspeople do not believe him. Fortunately, Koby's forces arrive to his aid.

Episode Note
The live-action series changes the following:
 * Syrup Village is a highly-developed town. In the original series, Syrup Village is a much smaller, more quiet village. It was known for having it's shipyard while Kaya's parent owns it and left it to Kaya, the heiress of the shipyard company.
 * Jango, Kuro's first mate in the series, does not appear in person in the live-action series.
 * His wanted poster was seen in the first episode.
 * It is revealed that Helmeppo is a senior cadet in the Marines. However, this rank does not exist in the original series.
 * None of Kuro's lesser henchmen, other than Sham and Buchi, appear in the series.
 * The Usopp Pirates, three children who assisted Usopp in the original series, do not make an appearance in the series.
 * Sham and Buchi work as Kaya's maid and cook respectively. Also, Sham is female.
 * Merry is a lawyer, rather than a butler serving alongside Klahadore.
 * Merry is killed by Kuro instead of only being injured by him.
 * Koby and Helmeppo along with the Marines never showed up in Syrup Town in the manga.
 * While future episodes elaborate on this, Arlong is now established to have already conquered the East Blue, which was the primary goal of his manga/anime counterpart.

The live-action series adds the following:
 * Luffy designing a Jolly Roger; canonically, this does not happen until after he leaves Syrup Village.
 * Buggy being visited by Kuroobi, then interrogated by Arlong.
 * Garp playing go with Koby.
 * Garp's Marines pursuing Luffy in Syrup Village, and Koby and Helmeppo being sent to the village.
 * Kaya inviting the Straw Hats for dinner, and the Straw Hats changing their clothes in the house.
 * Usopp's mother passing away in front of him.
 * Zoro and Merry's bodies being discarded in a well.

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