Hurry. Get him inside.
Put him on the table.
Step back. Step back. Okay.
It's okay, Dad. We're home, we're home.
You're home. Give me something for the pain.
Hold still.
Here, this.
Here we go.
Okay, that's it. Relax.
Okay, there you go.
He's strong. He'll pull through.
I want to be alone with him.
Sure.
He was really something out there.
Garrett, potatoes are over there.
Get them. I'll get these.
Quit fucking around.
Hey! What are you doing? Get out of my shop!
Stop!
Don't fucking move!
You boys are a bit far from home.
What's in the bag, boys?
Fuck!
Morning, Bill.
Hope I'm not intruding.
Bill. Not at all. You're a few minutes early.
That's a good habit to cultivate.
Well, we're going to have to do something about those clothes though.
Is there a problem?
You start chucking concrete in those shoes, you'll find out quick.
Probably split a seam in those trousers too.
What size do you wear?
Ten and a half.
Now, these might be a little tight. Give 'em a try.
I was under the impression I was gonna be working on the books.
Well, I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, Bill.
You'll have to start at the bottom, like everyone else.
It's a matter of perception.
Perception?
If my men were to see me give a family member an unfair advantage,
they'd lose all respect for me.
Of course.
A little early for you, isn't it?
I need your help.
My boys got arrested last night.
They got themselves into a bit of trouble with a chink grocer.
In Chinatown? Jesus.
Look, I'll be the first to admit my boys aren't perfect,
but they're just... trying to feed themselves.
That's why I gave 'em a fucking job.
You're right. They fucked up.
But they don't belong behind bars.
I'll see what I can do.
Fuck.
Come here! Come back here, you fucking whore! Come here!
Ming Yu. Long time.
Word is you brought my whores back from the sticks.
I came to get them.
I don't know. Your girls seem pretty happy here.
That white bitch brought the bulls to my place and stole my property.
I'm reclaiming what's mine.
You sure you want to whine about your property while trespassing on mine?
This is Hop Wei territory.
Funny. They're not here now.
Get him out of here.
I didn't realize you two knew each other.
We appreciate you taking the time to meet us. I know you're a busy man,
what with campaigning, running the city.
Which is why I'm confident you'll get right to the point.
We'd like to make things easier for you. Grease the wheels, as it were.
I'd gladly welcome a donation to my campaign fund.
Fuckin' hell.
You like your conversation fast and blunt, Mr. Buckley,
so I'll be both.
No amount of money will give you what you need to win this race.
And what's that?
Charm, grace, personality.
The charisma to win the hearts and minds of the people,
something Mr. Thayer has in spades.
I see.
I appreciate your perspective, but if you'll excuse me.
Please sit down, Mr. Buckley. You're gonna want to hear this.
I've spoken to Mr. Thayer,
and it seems that despite his vision for the future of this city,
he's having second thoughts.
Second thoughts?
That's right. Some folks just don't have the stomach for politics.
Well, it's not for everyone.
No, it is not.
I don't like owing people favors.
Then maybe you don't have the stomach for it either.
It's very simple, Mr. Buckley.
Mr. Leary and I can hand you the race, right here, right now.
And in exchange,
you are going to make sure that our interests are looked after.
Am I clear?
Looks like we're bringing out the expensive shit tonight. Huh?
Gonna offer me some?
You know where the glasses are.
Abigail, don't mourn so much.
Getting mixed up with that cop was only gonna end one way.
- Which way is that? - The bad way.
Comes a time when every man's got to answer for his shit.
Simple as that.
I reckon that goes for you, too.
You lied to me.
I was trying to look out for you.
You fuckers should have stayed where I sent you.
We like here better.
Not too sure about you though.
Yeah? What the fuck are you gonna do about it, cop?
He's not going to do anything.
The deal was done.
All we had to do was ride out of there.
He was just a kid.
You had to do something.
I don't think Young Jun sees it that way.
Not with Father Jun getting shot.
I feel like every time I try to do the right thing,
I just fuck things up even worse.
Maybe that's because you haven't decided which side you're on.
In the riot, you weren't fighting for Hop Wei or Long Zii,
you were fighting for what was right.
That means something.
I was just trying to stay alive, like everyone else.
But you're not like everyone else.
You're not.
You...
You are so much more than what Young Jun
or your sister want you to be. You have to know that.
I'm gonna show you something.
I can't just wait around for things to change.
When my father dies and my brother takes over the shop, then what?
So, I'll do Young Jun's dirty work for now if that's what it takes,
but I need to look after my own future.
You've been stealing from us?
I'm just printing a few extras. No one's gonna know.
- If Young Jun finds out... - He's not.
He won't unless you tell him.
This money buys me a future.
Or at least a chance at one.
I can get on a train. I can go somewhere far. I can start over.
You have to promise me not to take any more. Okay?
Okay.
You're a soldier. Listen to me! You are the tong!
Dad. What are you doing? You should be in bed.
We can't take the navy head on. They've got too many ships.
What are you talking about?
What am I talking about? Those fucking cannons.
- They'll blow our men to pieces. - Dad, dad, easy.
We need to attack at night!
You're bleeding through your bandages.
There's too many of them.
It's going to be okay. Just rest.
What the fuck is this? Where's Bill?
My guess is he's sleeping off a raging hangover.
- He fucking quit. - Get the fuck out of here.
What happened?
You'll have to ask the new Chief about that.
- Chief Atwood. - Do you have an appointment?
I'm Dylan Leary. We haven't met yet, but...
I know who you are. If there is something you want to discuss,
come back when you have an appointment.
Look, I've always had a good relationship with the boys in blue.
A relationship that works for both sides.
There's a couple of boys in your holding cell who got drunk
and did something stupid.
I know these lads,
and they were only trying to feed their families.
If you'd see fit to cut 'em a little slack,
I'll make sure it doesn't happen again.
I went through hard times as a young man, too.
But I never broke the law.
They robbed a fucking Chinaman. They're not criminals.
Let's take a look.
Conor and Garrett Donahue. Breaking and entering,
larceny. Let's add assaulting an officer while we're at it.
I'm in the business of law and order.
My predecessor might have turned a blind eye to drunken thuggery,
but it's a new day.
You sure this is how you want to play this?
I'm dead fucking certain.
You're not Irish, are you?
No. I'm an American.
Well, no one's perfect.
Fuck's sake.
Leave the door open.
How's it going out there, Bill?
No complaints.
Actually, there have been a few.
The foreman says you're lagging behind the others.
I'm still learning the ropes.
Patrick and Dylan are lapping you out there.
And those boys aren't much smarter than the rocks they're hauling.
They're also half my age.
Well, I hope you don't think this kind of work is beneath you.
I'll do better tomorrow.
That's the spirit, Bill.
- This doesn't get easier. - Just keep practicing.
Hi.
Hello.
Would you mind giving us a moment?
Of course. I will wait right outside.
Excellent manners.
Not really your type.
Not really your business.
Fair enough. I don't know if you heard,
but Li Yong and I are engaged.
I did.
Congratulations.
Thank you. I'd like you to be at the wedding.
Because we're in business together?
Because you're my brother.
Okay.
Good.
Bring your friend, too.
You smell that? Mr. Wu.
- Yes, sir. - Bag of chestnuts.
Thanks. You have to try these. He roasts them with sugar.
Well, do I just...
Here, you have to peel it. Like this.
Who says chivalry is dead?
Wow, that is good.
So, I'm thinking about staying in San Francisco a little longer.
I've been offered a residency. It's only a few weeks, but...
Well, if you're gonna stick around,
you better learn.
Come back here. You can't leave me like that.
Son of a bitch.
Ethan won't stop going on about trains.
Horace promised him a trip when the weather turns.
That's mighty generous of him.
You must be sore.
Working in a few new muscles is all.
So, it's going all right then?
Yeah. Foreman says I'm making the other fellas look bad.
And most of them are half my age.
Well, I'm sure Horace will have you working the books in no time.
I talked to Maggie about moving things along.
In the meantime, what am I going to do about having this big strong man
in the house?
I'm hoping you'll get used to it.
Don't stay in here all night.
Fucking hell!
The fuck? You crazy chink!
I wondered where you made off to.
You gonna tell me what happened out there?
Someday.
Right now, I'd rather think about the future.
This future you're so sweet on isn't gonna be any easier.
Inside these four walls, we're good. But outside...
Yep, yep.
I never told you how my husband died.
You don't have to.
No. You need to understand.
Happy Jack's always been a self-serving asshole.
But his brother Wesley was a good man.
He had a job down at the docks. It didn't pay much,
but it was honest work, and that's what mattered to him.
One night, he was walking home and ran into some white boys
out looking for trouble. It was four against one.
And both sides were bloodied up by the time the cops came.
Wes tried to tell them what happened.
But they saw the color of his skin and decided he was in the wrong.
When the cops tried to cuff him and he resisted, they shot him.
Being good didn't get my husband anywhere, but dead.
So, when Happy Jack asked me to work for him, I said yes.
Fact is, you gotta be crooked to get along in a crooked world.
Do you regret what we did to Jack?
God, no. Wes didn't get enough time on this green earth.
The way I see it, Happy Jack got more than his share.
There she is. Another day, another dollar.
Young Jun.
What's going on?
We need to ramp up production.
Splitting our take with the Long Zii is killing us.
Well, there's only so much I can do by myself.
Yeah, I figured.
I want you to train my men on the press. Teach them everything you know.
Printing like this is a delicate process.
Not everyone can do it. And even if they are capable,
it's gonna be months before they make anything that you could actually use.
Then I guess you better get started.
Hey, don't take it personally. It's just business.
I mean, what if something were to happen to you?
I'd lose the only set of hands capable of making my chop.
Well, look at that, a dead man pouring drinks.
I asked you to contact me if you heard from him.
Lucky for me, I don't work for you.
That one's a spitfire, isn't she?
Someone sure cleaned your plough good.
What, this? I've had worse.
You're starting to make a habit out of handing in badges, aren't you?
What happened to you?
My family won't be coming after me anymore,
which means I no longer need the Service's protection.
Not that it did me much good anyway.
Funny, I didn't peg your kin as the forgiving type.
You must be mighty persuasive.
You take care of yourself, Agent Moseley.
I've grown to like you, Mr. Lee, in my way,
which is why I'm gonna do you the courtesy of speaking straight.
I just took a bullet for you and nearly gave up the goddamn ghost.
Now, someone's gonna pay for that.
It's not my fight anymore.
I disagree, as does the federal government.
Now, family matters aside, you still have a murder charge to contend with.
And that doesn't go away until I say it does, which I will do
as soon as those plates are in my hands.
But we're past sticks and carrots, aren't we?
Ming Yu.
Ah Toy has come here at my request
as a demonstration of her respect and her desire to resolve the issue.
I don't give a shit about her respect. I want my whores back.
I didn't steal the girls. I gave them a place to stay.
They don't belong to anyone.
No one is buying into your high and mighty act.
You make your money selling pussy, same as me.
Ah Toy, I'm not going to ask you to hand over the girls.
But Ming Yu's business is under my protection.
To that end, I would like to see him compensated for his loss.
This is an insult. My girls make more than this in a month.
There would have been more, but you owe me a new table.
You think you can fuck with me like this?
Ming Yu, sit down.
Sit down!
You lost your girls to the bulls, not to Ah Toy.
By rights, she owes you nothing,
and she's offering you more than you deserve.
Now take it, and stop wasting my time.
Good. Li Yong will walk you out.
The last time I saw you, you were lying in bed, bleeding to death.
And the Irish were tearing our streets to pieces.
One of these days, we must meet under friendlier circumstances.
I don't know if you've heard, but I'm getting married.
I did. Congratulations.
Consider yourself invited.
Friendlier circumstances, right?
I'm honored. Thank you.
Your new place is very... Chinese.
You don't like it?
It's beautiful.
But? You can speak freely to me.
It's very traditional. Like the version of us the Ducks expect.
Their ideas, not yours.
Our future here must be as Americans, not as an exotic cultural curiosity.
It was a strategy.
A way to lure them in, but perhaps that was a mistake.
The only mistake was assuming that appealing to them
would change how they treat us.
We belong here, Mai Ling. Even if the Ducks don't know it yet.
Hey. Where's Father Jun?
He went out.
The fuck you mean he went out? Why didn't you stop him?
- He's Father Jun. - You fucking moron.
Father Jun, find him! You two, that way! You two, with me!
What the fuck is all this then?
I got jumped by a mob of chinks outside The Pearl.
There must've been a dozen of the fuckers.
If they attacked him there, they'll attack us anywhere!
- Hold on! Everyone calm down. - Fuck that!
I say we show these slants who they're messing with!
I said hold the fuck on!
- You trying to start another riot? - They are the ones that started it.
We lost good men that day.
Sons. Brothers. Friends.
And what did all that loss accomplish?
Not a goddamn thing.
- Just seems like you've given up. - Given up?
We are weeks away from having a mayor
who's gonna ban Chinese labor once and for all.
Hundreds of jobs are about to come our way. And who did that?
Was it you, going whoring and getting your ass kicked?
Was it any of yous?
I am the only one looking out for you lot, day after day.
Defending you against men who see you as thugs and hooligans.
No better than the chinks, just more expensive.
You want to go out and prove them right?
Because I can tell you, no one's gonna hire you then.
And tomorrow morning, when the whiskey clears,
you'll either be sleeping it off in a cell or right back here,
bitching and moaning how your families are going hungry.
And this time, I'll have to tell you you're shit out of luck.
You lot stay the fuck put.
I'll handle the Chinese.
Fucking hell.
Hey, don't move unless I say.
What the fuck are you doing here?
Relax. I'm not here for a fight.
Do I look worried?
A few of your boys attacked an Irishman minding his own business last night.
Beat him pretty badly.
Shit happens.
Yeah, well, I'm trying to stop that shit from turning into a full-blown riot.
I figure you hand over those boys, we'll call it even.
Sure. As soon as you give us the men who robbed one of our grocers.
Those lads are already locked up.
Sounds like a no deal then.
- My people are out for blood. - So, what are they waiting for?
We both know what'll happen if I let 'em go.
Since when do you care what happens in Chinatown?
I don't. I care about what happens to my people.
Your men crossed the line.
Kind of like you're doing right now.
I'm just delivering a message.
Keep the Chinese out of our fucking neighborhood.
I got some bad news for you.
I don't control Chinatown.
There's a 10-foot fucking portrait on a wall says otherwise.
I'll keep my boys in if you keep yours out.
And maybe between the two of us,
we keep a bunch of people from ending up dead.
I'll do what I can.
You know, the politicians would love nothing more
than for us to kill each other.
Then who would build their cities?
There's always another group of desperate fucks willing to do
their dirty work.
It's funny. I've never been to Chinatown before.
Don't make a habit of it.
Don't give me a reason to.
What do you want to do?
Put out the word. Anyone who goes into the pond answers to me.
Long Zii, you son of a bitch!
Come out and face me like a man!
Come on! Come on, Long Zii!
Yeah? You sent these hatchets to fight me?
I'll dice every one of you fucks,
and still have enough left for that dog cunt!
Coward!
Show me what you've got. Come on.
You fucking onion. Come on. Show me something.
Show me what you got. What, you're afraid?
What is it, dog? Is this the best you got?
Get inside. All of you.
Where are you going? Where the fuck is Long Zii?
I've looked everywhere. No one's seen him.
He'll be back, brother.
He's probably just blowing some chop at the fan tan tables.
What the fuck?
Dad. Are you okay?
Are you okay?
I don't know what's...
He got lost. But he is fine.
Dad...
What's going on? Please, I don't know...
It's okay. You're home.
- This is your home. - Home?
- Yeah. It's okay. - Home...
Come on, Dad.
Let's go inside.
Come on, Father Jun.
You. You have any idea what you did?
I don't know what you're talking about.
You play stupid, you get hit.
Your idiot friends here been bragging all over town.
I just did what you would have done.
No, I'm not that stupid.
We're this close to all hell breaking loose 'cause of you.
You want another riot here?
If that's what it takes.
Maybe you don't remember because you were hiding with your daddy,
but people died. A lot of them.
Now the ducks are looking for any reason to kill us,
and you just gave 'em one.
If they come back, that blood will be on your hands.
You tell your friends, anyone else gets itchy,
I will fucking hear about it. You get me?
Good. Now go home. Go, go!
Show's over.
Sending away customers isn't great for business.
I know.
- Sorry about that. - What'd he do?
Something stupid. And now the Irish are ready to come in here
and tear things up again.
Kind of inevitable, isn't it?
Someday, maybe. But not tonight.
Didn't you throw some onion over the banister the other day?
Technically, Lai kicked him over.
That's usually my job.
Yeah. But from what I hear, you've got your own problems.
So, you going to Mai Ling's wedding?
Yeah. How about you?
I have been saving a dress for a special occasion.
Another one?
Of course you have.
Mr. Strickland.
You must be quite happy with yourself.
You got what you wanted. I'm dropping out of the race.
Well, that's a shame. You seemed to have a real knack for campaigning.
I was certainly thrashing you.
It's ironic, actually,
how despite everything, you're still the one who warrants pity.
I have a family I love, things I believe in.
What do you have?
Not even a friend to share a celebratory drink with.
Because everybody knows what kind of man you really are.
Unlike you.
A soft, entitled man of middling charm
who inherited his wealth yet clings to the notion
that he accomplished something beyond an accident of birth.
You never fought for a single thing in your life.
And that's why men like you will always be undone by men like me.
- Listen to me, Walter... - This conversation is over.
I suggest you go home and spend some time with that lovely family of yours.
I hear congratulations are in order, Mister Mayor.
Winning suits you, Walter.
Yes, it does.
You good, boss?
Not really, Hong.
My father's losing his fucking mind
because my best friend had to play hero.
And now we're shoveling shit for his sister.
Are you sensing a pattern here?
The last thing he wanted was to make a deal with Mai Ling.
He did it to help you.
I suppose he's fucking that printer girl to help me too, right?
We're supposed to be brothers.
And now I got to find out what he's been up to from Mai Ling?
It's fucking bullshit!
We've let too many goddamn fucking outsiders in.
The Hop Wei has to come first.
But Ah Sahm, I'm not sure he believes that.
If we can get rich without dicing each other,
maybe this partnership isn't so bad.
Sometimes I forget just how fresh you are, man.
Peace never lasts.
And when this deal with Mai Ling blows up,
I'm gonna need soldiers who are loyal to me.
And when it comes to Ah Sahm...
He'd dice or die for you, boss.
I'm not sure about that.