MY FATHER, HE HAD SO MANY SECRETS,
AND HE WAS SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING.
I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS.
NICKY: I CAN COME. I CAN HELP.
I HAVE TO DO THIS ALONE.
FEMALE SINGER: ♪ I WAS BORN FOR THIS
♪ OH, OH, OH
♪ I WAS BORN FOR THIS
♪ OH
[GRUNTS]
- ♪ I WAS BORN FOR THIS - LOST MY BALANCE.
SORRY, SHIFU.
YOU'RE LEARNING.
USE YOUR BREATH TO FIND YOUR BALANCE.
TRY AGAIN?
[BOTH GRUNTING]
NICKY: VERY GOOD.
WELL, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO STOP.
SEE YOU ALL NEXT WEEK.
COME ON, SHIFU. DO THE MOVE.
STUDENTS: YEAH.
OK, BUT THIS IS THE LAST TIME.
[STUDENTS CHEER AND APPLAUD]
[RAP MUSIC PLAYING FAINTLY THROUGH EAR BUDS]
[CLATTER INSIDE TRUCK]
HEY! GET OUTTA THERE!
HEY, BUDDY. I WAS JUST HAVING A PEEK.
AW, I BEEN HIT TWICE THIS MONTH ALREADY. CALLING THE COPS.
NAW...YOU'RE NOT.
WHOA. WAIT. HOLD ON A SECOND--
[GRUNTS]
[DELIVERYMAN GROANS]
COME ON.
[TIRES SQUEAL]
[MAN SINGING HIP-HOP INDISTINCTLY]
OH, YAY.
- YOUR SECRET'S SAFE WITH ME. - HMM, WITHOUT A STOVE,
THESE ARE THE NEXT-BEST THING,
AND THESE GUYS WILL NEVER KNOW.
[GIGGLES] HEY! LAO GONG!
- HEY, MAMA! - AH. THERE.
- AH. - YEAH.
[SNIFFS] GEE!
[MEI-LI AND SEBASTIAN LAUGH] ALTHEA: SO, UH,
HOW'S THE APARTMENT LOOKING THESE DAYS?
WHAT ARE YOU ASKING?
RESIDENCY'S KICKING YOUR ASS, I KNOW
YOU'RE BUSY, AND I KNOW HOW YOU GET.
THINK SHE'S CALLING YOU A SLOB, BRO.
ALTHEA: JUST NOW THAT SEB'S MOVED IN,
I DON'T WANT YOU LOSING A GOOD THING JUST 'CAUSE
YOU NEVER LEARNED HOW TO PICK UP AFTER YOURSELF.
RYAN: WOW! SEBASTIAN: AH.
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
YOU HEAR THAT?
- I'M GONNA MISS THESE DINNERS. - OH.
TWO WEEKS TILL THE GRAND RE-OPEN, RIGHT?
YEAH, BUT THERE'S STILL SO MUCH TO DO.
- I TOLD YOU I COULD DO MORE. - LAO GONG,
YOU'RE BUSY ENOUGH HELPING THE COMMUNITY.
I CAN TAKE CARE OF THE RESTAURANT, OK?
SO, SIS, WHAT'S IT LIKE LIVING BACK AT CASA SHEN?
OH, IT'S BEEN GREAT.
HMM. MAMA? PAPA?
JIN: HMM? G-GREAT! MEI-LI: GOOD. HEH! GOOD.
JIN: WE LOVE HAVING HER HOME.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S WHIPPING ALL OF US INTO SHAPE.
SEBASTIAN: HANG ON. COULD THIS BE-- NADIA: PANCIT PALABOK.
SHE WAS TERRIFIED ABOUT GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD AGAINST YOUR ADOBO.
[SPEAKING TAGALOG]
MEI-LI: HEY, EVAN.
ANY NEWS ON ALTHEA'S CASE?
JIN: THEY HAVE TO GO EASY ON HER, RIGHT?
SHE SAVED LIVES WITH THE ALERT.
ALTHEA TURNED HERSELF IN, SHE ADMITTED TO THE VIOLATION
FOR USERS' PRIVACY SETTINGS; D.A.'s GONNA TAKE ALL OF THAT
INTO CONSIDERATION. NADIA: MY BOSS IS TOUGH, BUT SHE'S FAIR.
I'M HOPING THAT MEANS NO CRIMINAL CHARGES.
EVAN: WE SHOULD GET WORD SOON. ALTHEA: HMM. THANKS, EVAN.
YOU, TOO, NADIA.
NICKY: SORRY, SORRY.
MEI-LI: HELLO. RYAN: EMPTYHANDED AGAIN.
NICKY: WHAT? I BROUGHT A SALAD LAST WEEK. ALTHEA: LAST MONTH.
YOU WANT TO BE SUBJECTED TO MY COOKING AGAIN?
ALL: OH! AH!
MEI-LI: LET'S EAT.
RYAN: THAT'S PROBABLY, UH, YEAH. JIN: HA HA HA!
FEMALE SINGER: ♪ SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT
MALE SINGER: ♪ SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT ♪
♪ SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT, SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT ♪
FEMALE SINGER: ♪ SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT
MALE SINGER: ♪ SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT ♪
FEMALE SINGER: ♪ SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT [CLINKS GLASS]
JIN: OH. EVAN: MM-HMM?
I THINK WE SHOULD RAISE A GLASS TO EVAN
FOR FINALLY TAKING THE PLUNGE AND OPENING HIS OWN PRACTICE.
ALL: HEY. CHEERS. MEI-LI: HEAR, HEAR.
ALTHEA: CONGRATS. NADIA: CHEERS.
YOU TWO, UH, MAKE SUCH A GOOD TEAM.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT JOINING HIM?
WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
DIDN'T WANT TO MIX BUSINESS AND PLEASURE.
[ALL CHUCKLE, CELL PHONE RINGING]
OOH. 'SCUSE ME, GUYS.
[PHONE BEEPS] JIN: AH, THIS IS WONDERFUL.
LOOK AT ALL THESE HAPPY YOUNG COUPLES. AH--
ALTHEA: BABA. JIN: WHAT?
[GASPS] BABY GIRL! OH--
FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME, I AM OK.
NOW I FINALLY HAVE A JOB, GOT MY OWN APARTMENT--
- WELL-- - YES, IT'S HENRY'S. IT IS ALSO LITERALLY
THE LAST RENT-CONTROLLED SRO IN TOWN.
LOOK, WE SAVED THE WORLD, SO NOW I CAN JUST BE NICKY.
HAPPY, SINGLE NICKY. I'M GOOD.
LO POR. WHO THAT?
THE COMPANY I GOT A STOVE FROM.
IT WAS OUT FOR DELIVERY, BUT THE TRUCK GOT ROBBED!
THE STOVE, EVERYTHING--GONE! DENNIS: CAN'T THEY REPLACE IT?
WITH SUPPLY-CHAIN ISSUES, IT'S GONNA TAKE MONTHS.
JIN: THE REOPENING. MEI-LI: YEAH, WELL, I CANNOT
DO ANYTHING WITHOUT A STOVE. JIN: IT'S HAPPENING ALL OVER CHINATOWN.
I'M DOING WHAT I CAN OUT THERE, BUT SINCE THE EARTHQUAKE, EVERYTHING'S IN FLUX.
IT FEELS LIKE THEY'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAOS.
RYAN: WHAT ABOUT THE POLICE? NADIA: THEY'RE OVERWHELMED.
COULD TAKE DAYS, WEEKS. BY THEN...
EVERYTHING WILL BE SCRAPPED OR SOLD.
SEBASTIAN: SO WE GOT TO MOVE FASTER THAN THE COPS.
NADIA: I'LL CHECK THE OFFICE, SEE IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING.
EVAN: I'LL TRY SOME OLD POLICE CONTACTS. NICKY: ALTHEA,
TRUCK'S GOTTA HAVE GPS. ALTHEA: UH, YEAH. MAMA,
CAN YOU SEND ME THE DELIVERY ORDER? MEI-LI: YEAH, SURE.
I CAN HACK THE DELIVERY COMPANY'S GPS SYSTEM.
JIN: HUH? MEI-LI: PHONES AT THE TABLE?
CALL IT A WORKING DINNER.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC, INDISTINCT RAPPING]
JIN: MMM.
MALE SINGER: ♪ HERE WE GO AGAIN
ALTHEA OVER COMMS: DID YOU GET PAST THE ALARMS OK?
YOUR HACK WORKED LIKE A CHARM. ALL CLEAR OUT THERE?
RYAN OVER COMMS: DEAD-QUIET OUT HERE. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?
NICKY: SOME KINDA CHOP SHOP.
GOT EYES ON OUR STOLEN TRUCK.
RYAN: HOW MANY GUARDING IT?
NICKY: 3. RYAN: WHAT'S YOUR PLAY?
I WOULD TRY LIFTING FROM THE KNEES.
DON'T WANT TO THROW YOUR BACKS OUT. MAN: WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
CONCERNED CITIZEN.
THOSE APPLIANCES--I THINK THEY MIGHT BE STOLEN?
YEAH. CALLED THE COPS.
THIS LITTLE CRIME RING-- CONSIDER IT BUSTED.
[SCOFFS, CHUCKLES]
THREE ON ONE? I LIKE THOSE ODDS.
FEMALE SINGER: ♪ I'M A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH ♪ NICKY: OK. I TRIED.
SINGER: ♪ I'M A FORCE
[ALL GRUNTING, SINGING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
RYAN: NICKY, ALTHEA,
WE GOT INCOMING. NICKY: CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC?
RYAN: UH, BANDITS INCOMING. ALTHEA: DID YOU JUST CALL THEM BANDITS?
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
SHE SAID SHE CALLED THE COPS.
MAN: GET THE VAN OUT OF HERE, NOW.
COPS'LL BE HERE SOON.
"SOON"? KNOW WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD YOU'RE IN?
ALTHEA, RYAN, GET OUTTA HERE.
FEMALE SINGER: ♪ I'M TAKIN' THE CROWN [TAP TAP]
[CHUCKLES]
GET OUT.
- BUT I WAS-- - NOW.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE?
UM, I AM MEETING MY HUSBAND.
WE LIKE TO MEET IN WEIRD PLACES. HEH!
[ALL GRUNTING]
SORRY. BOSS SAID NO WITNESSES.
[GASPS, SQUEALS]
- AAH! - [GASPS]
[BODY THUDS] OW!
ALTHEA: THAT WAS AMAZING! RYAN: WHAT ABOUT YOU? THAT KICK?
HA HA! COME ON! SHE HASN'T TAUGHT ME THAT YET!
I'M A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBLE.
[TIRES SQUEAL] RYAN: NICKY.
[FEMALE SINGER SINGING INDISTINCTLY]
OHH! [LUG WRENCH CLATTERS]
AAH! [GRUNTS]
[ENGINE TURNS OVER] MAN: WHO ARE YOU?
[VEHICLE ZOOMING AWAY] I'M BO.
- NICKY SHEN. - HUH.
WELL, THIS IS STARTING TO MAKE SENSE. NICKY: WHAT IS?
WELL, I'M OUT FOR A LITTLE STROLL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD,
I HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, I GO IN FOR
A CLOSER LOOK; NEXT THING I KNOW, A GIRL COMES FLYING IN,
UNLEASHING MOVIE-GRADE KUNG FU ON ALL THEIR ASSES.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT YOU? YOU...MAKE A HABIT OF SPYING ON CRIMINALS?
NOT USUALLY. ONLY SOMETIMES.
AND JUMPING INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S FIGHTS?
I DON'T MAKE A HABIT OF IT,
BUT IT LOOKED LIKE YOU NEEDED SOME HELP.
RIGHT. THANK YOU.
NO PROBLEM. HEH! ACTUALLY, IT WAS KINDA FUN.
I, UH, USUALLY WORK ALONE. NICKY: YEAH, ME, TOO.
ALTHEA: NICKY?! RYAN: NICKY!
[RUNNING FOOTSTEPS]
I'LL SEE YOU AROUND, NICKY SHEN.
[PANTING]
ALTHEA: OK, WHO WAS THAT?
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
[KISSING]
HEY. HOW'D IT GO?
YOU GET THE STOVE?
- HMM, WORKING ON IT. - MMM.
- HOW WAS THE E.R.-- - SHH.
GO BACK TO SLEEP. IT'S LATE.
HEH! YEAH.
SORRY, BUB. TSK. IT'S EARLY.
OH. [GROANS]
[SNORING]
[CHUCKLES]
ALL RIGHT.
[KISS]
ALTHEA: SORRY, MISS TWINKLES. [TOY SQUEAKS]
[GRUNTS] HMM.
BAM BAM?
MMM.
I CAN'T, I CAN'T. I JUST--
[SIGHS] NOT IN THIS ROOM.
NOT WITH THEM IN THE HOUSE. IT JUST...
[SIGHS]
I'M SORRY.
IT'S OK, BABE.
- [SIGHS] - I'M GONNA CLOCK
A FEW RIDESHARE HOURS BEFORE MY SHIFT.
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OK WITH THIS?
WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
YOU DON'T NEED TO APOLOGIZE.
I GOT DISOWNED, YOU LOST YOUR COMPANY.
WE GOT IN THIS TOGETHER. SAME WAY WE'LL GET OUT.
TOGETHER.
BESIDES, THE NEW GRIND'S NOT SO BAD.
BEATS 3-PIECE SUITS AND 3-HOUR BOARD MEETINGS.
[GROANS]
MORNING. SAVED SOME HOT WATER FOR YOU. OK.
[SINGSONG] OH, BABA?
[SPEAKS MANDARIN]
I HAD A LITTLE NO-TOILET-PAPER MOMENT LAST NIGHT.
THERE'S ALWAYS EXTRA ON TOP OF THE WASHING MACHINE.
BUT I SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE ROLL.
IF YOU LOG EVERYTHING INTO MATRON, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO.
I'D REPLACE IT MYSELF.
HEH HEH! YEAH. YEAH.
GOT IT, SWEETIE. NEXT TIME.
- THANKS, BABA. - OK. OK.
HEH!
[CELL PHONE CHIMES]
FEMALE VOICE: REPLACE SKIM MILK. ALTHEA: OH, GREAT.
THE APP'S WORKING. MEI-LI: LIKE A CHARM.
SOON AS I PUT MY LEGAL TROUBLES IN THE REARVIEW,
I'M TAKING MATRON TO MARKET. I THINK IT'S A HIT.
MEI-LI: MM-HMM. NICKY: MORNING.
IF YOU'RE HERE FOR A SHOWER, IT'S BOOKED. WE HAVE A SCHEDULE NOW.
NOT HERE TO SHOWER. I JUST NEED TO BORROW OUR GENIUS.
STILL WORKING ON FINDING YOUR STOVE. MEI-LI: ANY LEADS?
NICKY: WE WILL FIND IT, MAMA. I PROMISE. MEI-LI: OK.
SO, YOU REALLY GOT MAMA AND BABA ON A TIGHT LEASH.
[SCOFFS] YOU SAY THAT LIKE IT'S A BAD THING.
WAIT. IS IT A BAD THING?
IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY APP? NICKY: NO.
I MEAN, THE NAME'S A LITTLE MATRONLY,
BUT IT'S COOL, REALLY.
IT'S JUST MAMA AND BABA ARE PRETTY SET IN THEIR WAYS.
A FEW MONTHS AGO, I WAS RUNNING MY OWN STARTUP.
I HAD AN OFFICE, EMPLOYEES. I JUST--
I ALWAYS HAD SOMEWHERE TO PUT MY ENERGY.
MAYBE TRY SPREADING IT AROUND,
SO IT DOESN'T ALL FALL ON OUR PARENTS.
SO YOU MEAN, LIKE, HELPING YOU INSTEAD?
I LOOKED IN THE CHOP SHOP'S REAL-ESTATE RECORDS,
BUT THE BUILDING'S BEEN CONDEMNED, SO NO LUCK THERE.
[CELL PHONE BUZZING] NICKY: OH.
PLEASE TELL ME YOU HAVE SOMETHING.
GOT WORD ON THE VAN. IT WAS FOUND LAST NIGHT,
TORCHED ON THE SIDE OF THE 80. NONE OF THE STOLEN GOODS WERE INSIDE.
THEY MUST HAVE MOVED THE MERCH TO ANOTHER LOCATION.
NADIA'S LOOKING INTO THE ARRESTS AT THE CHOP SHOP,
MEMBERS OF THE BAY CITY SOLDIERS, BUT NONE OF THEM ARE TALKING,
AND TO BE HONEST, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CONNECTIONS IN OAKLAND.
I MIGHT KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES.
THERE WAS A GUY LAST NIGHT--BO. UM, HE HELPED ME.
I DON'T KNOW. I THINK HE'S SOME KIND OF VIGILANTE.
EVAN: YOU GET A LAST NAME? NICKY: SORRY.
HE DIDN'T SAY MUCH, JUST THAT HE LIVED IN THE AREA.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN FIND.
THANK YOU.
WHAT?
NOTHING. I JUST LIKE WHERE YOUR HEAD'S AT,
DIGGING INTO THE CUTE BOY WHO SAVED YOUR BUTT LAST NIGHT.
- HELPED, DIDN'T SAVE. - MMM.
UH-HUH. OK, I GOTTA RUN. MEET AT MY PLACE LATER?
[SIGHS]
OH, LO POR,
YOU DIDN'T TELL ME IT WAS THIS BAD.
MEI-LI: I KNOW. I'M SORRY, LAO GONG.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK,
WITH INSURANCE AND DISASTER RELIEF
AND HELP FROM OUR NEIGHBORS.
I GUESS THE RESTAURANT'S BEEN CLOSED
FOR SUCH A LONG TIME--
IF NICKY CAN'T GET THE STOVE BACK,
AND THEN WE HAVE TO PUSH THE REOPENING A WEEK...
OH. [SCOFFS]
YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR, I ACTUALLY THOUGHT
WE WERE FINALLY ON SOLID GROUND.
- HEY, LO POR. - HMM?
YOU GIVEN SOME THOUGHT, YOU KNOW,
THOSE INVESTORS CIRCLING ROUND THE RESTAURANT?
GUYS I TOLD TO SHOVE IT?
NO, NO, LAO GONG.
I DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP CONTROL.
HMM. TSK. [SIGHS]
THIS PLACE,
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A FAMILY BUSINESS,
AND IT'S OURS.
IT'S MINE.
- I KNOW. - LAO GONG.
IT'S MINE. JIN: I KNOW.
I KNOW, I KNOW. I KNOW.
[DOOR OPENS] NICKY: HEY.
ANY LUCK FINDING THAT GUY?
CHECKED ALL THE CAMERAS NEAR THE CHOP SHOP.
NO DICE, BUT I SEARCHED "OAKLAND'S VIGILANTE"
ON ZINTUBE, FOUND THIS.
[GRUNTS]
[BOTH GRUNTING]
NICKY: THAT'S HIM. ALTHEA: NICKY,
HE'S REALLY HOT.
IS HE?
OK, SO?
THIS IS ABOUT FINDING MAMA'S STOVE, NOT FINDING ME A BOYFRIEND.
WHY NOT BOTH? [SCOFFS]
[SIGHS] IT'S BEEN 4 MONTHS.
HAS HENRY CALLED, EMAILED?
LOOK, I LOVE HENRY. WE ALL DO.
BUT...HE KINDA-SORTA BROKE UP WITH YOU
TO GO ON SOME VISION QUEST: "I'LL BE BACK, MAYBE,"
AND THEN DOESN'T EVEN BOTHER TO TEXT?
HELL, MIA'S OFF THE GRID AT THE MONASTERY,
AND EVEN SHE MANAGES TO SEND A POSTCARD EVERY WEEK.
THEN, SOME TOTALLY HOT GUY TARZANS
INTO YOUR LIFE, AND NOT EVEN A TEENY-TINY PART
OF YOU WONDERS IF THERE COULD BE SOMETHING THERE?
RYAN AND I, WE'RE WORRIED.
YOU'RE LIVING IN HIS APARTMENT.
ALL YOU DO IS TEACH BY DAY, FIGHT BADDIES BY NIGHT.
I MEAN, YOU SAY YOU'RE FINE, BUT--
ALTHEA, STOP!
[VOICE SHAKING] I SAID I'M FINE!
[BREATH QUIVERING]
[SIGHS]
I FINALLY STOPPED WAKING UP CRYING
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, STARING AT MY PHONE,
WAITING FOR TEXTS THAT NEVER COME,
WORRYING ABOUT HIM EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DAY.
I--I--I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
I...
I'M SORRY.
I STOPPED THINKING ABOUT ALL THAT STUFF...
STOPPED WISHING THINGS WERE DIFFERENT.
IT WAS TOO PAINFUL.
WHAT HENRY AND I HAD...
MAGIC, ADVENTURE, LOVE...
I'VE ACCEPTED THEY'RE GONE.
OUR CITY IS HURTING, OUR FAMILY IS HURTING
BECAUSE OF AN EARTHQUAKE I FAILED TO PREVENT,
SO FIXING THAT HAS TO BE MY FOCUS, OK?
OK.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[SETS DOWN GLASS] ALL-IN.
CALL.
HEH HEH!
A STRAIGHT?
YOU SAID WHEN YOU CAME ABOARD YOU WERE FLYING UNDER THE RADAR.
WELL, HERE YOU ARE.
NOBODY BUT US EVEN KNOWS YOU'RE ON THIS SHIP.
IF SOMETHING WERE TO, UH, HAPPEN TO YOU...
HENRY: YOU KNOW WHAT? GUYS, IT'S JUST A FRIENDLY GAME, RIGHT?
YOU WANT IT ALL BACK, IT'S AS GOOD AS YOURS.
JUST NEED ONE THING IN RETURN.
YOU'RE HEADED FOR THE AEGEAN; I GOT SOME BUSINESS IN CYPRUS.
HEH HEH! A DETOUR, JUST FOR YOU?
- MM-HMM. - COST MORE THAN WHAT'S ON THIS TABLE,
AND I KNOW YOU DON'T GOT IT.
NOT EXACTLY TRUE.
YOU SEE THIS? IT'S WORTH 7 GRAND, EASY.
THIS WAS LEFT IN YOUR FATHER'S THINGS.
I KNOW IT. SHE'S--SHE'S IT.
I HAD PLANS FOR THIS ONCE, BUT...
YOU GET ME TO CYPRUS, IT'S ALL YOURS.
[SETS DOWN RING]
DO WE HAVE A DEAL?
ALTHEA: OUR ANONYMOUS HERO HAS A LOT OF FANS.
Daisy99 POSTED HER NUMBER, LOOKING FOR A DATE.
ANY ACTUAL CLUES ON HIS IDENTITY?
THIS GUY CLAIMS HE'S SEEN BO WORKING
AS A BARISTA AT KINGA CAFEÉ IN NORTH OAKLAND.
GIVE ME A SEC.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING? - HACKING INTO THEIR EMPLOYMENT RECORDS.
TOO EASY. YEP, I SEE A BO HAN,
PART-TIME BARISTA, 3 MONTHS. NICKY: THAT'S GOTTA BE HIM.
TEXT ME THE ADDRESS?
ALTHEA,
I'M SORRY ABOUT BLOWING UP ON YOU EARLIER.
SO I'M NOT LOOKING FOR LOVE. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO CENSOR YOURSELF.
GO AHEAD, MAKE FUN OF ME AND THIS BO GUY,
TEASE ME ABOUT HOW WE'RE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER, SERIOUSLY.
OK.
WHAT?
SORRY. IT'S ALL I GOT.
I'M SORRY FOR JUST SHOWING UP.
HEARD SOME LAWYER WAS ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT ME.
I GOT, UH, NERVOUS, THOUGHT IT HAD SOMETHING
TO DO WITH LAST NIGHT, AND THEN I THOUGHT
MAYBE IT WAS COMING FROM YOU.
- BUT HOW'D YOU FIND MY PLACE? - I ASKED AROUND.
IT WASN'T TOO HARD; NOT LIKE I HAD TO GO DIGGING THROUGH EMPLOYMENT RECORDS.
HMM.
SO...WHY WERE YOU LOOKING FOR ME?
THOSE GUYS LAST NIGHT, THEY GOT AWAY WITH SOMETHING
THAT BELONGS TO MY FAMILY, SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
STILL TRYING TO TRACK IT DOWN, BUT I DON'T KNOW OAKLAND.
THE WAY YOU FIGHT, THE FACT THAT YOU HAD
EYES ON THEM, I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU KNOW MORE?
I'M FLATTERED,
BUT I'M HARDLY A SEASONED VIGILANTE.
SO YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT GANG?
GANGS. THERE WERE MEMBERS OF AT LEAST TWO GANGS
WORKING THAT JOB-- THE BAY CITY SOLDIERS
AND THE OAKTOWN 13. THEY'RE NOTORIOUS RIVALS.
WHY WOULD RIVAL GANGS WORK TOGETHER?
WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S GOTTA BE BIG.
[DOOR OPENS] RYAN: GOT THE DAY OFF WORK.
SEB'S HELPING MAMA, SO I CAN JOIN THE HUNT
FOR NICKY'S HERO HUNK--
HI.
NICKY: BO, THIS IS MY BROTHER RYAN.
LOOK, I NEED TO TALK TO ONE OF THOSE GUYS,
BUT HALF ARE IN CUSTODY AND THE OTHERS GOT AWAY, SO...
WELL, THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY, CHANCES ARE THEY'VE GOT RAP SHEETS.
NICKY: WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING? BO: WE FIND 'EM THE SAME WAY THAT YOU FOUND ME--
HACK INTO OAKLAND'S POLICE RECORDS,
TRY TO FIND A NAME OR AN ADDRESS.
[LAPTOP BEEPS]
OK, YOU'RE GOOD.
[QUIETLY] HOW CAN YOU TELL?
ALTHEA: HE'S DOING WHAT I WOULD DO. RYAN: HMM.
SO, UH, HOW'D YOU LEARN TO DO ALL THIS?
I, UH, WORKED I.T. FOR A WHILE.
ALL: HMM. RYAN: I.T., HUH?
TSK. COME ON, RYAN.
I NEED A LIFT. RYAN: HEH! I SAW YOU PARKED OUT FRONT.
- NO, YOU DIDN'T. - WHAT?
[NICKY SIGHS] ALTHEA: NICE TO MEET YOU, BO.
BO: BYE.
[DOOR CLOSES, LAPTOP KEYS TAP]
[CHIME] OK, I'M IN.
NICKY: THAT'S HIM-- BENNY HINES.
HE WAS THE ONE BARKING ORDERS.
IF ANYONE KNOWS SOMETHING, IT'S HIM. BO: HMM.
SHALL WE PAY HIM A LITTLE VISIT?
HEY, THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUT.
SEBASTIAN: YEAH. TRADED SHIFTS. NO BIG DEAL.
SO, HOW ARE THINGS AT THE DINER?
WELL, THE PAY SUCKS,
ZERO BENEFITS, AND THE FOOD?
- HMM. - WELL, PERSONALLY,
I WOULDN'T TOUCH THE STUFF. [BOTH CHUCKLE]
BUT A LOT OF PLACES SCREEN FOR CRIMINAL RECORDS, SO...
AH.
- HEY. - HMM?
ME AND THE REST OF THE CREW, WE'RE, UH,
WE'RE MAKING DO. PLUS, ONLY A COUPLE MORE WEEKS
TILL THE GRAND REOPENING, RIGHT? MEI-LI: BUT...
IF THERE WAS A DELAY, YOU'RE GONNA BE OK, FINANCIALLY?
YOU GAVE ME A SHOT WHEN NO ONE ELSE WOULD.
[SIGHS] THIS PLACE, YOUR FAMILY--
HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES, IT'S WELL WORTH THE WAIT.
YOU KNOW I'D WALK THROUGH FIRE FOR YOU, MEI-LI.
WE ALL WOULD.
[SIGHS]
BO: SO HOW'D YOU GET INTO THE WHOLE, UH,
STREET-FIGHTING HERO THING?
OOH. UH, KIND OF A LONG STORY.
I RAN AWAY FROM HOME, JOINED A MONASTERY.
MY SHIFU TAUGHT ME KUNG FU... AND THEN SHE DIED.
I CAME HOME.
MY FAMILY, MY CITY NEEDED ME, SO YEAH.
NOT THAT LONG A STORY, I GUESS.
I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR SHIFU.
I HAD A MENTOR ONCE, TOO.
WAS THAT HOW YOU LEARNED TO FIGHT?
YEAH, MOVED AROUND A LOT AS A KID,
SOME PRETTY ROUGH PLACES.
SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO DEFEND MYSELF, HOW TO FIGHT BACK.
NOW, WHEN I SEE PEOPLE GETTING BULLIED, PUSHED AROUND,
IT SEEMS LIKE A WASTE TO NOT USE WHAT I LEARNED.
HERE IT IS.
BENNY: HEY, SWEETIE, YOU GOTTA CUT ME SOME SLACK.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH PAIN I'M IN. WOMAN ON PHONE: OH, MY GOSH!
JU-- [BENNY HANGS UP, SIGHS]
BENNY: OH! [GROANS] NICKY: BENNY.
WHAT'S THE HURRY? [BENNY GRUNTS]
- WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE? - WE'RE LOOKING FOR A STOVE.
BO: HEY.
[GROANS] OHH!
LAST NIGHT'S CHOP SHOP-- WHERE'D ALL THE MERCH GO?
BENNY: AH! AH! NICKY: HEY, HEY.
[PANTING]
[GROANING]
[SHOULDER POPS] BENNY: OHH!
BO: BETTER?
GIVE US AN ADDRESS.
I DON'T KNOW; YOU BLEW UP
OUR SPOT LAST NIGHT, WE SCATTERED.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE STUFF GOT MOVED.
AAH! NICKY: YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
[GROANS, PANTS] I SWEAR.
LET'S GO.
GOT WHAT WE NEEDED.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
MALE OFFICER: HELLO?
NO CAMPING ALLOWED HERE.
YOU AGAIN.
GOT AWAY FROM ME LAST TIME. GONNA HAVE TO MOVE YOU ALONG.
COME ON, LADY.
I SAID COME ON.
OHH!
[BOTH GRUNTING]
[PANTING]
BO: I INSTALLED A TON OF BACKDOORS
BEFORE THE LOG4J VULNERABILITY WENT PUBLIC.
ALTHEA: HEY, IF YOU GOT ANY ZERO-DAY HACKS TO SHARE... BO: YEAH.
WELL, ISN'T HE FITTING RIGHT IN.
WE GOTTA GET IN THAT PHONE. HE'S HELPING.
- [SIGHS] - THE SOLDIERS DEAL GUNS, THE 13 SELL DRUGS.
SUDDENLY, THEY'RE WORKING OPS, STEALING APPLIANCES
FROM DELIVERY TRUCKS? SOMETHING DOESN'T ADD UP.
ALTHEA: OOH!
JUST DON'T LET MY MANAGER KNOW I SEATED YOU BACK HERE.
SECTION'S SUPPOSED TO BE V.I.P. ONLY.
RYAN: WHAT DO YOU CALL US? DENNIS: FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF THE BUSBOY.
HEY, YOU'RE THE BUSBOY/WAITER/BARTENDER
WHO LOOKS AMAZING IN THAT APRON.
[COMPUTER CHIMES] ALTHEA: OH, I'M IN. NICKY: WHAT DO YOU SEE?
ALTHEA: UH, NOTHING MUCH YET.
BUNCH OF TEXTS WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND. HIS EMAIL'S PRETTY CLEAN.
HE USING AN ENCRYPTED MESSAGING APP?
NO, ONLY APPS I SEE ARE GAMES.
RYAN: WHAT GAMES DOES HE HAVE? ALTHEA: UM,
BLURDLE, SUGAR CRASH, PUZZLESCAPES. WHY?
SUGAR CRASH HAS AN EMBEDDED MESSAGING SYSTEM.
MAYBE THEY'RE USING THAT. ALTHEA: HMM.
MALE SINGER: ♪ FINALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ♪
[SINGING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
RYAN: LOOKS LIKE GIBBERISH. ALTHEA AND BO: IT'S CODE.
NICKY: CAN YOU CRACK IT? [ALTHEA AND BO SCOFF]
EVAN: HEY, UH, NICKY?
WE NEED TO TALK, IN PRIVATE?
OK, WHAT'S GOING ON? YOU'RE SCARING ME.
I WAS KEEPING AN EYE ON POLICE BLOTTERS, LOOKING FOR ANYTHING
ON THE GANGS, AND I SAW SOMETHING ODD--
AN INCIDENT IN GOLDEN GATE PARK.
I THINK YOU NEED TO SEE THIS.
I THOUGHT I HAD RECOGNIZED PEI-LING,
BUT IT CAN'T BE HER, RIGHT?
- ANY LUCK? - RYAN, IT'S BEEN, LIKE, TWO MINUTES.
FEMALE SINGER: ♪ 'CAUSE I'M FOOLING YOU
[SINGING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
BO: IS THAT A VIGENEÈRE CIPHER?
OF COURSE!
ONE SEC.
[TAPPING KEYS]
RYAN: THEY'RE TEXTING ABOUT A LOCATION.
- THAT'S GOTTA BE IT. - NICKY, WE GOT AN ADDRESS.
BO: OK, WE SHOULD MOVE FAST. BENNY'S GOTTA KNOW WE LIFTED HIS PHONE BY NOW.
ARE YOU OK?
SOMETHING CAME UP, AND I--I GOTTA GO.
RYAN: NOW? NICKY: YEAH, SORRY. I, UM--
BO: G-GO, GO. DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO. WE GOT THIS.
[FOOTSTEPS RETREAT, DOOR CLOSES]
HEY, SLOW DOWN.
- I CAN'T. - NICKY--
SHE WAS HERE, LAST NIGHT.
SOMEHOW, SHE WAS HERE. I HAVE TO FIND HER.
I GET IT, I DO, BUT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT'S HER.
I HAVE SEEN SOME CRAZY STUFF SINCE YOU CAME BACK, NICKY,
BUT YOUR SHIFU-- NICKY: DIED IN MY ARMS.
YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO REMIND ME.
IT'S NOT JUST THAT, ALL RIGHT? THE WOMAN IN THAT VIDEO WAS
NOTHING LIKE THE PEI-LING YOU DESCRIBED; SHE WAS VIOLENT,
SAVAGE, EVEN. AND THAT ALCHEMIST, XIAO? YOU TOLD ME SHE
TOOK YOUR SHIFU'S FORM. NOW, I KNOW YOU WANT IT TO BE PEI-LING,
BUT WHAT IF-- NICKY: I KNOW,
BUT I OWE HER EVERYTHING.
IF THERE'S EVEN A CHANCE THAT IT'S HER, THE REAL PEI-LING,
I HAVE TO HELP HER.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
[DISTANT POLICE RADIO, INDISTINCT]
OH. WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES LOOKING FOR HER.
LOT'S PRETTY EMPTY. NO SIGN OF ACTIVITY.
GAME APP WENT DARK AN HOUR AGO; MAYBE THE GANGS GOT SPOOKED.
HANG BACK. I'LL SLIP INSIDE, GET A CLOSER LOOK.
"HANG BACK"? WE'RE TAKING ORDERS FROM THIS GUY ALREADY?
ALTHEA: HELLO? BO: WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! STAY BACK!
[BEEPING] RYAN: WHAT? PLACE LOOKED EMPTY.
RYAN: OH. BO: OK.
[BEEPING CONTINUES] ALTHEA: UH, IS THAT A BOMB?
[BEEPING] RYAN: OH.
BO: STAY CALM. ALTHEA: "STAY CALM"?!
YOU TRIGGERED THE TIMER WHEN YOU CAME THROUGH THE DOOR, BUT IT'S NOT
ON A PRESSURE PLATE, SO WE HAVE TIME TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
RYAN: WHAT'S THERE TO FIGURE OUT? WE RUN. BO: LOOK AROUND.
OH, MY GOD.
RYAN: THAT'S THE CHANGS' COPPER PIPES.
THIS LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING.
MAMA'S STOVE-- IT'S GOTTA BE HERE, TOO.
YEAH, WE LEAVE THIS BOMB TO GO OFF, ALL THIS STUFF GOES WITH IT.
WELL, UH, BARISTA, HACKER,
YOU GOT ANY EXPERIENCE DEFUSING BOMBS?
NO, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE INTERNET'S FOR.
YOU'RE GONNA ZINDLE IT?
ALTHEA: OK, UM, WE'RE ALL QUICK LEARNERS, RIGHT?
THAT TIMER REACHES 30, I'M PULLING US BOTH OUT.
[SIGHS]
WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE. [BEEPING CONTINUES]
LET'S SPLIT UP, COVER MORE GROUND?
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
[CAR DOOR CLOSES, ENGINE TURNS OVER]
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
[SIGHS]
ALTHEA: OH, OK, OK. UH, I FOUND A MESSAGE BOARD
FOR FORMER BOMB-SQUAD TECHNICIANS.
KablamoGuy83 SAYS,
"IF YOU CAN FIND THE PRIMARY TRANSISTOR,
YOU CAN REROUTE THE POWER AWAY FROM THE DETONATOR."
DOES KablamoGuy GIVE ANY HINTS AS TO WHAT
A PRIMARY TRANSISTOR LOOKS LIKE, OR AM I JUST SUPPOSED TO GUESS?
ALTHEA: UH... BO: THIS VIDEO SAYS WE JUST NEED TO CUT THE RED WIRE.
OH...WHICH RED WIRE?
[BEEPING CONTINUES]
OK, TIME FOR PLAN "B."
[SIGHS] GOT A DIGITAL WATCH FOR MY EIGHTH BIRTHDAY.
I TOOK IT APART TO SEE HOW IT WORKED.
I FIGURED OUT I COULD JUST TWEAK THE COMPONENT.
I THINK I CAN DO THE SAME THING WITH THIS TIMER.
RYAN: YOU THINK? [BO SIGHS]
[RAPID BEEPING] ALTHEA: WHY IS IT SPEEDING UP? BO: SHOULD BE IT.
[BEEPING STOPS]
[GASPS]
W-WE'RE ALIVE!
WE JUST DEFUSED A BOMB! HA HA HA HA!
ALTHEA: WHOO! HA! [ALL PANTING]
THE TRIPWIRE, THE EXPLOSIVES...
THIS SEEM LIKE GANG STUFF TO YOU?
NICKY THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD, TOO.
WHY WOULD THEY BLOW UP ALL THIS STUFF JUST TO
TAKE US OUT?
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
PEI-LING?
NICKY: PEI-LING?
SHIFU.
HEH!
IT'S ME, NICKY.
- [GRUNTING] - WAIT, WAIT!
WAIT! NO!
I CAN'T LET YOU GO! I CAN'T LOSE YOU AGAIN!
[GRUNTING]
YOU'RE SCARED, CONFUSED, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE.
[SHOUTS]
[PANTING] PLEASE, SHIFU, IT'S ME.
YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO DO THIS.
YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO FIGHT.
[PANTING]
[GRUNTING]
LOOK AT ME.
SEE ME.
PLEASE.
- [BREATH QUIVERING] - SHIFU.
NICKY?
[SOBS]
DO YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING
ABOUT HOW YOU GOT HERE?
I...REMEMBER...
LIGHTNING...
RAIN.
IT HURT.
EVERYTHING HURT.
WE'RE GONNA FIGURE THIS OUT TOGETHER... I PROMISE.
WHAT MATTERS IS YOU'RE BACK,
WITH ME.
THE KIDS CAME THROUGH.
BACK ON TRACK.
LET'S CALL OFF THE INVESTORS, LO POR.
- LAO GONG... - HUH?
EVEN IF WE REOPEN IN TIME,
IT WON'T BE ENOUGH.
YEAH?
[DOOR CLOSES]
WELL, TOO LATE NOW.
LET'S GO.
[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]
OH, HEY. SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO--
MALE SINGER: ♪ CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU
[VOCALIZING] ALTHEA: THANK YOU.
[SIGHS]
HEY, BABE, HOW'D IT GO?
WE ALMOST DIED.
UH, LONG STORY.
- SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED A DRINK. - MMM.
[CELL PHONE CHIMES]
MALE SINGER: ♪ SO SWEET LIKE A SUGAR CANDY WHEN YOU... ♪
DENNIS: ONE LEMON DROP COMIN' UP. [SHAKER RATTLES]
SINGER: ♪ AH, AH, AH
I'LL CLOSE UP, BUT YOU'RE TELLING ME EVERYTHING ON OUR WALK HOME.
HOME? YOU MEAN SEX JAIL?
- ♪ AH, AH, AH - ♪ CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU
SORRY. JUST... SOMETHING ABOUT
A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE MAKES YOU REALLY WANT TO...
SINGER: ♪ IT'S SO PHENOMENAL ALTHEA: YOU KNOW.
♪ I'M FLYING HIGH ON IT ♪
♪ CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU [KEYS JINGLE]
WHAT'S THAT?
KEYS TO THE SUPPLY CLOSET.
♪ YOU'RE SO PHENOMENAL
♪ I'M FLYING HIGH ON IT ♪
- YEAH, THAT WORKS. - ♪ CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU
[SEA GULL SQUAWKS]
SARAH REEVES: ♪ ADRENALINE
♪ RUNNING THROUGH MY SKIN
♪ I JUST FEEL IT
♪ OH, I LIVE FOR IT
♪ A SECOND WIND, I FEEL IT...♪
DAMN IT!
♪ KICKING IN
♪ OH, I WANT IT
♪ I GOTTA HAVE IT
♪ OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH
♪ I GOTTA HAVE IT EVAN: I GUESS I WAS WRONG.
YOUR SHIFU'S BACK. NICKY: I KNOW IN MY GUT IT'S HER,
BUT WHEN WE WERE FIGHTING,
WHEN PEI-LING ATTACKED ME,
I SAW SOMETHING IN HER MOVES; I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE,
BUT NOT FROM PEI-LING.
XIAO?
PEI-LING'S BACK, BUT...
I DON'T THINK SHE CAME ALONE.
REEVES: ♪ IT'S NOT OVER
♪ THERE'S ONLY ONE LEFT STANDING ♪
♪ GOT MY EYES ON THE ENDING
♪ THERE'S ONLY ONE CROWN
♪ IT'S GOT MY NAME ON IT
[SWORDS CLANG]
GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!
CHILDREN: NICE SHOT, MOM!