PEI-LING: NICKY, WHY AM I HERE?
NICKY: I DON'T KNOW.
I WENT SOMEWHERE...
A REALM,
SOME KIND OF AFTERLIFE FOR...WARRIORS AND GUARDIANS.
I WAS THERE.
MY MOTHER, TOO...
AND ALL THE OTHER BLOODLINE SPIRITS.
BUT THEN, I WAS HERE.
[SIGHS]
THE REST...
IT IS BLANK.
WHAT IS THAT?
I WAS WEARING IT WHEN I WOKE,
HERE IN YOUR WORLD.
IT'S OK, SHIFU.
WE DON'T HAVE TO FIGURE ALL THIS OUT AT ONCE.
I'M JUST...
HAPPY YOU'RE HERE WITH ME.
ALTHEA: SO I, UH, GOT YOUR MESSAGE.
NO DETAILS, ASK TO TALK IN PERSON
CAN'T BE GOOD NEWS.
EVAN: HAVE A SEAT. ALTHEA: OH, GOD.
IT COULD BE WORSE.
I SPOKE WITH D.A. URSILLO.
SHE'S OFFERED US A DEAL.
SHE'S CONSIDERED THAT YOU TURNED YOURSELF IN,
THAT THE VIOLATION OF USERS' PRIVACY WAS UNINTENTIONAL.
SHE'S WILLING TO DROP THE CRIMINAL CHARGES.
- THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT? - THERE IS A CONDITION,
AND IT'S A LITTLE UNUSUAL.
SHE'S BANNING YOU FROM THE INTERNET FOR A YEAR.
- WHAT? - IF WE AGREE TO THE DEAL,
YOU'LL BE REQUIRED TO HAND OVER ALL YOUR INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES--
LAPTOPS, TABLETS, CELLPHONES, EVERYTHING--
AND YOU'LL BE MONITORED TO ENSURE YOU DON'T VIOLATE THE TERMS.
IF WE REFUSE,
SHE'S GONNA PROCEED WITH CRIMINAL CHARGES,
AND YOU'LL LIKELY FACE JAIL TIME.
OH.
MAN: LOOK, THIS BUSINESS NEEDS IMMEDIATE HELP.
WE'LL GET YOU FUNDING FAST, WHILE PROVIDING YOU
A HOST OF OTHER BENEFITS. JIN: WHAT OTHER BENEFITS?
DIGITIZED BOOKKEEPING, OUTSOURCING PAYROLL,
TAKE A LOT OF WORK OFF YOUR SHOULDERS.
IT'LL FINALLY BRING YOUR OPERATION INTO THE 21st CENTURY.
WE'RE PRETTY EXPERIENCED AT THIS STUFF, WITH MOM-AND-POPS
WITH BLOATED OVERHEAD AND ARCHAIC MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.
WOMAN: NEIL. NEIL: WE'LL RESET YOUR WORKFORCE, NORMALIZE WAGES.
OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH LARGE-SCALE SUPPLIERS WILL CUT COSTS ON EVERYTHING
FROM PRODUCE TO INVENTORY. MEI-LI: HOLD ON A MINUTE.
WHEN YOU SAY "RESET" MY WORKFORCE,
DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO BE FIRING MY CREW?
WELL, TECHNICALLY, YOUR STAFF'S BEEN LAID OFF SINCE THE EARTHQUAKE.
MEI-LI: AND YOU'RE GONNA STOP SOURCING FROM THE FARMS
AND WHOLESALERS I'VE BEEN USING FOR DECADES,
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BECOME SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS?
THIS IS A BUSINESS, CORRECT?
JIN: I THINK WE'RE DONE. MEI-LI: YES, WE ARE.
WELL... YOU WON'T DO BETTER.
WITHOUT HELP, YOU CAN KISS THIS PLACE GOOD-BYE.
[JIN SIGHS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
NICKY: KEEP TRYING, SHIFU.
JUST...BE.
[GASPS]
NICKY...
I AM THERE.
PEI-LING, VOICE-OVER: I FEEL YOU.
YOU ARE HERE, IN THE REALM.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE. MY SISTER.
SHE IS HERE, TOO.
I AM TRYING TO FIND YOU.
SOMETHING IS WRONG.
THE GROUND IS MOVING.
YOU ARE GONE.
ZHILAN. I MUST FIND HER.
ZHILAN!
ZHIL--
ZHILAN. [GASPS]
NICKY!
WHAT HAPPENED TO ZHILAN?
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
WATCH OUT!
MMM!
RYAN: WOW. ALTHEA: I MEAN, THIS IS A GOOD THING, RIGHT?
HOWEVER IT HAPPENED, YOUR SHIFU'S ALIVE.
YES, HAVING HER BACK
AND JUST SEEING HER AGAIN, IT...IT FEELS--
UH, I FEEL A "BUT" COMING.
LOOK, I KNOW IT'S HER,
BUT WHEN WE FOUGHT, I SAW SOMETHING,
A GLIMPSE OF SOMEONE ELSE--
THE ALCHEMIST.
SOMEHOW, I THINK XIAO IS CONNECTED TO ALL THIS.
THE RESURRECTION, MOVING BETWEEN WORLDS--
IT SOUNDS A LOT LIKE XIAO.
SHE WAS TRAPPED IN THAT REALM FOR OVER A THOUSAND YEARS.
WHAT IF SHE'S USING PEI-LING TO GET BACK? RYAN: WHAT DOES PEI-LING SAY?
SHE DOESN'T KNOW HOW SHE GOT HERE. WE NEED TO KNOW MORE:
HOW SHE GOT BACK, WHAT SHE'S DOING HERE.
I STILL HAVE THE RESEARCH WE PULLED FROM JULIETTE'S PHONE,
XIAO'S NOTEBOOKS. I'LL START THERE.
ALTHEA: WHAT CAN I DO? NICKY: WE HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM.
YOU TWO ALMOST GOT BLOWN UP LAST NIGHT.
WHOEVER SET THAT BOMB IS STILL OUT THERE,
AND THIS ISN'T JUST SOME RANDOM GANG MEMBER.
THEY'RE SMART, CAPABLE. WORK WITH EVAN,
FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. ALTHEA: GOT IT.
RYAN: IF YOU NEED HELP HACKING, YOU COULD ASK BO. ALTHEA: NO!
UH, I JUST...DON'T FEEL LIKE SHARING MY WORK TODAY.
[BOTH GRUNTING]
ZHILAN: YOU.
ZHILAN.
IF I REALIZED I WAS SAVING YOU...
I WOULDN'T HAVE BOTHERED.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
MAN: CAN I HELP YOU? HENRY: GRANT HARRISON?
MY NAME'S HENRY. I'M DANNY YAN'S SON.
I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING. I, UH...
THINK YOU CAN HELP ME FIND IT.
COME ON IN.
[DOOR CLOSES]
GRANT: TEA? HENRY: SURE.
SO, WHAT IS IT EXACTLY THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR?
AN ANCIENT COMPASS.
IT'S CALLED SI NAN.
I SEE.
[BOTH GRUNT]
I WORKED WITH DANNY FOR YEARS. HE NEVER MENTIONED A SON.
YEAH, WELL,
HE KEPT A LOT OF SECRETS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD, BUT HE'S DEAD.
HE WROTE ABOUT YOU, YOU KNOW, IN HIS JOURNALS,
ABOUT HOW YOU TWO TEAMED UP, LOOKED FOR SI NAN TOGETHER.
THAT'S HOW I FOUND YOU...
SO, PLEASE,
I REALLY JUST WANT TO TALK.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
DOOR'S OPEN.
IF YOU'RE HERE TO TRY AGAIN, YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.
WOMAN: I CAME TO APOLOGIZE.
MY COLLEAGUE FAVORS A HARD SELL.
IT WORKS, ON SOME PEOPLE,
PEOPLE WITH NOTHING TO LOSE.
I KNOW WHAT THIS PLACE MEANS TO YOU.
YOU HAVE POWER, MEI-LI.
WHAT POWER?
POWER TO NEGOTIATE.
OUR COMPANY WANTS TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU.
THEY SEE POTENTIAL IN YOUR NAME AND BRAND,
YOUR FOOD.
QUITE FRANKLY, THEY SEE MONEY.
YOU HAVE LEVERAGE.
MAKE A DEAL THAT YOU LIKE, OR AT LEAST ONE YOU CAN LIVE WITH.
HOW?
I WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN.
EMPLOYEE WAGES, PRODUCE-SOURCING.
IT'D CUT INTO OUR MARGINS, BUT I'VE SEEN
THE NUMBERS AND I KNOW WHAT WE THINK YOU'RE WORTH.
THERE IS GROUND TO BE MADE IF YOU COME BACK TO THE TABLE.
WHY WOULD YOUR BOSSES WANT ME TO KNOW THIS?
THEY WOULDN'T.
THEY DON'T KNOW I'M HERE.
I'VE EATEN YOUR FOOD.
I'VE SEEN YOU WORK THAT KITCHEN.
[SIGHS]
I'D JUST LIKE TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
THE ISSUES FACING OUR DISTRICT,
THE CRIME, THE PACE OF THE REBUILD.
I KNOW YOU'RE FRUSTRATED. MANY OF YOU KNOW ME.
I'VE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE, AND I AM COMMITTED
TO GETTING THIS DISTRICT BACK ON TRACK.
YES, MR. SHEN. SORRY--JIN.
HMM. OLD HABIT. JIN: HELLO, ANTHONY.
GOOD TO KNOW. GOOD TO KNOW.
I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU MEAN WHAT YOU SAY
AND THAT YOU CARE FOR THIS CITY.
BUT CARING AND DOING--
TWO DIFFERENT THINGS, RIGHT?
MAN: RIGHT, RIGHT. JIN: IT'S BEEN MONTHS
SINCE THE EARTHQUAKE DEVASTATED OUR CITY.
WEEKS AND DAYS AFTER THAT,
ALL SORTS OF PROMISES WERE MADE
BY THE MAYOR, BY YOU.
YOU SAY ALL THIS RELIEF--
RENT FREEZE FOR LONG-TERM RESIDENTS,
BRIDGE LOAN FOR SMALL BUSINESSES--
SO HELP THEM REBUILD.
MY FAMILY'S HURTING, MAN, AND WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE ARE HURTING.
MAN: YEAH, YEAH! JIN: SO, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
I GOTTA ASK... WHERE YOU BEEN?
AND WHERE'S THE HELP WE WERE PROMISED?
CROWD: YEAH! WOMAN: JIN'S RIGHT.
AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT RELIEF.
WHAT ABOUT THE REAL ISSUE?
THEFT'S GONE THROUGH THE ROOF, ON YOUR WATCH.
WHO IN THIS ROOM HAS BEEN ROBBED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS?
[CROWD MURMURS] WOMAN: WHO KNOWS SOMEONE,
A FRIEND OR A FAMILY MEMBER, WHO HAS BEEN ROBBED?
WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING?
MAN: YEAH! [CROWD TALKING ALL AT ONCE]
RYAN: ALL RIGHT.
WE ALREADY KNEW XIAO WAS TRYING TO HELP THE EMPEROR ACHIEVE IMMORTALITY.
SHE WORKED ON A LOT OF POSSIBLE METHODS,
BUT HE REJECTED HER MOST SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT.
UNLIKE RUSSELL TAN, THE EMPEROR REFUSED TO KILL HIS OWN CHILD.
SO, XIAO STARTED TO FIND ANOTHER WAY.
SHE DECIDED HER BEST BET WOULD BE TO CREATE
A SPELL SHE COULD USE AFTER HE DIED
TO, UH, "MAKE HIS SPIRIT FLESH"
AND RESURRECT HIM IN THE AFTERLIFE.
OK, BUT HOW WOULD SHE EVEN GET TO THE AFTERLIFE?
ACCORDING TO HER, SHE DIDN'T NEED TO USE MAGIC.
XIAO CLAIMED TO BE A SHEN XING ZHE,
A TRAVELER, SAID SHE HAD A NATURAL GIFT,
THAT SHE'D BEEN CROSSING WORLDS SINCE SHE WAS A CHILD.
MAYBE THAT'S HOW SHE GOT TO THE REALM IN THE FIRST PLACE,
BEFORE SOURCE MAGIC, BEFORE JYU SA.
THERE'S A TON OF INFORMATION HERE; I MEAN, WITHOUT MORE
TO GO OFF OF, I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE TO START.
WELL, YOU CAN START HERE.
PEI-LING WAS WEARING IT WHEN SHE CROSSED OVER.
I THINK IT'S CONNECTED TO HOW SHE CAME BACK.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS, BUG.
ALL RIGHT, BYE.
THAT WAS NADIA. IT'S A PET NAME.
- CUTE. - ALL RIGHT, "PEBBLES."
SERIAL NUMBER.
COPS PULLED IT OFF THE BOMB'S TRANSISTOR.
COULD POINT BACK TO OUR GUY.
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT, THE DEAL?
DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE.
HAVEN'T HAD THE HEART TO TELL ANYONE YET,
NOT EVEN DENNIS. EVAN: HMM.
JUST TRYING TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
DO WHAT I CAN WHILE I CAN SO I CAN REALLY AVOID FACING
THE FACT THAT I'M ABOUT TO LOSE MY SUPERPOWER:
THE CORNERSTONE OF MY IDENTITY,
THE ENTIRE FOUNDATION OF MY CAREER,
THE ONE THING ON THIS PLANET THAT I'M REALLY, REALLY GOOD AT.
I'M SORRY... BUT, HEY,
YOU'RE--YOU'RE GOOD AT LOTS OF THINGS.
NOT THIS GOOD.
I LINKED THE SERIAL NUMBER TO A BLACK-MARKET SALE ON THE DARK WEB.
BUYER PAID THROUGH A SWISS BANK ACCOUNT,
SO I HACKED THEIR FIREWALL, SNOOPED IN THE ACCOUNT RECORDS,
AND GOT A NAME-- MAX DeVEER.
HE'S THE ONE THAT BOUGHT THE EXPLOSIVES.
WHAT?
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES] NICKY: ALTHEA, WHAT'S UP?
ALTHEA: WE THINK WE'VE ID'd OUR MYSTERY MAN. NICKY: THAT'S GREAT.
EVAN DOESN'T THINK SO.
OUR GUY, MAX DeVEER, CAME UP IN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE,
WORKED AS A MERCENARY FOR HIRE BEFORE GOING LEGIT.
NOW HE DOES BUSINESS AS A DISASTER SECURITY CONSULTANT.
NICKY: WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS? EVAN: WELL, VARIOUS ENTITIES
HIRE HIM TO MOVE INTO PLACES OF CONFLICT--
WARS, CIVIL UNREST, NATURAL DISASTERS--
SCOPING OUT OPPORTUNITIES.
NICKY: OPPORTUNITIES FOR WHAT? EVAN: PROFIT.
HE DOESN'T JUST ASSESS CRISES; HE STOKES THEM,
CREATING INSTABILITY FOR MAXIMUM PROFIT.
LIKE FORGING A GANG ALLIANCE AND MANUFACTURING
A CRIME WAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY?
WOMAN: THE SECURITY BILL WILL PROTECT US.
WHY HAVEN'T YOU VOTED FOR IT?
ANTHONY: I'M SORRY. I CAN'T VOTE FOR ORDINANCE 11.
[PEOPLE SHOUTING] ANTHONY: I'LL EXPLAIN IF--
WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.
SFPD MADE A HUGE BUST LAST NIGHT,
RECOVERING A LARGE STASH OF STOLEN GOODS.
WOMAN: OH, PLEASE. THAT WASN'T THE COPS.
WE ALL KNOW THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON IN CHINATOWN KEEPING US SAFE.
[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
MAX: WELL, THAT WAS A WASTE OF TIME. [CHUCKLES]
AND YOU'RE RIGHT. BAD AS THINGS ARE, THEY'D BE SO MUCH WORSE.
YUP. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'D DO WITHOUT THAT SHEN GIRL.
HMM.
"THAT SHEN GIRL."
NICKY: SO, POST-EARTHQUAKE,
THIS DeVEER GUY GETS HIRED
TO SCOPE OUT "OPPORTUNITIES" IN OUR CITY.
HE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND, FANNING THE FLAMES,
MAKING THINGS WORSE. EVAN: MAXIMUM CHAOS, MAXIMUM PROFIT.
NICKY: THEN, TWO MONTHS AGO, HE BROKERS A TRUCE
BETWEEN OAKLAND GANGS, GETS THEM WORKING TOGETHER
AS AN ORGANIZED RING. THEFT SKYROCKETS.
WHEN MAX REALIZED SOMEONE WAS ON TO HIM,
HE WAS READY TO BLOW UP HIS HAUL JUST TO TAKE US OUT.
IT WAS NEVER ABOUT THE STOLEN GOODS.
IT WAS ABOUT CREATING A CRIME WAVE?
SO WHO STANDS TO PROFIT? WHO'S THE CLIENT?
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE AN IDEA.
[DRAWER OPENS AND CLOSES]
WHAT? I'M OLD-SCHOOL.
CHECK THE HEADLINE.
NICKY: ORDINANCE 11? EVAN: IT'S CURRENTLY STALLED OUT
WITH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; THERE ARE STILL A COUPLE OF HOLDOUTS.
IT'S BEING PRESENTED AS A SIMPLE SPENDING PACKAGE,
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A MASSIVE HANDOUT
TO PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS, ONE IN PARTICULAR.
"DELTA SECURITY ENDEAVORS."
THEIR LOBBYISTS BASICALLY WROTE THE ORDINANCE.
YOU THINK MAX IS MESSING WITH OUR CITY ON THEIR BEHALF?
WE WON'T HAVE MUCH LUCK GOING AFTER DELTA SECURITY ENDEAVORS;
THEY KEEP THEIR DEALINGS WITH MAX CLEAN, LEGAL.
THEN WE GO AFTER MAX.
WE HAVE TO STOP HIM AND PUT HIM AWAY.
WE NEED HARD EVIDENCE. ALTHEA: WHAT ABOUT THE GANGS?
HERDING RIVAL GANGS INTO AN ALLIANCE, MONEY MUST HAVE
CHANGED HANDS, AND WITH STREET-LEVEL CRIMINALS, COULD HAVE GOTTEN SLOPPY.
JIN: HMM.
THE RELIEF PACKAGE DIED IN COMMITTEE.
I TRIED TO GET IT THROUGH, JIN.
I FAILED.
I DIDN'T KNOW THE FULL STORY.
WOW.
I LIT A MATCH IN THIS ROOM.
[SCOFFS] WASN'T YOUR FAULT.
CRIME'S UP. THAT HEAT WAS COMING MY WAY.
[SIGHS]
I CAN'T VOTE FOR ORDINANCE 11.
NO, YOU CAN'T.
ANTHONY: YOU READ IT? JIN: WE GOT ENOUGH PROBLEMS
WITHOUT GIVING THE CITY AWAY.
KNEW TODAY WOULD BE ROUGH.
DIDN'T EXPECT THAT.
I THOUGHT THIS JOB WOULD BRING ME CLOSER
TO THE CITY, TO MY PEOPLE.
THE REALITY, THE DAY-TO-DAY...
[SIGHS] I'VE NEVER FELT MORE DISCONNECTED.
YOU'RE A GOOD KID, ANTHONY.
YOU'LL GET THROUGH IT.
I DON'T THINK SO.
GETTING PRIMARIED.
IF I DON'T FIX THIS, THEY'LL WIN.
I NEED HELP,
SOMEONE ON MY TEAM WHO HAS
ROOTS IN THE COMMUNITY,
SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP ME CONNECT
WITH MY CONSTITUENTS...
SOMEONE LIKE YOU.
THAT THING-- WHAT WAS IT?
WE CALL HIM THE HARVESTER.
HE HUNTS US DOWN, ONE BY ONE.
ONE NICK FROM HIS BLADE, YOU'RE GONE.
ZHILAN: SIMON, PLEASE.
BEFORE I SAW THAT WOMAN, I THOUGHT THAT I WAS ALONE HERE.
I THOUGHT THAT I WAS IN HELL.
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
FAR AS I KNOW...
THIS IS OUR NEW HOME NOW.
AFTER OUR WORLD COLLAPSED, WE ALL ENDED UP HERE,
THE WARRIOR AND GUARDIAN SPIRITS.
DON'T KNOW WHY, WHAT THIS PLACE EVEN IS,
BUT, HEY, FIGURE NATURE ABHORS A VACUUM,
SO...WE HAD TO END UP SOMEWHERE.
WHAT GOT YOU?
[SIGHS]
I GUESS I DID.
KIND OF A SELF-SACRIFICE.
DISAPPOINTING.
YOU KNOW, I USED TO IMAGINE ALL THE WAYS YOU'D GO OUT,
MOST OF THEM PAINFUL, NOT VERY HEROIC.
I'M SORRY, SIMON.
YEAH? FOR WHAT?
GO ON, SAY IT.
KILLING ME?
YES.
ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE'VE COVERED ENOUGH DISTANCE.
A FEW OF US BANDED TOGETHER, FORMED A CAMP.
THAT'S WHERE I'M HEADED.
LOOK, I APPRECIATE THE APOLOGY,
BUT I HAVE TO THINK OF THEM FIRST,
AND I DON'T TRUST YOU.
[SIGHS]
LOOK, I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT YOUR FATHER,
BUT I'M OUTTA THE GAME.
BEFORE HE DIED,
MY DAD APOLOGIZED,
SAID HE WAS SORRY FOR NOT TELLING ME WHO I WAS.
HIS LAST WORDS.
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HE MEANT. I HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.
GRANT: COULD HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING. HENRY: MAYBE, BUT
I FEEL LIKE IT'S CONNECTED TO SI NAN.
THIS IS THE ONE MYSTERY I CAN SOLVE,
THE ONLY SHOT I'LL HAVE, OTHERWISE...
I'LL NEVER KNOW.
WE LOOKED ALL OVER CHINA. ALL WE FOUND WERE DEAD ENDS.
I KNOW.
I USED DAD'S JOURNAL TO RETRACE YOUR STEPS,
ALL THE WAY TO THAT TEMPLE IN SHAANXI...
YOUR FINAL DEAD END,
THE PLACE YOU CALLED IT QUITS.
HE SAID IT BROKE YOUR HEART.
YEAH, WELL, IT BROKE MINE, TOO.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO LOOK,
THOUGHT I'D NEVER GET AN ANSWER.
YEAH.
BUT THEN I REMEMBERED SOMETHING,
SOMETHING MY DAD ONCE TOLD ME.
CHINA'S NOT THE ONLY PLACE WITH MAGIC.
DIFFERENT CONTEXT, BUT IT--IT GOT ME THINKING.
THE SI NAN LEGEND STARTED IN CHINA,
BUT THE MYTHS AND SOURCE TEXTS,
THAT FLOWED FROM THE LEGEND;
ALL THE MAPS AND EXPLORATIONS, ALL THE SPECULATIONS
ABOUT WHERE IT COULD HAVE BEEN HIDDEN.
CHINA INTERACTED WITH OTHER CIVILIZATIONS WHEN THE LEGEND TOOK ROOT.
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE.
OH, OK. UH, REMEMBER THOSE MESSAGES
BO AND I DECRYPTED OFF THE SUGAR CRASH APP?
I MANAGED TO PULL THE FULL THREAD,
GOING BACK WEEKS. THE MESSAGES WERE FAKE,
BUT ONE OF THE GANG MEMBERS SLIPPED UP.
THEY ASKED WHEN THEY WERE GETTING PAID FOR THE JOB.
ALTHEA: SOMEONE ELSE ON THE THREAD SAID THAT THEY WERE GETTING PAID THE NEXT DAY.
THAT "SOMEONE ELSE" MUST HAVE BEEN RUNNING POINT BETWEEN DeVEER AND THE GANG.
BY GOING THROUGH THEIR COMMUNICATIONS, COMPARING THEM
TO THE NAMES OF THE MEN THAT WERE ARRESTED AT THE WAREHOUSE,
I NARROWED IT DOWN AND IDENTIFIED MAX'S CONTACT--
MARK ALONZO.
I HACKED INTO HIS ACCOUNT RECORDS
AND FOUND A $150,000 DEPOSIT INTO HIS ACCOUNT.
[CELL PHONE VIBRATES] EVAN: SO ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS TIE THAT PAYMENT
BACK TO MAX. ALTHEA: ALREADY DID--
SAME SWISS BANK ACCOUNT I ALREADY HACKED.
NICKY: IS THAT ENOUGH FOR AN ARREST?
A LARGE PAYMENT TO A RECENTLY ARRESTED GANG MEMBER?
IT'S ENOUGH TO SNARE HIM IN INVESTIGATION.
CAN YOU SEND THOSE FILES TO ME, AS WELL AS NADIA?
SHE'LL KICK IT UP TO THE D.A.
ALTHEA, YOU ARE AN EVIL GENIUS,
AND WE WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT YOUR SKILLS.
ALTHEA: MMM. [DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
RYAN: SO, XIAO WAS WORKING ON MAGIC TO RESURRECT THE EMPEROR
IN THE AFTERLIFE, BUT SHE DISCOVERED A PROBLEM:
HOW TO GET HIM BACK. AS A TRAVELER, SHE COULD GET THERE,
BUT SHE DOUBTED HER ABILITY TO BRING THE EMPEROR
BACK TO EARTH, SO, TO SOLVE THIS,
SHE LOOKED TO CREATE A DEVICE
THAT COULD RESURRECT THE EMPEROR
AND JOIN HER TO HIM, A KIND OF MYSTICAL TETHER.
JOTTED DOWN SOME EARLY DESIGNS IN THE MARGINS.
LOOK.
NICKY: THE PENDANT. EVAN: YEAH.
OK, SO WORST-CASE, XIAO NEEDED A BODY TO GET BACK.
SHE USED THIS TETHER TO ANCHOR HERSELF TO PEI-LING,
HITCH A RIDE BACK TO EARTH, BUT IF THIS PENDANT
IS XIAO'S CONNECTION TO PEI-LING, CAN'T WE JUST DESTROY IT--
CUT THE TETHER, BANISH XIAO? RYAN: MAYBE,
BUT IF WE'RE RIGHT, AND THIS PENDANT IS THE SAME MAGIC
XIAO WAS WORKING ON, IT'S ALSO THE REASON PEI-LING'S ALIVE.
WE DESTROY THE PENDANT,
PEI-LING COULD DIE.
[DISTANT POP MUSIC PLAYING]
ALTHEA: HMM.
I'LL MISS TEXTING YOU MOST OF ALL, BAM BAM.
[PHONE BEEPS] MAN: BUY YOU A DRINK?
OH, NO, THANK YOU. I'M WAITING FOR SOME...ONE.
HELLO, MS. SHEN.
DENNIS: NICKY. NICKY: JUST TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET HER AT APOTHECARY.
I GET THERE, SHE'S NOWHERE TO BE SEEN,
BUT HER BAG IS JUST SITTING THERE, UNDER THE BAR,
SO I TRIED CALLING HER. NO ANSWER.
TOOK ME A WHOLE MINUTE TO REALIZE IT'S BECAUSE HER PHONE'S
IN HER BAG ON SILENT, SO I BEGGED MY MANAGER TO LET ME SEE
THE SECURITY FOOTAGE, AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW THAT.
WHO IS THAT GUY?
WHAT?
IT'S MAX DeVEER, THE GUY BEHIND THE THEFTS IN CHINATOWN.
YOU MEAN THE GUY WHO TRIED TO BLOW UP MY WIFE?
HE HAS HER? NICKY: OK.
DENNIS, I PROMISE I'M GOING TO FIND HER.
MAX: I...HEARD ABOUT A SHEN GIRL--
A HERO, A PROTECTOR OF HER COMMUNITY.
I WONDERED IF THIS WAS THE SAME GIRL
WHO TRIED TO BUST UP MY OPERATION.
THEN A MEMBER OF MY TEAM IDENTIFIED A SECURITY BREACH,
SOMEONE... POKING AROUND
IN MY BANK RECORDS.
I DISCOVERED SHE HAD A SISTER...
[PLIERS CLANG LOUDLY]
A DISGRACED TECH WIZ.
INTERESTING FAMILY.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
YOUR TALENT.
I KNOW YOU STOLE FILES LINKING ME TO THE OAKLAND GANGS.
YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME WHO YOU SENT IT TO,
AND THEN, YOU'RE GONNA UNDO THE MESS YOU MADE:
HACK INTO THEIR COMPUTERS AND THEN WIPE
ANY TRACE OF THOSE RECORDS.
I'M GUESSING THERE'S AN "OR ELSE" COMING?
NICKY: HEY. SORRY TO RIP YOU AWAY FROM WORK. BO: NO, THAT'S OK.
UM, YOU SAID ALTHEA'S GOT HER COMPUTER ON HER?
EVAN: SHE LEFT HERE WITH IT. DENNIS: AND IT WASN'T AT THE BAR.
BO: OK, YOU GOT HER PHONE? DENNIS: YEAH.
BO: IF I CAN GET INTO HER PHONE, I CAN USE THE LOCATOR APP
TO TRACK DOWN HER COMPUTER. YOU KNOW HER PASSWORD?
I TRIED GETTING PAST HER LOCK SCREEN.
I COULDN'T REMEMBER IT. NICKY: CAN YOU CRACK IT?
BO: THE SECURITY ON THESE ARE PRETTY TIGHT.
I'M SORRY. EVAN: HEY, THAT WAS NADIA.
SHE WAS ABOUT TO SEND THE FILES TO THE D.A.,
BUT THEY'RE GONE-- SCRUBBED FROM HER EMAIL,
HER HARD DRIVE, DISAPPEARED. [COMPUTER BEEPING]
UH, GUYS.
DENNIS: W-WHAT'S HAPPENING?
I'M GUESSING THE SAME THING THAT JUST HAPPENED TO NADIA.
BO: SOMEBODY'S TAKEN REMOTE CONTROL OF YOUR SYSTEM. DENNIS: DeVEER?
I DON'T KNOW. IS HE AN AMAZING HACKER?
I'LL UNPLUG THE SYSTEM, LOCK HIM OUT?
WHOA, WHOA, WAIT. THAT--THAT MIGHT NOT BE MAX.
EVAN: THEN WHO? BO: ALTHEA.
NICKY: HOW'S IT COMING? BO: I CAN SNEAK AROUND THE OVERRIDE,
BACKTRACE THEIR HACK, BUT ACTUALLY GETTING AN IP ADDRESS,
FINDING THEIR LOCATION-- THAT COULD TAKE A WHILE.
WE DON'T HAVE A WHILE. ALTHEA'S A GENIUS; SHE'LL RUN CIRCLES PAST US.
MAX: HOW'S IT COMING? ALTHEA: IT'S COMING.
[LAPTOP BEEPS] BO: OK, THAT'S WEIRD.
NICKY: BAD WEIRD OR-- BO: NO, NO, GOOD WEIRD.
SOMEONE PULLED DOWN THEIR SECURITY. [LAPTOP BEEPS]
MAX: WHAT WAS THAT?
JUST A QUICK SEARCH OF HIS CACHE.
YOU WANT ME TO BE THOROUGH, RIGHT?
[KEYS TAP]
IP's UNPROTECTED, LIKE THEY WANT TO BE FOUND.
NICKY: RIGHT UNDER MAX'S NOSE. DENNIS: THAT'S MY GIRL.
[BEEPS]
GOT THEIR LOCATION.
LET'S GO.
BO: KEEP RUNNING ALL THOSE PROGRAMS.
OK, THIS IS TAKING WAY LONGER THAN IT SHOULD.
IT--IT'S NOT MY FAULT.
THE SYSTEM, IT'S SLUDGY. IT'S ALMOST LIKE...
[BEEP]
NO, NO, DAN, YOU CAN'T GET BACK TO ME.
IN THIS INSTANCE, I THINK IT NEEDS A--AN IMMEDIATE POLICE RESPONSE.
LIKE WHAT, MS. SHEN?
LIKE THE HARD DRIVE'S OVERLOADED.
WELL, I GUESS YOU BETTER FIX IT, THEN.
DENNIS: NO, NO, NO. BABY, NO. EVAN: WHAT HAPPENED?
DENNIS: I'M SLOWING DOWN OUR SYSTEM, BUT IT'S NOT WORKING ANYMORE.
SHE GOT AROUND ME.
[LAPTOP TAPS SHUT]
WELL DONE, MS. SHEN...
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
SO THIS IS IT, HUH?
YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY WITH THIS.
HEH!
HOW'S THAT?
YOU'VE BEEN MESSING WITH CHINATOWN,
MANIPULATING US, HURTING US,
AND YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR...MONEY?
[MAX SCOFFS] ALTHEA: MY SISTER'S A WARRIOR.
YOU'RE EVERYTHING SHE'S BORN TO DESTROY.
I APPRECIATE THE WARNING.
I'LL MAKE SURE TO KILL HER NEXT.
[MAX GROANS]
FIND OUT WHOEVER DID THIS!
[COCKS GUN] LEAVE HER TO ME.
AAH!
[MAN SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
[ALL GRUNTING]
BO.
GO. FIND HER!
[SINGING CONTINUES]
[WHISTLES]
NICKY: HEY!
ALTHEA: NICKY!
SORRY I TOOK SO LONG.
[GUN CLATTERS ON FLOOR]
ALEXIS KRAUSS: ♪ SHE WAS GONNA TRY TO KEEP ME ♪
♪ YOU GO-GO DOWN, GO-GO DOWN ♪
♪ IN A DREAM, YOU WILL NEVER BE DOWN ♪
♪ SOMEHOW, SOMEHOW
♪ ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE THE PICTURE CLEARER ♪
♪ POINT A GUN AT THE MIRROR ♪
♪ HEART'S SO DARK, MAKE DIRT LOOK CLEAN ♪
♪ SO CLEAN, YOU ARE MY ♪
[MAX GROANS] KRAUSS: ♪ BITTER RIVAL
[ALTHEA GIGGLES]
OK, OK, OK. A BREATH, A BREATH.
I'M SORRY. IT'S JUST-- IF ANYTHING HAD HAPPENED TO YOU...
MMM. WISH WE STILL HAD ALL THAT EVIDENCE,
BUT ABDUCTION AND ATTEMPTED MURDER SHOULD DO THE TRICK.
[CHUCKLES]
THERE'S SOMETHING I HAVE TO TELL YOU.
I HEARD THE D.A.'s OFFER AND--
IS IT BAD?
IT'S PRETTY BAD...
BUT...IF I CAN GET THROUGH THIS...
I THINK WE'LL BE OK.
HMM.
[FOOTSTEPS RETREAT]
[POLICEMEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
HEY.
THANK YOU
FOR DROPPING EVERYTHING
AND RISKING YOUR LIFE TO SAVE MY FAMILY, AGAIN.
I DON'T NEED THANKS.
ANYTHING YOU NEED, I'M HERE.
NICKY: WHY? ["NORTHERN LIGHTS" PLAYING]
BO: BECAUSE... JANIECK: ♪ OOH, OOH, OOH
- I LIKE YOU. - ♪ IN THE MIDDLE OF NOTHING
♪ WE BEEN BUILDING SOMETHING [FINGERS SNAPPING]
♪ OOH, OOH, OOH
- HEH! - ♪ IN THE MIDDLE OF NOTHING
♪ I AM WAITING
♪ I AM WAITING, OOH, OOH, OOH ♪
♪ IN THE MIDDLE OF NOTHING
- [DEEP, DISTORTED VOICE] WHERE ARE THEY? - I'LL NEVER TELL.
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE HELPING THEM?
YOU ONLY DELAY THEIR SALVATION.
[GRUNTS]
[BOTH GRUNTING]
HUH?
THANK YOU, BOTH OF YOU,
FOR COMING BACK. YOU KNOW, WE'VE PUT
OUR ENTIRE LIVES INTO THIS PLACE.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT'S BEEN EMOTIONAL FOR US.
OF COURSE. WE'RE JUST GLAD YOU'VE COME AROUND TO THE DEAL.
JIN: ACTUALLY, WE CALLED YOU BACK NOT TO SIGN THE DEAL.
MEI-LI: WE CALLED YOU BACK TO NEGOTIATE.
ABOUT THE REDESIGN,
WE ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE CHANGES.
WE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THE REBUILD,
AND WE ARE HAPPY WITH THE PATH WE'VE CHOSEN.
OF COURSE. WE'RE ALWAYS HAPPY TO COLLABORATE ON DECOR.
HMM.
NEIL: WHAT'S THIS? MEI-LI: MORE OF OUR DEMANDS.
WE WILL MAINTAIN OPERATIONAL CONTROL
OVER EMPLOYEE PAY AND PRODUCE-SOURCING.
AND AS FOR NONPERISHABLES, WE WILL CONSIDER YOUR SUPPLIERS,
PROVIDED THEY MEET OUR STANDARDS.
THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT CONCESSIONS,
BUT I'LL BRING THEM TO THE BOARD.
I THINK WE COULD SELL THEM ON THIS.
NEIL: REALLY? MEI-LI: ONE LAST DEMAND.
THE 60/40 MAJORITY STAKE-- NEIL: WE'RE NOT GONNA BUDGE ON THAT. NO COMPANY ON EARTH--
MEI-LI: I UNDERSTAND THAT. JIN: WE SPOKE TO OUR LAWYER
AND FOUND OUT DEALS OF THIS NATURE,
IN SOME CASES, CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS CAN BE MADE.
NEIL: EXEMPTIONS? MEI-LI: CARVEOUTS, IF YOU WILL.
YOU MAINTAIN YOUR MAJORITY STAKE,
WE MAINTAIN VETO POWER OVER CERTAIN IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN US,
BUT WE HAVE TO PROTECT OURSELVES.
I'M SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.
WELL, ALL WE CAN DO IS TAKE IT TO THE PARTNERS, SEE WHAT THEY SAY, RIGHT?
MEI-LI: IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE NEGOTIATING WITH YOU.
MA'AM?
JIN: LO POR... MEI-LI: HMM?
YOU'RE INCREDIBLE.
MEI-LI: AH. [DOOR CLOSES]
HEH HEH! YOU THINK THEY'LL TAKE IT?
WE'LL SEE, LAO GONG.
WE WILL SEE.
MM-HMM.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID HIS BLADE WAS FATAL,
SUDDEN DEATH.
YEAH, I'VE SEEN IT MANY TIMES-- EVERY WARRIOR
AND GUARDIAN SPIRIT, GONE IN AN INSTANT.
MAYBE YOU'RE DIFFERENT.
HOW DID YOU DIE?
UH...I WAS IN THE CAVE,
NEAR THE SOURCE. WALLS CAME DOWN AND--
SO YOU WERE ALIVE WHEN YOU ENTERED THE REALM?
YES,
BUT I STAYED BEHIND
WHEN THE WORLD WAS ENDING. I--I THOUGHT THAT...
YOUR SACRIFICE.
DID YOU EVER CONSIDER THAT MAYBE YOUR SACRIFICE DIDN'T TAKE?
THE BLADE REAPS SPIRITS.
DIDN'T REAP YOU.
SORRY TO SAY IT, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'RE DEAD.
[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]
[DOOR OPENS] NICKY: SORRY.
I HAD A CRISIS TO DEAL WITH.
IS EVERYTHING OK?
I REMEMBERED...
MY LAST MOMENTS IN THE REALM.
I SAW XIAO, WEARING MY FACE.
SHE HAD THE PENDANT.
SHE IS THE REASON I AM HERE,
THIS...ALCHEMIST.
YOU ALREADY KNEW?
NOT FOR SURE...
BUT YEAH.
FAR AS WE KNOW,
XIAO USED THIS PENDANT TO
BRING YOU BACK TO LIFE AND TO BRING HERSELF BACK TO EARTH.
YOU KNOW WHAT WE MUST DO.
NO.
THIS MIGHT BE THE ONLY THING KEEPING YOU ALIVE.
SHIFU, I CAN'T LOSE YOU AGAIN.
EVER SINCE I RETURNED,
I HAVE NOT FELT LIKE MYSELF.
SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT.
NOW I KNOW IT IS
BECAUSE OF XIAO.
WHAT IF SHE CHOSE ME
FOR A REASON, HMM?
WHAT IF SHE KNEW YOU WOULD PROTECT ME--
HER VESSEL-- AT ANY COST?
I WILL NOT BE USED LIKE THAT.
I REFUSE.
WE MUST...
TAKE THAT CHANCE.
[SNIFFLES]
["I GOT YOU" PLAYING] DEXTRIC: ♪ MMM...
[SINGING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
HEY. EVERYTHING OK WITH YOUR FRIEND?
YEAH, YEAH.
ACTUALLY, THINGS ARE LOOKING UP.
SHE'S FEELING MUCH BETTER, AND SO AM I.
GREAT.
UH, YOUR TEXT SOUNDED KINDA URGENT.
IT WAS.
YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING?
NOT REALLY.
DEXTRIC: ♪ AND I DON'T GET ANY CLOSER ♪
♪ I'LL TAKE IT ALL 'CAUSE I ♪
♪ GOT YOU
♪ WHEN I'M ON MY KNEES AND I'M LOSING ♪
♪ WE SORT IT OUT AND I FEEL BRAND-NEW ♪
♪ WELL, I'M ON MY KNEES AND I LOSE IT ♪
♪ I'LL TAKE IT ALL 'CAUSE I'VE GOT YOU ♪
HENRY: YOU SURE THIS LAI-TAANG BOW-RAAN IS OUR COMPASS?
GRANT: THE LAI-TAANG BOW-RAAN WAS DISCOVERED DECADES AGO
IN WHAT IS NOW MODERN-DAY THAILAND.
IT'S SPECIAL, IT'S...
THERE IT IS.
IT'S MYSTERIOUS.
I NEVER THOUGHT IT COULD BE SI NAN
UNTIL YOU OPENED MY EYES.
LET'S GET A CLOSER LOOK.
OH...
OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
MAY I?
YEAH.
[CLICK, MECHANICAL HUMMING]
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
IT'S REACTING, TO YOU.
[DISTANT MAN SHOUTS]
[GUNSHOT, GLASS SHATTERS]
GRANT?
GRANT.
[DOOR CRASHES OPEN]
GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!
CHILDREN: NICE SHOT, MOM!