HIDDEN CITIZENS AND RAYELLE: ♪ I'M A WARRIOR
MY NAME IS NICKY SHEN.
♪ I'M A WARRIOR
♪ NEVER GONNA HOLD ME DOWN ♪
AND THIS HAS BEEN MY HOME FOR 3 YEARS,
SHAOLIN MONASTERY IN YUNNAN
PROVINCE, CHINA.
MY MOM SENT ME ON A CULTURAL TOUR OF CHINA.
TURNED OUT IT WAS REALLY A MATCHMAKING TOUR
TO LAND ME A CHINESE HUSBAND.
WOMAN: WELCOME TO SPEED DATING.
FIND YOUR NAME CARD AT THE TABLE...
NICKY, VOICE-OVER: JUST ONE OF THE MANY WAYS
MY MOM TRIED TO CONTROL MY DESTINY.
I PANICKED. I RAN.
WOMAN: NICKY?
NICKY, VOICE-OVER: THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME ANYONE TOLD ME
I HAD A CHOICE IN ANYTHING.
PEI-LING RAN THE MONASTERY.
I WAS ONLY PLANNING TO SPEND THE NIGHT,
BUT THEN I SAW SOMETHING THAT I KNEW I WANTED TO BE A PART OF.
HIDDEN CITIZENS AND RAYELLE: ♪ SOLID AS A ROCK
♪ I'M READY FOR A CHALLENGE, HARD AS YOU CAN HIT... ♪
NICKY: THESE WOMEN WERE WARRIORS, AND SO I STAYED,
AND PEI-LING BECAME MY SHIFU...
♪ YOU GOT NOTHING ON ME... ♪
NICKY: MY MENTOR.
♪ I'M A WARRIOR
♪ NEVER GONNA HOLD ME DOWN
♪ I'M A WARRIOR
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
SHIFU.
THE PURPOSE OF THE TRAINING IS
NOT TO HIDE FROM YOUR PAIN, NICKY.
YOU MUST FIND PEACE WITH YOUR FAMILY.
WELL, PEACE AND MY FAMILY
DON'T REALLY GO TOGETHER.
YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE
WITH A DIFFICULT FAMILY?
I HAD A VERY DIFFERENT LIFE BEFORE I BECAME A SHIFU.
YOU WOULD NOT HAVE RECOGNIZED
THE OLD ZHANG PEI-LING.
SO MUCH PAIN AND ANGER,
REGRET.
I, TOO, THOUGHT TO FIND SANCTUARY HERE,
BUT WHAT I LEFT BEHIND STILL HAUNTS ME.
NICKY: SHIFU, THIS IS MY HOME NOW.
DON'T MAKE ME GO BACK.
YOU MAKE THE PATH THAT YOU LIVE.
YOUR LIFE. YOUR CHOICE.
BUT LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES, HMM?
COME.
IT WILL BE DARK SOON.
[THUNDER]
[COUGHING]
[WOMAN SCREAMING]
[MEN SHOUTING IN CHINESE]
[YELLS]
SHIFU? PEI-LING?
[WOMAN SOBBING]
SHIFU?
[BONE CRACKS]
[YELLING]
ZHILAN.
HYAH! HYAH! HYAH...
ZHILAN, NO.
THE SWORD IS NOT MEANT FOR YOU.
SHIFU!
NO! SHIFU.
WE HAVE TO GET YOU TO A HOSPITAL.
NO. THE SWORD...
YOU MUST GET IT BACK.
YOU MUST STOP HER.
STOP ZHILAN.
DON'T LEAVE ME, PLEASE.
[SOBBING]
[YELLING]
YOU KILLED MY SHIFU.
I SHOULD'VE KILLED HER LONG AGO.
HYAH! HYAH...
[CRACKLING NOISE]
UH!
THIS SWORD IS TOO POWERFUL FOR YOU.
[GROANING]
YOUR SHIFU SHOULD'VE WARNED YOU:
NEVER STEP IN THE WAY OF DESTINY.
BIANGE HAS NO OBSTACLE.
[SCREAMING]
[LOUD THUNDERCRACK]
NICKY: I LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR PEI-LING'S KILLER,
BUT SHE WAS A GHOST.
I HAD NO CHOICE.
I HAD TO GO BACK TO THE PLACE I RAN FROM,
BACK TO THE PEOPLE I HURT--
MY FAMILY, MY EX.
I HAD TO GO HOME.
LUCIUS: ♪ WHAT DO YOU SAY?
♪ IS THIS THE TIME
♪ FOR ONE MORE TRY
♪ AT A HAPPY LIFE...
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
LUCIUS: ♪ WHAT DO YOU SAY?
♪ IS THIS UNWISE
♪ TO SEEK MY FEARS...
BABA.
NICKY.
I'M SORRY. I SHOULD'VE CALLED.
I MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
[FATHER SOBBING SOFTLY]
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR EYE?
OH, NOTHING. I FELL OFF A LADDER.
UH, LET ME SEE YOU.
YOU'RE TOO SKINNY. YOU NEED TO EAT.
COME ON.
AM I INTERRUPTING SOMETHING?
OH, THE WHOLE FAMILY IS HERE.
ALTHEA'S BRIDAL GIFTS WERE JUST DELIVERED.
I'M SORRY. WHAT? BRIDAL GIFTS?
YEAH, YOUR SISTER'S GETTING MARRIED.
ALTHEA...
LOOK WHO'S HERE.
NICKY?
DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?
FATHER: NO IDEA.
UH, CONGRATULATIONS.
COME HERE!
WELL, YOU LOOK AMAZING.
OH. MOM'S PRE-WEDDING REGIME.
SHE HAS ME ON THESE CHINESE HERBS THAT TASTE LIKE GARBAGE.
OH, MY GOD. YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THIS.
WOW!
THAT'S MASSIVE.
FATHER: YOU KNOW THE LUCKY GROOM, DENNIS SOONG.
DENNIS, COME IN HERE.
THE MATHLETE FROM HIGH SCHOOL?
HE'S CHANGED A LITTLE SINCE THEN.
NICKY? SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
NICKY: YEAH! NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.
SO HOW DID YOU TWO...
DENNIS' COMPANY WAS GONNA INVEST
IN MY SOFTWARE STARTUP, BUT THINGS ARE ON HOLD,
AT LEAST UNTIL AFTER THE WEDDING.
THE CAKE ISN'T GONNA PICK ITSELF. HA HA.
WELL, LOOK WHO'S HERE.
YOU MISS EVERY FAMILY EVENT
FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS
BUT SHOW UP FOR THE PRESENTS.
POWER MOVE, SIS.
RYAN, I MISSED YOU.
I'M PRETTY SURE WHEN YOU GHOST SOMEONE,
IT MEANS THE OPPOSITE.
WHAT'S WITH THE LAB COAT?
YOU HAVEN'T GRADUATED YET, HAVE YOU?
WHERE'S YOUR ROBE AND SHAVED HEAD?
THANK GOD. HA HA.
I'D HAVE TO GIVE HER EXTENSIONS
FOR THE WEDDING.
FATHER: YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.
WE'RE PICKING A WEDDING DATE THIS WEEKEND.
SUPER LOW-KEY EVENT.
JUST A FORTUNE TELLER AND 200 GUESTS.
FATHER: MEI-LI, YOUR DAUGHTER'S HOME.
MY DAUGHTER DIED 3 YEARS AGO.
THAT HONESTLY WENT BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD.
MAMA, I'M SORRY.
SORRY?
WHAT DID WE DO TO MAKE YOU HATE HOME SO MUCH?
IT WASN'T THAT I HATED HOME.
YOU KNOW WHY I STAYED AWAY.
WHAT YOU DID, YOU BETRAYED ME.
WHAT I DID WAS MAKE SACRIFICES FOR YOU.
TUTORS, GYMNASTICS CAMPS,
PIANO, SOCCER, CHINESE. HUH.
I COULD'VE USED THAT MONEY TO BUY NEW SHOES
OR A FACELIFT LIKE MRS. LEE OR MRS. YANG.
I WOULD'VE THOUGHT LIVING IN CHINA
WOULD MAKE YOU SEE "SORRY" IS AN AMERICAN IDEA.
ONE LITTLE WORD IS NOT A MAGIC ERASER.
I KNOW THAT.
IF YOU WERE SO MISERABLE,
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?
THIS WAS A MISTAKE.
[INHALES DEEPLY]
[EXHALES]
NICKY, DON'T LEAVE.
SHE DOESN'T WANT ME HERE.
I WILL TALK TO HER.
MEET ME AT THE RESTAURANT LATER.
PLEASE DON'T RUN AWAY AGAIN.
BECAUSE HE DEFRAUDED HIS CLIENTS,
BECAUSE HE LIED TO INVESTIGATORS,
AND, OH, YEAH, BECAUSE HE'S GUILTY.
EVAN.
SORRY. I WAS GONNA CALL,
BUT I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO SAY.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE?
YOU STILL USE THE SAME HIDING SPOT.
HUH. [CLEARS THROAT]
WHERE--
WHAT'S GOING ON?
I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHERE TO START. HEH!
HOW ABOUT THE PART WHERE YOU BROKE UP WITH ME
OUT OF THE BLUE BECAUSE YOU NEEDED TIME TO "FIND YOURSELF"?
THAT WAS 3 YEARS AGO.
EVAN, I'M SORRY.
I TRULY AM.
I JUST NEEDED TO PUT SOME DISTANCE
BETWEEN ME AND--I MEAN, YOU KNOW MY FAMILY.
THE PRESSURE, THE EXPECTATIONS, MY MOM.
SHOULD'VE STUCK UP FOR MYSELF.
NICKY...
ARE YOU OK?
NOT REALLY.
WELL, I'D BETTER GET US A DRINK.
ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS CATCHING PEI-LING'S KILLER.
I PULLED MYSELF UP FROM THE CLIFF,
MADE MY WAY TO A HOSPITAL AND THEN A POLICE STATION.
MADE A FULL REPORT.
GAVE THEM EVERYTHING I HAD. I SHOWED THEM THESE.
DID THEY KNOW WHO THIS ZHILAN WOMAN WAS?
NO. BUT AS SOON AS I MENTIONED THE WORD "BIANGE,"
I COULD FEEL A SHIFT.
THEY TRIED TO GET ME OUT OF THERE AS FAST AS THEY COULD.
BIANGE?
IT MEANS "CHANGES" OR "TRANSFORMATION."
SOMETHING ABOUT THAT WORD SCARED THEM.
I THINK BIANGE IS A GANG MAYBE.
A NEW TRIAD?
I TRIED LOOKING INTO THEM, BUT I GOT NOWHERE.
LOOKING INTO A TRIAD ISN'T GOING TO END WELL.
YOU NEARLY GOT KILLED ALREADY.
RIGHT. SO I WAS HOPING MAYBE YOU COULD MAKE SOME CALLS,
REACH OUT TO PEOPLE.
YOU'RE AN ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY NOW.
YOU HAVE CONNECTIONS WITH THE POLICE, THE FBI. I--
THAT'S WHY YOU CAME TO SEE ME AFTER ALL THIS TIME,
MY CONNECTIONS?
NO, OF COURSE NOT.
THAT'S NOT THE ONLY REASON.
HUH.
THERE WASN'T A DAY
THAT I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT YOU
OR MISS YOU OR WISH THAT YOU WERE WITH ME,
BUT I WAS EMBARRASSED AND ASHAMED
FOR LETTING MY MOM PULL US APART.
I SHOULD'VE STUCK UP FOR YOU MORE.
I'M SORRY.
I KNOW THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT OK.
AND YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO HATE ME.
BUT YOU WERE THE ONE PERSON THAT I EVER--
[DOOR OPENS]
WOMAN: I KNOW YOU SAID SANDWICHES,
BUT THEY JUST GOT TURBOT IN FROM SCOTLAND,
SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD--
HEY. HI. UH, THIS-- THIS IS NICKY,
MY--MY OLD FRIEND NICKY.
NICKY, THIS IS SABINE, MY GIRLFRIEND.
♪ I HAD IT IN MY HEAD AND NOT IN MY HEART... ♪
SABINE: HELLO.
HEY.
♪ EVERY WORD THAT I SAID BROUGHT ME BACK TO THE START ♪
♪ I WISH I COULD STOP, BUT IT'S MAKING IT HARD ♪
♪ I'M NOT IN CHARGE
♪ BUT IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND BEAUTIFUL, OH ♪
♪ YEAH, IT'S SO LATE, IT CAUGHT US, FATE ♪
♪ THINGS WERE CHANGING, IT'S OK ♪
♪ THE RAIN, IT CAME AND WASHED AWAY ♪
♪ AND IT'S OK
COMING HOME WAS THE RIGHT CHOICE.
WHAT CHOICE?
YOU'RE GONE AND I HAVE NO PLACE TO GO.
BUT I'M GOING TO FIND YOUR KILLER.
I WON'T SLEEP UNTIL SHE PAYS.
YOU TOLD ME TO STOP HER, GET THE SWORD BACK.
WHO IS SHE?
YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWERS
BECAUSE FATE HAS BROUGHT YOU HERE
FOR A REASON, NICKY.
EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED.
BUT FIRST, YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MUST HEAL.
♪ YEAH, IT'S SO LATE, IT CAUGHT US, FATE ♪
♪ THINGS WERE CHANGING, IT'S OK ♪
♪ AND IT'S OK [CLATTER]
[MEN SPEAKING CHINESE ANGRILY]
HEY!
BABA?
BABA!
HELP!
WAKE UP...
HELP! BABA?
-MS. SHEN? -YES.
THE SURGERY WENT WELL.
YOUR HUSBAND HAD A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA,
BUT HE'S FINE NOW.
WE STOPPED THE BLEEDING WITH NO COMPLICATIONS.
IT'S A GOOD THING YOU GOT THERE WHEN YOU DID.
MEI-LI: CAN WE SEE HIM? DOCTOR: WELL, HE'S RESTING.
I WANT TO BE HERE WHEN HE WAKES UP.
YOU ALL GO HOME.
I'LL BE FINE.
OK, WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON HERE?
ALTHEA: WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THE ATTACK TONIGHT, DAD'S BLACK EYE FROM BEFORE.
YOU REALLY THINK THAT WAS AN ACCIDENT NOW?
HE FELL.
THIS CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE.
BUT WHO WOULD WANT TO HURT DAD?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M MISSING SOMETHING.
YEAH, ABOUT 3 YEARS.
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO COME BACK
AND SUDDENLY DECIDE TO CARE AGAIN.
ALTHEA: HE'S TIRED. WE ALL ARE.
YOU NEED SOME SLEEP. YOU'RE STAYING WITH ME.
[CHILDREN LAUGHING]
[CLEARS THROAT]
-CAN WE TALK? -NOT REALLY.
COME ON. THEY STILL HAVE PING-PONG AROUND HERE?
IS FOREHAND TOPSPIN STILL YOUR WEAKNESS?
I'LL BE BACK IN A FEW.
NICKY: LISTEN, ABOUT YESTERDAY-- MAN: HELLO.
OH. OH, HI.
RYAN: HENRY, THIS IS MY SOMETIMES SISTER NICKY.
OH. I HEARD YOU TRAINED WITH THE SHAOLIN.
VERY NICE-LOOKING COUPLE.
NO. WE'RE NOT A COUPLE.
DON'T WASTE TIME. YOU WON'T BE GOLD FOREVER.
SORRY. I GET A LOT OF, UH, UNSOLICITED ADVICE
FROM MY TAI CHI CREW.
I'M SURE.
UH, BUT I'D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR TIME OVER THERE.
I'M DOING MY MASTER'S IN ANCIENT CHINESE ART HISTORY.
SO ANYTIME YOU WANT TO--
HEY, RELAX.
SHE PROBABLY WON'T BE HERE FOR VERY LONG.
I WOULD LOVE TO TALK ABOUT IT.
GREAT. I'LL SEE YOU AROUND, NICKY.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, EVERYTHING FELL APART?
YOU WERE THE STAR ATHLETE,
THE ONE WITH THE PERFECT GRADES.
WHEN YOU DISAPPEARED, MOM WAS A MONTH SHY OF HAVING BIRTHED A...
[IMITATES MOM: "HA-BAHD"] HARVARD GRADUATE.
INSTEAD, SHE HAD A COLLEGE DROPOUT
WHO HAD A MELTDOWN AND WENT MISSING.
SURE, IT SOUNDS BAD WHEN YOU PUT IT ALL TOGETHER LIKE THAT.
YOU LEFT ME HERE WITHOUT AN ALLY.
YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE WHO KNEW EVERYTHING.
YOU STILL HAVEN'T TOLD THEM YOU'RE GAY?
NO. I DID. HUH!
I SAT 'EM DOWN A YEAR AGO.
DAD GOT WEIRD, AND MOM'S STILL PRETENDING IT NEVER HAPPENED.
GOOD OL' CHINESE DENIAL.
I'M SORRY.
I SHOULD'VE BEEN HERE FOR YOU.
I JUST--I FREAKED OUT.
I KNOW I LET YOU DOWN.
[SIGHS]
I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK.
I GOT TO GO.
OHH.
OK. OF COURSE.
HEY. UM, DO YOU THINK THAT HENRY GUY IS STILL AROUND?
YEAH. WHY?
NICKY: AND SO I GRABBED THE SWORD,
AND IT KIND OF GLOWED.
BUT THAT COULD'VE JUST BEEN THE LIGHTNING
REFLECTING OFF IT OR SOMETHING.
I HAD ONLY SEEN IT ONCE BEFORE,
AND SHIFU WARNED IT WAS HIDDEN FOR GOOD REASON.
THIS SWORD IS WHY THERE ARE FEMALE SHAOLIN.
LEGEND HAS IT THAT THE SWORD HOLDS
AN ANCIENT MAGICAL POWER,
A POWER BEYOND OUR IMAGINATION.
HENRY: NICKY, THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE SWORD OF LIANG DAIYU.
WOW. THAT'S-- I DIDN'T REALIZE
THE SWORD HAD SURVIVED THROUGH ALL THIS TIME.
LIANG DAIYU?
SHE LIVED DURING THE TANG DYNASTY.
ACCORDING TO MYTH, WHEN ALL THE MEN IN THE VILLAGE WENT OFF TO WAR,
A BAND OF RAIDERS ATTACKED.
DAIYU GRABBED HER GRANDFATHER'S SWORD
AND SINGLE-HANDEDLY KEPT THE RAIDERS AT BAY.
THE NEXT DAY, SHE BEGAN TRAINING THE OTHER WOMEN IN THE VILLAGE.
PRETTY SOON, THEY WEREN'T JUST PROTECTING THEMSELVES AND THEIR HOMES
BUT TURNING THE TIDE OF THE WAR.
AND THE SWORD I HELD BELONGED TO HER.
THIS ZHILAN WOMAN, WHEN SHE PICKED IT UP,
IT DIDN'T BURN HER?
NOT THAT I COULD SEE, BUT I WAS MORE FOCUSED
ON NOT GETTING KILLED.
OH. UHH...
SORRY TO DUMP THIS ON YOU.
I NEED TO FIND THIS WOMAN.
WAIT. LET ME SEE YOUR HAND.
HUH?
THERE MIGHT BE A CLUE OR SOMETHING.
IT'S GOT TO BE SOME KIND OF ANCIENT DIALECT.
I HAVE SOME IDEAS ON WHERE TO START DIGGING.
I LIVE FOR THIS STUFF.
NICKY: THANK YOU.
AND MAYBE KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF FOR NOW.
MY FAMILY'S DEALING WITH ENOUGH.
OUR SECRET.
-BABA? -HEY.
YOU'RE AWAKE.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
THE DOC SAID NO DANCING,
BUT I'LL MAKE IT TO ALTHEA'S BANQUET.
THAT'S STILL HAPPENING?
YOUR MOM WILL WHEEL IN MY DEAD BODY BEFORE SHE CANCELS.
[CHUCKLES]
BESIDES, WE CAN'T LET DENNIS' FAMILY DOWN.
THEY'VE SPENT A SMALL FORTUNE ALREADY.
BABA...
WHATEVER'S GOING ON, YOU CAN TELL ME.
MEI-LI: I NEVER MEANT TO PUT YOU IN ANY DANGER.
THEY RAISED OUR RENT. EXPENSES KEPT GOING UP.
I WAS DESPERATE, SO I TOOK A LOAN FROM TONY KANG.
NICKY: WHO'S TONY KANG?
MEI-LI, VOICE-OVER: HE WAS ONE OF OUR BEST CUSTOMERS.
HE'S ALWAYS GIVEN BUSINESS OUR WAY
AND ASKING ABOUT OUR FAMILY.
I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST HIM.
NICKY: HOW MUCH DID YOU BORROW?
50,000.
IT IS NOW 100,000 WITH INTEREST.
TONY CONFRONTED ME TWO MONTHS AGO.
I THOUGHT I COULD HANDLE IT ON MY OWN,
BUT I KNEW YOU WERE SCARED AND ASHAMED.
MAMA, IF YOU TWO HAD JUST TALKED TO EACH OTHER.
YOUR FATHER WAS PROTECTING ME
JUST LIKE I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT HIM.
WE HAVE 72 HOURS TO PAY THE MONEY,
OR THEY SAID THEY WILL KILL ME
AND TAKE OVER THE RESTAURANT.
ALTHEA: LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
YOU WANT TO TALK TO TONY KANG,
BROKER SOME KIND OF PEACE WITH HIM?
KANG OWNS CHINATOWN.
MONEY LAUNDERING, DRUGS, GUNS.
ALTHEA: HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
RYAN: FROM THE CLINIC. I'VE SEEN HIS VICTIMS,
PEOPLE COMING IN WITH KNIFE WOUNDS AND TORTURE MARKS.
NICKY: OK. SO TALKING TO HIM ISN'T GONNA CUT IT.
MAYBE WE CAN GET EVAN TO CALL IN THE POLICE.
RYAN: HA HA. KANG OWNS THE COPS, TOO.
AND EVEN IF HE DIDN'T,
THERE'S NO WAY OUR COMMUNITY WOULD TALK TO AN OUTSIDER LIKE EVAN.
BUT IF HE'S SQUEEZING MOM AND DAD, HE MUST BE DOING IT
TO OTHER PEOPLE IN CHINATOWN, TOO.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE NEED TO FIND HIS OTHER VICTIMS.
THEY TALK TO US, WE GET THAT INFORMATION TO EVAN,
THEN HE CAN ACTUALLY BUILD A CASE.
HOLD ON. YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE THE ONES DOING THIS?
YES. [ALTHEA CHUCKLES]
IF WHAT RYAN'S SAYING IS TRUE,
TONY'S GOT TO HAVE EYES AND EARS EVERYWHERE.
WE START ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HIM--
EXACTLY.
PLUS, WHY WOULD ANYONE EVEN OPEN UP TO US?
BECAUSE WE LOOK LIKE THEM,
SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE,
LIVE IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD.
ALTHEA: ONE OF THE FEW TIMES
NOT BEING WHITE HAS ITS ADVANTAGES.
SO LET'S GO OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY,
SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND OUT.
WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.
I'LL REACH OUT TO HENRY.
♪ I FEEL LIKE
♪ LIKE I'M 16...
RYAN: I DON'T KNOW...
IF I MAY, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME.
HI. I'M NICKY.
[STOPS POURING TEA]
ALTHEA: HI. EXCUSE ME. WOMAN: HI.
WE WERE HOPING TO ASK YOU A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
OH, SURE.
SO WHAT MY FRIEND AND I WANTED TO KNOW,
IF MAYBE YOU GUYS--
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TONY KANG?
A MAN NAMED TONY KANG?
NICKY: DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT TONY KANG?
NO.
N-NO, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
♪ I DON'T EVEN THINK TWICE... ♪
[VOICE OF PEI-LING] DON'T GIVE UP, NICKY.
FAITH MAKES THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE.
HEY. ANY LUCK?
STRUCK OUT IN A BIG WAY. YOU?
NOTHING YET, BUT I DID FIND SOME INFO ON THAT SWORD.
FOR REAL? ALREADY?
YEAH, I TOLD YOU. I LIVE FOR THIS STUFF.
PLUS, UCSF HAS AN AMAZING LIBRARY
OF ANCIENT CHINESE TEXTS.
THE SWORD IS BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF 8 WEAPONS ENCHANTED
BY AN ANCIENT CHINESE SORCERER.
IT HOLDS A MAGICAL POWER THAT CAN ONLY BE HARNESSED
BY ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER.
SO ZHILAN WAS THE SWORD'S RIGHTFUL OWNER?
THAT'S WHY IT BURNED MY HAND?
ALTHEA: I THINK I GOT SOMETHING.
THE HERBALIST'S COUSIN
OWNS THE 99-CENT STORE AROUND THE CORNER.
SHE'S BEEN ASKING FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR LOANS.
A FEW MONTHS AGO, HER STORE GOT BROKEN INTO,
BUT SHE NEVER REPORTED IT TO THE COPS.
IT COULD BE SOMETHING.
OK. LET ME HANDLE THIS.
WOMAN: HI. CAN I HELP YOU?
NICKY SHEN. I GREW UP AROUND THE CORNER.
MY PARENTS OWN HARMONY DUMPLINGS.
OH, I HEARD ABOUT YOUR FATHER. IS HE OK?
HE'S IN THE HOSPITAL, AND WE WERE FORTUNATE...
THIS TIME.
RYAN: SWANS, LIKE LIVE ANIMALS?
-THEY'RE TRAINED. -OK, IT'LL BE A MESS.
ALTHEA: THEY'LL SYNCHRONIZE IT WHEN I WALK DOWN THE AISLE...
THEY'RE TAKING OVER OUR CITY.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
WE CAN FIGHT BACK AGAINST KANG.
I HAVE PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP.
PLEASE.
I--
I CAN'T.
MAN: HEY, YOU'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT TONY KANG?
♪ SHOW ME HOW YOU DO THAT THING, GO AHEAD ♪
♪ WHOO, WHOO!
[KNIFE CLANGS OFF SIDEWALK]
AAH!
♪ SHOW ME HOW YOU DO THAT THING, GO AHEAD ♪
♪ WHOO, WHOO!
♪ WHOO!
THANKS FOR THE ASSIST.
♪ SHOW ME HOW YOU DO THAT THING, GO AHEAD ♪
THE GUY PULLED OUT A KNIFE ON US.
IF YOU HADN'T COME IN--
RYAN: IT WAS INCREDIBLE,
ESPECIALLY THE SPIN KICK. OOH!
THE GUY WENT DOWN LIKE A SACK OF BRICKS.
THIS HAS TO STAY BETWEEN US.
IF MAMA AND BABA FIND OUT...
FIND OUT WHAT? THAT YOU'RE A KUNG FU, BUTT-KICKING HERO?
I'M NOT A HERO.
THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW KUNG FU ISN'T EXACTLY A SECRET.
YOU WERE AT A SHAOLIN MONASTERY FOR 3 YEARS.
LEARNING KUNG FU IS ONE THING.
WHAT WE DID TODAY, I JUST--
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THINGS MORE COMPLICATED.
[TAPS NICKY'S HAND]
MEI-LI: WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
WHY AM I HEARING MY CHILDREN ARE
GOING AROUND CHINATOWN, ASKING ABOUT TONY KANG?
WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
SO THIS WAS YOUR FOOLISH IDEA?
ALTHEA: MAMA. MEI-LI: MAMA WHAT?
BECAUSE OF YOUR SISTER, TONY NOW KNOWS WE'RE COMING AFTER HIM.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH DANGER
THIS PUTS OUR FAMILY IN?
WE'RE IN DANGER BECAUSE OF YOU AND YOUR SECRETS.
IT'S EVEN SCARIER WHEN SHE DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING.
MAMA...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THE NECKLACE FROM BABA,
POPO'S JADE RING?
I CAN GET $10,000 FOR ALL OF THIS.
YOU CAN'T SELL THESE.
MY PARENTS ALWAYS TOLD ME IT WOULDN'T WORK--
COMING TO THIS COUNTRY TO CHASE AFTER MY DREAM.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
GONG-GONG AND POPO WERE SO PROUD OF YOU.
EVENTUALLY, AFTER THE RESTAURANT WAS A SUCCESS,
BUT THEY ALWAYS REMINDED ME,
I LEFT CHINA AGAINST THEIR WISHES.
YOU RAN AWAY?
OF COURSE NOT. I WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO MY PARENTS.
BUT I DIDN'T FOLLOW THEIR PATH FOR ME.
THEY DIDN'T SPEAK TO ME FOR YEARS.
SO GRUDGE HOLDING IS GENETIC.
WE'RE THE SAME.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO SURPRISED WHEN YOU RAN AWAY.
YOU MADE ME LEARN THE HARVARD FIGHT SONG
ON THE PIANO WHEN I WAS 5.
EVERY SPORT, EVERY INSTRUMENT,
IT WAS ALL ENGINEERED BY YOU
SO THAT I COULD GET INTO YOUR DREAM SCHOOL.
AND YOU KNEW THAT I LOVED EVAN,
SO YOU PUSHED ME TO BREAK UP WITH HIM
AND LIVE YOUR DREAM LIFE.
BUT INSTEAD, I FOUND PEI-LING.
AND I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE
AWAY FROM THE PRESSURE
TO BE WHO YOU WANTED ME TO BE,
I'D FINALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT I WANTED.
ALTHEA: THERE'S SOMEONE HERE TO SEE YOU.
CINDY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I SAW THE WAY YOU STOOD UP TO THOSE MEN.
I'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR SOMEONE LIKE YOU TO SHOW UP.
I WANT TO HELP.
I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT TONY KANG.
NICKY: YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED, RIGHT?
EVIDENCE THAT TONY KANG IS USING CINDY'S STORE TO LAUNDER MONEY
AND CC FOOTAGE OF KANG'S GUYS.
PLUS, CINDY'S WILLING TO TESTIFY.
ALL OF THIS HELPS.
I'M SENSING A "BUT" HERE.
BUT KANG HAS WEASELED HIS WAY OUT OF CHARGES BEFORE.
WE NEED A SMOKING GUN.
WE HAVE 48 HOURS UNTIL KANG COMES AFTER MY ENTIRE FAMILY,
IF HE'S EVEN STICKING TO THAT TIMELINE.
OUR TECH TEAM GOT INTO HIS COMPUTERS ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
HALF OF IT IS MEGA ENCRYPTED. THE OTHER HALF'S IN CHINESE,
AND WE ONLY HAVE ONE TRANSLATOR,
AND SHE'S OVERWHELMED WITH THE VOLUME OF MATERIAL.
EVAN, MY WHOLE FAMILY SPEAKS CHINESE.
GIVE US THE DOCUMENTS.
NICKY, THEY'RE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS.
IF THEY EVER GOT OUT, I'D LOSE MY JOB, MY CAREER, EVERYTHING.
WHICH IS WHY YOU WILL NEED TO GUARD THEM
WITH YOUR LIFE.
THANK YOU.
ALTHEA: JUST LIKE HIGH SCHOOL.
NICKY'S MAKING CRAZY VISUAL AIDS,
RYAN'S RAIDING THE FRIDGE,
EVAN'S STUCK TO NICKY LIKE GLUE.
OR JUST BEING A GOOD FRIEND.
EVAN: SUNDAY CHINESE SCHOOL'S REALLY PAYING OFF.
YOUR MOM WOULD BE PROUD.
ALTHEA: HANG ON. [TYPING]
I THINK I GOT SOMETHING.
LET ME SEE.
ONE OF KANG'S SHELL COMPANIES WENT ON A SPENDING SPREE TODAY.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
WHAT DO YOU THINK I'VE BEEN DOING OVER HERE
ON THIS COMPUTER FOR THE LAST TWO HOURS?
I GOT INTO HIS BANK ACCOUNT.
YOU HACKED INTO A BANK?
HMM, I PREFER "CREATIVE FIREWALL JUMPING."
EASY TO FORGET SHE'S NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE.
ALTHEA: I'M SEEING PAYMENTS FOR RENTED WAREHOUSE SPACE
BY THE DOCKS, TRUCKS, PRIVATE SECURITY.
THEY DROPPED A LOT OF CASH 6 HOURS AGO.
RYAN: IF THEY'RE USING THE DOCKS, IT COULD BE FOR ANYTHING--
SMUGGLING DRUGS, GUNS, PEOPLE, RIGHT?
I'LL CALL IN AN ANONYMOUS TIP.
YOU CAN FOLLOW UP FROM THE INSIDE.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL MAKE SURE THE POLICE GO BY THE DOCKS TONIGHT.
RYAN: WAIT. YOU'RE HANDING THIS OVER
TO THE SAME COPS THAT LET KANG TAKE OVER CHINATOWN.
WE FIGURED THIS OUT. WE SHOULD STOP THIS.
EVAN: HOW? NO. IT'S TIME TO BRING IN THE AUTHORITIES.
RYAN: THE COPS ARE GOING TO TURN A BLIND EYE.
ALL THOSE PEOPLE I KNOW HE ROUGHED UP,
THERE'S NEVER BEEN AN ARREST.
WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
EVAN'S ON THE INSIDE. HE CAN SEE THIS THROUGH.
YEAH. AND IF HE CAN'T, THEN WHAT?
THE FIRST PEOPLE THEY'RE GONNA COME AFTER IS MOM AND DAD,
THEN US.
THANK YOU.
DON'T THANK ME YET, BUT IT LOOKS PROMISING.
MEI-LI: MORE GOOD NEWS.
DOCTOR SAYS YOU CAN GO HOME TONIGHT.
ALTHEA: WE'LL GO DEAL WITH THE PAPERWORK.
HEY, HAVE YOU HEARD FROM RYAN?
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET US HERE
AFTER HE CHECKED IN AT THE CLINIC.
NO. I TEXTED HIM, TOO. I'LL TRACK HIM.
YOU CAN DO THAT?
I CAN SEE WHERE HE IS ANYTIME I WANT.
[SARCASTICALLY] THAT'S NOT CREEPY.
YEAH. WELL, AFTER I LOST YOU,
I FIGURED I'D KEEP A TIGHTER LEASH.
[BEEPS]
OH, NO, NO, NO. HE'S DOWN AT THE DOCKS.
WHAT'S HE THINKING? HE'S GONNA GET HIMSELF KILLED.
WAIT. NICKY, YOU CAN'T GO ALONE.
[SIRENS]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
YOU CAN'T BE HERE. WE HAVE TO GO.
NO. I'M GETTING THE EVIDENCE WE NEED.
[VEHICLES APPROACHING]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
THERE YOU ARE.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]
HELLO, TONY.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]
[MAN SHOUTING COMMANDS IN CHINESE]
HYAH! HYAH...
[YELLS]
RYAN.
[GUNSHOTS]
[GUNSHOT]
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
PROMISE ME YOU'LL STAY BACK HERE.
-WHAT? NO, I'M NOT GONNA-- -IT'S OUR ONLY CHANCE.
PLEASE. YOU'VE GOT TO TRUST ME.
♪ I AM A STORM THAT'S COMIN'
♪ I'M A WARRIOR
♪ A WARRIOR
♪ YOU'RE GONNA FEEL MY THUNDER
♪ OH OH OH OH
♪ I AM A STORM THAT'S COMIN'
♪ I AM A STORM
♪ I AM A WARRIOR
[MUFFLED SOUND OF NICKY SCREAMING]
♪ AH AH AH AH AH
♪ I'M COMIN' FOR YOU
♪ YOU CAN FEEL IT
♪ I AM THE STORM
♪ I AM A WARRIOR
♪ AH AH AH AH AH...
♪ I AM A STORM
♪ I'M A WARRIOR
[SIRENS]
NICKY: COME ON. LET'S GO.
THAT THING YOU DID WITH THE STICK,
HOW DID YOU...? NICKY: PRACTICE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK I'VE BEEN DOING THE LAST 3 YEARS?
WHOA, NICKY!
YOU PRACTICALLY FLOATED ON AIR.
NO AMOUNT OF PRACTICE--
-IT WAS JUST A BIG JUMP. -NICKY.
COME ON, RYAN. WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
AND DON'T TELL MAMA AND BABA.
MAY 24th IS THE MOST AUSPICIOUS DAY
FOR ALTHEA AND DENNIS TO WED.
[CHEERING]
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
SINCE YOU CAME BACK, NICKY,
YOU'VE GIVEN OUR FAMILY A SECOND CHANCE.
I'M JUST GLAD WE DIDN'T HAVE TO CANCEL THIS.
NICKY, BABA AND I SPOKE.
YOU SHOULD STAY AT HOME.
OH. I DON'T KNOW.
MEI-LI: ALTHEA IS A TERRIBLE COOK.
YOU ARE GOING TO STARVE TO DEATH THERE.
AH, EXCUSE ME. WHO'S GONNA STARVE WHERE?
THE GOLDEN CHILD'S BACK.
GANBEI.
-PING AN KUAI LE. -PING AN KUAI LE.
-YAM SENG. -YAM SENG.
MEI-LI: OH. OOH, OOH, OOH.
IS THE MICROPHONE SET UP, BABA?
FATHER: YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
HEY, NICKY.
HEY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SORRY FOR CRASHING, BUT...
I THINK I KNOW WHY ZHILAN STOLE THE SWORD.
AND WOW. YOU LOOK GREAT.
THANK YOU.
BUT WE SHOULD TALK SOMEWHERE MORE PRIVATE.
HERE. FOLLOW ME.
[MOTHER SINGING OFF-KEY IN CHINESE]
RECAP: ANCIENT CHINESE SORCERER ENCHANTS EIGHT WEAPONS.
YEAH, HENRY, I REMEMBER.
ACCORDING TO LEGEND, THERE'S ONE BIG CAVEAT.
IF SOMEONE COULD COLLECT ALL EIGHT WEAPONS,
THEIR POWERS WOULD BE UNLOCKED.
THEY'D BE UNSTOPPABLE.
ANCIENT SHAMANS,
WEAPONS WITH MAGICAL POWERS.
RYAN SAID YOU BASICALLY WALKED ON AIR BACK AT--
WHY IS HE TELLING EVERYBODY THAT? I DIDN'T.
I HAD MOMENTUM. IT WAS PHYSICS.
WHATEVER IT WAS, YOU TOOK DOWN AN ARMY BY YOURSELF.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M MORE IMPRESSED OR AFRAID.
LOOK, WHETHER THIS MAGIC IS REAL OR NOT,
YOU CAN BET ZHILAN BELIEVES IT.
AND SHE'S PROBABLY WORKING OVERTIME
TO FIND THE OTHER 7 WEAPONS.
THE LEGEND WARNED, IN THE WRONG HANDS...
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]
THESE WEAPONS WILL CAUSE GREAT DEVASTATION AND DESTRUCTION.
NICKY: MAYBE THAT'S WHAT ZHILAN MEANT
WHEN SHE SAID BIANGE KNOWS NO OBSTACLE.
PEI-LING ALWAYS SAID FATE BROUGHT ME TO THE MONASTERY.
WHAT IF SHE WAS RIGHT?
WHAT IF THIS IS WHAT I'M MEANT TO DO?
TO PROTECT MY FAMILY, MY COMMUNITY,
AND TO STOP ZHILAN.
GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD.