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Hey, Billy, you want some cookies?

Yeah.

Okay, great.

Hey, Scott, she has a pretty baby. Yeah, that's a beautiful little baby. Hey,

say hello, Ashley.

Hey,

Billy, why don't you get us some orange juice?

Can I have some of that blue stuff I throw on the TV?

Yeah, okay.

But if you don't like it, you're still going to have to drink it, okay?

I know I like it. The kids like them on TV.

I don't like it.

Okay, you drink it.

Getting ready for a big weekend?

Yeah, we're having a little party tomorrow night.

Uh -huh. You live around here?

Yeah, a couple blocks down the street.

I'm Scott.

Scott Monroe.

Scott Monroe, would you like to come to our party?

Yeah, sounds like fun.

Where and when?

Well, after that, I'm going to put that on third place. You all have a very

healthy respect for Billy Thomas.

Oh, no.

Billy has to fight by the hair and he won't let go.

And as you know, it's perfectly legal.

so brutal.

long enough.

The people want the hen to last longer.

Just to stop.

Well, you know, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find worthy

for you.

When's the next fight?

Tomorrow night.

Now! I'm ready now! The people want to see me in the cage!

You know that.

Yes, I know that, Billy.

But there are no fights scheduled until tomorrow night.

Well, give me better fighters. I got nothing!

Are you in pain?

Does your chest hurt?

Are you in pain?

No, just a little stomach ache or something.

I think I need another vitamin shot.

Maybe that'll make me feel better.

No.

Not always. Too soon, really.

Perhaps later.

You get some rest, and I will personally find you a worthy

opponent.

Milo.

Beer? $2 .50.

Where can guys see some good fight action around here?

No fight action. Just drinks.

I'd really like to see a couple of fights. You know, do some betting.

No fight action. Just drinks.

A real serious fight then.

No fight action.

Just drinks. Yeah, I know.

How about my change, huh?

Time to pay your dues, old man.

I won't pay you anymore.

Put it out.

Protect it.

Protect it?

What?

Get yourself a bouncer, old man.

Looks like you're paying the wrong people.

Touch a member of the Black Cancer Society and you die.

Take your games and breath.

I'm sorry.

I hope we didn't offend you.

I didn't know the old man was protected by Triad.

We're sorry.

Is there anything we can do to make up for the mistake?

Take care of that runner. I just left from here.

Perhaps... I'll forgive you.

Hey, man, what you doing in Chinatown?

Shopping. You got money to bet on the fight?

Why, you a bookie?

Yeah, I'm the man.

Be a long time before you're a real man.

Sensei, these are boys.

Maybe you should just give them a whipping.

So you get down to Chinatown often or what?

Hell no.

I'm lost.

Yeah, me too.

Enter.

You sent for me at the end?

Dr. Wu, yes.

I want you to reduce the number of injections you're giving to Billy.

I'm not sure he will continue to fight.

I suspect he has severe chest pains.

I see.

As I forewarned you, he is so large.

I must inject twice the normal dosage. And as I feared, such side effects might

occur.

If we continue with the shots, how long do you think we will last?

Dr. Wolf.

A few weeks, maybe longer.

If we might concentrate on the topic at hand.

Then you say we might expedite the event?

If what you say about his chest pains is what I think it is, yes.

We should make hay.

All right, then you get Billy ready.

And I'll try to arrange a world tournament as soon as possible.

As you wish, sir.

Oh, where the hell are you, Billy?

Who the hell are you?

I'm Sho Tanaka. Would you please sit down?

What the hell are you doing here? I will answer all your questions.

If you'll please sit down.

Why don't I just throw your butt out of here?

Please sit down, Mr. Monroe.

I must insist.

You can insist all you want.

You should have stayed out of Chinatown, Mr. Monroe.

This is bullshit. Who are you guys?

As I told you, I am Sho Tanaka, and this is Zendio Ogami.

We're with Interpol.

You're cops?

Yes.

You know why I was in Chinatown.

You were looking for your friend, Billy Thomas?

Yeah. His disappearance has got to be connected to these secret cage fights

there.

But I don't know who's behind it. The cage fights are not so secret anymore.

They broadcast via cable television to the entire world.

And Tin Lam Yen is behind the fights.

Yen? Tin Lam Yen is dead.

Billy crushed that worm a few years ago.

A cripple a bit, but very much alive.

So that's why they took Billy.

Yen wants revenge.

You took his money, built that new restaurant.

So he grabbed Billy and put him back in the cage to fight.

Detective Joe Lyle gave us that money.

Billy never fight for Yen.

He would if he thought you were dead.

Yeah.

Since you went to Chinatown, Yin knows you're alive.

The guy you saw in the bar with the tattoo is a triad enforcer.

A Tong is a single family.

But the triad, well, is like the mafia, only worse.

An enforcer's main job is to get rid of trouble.

This guy doesn't scare me at all.

I'm safe here. We found you, so can they.

They have too much to lose to let you live.

The cage fights originate in Chinatown. The uplink to the rest of the world is

via Mexico.

The Triad make over $20 million through worldwide pay -per -view every time they

televise cage fights.

We have tracked them for six months, and we're not going to let you interfere.

Look, if Ian has Billy, either you, Interpol, the Triad, or

anybody else is going to keep me out of Chinatown.

When we sit here and talk about all the millions that Triad's making, Billy's

probably getting his face ripped off.

Well,

it's another win for our champion, Billy Tomlin.

Jim.

Tell the attendants to throw the body in the trash dumpster.

Right away, sir.

Is Mr. Yen's helicopter ready?

It's fueling on the patch, sir. Fine.

All right, ladies and gentlemen, another first from the Cage Cable Network.

Not only were we the first to bring these no -holds -barred cage fights into

your living room, where the winner is determined by the fighter left standing

the end of the night.

Now tonight, our current Cage Cable Network champion, Billy Thomas, will

not one, but two fighters at the same time.

Looks like that bad boy needs some help from mama.

Somebody needs to teach our temple. That's who matters.

Yo, Billy.

Just kidding, Billy.

You're number one.

Mr. Yen.

Well, the bets are fewer. The amount is greater.

As long as they're desperate men, they will continue taking desperate chances.

And we will continue to feed on their veracity.

Only if we do not lose our commodity.

Billy Thomas seems to be having greater distress than I first perceived.

His heart could burst at any time.

Well, after tonight's show, We'll double the price for the pay -per -view world

tournament.

Then he will be expendable.

Sure.

How did you know where everything is in my house? I've been here before.

Oh, swell.

Okay.

How did you find Yin?

We started looking at all the places the Triad didn't broadcast the cage fights.

They're not broadcast here in Los Angeles?

No. Then Billy's got to be someplace here in town.

I'm not staying out of Chinatown until I find my friend Billy.

I see.

If that's the case, perhaps we can use you.

Mr.

Ogami is a well -known martial artist in Japan.

We were going to enter a fighter in a cage fight to represent him.

Might as well be you.

And once the both of us get on the inside, we find Yin, shut him down, and

Billy.

That little guy's a martial arts master. A master of karate -do and jo -do.

The art of the short staff.

You willing to help and follow my orders?

Yeah, as long as I can go in disguise and Yin doesn't recognize me, yeah.

Good. We have a deal?

Yes.

Have some tea.

Better get some things together.

We're moving out tonight.

Okay.

Do you wish to tell me of your dream?

It was about Scott.

Your departed friend.

Yeah, but he was alive and in trouble.

It is good to carry the memory of those you have cared for.

What if he's really in trouble and leaves me?

But is he not passed on?

I don't know, but it's like I can't reach out to touch him.

You know...

What if he's dead and dead and he's out the house like he always is?

I want to go home.

But was it not Master Tin Lam Yin who told you of your friend's passing?

Truly, he would not have told you this if it was not so.

When he assigned me to look after you, he told me of the death of your friend

the hands of bad men and how much you cared for him.

Yeah, he was like my brother.

I'm in pain.

And I'm here.

Oh, God.

Perhaps you would do well not to take so many vitamin injections.

Maybe.

It's got to be you today in person.

If I could get too much of anything, even just that.

Master Ogami grinning about. She likes the oven.

Oh, swell.

See you later.

Let's find Billy.

Damn!

Sensei doesn't like people touching property.

Why don't you tell me these things?

You think I'm losing weight?

My goodness, no, Billy.

You are the strongest man I've ever seen, and you seem only to grow larger,

smaller. Yeah? You think so?

Yeah, of course.

I need to get out of the sunshine.

Miss Scott needs you on the beach all the time.

You think of your friend often, yes?

Yeah. He was great.

He treated me really good.

I don't believe he's dead.

I just don't feel it.

You have so many muscles, Billy.

Did it take a very long time to make such bigness? Yeah.

I started working out when I...

What's the matter, Billy?

Sometimes I don't remember things too good.

Sometimes the past is best forgotten.

Sometimes I want to remember.

I try, but I just can't do it.

have achieved so many muscles, you must have started the training with the

weights when you were just a young man.

Yeah, when I was 17.

Were you not in the military?

Yeah, me and Scott, we were Marines in Vietnam.

While you were in the Marines with Scott, you received your wound?

and talk about it.

It'd make me sad.

Then do not talk about it.

May I get you some fruit or something to drink?

Yeah. I'll try a placey and tell you.

Get some rest and I will prepare something for you.

Billy, did you have another dream?

The doctors saved my body.

But they couldn't save my life.

I don't understand.

They said I'd never be the same.

Plus, most of me died back in Vietnam.

Perhaps you are not the same.

Perhaps you are better than before.

I don't think so, kid.

And I don't talk so good like I used to.

I cannot always say what is in my heart.

Because my mouth will not find the words.

And I don't always speak so good.

But does that make me less a person?

No, Milo. You aren't.

You're the best person I've ever known.

I am no less a person.

Why then are you less a person?

You don't have this.

I have much deeper scars on my spirit.

What do you mean?

Billy?

Okay, Mr. Yen, I'm feeling really good.

How are you feeling?

Some days better than others.

I'm really sorry that I hurt you, Mr. Yen, but I thought you were trying to

my friends.

But now you know I was trying to help you and your friends.

It was those bad people who tried to cause you pain.

I know that now, Mr. Yin.

I'm sorry.

Okay?

Yes, I've forgiven you, Billy.

That is why I'm taking care of you now that Scott is dead.

Thank you, Mr. Yin.

You're a good man.

I need somebody to take care of me.

Certainly you do, Billy.

I want to tell you, I've always thought of you as a son.

I'll go back to your work.

Yes sir.

Sensei!

Great place, but, you know, what are we doing here?

No one's going to find you in Little Tokyo.

Besides, you need to train before you get in those cage fights.

I've fought in a cage before.

I've stayed in pretty good shape.

I don't need much training.

Uh -huh. I've seen you fight.

If you don't use it, you lose it. I haven't lost it.

Okay, lift it up.

I have a black belt. Great. Use it to hold up your pants.

Tanaka. Tanaka.

You don't understand.

I really do have a black belt.

Don't be afraid.

I won't let anything happen to you.

It is not for me to speak out against the master.

Nobody's your master.

You're in America.

You're a free person.

I'm not important right now.

We must concern ourselves with you.

How do you truly feel?

Milo, you're always important to me.

Will you be able to enter the cage without the injection?

Don't guess I really have a choice.

What do you mean?

If I don't fight, who will take care of me?

Billy, you must have more confidence in yourself.

You can do anything you desire.

I don't think I can, but it's just that Scott always took care of me.

And I thought he's gone.

I've been letting Mr.

Yun look after me.

You must look after yourself.

And I hope you will not allow them to give you any more injections.

They give you an evil medicine to make you more aggressive.

Is it a bad thing?

Yes, but you must continue to fight to win so that no harm comes to you.

I know, but they didn't have to give me a shot at the bathtub to get me to

fight. All they had to do was take care of me.

I'm here to administer your vitamin injection, Billy.

I'm feeling pretty good, Dr. Wu.

I don't think I need the vitamins.

Besides, this herbal tea gives me energy.

I see, I see. Billy, Billy, you must understand that Master Ying's

were very specific concern in this matter.

It is for your own welfare that Master Ying is very concerned.

Should you not leave these matters to those who know what is best for you,

Billy?

Maybe I know what's best for me.

I see.

Well, then, I'll report your feelings to Nessie, and perhaps he can be more

convincing in this matter.

In the meantime, I wish you a successful fight, Billy.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

Victories have made it very difficult to find your challenger.

The man you're fighting tonight is a professional boxer.

Do you know what that means?

Yeah.

He will punch a lot.

Billy, did you get your injection?

I don't want to take any more of that bad medicine.

All you have to do is take care of me and I'll fight for you.

But no more bad medicine.

Okay?

As you wish, Billy.

Jim?

Where do I know you from?

From right here, Billy.

Billy, perhaps you'd better prepare for the fight.

It appears we have an exo -con.

Yeah, we're all out.

Mitchell's here.

Please come in, Mr. Mitchell.

I saw your fighter.

That's a big boy, Mr. Yen.

Yes, he is.

However, I have every confidence in my boy.

In fact, I would like to raise the bet to one million dollars.

Yes, I have every confidence in Billy.

I thought you were.

Fine.

This is my lady, Marla.

What a great pleasure it is to meet such a beautiful lady.

Yeah, right.

Shall we go down to the arena?

I prefer to view the fights from here.

Uh -huh.

That's too bad.

Because I like to mingle.

I like to see and be seen.

After all, that's what it's all about.

You know what I mean, Mr. Yen? The fight's about to begin.

under Cave Fight Commentator.

And tonight, ladies and gentlemen, our current champion, Billy Thomas, on the

Cave Table Network will take on a professional boxer, Bear Pistons.

I hope you didn't injure yourself there, Mr. Yen.

Maybe you need some WD -40 for that thing.

What do you say we make it two million?

Why not?

Why not?

in and jump out of that brain.

But I'd like to raise the bet to three million.

Why not four million, Mr. Mitchell?

All right, Mr. Hill.

You're on.

You're free to leave the premises. Otherwise, your lovely lady Marla will

joining me for dinner.

Alone.

And this is Vinnie Rosenbaum with another night of no -holds -barred cage

fighting here from the Caged Table Network.

Another dollar. It's back to being John Stevenson. Just another pretty face on

the boulevard of broken dreams.

Thanks, Michelle.

There you go.

What are you doing tonight, by the way?

Huh? Michelle?

Michelle?

Okay, let me see what you got.

Zig when you should say.

Oh, shit.

Maybe you ought to put a few more notches on your black belt so you can

your opponent.

Yeah, sure.

He needs more training.

Here, let's try again.

Oh, shit.

Mr.

Ogami's not doing much for my confidence.

It's all right when you don't use it. You lose it.

You said that already.

I've been in pain for hours.

It must be the bad medicine.

Why are you taking more shots?

I know, I know.

It is because you have had no more injections that you are now in pain.

I don't understand.

Your body has come to depend on the bad medicine.

And you are now having what is called withdrawals.

You must fight the pain, Billy.

I will help you through this.

As you can see, Billy, possibly others know what is best for you after all.

Stop the pain.

I must give you the injection.

No more shot!

And I suggest you call me when you change your mind.

How is he?

He will call within the next two hours.

Where's the injection?

Will he be ready to fight in two days?

Yes. but only if it takes to the injections.

Warning.

Hey, what's the problem?

Stop embarrassing me, Monroe.

You must ask Master Ogami permission to enter the main deck.

Dozo, Ogami -sensei.

Milo? Milo?

You know I don't like you sleeping on the floor.

You should have your own room.

It is my place to serve you.

Serve me?

You're not my servant.

You're my friend.

I can be a friend to no one.

I was...

Purchased as a servant a long time ago.

People don't buy people.

Well, well.

And what have we here, Billy?

You seem well enough this morning, Billy.

Did you buy Milo?

Yes. Yes, I did.

Right up the streets of Hong Kong. She was a 12 -year -old whore.

Do you know what a whore is, Billy?

Milo, leave us.

Let her go, Billy.

She's a whore from the streets.

Don't you know what a whore is? Yeah, I know what a whore is.

I know what a friend is.

and I know what scum is. Now get out and leave us alone or I'll kill you right

here.

You must not endanger yourself for me.

You know, it don't matter what it used to be.

It only matters now.

You've got... I love you.

I always will take care of you.

I can do it. I know that.

Don't worry, okay?

Did you get the report on the number of paper of your customers?

As you requested.

We will make over $60 million here today when Billy wins.

Perhaps we should force him to take that injection.

Force him?

I think not.

Besides, he has found a new reason to fight.

But cannot such a relationship work against us?

It will make it work for us, Dr. Wu.

Here is $3 million with which to make additional bets.

The money is from your friends in Los Angeles.

Thank you, Doctor.

I have other news.

Yes?

Scott Monroe is here with the men from Interpol.

If Interpol knows we are here, so do the local authorities.

We must make plans to leave as soon as all the monies are collected.

As you wish.

You look great.

Thanks.

Okay. You registered.

And you have to win at least your first two fights.

Well, is there anything else you want to mention?

Yeah, you registered under James Parker.

You fight first.

Somehow I knew you were going to say that. We also had to put up $50 ,000.

What are you talking about?

You bet money on my fights?

Hey, believe me. We saw you train.

We wouldn't put up a single penny, but we had to pay entry fee.

Oh, great.

All I wanted to do was find Billy.

Hey, look.

We want you and you want Billy.

The best way of finding Billy is to face him in the cage.

But what if I don't get to fight Billy?

Somehow, you have to keep winning as you do.

Oh, swell.

Hey, by the way, we're in waiting room 225.

And don't go wandering around.

Fighters are not allowed to watch fights. You leave the room until they

You may be shot on sight.

Well, this is special, Tanaka.

If I leave my room, I'll be shot. If Yin finds me, I'll be shot.

I can tell I'm going to have a great time with you guys. Hey, your room's

there. Hey, no problem.

Hey, why don't we think about spending Christmas and New Year's together?

What do you think?

You want something?

What?

Look, buddy, beat it before I have to get physical, okay?

Who was that guy?

You fine, Billy?

No. Time for your first fight.

Any other plans?

You'll be fighting a Korean, a Taekwondo fighter.

He'll be all kicks, no hands.

So don't try to out -kick him.

Stay in close and finish him off with your upper body strength as quick as

possible. Okay, let's do it.

This is the Cage Cable Network you've all been waiting for, our annual

international tournament of champions.

And for you newcomers to the Cage Cable Network, these fights are held within a

locked cage.

There are no rules, no weight divisions, and no referee, and the man left

standing is the winner. Our first fight tonight is the Korean Taekwondo

champion, Man -Soo Kim, versus the champion from the Isle of Man, James

He definitely needs more practice.

And he was such a nice boy.

a little twerp kick.

Shit. I told you to stay in close so you don't cut his kicking distance off.

You have to make the opponent fight your fight, not his.

I'm sorry to knock it. I'm going to block it with my face.

When this is all over, Master Ogami wants you to train at his dojo.

If you live.

Yeah, right. Thanks.

Maybe you have had enough.

Yeah, thanks for noticing.

But this is the only way I can help Billy.

I'll be right back.

Thank you.

Our current champion, Billy Thomas, will have his hands full.

Thank you.

Big pound, Billy. Where?

He's in a cage with a big Russian sambon fighter.

What's a sambon fighter?

It's a Russian version of judo and laughing mixed.

Let's go get him. Wait, have you forgotten? You go out that door by

you'll be shot.

Oh, swell.

Now what?

Right now, you should get ready for the next fight. A Thai kickboxer. A Thai

kickboxer can punch and kick. Watch for his elbow and knee.

And kicks to the back of the thigh.

Well, that doesn't sound so bad. It can't be any worse than the other guy.

Hey, a dozen or so of these, you won't be able to walk.

Swell. One more thing. What?

Where's the Isle of Man?

In the Irish Sea between Ireland and England.

Oh. Why?

Are you concerned?

Um, not really.

Good. Now that you know where you supposedly came from, maybe you'll stop

your face to block with and make the Isle of Man folks proud.

Jim Parker, our champion from the Isle of Man versus the Thai kickboxing

champion, Yum Lee from Bangkok.

Based on Parker's last fight, the Thai kickboxing champion could very well end

his case career here tonight.

This could be a short fight.

Parker does not take very kindly to those kicks to the back of the thigh.

I don't think he can stand too many more of those shots from Lee.

have some potential if they give them a new pair of legs.

How much money do I get for fighting?

Oh, Billy.

You know our arrangement?

You fight, and I take care of you.

Yeah, well, the arrangement's changing.

Yes, okay.

Certainly, I think we can work something out.

Perhaps a percentage after expenses?

off okay, I guess.

Lang, take the money back to my office.

Damn! I didn't mean to kill that little guy.

I know, but you gotta snap out of it.

If it's in the constellation, the guy will kill you.

Let me see your leg.

Matthew Ogami, look.

Ow.

Looks pretty bad.

Jeez, now what?

Better get better.

Yeah, that's easy for you to say. We have 50 ,000 ahead, and we've got some

good luck.

We?

We have any more good luck, I'll be dead.

I just got word you're going to fight the great one next.

Billy?

Has to be.

When you get in the cage, tell them to pretend to knock you out. And when they

carry you out, I'll start a fire.

Since the FBI knows our every move, they'll come right away as soon as they

the smoke.

That's the best news I've heard all day. What about the guards?

They'd be too busy with all the fuss to notice us.

I'm ready.

Parker from the Isle of Man.

That wasn't Billy. No shit, Sherlock.

Great detective work. Now that you made your point, get clean up for the next

fight.

Oh, yeah.

Right. Oh.

We will... Didn't I tell you to shove off, Shorty?

And that's Master Ogami. They helped me find you.

Fire! Fire! Everybody get out! Come on! Calm down. It's okay. Calm down.

We got a fire.

Repeat, we got a fire here. Wait, wait, wait. I gotta find Milo. She helped me.

I love her.

Okay, Billy. Listen, let's get going.

I was just worried about my money.

Your money.

Your money!

At a time like this, you betrayed me. No, message.

I would never betray you.

It is our money.

Please forgive me. That's the end.

And by Colleen.

All right, you overgrown simpleton.

Embrace the cane, the broken black, and all the years of

agonizing pain.

I will write about your good friend.

Go get a doctor.

There's no time.

Please.

See how good you are without the stick.

deal with you later.

Let's get the hell out of here.

He's gone, Billy boy.

Now it's just you and me.

And if you don't recall where we met, I'm the one that shot the dart in your

chest at the market.

Remember, Billy?

Take care of him. I will. I will. We need to find Billy and Master Ogami.

I'll find Billy. You find Master Ogami. I'll be right back. You got it.

at the market.

But you won't walk away from this fight. Save your breath, asshole.

You're gonna need it.

You've been practicing.

Practicing? Last few days, all I've done is fight.

You know what they say. If you don't use it, you lose it.

And I got it back!

Well, this is your last fight, round nine. Kiss my ass.

Kind of separate the men from the boys.

Fine with me.

I'm in a bit of a hurry myself.

Yeah, well, I'll speed things up.

I thought you dry -eyed enforcers were supposed to be so bad!

better than your feeble -minded friend.

Billy? Where is he?

He's dead!

Mr. Yin, I'm coming in.

Don't you make it? The bullet missed your spine. No vital organs were hit.

recover. That's great. Thank you very much.

Did you find Billy?

He didn't kill them.

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

Did you find Yin?

He's vanished.

What about Master Dami?

Bitch is going to get away.

Mr. Yin, I'm coming in.

Get that son of a bitch!

too.