All language subtitles for Almost Paradise s01e03_English

[ music playing ]

Governor.

Aren't you supposed to be
avoiding sugar, Governor?

You're worse
than my doctor.

You said you'd
fire me if I let you
have another shakoy.

If this election goes south,

we could both be out of a job
by the end of the day.

So I am going to
eat my feelings

and you and my blood sugar

are just gonna have
to deal with it.

This campaign's gonna kill me.

[ grunting ]

[ grunting, shouting ]

[ monitor beeping ]

[ beeping intensifies ]

Alex: My name is Alex Walker.
I'm ex-DEA.

Quit the agency
because my friend
and partner betrayed me.

One of my first assignments
took me to an isolated beach
right here on this island.

I sold what little I had
and bought myself a gift shop.

There's peace,
no stress, no drama.

Boy, was I wrong.

You doing okay, bud?

I'm just peachy, man.

It's just, uh, judging from
the sweat stain on your back

and the postcards
strewn around your shop
suggest otherwise.

Don't do that, man.
Don't play detective with me.

- I invented detective.
- How about you take a break?

I got just the thing.
Cures all kinds of stress.

The only thing I gotta do
is hang this fish.

You realize no marlins swim
in Filipino waters, right?

Thank you, Ernesto!

All right?
It's a good luck charm.

I'm starting to think
you just like

being really angry
all the time.

Don't do that either, okay?
I know what you're doing.

- What am I doing?
- A very rudimentary
reverse psychology

they teach bad cops
with boundary issues.

I was just under the impression
you were trying to change.

- You're still doing it, man.
- Hey, this will help.

Come on.

- Come on.
- All right, man.

But if there's
any chanting, I'm out.

What have you got
against chanting?

- [ phones ringing ]
- [ indistinct chatter ]

You wanted to see me, Chief?

Come in.
Which do you prefer?

- Uh, the left one?
- Me, too.

- Is that all?
- No, sit down.

I didn't ask you here
just to talk about
my campaign for governor.

You're a good detective, Kai,

one of the best
in my department.

- Thank you.
- That's why I chose you

to take on a special
mission for me.

I've been hoping
for another opportunity.

Are we talking a murder case?
Something undercover?

I'm assigning you
to Governor Rosales'
protective detail.

The governor's
protective detail?

- That's, um--
- Not what you were expecting?

No, it's just that type of job

is normally reserved
for someone more junior.

Kai, maintaining the integrity

of our democratic process
is most important to me.

- Of course.
- That's why why I need
someone I can trust

to keep a close eye
on the governor

and report anything
that might be suspicious.

In fact, report
everything back to me.

Are you asking me
to spy on her?

Just because I'm running
against the governor

doesn't mean
I forgo my responsibility

- to keep her safe.
- Of course, it's just--

Excellent.
You'll do it?

- Yes, it's just--
- Good.

And Kai?

Let's keep this between us.

Ernesto:
People from around the world
come here to sample

Cebu's amazing street food.

It's a source of great pride
for our community.

No, no. They've been
plastering those things

- all over my damn gift shop.
- Not a fan of politics?

Alex:
Politicians are like
diapers, my friend.

They need to be
changed 'cause they're
both full of--

Shameful how so many
of these vendors
have been closing down.

- What happened?
- I don't know.

But it's not good
for the neighborhood.

Ah, the crown jewel of Cebu.

I'm telling you,
this stuff is going to cure
your hypertension.

My friend Gabriel
had diabetes.

Ate this? Cured.

My cousin Manny,
balding at 19.

Ate this? Cured.

My Uncle Tito had,
shall we say,
intimacy issues--

And he ate this
and he was cured.
I got it.

It's because of
the special ingredient.

What the hell is this?
What's the special ingredient?

The soul of the community.

[ speaking Tagalog ]

Alex:
I got two questions.

What is in this
and is it dead?

It's reef eel soup,
caught in the ocean
behind this restaurant.

And yes, it's dead, normally.

Eel sou-- norm--
eel soup, man?
Like a sea snake?

And what do
you mean normally?

Just try it. He put yours
in a special bowl.

It's an honor.

- Here, eat.
- Hmm.

I'd rather have hypertension.

Look at that.
It just moved.

Hey, an egg, all right?

I grew up with eggs.
I can get behind an egg.

An egg, I trust.

[ crunching ]

Why is this crunchy?

- It's a balut.
- What the hell's a balut?

Fetal duck.
The crunchy part's the beak.

But you eat that,
you're gonna feel strong.

I feel betrayed.

White people.

[ speaking Tagalog ]

Back away from the chef.

What?

Stay away from this, American.

Come on, man.
Are you done yet?

My sea snake soup
is getting cold.

This isn't over!

You okay, chef?

You should've stayed
out of it.

Let me get this straight.

I was just supposed
to stand there

and watch him
choke you to death?

You only made things worse.

Told you I'd be back.

[ groaning ]

[ laughing ]

[ screaming ]

Excuse me, excuse me.

Now we know why
the other carts closed.

Someone is shaking them down.

Bayani told me
to stay out of it.

You thought you were
protecting him.

Yeah.

Hell of a job I did.

Mr. Bayani,
we're sorry to bother you,

but I need to ask you
a few questions.

What can you tell us
about the attackers?

Do you remember
how many there were?

Were they tall? Short?

We can catch these guys.
Chef, I promise you that, okay?

But you need
to cooperate with us.

- I don't want your help.
- No, look.

I know I made a mistake, okay?

And I am sorry,
but let me fix it.

There's nothing you
or anyone else can do.

Why?

Next time,
they will kill me.

Who will kill you?

Chef, please.

[ muttering ]

Governor:
Are you sure, doctor?

Because if you're telling me
I have to choose between
sugar and death,

I think I might take death.

Yeah, yeah. I'm kidding.
No more bibingka.

Governor.

You must be the detective
Ocampo sent to join
my security detail.

Kai Mendoza, Governor.

Are you here to spy
on my campaign?

Are you his mole?

I know how it looks,
but I assure you
I don't have an agenda.

- Not yet.
- I'm sorry?

Everybody's got a pure heart

until someone offers them
something they want.

All I want is to keep
Cebu safe, ma'am.

- You're an idealist?
- You say that like
it's a bad thing.

Excuse me, Governor,
Mr. Montrose is here
to see you.

Send him in.

Mr. Montrose,
a pleasure to meet you.

This is Detective Mendoza,
my security detail.

Governor, I was hoping
we could have this
discussion in private.

Of course. Detective,
if you wouldn't mind
stepping outside?

- You wanna slow down?
- I came to this country
for the culture,

- not to burn it down.
- You didn't set that fire.

No, but it's my fault
Bayani's in the hospital.

If I wouldn't have interfered,
they wouldn't have retaliated.

We've got no idea
why he was targeted.

Yeah, but we know
what he looks like.
I know what he looks like.

And if we can find him here,
we can arrest him.

So what is this,
the unofficial official
bad guy bar of Cebu?

Yes. Before we go in,
you should know...

...they don't like surprises.

Alex: You! Freeze!

You!

[ man groaning ]

Get up. Get up!

If you ate the duck egg,
you would've had him.

Well, it didn't stay down,
did it? Come on.

Man:
That's a good deal!

Everything okay, Governor?

Men like that think
just because they have money

they can buy whatever
and whoever they want.

I know you did it.
I know you did it.

Why don't you confess
and make it so much
easier on yourself?

- Your friend got anger issues.
- He's working on it.

You think this is angry?
You think this is angry?

I'm not even annoyed, man.
You wanna see angry, punk?

You think I'm scared of you?

I know you're scared of me
because I saw you.

I saw you take your hand
and I saw you put it
around Bayani's neck

hours before
he was assaulted

and his place was burned
to the ground!

Why did you do it? Huh?

Why did you do it?
What did he owe you?

He owe your protection money?

You got the wrong guy.

Alex.

We get one witness,
you go to prison
for a long time.

Not the local jail.
Big boy lockup.

You don't have anything on me!

Mr. Walker here was a witness

to your assault
and attempted extortion.

You're not gonna stop nothing!

I'm just the guy
who takes orders!

- From who?
- I tell you that,
I'm dead man.

Alex: We gotta find out
who's working for.

You said that food stalls
have been shutting down

- all over town recently, right?
- Yeah.

Yeah, and I bet
Face Tats in there

is not the only thug
shaking down chefs.

It feels like you're heading
towards one of those ideas
that puts me in mortal danger.

If he ain't gonna
give up his crime boss,

let's see if his boss
can come to us.

Be honest,
do I need more padding
in the shoulders?

Yeah, more padding.

So how did
the special operations go?
Anything to report?

- Well, something kind
of strange happened.
- Do tell.

The governor was
in a meeting that
got pretty heated.

In a meeting? That's it?

I get heated meetings
every day.

I want to know
about the corruption,

money changing hands,
vote rigging.

Sorry, sir, didn't witness
any vote rigging.

Keep at it.

I have an important meeting
coming up with a very
important donor.

- Who's the donor?
- A Canadian gentleman
who shares my vision

of bringing
more jobs to Cebu.

So, if you don't mind...

Luis, I want to be able to see
these shoulders from space.

Oh! Mr. Montrose.

- You're here early.
- Good to see you.

You must be new
around here, huh?

Finest lechon in
the Philippines, boys.

- Fresh off the spit.
- Well, here's the thing, Chef.

My friend and I work
for the people in charge
of this area,

and they didn't approve
your business.

I did not realize
I needed your approval.

Well, now you do,

and not having it
is a problem.

A problem?

Do you get what I'm saying?

I do, but, uh,

I made an arrangement
with someone

who offered to provide me
with protection.

Oh, really?

And who did you make
this arrangement with?

[ Spanish accent ]
Señores.

I believe I am the man
you are looking for.

If I could introduce myself.

My name is Diego Caballos,

and this man
is under my protection.

What? What?

[ grunting ]

[ shouting ]

I just bought that hat.

[ Spanish accent ]
What are you going to
do with that?

You're gonna burn.

[ Spanish accent ]
No. We are going to burn.

[ screaming ]

Your boss is gonna have
to pay for my dry-cleaning.

Our boss is gonna have you
killed, Spanish Fly.

You are in no position
to make threats.

Now, tell me,
why are you trying
to shake down my clients?

We just wanna make
people move along.

We don't want no money.

We just want them to leave.

Who's your boss?

You know we can't
tell you that.

Well, it looks like
we're gonna have to
slow-roast them, chef.

Tell me, how do you like your
low-level criminals cooked?

- Well done.
- Well done. Let's start
with the big one.

No, no, no!

I'll tell you
anything you want!

Please. Please, no.
Not the fire!

[ Ocampo laughing ]

Likewise.

In the meantime,
enjoy Cebu, hmm?

It's all trash?

[ music playing ]

Ernesto on mic:
Testing, testing.

Alex, do you copy?

- Copy.
- So who do you think
this guy is?

Hopefully just
some local thug

trying to throw
his weight around.

Here comes the cavalry.

Remember, if you get
into any trouble,

the code word is--

Yeah, avocado. I got it.

He's on his way.

[ clears throat ]

[ Spanish accent ]
I am in no rush.

Oh, gracias.

No, no, no, no.

Montrose:
You all look beautiful.

Oh, thank you.

Mr. Caballos.

Walker?

I hear you're the man
that's trying to mess
with my business.

No, no, señor.
You are messing
with my business.

I run the area where
I met your two compadres.

I have no idea who you are.

Who am I am, Mr. Caballos?

As you can see,

I'm the man that's in charge.

What the hell is going on?

You were about to walk
into the middle of a sting.

Good thing I saw you coming.

- You're investigating Montrose?
- You know this guy?

Not exactly.

[ Spanish accent ]
There is no need
for theatrics.

Tell your snipers
to stand down.

Did he just say snipers?
As in more than one?

Alex, are we in
an avocado situation?

I just want to talk.

What do you want
to talk about?

I want to know why you
and your pandillerosover there

- are chasing down my clients.
- What clients?

The chefs, like the one
they tried to attack today.

They are under my protection.

I'm afraid your clients

are getting in the way
of my plans.

And what plans are we
talking about, señor?

Well, that's my business,
Mr. Caballos.

Mr. Caballos?

Alex: Well, if you're
clearing out the land,

it must be some
sort of development.

Maybe a beautiful
beach-front resort?

Very lucrative, I'm sure.

I don't think they're
talking about a resort, Alex.

I followed him to the docks.

But that wouldn't explain
the shipping containers.

Excuse me?
How do you know--

The ones you inspected
earlier today,

the ones filled with trash.

I have no idea
what you're talking about.

I saw him at the capitol
and at the police station--

I also know that
you have taken meetings

with Governor Rosales and
her opponent Señor Ocampo.

Now, what would
a Canadian businessman

be doing shipping in
tons of trash
to the Philippines

while simultaneously
clearing out businesses
in low-income areas

and cozying up
to local politicians?

My guess?
You're clearing the land
for a dump.

Mr. Caballos--

And I also know you have been
funding Ocampo's campaign

so when he is governor

he will grant you
the permits needed

for you to complete
your conversion.

And if I was,

what do you think
I'd be willing to do

to keep that
information quiet?

Oh, oh, oh.

Before you kill me, señor,

would you like to hear why
your plan is going to fail?

What are you up to, Alex?

Enlighten me.

- Ocampo can't win.
- Why not?

Because the governor
is fixing the election.

And how would you know that?

Because I work for her.

And the chefs,

they pay me to operate in Cebu, but I am the middleman.

She is the, how you say,
real crime boss.

Fortunately for you,
my friend,

I have grown tired
of the scraps

- that are given to me
by my employer.
- Meaning what?

Meaning for the right price,
I could work for you.

And how can you help me?

Señor, have you ever fixed
a fixed election?

Hey.
You can't fix an election.

We're not fixing anything.

We don't even know
anything about this guy.

- All we have is a last name.
- Found him. Paul Montrose.

His business visa
lists him as a lobbyist

and former political
consultant out of Canada.

- He's a corporate fixer.
- I've heard of a fixer before,
but corporate fixer?

When a multi-billion dollar
international corporation

wants to bend the law
to get what they want,

they send somebody in
like Montrose.

He functions
as a go-between

for companies
who don't want to get
their hands dirty.

According to the database,
Montrose has been accused

of working for a blood diamond
mining company in Africa,

an Amazon deforestation
corporation,

and, well, you get it,
other bad guys.

We just have to find out
who he works for.

No idea. He's been off
the radar for awhile.

I remember something
down at the docks.

There were these
shipping containers
with an owl logo on it.

Katorn Limited was on the barge
anchored out into the channel.

Katorn Limited has
turned coastal areas

into recycling dumps
all over the world.

- China, Brazil, Argentina.
- Yeah, and now Cebu.

- Poisoning the marine life.
- Destroying the community.

Not if we can stop him first.

- How are we gonna do that?
- Guys like Montrose,

they think everybody
can be bought.

He thinks everyone
is as corrupt as he is.

Then we just need to prove it.

The problem is,
he's an intermediary.

I mean, it's almost
impossible to link him back

to any of the companies
that he works for.

And if he does gets caught,
they send in another guy,

the whole thing
starts over again.

Why do I have a feeling
you have the mostly

illegal plan to stop him?

Montrose: Mr. Caballos,
again, so I'm clear.

[ Spanish accent ]
Working for the governor,

I have access to
her security cards.

This allows us into any
locked area of the capitol.

Explain how
this is gonna work.

In the Philippines, señor,

the absentee votes
are manually tabulated.

With a military base
on the island,

there are enough
absentee ballots
to tip any election.

Now, Governor Rosales,
she has the power of her office

to change the rules
of the election.

The hand count
for the province happens
inside the capitol.

- That's smart.
- And I have a man
in the tabulation room.

Last election,
I swapped the ballots
with enough fake votes

to get Governor Rosales
reelected.

This time we use
these fake ballots.

To ensure Ocampo
comes out on top.

You sure about this?

Let me know when
the van arrives.

How are we doing?

He's on his way.

You look good in a hat.

Not everyone
can pull that off.

- Let's just get on with it.
- Okay.

Absentee ballots.

I will see you in three years.

For your first
election tampering,
Señor Montrose,

you have done very well.

Now, about my payment.

Sorry, Mr. Caballos,

but when it comes to
manipulating democracy,

I find it's better
not to leave loose ends.

I'll dispose of these.

- Kill him.
- Wait, wait.

You're going to kill me?
In a government building?

No, no.
Of course not, no.

He's gonna knock you out,
then kill you somewhere
you'll never be found.

- Good-bye, Mr. Caballos.
- Señor. Señor.

[ Spanish accent ]
Are you sure you want
to do this again?

Because the last time,
you almost got slow-roasted.

But now there's only
one of you.

[ normal voice ]
Yeah, about that.

There's still two of us.

I could've--
I could've taken both
of them by myself.

Like the time with the kid
on the scooter?

That was the duck egg--
the fetal egg thing.

Let's have this
conversation later.

What about you, big boy?
How are you feeling?

Nah, nah, I'm good.
I'm good.

Did you really
have to do that?

That was for Bayani.

What was that one for?

That was just for fun.

What? What the hell? Trash?

Kai: Feels bad, doesn't it?

Being used?

Taken advantage of?

Pisses you off, right?

What's going on?

Election tampering
is a serious crime
on this island.

I didn't tamper. He did.

Who, me?

Nah, that's not
what the camera saw, man.

You're gonna have
to explain to a judge

why you were inside
delivering fake absentee votes.

And so what now?
You gonna arrest me?

No. A one-way trip
back to Canada

is all you're ever gonna get
out of the Philippines.

Save us all a big headache.

Leave the island
and never come back.

No, no, no.
You're afraid.

- You know
I can get out of this.
- Oh, you can stay,

but then we'll then arrest you.

Maybe your high-priced
lawyers can get you out.

Or maybe something
happens to you
in our jails before that.

If I were you,
I wouldn't take the risk.

Take the ticket, Mr. Montrose.

Next time,
we won't be so nice.

By the way, I lied.

Hats are not a good look
on you, man.

Governor.

This campaign's
gonna kill me.

I think it's time
we made a deal.

You intend to shoot me,
Mr. Montrose?

No, I intend
to make you an offer,

and this time
you're going to listen.

I'm all ears.

One hundred thousand
U.S. dollars.

It's enough to buy you
every last shakoy
in the country.

I'm afraid not,
Mr. Montrose.

How much do you want?

I don't think you have
that kind of money.

If I don't,
the people I work for do.

How's a million dollars
sound to you?

That's a lot of money.

I can make it happen
right now.

Just grant the land rights
and the permits

and you tell me
we have a deal.

This is my personal
bank account,

the one I use
for wire transfers.

You're gonna accept
wire transfers?

The money spends the same.

This money is coming directly
from my company's account

so it must remain private.

Enter your routing numbers.

One million dollars.

[ cell phone beeps ]

Pleasure doing business
with you.

There are 7,000 islands
in the Philippines.

We could make
a lot of money together

turning every single
one of them into a dump
for western waste.

We could,

except you'll be in prison.

And your company will be banned

from ever doing business
in this country again.

Excuse me?

You just bribed
a government official,

and I have a record of it.

You set me up.

I've spent my whole career
trying to stop people like you,

people who think
they can come in
and destroy my country

just so they can
line their pockets.

At least you're gonna die
with your principles intact.

Should've used
that plane ticket.

Mr. Montrose,
you're under arrest
for bribery.

Add in extortion,
soliciting arson,

and assault and battery
with intent

to commit grievous
bodily harm.

And by transferring funds
over international lines,

Katorn Limited has committed
enough financial crimes

to be permanently barred
from operating
in the Philippines.

All we needed
was the paper trail.

What do you want?
I'll give you anything.

I'll give you more money
than you could ever imagine.

- Not everyone can be bought.
- Not when the cost

is the lives of good people,
right, chefs?

Detective Mendoza,
if I ever need
protecting again,

you'll be
the first person I call.

Call me Kai.

And I wanted to thank you

for prepping me
on the situation.

You're welcome, Governor.

You didn't tell me
he'd have a gun.

He was never gonna use it.

How did you know that?

He's Canadian.

Looks like Montrose's trash

is going back to where
it came from.

Wanna see?

No, I'd rather watch
something else.

Come on.

Is it time?

It's time.

You sure about this?

Mm-hmm.

Oh.

Here. For the one
you lost in the fire.

[ monitor beeping ]

This just might work.

- Good?
- Yeah, good. Good.

As the leader
of the investigation

into the foreign interference
in the Cebu elections,

I bravely volunteered
to go undercover

as Governor Rosales' opponent.

And I'm very happy
to put all of my support

behind Governor Rosales

and wish her the best
in the next three years.

Is it just me or do
his shoulders look bigger?

You guys ready?

You brought this thing
all the way from
the United States?

It's a good luck charm.
All right, up, up.

I never took you
for a superstitious guy.

Yeah, well,
I got multitudes.

No way you know
what that means.

Either way,
I appreciate this, guys.

It's nice to have--

- Community?
- Yeah, let's stick with that.

What'd you stuff this
thing with? Concrete?

Keep going, keep going,
keep going, keep going.

Hup!

- Not bad.
- That's perfect.

Maybe we don't make
such a bad team after all.

[ monitor beeping ]