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[Flames]

- Do not dwell on the past.

Do not dream with the future.

Concentrate the mind on the present moment.

My name is Smith.

Welcome to Flatland.

- When I first met the devil, his name was Khan.

Mine, Saint Michael.

The war for the soul of mankindhas raged for 3,000 years.

The battleground today is Shanghai.

I have forced three young Americans to work for me,

JT, a gang banger,

Mr. Mitchell, a failed mob lawyer,

and Amy Li, a beautiful young woman.

They will ultimately discover the history

when present and past collide and where one misstep

on either side of the fourth dimension is fatal

in the world of Flatland,

where nothing is as it appears to be.

My name is Smith.

Welcome to Flatland.

[people chattering]

- Hi.

Do you wanna see how you look today?

You can keep it if you like.

Is something wrong?

[girl screams]

[upbeat music]

Stop that!

What are you doing?

Put that away.

Put it away.

[girl screams]

- Time is winning.

The door is closing.

She's near.

I must be ready.

She must know me as I once was,

long ago.

Like this.

[laughs]

- Push, good.

[woman screams]

there, there.

Hurry, hurry!

Here, I have the head.

[woman screams

That's it.

Push.

[woman screams]

[baby cries]

It is a girl.

What do you want us to do with the mother?

[woman screams]

[upbeat music]

- Welcome to my nightmare, father.

- Fish said this has beengoing on for a couple of weeks.

And all we have to go on is one man.

- Hello beautiful.

You too, JT.

I got your message.

You okay?

I like it, Shanghai grunge.

Very saucy.

You were in a fight again?

What does the other lady look like?

- He is in a jail cell.

- [Amy] He tried to kidnap a little girl.

- And you stopped it?

- Yeah, but someone else got away with her.

- Crazy times.

My advice, let the cops deal with it.

Love what you're doing with theplace, JT.

It's really coming along.

[Amy sighs]

- He's an idiot.

- [Quentin] I heard that.

- He's not where we are yet.

He doesn't know about Flatland,JT,

and dreams, and reincarnation, and everything from the past.

- You think all this is connected?

- I don't know, but that's what Flatland is like.

You learn as you go along.

- What was the name of the punk

that Fish said we should find?

- Mr. Tan.

- Mmm, that's right, Mr. Tan.

Well, that narrows it down.

There are only what, 20,000 of them running around the city.

- Shop inside.

You wait for me.

Don't go anywhere, okay?

Stay put.

[ominous music]

[dog barks]

[dog whimpers]

- You are not afraid?

- I know you.

- Yes.

What's your name?

- Mei Li.

- Ah, Mei Li.

- Mei Li!

Silly girl, I told you stay put!

Follow me!

You never do your homework at all!

Everything you do make me angry,you know?

I'm fed up with you.

You again!

What do you want?

- She's my friend.

- I don't know her!

Whoever you are, stay away!

- It's been a long time.

- Mei Li.

- I know you, don't I?

- I hope so.

I'm your father.

- Yes, I can feel it.

[suspenseful music]

[Khan laughs]

- You're very pretty.

This must seem strange to you.

Are you frightened?

- No.

- You're not thinking of getting hitched too,

are you, father?

- How are you?

- Like always.

- Have you seen him?

- He called himself Coventry.

- And now?

The child is with him again.

He will use her to come for thebox.

With it, he can destroy all thatis good.

If others have it, they can destroy all his evil.

Neither must happen.

The scales must remain balanced,

the yin and the yang in harmony.

I know you don't believe that.

- No.

And my time will come.

- I know.

Absolutes corrupt.

Too much good corrupts.

Too much evil corrupts.

History has proven this over andover,

they have to be balanced.

When you look in the mirror, do you see demons?

- Yes.

- Then remember one thing.

The greatest suffering of all is to not believe.

- Do you like puzzles?

You're very good.

- I cheat a little.

I've seen one like this before.

- I know you have.

- Are you Amy?

- Yes.

Who are you?

- Mei Li.

- Well, hello, Mei Li.

What are you doing here?

- Just visiting, a guest.

- A guest of Mr. Jagger?

- Yes.

He's gone now, for a while.

I stayed because I wanted to meet you.

- I see.

- You are very pretty.

- Thank you.

So are you.

- Anyway, see you later.

- Okay, see you later.

- The lake is my favorite place.

- You always liked the lake.

Did you miss me?

- More than you can imagine.

I think you'll be very happy here.

I'll definitely get you some newtoys.

[Mei Li chuckles]

What did you see?

- Your real face. [chuckles]

[man vocalizes]

- It is mine!

[suspenseful music]

- What you have told me has happened before.

- You mean with Amy.

So then her dreams and this stuff with these little girls,

it is connected.

- Without question.

You're starting to understand Flatland and reincarnation.

- Yeah?

Well, a little.

- The little girl he's looking for has also lived before.

- He who?

- He who's more dangerous than any other demon

who has lived before.

- Demons?

- The darkest side of dark, my friend,

and she's got his heart.

- So there are people looking for this little girl.

That explains the kidnapping.

- Because they haven't found the right one.

- How will they know when they find the right one?

- If you had a daughter, JT, if she was like you

and reincarnated, would you knowher?

- I think I would if I found her.

- Precisely.

He's looking.

That means she's here.

There are people helping him.

One of them is named Tan.

- Fish got that name from the dude Amy had a fight with.

- Lotus Street.

- I guess I'm gonna go have a talk with this guy named Tan.

[upbeat music]

- Mr. Tan.

- We need to ask you a few questions.

- Hmm, I'm sorry,

but I only answer questions by appointment.

- We don't have one,

but I think we might have something in common.

A little girl.

- [Mr. Tan] Who sent you here?

- I'm afraid we don't have time for a damn questionnaire.

Let's cut right to the chase.

Why are you so interested in little girls?

- [chuckles] Isn't everyone?

- Well, most people don't steal them off the street.

- I don't know what you're talking about.

- We're talking about kidnapping,

child slavery, kiddie porn.

Any of this ring a bell?

[gunshot blares]

[upbeat music]

[gunshot blares]

[Mei Li chuckles]

[mysterious music]

- Master, it's been so long.

- Yes, child.

We must go.

- Like before?

- Yes.

[suspenseful music]

- No!

You must go now.

- I'll come back for you.

- I know.

No!

[upbeat music]

- Ku-chu, ku-chu, ku-chu. [chuckles]

You're British?

- [Quentin] American.

- Why are you in Chian?

- [Quentin] A necessity.

I travel a lot.

- That can make a man very lonely, huh.

- [Quentin] I just want a native companion.

- So I gather from Mr. Woo.

- Did he also make you aware of my special requirements?

- You have a certain girl in mind.

- Mm-hmm, as a matter of fact, Ido, yeah.

She's about 13, 14, about so tall.

[Mr. Tan chuckles]

- There are thousands of girls

like that in Shanghai, you know.

- I know, but you see, this one's special.

She is with an American lady, dark hair, tall.

- I may know who you are talkingabout,

but she has been spoken for.

No problem.

There are so many more.

- But you see, I think this is the one for me.

I tell you what, you find her, I'll pay double.

- Come back tomorrow, same time.

Bring $50,000, US dollars.

Come here.

- Tomorrow.

[jazzy music]

That ought to do it.

He admitted to everything, even named a price.

- He's right.

I'll hand this to Fish, bust his ass right now.

- No.

We play it through.

We have to find the girl.

- What?

- Well, once she's safe,

we hand him over to Fish and close him down.

- This guy's dangerous.

Besides, I've got plans tomorrow.

- Cancel them.

- Mei Li!

Mei Li!

Mei Li!

There you are.

I have been looking everywhere for you.

- Do you own this house too?

- Yes.

But my friend, Amy, stays here.

Mei Li, tell me about the man you saw in the garden.

- My old master.

- But not now.

- No, from long ago.

- Where does he live?

- Everywhere.

Sometimes he lives here.

- I think I would like to meet your old master.

What did you think when he and Sao Min fought?

- They always fight.

- Yes.

How would you like to play a game?

- I like that.

- Yeah.

- Do you remember forest seeking?

It's a game where you see pictures iN your mind.

- Can I do it?

- [Jagger] Oh, yes.

Take my hands.

Close your eyes.

Now concentrate on your old master.

When did you first see him?

[suspenseful music]

[crowd cheers]

- [Khan Voiceover] What do you do to a defeated enemy?

What have I taught you?

- Our enemies must be killed.

- [Khan Voiceover] You must!

[Khan laughs]

[Khan laughs]

What do you want?

- The girl.

- [Khan Voiceover] She's mine.

- Not yet, not completely.

She must be ours now, to be cleansed.

A balance of good and evil must be within her.

This is the only way humanity can survive.

- [Khan Voiceover] Never.

[suspenseful music]

[Mei Li screams]

[Khan screams]

- [Amy] You have to tell me about the box.

- That's a pretty broad request.

- What do you mean by that?

- Well, it's more like what do you mean by that? [laughs]

- The puzzle box, and you know what I mean.

- Well, it has a lot of different names,

ark of the covenant, holy grail.

In Tibet, they call it the--

- Smith.

- Oh.

- Mm-hmm.

- That one.

Well, it's a big deal, kiddo.

It's the first 30 seconds of theuniverse,

the last 30 seconds of the universe

and answers to a bunch of questions in between.

- So it's knowledge.

- Which is power.

- [Man] It's been a long time.

- What else?

- Ah, questions.

Oh, boy.

We all want answers.

If I had them, I'd be sitting ona beach,

drinking pina coladas and watching the sun set.

Maybe not.

When I look at you, I don't have a lot of questions.

I just wanna thank heaven for little girls.

Ah, yes, yes.

Oh, yeah, make it deep.

Oh, yeah.

- How you doing?

You got your part of the deal.

- Pleasure can wait, but money can't.

- That's a very good point.

I just wanna make sure

I'm getting what I'm paying for,you know.

- And I have to know if you brought the money.

I have the one you asked for,

but getting her back was so difficult.

- So you're raising the price.

- By 20%.

On the table, now.

That's my policy.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

No hidden hands in pockets.

That's another policy.

- You sure got a lot of policies around here.

You got a policy for this?

JT!

- Ni hao, everybody.

Get your ass over there.

Move!

Either one of them move, send them to the promise land.

- Get back, come on.

- Hey, what's wrong, huh?

- What do you mean what's wrong? Man, where's the girl?

- I don't know what you're talking about.

- Hey, start the sentence over!

Start it over now.

And if you start it with Idon't know, Imma slice your ass.

- The international pier, number 16.

- I need a name, dog!

I need a name!

- Lou, Lou.

Her name is Lou.

[ominous music]

[phone rings]

- JT.

You got the address?

Alright, I'll be right there.

- Now concentrate, just like the first time.

Can you see the priest and wherehe lives?

- Yes, I see it.

- [Jagger] Do you know the place?

- Yes.

- And the box, Mei Li.

Can you see the box?

- I see it.

Goodbye, Amy Li.

Goodbye.

She's nice.

Do I know her from before?

- Yes, but she was different then.

[upbeat music]

- Shall we?

- Let's do this.

- Help!

Help!

- I like it here.

- Then you can stay as long as you like.

- Will Amy stay too?

- I don't know.

That's up to her.

- [Mei Li] I like her.

- Mei Li, are you sure the box you saw in the game

is the real one?

- Yes, it's always in the cave.

- Where's the cave?

- I don't know.

It's everywhere.

It's even right here.

- Where?

- In the [mumbles].

It's always in the mist.

- Is that why the priest came here?

- Maybe.

I don't know.

- Take me there, Mei Li.

You take me there now.

- Come on.

- Find anything?

- She could be anywhere.

- Or already gone.

Maybe we should check the [mumbles].

- Right, just send a signal.

We should do this quiet.

- Hey. We'd like to see a little friend of ours

who we think is inside.

Hey, man, watch the suit.

- Is there a problem?

- I guess not.

[girl sobs]

- You may not go any further.

- Oh, I think I will.

- Well then, it must be throughme.

- Which is as it should be.

[suspenseful music]

- Go.

Go!

Leave the power where it is.

- Why?

- It's the best way.

- The power in that box can kill all of Smith's warriors.

- If it gets in their hands, youdie.

Leave it here and go.

- Why is it all you people

that call yourself religious are such fools?

[man vocalizes]

Mei Li!

Give it to me.

You don't understand what it is.

It has great strength, power that I need!

- You think you're good.

Wait.

Goodbye, Emily.

- Mei Li?

- Father.

You want this?

- No!

[man vocalizes]

- You rolled the dice [mumbles].

You feel like a one-legged man in an ass kicking contest.

I'll see you in the next life.

[upbeat music]