All language subtitles for Kung Fu s01e02_English

[SIGHS]

NICKY!

WE DIDN'T WANT TO WAKE
YOU UP YET. COME ON.

WHAT IS ALL THIS?

Althea: YOUR WELCOME-HOME
BREAKFAST, OF COURSE.

GOLDEN CHILD'S BACK, BABY.
EAT UP.

WHERE'S MAMA?

WHIPPING UP
YOUR FAVORITE JEOK.

SHE'S BEEN COOKING
SINCE THE CRACK
OF DAWN.

YOU KNOW HOW
SHE LIKE TO TAKE
HER TIME WITH IT.

Both: SIMMER, NEVER BOIL.

Mei-Li:
JEOK CANNOT BE RUSHED.

[CHUCKLES]

I'M GLAD YOU GOT
SOME SLEEP.

Althea: I KNOW YOU'VE GOT
A MILLION THINGS TO CATCH

UP ON, BUT I REALLY
NEED YOUR HELP.

BRIDESMAID DRESSES.

MMM, STAND IN LINE.
NICKY OWES ME

AT LEAST 96 PICKUP GAMES
IF I'M DOING MY MATH RIGHT.

Jin: UH-UH, NOT BEFORE
SHE GOES FISHING WITH ME.

LAKE MERCED WASN'T
THE SAME WITHOUT YOU.

THE TROUT WEREN'T BITING.

FIRST THINGS FIRST.

I WAS SPEAKING
TO MRS. LEE'S SON.

HE IS A PARTNER
IN A BIG FIRM DOWNTOWN.

HE SAID YOU ARE WELCOME
TO INTERN AT HIS OFFICE.

MAMA,

ACTUALLY,

I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO GO
TO LAW SCHOOL ANYMORE.

Mei-Li: I SEE.

I RESPECT YOUR DECISION.
YOU SHOULD FOLLOW YOUR HEART.

Althea: THANK GOD
YOU CAME TO YOUR SENSES.

LAW SCHOOL WOULD HAVE
BEEN B-B-BORING.

[ALL LAUGHING]

[LAUGHTER ECHOING]

Nicky: MAMA!
MAMA, THE JEOK IS BURNING!

[LAUGHTER CONTINUES]

[FLAMES CRACKLING]

THE SWORD IS
NOT MEANT FOR YOU.

[GRUNTS]

Nicky: SHIFU!
[ZHILAN GRUNTS]

Nicky: NO! AAH!
[BOTH GRUNT]

POOR, SCARED GIRL.

YOU'LL NEVER BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO WIELD THE SWORD.

Nicky: NO!

Female Singer:
♪ HANDS UP, HANDS UP

♪ WHOO!
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ HANDS UP, HANDS UP

Evan: NICKY.
UH, HOW DID YOU--

YOU ALWAYS TAKE
THE MARINA LOOP
ON CLEAR DAYS

AND THE PARK LOOP
ON FOGGY DAYS,
SO I TOOK A CHANCE.

AND IF I DIDN'T FIND YOU
AT THE PARK, I WAS GONNA

SWING BY
BLUESTONE COFFEE.

WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE
ALSO FOUND ME. WOW.
AM I TOTALLY BORING?

I SWEAR, I'M NOT CREEPY
STALKER EX-GIRLFRIEND,

JUST LURKING
AROUND CORNERS,
WAITING TO TALK TO YOU.

AS LONG AS YOU DON'T BREAK
INTO MY APARTMENT AGAIN.

I USED A KEY,
SO TECHNICALLY--

TECHNICALLY, IT'S
STILL UNLAWFUL ENTRY.

SO WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'M JUST HAVING
A HARD TIME FOCUSING.

I HAD A NIGHTMARE
ABOUT ZHILAN AGAIN.

I WANTED TO SEE
IF YOU HAD ANY LEADS?

WELL, UH, IT'S 6 A.M.,
I HAVEN'T CHECKED MY EMAILS,

AND NOT TO MENTION ALL YOU
GAVE ME WAS A FIRST NAME
AND SOME SKETCHES.

SOME VERY
DETAILED SKETCHES.

[CHUCKLES]

LOOK, I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT,
BUT WITHOUT MORE

TO GO ON, IT'S GONNA
TAKE SOME TIME.

[SIGHS] GOD, I WISH
I REMEMBERED MORE.

WHEN I THINK
ABOUT ZHILAN, ALL I SEE

IS THE HORRIBLE STUFF,
MY SHIFU.

IS THAT WHAT YOUR
NIGHTMARE WAS ABOUT?

YEAH. I WAS BACK
AT THE MONASTERY,

BUT THIS TIME,
ZHILAN TOOK ME DOWN.

AND BEFORE THAT, IT WAS
ALL ABOUT MY FAMILY,

BUT THIS
BIZARRO VERSION

WHERE NO ONE
IS MAD AT ME.

I THOUGHT THINGS
WERE LOOKING UP

AT HOME NOW THAT
TONY KANG WAS GONE.

I GUESS SO.

I MEAN, I DON'T
REALLY KNOW.

I HAVEN'T SPENT
MUCH TIME WITH ANYONE
SINCE I MOVED BACK IN.

WELL, MAYBE THAT'S
THE PROBLEM.

LOOK, THEY MIGHT
NOT ADMIT IT, BUT--

BUT THEY MISSED YOU.

WE ALL DID.

LOOK, GO TALK TO THEM,
NICKY, ALL RIGHT?

I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED
WITH ANY UPDATES.

OH. HI, MAMA.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
STILL SLEEPING.

Nicky: I WENT FOR A WALK.
Mei-Li: JIN.

JIN, WE'RE LATE!

ONE SECOND. I THINK
I KNOW WHERE IT IS.

YOU SAID THAT
30 MINUTES AGO!

I'M FINE, RYAN.
I NEVER FELT BETTER.

GOOD, SO IT WON'T
TAKE LONG.

YOU HAVEN'T HAD
A CHECKUP SINCE YOU
LEFT THE HOSP--

HEY, NICKY, YOU'RE UP.
WE WANTED YOU
TO SLEEP IN.

I'LL BE IN THE CAR.

WE'LL CATCH UP
TONIGHT, OK? YEAH.

TALK SOME SENSE
INTO DAD, WILL YOU?

HE NEEDS A CHECKUP,
AND HE'S BEEN SAYING
HE'S TOO BUSY.

I'LL TRY.

YOU NEED TO DO
A LITTLE BETTER THAN TRY.

I'VE BEEN DOING IT
ALONE FOR 3 YEARS!

RYAN, WE GOT TO GO!

MOM NEEDS THE MINIVAN
BACK BY NOON,

AND I HAVE TO PICK UP
THE CENTERPIECES FROM MARIN!

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
STILL SLEEPING.

THIS SAVES ME
A REMINDER TEXT.

DRESS-SHOPPING AT 10:00,
CAKE-TASTING AT 2:00.

DON'T BE LATE!

[DOOR SLAMS, NICKY SIGHS]

GOOD MORNING.

[SIGHS]

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

AAH!

HYAH!

YOU MUST STOP ZHILAN.

MIDDLE.

THAT'S CLASS, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

ZHILAN'S PENDANT.

UH, HI.
HOW DID YOU--

I HAD A DREAM,
WELL, ACTUALLY A MEMORY.

KIND OF BOTH.

I KNOW ZHILAN WAS
WEARING THIS.

MAYBE IF WE CAN TRACK IT,

IT'LL GIVE US A CLUE
ABOUT WHO SHE IS.

IT LOOKS LIKE SOME
KIND OF CRANE.

DOES THAT MEAN SOMETHING?

CRANES REPRESENT WISDOM

IN ABOUT A THOUSAND
DIFFERENT CHINESE LEGENDS.

BASED ON SYMBOLISM ALONE,
IT'S KIND OF HARD

TO NARROW IT DOWN
TO SOMETHING USEFUL.

HOW ACCURATE IS
THE SKETCH?

YOU MEAN, AM I
A GOOD ARTIST?

WELL, THIS PICTOGRAPH
LOOKS CONSISTENT

WITH SHANG ERA
ART STYLES.

IF WE COULD FIND
AN EXACT MATCH,

THAT COULD TELL US
SOMETHING.

SHOULD WE HIT THE LIBRARY?

SURE, BUT I'VE GOT
TA DUTY IN AN HOUR.

LATER?

UH, YEAH. OK.

YOU BEEN TRAINING
SINCE YOU GOT BACK?

DOES FIGHTING
GANGSTERS COUNT?

UH, NO, NOT SINCE
I CAME HOME.

-I HAVEN'T EVEN STRETCHED.
-WHY?

I KEEP HEARING
MY SHIFU'S VOICE
TELLING ME

TO FIND THE QUIET
WITHIN, BUT I CAN'T.

YOU'RE DEALING WITH A LOT.

AND REENTRY'S ALWAYS HARD.

WHEN I GOT BACK FROM BEIJING,

IT TOOK ME MONTHS TO GET
MY ROUTINE BACK.

YOU TRAINED IN CHINA?

WUSHU ACADEMY.
TWO YEARS.

YOU KNOW, THE STUDIO'S FREE
FOR ANOTHER HOUR

IF YOU WANT TO TRAIN.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

[CHIME]

[CHIME]

COME ON, NICKY,
I WANT TO SEE IT.

Nicky: JUST A MINUTE.
THE ZIPPER'S TRICKY.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

[WHISPERING] I TOLD YOU
TO STOP CALLING ME.

THIS CONVERSATION IS OVER.

AHEM.

LOOK AT YOU!

WHAT WAS UP WITH
THAT PHONE CALL?

UH, WEDDING VENDOR.

THIS GUY'S TRYING TO
GOUGE ME ON FAVORS.

OHH.
DO YOU LOVE IT?

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I'M SENSING A BUT.

NO, I'M JUST GETTING
USED TO DRESSING UP.

I BASICALLY WORE THE
SAME THING FOR 3 YEARS.

WELL, YOU ROCKED THE DRESS
AT MY DATE-PICKING CEREMONY,

AND ABSOLUTELY
SLAYED IN IT.

UGH. MAYBE TOO MUCH.

I TOTALLY FORGOT
YOU HAVE KILLER LEGS.

YOU CAN'T PULL A PIPPA
ON ME AT THE WEDDING.

KATE MIDDLETON'S SISTER.
SHE WORE THIS SUPER
TIGHT BRIDESMAID'S--

YEAH, I WAS ONLY GONE
FOR 3 YEARS.

I KNOW WHO YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT.

MARISA, I THINK
WE GO FULL-LENGTH.

AND CAN YOU WORK
YOUR MAGIC ON THE NECKLINE?
OFF THE SHOULDER.

NO, I LIKE THE ONE
SHOULDER LIKE THIS.

-LET HER DO HER JOB. STOP IT.
-NO, I THINK IT LOOKS GOOD.

PUT IT DOWN.
LET HER DO IT.

[GASPS]

WHAT IS THAT?

NOTHING. I JUST...

I DON'T WANT TO TALK
ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.

HEH.

YOU SAID IT WAS A FIRE
AT THE MONASTERY.

YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT BEING ATTACKED.

I MAY HAVE LEFT
SOME PARTS OUT.

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
THAT THERE WAS MORE
TO THE STORY.

SORRY.

TODAY WAS SUPPOSED TO
BE ABOUT YOU,

PICKING OUT DRESSES.

IF ANYTHING HAD
HAPPENED TO YOU...

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?

I COULDN'T. HOW DO YOU
THINK MOM WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT?

REALLY BAD.

[LAUGHS]

"MAMA, SORRY I'VE BEEN
GONE FOR 3 YEARS,

"BUT I'M BACK NOW.

"OH, BY THE WAY,
I'M NOT GOING TO LAW SCHOOL,

KIND OF BUSY TRACKING
DOWN ZHILAN."

HOLD ON, WHAT?
YOU'RE TRYING TO TRACK HER?

THE CRAZY,
SWORD-WIELDING
PSYCHOPATH

WHO SHISH KEBAB'D YOU,
THREW YOU OVER A CLIFF,

AND TORCHED THE MONASTERY?

SHE KILLED MY SHIFU.

AND SHE ALMOST KILLED YOU.

WHAT, YOU WANT TO GIVE
HER ANOTHER CRACK AT IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS WHY I DIDN'T
TELL ANYONE.

NOT ALL OF US GET TO LIVE
IN SOME BRIDAL FAIRYTALE.

YOU COULDN'T POSSIBLY
UNDERSTAND.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH.

A LOT HAS HAPPENED
SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
MY LIFE IS NO FAIRYTALE.

ALTHEA.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO...

DO YOU STILL WANT ME
AT THE TASTING?

YES!

[TROLLEY BELL RINGS]

JIN, CUSTOMERS ARE
STARTING TO ARRIVE.

Jin: I KNEW IT WAS HERE.

Mei-Li: THAT GAME.

YOU ARE SO QUICK TO FORGIVE.

SHE'S OUR DAUGHTER.

I KNOW YOU'RE HURT,

BUT WE GOT NICKY BACK.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED
FOR 3 YEARS.

Mei-Li: SHE ABANDONED US.
WHAT IF SHE DOES IT AGAIN?

I DON'T WANT YOU TO
GET YOUR HOPES UP.

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHY SHE'S BACK.

SHE TOLD US.
THERE WAS A FIRE.

WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL

THAT THE FIRST PLACE SHE'D
THINK OF WAS TO COME HOME.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

[THUD]

[EXHALES]

[PEOPLE SHOUTING IN DISTANCE]

[COUGHING]

[FIRE CRACKLING]

[CHILDREN PLAYING]

[GRUNTS]

SHIFU!

[GRUNTS]

HYAH!

Girl: HEY!
YOU CAN'T DO THIS.

Man: SHUT UP.

PLEASE, STOP.

GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME.

HEY.

STOP!

OHH!

[GROANS]

GET OUT OF HERE.

HEY, WAIT!

ARE YOU OK?

[GRUNTS]

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

[GROANS]

SHIFU.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

FEAR IS THE DEATH
OF MINDFULNESS.

YOU ACTED FROM FEAR.

AND RIGHT ACTION
CAN'T FLOW FROM FEAR.

HMM?

Pei-Ling: DON'T BE AFRAID.
HELP HER.

AHEM.

UH...

HEARD YOU HAVE A STANDING
TAKEOUT ORDER HERE.

EVERY FRIDAY.

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT
YOUR PEACE TREATY WITH MY MOM.

ONCE WE STOPPED DATING,
IT WAS SURPRISINGLY EASY.

OHH.

IF YOU TRACKED ME DOWN
FOR A ZHILAN UPDATE--

ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT
ABOUT ZHILAN.

OK, THERE'S A GIRL.
SHE'S IN TROUBLE.

I SAW HER ARGUING
WITH THIS GUY.
HE HAD A GUN.

Nicky: SO I STEPPED IN--
Evan: YOU STEPPED IN?

WELL, MORE LIKE
PUNCHED AND KICKED.

BUT AFTER THAT, THE GIRL
RAN OFF WITH THE GUN.

I THINK I BROKE UP
SOME KIND OF DEAL.

JEEZ, NICKY.

I FEEL LIKE I NEED
TO HELP HER.

WHY?

IT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN
DOING THE LAST 3 YEARS.

WE'D SEE A SISTER IN NEED,
WE'D HELP.

THESE SISTERS YOU SPEAK OF,

WERE ANY OF THEM
PACKING HEAT?

I KNOW HOW IT SOUNDS, EVAN.

BUT SHE'S JUST A KID.

AND I COULD TELL
SHE'S AFRAID.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL CALL
MY BUDDY JOSH WITH SFPD.

WE CAN TRUST HIM.

HE'LL CONTACT YOU,
TAKE YOUR STATEMENT.

THEY MIGHT BE ABLE
TO LOCATE HER.

AND IF THEY DO?

WELL, SHE MAY BE IN

ILLEGAL POSSESSION
OF A FIREARM.

SHE'LL PROBABLY GO
INTO THE SYSTEM.

IT'S NOT PRETTY, BUT
IT BEATS HER HURTING
SOMEONE OR HERSELF.

HELLO, NICKY.

EVAN, I'VE PUT SOME
SPICY PICKLES

FOR YOUR BOSS BECAUSE
I KNOW HE LIKES THEM.

THANKS, MRS. SHEN.

YOU'LL GET USED TO IT.

YOU AND MY MOM BEING FRIENDS?

NEVER.

[CHUCKLES]

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

NICKY.

WAIT UP.

LOOK FAMILIAR?

Nicky: IS THAT--

OUR LAST MATCH.
WE WERE 4 DAYS IN.

OH, I REMEMBER.

I WAS DEFINITELY
GONNA WIN.

IF YOU'RE SO SURE,
PROVE IT.

PICK UP WHERE
WE LEFT OFF,

8:00 TONIGHT.

GAME ON.

GET READY TO LOSE.

BYE, BABA.

[SIGHS] NOTHING IN THIS.

ONE DOWN.

HUNDREDS TO GO.

WAITING FOR A CALL?

YEAH, ACTUALLY.

I HAD A RUN-IN
WITH A GIRL TODAY.

I THINK SHE'S IN TROUBLE.

A DETECTIVE IS SUPPOSED
TO CALL ME ABOUT HER.

YOU DON'T SOUND
EXCITED ABOUT IT.

COPS FIND HER,
MAYBE THAT'S GOOD.

MAYBE THAT MAKES THINGS WORSE.

I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD
BE DOING MORE.

DO YOU KNOW HER?

NOT AT ALL.

DON'T KNOW HER ADDRESS,
DON'T KNOW HER NAME.

ALL I HAVE IS THIS,

BUT THERE WAS NOTHING
USEFUL IN IT.

NO ID.

[COINS RATTLE]

WELL, THERE'S THIS.

EITHER SHE'S HITTING
THE CLUBS

OR SHE'S STAYING
AT MONTGOMERY HOUSE.

I RECOGNIZE THE BAND.

IT'S A HOMELESS SHELTER
IN THE TENDERLOIN.

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

THAT THE DETECTIVE?

I THINK SO.

[VIBRATING CONTINUES]

YOU GONNA ANSWER IT?

[TROLLEY CLANGS]

AAH!

WAIT!

Nicky: HEY!

I JUST WANT TO HELP.

LEAVE ME ALONE.

I KNOW YOU'RE AFRAID.

YOU DON'T WANT
TO SHOOT ME.

I DON'T THINK YOU WANT
TO SHOOT ANYONE.

MY NAME'S NICKY.

RONDA.

WHY'D YOU FOLLOW ME HERE?

WHY'D YOU PULL A GUN ON ME?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE A COP.
I PANICKED.

RONDA, WHY DID YOU
NEED THE GUN?

WHO WAS IT FOR?

DEREK.

MY MOM'S BOYFRIEND.

I WASN'T GOING
TO HURT HIM.

THE GUN ISN'T EVEN LOADED.

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW ELSE
TO STOP HIM.

STOP HIM FROM WHAT?

MY MOM WAS INJURED AT WORK
A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

SHE GOT A SMALL SETTLEMENT
THAT WE LIVED ON.

THEN SHE MET DEREK.

OUR LANDLORD JACKED
THE RENT WAY UP,

SO WE MOVED IN WITH HIM.

AS SOON AS WE DID, THOUGH,

HE TOOK OVER EVERYTHING.

MY MOM'S BANK ACCOUNT,
HER MEDICAL TREATMENTS.

MY MOM STARTED
MISSING APPOINTMENTS

AND GETTING BEHIND ON MEDS,
GETTING SICKER.

I STARTED TO DO THE MATH.
THINGS DIDN'T ADD UP.

HE WAS STEALING FROM HER.

A FEW WEEKS AGO, I
CALLED HIM OUT ON IT.

HE THREW ME OUT.

I'VE BEEN LIVING ON
THE STREET SINCE.

MY MOM'S TOO SCARED
TO STAND UP TO HIM.

SO YOU DECIDED TO TAKE
THINGS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS.

I THOUGHT I COULD
SCARE DEREK,

GET HIM TO ADMIT IT,
GET MY MOM TO SEE.

IT WAS A CRAZY, STUPID PLAN.

YOU ACTED FROM FEAR.

AND RIGHT ACTION CAN'T
FLOW FROM FEAR.

RIGHT ACTION CAN'T
FLOW FROM FEAR.

WHEN YOU'RE GOING
THROUGH A LOT,

IT'S HARD TO SEE
THINGS CLEARLY.

YOU JUST HAVE TO FIND
A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD

WITHOUT FEAR.

YOU HUNGRY?

ONE BITE PER PERSON.

SCORE EACH SLICE ON
A 1 TO 10 SCALE.

AND ABSOLUTELY NO TALKING.

HUH? WHY?

IT'S A BLIND RANKING.

I WANT YOUR UNBIASED
ASSESSMENT, EACH OF YOU.

[CLATTER]

SORRY.

NICKY, WE'RE TRYING TO
HOLD TO A SCHEDULE.

I KNOW, I KNOW.
JUST A SEC.

Ryan: SCREW IT,
I'M STARTING.

Althea: RYAN!
Ryan: WHAT? I'M HUNGRY.

AND I HAVE TO BE BACK
AT THE CLINIC IN 30 MINUTES.

Ryan: DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS?
Althea: I HAVE NO IDEA.

EAT.

[SIGHS]

YUCK.

"YUCK" IS NOT
A 1 THROUGH 10 SCORE.

MARK IT.

WHO'S YOUR NEW FRIEND?

LONG STORY.

WHAT? I'M HERE NOW,
READY TO ROLL.

COME ON, CAKE ME.

THAT ONE'S YUCKY.

WHAT DID I SAY?

UGH. IT TASTES LIKE--

Ryan: DEODORANT?
Nicky: MMM, ALMOST. MORE LIKE--

Both: DAD'S AFTERSHAVE!

Althea: PLEASE.

JUST STICK TO THE SCORES.

SPEAKING OF DAD,

HE HASN'T SHOWN
AT THE CLINIC.

HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?

I DID. BUT I FORGOT.

I'M SORRY, RYAN.

NEXT TIME, I PROMISE.

UH-HUH. I KNOW
YOU'RE VERY BUSY

HUNTING AN INTERNATIONAL
ASSASSIN.

Nicky: YOU TOLD HIM?
Althea: RYAN.

IT'S NUTS, NICKY.
YOU'RE BEING NUTS.

RESPECTFULLY,
AS YOUR SISTER,
I HAD TO TELL RYAN.

HE'S A...DOCTOR.

THIS ONE'S PRETTY GOOD.

MM-HMM. RED VELVET.

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU WOULD VIOLATE
MY TRUST LIKE THAT.

Ronda: IS THAT CAKE?

[MOUTHFUL] YEAH.

YEAH.

HERE.
TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK.

1 TO 10, PLEASE.

WHO IS SHE?

RONDA. SHE'S HOMELESS.
I'M TRYING TO HELP HER.

HER MOM'S BOYFRIEND,
A REAL EMOTIONALLY
ABUSIVE PIECE OF TRASH,

HAS BEEN STEALING
FROM HER MOM.

WHEN RONDA SPOKE UP,
HE THREW HER OUT.

RONDA'S BEEN TRYING TO GET
HER MOM TO LEAVE HIM,

BUT SHE'S DEPENDENT
ON HIM FOR HOUSING,

AND THEY DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH MONEY TO SIGN
A NEW LEASE.

THERE ARE PROGRAMS,

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
FOR IN-NEED FAMILIES.

IT'S NOT
COMPLETELY FREE,

AND IT'LL TAKE SOME TIME
AND MONEY TO ARRANGE,

BUT RONDA AND HER MOM
COULD QUALIFY,

IF YOU CAN GET HER
OUT OF THERE.

UH, YEAH.

THAT'S THE PART I'M
STUCK ON.

Althea: SERIOUSLY, NICKY.
WEREN'T YOU PRE-LAW?

THIS GUY'S AN ABUSER
AND A THIEF.

SURELY YOU LEARNED
SOMETHING IN SCHOOL

YOU CAN USE
TO FORCE HIM OUT.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

Ronda: MOM?

MOM, ARE YOU HOME?

RONDA, BABY.

YOU CAME BACK.

[BOTH SOBBING]

WHO'S THIS?

IT'S NICKY.
SHE'S MY FRIEND.

SHE'S HERE TO HELP.

HELP WHAT?

HELP US GET OUT
OF HERE.

I KNOW WHAT
DEREK SAID.

I'LL TALK SENSE
INTO HIM. YOU
JUST CAME BACK--

MOM, YOU KNOW I CAN'T
STAY HERE.

NOT WITH HIM AROUND.
AND YOU CAN'T, EITHER.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE
LIKE THIS.

I NEED HIM. I CAN'T
MAKE IT WITHOUT HIM.

NO. YOU DON'T NEED HIM.

WE NEVER NEEDED HIM.

WE DON'T HAVE TO BE
AFRAID ANYMORE.

WE HAVE A PLAN.

NICKY WILL HELP US.

HELP US?

WHAT DO I DO?

FIRST YOU NEED TO REVOKE
DEREK'S POWER OF ATTORNEY

TO KEEP YOUR MONEY SAFE.

[KEYS JINGLE]
Ronda: HE'S HOME EARLY.

HE SWITCHED SHIFTS.
HE GETS FRIDAYS OFF NOW.

[DOOR CLOSES]

WELL...

LOOK WHO CAME CRAWLING BACK.

I TOLD YOU IT WAS A LOT
OF CRYING OVER NOTHING.

DON'T TELL ME.

THIS IS ANOTHER ONE
OF YOUR SOCIAL WORKERS.

MY NAME'S NICKY.

I KNOW EVERYTHING
THAT'S GOING ON HERE.

OH, YEAH?
WHAT'S THAT?

YOU'VE BEEN USING CARMEN,

AND SHE'S READY
FOR IT TO END.

CARMEN, ARE YOU HEARING
THIS CRAP?

CARMEN!

Ronda: MOM, PLEASE.

DO IT FOR US.

I WANT TO BE WITH
RONNEE, DEREK.

SHE'S MY DAUGHTER.

WELL, WHERE
YOU GONNA GO? HUH?

YOU GONNA LEAVE HERE,
JOIN YOUR BRAT DOWN
AT THE SHELTER?

ACTUALLY, UNTIL WE CAN
FIND THEM A NEW PLACE,
YOU'RE LEAVING.

THIS IS MY APARTMENT.

Nicky: JUST A FEW DAYS.
Derek: LIKE HELL.

THIS IS YOUR DOING,
ISN'T IT?

YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO
SPLIT US UP SINCE DAY ONE.

AAH!

IT'S OVER, DEREK.
STAY AWAY LONG ENOUGH

FOR RONDA AND CARMEN
TO SORT THINGS OUT

AND FOR US TO GET
A RESTRAINING ORDER
IN PLACE.

OR YOU CAN MAKE
THINGS DIFFICULT.

THE THEFT, THE ABUSE.

MY FRIEND AT THE
DA'S OFFICE IS ALREADY
AWARE OF THE SITUATION,

AND HE'S JUST
A PHONE CALL AWAY.

Nicky: DON'T EVEN THINK
ABOUT STEPPING FOOT

BACK IN HERE
UNTIL I SAY SO.

FORGET THIS.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

[SIGHS]

BABA.

Mei-Li: HE WAITED FOR YOU.

I KNOW, MAMA.

I JUST FORGOT,
THAT'S ALL.

I DIDN'T JUST MEAN
TONIGHT.

WHEN YOU LEFT FOR CHINA,

HE KEPT THAT BOARD
OUT FOR YOU FOR MONTHS.

EVEN WHEN I GAVE UP HOPE,

TOLD HIM YOU WEREN'T
COMING BACK,
HE DIDN'T BELIEVE ME.

HE JUST WAVED ME OFF AND SAID,
"SHE WILL BE BACK SOON."

WE FOUGHT OVER THAT BOARD.

ONE DAY HE JUST PACKED IT UP.

DIDN'T SAY A WORD.

MAYBE IT HURT TOO MUCH.

WHEN YOU CAME BACK,
I TOLD HIM NOT TO
GET HIS HOPES UP,

BUT HE JUST COULDN'T
HELP IT WITH YOU.

MAMA, I'M TRYING MY BEST.

I KNOW I LEFT YOU,
BUT I CAME BACK.

YOU MAY BE BACK,

BUT DO YOU REALLY
WANT TO BE HERE?

I THINK YOU JUST HAD
NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.

AM I WRONG?

NO.

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

AREN'T YOU GONNA ANSWER THAT?

Nicky: HELLO?
Ronda: HE TOOK IT.

Ronda: NICKY, HE TOOK IT ALL.
Nicky: HE TOOK WHAT?

Ronda: BEFORE MY MOM
COULD SIGN THE POA,

DEREK WENT TO THE BANK
AND DRAINED EVERYTHING,

HER SAVINGS, HER SAFETY
DEPOSIT BOX, EVERYTHING.

NICKY, WE HAVE NOTHING.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

GO.

HE'S NOT ANSWERING
MOM'S CALLS,
BUT HE TEXTED BACK.

Carmen: SAYS WE HAVE
24 HOURS BEFORE HE COMES
AND KICKS US OUT HIMSELF.

I STARTED PACKING US UP,
BUT WE DON'T EVEN HAVE

ENOUGH MONEY FOR
A MOTEL ROOM.

MY FRIEND AT THE DA'S
OFFICE--HE CAN HELP.

MAYBE HE'LL START
AN INVESTIGATION,
GET YOUR MONEY BACK.

THAT MONEY WILL BE GONE
BEFORE DAYBREAK.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

DEREK PLAYS CARDS,

AND HE PLAYS BADLY.

BUT HE LIVES FOR IT.

WITH ALL THAT'S LEFT
OF MY MONEY IN HIS POCKET,

HE'S TAKEN IT
STRAIGHT TO A TABLE.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

NICKY!
WHAT'S THE LATEST?

Nicky: LONG STORY.
SHORT VERSION--

I NEED YOU TO HACK
DEREK'S PHONE.

Althea: DEREK?
Nicky: THE MOM'S BOYFRIEND.

SURE THING!
AFTER YOU FINISH YOUR FORM.

MY WHAT?

YOUR TASTE TEST.
YOU LEFT IT BLANK.

FINE. RED VELVET.

Althea: THAT'S MY FAVORITE.
Nicky: GREAT. SO WE AGREE.

NICKY! I DID NOT GO THROUGH
ALL THAT TROUBLE

JUST TO BE PLACATED!

Nicky: ALL RIGHT.
LEMON CREAM.

SIMPLE, ELEGANT,
DELICIOUS.

AND I'M SORRY, BUT
I WAS IN A MONASTERY
FOR 3 YEARS,

AND EVEN I KNOW
RED VELVET'S PLAYED OUT.

THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE
THIS CREEP'S PHONE?

Nicky: NO.
Althea: THEN I CAN'T HACK IT.

I'M NOT A MAGICIAN.

WHAT ABOUT HIS COMPUTER?

IS THAT HIS?

Nicky: NEEDS A PASSWORD.
Althea: NOT A PROBLEM.

IF THERE'S ONE THING I LEARNED
ABOUT WORKING IN CYBERSECURITY,

IT'S THAT 90% OF PEOPLE
ARE COMPLETE DUMBASSES
ABOUT PASSWORDS.

Althea:
WAS THIS GUY A DUMBASS?

YEAH...

PUT ME ON SPEAKER.

Althea: HI THERE!

MAY I GET THIS...GENTLEMAN'S
FIRST AND LAST NAME,

LAST 2 DIGITS OF HIS BIRTH YEAR
AND HIS MOST COMMON NICKNAME?

DEREK WILLMOT, 71,
AND...

IT'S "THE D MAN."

Althea: OK...

NICKY, TRY WILLMOT71.

Nicky: NOPE.
Althea: TRY DEREKWILLMOT 71.

WRONG.

TRY THEDMAN71.

[TYPING]

IT WORKED.
I'M IN.

Althea: WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?

LET'S SEE...

I SEE A CONVERSATION
WITH A GUY NAMED
HARRIS 2 HOURS AGO.

THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT
A GAME TONIGHT.

HE'S TELLING HIM
TO CHECK HIS TEXTS.

I GOT IT!

AN ADDRESS
AND A SECURITY CODE.

Althea: NICKY, WHAT
ARE YOU GONNA DO?

GO BUST UP SOME
HIGH-ROLLER'S GAME NIGHT?

ALTHEA, YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL,
BRILLIANT GENIUS,

AND I HOPE WE NEVER FIGHT
EVER AGAIN. THANK YOU!

I'M GONNA GET
YOUR MONEY BACK.

I PROMISE.

[BEEPING]

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

[PEOPLE TALKING;
MUSIC PLAYING]

[GLASSES CLINKING]

PLAYERS ONLY.

I'M A PLAYER.

OH, YEAH?
BUY-IN'S A GRAND.

Nicky: I'M SORRY, I--
Man: NOT A CHANCE.

Nicky: STOP!

Alain: EXCUSE ME?

THAT MONEY.
IT'S STOLEN.

Man: PARDON THE INTERRUPTION.
WE'LL BE ESCORTING HER OUT NOW.

NO. THAT MONEY IS NOT
HIS TO PLAY.

Alain: YOU SAY IT'S STOLEN?

SIR, I DIDN'T CATCH
YOUR NAME WHEN YOU
JOINED THE TABLE.

IT'S DEREK.

IS WHAT SHE'S
SAYING TRUE?

Derek: NO. I'VE NEVER SEEN
THIS GIRL IN MY LIFE.

Nicky: HE'S LYING.

Alain: WELL, HE SAYS
YOU'RE LYING.

AND AS THE HOST
OF THIS GAME, I SAY
THE HAND PLAYS.

HOUSE RULES,
DARLING. SORRY.

WAIT! NO!

THAT MONEY'S NOT HIS!
IT'S STOLEN!

Players: OH!

Female Singer: ♪ IF THE LIGHTS
DON'T KILL MY VIBE ♪

♪ HANDS UP LIKE THIS

♪ I CAN GO ALL NIGHT

♪ NOW, BOY, WATCH THIS

♪ THINK I MIGHT DO IT?
COME ON! ♪

♪ HEY!

♪ HANDS UP LIKE THIS

♪ STAND ME UP
AND WATCH ME ROLL ♪

[CHIPS CLATTERING]

Nicky: RONDA AND CARMEN ARE
FILING THAT RESTRAINING ORDER.

IF YOU EVER MESS WITH THEM
AGAIN, YOU'LL BE ARRESTED.

AND IF THE COPS
DON'T GET YOU...

GOT IT?

GOT IT.

Nicky: NOW, LIKE I SAID,
THAT MONEY IS STOLEN,

AND I'M TAKING IT BACK.

MY RULES, DARLIN'.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL CANCEL THIS HAND.

GIVE HER THE MONEY.

[CLICK]

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

[SIRENS]

[EXHALES]

Nicky: I MISS YOU.

IT'S BEEN SO HARD

FINDING THE QUIET
WITHIN

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN
TOO SCARED.

SCARED OF WHAT, MY CHILD?

OF FEELING IT,
MY GRIEF FOR YOU.

ARE YOU SCARED NOW?

NOT OF THAT.

NOT ANYMORE.

HELPING RONDA, PRACTICING
WHAT YOU TAUGHT ME,

IT MADE ME LESS AFRAID.

PAST FEAR, I CAN
FEEL MY GRIEF AS JOY.

I FEEL CLEARER NOW,
CLOSER TO YOU,

BUT I STILL DON'T
KNOW HOW TO HONOR
YOU, SHIFU,

HOW TO STOP ZHILAN
AND RECLAIM THE SWORD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
DO ALL THAT WITHOUT YOU.

PRACTICE, NICKY.

ALWAYS PRACTICE.

MINDFULNESS WILL BRING YOU
THE CLARITY YOU SEEK,

THE CLARITY TO TRULY SEE
WHAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.

Female Singer: ♪ LOOK AT THE
STARS, SEE HOW THEY MOVE ♪

♪ LOOK IN THE SKY

GOOD MORNING.

NOW, NICKY.

WHAT?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
MAKE THIS UP TO ME.

Jin: IT'S OK.
Nicky: NO, BABA.

IT WASN'T OK.

YOU SURE?

IT'S SATURDAY MORNING.

NO BRUNCH PLANS?

MIMOSA AT ALTHEA'S?

NOPE. JUST THIS.

COME ON. PLAY WITH ME.

I WILL FIND A PHOTO.

ACTUALLY, I WAS THINKING
A NEW MATCH.

NEW BOARD...
A FRESH START.

THAT GAME'S
NEARLY FINISHED.

WE START A NEW GAME, IT
COULD STRETCH OUT FOR DAYS.

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

Female Singer: ♪ IN THE
AFTERLIFE, IT'S PARADISE ♪

Nicky: I WAS THINKING,
WE PLAY A FEW HOURS TODAY,

A FEW TOMORROW,
THEN ON MONDAY,

WE SWING BY THE CLINIC
SO RYAN CAN CHECK YOU OUT.

I'M FINE, NICKY.

BABA.

OK.

GOOD.

NOW LET'S...

PLAY.

Female Singer: ♪ IN THE
AFTERLIFE, IT'S PARADISE ♪

♪ IT FOLLOWS ME,
IT FOLLOWS ME ♪

[CELL PHONE VIBRATES]

Evan: HOW ARE THEY DOING?
Nicky: WAY BETTER.

WE'RE GETTING THEM
INTO BRIDGE HOUSING,

AND THEY FEEL SO MUCH SAFER
SINCE THE RESTRAINING
ORDER TOOK EFFECT.

Evan: NICKY, WHAT YOU DID FOR
RONDA WAS PRETTY AMAZING.

Nicky: I COULDN'T HAVE
DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.

GLAD I COULD HELP.

Evan: HEY, SO, I'VE GOT
AN UPDATE FOR YOU.

THERE WAS A PING ON
ZHILAN. SHE FLEW OUT OF
BEIJING LAST NIGHT,

HEADED TO SINGAPORE.

Evan:
IT'S NOT ALL I GOT.

HAD A COUPLE OF OTHER
CONTACTS DO SOME
OFF-THE-RECORD DIGGING.

PEI-LING AND ZHILAN
WERE SISTERS.

Evan: MY CONTACT AT THE
EMBASSY HELPED ME
DIG UP BIRTH RECORDS.

Pei-Ling: YOU BELIEVE
YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE
WITH A DIFFICULT FAMILY.

Nicky: ZHILAN KILLED
HER OWN SISTER?

WOW. UM, EVAN,
THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR EVERYTHING.

Evan: YOU GOT IT.

HENRY.

HEY. WHERE HAVE
YOU BEEN?

FINDING THE QUIET
WITHIN.

GLAD TO HEAR IT.

SO YOUR CRANE...

FOUND THE PATTERN.

IT'S A SYMBOL,
ONE OF 8.

ACCORDING TO THIS,
THESE SYMBOLS REPRESENT

THE BLOODLINES OF THE
8 MYTHICAL PROTECTORS

OF THESE WEAPONS.

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

THE GUARDIAN FAMILIES.

I JUST FOUND OUT ZHILAN
AND PEI-LING WERE SISTERS.

THAT MEANS THEY WERE
PART OF THE SWORD'S
GUARDIAN FAMILY.

THE 8 WEAPONS,
THE 8 GUARDIAN FAMILIES.

MOST OF LIT
TREATS IT AS PURE MYTH,

BUT THERE'S A PROFESSOR
TAKES IT SERIOUSLY.

HE WROTE THIS BOOK,
AND HE'S DEDICATED HIS LIFE

TO UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES
OF THESE WEAPONS.

WINSTON CHAU.

TURNS OUT, HE'S A VISITING
PROFESSOR AT BERKELEY.

Nicky: SERIOUSLY?
Henry: I CALLED HIS OFFICE.

HE'S GIVING A GUEST LECTURE
OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

HIS TA SAYS
HE'LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK.

WE NEED TO
CALL HIM...NOW.

DO YOU KNOW
WHERE HE IS?

YEAH. SINGAPORE.

OH, MY GOD. THAT'S
WHERE ZHILAN'S HEADED.

[HORNS HONKING]

[SPEAKING CHINESE]

Man: GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD.