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Previously on "kung fu"...

You are a descendant

Of liang daiyu,

The first
woman warrior.

It was said that
one member of

Every generation
would be chosen

To wield the sword.

Auntie mei-xue?

This is everything

I know about my sister.

It's yours.

You shut me out.

You betrayed my trust.

I'm sorry, jin.

A dried plum blossom.

My sister's favorite plant.

She pressed them in between
her school books.

This?
I don't know.

She sent it with
one of her letters.

She would write
to us occasionally

Just to let us know
that she was safe.

Over time, the letters
just stopped making sense.

You have no idea
where she is?

No. I have no idea.

I have so many questions.

What was she like?

Nicky...look at
these letters.

You'll see why
I never wanted you

To follow her path.

Our last plan to
smoke out zhilan was a bust.

She has the sword,
the dagger.

If your hunch is right,

That means she has
a third weapon, too.

Every day, she gets
closer and closer

To unleashing the true
power of the weapons.

Who knows what
her plan is

If she collects all 8?

But if
the legend is true...

She'll be unstoppable.

We have to get
ahead of her.

Your aunt's one of
the only people we know

Who actually went
looking for the weapons.

Henry, if we can
find her,

Actually talk to her...

Yeah, but your mom said

The letters
stopped coming.

You don't even know
if she's alive.

I know.
But I have to try.

It's my aunt
and my family.

I can feel it.
This is the last one.

Forwarded to my mom
by my nai-nai.

The last letter
mei-xue sent home.

And, according to
my mom, she sent it

With this
red panda figurine,

Whatever that means.

She writes affectionately

About an old buddy.

Had to read the letter
twice to realize

She was talking about
a fringe jacket.

Fringe jacket?
What?

When we started running
out of scholarly texts,

I started looking at
more obscure sources.

Reddit, couple of
treasure hunting
boards I found.

Conspiracy sites?

Conspiracy-adjacent.
Anyway,

Most of it was
nonsense, but

I did find some
old inquiries

Posted by
professor chau.

He was asking
about a mysterious

"Woman in fringe"
who he believed

Was after the weapons in
the eighties and nineties.

Rumored to be a loner

And a fierce brawler.

Now, the only details
I managed to find on her--

An asian woman who wore
a green fringe coat.

Anything else?

A name.
I guessing it's an alias.

Sandra yang.

You're back.

You started
the lunch prep?

I'm almost done.

Jin, should we talk?

I need time, mei-li.

You kept secrets
from me for decades

About you,
your sister, nicky.

I kept secrets, too.
But I need time.

Of course, jin.

Was it painful?

Braces on my legs,
my back--

All through childhood.

Exploratory surgeries,

Leg extensions,

Spinal correction.

Rehab for years.

Pain is a constant for me.

No beginning.no end.

Is that what
drives you now?

The source of
all this anger?

Enduring pain--

That's how I honed
my strength.

My anger comes
from elsewhere.

Betrayal.

Tell me, kerwin.

What do you know
of betrayal?

We should get back
to the scroll.

And this?

Car accident.
Alas, no story there.

So, my friend at dhs
did me a favor--

Pulled records
for a sandra yang.

The last hit was
20 years ago.

She entered canada
through vancouver,

And then after
that, nothing.

She disappeared.

What was the exact date?

December 2, 2000.
Why?

Mei-xue's last letter.

It was just
a few weeks later.

There's gotta be
something in here.

"The red panda,
a sign, a sentinel--

I believe my journey
ends here."

What are you looking up?

Red pandas aren't
native to canada.

Just searching for a connection.

"Roadside curiosities
of north america."

Nash creek, small town
in british columbia.

They have a large
red panda statue

On the edge of town.

What?

Same design.

She must've sent it
from nash creek.

Mei-xue was there.
I have to go.

Nicky...
I'm coming.

What about your classes?

I can reschedule.

And you and I
can take turns.

I'll study
while you drive.

I'll come, too.

Don't you have work?

Actually, I banked
some vacation time.

I was heading up to
mount hood for some climbing,

But I'm free.

What about your girlfriend?

Sabine's, um, busy.

Alternating drivers,
we'd never

Have to stop to sleep.

Time for a road trip.

I don't like
this, nicky.

Mama, it's just canada.

Auntie mei-xue's
the only person

Who understands what
I'm going through

And what it means to
carry this birthright.

If this is my path,

I need to know
what she knows.

I need to know
what happened to her.

Don't you?

Of course.

Ever since she left,
I wanted to know, but

It's been so long, nicky,
and what if--

Sometimes, not knowing
hurts less.

This document is
hundreds of years old.

It chronicles the 8
guardian families,

Those entrusted
with the weapons

Until they're
needed again.

According to this section
on the battle axe,

The original guardian,
wang yezi,

Was given refuge
by a religious leader

In kengtung.

Hmm. Modern-day myanmar.

We need more information
on this weapon.

This isn't quite enough
to go on.

I know that you two
have tension,

But perhaps your father
knows something.

Out of the question.

We'll find another way.

I kept my end
of the deal

By translating
the scroll.

I did not come this
far to be stonewalled!

I'm not asking him
for help.

Did he do this to you?

Hey.

Hey.

So, what's
the plan?

Take it in turns.

Only stop to refuel
and stretch.

We can make it to
nash creek in a day.

I'll take
the first leg.

Great.

You take the front.
You sure?

You need more leg room.

Yeah, I'm good.

Well...here we go.

Women in tech seminar.
I'm proud of you.

It's been a while since you've
done something like this.

Longer than a while.

When I was working
full-time, I always

Turned down invitations
like this.

What changed?

I want to give back.

And I want to get
back in the game
after the wedding.

It'll be good
to get my feet wet.

Ok, ryan,
students are coming.

What's with
the loitering?

I'm bored.

Still on reduced hours
at the clinic.

Joe's at a criminal justice

Conference in chicago.

Can't I stay and watch?

N.o. I'm starting
to get nervous.

A little advice
from the land of

Experienced coupledom?

When dennis is
out of town, I

Catch up on
reality tv,

I eat kimchi
and curry,

I wear sweats--
it's heaven.

I get to rule
my space again.

So, joe's out of town.
Enjoy it.

Althea? Hi.
My name's courtney.

I'm a huge fan.

Oh. Um, thank you.

You're just
such a pioneer.

I'm dying to hear
everything you have to say.

Like, what are
your thoughts on

The move from
relational databases?

We've moved on?
Yeah.

I mean, these days
it's all about mongo.

Mongo.
I know.

The default to
binary collation

Is the worst.

And good luck collating
diacritics with mongo.

I'll let you get to it.

Hi.

You sleepy?
I can take over again.

No, no, I'm wide awake.

Let's let nicky sleep.

All right. It's my job
to keep you awake.

♪ You don't want
to see me dancing with... ♪

Won't that wake
nicky up?

Not a chance.

I've pulled enough
car trips with her.

She'll sleep
through anything.

♪ ...believe that

♪ Anything could...

I saw that.

You saw nothing.

♪ Don't show up mm-hmm.

♪ Don't come out

♪ Don't start caring
about me now ♪

One night, he sat
me, my brother,

And my sister down

At our
hong kong estate.

He assigned us numbers.

A type of ranking.

For how useful
we'd been to him.

He gave me a 3.

The least useful.

He spent my
entire childhood

Molding me into
the perfect son,

The ideal copy of him.

But that night, he said

I'd failed to push back--

That he wanted me
to find myself

In resistance to him.

Just a sadistic,
little test.

A test I failed.

So, I got drunk,

Drove off the estate
in a rage,

And plowed my car
right into a tree.

This hand got crushed

Between the steering wheel
and the door frame.

Never been quite
the same hand.

Yet, I was glad,

Because I thought

I'm not him anymore.

I'm me.

Me. Ready to resist.

I'm here
working with you

For one reason,
and that's

To see the look
on his face

When he realizes
I did the one thing

He failed to achieve.

You're closer
than you think.

Perhaps it's time
for both of us

To put all our cards
on the table.

Now, kerwin,

What haven't you
been telling me?

This was it.

The red panda
was right here.

Guess this is why
nobody answered

When we called
from the road.

We can head
to the local
sheriff's office,

Ask about
a sandra yang.

Or go to the hall
of public records.

See if her name pops up.

She was here.

Uh, nicky?

Give her
a moment.

When she gets that
look on her face,

She has a...a way

Of finding
the right path.

♪ One step away,
baby, go back ♪

♪ One step away, want to go on

♪ One step away, couldn't stay

♪ You're one step away
from getting on ♪

Hi. We were hoping
you could help us.

We're looking for someone.

This red panda
is the same one
on your sign.

Panda? I always thought
it was a cat.

My aunt sent it
years ago,

I think from this town.

She might even
still live here.

Asian. She might
be about 60 now,

Maybe wearing
a fringe jacket?

Sorry, dimples.

You're the first asian
folk I've seen all year.

Mostly white
and first nations

Living up here
and tourism

Ain't what
it used to be.

How about a round
of beers?

And one for yourself?

- Sure thing, honey.
- So, this panda.

We were thinking
it might've come from

Creek carvings,
but it looks like

They are closed down.

One of many.
Town's dying.

Sorry to hear that.
It's beautiful up here.

Funny when people
say that.

Grew up here
my whole life.

Always wanted to leave.

Cheers.

See that guy over there
in the vest?

That's hank.
His dad duke

Used to own
this place and the shop
across the street.

He might be able
to help you,

But he probably won't.

Thank you.

I'm surprised
you reached out.

I kinda tanked
that presentation.

What? No.

Who cares?

You're obviously brilliant.

Anyhow, I wanted
to pick your brain.

I've been getting
some offers.

The bigger firms
are offering very

Competitive packages,

And some vc-baked startups,

Like one from
chase matheson.

Ahem. Chase?

I know you worked
at cloudrush.

Thought I'd take
your temperature.

But I'm guessing it was
a bad experience?

No. No.

Well...look, court,

You're obviously
a rock star.

You should be
somewhere where you can

Express yourself.

Somewhere where you can

Pursue your inspiration.

I'm sure chase
promised you the moon,

But he...micromanages.

You need somewhere
where you can flourish,

And I just don't
see that for you there.

Ok. Guess it's
off my list.

Mind if I ask you
a question?

Hey, that's
a nice pool cue.

Is that a custom?

It's about duke.

He's your dad, right?

He was.

So, he's gone?

He's not dead.
He's dead to me.

Sorry to bring up
a sore subject.

It's just I've
come a long way

And if I could just

Talk to him,
even for a minute.

I doubt he'll
have much to say.

He shut us all out.

I'll take my chances.

Hey. Can't you
take a hint?

He doesn't want
to talk about it.

And besides, you're
interrupting our game,
so, piss off.

Hey, come on, man.
There's no need for that.

Uhh!

Come on, hank!

Henry, watch out!

Call off your boys.

Why? This is more fun

Than I've had all day!

Hey! Whoa-whoa-whoa!

I paid a fortune
for that.

We didn't come here
to fight.

All we want is
your dad's address.

It's a couple miles
out of town.

End of briar lane.

Thanks. Come on.

♪ Sunshower got me by the hour

♪ Watching you, oh, baby

Hmm. What's
going on here?

Uh...took your advice.

Taking some me time.

So, you're eating
your feelings while

You wait for
the spin cycle?

You told me to
take advantage of

Joe being out of town.

Sow my oats,
do what I want.

Well, catching up
on laundry,

Looting baba's
mint chip

Is what I want to do.

That's all?
Sounds pretty
innocent to me.

And...i'm gonna
catch up on

"Love after lockup."
Mm.

Joe hates reality tv.
Don't tell him.

Your secret's safe.

Why are you here?

I'm here to raid
nicky's calligraphy set.

I want to do some
mockups on place cards

Before I commit
to stationery.

Don't tell nicky.

Althea.

Althea. Hey.

You ok?

Definitely not ok.

Your father has
3 weapons.

Yes.
The deer horn knives,

The crossbow,
and the short sword.

It took him 30 years
to get them all.

3 Weapons
took you, what,

A few months?

That's impressive.

3 Weapons won't
bring forth biange.

Well...my father's weapons

Won't be easy to obtain.

But when the time
is right,

Consider them ours.

Why is biange
so important to you?

Biange defeated armies.
Changed history.

That kind of power,

To shape the future
however I see fit...

With that,
no one will ever

Betray me again.

Two
weapons left.

Two weapons
we need to get

Before your father does.

And no idea
where to find them.

My father
has been pouring
considerable resources

Into an archaeological
dig in myanmar.

I always suspected

It was a
weapons operation.

And when you
mentioned kengtung...

The dig is
a recently discovered

Religious site close to
the temple of dhammayangyi.

I will not
reach out to him.

I won't ask him
for help,

But...

What are you
proposing, kerwin?

We take a little trip
to myanmar.

We steal the axe.

It'll be
especially satisfying

Taking it right out

From underneath his nose.

I thought
I could live with it,

But if I
keep silent,

Courtney takes
this job, and...

Pfft. It could all
happen again.

I have to break
the nda.

I have to
tell her the truth

And somehow, I have
to come forward.

This can't happen again.
Not to anyone.

But first...

I have to tell dennis.

Anyone else clocking
the creepy

Axe murderer
vibe or...?

It's just rustic.

Not that different from
my family's cabin.

Oh, right.
The cabin.

I don't think there's
anyone inside.

Should we look around?

Yeah. I'll check the back.

Hello?

Mei-xue?

Turn around
real slow.

Who are you and what are
you doing on my property?

My name is nicky shen.

I just want to talk, duke.

How do you know my name?

Your son.
He gave me your address.

My son's an ingrate.

Probably just
screwing with you.

Or screwing with me.

Look, I just--

I want to
show you something.

But I have to reach
into my pocket.

Slow.

You carved this.

It belonged to
my aunt mei-xue.

She also went by
sandra yang.

That's her, isn't it?

- Get back!
- Hey! Whoa! Whoa!

Get back.

Hey, calm down.

We're unarmed.
Just put that down.

What is this?

You didn't tell me that
you brought friends.

Go back to the car.

Nicky...

I've got this.

Duke's not gonna
hurt me.

We're just gonna
talk, right?

It's ok.
I promise.

Sorry. My friends
are protective.

Sandra always told me
that there were

People after her...

That one day,
they'd come looking.

How do I know that
you're not one of them?

I just want to talk
to her, I swear.

She's my mom's sister.

Prove it.

Prove that you
mean her no harm.

Prove it,
that you knew her.

I didn't.

That's why I need
to find her.

I'm not talking anymore
without more to go on.

Now, you better
get off my property.

Wait, wait.
I--i can prove it.

Nicky, are you ok?
Did something happen?

I'm fine, mama.
I just--

I think I have a lead
for auntie mei-xue.

But it would help if
I knew more about her.

I don't know
what else to tell you.

I gave you
everything I had.

I need to know
about her.

What did she
look like?

She looked...beautiful.

Even when she was mad,
her eyes were kind.

She always looked out
for everybody else.

Animals, people.

She was like you.

There was this one time
when this boy

Was picking up my bag

And he threw me down
into the road

And this car almost hit me,

But mei-xue was there

And she stood
right in front of me

And she put out her hand

And the car stopped.

She risked her life for me.

Mama...

She was my hero.

Thank you, mama.

I'll call you later.

Be safe.

Mei-li?hey. Uh...uh--

Duke?

Sounded like sandra,
all right.

One day, I was setting
some rabbit snares

A few kilometers
up in the snow there

And this embankment
I was standing on gave way,

And I just started
ragdolling my way

Down the slope,
bashing my head on rocks

All the way to
the bottom.

Then when I came to,
she found me.

She started a fire
and built a splint
for my broken leg

And a makeshift sled,

And then she dragged
my dead weight

All the way back here.

Did you ever
see her again?

Yeah, she...she'd come
and visit me on occasion.

She never did tell me

Exactly where
she lived, though.

She never let me
get too close.

She never said who
she was running from?

No. She told me to

Never go up there
and look for her,

But I couldn't
help myself.

I went looking for her.

And I felt like
I was getting

Real close to her cabin,

And then she found me.

It was the last
I've seen of her.

How long ago was that?

4 Years, one month.

I need to find her.

Told you--i don't know
exactly where she lives.

You got closer
than anyone.

You go straight through
the woods, about a kilometer,

Then you hit the creek.

Then you follow that
5 kilometers west...

And there's a gap in
the hills to the north.

Her...cabin's
up there someplace.

Thank you.

You want a word
of advice?

If she sees you
coming over the hill

With your--your
two friends, she'll spook.

I don't think you'll
ever find her that way.

Did you hear that?

Hello, hello!
Where'd she go?

- What?
- Where did she go?

I gave her
some supplies.

She headed off
into the woods.

She told me
to tell you.

She said if she
told you herself,

You'd just try
and stop her.

She's gone.

We're not going
after her.

Look, I'm worried, too,

But nicky has
made her decision.

She can handle herself.

In the cold,
in the woods,

With half-assed
directions, alone?

Yes. We used to go
camping all the time.

She's a better outdoorsman
than I am.

She's certainly more
experienced than you.

If we don't hear
from her by the morning,

We call in help and go
looking ourselves.

For now...

We have to trust her.

Yeah.

Gap in the hills.

Uhh.

Uhh.

There's plenty of
space back here.

It doesn't have to be weird.

I'm--i'm fine.

Suit yourself.

It's only
gonna get colder.

I, uh...i never
thanked you

For that assist
back at the bar.

Technically,
you still haven't.

I'm kidding.

And I'm sure
you had him.

Still. Thanks.

No problem.

You ever notice
whenever we help nicky

On these...adventures,

They always turn out
like this?

You mean she always
ends up doing

What she thinks
is right,

Even if it means
going alone?

Mm-hmm. Guess we
should've seen this coming.

Can I tell you something?

- Sure.
- You asked me why

I was free this weekend.

I was leaving the city
to clear my head.

Sabine and i, we...
We broke up.

Oh. I'm sorry.
Does nicky know?

No. With everything
she's been going through,

Hasn't really been
a right time

To tell her, you know?

Yeah. I get that.

Look, I know
you and nicky are, um...

It's ok, man.

We don't have
to go there.

Besides, we both know
it doesn't matter

What either of us do
or what we feel.

In the end...

Nicky will choose.

A trap.

You're hurt. Ok.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

Easy...

Ok. Easy. Easy.

Mei-li, voice-over:
a dried plum blossom.

My sister's favorite flower.

Uhh.

Mama and mei-xue.

She kept this photo
all this time.

She missed her sister.

What is it?

I can feel it.

This is what I was
meant to find.

I've learned so
much in my pursuit of the sword.

Though I never found
the sword itself,

I learned more than I needed

About the terrifying,
corrupting power

Of the 8 weapons.

In the wrong hands,
they could unleash biange,

And those hands could bend
the world to their will.

With what I know,
isolation became my only choice.

To stay here, unfound,
to keep my secrets safe,

My journey had to end.

But if you're listening to this,

Yours has just begun.

Who buried you?

Ahem.

That's not what
it looks like.

Sure.

Uhh.

Glad you made it back.

Did you find her?

She's gone.

Are you ok?

I'm ok.

Did you find
what you were looking for?

Yeah. I did.

♪ Took off in the dark

♪ Thought the trail was gone

♪ Didn't get too far

♪ I know that
something's wrong ♪

Every generation,
one in our line

Will be compelled,
drawn to the sword.

This journey is now yours.

Now I feel it is important
to preserve

The lessons I've learned

So you don't make the same
mistakes I did.

Don't carry your burdens alone,
as I had to do.

Hold on to these connections.
Savor them.

Let them in.

♪ You tried to find
but the truth... ♪

Connection.
This is what life is for.

♪ ...

♪ Your bloodline's ... 'Cause
you're seeing ghosts ♪

♪ ... While you're sleeping

Take it from me, young one.

You'll never forget
the people you love.

My deepest regret is
fighting this battle alone.

♪ ... While you're sleeping

Greg, move your head.