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All new FBI agents are required to recite

an oath as they graduate from the academy at Quantico.

It's not just a bunch of words,

it's the reason I joined.

I love America,

and believe it's worth defending with my life.

In 1983,

the FBI sent me to Taiwan

to assist in the murder investigation of an United States citizen.

It was there that I met Ming,

a man who had endured an injustice

that would force me to reassess my Constitution,

my belief in the justice system

and the very foundation of the government in the U.S.

FBI! He's with me.

Officer! Officer!

This American is with the American Institute,

please take him away

and let me have a few minutes with him

to discuss what just happened.

Don't worry, he's not dangerous.

Give us a few minutes, okay?

I just bought you some time.

You ok?

Here. Take that.

What the hell happened?

You start telling me what is going on right now

or I am not going to be able to protect you.

Oh come on!

You have no authority here.

This is Taiwan!

And in case you haven't noticed,

I'm the only thing connecting you to your natural born rights.

Henry Wen's body had all the earmarks of a mob style killing,

which is why I'm glad they brought you guys in.

Hey hey! That's a first.

Personally, I think all this whole rivalry

with the Feds is a bunch of bullshit.

I just want to catch the bad guys.

I'm with you.

Lisa, I like a straight forward gal.

That's Detective Gilbert, Agent Braxton.

We discovered an abnormality in the X-Ray.

His throat was scratched,

most of our examinations are fairly straight forward.

This was an exception.

We pulled this from his trachea.

Is it Chinese?

Taiwanese actually.

I thought it might be a connection to the Iron Blood Patriots,

a Taiwanese gang with known affiliates here in the U.S.

Iron Blood Patriots?

Yeah.

And this was found here at the crime scene.

These cigarettes are unavailable for purchase here in the States.

I thought the evidence suggested

something somewhat outside of my jurisdiction.

Could very well be Detective.

Henry Wen was a professor of Economics.

This is what they're teaching these days?

Not your run of the mill course study.

You find anything linking him to the Taiwanese mob?

No, neither at the house.

And his widow was very helpful,

which is certainly not typical of a mob related crime.

They killed him

because of his work.

There were spies,

watching him.

Any insight from the university?

We interviewed his fellow professors and students.

He was well liked and respected,

he taught economics and apparently he was writing a book.

What was the book about?

No one seems to know.

Or at least that's what they're saying.

In fact, we were just celebrating Henry's tenure the night he was killed.

Coming into this country as a young man,

an expert in number theory

and now being honored with tenure in what I feel is record time.

To a man with great integrity,

may we look ahead to many wonderful years.

Let's raise our glasses,

for Professor Henry Wen!

And when will we get to hear about the wonderful new book Henry?

What book?

He was very well known in the Chinese community,

their newspapers, etcetera.

Can you think of any reason why someone might want to kill him?

Apparently, he was a very outspoken critic

of the current government in Taiwan.

I can't imagine Henry's economic theories

provoking anything more than esoteric argument.

But his wife suggested something?

She thought he was being spied on.

Well, maybe she was scared shitless of this mob.

She was frightened.

Well, I'd say that's understandable.

She did mention two suspicious characters

who were hanging out across from her house at the park,

and this was confirmed by a neighbor.

I saw two guys in hooded sweatshirts on bikes.

Anything more specific?

They looked Oriental.

I couldn't see them very well,

but they would sit on their bikes right over there smoking cigarettes.

I saw them twice,

both times as I was going to work in the morning.

It just looks like the work of amateurs.

Yeah, or made to look that way. What do you think they were looking for?

And did they find it.

How are you getting along?

On some level,

I have been preparing for this for many years.

But I am only now beginning to realize

that you cannot prepare for something like this.

We knew each other our whole lives.

I attended a wedding at the Ambassador many years ago.

I was a teenager.

It was where I met my husband.

You might want to talk to the groom,

tell him I send my regards

and hope he is well.

Mrs. Wen was in the car when the whole thing happened,

but she wasn't harmed.

They didn't touch her.

It's awfully brazen.

They didn't seem to be concerned with getting caught or identified.

The Wen's were the last ones to leaving the building that evening.

Wen Ming Hwa?

Yes?

Ming Hwa! Ming Hwa! Ming Hwa! Ming Hwa!

Help me! Someone help me!

Ming Hwa? Ming Hwa?

No! No!

The meeting with Mrs. Wen had stayed with me.

I can't imagine what that must have been like.

It's not often that a witness to a murder is spared.

Why didn't they kill her?

I think this way of going about it is the right way.

I think that is him, excuse me.

Agent Kelly?

Yes.

Susan Kane, I'm the American liaison here,

how you doing?

Fine, how are you?

Please take them.

Let him take your bag.

So how was that flight?

- It was good. - Long huh?

We can get you settled into the hotel

and you can get some rest.

Agent Kelly, this is Mr. Kuo,

he's our liaison with the government here.

Welcome to the Republic of China Agent Kelly,

it's an honor to have you here and the participation of the FBI.

If there's anything I can do

to make your stay here more productive,

please, do not hesitate to ask.

Thank you.

Superintendent Loh of the police prefecture.

And Officer Chen of the Taiwan Bureau of Investigation.

He's going to be your point person in your assisting of the investigation.

We are looking forward to your expertise

in finding the killers of Professor Wen.

- How dare you! - Take him away!

All right gentlemen, shall we?

I'm sorry you had to see that.

Communist spy.

You can imagine all the problems we have here.

Agent Kelly,

we have planned some wonderful events for your visit.

At dinner tonight you will meet everyone

that is going to be relying on your knowledge

and we have some excellent seats

to the ballet and orchestra.

Well, unfortunately, I'm not here on vacation.

Well of course, work is important.

But this country has much to offer!

Whew, that's better.

I've been here four months and I'm still not used to the humidity.

Never been through a Chicago summer I take it.

Hey, I'm a California girl.

Ah, you need to pick your assignments better.

Enjoy your stay Mr. Kelly.

Thank you.

You all set?

All set.

So, we'll send a car to pick you up about 6:30 for the dinner,

and I'm going to recommend that you take a nap.

I mean, these affairs tend to be rather long

and believe me, its going to be hard to leave early.

You know, I just need to wash up for a bit

and then I'd love to get to the Bureau office.

If I may, we go to the dinner tonight, have a couple of drinks,

get to know everybody a little bit.

You break through the formality here and these doors just open.

When in Rome.

Exactly, when in Rome.

All right, thanks.

Get some rest!

Hello, National Palace Museum -

Yeah, I'm sorry, do you speak English?

Yes.

Terrific, is this the National Palace Museum?

Yes.

I'm calling to talk to Dr. Huang Li Pei.

Dr. Huang is out.

Dr. Huang, sorry. Do you know when he'll be back?

He's gone for the rest of the day, would you like to leave a message?

No, that's all right, I will call him back myself. Thank you very much.

Bye.

Taiwanese beer for you, straight whiskey for me,

never even liked this stuff before I got here.

When in Rome.

You know sometimes I think this government

spends more of our money on entertainment than defense.

Agent Kelly, Susan.

Did you find time to see some of our city?

Unfortunately, I didn't get out of the hotel.

As you can imagine, I'm itching to get to work.

I think we're called to dinner. I hope you guys are hungry!

Cheers!

Please drink!

Wow, I should be honored.

Oh, there's plenty more where that came from.

Can't wait.

Hope you enjoyed your evening Agent Kelly,

it was a great success.

Good night.

Thank you. Good night.

Taiwan Independence! Taiwan Independence!

We want murderer!

We want truth!

We want murderer!

What's with the bags? Bold fashion statement?

Or a political statement.

Or maybe they just don't want to be identified.

Oh yeah, maybe they're the killers.

I mean, it's not like you can tell these people apart anyway without the bags.

You are an asshole.

The bill they pulled from Wen's throat,

the Chinese mafia, when they make a hit they leave a little bit of money

behind to pay off the ghost of the victim.

That's very thoughtful.

I'm having a hard time seeing this guy as some kind of gangster.

Well trust me, as you limp towards retirement, it's gonna get easier.

We had a lot of calls come in, we should go.

Now we're just wrapping up,

what about you? You find anything?

Just a monthly wire transfer of $1000 bucks a pop.

You're kidding me.

Crime ain't funny Jake.

Well, why didn't you tell me this from the start of the conversation?

Because the recipient is, drum roll please,

the Presbyterian Church of Taipei.

Yeah, this mob connection thing, you're right, it's a little thin.

Well, keep working it.

I appreciate and value your years of experience.

It's a good thing Braxton's not here, he hates Chinese.

You gotta be kidding me.

How many calls have be gotten?

Hundreds, most of them worthless.

Any of them jump out at you?

Maybe. We got a call from a convenience store owner,

he says two Asian guys come in and as they're leaving, he's not sure,

but he thinks that they're driving a brown Cutlass Sierra.

Okay, where was this?

- Brigmar and Ciscero. - That's six blocks from the University.

Right.

So I do a little research and I find out

the most commonly rented car from O'Hare is a Cutlass Sierra.

By using the cigarette butts as a guide,

I make a short list of everybody who arrives from Taiwan and China

who rents a Sierra.

Nice work.

Don't get too excited, the list isn't that short.

So, what do we got?

Okay, so I just got a call from a motel manager,

he says two Chinese guys checked in the other day,

they don't speak very good English and they're driving a Sierra.

- Wait, that's the motel? - Right.

- That's the convenience store? - Uh huh.

And that's the University?

Right off the expressway.

That's worth checking out.

Hi, I'm Detective Gilbert from Chicago Police Department.

You called in about two Chinese man.

Oh, uh huh.

That's them.

David Wu. James Lee.

They're in room 36.

No Cutlass Sierra.

Clear.

Take a look around here. I'll check back.

Lisa, there's two bikes back here. Let's get some back up.

Lisa, do you copy?

Lisa, do you copy?

Freeze police!

Stop! FBI!

It's clear, it's clear.

This is Agent Kelly, FBI. Shots fired, officer down.

4229 West Ciscero and 36th.

So, did you find anything?

It doesn't hurt that much actually.

They're in Taipei!

The Cutlass Sierra was found this morning

in an abandoned tire factory on the south side.

She was right.

Who?

Lisa.

The car was rented from O'Hare two days before Wen was killed, by James Lee.

The same James Lee bought a ticket to Taipei, paid cash for it.

The second ticket was for David Wu.

So these guys flew out of O'Hare?

Passport Control had these sketches?

How the hell did they get out?

Anything from the locals?

Nothing, they believe that these are false identities.

Interpol?

Same.

And I've got the Senator in charge of sub-committee

on Asian Affairs crawling up my ass on this.

Seems he's making the Professor his pet project.

Wants to turn this into a god dammed press event

because this murder was of a U.S. citizen

and especially because the suspects crossed the border.

Made in Taiwan.

Yeah.

But, seeing as how we don't have an official relationship with them anymore,

we can't extradite anyway.

So State is telling me that we are being

allowed one emissary to observe and possibly assist in their investigation.

Why're you looking at me?

You're senior.

And when I left 'Nam I pissed out the door of that chopper.

You can send me Europe.

So, how's your Chinese Kelly?

Um, nonexistent sir.

Well, tough, because you're up at bat.

Okay.

Now just remember, you're being invited to assist.

What does that mean?

Don't be a cowboy. Let them do their jobs.

Yes, sir.

Braxton.

Hey, it's Jake.

Hey, how's it going? Hey, sick of the food yet?

Let's just say these people like to drink.

I would too if I lived in a fucking police state.

Yeah, me too. But don't tell anybody.

So, what'd you find out.

Nothing. Going in to ID some photos tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

These people don't seem to view the case

with the same urgency we do.

I'll call you tomorrow after I actually get to work.

Okay, don't forget. I worry about you.

Bye, Tom.

Bye.

They're going to take Lee's body away

and the military police are going to come back through that door

and they're going to throw you ass in jail or worse.

So you tell me right now, who gave you Lee?

Can you arrange an unconditional release?

No.

There's nothing unconditional here.

Then all you're going to get from me is name, rank and serial number.

Hello? How are you?

Hello, do you speak English?

Yes.

I'm calling to speak with Dr. Huang Li Pei.

Who is calling?

This is Jake Kelly,

please tell him Mrs. Wen suggested I call.

This is Huang.

Dr. Huang, this is Agent Jake Kelly of the FBI.

I'm in Taipei assisting in the investigation of the murder of Wen Ming Hwa.

A terrible tragedy.

Mrs. Wen asked me to give you her regards.

Are you hungry, Agent Kelly?

Hungry?

You eat breakfast don't you?

I can recommend an excellent restaurant.

Leave the hotel, walk 5 blocks. The restaurant is on your right.

Thank you.

Dr. Huang?

Guess not.

What do you want to eat?

Uh, I.

What do you want to eat? Eat?

Um. I'm sorry, I don't,

do you speak English?

What do you want eat? Eat?

No, thank you.

You can't sit here

if you're not...

Okay, coffee? Coffee. Coffee?

Don't.

It isn't me! It isn't me!

Help me! It isn't me!

Please don't!

Hey, wait!

Hey!

You speak English?

Please, sir. Calm.

You know Dr. Huang?

He only ask you pay your bill.

First, we'll give you what we have on known gang members here in Taiwan.

By the way you found Henry Wen

we believe he was assassinated by a group called the Iron Blood Patriots.

They are very well represented in various U.S. cities,

facilitating stolen electronics and drugs from the region.

And your Professor Wen, he was a well known

boss of another gang, the Bamboo Tigers.

Really?

Professor Wen was a well respected academic.

We're having a tough time picturing him as a mob boss.

As you can imagine, it's easier for us

to infiltrate these groups than it would be for you.

Unless the Bureau is actively recruiting native speakers of Taiwanese these days?

Please.

If you got a good look at the assassin, I assure you, you'll find him here.

Someone once said, be careful for what you wish.

Well, right now I wish for a pot of coffee.

Pour him a cup of coffee.

Well Agent Kelly,

what new information do you have for us?

They're not here. No James Lee, no David Wu.

That is impossible. This is the combined work of 3 security agencies on the island.

Every gang member in Taiwan would be in these books.

Sorry.

I think you've made an inaccurate ID.

He was as close to me as you are right now.

And I'd have no trouble IDing you.

Agent Kelly!

How was your first day?

Mr. Kuo.

He says he didn't find the suspect in any of our files.

Really?

Well, Agent Kelly must be right.

We'll cross check everything to make sure no one has fallen through the cracks.

I'll go immediately now to get it done.

Yes, please go.

Now in the meantime Agent Kelly,

you've earned some serious R & R.

I know some place special for me to take you.

Really special.

Come on.

Sounds good.

We have a private room for dinner,

then I'm going to introduce to you some VIPs.

You're going to be in very exclusive company Agent Kelly.

Very few people get to see a party's inner sanctum.

Just me and the CIA spooks there at the table, huh?

You guys are great.

You have some imagination Agent Kelly.

I suppose in your line of work it comes in handy. Come on.

So, who else would rate to come in here?

Businessmen, representatives of your Boeing or Lockheed perhaps.

You take good care of my friend, okay?

If you will excuse me, I'm going to check the kitchen.

They make a very, very good New York steak. Cheers.

Cheers.

Thank God for that guy, right?

You here on business?

Yeah.

Well, then you know what I mean.

Did you know there's hundreds of missiles

being pointed at us right now from China?

Ah, no I didn't.

And for what? Christ,

the Reds are already going to get Hong Kong back.

With the Brits in charge, that's for sure.

But that guy right there,

that guy right there is the only thing keeping Taiwan safe for making money.

And democracy.

Yeah, that too.

That too buddy.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Yes, operator, I would like to call the United States please.

Thank you.

Braxton.

It's me.

Hey! How's it going, you sound tired.

I am.

Yeah? Too much partying over there or did they finally put you to work?

Yeah. Except it turns out their complete records weren't exactly complete.

No kidding. So, now what do you do?

Show up tomorrow, they pull more files.

Sounds like fun.

What's that noise? You got somebody coming up?

You got a girl coming up over there or something?

Yeah, several. I'll call you tomorrow.

Hello.

May I help you?

I always wanted to meet an FBI agent.

Consider my friendship as a token of our President's appreciation.

Please tell Mr. Kuo thank you but, no thanks.

You don't find me attractive?

I find you very attractive.

I find you very sexy Agent.

Don't use your phone, they're listening.

Who's listening?

Get angry. Throw me out.

Meet me in the alley in ten minutes.

Get out.

You don't like girls?

I don't like whores.

Get out!

How the hell did you think you were going to

get a known felon in Taiwan on a plane to the States?

That's why I called you!

I don't work for you and I don't have unlimited powers.

- You wanna talk to the Ambassador - Bullshit! Don't give me that!

You head across the Taiwan Strait and go up to Beijing!

No, the government here is highly dependent on ours!

No, the government here, and ours I might add,

are only concerned with making sure this island

doesn't become subject to a Communist takeover.

And that's it.

Oh, come on! I don't buy for one second that you believe that.

You're not stupid and you're not naive!

How does arresting me prevent a Communist takeover, huh?

Where you going with this?

Were you followed?

No.

- Are you sure? - Yes, I'm sure.

All right, it's dangerous here.

Who are you?

My name is Maysing. Dr. Huang sent me,

okay? Let's go.

Maysing, who are you afraid of? What's going on?

Did you enjoy your dinner tonight, Agent Kelly?

Did they keep your drink full?

So, what're you saying?

They received a tip on Wu Da-Wei,

his name is David Wu in your country. They know where he's hiding

and they are already making their move.

Come. We're close.

He's in the last room on the first floor.

FBI!

- FBI Agent! - Stop!

What is he doing here?

Why wasn't I called about this?

Take him away!

- Away immediately! - You can't do this!

Shit!

What were you thinking?

It was a take down.

I thought I should at least be advising.

Christ. You could have been shot on site

and then I'd really have a mess on my hands, wouldn't I?

This morning they have no idea who David Wu is.

Less than twenty four hours later

they're staging a major raid with half the Taiwanese army to assassinate him.

This is not a conspiracy.

No.

No, its mob theory they keep pushing down my throat.

The gangs here are very well connected

and unfortunately we have almost no control over corruption.

Henry Wen was not a gangster.

We're outsiders here.

They do things differently

and they're not going to let us in on the inside.

The military maintains an awfully high profile here.

Well, they've been in a state of martial law since '47.

I think it's very difficult for us to understand constant threat of invasion.

The threat of a Communist takeover. Very hard.

Front desk. May I help you Mr. Kelly?

Mr. Kelly? Hello?

The phone's been ringing off the hook for three hours.

Let me guess, Susan Kane?

Washington.

Washington?

Yeah, I mean, I didn't know you had it in you

but you're apparently kicking up a shit storm over there.

Tom, I'm telling you, they had 30 guys between him and door and they shot him.

It's their show!

Yeah, and they're taking me out to dinner while the raids going down.

You're only there to assist.

How am I supposed to assist if they're killing the suspects?

Tell you something bigger is going on here. I'll know more soon, I think.

Yeah well, when you know, be sure to let us know.

I gotta go.

Why am I not surprised?

I'm glad you do not dismiss a lowly waiter, Agent Kelly.

I am Ming.

Dr. Huang is here?

I will take you to him.

So you knew Professor Wen?

No, I didn't know him. Chicago's a big place.

And what did you know about him?

He seemed very well liked.

His wife was very nice.

There was a big demonstration on campus protesting his death.

And this demonstration, what was it trying to say?

It was trying to connect his death to your government.

Does that seem impossible to you?

Well, I know about his affiliation with the Bamboo Tigers Gang.

You really must speak with Dr. Huang.

How does arresting me prevent a Communist takeover?

Where are you going with this?

Why were you meeting with Dr. Huang? Hm?

Huang was Wen's mentor. Wen's widow wanted me to say hi.

So you went all the way down to Kaohsiung to say hi?

If I tell you, can you get them to release Ming to me?

I can talk to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Not good enough.

You know what, let me tell you something.

This isn't just some little investigation you can control at your field office.

I don't think you understand exactly what's going on here.

Yeah,

do you?

How is Mrs. Wen?

Under the circumstances, she seems like a very strong woman.

When I last saw her, she was a shy, beautiful bride.

Wen was very happy. His was a terrible loss.

Are you close to finding his murderers?

Unfortunately, I seem to be somewhat outside of the investigation.

They're not giving me much to go on.

This is very frustrating I'm sure.

So, who would want to kill Henry Wen?

Are the police telling you the mob is responsible?

Yes. And I don't think Henry Wen had anything to do with the mob.

I'm proud of my student Henry Wen. He did what I could not do.

What's that?

He made the ultimate sacrifice.

He left his country in order to make it better for his people.

Being in your country, a free country, he could speak freely.

What do you know of our country's history?

Under Japanese occupation until the end of World War II.

Then when Chiang Kai-Shek and his army were forced out of China by Mao Zedong

he established control here.

He's been protecting Taiwan from the Communist invasion

from mainland China ever since.

I guess that information has been approved by your State Department.

This island has been controlled by foreigners for a long time.

To establish control Chiang Kai-Shek imposed martial law.

It didn't matter that people here were harassed, arrested, tortured.

It didn't matter that people here were forced to speak Mandarin.

We were fined for speaking our own language, Taiwanese.

In America, Wen was able to write about all these things.

There are eighteen million native Taiwanese on this island,

but about two million mainland Chinese rule them.

And the minute your President Nixon shook the hand of Chairman Mao,

the government saw their days were numbered. They are desperate.

Desperate enough to kill an American on America soil?

Kill the chicken, to scare the monkey.

Kill the chicken, to scare the monkey.

Fear made us lose our awareness. It can turn us into cowards as well.

I do not wish to offend you Agent Kelly.

But you might ask yourself why your government sent you here.

You do not seem to be an expert on Taiwan.

I was the only one who could identify Wen's killer.

But they already know who killed Professor Wen.

But what's important is we all can say we did what was right.

And I owe this to Wen.

Taiwan Independence! Taiwan Independence!

We must finish Wen's work.

Come on.

Taiwan Independence! Taiwan Independence!

Today we are here for our Formosa

Our Taiwan. We are not afraid of...

Wen sent this to me. Now you will reveal its contents.

You don't want to give that to me.

If you were to give me evidence I'd have to turn it in.

We all have to believe in something, Agent Kelly.

I choose to believe, as did Henry, in the ideals of the United States.

What about you?

Aren't you worried about what's going to happen to you?

I am the chief curator of the greatest collection of Chinese art in the world.

I am thus useful to the government.

If I were not, I would not have been here to meet you.

Finally, I too am doing the right thing.

Thank you Agent Kelly.

Thank you.

Ming.

Thank you very much, Dr. Huang.

Be careful.

Bye.

Taiwan Independence! Taiwan Independence!

All the fellow Taiwanese, the masters of our Formosa, we stand up today...

They are speaking in Taiwanese, not Chinese.

For democracy and freedom of Taiwan,

With courage, we stand here today

What's two-two-eight?

February 28, 1947.

Chiang Kai-Shek's army killed twenty thousand Taiwanese in one week.

It's illegal to talk about.

What are they saying?

Independence!

Taiwan Independence! Taiwan Independence!

Don't be panic.

Sit down! Everyone sit down.

Let's stay together.

You and Dr. Huang talked for what twenty minutes apparently.

So you knew I was being followed.

This isn't the U.S. You're a visitor going outside of your directives.

Well, you're not much of an agent if you don't know you've been watched

since the moment you got here.

Who's side are you on?

I could as you the same question.

You're withholding evidence, aiding a Communist spy.

What is this? A government briefing now?

Military command briefed me as a courtesy.

All right, let's cut through the bull then. Why don't you tell me what you know.

All right, here's what I know,

an emissary of the United States was seen at an anti-government rally.

That doesn't look too good.

This government ordered its army to fire into a group of unarmed civilians

who were trying to stage a peaceful protest.

How does that look?

I'm going to get back to the hotel.

It's late. Please stay.

Oh, no it's...

Let me get some tea.

I can't believe the army could fire on a crowd like that.

They were ordered to do so.

Why?

It was a pro-democracy rally. The government needs no publicity about 228.

They have done such a good job

that no one outside this island knows about it.

That is why we suspect they killed Henry Wen.

He was trying to expose it to the rest of the world.

What happened?

After World War II, the Japanese left after fifty years.

We were very happy.

Then the Chinese Civil War started. Chiang Kai Shek's army

began to lose against Mao Zedong's army and the Communists.

Chiang's army started coming to Taiwan.

At first, we were happy because most of our ancestors are from the mainland.

But then, we began to realize why they were losing the war.

It was because they stole from people on the mainland

in the same way they would steal from us.

They came to Taiwan and saw how rich we were.

And they acted like they owned everything.

On February 28, 1947,

we native Taiwanese got together and demanded for justice and order.

They responded by sending a battalion to kill us.

They were very specific about who they killed.

They killed politicians, businessmen, journalists, intellectuals,

anybody who could create a government. An entire generation of leaders.

My father was a civil engineer.

He was taken from my house

and dragged to the river

with five other unlucky men. They were tied together,

they shot one of them in the head and he dragged the four others down with him.

My father was the last to drown.

You should drink your tea,

it's a healing tea.

The Chinese say we are their brothers,

but if we are brothers, why do they treat us like this?

Thank you.

Sweetie.

Come here, don't bother our guest.

No, no, no, it's okay.

We know there are agents sent by the Chinese government

in every major university in the United States.

Good morning.

Morning.

There's a shirt for you.

Thank you.

Pour him a cup of coffee.

How did Wen get that tape overseas to Dr. Huang without the government getting it?

Even the government is not organized enough

to deal with the chaos of our mail system.

What's on the tape?

It's a dictation of the major events of Wen's book. It's back up.

He sensed he was in danger.

What's the book about?

He was writing about the Taiwanese's government's

systematic use of the Chinese mob.

The gangs sell drugs, and use the money to buy arms

in other countries including the United States.

They create fear by spying on their own people.

Laundering money, even killing political dissidents.

Open the door!

Open the door! Police!

Agent Kelly! You must come with us immediately!

- Officer - Susan!

Please wait a moment!

Keep moving!

Agent Kelly! Where the hell have you been?

We've been looking for you all morning.

Look, I don't know what's going on,

but I suggest you play this very cool, let me do the talking.

And try not to say anything stupid.

Where's Kuo?

Good morning gentlemen.

Good morning. Thank you for coming.

I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate the importance

the United States places on finding Lee Shin-Shen.

We are aware of your concerns Miss Kane.

And let me assure you, that we want to find him as much as you do.

Thank you.

Do you want to find Lee or do you want to assassinate him?

I saw how efficiently you apprehended David Wu.

We can all appreciate I'm sure Agent Kelly's frustration.

Please Ms. Kane,

Agent Kelly understands what is occurring here.

We are eager to hear from him.

Well, perhaps you could tell us what you were doing there.

I was doing what I was sent here to do. I was observing.

Perhaps you'd like to tell me next time

when you're carrying out a raid against one of my suspects.

The suspects are no longer your suspects, it is our investigation

and if I tell you any information regarding it, it will be out of courtesy.

I am quite certain, we all want to find Lee Shin-Shen.

I am curious though, how did you know where it was?

I was out for a stroll. I saw some police activity

I decided to follow it.

Then, perhaps you could tell me

what you were doing at an illegal protest in Kaohsiung yesterday.

Excuse me?

Surely, you weren't just out for a stroll then.

No, I received a tip that Lee was hiding in Kaohsiung.

And was he?

I don't know.

I was beaten over the head by police before I could find out.

Independently pursuing leads

can compromise our and Officer Chen's investigations.

The last thing I want to do is compromise this investigation.

And if I've somehow done that, I apologize to you and Officer Chen.

Given the current state of unrest,

we fear it's not longer safe for you to be here.

Your assistance is greatly appreciated,

but we will kindly request that

you leave the country no later than tomorrow afternoon.

Ms. Kane.

Of course.

I trust that this will be enough time for you to wrap up all your affairs here.

Thank you gentlemen.

Agent Kelly?

I can't leave yet!

My hands are absolutely tied.

We have no official relationship with this country,

you're luck they didn't throw you in jail!

Lee is the key to this whole thing. He could blow it wide open,

which is why they want to get rid of me and get to him first.

This is their investigation.

There's not going to be an investigation! They're going to kill him.

What exactly are you driving at here?

I think the Taiwanese government conspired to have Wen killed.

Listen, even if that was true, you'd never be able to prove it.

No, not without Lee.

Stop. Show me your ID.

We are from the American Institute.

Go. Keep driving.

Listen to what you are saying.

You're thinking of indicting the Taiwanese government

for murdering a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil?

I'm really sorry it has come to this,

but you're going to have to let this one go.

Don't leave the hotel without calling me.

What's he doing?

Hello, operator.

Hello, operator. I'd like to call the United States collect.

One moment please.

Hello?

Tom!

Jake! So, did you find out anything?

Is Daltry there?

What do you want to talk to Daltry for? He's gone.

They're sending me home.

- What? - It seems I've overstayed my welcome.

This is bullshit.

Yeah well, shit see, I told you to lay low.

It's tough to lay low

when you're discovering the Taiwanese government had Wen murdered.

What? What did you just tell to me?

It makes sense the State was calling Daltry.

Wait a minute, run that by me one more time. What are you talking about?

Jake?

Jake?

Jake!

Hey! Don't move!

Shit!

Where are you going!

Hey! Stop!

Jake?

Huang's dead!

- What? - It's not safe for you. We have to go!

They're coming after you next. Come on!

Come on.

Come.

I see you have met my sister. She has contacts at the security police.

Apparently.

Victims of torture.

From Kaohsiung?

Some perhaps.

This was made by blowtorch.

You see for yourself the words of Dr. Huang.

It's good fortune you were at the protest in Kaohsiung.

I believe they have started something that cannot be stopped.

Brother, come here.

You tell him.

I'm sorry, but the security police have information

that Lee Shin Shen has fled to Hong Kong.

Leave quickly!

FBI! That man is with me! He is under my custody!

Who are they? Who?

Give him a taste of blow torch.

No! I don't know!

If you hold still, I will remove your handcuffs.

You may remove your blindfold.

Don't worry, you are safe.

You are a lucky man Agent Kelly.

After your capture I lost track of you for many hours.

Now I was afraid one of my subordinates executed you under his own authority.

That would have been unfortunate.

You certainly aren't the push over our government was expecting.

Where's Ming?

You will see him soon.

Change can come from anywhere. Like my friend Huang,

some prefer to work from the inside.

Huang is dead.

Why should I trust you?

You have no reason to.

What if I told you

your suspect Wu Da Wei and Lee Shin Shen

were members of an organization called the Iron Blood Patriots

and this organization was contracted to assassinate Professor Wen.

You'd just be confirming something I already suspected.

So the government was involved?

Yes.

Military command?

Of course.

But the order came from higher up.

The primary patron of the Iron Blood Patriots is the son of the President.

So they killed Wen to save face?

Yes.

But, why risk alienating the U.S.?

The decision was foolish. As are many of the decisions I encounter these days.

Did you know about it?

Would you believe me if I said no?

I'd have my doubts.

As you should. This is tricky business here Agent Kelly.

We must maintain sight of the end game at all times.

Although they won't admit it, this government feels backed into a corner.

So much so, that they are right now

finalizing a deal with several American businessmen

to fund and train Nicaraguan Contras

to fight their pro-Communist government.

In exchange for that, the U.S. Administration will back an arms

deal to Taiwan exceeding fifty million dollars.

When President Nixon decided to back Communist China,

the mainland gained advantage.

The U.N. seat moved from Taipei to Beijing,

but the biggest threat to our government

is not the Red Giant from across the Strait,

it is here in Taiwan.

What the vast majority of Taiwanese people want is a democratic government.

Separate and independent from China.

Sounds reasonable to you as an American.

China needs Taiwan.

Taiwan does not need China.

This is a fact the United States and the rest of the world have never understood.

Henry Wen was Taiwanese. He was murdered, in short, by mainlanders.

Now that Wu Da Wei is dead,

Lee Shin Shen knows he is being hunted by his employers

because we've made him more dangerous

to the government than Henry Wen ever was.

And now he's fled to Hong Kong.

Be careful of your intelligence Agent Kelly.

We know exactly where he is.

You see, unlike Wu Da Wei,

Lee Shin Shen is a rather high ranking member of the Patriots

and is therefore afforded some protection.

We've managed to get to a number of his Captains

and they've agreed to a prize to hand him over to us.

We will move on him tonight.

And you want me to get to him before they do?

How will I find him?

He's in a club run by the Patriots,

your friend Ming will know.

They've released him?

I have arranged a suspension of your surveillance detail.

You do not want to miss the last flight out, Agent Kelly.

And I wish you luck with your last few hours in Taipei.

Ming!

Ming.

Are you okay?

Are you all right?

Ming.

I know where Lee is.

If you help me find him,

I'll bring him in.

Who are you? Who are you?

Where is he? I know he's here.

Shoot the gun! Just shoot me!

He was my friend,

did you think you were going to get away with it?

Honestly, I was waiting for you to come for me.

What's he saying?

He says he's been waiting for us.

I know I have already been sold out to the government.

I figure I might have better luck in America.

He says, he knows his men have made a deal with the Party.

That he would rather try his luck with the American courts.

Ask him why he killed Wen.

Why did you want to kill Professor Wen?

The government made me a good deal to do it,

but only now am I realizing that they are not good business partners.

He says the Party made him a good deal at the time.

Now he realizes that they are not good partners.

Who hired him?

Who instructed you to do it?

You tell him that until I am safely out of Taiwan

he won't get one bit of information from me!

He says, once he is in your custody and off Taiwan he will tell you everything.

Let's go.

Where are you?

Headed to the airport.

There are two of us leaving tonight.

Impossible.

Not impossible. I'm going to need your help getting through security.

I don't have that kind of power.

You guys are great.

I know you have enough leverage to broker a secret arms deal to Nicaragua.

I'll meet you at the security gate.

Right here, right here!

Stay safe my friend.

I'm coming with you!

No, Ming you need to get out of here. It's not safe for you.

I do not care anymore.

Do you know what's going to happen if they find you here?

The only thing left for me now is to see you get on that plane.

FBI! He's with me!

Stop! Stop!

Officer! Officer!

Officer! Officer!

This American is with the American Institute,

please take him away and let me have a few minutes with him

to discuss what just happened.

You've been nothing but a god damned cowboy

since the moment you arrived. Reckless and arrogant

and that's going to cost the U.S. more in political capital than you're worth.

I didn't come here to see the opera.

You don't need to throw out forty years of foreign policy for one man.

You're not going to change anything!

If you think justice for Wen is worth

taking down the last bastion we have against Red China,

you're a traitor to this country.

Let me tell you something.

Wen was going to tell the truth about what's going on here

and he was murdered by the government.

If that's the policy, it deserves to be thrown out.

Just tell them you were bringing Lee to me.

Please go outside for a moment.

Yes, of course.

God damn it!

What happened?

He wanted to wish me a good flight.

So, you don't call, you don't write.

I was a little busy.

Yeah, Daltry wants to hear all about it.

Every agent in this division is being subpoenaed

to testify before a House committee

to explain how the Federal Bureau of Investigation

helped one of its own agents to violate international law.

I was sent to do a job, and I did that job to the best of my ability.

You were sent to observe and report Not to get our only suspect killed

while trying to smuggle him illegally out of the country.

If we wanted Elliot Ness, we would have sent Elliot Ness!

I was the only one over there trying to apprehend the suspect.

It seems to me that the only thing you did right

was turn over a known terrorist to the Taiwanese government

and you did that by accident!

Ming was not a terrorist! I would never have found Lee without him

and now we're leaving him for dead.

That's an internal matter for the Taiwanese government.

They killed his family Daltry! His daughter wasn't a terrorist!

It's not our call!

It's not our call! What about the truth?

Does that matter anymore?

What about finding Wen's killers?

They're not our people.

They're not our people?

Wen's an American citizen!

His widow is an American citizen!

Well, there's a lot of folks who don't see it that way!

Who doesn't see it that way?

Do you have proof Wen was assassinated by the Taiwanese government?

Because this is still the Federal Bureau of Investigation and we deal in proof

and if you're going to create an international incident,

you damn well better have something more than just your word to go on!

And I am not about to jeopardize the rest of my career

for a bunch of god damned politics that I could care less about.

Hey!

The Taiwan Bureau of Investigation

is charging that you smuggled out pertinent evidence.

What are they talking about?

Hell if I know.

If I may remind you Agent, it is a felony to withhold evidence.

You signed the same oath I did to uphold the Constitution against all enemies,

- foreign and domestic. - Don't you start with me.

I did not join the FBI to observe people getting murdered!

You sure you wanna do this?

This isn't what I signed up for.

You know, it's just a job.

All right.

Make sure to turn in any evidence you got.

Is that you or Daltry talking?

Hey,

Daltry.

You know I don't care what you do with it.

You gotta be true to yourself, huh? Do the right thing,

only you know what that is?

That's very Chinese of you Tom.

Yeah, coming from you I take that as a compliment.

I'll see you around.

Yeah, so long. I'll miss you.

We know there are agents sent by the Chinese government

in every major university in the United States.

I, too, am being watched.

I've seen them photographing me as I've left my office at night.

I know what I'm doing puts me at risk,

to speak out and demand change of all ways

that have put others at risk in history.

We are suffering enough now!

We cannot be silent any longer.