NEAL: PIease teIl me this isn't gonna be another mortgage fraud case.
What's wrong with mortgage fraud cases? They're boring.
You stare at paPerwork alI day. You could stare at Prison bars aIl day.
Are you stilI pIaying that card? Makes me smiIe.
WOMAN: Excuse me. MAN: Get out of the way.
NEAL: Why aIl the craziness? PETER: l don't know. This can't be good.
LAUREN: Peter, Hughes wants to see you right away.
PETER: AIl right.
So is this what it Iooked Iike when I escaPed?
I don't know. I was working important cases.
What's going on? The bureau is missing an agent.
That isn't good. Yeah.
He's an undercover from the D.C. office. We Iost contact with him 1 2 hours ago.
What do you think happened?
I don't know. CouId be in troubIe, couId be Iaying Iow. We're not sure.
HUGHES: Listen to me. We need somebody who understands money Iaundering.
Excuse me. I have an important case to deal with.
PETER: This is Agent Mark Costa.
He was Posing as a drug trafficker Iooking to cIean some dirty cash...
...through this guy, Lao Shen, money Iaunderer out of China.
Costa was working him until Iast night.
According to his Iast contact...
...Lao was making a pit stoP in New york for 72 hours...
...and after that, he boards a fIight to the homeIand and we Iose him.
So why you telIing me this?
NichoIas Halden? Who?
Cut the crap. We know he's one of your aIiases.
You created him to Iaunder cash through that Canary IsIands scam you ran in '04.
MultimiIlionaire with a penchant for gambIing?
Ringing any beIls?
I may have heard of him.
Are you wiIling to offer him fuII immunity?
Done. I don't give a damn what you did five years ago. I wanna find my agent.
Then what can Nick do to heIp?
We want you to make contact with Lao using this identity.
What do you know about Pai Gow? I know it sounds delicious.
It's a Chinese version of poker pIayed with dominoes.
Not reaIly my game. Make it your game.
Lao likes to contact new clients using certain hands or bets.
He'lI be pIaying an underground tabIe in Chinatown tomorrow night.
I'm not gonna Iie to you. This is a dangerous one, Caffrey.
High stakes.
I'm in.
I asked you to teach me the game. This movie is terrible.
Wait. Shh.
Let's take this to the next Ievel.
You took it to the next IeveI when you kiIled my family.
Your wager then.
One hundred grand?
How did they know about Nick HaIden?
Shh!
MAN [ON TV]: Surely you can't believe that....
Let's be honest. Nick was not your best work.
He's no Steve Tabernacle.
Steve was a good man. Steve is a good man.
Besides, you shouId be more concerned with what the guy with the ring wants.
I don't know.
I've stoIen a Iot of stuff in my Iifetime.
Maybe Poe's Tamerlane book?
No. Sold that a while back.
The Tamayo painting. Not worth aIl this.
Washington's love Ietters.
Seriously, I don't even know why you stole that in the first Place. Martha....
Oh, this is my favorite part.
Too rich for your bIood, Lee-Kang?
LEE-KANG: I beIieve it is your blood that wiIl make me rich, farmer boy.
[LAUGHlNG]
Okay, what are they doing right now? Oh, they're drawing from the wood PiIe.
With these tiles, they make two hands.
Oh, wait. Wait. Shh. Shh.
He just played the death tile.
Death tiIe?
WeIl, the movie takes a few liberties.
Then why are we watching it?
It's a cult cIassic.
Okay, fine. What do you have to do?
FoId above the bank.
If l get a better hand than the deaIer and throw it away, Lao knows I'm a ProsPect.
Okay. WeII...
...ideaIIy you want something like this.
These are some of the best tiIes you can get.
You trash a hand Iike this and you're in. It's Iike folding Pocket aces.
AIl right. Then Iet's practice.
AIl you have to do is Iose. You wanna practice losing?
No, I have to win first, then Iose.
I thought Perhaps you gentlemen might like something to eat.
Oh, thanks, June. Thanks, June.
What you watching? Tiles of Fire.
Oh, Part One? Part Two's uP next.
Aha. Don't start without me.
There's a sequel? Five.
Good news. We Put word out NichoIas Halden's in town...
...and Iooking to do business.
Lao's PeoPIe took the bait.
We're sending you in as an investor to his money-Iaundering scheme.
Lao's game takes pIace just off of Mott Street.
We'II be setting up around the corner. At Mei Shi Lin Restaurant?
Ooh. Been there. Good dumPIings.
And an even better HQ for our PurPoses.
FamiIy that owns the PIace are trusted Cls for the bureau.
They've had deaIings with Lao.
We'II monitor the game from the second fIoor.
Look, there's an agent missing in aII this.
So everyone stay sharP.
PETER: The FbI is truIy gratefuI for your heIp, Mr. Tuan.
I just want Lao out of the neighborhood.
He's been taking from my business for years.
And with my own debt PiIing up, I can hardIy afford to be in his.
I understand.
Look, l too am grateful for your heIp.
Come on.
Those standard FBI issue?
They were a gift from EIizabeth.
One that keePs on giving.
We tried to make room. It's Perfect.
APoIogies. My daughter, Bai.
[BAI SPEAkING CHINESE]
Hi, there.
I'm gonna need that back, okay?
There. Thank you.
[BAI CRYING]
Who are you? What do you mean? l just grabbed--
Do you have a business card?
Hey, hey. It's okay.
It's okay. Ready? Watch this. Ready?
One, two, three.
Where'd it go? Where'd it go?
Where'd it go?
Wait a second. ls it here? Is it right there?
[BOTH LAUGHING]
How siIly. Here you go.
[BAI SPEAkS CHINESE]
You know, every time l see you do that, I check for my waIIet.
AIl right.
Let's get you suited up.
Game starts in 1 0. You reviewed the building Iayout?
Camera surveilIance, eIectronic pass code. Standard.
Any questions? Just one.
Where did EIizabeth buy those socks? Christmas is--
Enough. There is one smaII probIem.
What?
That's a realIy nice fake.
It's more concerned with teIIing us where you are than teIIing time.
We deactivated your ankIet 30 seconds ago.
Lauren, if you'Il do the honors.
Be gentIe.
Yeah, l've never been the gentle type.
AIl right. There's a GSM transmitter inside.
It's one-way, but we'II be able to hear everything that haPpens.
Everything?
Lao is dangerous, NeaI. We're PulIing you at the first sign of troubIe.
Fine. As long as l don't draw the death tiIe.
There's a death tile?
[BEEPlNG]
HaIden. Nick HaIden.
[BEEPlNG]
[METAL DETECTOR CHIRPING]
NEAL [ON RADlO]: Halden's golden. He got through.
What hapPened here? TUAN: Lao.
PETER: He was in your home? No, his men.
They came in one night to make sure I would pay.
With a gun?
They fired a buIIet 2 inches from my baby's crib...
...whiIe Bai was stiIl sIeeping in it.
[PETER SIGHS]
How you doing?
Don't get them wet. Don't feed them after midnight, right?
Never mind.
[MEILlN SPEAkS CHINESE]
It's a toast. "Drink and win."
[SPEAKS CHINESE]
One down, one to go.
Eight and seven, nice hand.
I'm out.
You could have won.
There are more imPortant things than winning.
[WHISPERING INAUDIBLY]
You folded on a good hand, Mr...?
You know who l am. And you know why l'm here.
For a man of your reputation, Mr. HaIden...
...it took some time for you to find the hand you needed.
Pai Gow isn't my game. What is your game?
PerhaPs we should discuss that in private.
We have time for that. Another hand?
Don't rush him, NeaI.
NEAL: I'm always in for one more game. Good, good.
COP [ON RADIO]: --gambling location. Peter, we got a problem.
N.Y.P.D. got a tip-off. They're about to raid the game.
Who the heII tiPped them off? No cIue.
They're gonna get NeaI kiIled.
You get me Captain Shattuck of N.Y.P.D. before they crash this whoIe thing.
Cops! They're not with me.
I don't beIieve in coincidence.
Maybe you shouId.
MAN: Let's get out of here.
COP: It's N.Y.P.D. Stay where you are.
MEILIN: Lao, Iet's go.
MAN: Just go, go, go.
WOMAN: Where's the exit? COP 1 : Hands on the tabIe.
Everyone, down. Down!
We wiIl shoot. COP 2: Freeze.
Come on, NeaI. Give yourseIf uP. TeII them you're FBI.
COP 3: --fired. Shots fired. White male, 6 foot, gray suit, heading out of the buiIding.
I don't think he gave himself up.
Maybe it's not him.
COP: This way.
NEAL: Trying to save my cover here, guys. It's him. AlI right.
If he's not with me in three minutes, you mobiIize backup.
And telI N.Y.P.D. to stay the heIl out of our way.
And where are my damn shoes?
I'm getting a littIe tired of being chased, Peter. CaIl the cops off me.
PETER: Where is he, Jones? JONES: He's moving north on AlIen.
COP 1 : Down here. COP 2: AII right.
MEILIN: It's okay. Lao says to Iet me handIe it.
Have l thanked you for that drink? No.
Remind me to.
Lao knows why you folded back there. He respects it.
Come with me, and you can comPlete your business.
NEAL: Is he gonna point any more guns at me?
You'II be fine. Trust me.
Then Iead the way.
You getting this, Peter?
He's trying to save the oPeration.
[DOOR CLOSES]
They're heading to a hoteI off Mulberry.
PETER: lf Caffrey doesn't Ieave Chinatown, then neither do we.
Jones, I want two of our guys Positioned in the front and rear of the pIace.
Once that's settIed, find out what the helI hapPened back there.
Get the N.Y.P.D. caII log for starters. I'm not buying this coincidence at alI.
Who is this girl? You're gonna find out.
Where do you want me to start? Cams in the area.
Have N.Y.P.D. pulI a Photo from one of those.
[DIALING PHONE]
ELlZABETH [ON PHONE]: Another aIl-nighter?
I married a percePtive woman.
And I married a PredictabIe man.
AIl right, so no dinner tonight. How about lunch tomorrow?
That sounds great.
What did NeaI do now?
Nothing...
...yet.
You know, I wouIdn't worry too much about him.
He respects you, you know.
I think you're overselIing our bond a Iittle bit.
I don't. Good Iuck.
Nice pIace.
When wiII Lao be joining us?
He won't be.
Then what are we doing here? He toId me to stay the night with you.
There's only one bed. I wasn't Planning on sIeeping. Were you?
Let me get you a drink. OnIy Caffrey.
Ugh. Already seen this one on Cinemax.
I haven't.
MEILIN: Lao says that l shouId keep an eye on you untiI we can arrange another meeting.
So, what do we do until then?
ReIax, have a drink.
I'm good for now.
It's not drugged or poisoned.
Why don't you just reIax?
Let's start with this.
NEAL: What are you doing?
MEILIN: Taking you off the cIock.
[BEEPlNG, THEN STOPS]
What hapPened? We just Iost the transmitter.
ShaIl we go in?
No.
We've got guys on the entrances.
We can track Caffrey if he Ieaves the room.
Assuming he Ieaves the room.
Hey, that was an expensive-- Fake?
I am realIy tired of guns being pointed at me tonight.
NichoIas Halden isn't the kind of man who wouId wear a fake watch.
Neal Caffrey, on the other hand....
You know who l am?
You've been on our watch Iist for years.
Could you be more specific? l've been on so many, it's hard to keep track.
InterPoI.
You know my name, but I don't know yours.
My name is MeiIin.
Why is InterPoI interfering in an FBI investigation?
It's the other way around.
You caIIed the cops.
And you screwed everything up by impressing Lao with your fancy tabIe tricks.
Now I'm stuck with you. Am I such a bad guy to be stuck with?
If you take Lao, we'II never get to his boss. He's a much bigger fish.
Yeah, l get it. Turf wars. So why are we here?
You're gonna let Lao waIk.
I don't know if you heard, but the bureau and l are paIs lateIy.
I can't fIiP on them. You can botch the deaI.
Besides, if you heIp me, I'lI make sure you get the one thing you want most.
What, a new watch? kate.
What do you know about kate? I know where she is.
So do l. I want the man who's got her.
I can heIp you with that.
I think I'II take that drink now.
Oh, damn.
Oh, I toId you to wake me if I drifted off.
Oh, come on, boss. You needed a break.
Anything haPpen? Nope.
How Iong have l been out?
About a haIf an hour.
Okay. Get some rest. I'II take over.
Okay.
[SIGHS]
PETER: What hapPened to my sock?
I don't know. l was watching the monitor, remember?
Did you steaI my sock?
You're a IittIe kIePto, aren't you?
Yeah.
You have no idea what I'm saying, do you?
No.
keeP that uP, you'II end uP like NeaI.
You don't want that. Trust me.
He's unreliabIe. He never Iistens to you.
And he aIways gets himseIf into troubIe.
I mean, it's not like I'm worried about him.
I just feeI resPonsibIe.
Anything haPpens to him, I'II have a lot of PaPerwork to fiII out.
Paperwork's a hassIe.
Neal's a hassIe.
But then again, that was a neat card trick, huh?
NEAL: Nice to know I'm aPpreciated.
I knew you were there.
Yeah? Yeah.
You also know she sPeaks Perfect English?
You're weird. Heh, heh.
I want my sock back.
You're a bad infIuence.
How'd you get here? I caught a lift...
...with one G-men in front of the hoteI.
I toId those guys to calI me if they saw you.
I toId them not to bother you.
You get a littIe cranky if you don't get your beauty sIeep.
What hapPened to the watch?
Oh, I must have banged it uP during the chase.
When did it cut out?
While you were in the hotel room.
That's too bad. Guess you missed aII the good stuff.
So can she make the meet haPpen?
She'II contact me with the time and Place.
Good. Jones, if you'Il do the honors.
[JONES WHISTLES]
Hey. N.y.P.D. traced their tip-off on the game...
...to a ceIl Phone registered to a Miss MeiIin Wan.
Same girl Caffrey had a sleePover with last night.
You sure about that?
Yeah. That's from a traffic cam a bIock away...
...at the exact same time the calI was pIaced.
A carrier comPany Iists the hostess bar on CanaI as the PIace of business.
I wanna check it out.
I'm curious why Miss MeiIin wants to calI the coPs on Lao's game...
...esPeciaIIy if she wants to keep your deaI aIive.
You got a problem with that? Let's go.
PETER: Looks like our empIoyees are on a break right now.
Any thoughts on how to apProach this one?
No? lsn't this the part where you say, "We should buy them a drink"?
I can't go in there. It'II bIow my cover.
Guess I'II have to show you how it's done.
[WOMAN SPEAkING CHlNESE]
PETER: HeIIo.
Agent Burke, FBI.
I wanna ask you a few questions...
...about one of your coworkers, Miss MeiIin Wan.
[WOMAN SPEAkING CHlNESE]
One at-- One at a time, pIease.
Does anyone--? Does anyone know where she is right now?
Oh, realIy? Do you know where she lives?
That's the same guy who caught me, right?
That's the guy who caught you twice.
Does anyone speak EngIish? Anyone?
[WOMAN SPEAkING CHlNESE]
PETER: You know, okay. AIl right. AIl right, thank you. Thanks very much.
So that's how it's done? Yeah, that's how it's done.
Amazing what someone wiII say when they don't think you can speak their Ianguage.
Have a translator meet us at the office.
Let's see what they were saying behind the back of the bumbIing FBI agent.
Where's the transIator? Won't be here for another hour.
Damn it.
[PETER SIGHS]
AIl right, let her run. Maybe we can Pick uP a name at the very least.
PETER [ON RECORDING]: Meilin Wan.
[WOMEN SPEAkING CHlNESE ON RECORDING]
5hat? Meilin Wan. Oh, realIy?
Catch anything? Not so much.
Know where she lives? Where are subtitles when you need them?
[BAI GIGGLES]
Someone caIIed you a bad name.
There you are. Sorry about that.
We're taking Victor's statement, and l guess she heard your voice.
AIl right, let's go. HoId on.
I got an idea.
BAI: These ladies are mean.
PETER [ON RECORDING]: One at a time, please.
They think you're stuPid.
Leave that out.
PETER: Something about MeiIin working the night shift.
A place caIled Red Lantern. Where do l know that from?
WeIl, it could be a club or a restaurant. Could be a sunburned suPerhero.
It's a waste, Peter. FoIIowing MeiIin's not getting us any closer to Lao or Costa.
Found it.
Red Lantern Exports.
Yeah, it Iooks Iike Costa susPected it was a sheIl comPany for Lao.
That's what he was Iooking into before he disaPpeared.
So she had a Part-time job at a warehouse.
That's an eclectic résumé. StiII wasting our time?
[kNOCkING ON DOOR]
Jones, Iook uP that address for me.
So the resuIts on MeiIin's faciaI scan came back.
You got anything? Nothing.
Because it came back "restricted."
Restricted?
Which means she's either a CI or working for another organization.
Run it through the interagency database. AIready did.
She's InterPoI.
Oh, do you think Neal knows?
WeIl, he sPent six hours aIone with her in a room. He knows.
Maybe he was keeping his cover.
Okay. He knows.
He's pIaying me.
WeIl, there's reaIly onIy one reason why he wouId keeP something from you.
Just one?
kate.
What are you gonna do?
Pick that for me. Don't we need a warrant?
Oh, Iook at you. Law-abiding citizen alI of a sudden.
I got goose bumps.
Agent Costa aIready fiIed for one.
But l don't have my tooIs. WeIl, I got mine.
NEAL: I think l just saw the Ark of the Covenant back there.
PETER: lf my face melts, Iet me know.
Neal.
Sign of a struggle. Scuff marks.
Looks Iike someone was dragged right down that way.
BIood.
It's Agent Costa.
[FOOTSTEPS]
[MEN SPEAKlNG CHINESE]
Lao's men.
I didn't see an aIarm system. They're not here for us.
Then who? Costa.
[PHONE BEEPS]
Oh, come on. No service.
No, no. What are you--? WeIl, you got a better idea?
I let them waIk right out the door. WouId you rather be dead?
This isn't a game, Neal.
I think it's time you and l had a IittIe heart-to-heart.
About what? Your friend at InterPoI.
[BOTH WHlSPERlNG] l never Iied to Peter. You did leave a few things out.
You don't understand. I need to find kate.
She's in danger.
Look, my husband reaIly wants to trust you.
But you keeP giving him reasons not to.
You're on your own on this one.
PIease, PIease. No, stay. Don't go.
[IN NORMAL VOICE] So, what now?
I wouIdn't take you off of this case if l could.
I wasn't talking about the case.
What did InterPol Promise you?
Did Meilin Promise you Kate?
What was I suPPosed to do? She said she could find her.
In exchange for what?
They want Lao to walk.
Do you know why? They're after his boss.
Lao doesn't have a boss.
You know what this is realIy about? It's about jurisdiction.
If they arrest him on Asian soiI, they get additionaI funding from China's government.
AdditionaI funding? Yeah.
HaIf a miIIion doIlars. That's the price of a dead FBI agent.
You realIy think you can beIieve everything she telIs you?
We either take down Lao now or our partnership comes to an end.
We're partners?
You telI me.
JUNE: Oh, heIIo, NeaI, dear.
I was just having a charming conversation with your friend.
It has been wonderful to meet you. Likewise, June.
Now that I know you're a wonderful host, don't be surPrised if I stop by again soon.
[JUNE CHUCkLES]
JUNE [WHISPERS]: I'd keeP my eye on that one.
What hapPened to Costa? What, no smalI taIk?
I saw a dead FbI agent today. Not reaIly feeIing Iike smaIl talk.
I'm the reason you found that body.
You expect me to beIieve you Ieft a breadcrumb traiI on Purpose?
Your agent deserved a proper burial. WeIl, he didn't get one.
Was his cover bIown?
Lao suspected he was working for a comPetitor, not a government.
You don't believe me?
I have a Pretty good reason not to.
You Iied to me about why you want Lao. And?
And you're Ietting a murderer go free to curry politicaI favor.
If that sits right with you, maybe I should rethink our arrangement.
I'm just doing my job.
And right now, my job is to make sure the FBI can't monitor...
...any of Lao's accounts during your meeting tomorrow.
It doesn't matter to me what hapPens after that.
Oh, NeaI.
The man who's got kate...
...l know who it is.
AnkIet off. You better not break this one.
When they scan you for bugs, manuaIIy deactivate the transmitter.
Press it again, it turns it back on.
And you damn weII better turn it back on.
I wilI, Peter.
Once you give Lao our account number, we'lI be abIe to scan the dirty money.
Between that and the audio from the watch, we'lI be abIe to Put this guy away for good.
Anything else?
Yeah.
Good Iuck in there.
Do you have the account number?
And you're ready for this?
Ready.
He cut the signaI.
What's imPortant is when he turns it back on.
keeP an eye on the bank account.
I'm gonna give you a new account number to use. One the FBl can't trace.
1 31 278871 .
Got it?
Repeat it to me.
I got it.
ReIax, Neal. It's aImost over.
[LAO CHUCKLING]
I aPoIogize for the scene the other night.
As you know, you can never be too careful.
Oh, I completeIy understand.
You'II find this to be the beginning of a very rewarding reIationship for us.
I hope so. MeiIin speaks very highIy of you, Mr. Halden.
The account number if you pIease.
1 31 278871 .
Any movement on the account? Nothing.
Come on, NeaI.
[BLEEPING]
And just Iike that, we are Partners.
We'II contact you in two weeks with your money...
...minus the 1 0 percent fee, of course.
Of course.
[WHISPERING] I did what you wanted. TeII me who has kate.
MEILIN: It's aIl in there.
[IN NORMAL VOICE] Hey, Lao.
We never got to finish our game.
I'II make it worth your whiIe. An extra 1 0 Percent if you win.
Very weIl.
Come. Lose your money.
[BOTH WHlSPERlNG] What are you doing?
I aIready transferred the money from your account.
It doesn't matter what hapPens now, right?
One more hand and I'II have aII of your money.
Are you certain you want to go again?
NEAL: Just to keeP things interesting.
My watch for yours.
Come on, Lao. What's life without a Iittle risk?
LAO: Why not?
[BEEPlNG]
The signaI's back.
[RATTLING ON RADlO]
What is that?
It sounds Iike dominoes.
You Iook worried.
Do I?
[SPEAKS CHINESE]
Some days the tiIes don't faIl the way we want.
Some days they do.
NEAL: At Ieast l lost my watch to a worthy adversary.
It aPpears Iuck was not on your side today.
LAO: A strange thing.
Even though my profits are 1 00 foId in business...
...a victory with the tiles is supremely more satisfying.
MAN: The American had no taIent. LAO: They rareIy do.
[LAO LAUGHING]
MAN: The outstanding parceIs have been delivered.
LAO: And the body?
MAN: Disposed of, sir. LAO: Good.
A dirty business. It wiIl be a reIief to be home.
Anything good on the radio? PETER: We got him.
He'lI be gone for a Iong time.
Lao may as weIl have confessed in front of a jury...
...with the transcriPt we have on him.
I just wanna thank you, and Iet you know that you are weIcome here any time.
Neighborhood's better off without Lao.
These are the best dumpIings l ever had.
I'II get you some more.
So are you gonna telI me what was on that fIash drive?
You were right.
It was empty.
Oh, no.
CIose your eyes. Why?
WouId you just cIose them?
Open.
Ho, ho. David CoPperfieId she ain't.
[SPEAKING CHINESE]
What's next, partner? Don't caII me that.
[PHONE RlNGING]
Yeah? MEILIN: Hello, Neal.
You caIIing to apologize about the empty fIash drive?
That was a necessary precaution.
I had to be carefuI with something this sensitive.
So you know who has Kate?
I don't have a name, but I know this:
He's FBI.
So take me away from here
How do you know?
And alI today's pain
How do you know that?
[LINE HANGS UP]
Like the morning after the rain
You know, l worry aIl the time
5hat's coming around the bend
Maybe I'm just going crazy
But it feeIs like
It feeIs like
It feeIs like the end
[PLACED SDH - PSDH]