- Trouble sleeping?
- [gasps]
[ominous music]
What is this?
How did you get in?
- Sit.
♪ ♪
When I came to this country, I made myself a promise
that I would never be bought or sold again,
that I would never be subservient to another man,
and that I would die
rather than be anyone's whore.
And then, with one careless, spiteful word,
you took that from me,
everything I fought and bled for.
You turned me into a whore.
- I'm sorry. - Stop.
- I was upset-- - This isn't a conversation.
I'm not the first woman your husband has tried to fuck.
You've known this about him for a long time now.
It was just easier to make me a whore than to face the truth.
Of course you can't leave him, because all of this...
[sighs]
It's all his.
So when he comes home,
stinking of whiskey
and someone else's cunt,
you give him whatever he wants,
because you can't afford not to.
- [gasps fearfully]
- And after he fucks you
with that wandering cock of his,
you lie awake, hating yourself,
but hating him more because somehow,
by fucking all of those women,
he's made you the whore.
You know, eventually, all of that pain
and rage inside of you will become too much to bear.
And when that night comes...
- [whimpering]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
I want you to have this.
♪ ♪
[dramatic spaghetti western music]
♪ ♪
[blade swishes]
- [sighs]
- Well, that'll be a closed casket.
What a fucking mess.
You recognize any of these bastards?
- I think that's Colin Hughes.
He was on the force 'til a few years back.
- Jesus, you're right.
- Heard he was working on security
for a local bigwig,
name of Strickland.
- The railroad baron?
Wasn't there just an explosion
at one of his construction sites?
- Mm, it was in the papers.
- Fuck.
Has anyone seen Leary?
[haunting opera playing on gramophone]
♪ ♪
- Evening, Douglas.
- Nellie.
- Well, you have a lovely home.
- Yes.
What are you doing in it?
- I've had a lot of time to think
about how men like you believe the rules don't apply to them
and how sadly, the world seems to agree.
So...
I've decided to take a page out of your book.
- You forget I know you, Nellie.
Beneath all your posturing,
you're no different than the whores
you so desperately long to save:
a helpless, frightened little girl.
- Do I look frightened to you?
- You should be.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Leary!
- The fuck are you doing here?
- Could ask you that question.
Can't let you do it.
- This is a bad man, Bill.
- There's a lot of bad men out there.
That's what jails are for.
- Strickland will never see the inside of a cell,
and you know it.
- That is for a jury to decide, not you.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
- Get out of my way.
Fuck, Bill.
- You're the one that wanted me to be chief.
- What the fuck is that?
[uneasy music]
- Stay behind me.
♪ ♪
- [yells]
Agh!
[gasping]
- Come on. It's over.
- [gasping]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- [choking]
- Say it, poor guy.
♪ ♪
- Hey!
Stop! [shotgun fires]
Jesus.
♪ ♪
- Who the fuck was that?
- Whoever it was, they're gone now.
- We need to get rid of this body.
- And why the fuck would we do that?
- Because if you don't,
they'll have me locked up before dawn.
- I'm the chief of police, for fuck's sake.
I'll vouch for you, tell them what I saw.
- I blew up his fucking bridge.
I killed his men.
- They attacked you in your own home.
It was self-defense.
- It's me, Bill.
You think there's a judge in town
that's gonna buy that?
We need to deal with this now.
- I know a place.
[moody western music]
- I can't believe you actually fucking worked here.
- You and me both.
♪ ♪
- Now, wait.
- Is that worth something?
- Only to me.
♪ ♪
[both grunting]
- A man like this disappears,
people are gonna ask questions.
There'll be an investigation.
- It seems like the kind of a thing the chief of police
should handle personally, if you ask me.
♪ ♪
- Are you hurt?
- I no feel anything.
I try so hard to protect them, to protect Lai.
She saved my life.
I should have done more.
- No, you did everything you could.
Strickland is dead because of you.
He can't hurt anyone else.
- Always more men like him.
- Hey.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
It's okay.
♪ ♪
It's okay. - [sobbing quietly]
- I'm here.
I'm not going anywhere.
- [gasping and sobbing]
- Someone has a spring in their step today.
- Do I?
Hmm.
I suppose it's just that for the first time
in as long as I can remember,
it feels like I'm not pushing some giant boulder up a hill.
I'm at the top of the hill, looking down upon it all.
- I wouldn't get too comfortable, Walter.
For men with your ambition, the top of the hill
is often just the base of a more sizable mountain.
- You're talking about the governorship.
- For starters.
- Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
- Humility is fine for pastors and choir boys,
but no great statesman was ever born of self-doubt.
You have everything you need to be a great man, Walter.
I would know.
I've seen my share of lesser stock.
- Catherine,
your belief in me makes me a better man.
I wonder,
would you consider marrying me?
- Voters do love a family man.
- Politics aside,
it's been a long time
since I felt the urge to share my life with another person.
I thought I'd closed that door for good,
but since I met you, things have changed.
I've changed.
I've never known anyone like you,
and I believe I could make you happy.
That is, if you'll let me.
- Walter, of course I'll marry you.
[tender music]
♪ ♪
- We got a location on the plates.
- Where is he leading you?
- An ice factory in Long Zii territory.
- Long Zii territory?
- Looks like the tongs are working together on this one.
- Mm, Buckley isn't gonna like that.
- Why not?
- All I know is, he keeps us out of that part of town.
- He doesn't have to like it, and neither do you.
That's the beauty of being a federal agent.
- I still have to inform the mayor,
or it's my ass when you go charging in there.
- But could you do that now?
- Jesus, Lee.
You're not even in the force,
and you're still a pain in my ass.
- It's hard to be chief, Bill.
For what it's worth, I already like you
better than the last guy.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- The Long Zii are in the counterfeiting business.
- Yes.
- No.
Not anymore.
At this very moment, the Secret Service
are descending upon your operation.
- What?
- Well, there was nothing I could do.
They'll seize your materials and arrest and deport
anyone on the premises.
I called you here to make sure that didn't include you.
You're welcome.
♪ ♪
- Right on time.
I wasn't sure your boy would come through.
- Don't count your chickens just yet.
Still gotta come out with the plates.
Stone, take some men.
Make sure there's no other way out of this place.
We have no idea
what kind of mess we're walking into here.
- I don't mind a mess, long as I get my plates.
- Are you saying the Long Zii no longer enjoy
the protection of the mayor?
- I'm saying that if you'd informed me
of your little side business,
I could have protected you.
Of course, you would have had to cut me in,
but I think you'll agree that would have cost you
less in the long run.
For such an intelligent woman, you can be quite shortsighted.
Has anyone ever told you that?
- It's come up.
♪ ♪
- Nice job, man.
This is so good.
Let me see that other one over there.
Great. Hey boss, what do you think?
Jiang's getting pretty good at this.
- Yeah, uh, impressive.
Now, shift's over. Take a hike.
- Fuck.
What are you doing here?
- Your girl didn't show up for work today.
Young Jun sent me to keep an eye on the new guy.
- I told Yan Mi not to come in.
- Oh, why? Did you two have a fight?
- No.
- It's okay if you did.
- We didn't.
- Good, because I know I said Jiang was getting better,
but that was bullshit.
He's such a nice guy, though.
I hate to see him lose heart, but this guy is so--
- Hong, shut up.
The bulls have found out where we're printing.
- What? How?
- I don't know, but they're coming to shut it down.
Now we need to get these plates and get
the fuck out of here now.
- Secret Service! Nobody move!
- Shit.
- Lower your weapon now.
- Fuck you, cop!
- Lower your weapon now!
[overlapping yelling]
- Oh, fuck.
- Don't move! Drop that axe.
- Put it down now! - Drop the fucking axe.
- Don't do anything fucking stupid, Hong.
- I'm not fucking with you. Drop it.
- Put it down!
[indistinct yelling]
- One more time! - You walk away now.
- I'll put you the fuck down!
- You done fucking said it!
- I'll blow your fucking head off!
- Stop!
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
Is that what I think it is?
- Plates.
- Bring it to me slowly.
♪ ♪
Set the plates down and back away now.
Yeah.
Don't!
[gunfire]
- What are Happy Jack's men doing here?
We need to get out of here.
- You go.
I'm not gonna leave without the plates.
[energetic funk music]
♪ ♪
- Oh shit.
- No, no, no! Ah Sahm!
♪ ♪
- Fucking Chinaman.
Let's go.
- Fucking asshole.
- Hey!
I thought we had a deal.
- We still do.
- Well, you wanna tell me what Happy Jack's men
were doing here? - I have no fucking idea.
Now, I held up my end.
I need to know you're gonna hold up yours.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
- You have my word.
Now get out of here, or I'll have to arrest you.
Go!
♪ ♪
[ears ringing]
- Boss, you okay?
We gotta go! Boss!
[somber music]
- [moaning]
♪ ♪
- That's quite a rock.
- Mm, it's a bit traditional for my taste.
- But still, must have cost a fortune.
- Drop in the bucket for the Blake estate.
- You got him to propose quicker than I imagined.
- You underestimate my charm.
- Hardly.
- He wants a spring wedding.
Something about new beginnings.
- Are we talking about the same Walter Buckley?
- Well, turns out, our boy is something of a romantic.
- Sounds like you're actually starting to like him.
- Didn't I tell you?
I'm utterly besotted.
[chuckles]
- Okay, that's it.
You're free to go.
- Agent Lee.
- Just Lee is fine.
- What's stuck in your craw?
- Hauling that girl in here put a bullseye on her back.
The tongs don't like loose ends.
- It's not as if she's innocent.
- So we're casting the first stone, is that it?
- Look if there was such a thing as innate goodness,
there'd be no need for laws.
Then you and I'd be out of a job,
and I like my job.
And now, on behalf of the United States government,
I'd like to thank you for volunteering.
- I didn't volunteer.
You extorted me.
- Semantics.
Well, I'm headed south to chase down
another counterfeiting operation.
As soon as I get back to the home office,
I'll take care of that small clerical matter
we discussed.
If you ever find yourself in Los Angeles--
- I won't.
[western music playing]
♪ ♪
- Dad.
Dad, look, I know you're mad at me and I made a mistake,
but we can argue about that later.
Right now, we need to get out of town.
- No.
Just you.
- The Hop Wei-- they know I'm your daughter.
It's not safe here.
- They came around already,
wondering why you didn't show up at work.
You made a choice to be a criminal.
I worked hard to build this place...
And I will die before I leave it.
- You came to this country
because you wanted a better life.
You wanted to live on your own terms.
From the day I was born,
my life was laid out for me by you.
I didn't get a choice.
So I did what I did because--
because I deserve a better life too.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
- Goodbye, Yan Mi.
♪ ♪
- Pierce, thanks for coming.
- What did you want, Leary?
- It's not about what I want.
It's about what you want.
Your competitor Strickland has fallen on hard times.
- Yes.
I read about the accident
with his bridge in the paper.
- Mm-hmm.
Everybody's luck runs out sometime.
- For a man with his resources, one botched bridge
is a nuisance, not a calamity.
- Turns out his investors feel otherwise.
- I'm listening.
- That contract will be in play soon.
A lot of other city contracts up for grabs.
I've got the mayor's ear.
Under the right conditions,
I can make sure those contracts go to you.
- Hmm.
And I assume that those conditions
mean hiring Irish labor.
- That's part of it.
- And the rest?
- With your business expanding,
you're gonna need a partner.
- Partner?
I really hadn't considered--
- Good man.
We ought to celebrate.
[swaggering rock music]
♪ ♪
Have you tried the 18-year?
♪ ♪
[laughter]
- There you go, ladies.
- Thank you, Bill.
It feels so nice to get waited on for a change.
- Don't I know it.
Now clear out so Abigail and I can catch up proper.
- You don't have to tell me twice.
Those two are getting on like a house on fire.
- I imagine anything's easier
than putting up with the likes of us.
- Is everything all right?
- Yeah, fine.
How about you?
- Mm, that raid cost us two men today
and landed me on the mayor's shit list.
Not exactly a banner first week.
You sort everything with Agent Mosley?
- It seems like it.
- Well, if you need a job,
there's an opening
at the cement factory.
[chuckles]
- You think things are gonna be different
now that you're chief?
- I don't know.
It seems the higher up I go, the deeper the shit
I got to wade through.
But maybe with the right men,
we could actually do some good.
- I've heard that before.
- Fair enough.
- If I were to come back...
[western music]
♪ ♪
I mean, if I was to even consider it,
it'd have to be on my terms.
I'm not gonna spend my days beating on the Chinese
and carrying water for men like Walter Buckley.
- I don't know, Lee.
♪ ♪
I'd have to run it by the chief.
[chuckles]
[somber music]
♪ ♪
- Come on. Hurry up! Let's go!
[tong members talking]
- Shit.
You're up.
- Yeah. How long was I out?
- A couple hours.
- Hours.
Fuck, I gotta go.
- Hey, hang on.
Listen.
Um, boss?
- What's going on?
Where's everyone going?
- To clean up your fucking mess.
We never should have opened our operation to outsiders.
It left us exposed, and she took advantage.
For all we know, she's the one
that tipped off the fucking bulls.
- Oh come on, Young Jun. We don't know that.
- I told you she was gonna be a problem.
You wouldn't listen.
- Okay, Yan Mi is gone.
- What?
- She won't be a problem anymore.
- I'm talking about Mai Ling.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- Oh.
Just call it off.
This isn't the right time.
- It's the perfect time.
She's never been weaker.
She diced her own elders, for fuck's sake.
Her soldiers are defecting.
Word on the street is, even Li Yong is done with her.
If Father Jun were here,
he'd call it a window of fucking opportunity,
and I'm taking it.
Look, I'm not gonna make you come with us.
No one should have to kill their own family.
[somber music]
But if there's any part of you
that's thinking about trying to save her,
I'm gonna stop you right now.
- She's my sister.
- And we're your brothers.
It's time to make a choice, Ah Sahm.
♪ ♪
- Okay.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[exhales deeply]
♪ ♪
- It didn't have to be like this.
- I think it did.
[all yelling]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[tense musical flourish]
- I would have done anything for you.
You know that, right?
- Yet here we are.
- [groaning]
- Are we done?
- [groans]
- I knew you wouldn't kill that bitch.
But are you really ready to die for her?
- Not yet.
[melancholy music]
[both panting]
♪ ♪
- Fucking do it already.
- [yells]
[gasping]
♪ ♪
[train whistle blows]
♪ ♪
- Where's Ah Sahm?
- I don't know, but I know you need to get on this train.
- We had a plan.
I'm not getting on without him.
I'm gonna go find him.
- Listen to me.
If he isn't here, he's either dead or he's dead to you.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
I've been where you are right now.
I know what this feels like.
But if you leave, you live.
♪ ♪
This is enough to get you started.
He wanted you to have it.
- If you see him, could you tell him--
- All aboard!
- I will.
- All aboard!
[whistle blowing]
♪ ♪
All aboard!
♪ ♪
[dramatic music]
[ceramic breaking]
[men yelling and grunting]
♪ ♪
[window breaks]
♪ ♪
- [panting]
♪ ♪
- [yells]
- [cries out]
♪ ♪
[blade squelches] - [groans]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- How the fuck are you, Chao?
- [choked coughing]
- Hmm?
♪ ♪
- [gasping, choking]
♪ ♪
- [yells]
[melancholy music]
♪ ♪
- Xiaojing.
♪ ♪
Xiaojing.
- [crying]
[dramatic spaghetti western music playing]
♪ ♪
[blade swishes]
[rock music playing]
♪ ♪
- ♪ Yeah ♪
♪ ♪
[singing in a Chinese language]
[rap music playing]
- ♪ Not enough to go around no matter what tong ♪
♪ Now they trying to drown us ♪
♪ Since they found us in the duck pond ♪
♪ Left with no option except war ♪
♪ No windows of opportunity ♪
♪ Knocking at death's door ♪
♪ Just give me a proper eulogy ♪
♪ 32 degree, cold-hearted ♪
♪ When old chums become new targets ♪
♪ Nearly outsmarted me, now you're dearly departed ♪
♪ Got to leave the feelings out of it ♪
♪ It's all about keeping your eyes peeled ♪
♪ When dealing with real and counterfeit ♪
- [rapping in a Chinese language]
♪ ♪
- ♪ I'm a warrior ♪
[rapping in a Chinese language]
♪ I'm a warrior ♪
[rapping in a Chinese language]
♪ Adapt or die, there's no other code ♪
[rapping in a Chinese language]
♪ Loyalty was shaky, so you switched up your role ♪
[rapping in a Chinese language]
♪ I'm a warrior ♪
[rapping in a Chinese language]
♪ I'm a warrior ♪
[rapping in a Chinese language]