Kung Fu (2021–…): Season 3, Episode 1 - Episode #3.1 - full transcript

MY FATHER, HE HAD
SO MANY SECRETS,

AND HE WAS SEARCHING
FOR SOMETHING.

I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT IT IS.

NICKY:
I CAN COME. I CAN HELP.

I HAVE TO DO THIS
ALONE.

FEMALE SINGER:
♪ I WAS BORN FOR THIS

♪ OH, OH, OH

♪ I WAS BORN FOR THIS

♪ OH

[GRUNTS]

- ♪ I WAS BORN FOR THIS
- LOST MY BALANCE.



SORRY, SHIFU.

YOU'RE LEARNING.

USE YOUR BREATH
TO FIND YOUR BALANCE.

TRY AGAIN?

[BOTH GRUNTING]

NICKY: VERY GOOD.

WELL, I THINK THAT'S
A GOOD PLACE TO STOP.

SEE YOU ALL NEXT WEEK.

COME ON, SHIFU.
DO THE MOVE.

STUDENTS: YEAH.

OK, BUT THIS IS
THE LAST TIME.

[STUDENTS CHEER AND APPLAUD]

[RAP MUSIC PLAYING FAINTLY
THROUGH EAR BUDS]

[CLATTER INSIDE TRUCK]



HEY!
GET OUTTA THERE!

HEY, BUDDY.
I WAS JUST HAVING A PEEK.

AW, I BEEN HIT TWICE THIS MONTH
ALREADY. CALLING THE COPS.

NAW... YOU'RE NOT.

WHOA. WAIT.
HOLD ON A SECOND...

[GRUNTS]

[DELIVERYMAN GROANS]

COME ON.

[TIRES SQUEAL]

[MAN SINGING HIP-HOP
INDISTINCTLY]

OH, YAY.

- YOUR SECRET'S SAFE WITH ME.
- HMM, WITHOUT A STOVE,

THESE ARE
THE NEXT-BEST THING,

AND THESE GUYS
WILL NEVER KNOW.

[GIGGLES]
HEY! LAO GONG!

- HEY, MAMA!
- AH. THERE.

- AH.
- YEAH.

[SNIFFS]
GEE!

[MEI-LI AND SEBASTIAN LAUGH]
ALTHEA: SO, UH,

HOW'S THE APARTMENT
LOOKING THESE DAYS?

WHAT ARE YOU ASKING?

RESIDENCY'S KICKING YOUR ASS,
I KNOW

YOU'RE BUSY,
AND I KNOW HOW YOU GET.

THINK SHE'S CALLING YOU
A SLOB, BRO.

ALTHEA: JUST NOW
THAT SEB'S MOVED IN,

I DON'T WANT YOU LOSING
A GOOD THING JUST 'CAUSE

YOU NEVER LEARNED HOW
TO PICK UP AFTER YOURSELF.

RYAN: WOW!
SEBASTIAN: AH.

I'M NOT GOING
ANYWHERE.

YOU HEAR THAT?

- I'M GONNA MISS THESE DINNERS.
- OH.

TWO WEEKS TILL
THE GRAND RE-OPEN, RIGHT?

YEAH, BUT THERE'S
STILL SO MUCH TO DO.

- I TOLD YOU I COULD DO MORE.
- LAO GONG,

YOU'RE BUSY ENOUGH
HELPING THE COMMUNITY.

I CAN TAKE CARE
OF THE RESTAURANT, OK?

SO, SIS, WHAT'S IT LIKE
LIVING BACK AT CASA SHEN?

OH, IT'S BEEN GREAT.

HMM. MAMA? PAPA?

JIN: HMM? G-GREAT!
MEI-LI: GOOD. HEH! GOOD.

JIN: WE LOVE
HAVING HER HOME.

YOU KNOW, SHE'S WHIPPING
ALL OF US INTO SHAPE.

SEBASTIAN: HANG ON. COULD
THIS BE... NADIA: PANCIT PALABOK.

SHE WAS TERRIFIED ABOUT GOING
HEAD-TO-HEAD AGAINST YOUR ADOBO.

[SPEAKING TAGALOG]

MEI-LI: HEY, EVAN.

ANY NEWS
ON ALTHEA'S CASE?

JIN: THEY HAVE TO GO
EASY ON HER, RIGHT?

SHE SAVED LIVES
WITH THE ALERT.

ALTHEA TURNED HERSELF IN,
SHE ADMITTED TO THE VIOLATION

FOR USERS' PRIVACY SETTINGS;
D.A.'s GONNA TAKE ALL OF THAT

INTO CONSIDERATION. NADIA:
MY BOSS IS TOUGH, BUT SHE'S FAIR.

I'M HOPING THAT MEANS
NO CRIMINAL CHARGES.

EVAN: WE SHOULD GET WORD SOON.
ALTHEA: HMM. THANKS, EVAN.

YOU, TOO, NADIA.

NICKY: SORRY, SORRY.

MEI-LI: HELLO.
RYAN: EMPTYHANDED AGAIN.

NICKY: WHAT? I BROUGHT A SALAD
LAST WEEK. ALTHEA: LAST MONTH.

YOU WANT TO BE SUBJECTED
TO MY COOKING AGAIN?

ALL: OH! AH!

MEI-LI: LET'S EAT.

RYAN: THAT'S PROBABLY, UH, YEAH.
JIN: HA HA HA!

FEMALE SINGER:
♪ SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT

MALE SINGER: ♪ SHOW ME
WHAT YOU GOT ♪

♪ SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT,
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT ♪

FEMALE SINGER:
♪ SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT

MALE SINGER: ♪ SHOW ME
WHAT YOU GOT ♪

FEMALE SINGER: ♪ SHOW ME
WHAT YOU GOT [CLINKS GLASS]

JIN: OH.
EVAN: MM-HMM?

I THINK WE SHOULD RAISE
A GLASS TO EVAN

FOR FINALLY TAKING THE PLUNGE
AND OPENING HIS OWN PRACTICE.

ALL: HEY. CHEERS.
MEI-LI: HEAR, HEAR.

ALTHEA: CONGRATS.
NADIA: CHEERS.

YOU TWO, UH, MAKE
SUCH A GOOD TEAM.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT
ABOUT JOINING HIM?

WE TALKED ABOUT IT.

DIDN'T WANT TO MIX
BUSINESS AND PLEASURE.

[ALL CHUCKLE,
CELL PHONE RINGING]

OOH.
'SCUSE ME, GUYS.

[PHONE BEEPS]
JIN: AH, THIS IS WONDERFUL.

LOOK AT ALL THESE HAPPY
YOUNG COUPLES. AH...

ALTHEA: BABA.
JIN: WHAT?

[GASPS]
BABY GIRL! OH...

FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME,
I AM OK.

NOW I FINALLY HAVE A JOB,
GOT MY OWN APARTMENT...

- WELL...
- YES, IT'S HENRY'S. IT IS ALSO LITERALLY

THE LAST RENT-CONTROLLED
SRO IN TOWN.

LOOK, WE SAVED THE WORLD,
SO NOW I CAN JUST BE NICKY.

HAPPY, SINGLE NICKY.
I'M GOOD.

LO POR.
WHO THAT?

THE COMPANY I GOT
A STOVE FROM.

IT WAS OUT FOR DELIVERY,
BUT THE TRUCK GOT ROBBED!

THE STOVE, EVERYTHING... GONE!
DENNIS: CAN'T THEY REPLACE IT?

WITH SUPPLY-CHAIN ISSUES,
IT'S GONNA TAKE MONTHS.

JIN: THE REOPENING.
MEI-LI: YEAH, WELL, I CANNOT

- DO ANYTHING WITHOUT A STOVE.
- JIN: IT'S HAPPENING ALL OVER CHINATOWN.

I'M DOING WHAT I CAN OUT THERE, BUT
SINCE THE EARTHQUAKE, EVERYTHING'S IN FLUX.

IT FEELS LIKE THEY'RE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAOS.

RYAN: WHAT ABOUT THE POLICE?
NADIA: THEY'RE OVERWHELMED.

COULD TAKE DAYS, WEEKS.
BY THEN...

EVERYTHING WILL BE
SCRAPPED OR SOLD.

SEBASTIAN: SO WE GOT TO
MOVE FASTER THAN THE COPS.

NADIA: I'll CHECK THE OFFICE,
SEE IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING.

EVAN: I'll TRY SOME OLD POLICE
CONTACTS. NICKY: ALTHEA,

TRUCK'S GOTTA HAVE GPS.
ALTHEA: UH, YEAH. MAMA,

CAN YOU SEND ME THE DELIVERY
ORDER? MEI-LI: YEAH, SURE.

I CAN HACK THE DELIVERY
COMPANY'S GPS SYSTEM.

JIN: HUH?
MEI-LI: PHONES AT THE TABLE?

CALL IT
A WORKING DINNER.

[HIP-HOP MUSIC,
INDISTINCT RAPPING]

JIN: MMM.

MALE SINGER:
♪ HERE WE GO AGAIN

ALTHEA OVER COMMS: DID YOU GET
PAST THE ALARMS OK?

YOUR HACK WORKED LIKE A CHARM.
ALL CLEAR OUT THERE?

RYAN OVER COMMS: DEAD-QUIET
OUT HERE. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?

NICKY:
SOME KINDA CHOP SHOP.

GOT EYES
ON OUR STOLEN TRUCK.

RYAN:
HOW MANY GUARDING IT?

NICKY: 3.
RYAN: WHAT'S YOUR PLAY?

I WOULD TRY LIFTING
FROM THE KNEES.

DON'T WANT TO THROW YOUR BACKS
OUT. MAN: WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

CONCERNED CITIZEN.

THOSE APPLIANCES... I THINK
THEY MIGHT BE STOLEN?

YEAH.
CALLED THE COPS.

THIS LITTLE CRIME RING...
CONSIDER IT BUSTED.

[SCOFFS, CHUCKLES]

THREE ON ONE?
I LIKE THOSE ODDS.

- FEMALE SINGER: ♪ I'M A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH ♪
- NICKY: OK. I TRIED.

SINGER:
♪ I'M A FORCE

[ALL GRUNTING,
SINGING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

RYAN: NICKY, ALTHEA,

WE GOT INCOMING.
NICKY: CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC?

RYAN: UH, BANDITS INCOMING. ALTHEA:
DID YOU JUST CALL THEM BANDITS?

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

SHE SAID SHE CALLED
THE COPS.

MAN: GET THE VAN
OUT OF HERE, NOW.

COPS'LL BE HERE SOON.

"SOON"? KNOW WHAT
NEIGHBORHOOD YOU'RE IN?

ALTHEA, RYAN,
GET OUTTA HERE.

FEMALE SINGER: ♪ I'M
TAKIN' THE CROWN [TAP TAP]

[CHUCKLES]

GET OUT.

- BUT I WAS...
- NOW.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING OUT HERE?

UM, I AM MEETING
MY HUSBAND.

WE LIKE TO MEET IN
WEIRD PLACES. HEH!

[ALL GRUNTING]

SORRY.
BOSS SAID NO WITNESSES.

[GASPS, SQUEALS]

- AAH!
- [GASPS]

[BODY THUDS]
OW!

ALTHEA: THAT WAS AMAZING!
RYAN: WHAT ABOUT YOU? THAT KICK?

HA HA! COME ON! SHE
HASN'T TAUGHT ME THAT YET!

I'M A LITTLE
MORE FLEXIBLE.

[TIRES SQUEAL]
RYAN: NICKY.

[FEMALE SINGER SINGING
INDISTINCTLY]

OHH!
[LUG WRENCH CLATTERS]

AAH!
[GRUNTS]

[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
MAN: WHO ARE YOU?

[VEHICLE ZOOMING AWAY]
I'M BO.

- NICKY SHEN.
- HUH.

WELL, THIS IS STARTING TO
MAKE SENSE. NICKY: WHAT IS?

WELL, I'M OUT FOR A LITTLE
STROLL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD,

I HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, I GO IN FOR

A CLOSER LOOK; NEXT THING I
KNOW, A GIRL COMES FLYING IN,

UNLEASHING MOVIE-GRADE
KUNG FU ON ALL THEIR ASSES.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT YOU? YOU...
MAKE A HABIT OF SPYING ON CRIMINALS?

NOT USUALLY.
ONLY SOMETIMES.

AND JUMPING INTO
OTHER PEOPLE'S FIGHTS?

I DON'T MAKE
A HABIT OF IT,

BUT IT LOOKED LIKE
YOU NEEDED SOME HELP.

RIGHT.
THANK YOU.

NO PROBLEM. HEH!
ACTUALLY, IT WAS KINDA FUN.

I, UH, USUALLY WORK ALONE.
NICKY: YEAH, ME, TOO.

ALTHEA: NICKY?!
RYAN: NICKY!

[RUNNING FOOTSTEPS]

I'll SEE YOU AROUND,
NICKY SHEN.

[PANTING]

ALTHEA:
OK, WHO WAS THAT?

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

[KISSING]

HEY. HOW'D IT GO?

YOU GET THE STOVE?

- HMM, WORKING ON IT.
- MMM.

- HOW WAS THE E.R...
- SHH.

GO BACK TO SLEEP.
IT'S LATE.

HEH! YEAH.

SORRY, BUB.
TSK. IT'S EARLY.

OH.
[GROANS]

[SNORING]

[CHUCKLES]

ALL RIGHT.

[KISS]

ALTHEA: SORRY, MISS TWINKLES.
[TOY SQUEAKS]

[GRUNTS]
HMM.

BAM BAM?

MMM.

I CAN'T, I CAN'T.
I JUST...

[SIGHS]
NOT IN THIS ROOM.

NOT WITH THEM IN THE HOUSE.
IT JUST...

[SIGHS]

I'M SORRY.

IT'S OK, BABE.

- [SIGHS]
- I'M GONNA CLOCK

A FEW RIDESHARE HOURS
BEFORE MY SHIFT.

ARE YOU SURE
YOU'RE OK WITH THIS?

WE TALKED ABOUT IT.

YOU DON'T NEED
TO APOLOGIZE.

I GOT DISOWNED,
YOU LOST YOUR COMPANY.

WE GOT IN THIS TOGETHER.
SAME WAY WE'LL GET OUT.

TOGETHER.

BESIDES, THE NEW GRIND'S
NOT SO BAD.

BEATS 3-PIECE SUITS
AND 3-HOUR BOARD MEETINGS.

[GROANS]

MORNING. SAVED SOME
HOT WATER FOR YOU. OK.

[SINGSONG]
OH, BABA?

[SPEAKS MANDARIN]

I HAD A LITTLE NO-TOILET-PAPER
MOMENT LAST NIGHT.

THERE'S ALWAYS EXTRA ON TOP
OF THE WASHING MACHINE.

BUT I SHOULD HAVE
REPLACED THE ROLL.

IF YOU LOG EVERYTHING INTO
MATRON, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO.

I'D REPLACE IT MYSELF.

HEH HEH!
YEAH. YEAH.

GOT IT, SWEETIE.
NEXT TIME.

- THANKS, BABA.
- OK. OK.

HEH!

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

FEMALE VOICE: REPLACE SKIM MILK.
ALTHEA: OH, GREAT.

THE APP'S WORKING.
MEI-LI: LIKE A CHARM.

SOON AS I PUT MY LEGAL
TROUBLES IN THE REARVIEW,

I'M TAKING MATRON TO
MARKET. I THINK IT'S A HIT.

MEI-LI: MM-HMM.
NICKY: MORNING.

IF YOU'RE HERE FOR A SHOWER, IT'S
BOOKED. WE HAVE A SCHEDULE NOW.

NOT HERE TO SHOWER. I JUST
NEED TO BORROW OUR GENIUS.

STILL WORKING ON FINDING
YOUR STOVE. MEI-LI: ANY LEADS?

NICKY: WE WILL FIND IT,
MAMA. I PROMISE. MEI-LI: OK.

SO, YOU REALLY GOT MAMA
AND BABA ON A TIGHT LEASH.

[SCOFFS] YOU SAY THAT
LIKE IT'S A BAD THING.

WAIT.
IS IT A BAD THING?

IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG
WITH MY APP? NICKY: NO.

I MEAN, THE NAME'S
A LITTLE MATRONLY,

BUT IT'S COOL,
REALLY.

IT'S JUST MAMA AND BABA
ARE PRETTY SET IN THEIR WAYS.

A FEW MONTHS AGO, I WAS
RUNNING MY OWN STARTUP.

I HAD AN OFFICE,
EMPLOYEES. I JUST...

I ALWAYS HAD SOMEWHERE
TO PUT MY ENERGY.

MAYBE TRY
SPREADING IT AROUND,

SO IT DOESN'T ALL FALL
ON OUR PARENTS.

SO YOU MEAN, LIKE,
HELPING YOU INSTEAD?

I LOOKED IN THE CHOP
SHOP'S REAL-ESTATE RECORDS,

BUT THE BUILDING'S BEEN
CONDEMNED, SO NO LUCK THERE.

[CELL PHONE BUZZING]
NICKY: OH.

PLEASE TELL ME
YOU HAVE SOMETHING.

GOT WORD ON THE VAN.
IT WAS FOUND LAST NIGHT,

TORCHED ON THE SIDE OF THE 80.
NONE OF THE STOLEN GOODS WERE INSIDE.

THEY MUST HAVE MOVED THE MERCH
TO ANOTHER LOCATION.

NADIA'S LOOKING INTO THE
ARRESTS AT THE CHOP SHOP,

MEMBERS OF THE BAY CITY SOLDIERS,
BUT NONE OF THEM ARE TALKING,

AND TO BE HONEST, WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF CONNECTIONS IN OAKLAND.

I MIGHT KNOW
SOMEONE WHO DOES.

THERE WAS A GUY LAST
NIGHT... BO. UM, HE HELPED ME.

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK HE'S
SOME KIND OF VIGILANTE.

EVAN: YOU GET A LAST NAME?
NICKY: SORRY.

HE DIDN'T SAY MUCH, JUST
THAT HE LIVED IN THE AREA.

ALL RIGHT.
I'll SEE WHAT I CAN FIND.

THANK YOU.

WHAT?

NOTHING. I JUST LIKE
WHERE YOUR HEAD'S AT,

DIGGING INTO THE CUTE BOY
WHO SAVED YOUR BUTT LAST NIGHT.

- HELPED, DIDN'T SAVE.
- MMM.

UH-HUH. OK, I GOTTA RUN.
MEET AT MY PLACE LATER?

[SIGHS]

OH, LO POR,

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
IT WAS THIS BAD.

MEI-LI: I KNOW.
I'M SORRY, LAO GONG.

I THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE OK,

WITH INSURANCE
AND DISASTER RELIEF

AND HELP
FROM OUR NEIGHBORS.

I GUESS THE
RESTAURANT'S BEEN CLOSED

FOR SUCH
A LONG TIME...

IF NICKY CAN'T GET
THE STOVE BACK,

AND THEN WE HAVE TO PUSH
THE REOPENING A WEEK...

OH.
[SCOFFS]

YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR,
I ACTUALLY THOUGHT

WE WERE FINALLY
ON SOLID GROUND.

- HEY, LO POR.
- HMM?

YOU GIVEN SOME THOUGHT,
YOU KNOW,

THOSE INVESTORS CIRCLING
ROUND THE RESTAURANT?

GUYS I TOLD
TO SHOVE IT?

NO, NO, LAO GONG.

I DON'T WANT
TO GIVE UP CONTROL.

HMM. TSK.
[SIGHS]

THIS PLACE,

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN
A FAMILY BUSINESS,

AND IT'S OURS.

IT'S MINE.

- I KNOW.
- LAO GONG.

IT'S MINE.
JIN: I KNOW.

I KNOW, I KNOW.
I KNOW.

[DOOR OPENS]
NICKY: HEY.

ANY LUCK FINDING
THAT GUY?

CHECKED ALL THE CAMERAS
NEAR THE CHOP SHOP.

NO DICE, BUT I SEARCHED
"OAKLAND'S VIGILANTE"

ON ZINTUBE, FOUND THIS.

[GRUNTS]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

NICKY: THAT'S HIM.
ALTHEA: NICKY,

HE'S REALLY HOT.

IS HE?

OK, SO?

THIS IS ABOUT FINDING MAMA'S
STOVE, NOT FINDING ME A BOYFRIEND.

WHY NOT BOTH?
[SCOFFS]

[SIGHS]
IT'S BEEN 4 MONTHS.

HAS HENRY CALLED,
EMAILED?

LOOK, I LOVE HENRY.
WE ALL DO.

BUT... HE KINDA-SORTA
BROKE UP WITH YOU

- TO GO ON SOME VISION
- QUEST: "I'll BE BACK, MAYBE,"

AND THEN DOESN'T EVEN
BOTHER TO TEXT?

HELL, MIA'S OFF THE
GRID AT THE MONASTERY,

AND EVEN SHE MANAGES TO
SEND A POSTCARD EVERY WEEK.

THEN, SOME TOTALLY
HOT GUY TARZANS

INTO YOUR LIFE, AND NOT
EVEN A TEENY-TINY PART

OF YOU WONDERS IF THERE
COULD BE SOMETHING THERE?

RYAN AND I,
WE'RE WORRIED.

YOU'RE LIVING
IN HIS APARTMENT.

ALL YOU DO IS TEACH BY
DAY, FIGHT BADDIES BY NIGHT.

I MEAN, YOU SAY
YOU'RE FINE, BUT...

ALTHEA, STOP!

[VOICE SHAKING]
I SAID I'M FINE!

[BREATH QUIVERING]

[SIGHS]

I FINALLY STOPPED
WAKING UP CRYING

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT,
STARING AT MY PHONE,

WAITING FOR TEXTS
THAT NEVER COME,

WORRYING ABOUT HIM
EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DAY.

I... I... I DIDN'T
KNOW THAT.

I...

I'M SORRY.

I STOPPED THINKING
ABOUT ALL THAT STUFF...

STOPPED WISHING THINGS
WERE DIFFERENT.

IT WAS TOO PAINFUL.

WHAT HENRY AND I HAD...

MAGIC, ADVENTURE,
LOVE...

I'VE ACCEPTED
THEY'RE GONE.

OUR CITY IS HURTING,
OUR FAMILY IS HURTING

BECAUSE OF AN EARTHQUAKE
I FAILED TO PREVENT,

SO FIXING THAT HAS
TO BE MY FOCUS, OK?

OK.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[SETS DOWN GLASS]
ALL-IN.

CALL.

HEH HEH!

A STRAIGHT?

YOU SAID WHEN YOU CAME ABOARD
YOU WERE FLYING UNDER THE RADAR.

WELL, HERE YOU ARE.

NOBODY BUT US EVEN KNOWS
YOU'RE ON THIS SHIP.

IF SOMETHING WERE TO,
UH, HAPPEN TO YOU...

HENRY: YOU KNOW WHAT? GUYS,
IT'S JUST A FRIENDLY GAME, RIGHT?

YOU WANT IT ALL BACK,
IT'S AS GOOD AS YOURS.

JUST NEED ONE THING
IN RETURN.

YOU'RE HEADED FOR THE AEGEAN;
I GOT SOME BUSINESS IN CYPRUS.

HEH HEH!
A DETOUR, JUST FOR YOU?

- MM-HMM.
- COST MORE THAN WHAT'S ON THIS TABLE,

AND I KNOW
YOU DON'T GOT IT.

NOT EXACTLY TRUE.

YOU SEE THIS? IT'S
WORTH 7 GRAND, EASY.

THIS WAS LEFT
IN YOUR FATHER'S THINGS.

I KNOW IT.
SHE'S... SHE'S IT.

I HAD PLANS FOR THIS
ONCE, BUT...

YOU GET ME TO CYPRUS,
IT'S ALL YOURS.

[SETS DOWN RING]

DO WE HAVE A DEAL?

ALTHEA: OUR ANONYMOUS
HERO HAS A LOT OF FANS.

Daisy99 POSTED HER
NUMBER, LOOKING FOR A DATE.

ANY ACTUAL CLUES
ON HIS IDENTITY?

THIS GUY CLAIMS HE'S
SEEN BO WORKING

AS A BARISTA AT KINGA
CAFEÉ IN NORTH OAKLAND.

GIVE ME A SEC.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- HACKING INTO THEIR EMPLOYMENT RECORDS.

TOO EASY.
YEP, I SEE A BO HAN,

PART-TIME BARISTA, 3 MONTHS.
NICKY: THAT'S GOTTA BE HIM.

TEXT ME THE ADDRESS?

ALTHEA,

I'M SORRY ABOUT BLOWING UP
ON YOU EARLIER.

SO I'M NOT LOOKING FOR LOVE. YOU
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO CENSOR YOURSELF.

GO AHEAD, MAKE FUN OF ME
AND THIS BO GUY,

TEASE ME ABOUT HOW WE'RE
PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER, SERIOUSLY.

OK.

WHAT?

SORRY.
IT'S ALL I GOT.

I'M SORRY FOR JUST
SHOWING UP.

HEARD SOME LAWYER WAS
ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT ME.

I GOT, UH, NERVOUS,
THOUGHT IT HAD SOMETHING

TO DO WITH LAST NIGHT,
AND THEN I THOUGHT

MAYBE IT WAS COMING
FROM YOU.

- BUT HOW'D YOU FIND MY PLACE?
- I ASKED AROUND.

IT WASN'T TOO HARD; NOT LIKE I HAD TO GO
DIGGING THROUGH EMPLOYMENT RECORDS.

HMM.

SO... WHY WERE YOU
LOOKING FOR ME?

THOSE GUYS LAST NIGHT,
THEY GOT AWAY WITH SOMETHING

THAT BELONGS TO MY FAMILY,
SOMETHING IMPORTANT.

STILL TRYING TO TRACK IT
DOWN, BUT I DON'T KNOW OAKLAND.

THE WAY YOU FIGHT,
THE FACT THAT YOU HAD

EYES ON THEM, I THOUGHT
MAYBE YOU KNOW MORE?

I'M FLATTERED,

BUT I'M HARDLY
A SEASONED VIGILANTE.

SO YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT GANG?

GANGS. THERE WERE MEMBERS
OF AT LEAST TWO GANGS

WORKING THAT JOB...
THE BAY CITY SOLDIERS

AND THE OAKTOWN 13.
THEY'RE NOTORIOUS RIVALS.

WHY WOULD RIVAL GANGS
WORK TOGETHER?

WHATEVER IT IS,
IT'S GOTTA BE BIG.

[DOOR OPENS]
RYAN: GOT THE DAY OFF WORK.

SEB'S HELPING MAMA,
SO I CAN JOIN THE HUNT

FOR NICKY'S HERO HUNK...

HI.

NICKY: BO, THIS IS
MY BROTHER RYAN.

LOOK, I NEED TO TALK
TO ONE OF THOSE GUYS,

BUT HALF ARE IN CUSTODY
AND THE OTHERS GOT AWAY, SO...

WELL, THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY,
CHANCES ARE THEY'VE GOT RAP SHEETS.

NICKY: WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING? BO: WE
FIND 'EM THE SAME WAY THAT YOU FOUND ME...

HACK INTO OAKLAND'S
POLICE RECORDS,

TRY TO FIND A NAME
OR AN ADDRESS.

[LAPTOP BEEPS]

OK, YOU'RE GOOD.

[QUIETLY]
HOW CAN YOU TELL?

ALTHEA: HE'S DOING WHAT
I WOULD DO. RYAN: HMM.

SO, UH, HOW'D YOU LEARN
TO DO ALL THIS?

I, UH, WORKED I.T.
FOR A WHILE.

ALL: HMM.
RYAN: I.T., HUH?

TSK.
COME ON, RYAN.

I NEED A LIFT. RYAN: HEH! I
SAW YOU PARKED OUT FRONT.

- NO, YOU DIDN'T.
- WHAT?

[NICKY SIGHS]
ALTHEA: NICE TO MEET YOU, BO.

BO: BYE.

[DOOR CLOSES,
LAPTOP KEYS TAP]

[CHIME]
OK, I'M IN.

NICKY: THAT'S HIM...
BENNY HINES.

HE WAS THE ONE
BARKING ORDERS.

IF ANYONE KNOWS
SOMETHING, IT'S HIM. BO: HMM.

SHALL WE PAY HIM
A LITTLE VISIT?

HEY, THANK YOU
FOR HELPING OUT.

SEBASTIAN: YEAH. TRADED
SHIFTS. NO BIG DEAL.

SO, HOW ARE THINGS
AT THE DINER?

WELL, THE PAY SUCKS,

ZERO BENEFITS,
AND THE FOOD?

- HMM.
- WELL, PERSONALLY,

I WOULDN'T TOUCH THE STUFF.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]

BUT A LOT OF PLACES SCREEN
FOR CRIMINAL RECORDS, SO...

AH.

- HEY.
- HMM?

ME AND THE REST OF
THE CREW, WE'RE, UH,

WE'RE MAKING DO. PLUS,
ONLY A COUPLE MORE WEEKS

TILL THE GRAND REOPENING, RIGHT?
MEI-LI: BUT...

IF THERE WAS A DELAY, YOU'RE
GONNA BE OK, FINANCIALLY?

YOU GAVE ME A SHOT
WHEN NO ONE ELSE WOULD.

[SIGHS] THIS PLACE,
YOUR FAMILY...

HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES,
IT'S WELL WORTH THE WAIT.

YOU KNOW I'D WALK
THROUGH FIRE FOR YOU, MEI-LI.

WE ALL WOULD.

[SIGHS]

BO: SO HOW'D YOU GET
INTO THE WHOLE, UH,

STREET-FIGHTING
HERO THING?

OOH. UH, KIND OF
A LONG STORY.

I RAN AWAY FROM HOME,
JOINED A MONASTERY.

MY SHIFU TAUGHT ME KUNG FU...
AND THEN SHE DIED.

I CAME HOME.

MY FAMILY, MY CITY
NEEDED ME, SO YEAH.

NOT THAT LONG
A STORY, I GUESS.

I'M SORRY
ABOUT YOUR SHIFU.

I HAD A MENTOR
ONCE, TOO.

WAS THAT HOW YOU
LEARNED TO FIGHT?

YEAH, MOVED AROUND
A LOT AS A KID,

SOME PRETTY ROUGH
PLACES.

SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO DEFEND
MYSELF, HOW TO FIGHT BACK.

NOW, WHEN I SEE PEOPLE
GETTING BULLIED, PUSHED AROUND,

IT SEEMS LIKE A WASTE TO
NOT USE WHAT I LEARNED.

HERE IT IS.

BENNY: HEY, SWEETIE,
YOU GOTTA CUT ME SOME SLACK.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH PAIN
I'M IN. WOMAN ON PHONE: OH, MY GOSH!

JU...
[BENNY HANGS UP, SIGHS]

BENNY: OH! [GROANS]
NICKY: BENNY.

WHAT'S THE HURRY?
[BENNY GRUNTS]

- WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE?
- WE'RE LOOKING FOR A STOVE.

BO: HEY.

[GROANS]
OHH!

LAST NIGHT'S CHOP SHOP...
WHERE'D ALL THE MERCH GO?

BENNY: AH! AH!
NICKY: HEY, HEY.

[PANTING]

[GROANING]

[SHOULDER POPS]
BENNY: OHH!

BO: BETTER?

GIVE US AN ADDRESS.

I DON'T KNOW;
YOU BLEW UP

OUR SPOT LAST NIGHT,
WE SCATTERED.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE STUFF GOT MOVED.

AAH!
NICKY: YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

[GROANS, PANTS]
I SWEAR.

LET'S GO.

GOT WHAT WE NEEDED.

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

MALE OFFICER: HELLO?

NO CAMPING ALLOWED HERE.

YOU AGAIN.

GOT AWAY FROM ME LAST TIME.
GONNA HAVE TO MOVE YOU ALONG.

COME ON, LADY.

I SAID COME ON.

OHH!

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[PANTING]

BO: I INSTALLED
A TON OF BACKDOORS

BEFORE THE LOG4J
VULNERABILITY WENT PUBLIC.

ALTHEA: HEY, IF YOU GOT ANY
ZERO-DAY HACKS TO SHARE... BO: YEAH.

WELL, ISN'T HE
FITTING RIGHT IN.

WE GOTTA GET IN THAT PHONE.
HE'S HELPING.

[SIGHS] - THE SOLDIERS
DEAL GUNS, THE 13 SELL DRUGS.

SUDDENLY, THEY'RE WORKING
OPS, STEALING APPLIANCES

FROM DELIVERY TRUCKS?
SOMETHING DOESN'T ADD UP.

ALTHEA: OOH!

JUST DON'T LET MY MANAGER
KNOW I SEATED YOU BACK HERE.

SECTION'S SUPPOSED
TO BE V.I.P. ONLY.

RYAN: WHAT DO YOU CALL US? DENNIS:
FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF THE BUSBOY.

HEY, YOU'RE THE
BUSBOY/WAITER/BARTENDER

WHO LOOKS AMAZING
IN THAT APRON.

[COMPUTER CHIMES] ALTHEA: OH,
I'M IN. NICKY: WHAT DO YOU SEE?

ALTHEA:
UH, NOTHING MUCH YET.

BUNCH OF TEXTS WITH HIS
GIRLFRIEND. HIS EMAIL'S PRETTY CLEAN.

HE USING AN ENCRYPTED
MESSAGING APP?

NO, ONLY APPS
I SEE ARE GAMES.

RYAN: WHAT GAMES DOES HE HAVE?
ALTHEA: UM,

BLURDLE, SUGAR CRASH,
PUZZLESCAPES. WHY?

SUGAR CRASH HAS AN EMBEDDED
MESSAGING SYSTEM.

MAYBE THEY'RE USING THAT.
ALTHEA: HMM.

MALE SINGER: ♪ FINALLY HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY ♪

[SINGING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

RYAN: LOOKS LIKE GIBBERISH.
ALTHEA AND BO: IT'S CODE.

NICKY: CAN YOU CRACK IT?
[ALTHEA AND BO SCOFF]

EVAN:
HEY, UH, NICKY?

WE NEED TO TALK,
IN PRIVATE?

OK, WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU'RE SCARING ME.

I WAS KEEPING AN EYE ON POLICE
BLOTTERS, LOOKING FOR ANYTHING

ON THE GANGS,
AND I SAW SOMETHING ODD...

AN INCIDENT
IN GOLDEN GATE PARK.

I THINK YOU NEED
TO SEE THIS.

I THOUGHT I HAD
RECOGNIZED PEI-LING,

BUT IT CAN'T BE HER,
RIGHT?

- ANY LUCK?
- RYAN, IT'S BEEN, LIKE, TWO MINUTES.

FEMALE SINGER:
♪ 'CAUSE I'M FOOLING YOU

[SINGING CONTINUES
INDISTINCTLY]

BO: IS THAT
A VIGENEÈRE CIPHER?

OF COURSE!

ONE SEC.

[TAPPING KEYS]

RYAN: THEY'RE TEXTING
ABOUT A LOCATION.

- THAT'S GOTTA BE IT.
- NICKY, WE GOT AN ADDRESS.

BO: OK, WE SHOULD MOVE FAST. BENNY'S
GOTTA KNOW WE LIFTED HIS PHONE BY NOW.

ARE YOU OK?

SOMETHING CAME UP,
AND I... I GOTTA GO.

RYAN: NOW?
NICKY: YEAH, SORRY. I, UM...

BO: G-GO, GO. DO WHAT
YOU GOTTA DO. WE GOT THIS.

[FOOTSTEPS RETREAT,
DOOR CLOSES]

HEY, SLOW DOWN.

- I CAN'T.
- NICKY...

SHE WAS HERE, LAST NIGHT.

SOMEHOW, SHE WAS HERE.
I HAVE TO FIND HER.

I GET IT, I DO, BUT WE DON'T
EVEN KNOW IF THAT'S HER.

I HAVE SEEN SOME CRAZY STUFF
SINCE YOU CAME BACK, NICKY,

BUT YOUR SHIFU...
NICKY: DIED IN MY ARMS.

YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO REMIND ME.

IT'S NOT JUST THAT, ALL RIGHT?
THE WOMAN IN THAT VIDEO WAS

NOTHING LIKE THE PEI-LING YOU
DESCRIBED; SHE WAS VIOLENT,

SAVAGE, EVEN. AND THAT
ALCHEMIST, XIAO? YOU TOLD ME SHE

TOOK YOUR SHIFU'S FORM. NOW, I
KNOW YOU WANT IT TO BE PEI-LING,

BUT WHAT IF...
NICKY: I KNOW,

BUT I OWE HER
EVERYTHING.

IF THERE'S EVEN A CHANCE
THAT IT'S HER, THE REAL PEI-LING,

I HAVE TO HELP HER.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

[DISTANT POLICE RADIO,
INDISTINCT]

OH. WE'RE NOT THE ONLY
ONES LOOKING FOR HER.

LOT'S PRETTY EMPTY.
NO SIGN OF ACTIVITY.

GAME APP WENT DARK AN HOUR
AGO; MAYBE THE GANGS GOT SPOOKED.

HANG BACK. I'll SLIP
INSIDE, GET A CLOSER LOOK.

"HANG BACK"? WE'RE TAKING
ORDERS FROM THIS GUY ALREADY?

ALTHEA: HELLO? BO: WAIT,
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! STAY BACK!

[BEEPING]
RYAN: WHAT? PLACE LOOKED EMPTY.

RYAN: OH.
BO: OK.

[BEEPING CONTINUES]
ALTHEA: UH, IS THAT A BOMB?

[BEEPING]
RYAN: OH.

BO: STAY CALM.
ALTHEA: "STAY CALM"?!

YOU TRIGGERED THE TIMER WHEN YOU
CAME THROUGH THE DOOR, BUT IT'S NOT

ON A PRESSURE PLATE, SO WE
HAVE TIME TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

RYAN: WHAT'S THERE TO FIGURE
OUT? WE RUN. BO: LOOK AROUND.

OH, MY GOD.

RYAN: THAT'S THE CHANGS'
COPPER PIPES.

THIS LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING.

MAMA'S STOVE...
IT'S GOTTA BE HERE, TOO.

YEAH, WE LEAVE THIS BOMB TO GO
OFF, ALL THIS STUFF GOES WITH IT.

WELL, UH,
BARISTA, HACKER,

YOU GOT ANY EXPERIENCE
DEFUSING BOMBS?

NO, BUT THAT'S WHAT
THE INTERNET'S FOR.

YOU'RE GONNA
ZINDLE IT?

ALTHEA: OK, UM, WE'RE ALL
QUICK LEARNERS, RIGHT?

THAT TIMER REACHES 30,
I'M PULLING US BOTH OUT.

[SIGHS]

WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE.
[BEEPING CONTINUES]

LET'S SPLIT UP,
COVER MORE GROUND?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[CAR DOOR CLOSES,
ENGINE TURNS OVER]

[BEEPING CONTINUES]

[SIGHS]

ALTHEA: OH, OK, OK.
UH, I FOUND A MESSAGE BOARD

FOR FORMER
BOMB-SQUAD TECHNICIANS.

KablamoGuy83 SAYS,

"IF YOU CAN FIND
THE PRIMARY TRANSISTOR,

YOU CAN REROUTE THE POWER
AWAY FROM THE DETONATOR."

DOES KablamoGuy GIVE
ANY HINTS AS TO WHAT

A PRIMARY TRANSISTOR LOOKS LIKE,
OR AM I JUST SUPPOSED TO GUESS?

ALTHEA: UH... BO: THIS VIDEO SAYS
WE JUST NEED TO CUT THE RED WIRE.

OH... WHICH RED WIRE?

[BEEPING CONTINUES]

OK, TIME FOR PLAN "B."

[SIGHS] GOT A DIGITAL WATCH
FOR MY EIGHTH BIRTHDAY.

I TOOK IT APART TO SEE
HOW IT WORKED.

I FIGURED OUT I COULD JUST
TWEAK THE COMPONENT.

I THINK I CAN DO THE SAME THING
WITH THIS TIMER.

RYAN: YOU THINK?
[BO SIGHS]

[RAPID BEEPING] ALTHEA: WHY IS
IT SPEEDING UP? BO: SHOULD BE IT.

[BEEPING STOPS]

[GASPS]

W-WE'RE ALIVE!

WE JUST DEFUSED A BOMB!
HA HA HA HA!

ALTHEA: WHOO! HA!
[ALL PANTING]

THE TRIPWIRE,
THE EXPLOSIVES...

THIS SEEM LIKE
GANG STUFF TO YOU?

NICKY THOUGHT
IT WAS WEIRD, TOO.

WHY WOULD THEY BLOW UP
ALL THIS STUFF JUST TO

TAKE US OUT?

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

PEI-LING?

NICKY: PEI-LING?

SHIFU.

HEH!

IT'S ME, NICKY.

- [GRUNTING]
- WAIT, WAIT!

WAIT! NO!

I CAN'T LET YOU GO!
I CAN'T LOSE YOU AGAIN!

[GRUNTING]

YOU'RE SCARED, CONFUSED,
BUT I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE.

[SHOUTS]

[PANTING]
PLEASE, SHIFU, IT'S ME.

YOU TAUGHT ME
HOW TO DO THIS.

YOU TAUGHT ME
HOW TO FIGHT.

[PANTING]

[GRUNTING]

LOOK AT ME.

SEE ME.

PLEASE.

- [BREATH QUIVERING]
- SHIFU.

NICKY?

[SOBS]

DO YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING

ABOUT HOW YOU GOT HERE?

I... REMEMBER...

LIGHTNING...

RAIN.

IT HURT.

EVERYTHING HURT.

WE'RE GONNA FIGURE THIS
OUT TOGETHER... I PROMISE.

WHAT MATTERS IS
YOU'RE BACK,

WITH ME.

THE KIDS CAME THROUGH.

BACK ON TRACK.

LET'S CALL OFF
THE INVESTORS, LO POR.

- LAO GONG...
- HUH?

EVEN IF WE REOPEN
IN TIME,

IT WON'T BE ENOUGH.

YEAH?

[DOOR CLOSES]

WELL, TOO LATE NOW.

LET'S GO.

[DISTANT SIREN WAILING]

OH, HEY. SORRY.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO...

MALE SINGER:
♪ CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU

[VOCALIZING]
ALTHEA: THANK YOU.

[SIGHS]

HEY, BABE, HOW'D IT GO?

WE ALMOST DIED.

UH, LONG STORY.

- SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED A DRINK.
- MMM.

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

MALE SINGER: ♪ SO SWEET LIKE
A SUGAR CANDY WHEN YOU... ♪

DENNIS: ONE LEMON DROP
COMIN' UP. [SHAKER RATTLES]

SINGER:
♪ AH, AH, AH

I'll CLOSE UP, BUT YOU'RE TELLING
ME EVERYTHING ON OUR WALK HOME.

HOME?
YOU MEAN SEX JAIL?

- ♪ AH, AH, AH
- ♪ CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU

SORRY. JUST...
SOMETHING ABOUT

A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE
MAKES YOU REALLY WANT TO...

- SINGER: ♪ IT'S SO PHENOMENAL
- ALTHEA: YOU KNOW.

♪ I'M FLYING HIGH
ON IT ♪

♪ CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU
[KEYS JINGLE]

WHAT'S THAT?

KEYS TO
THE SUPPLY CLOSET.

♪ YOU'RE SO PHENOMENAL

♪ I'M FLYING HIGH
ON IT ♪

- YEAH, THAT WORKS.
- ♪ CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU

[SEA GULL SQUAWKS]

SARAH REEVES:
♪ ADRENALINE

♪ RUNNING THROUGH MY SKIN

♪ I JUST FEEL IT

♪ OH, I LIVE FOR IT

♪ A SECOND WIND,
I FEEL IT... ♪

DAMN IT!

♪ KICKING IN

♪ OH, I WANT IT

♪ I GOTTA HAVE IT

♪ OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH

- ♪ I GOTTA HAVE IT
- EVAN: I GUESS I WAS WRONG.

YOUR SHIFU'S BACK. NICKY:
I KNOW IN MY GUT IT'S HER,

BUT WHEN WE WERE FIGHTING,

WHEN PEI-LING ATTACKED ME,

I SAW SOMETHING IN HER MOVES;
I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE,

BUT NOT FROM PEI-LING.

XIAO?

PEI-LING'S BACK, BUT...

I DON'T THINK
SHE CAME ALONE.

REEVES:
♪ IT'S NOT OVER

♪ THERE'S ONLY ONE
LEFT STANDING ♪

♪ GOT MY EYES ON THE ENDING

♪ THERE'S ONLY ONE CROWN

♪ IT'S GOT MY NAME ON IT

[SWORDS CLANG]

GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!

CHILDREN:
NICE SHOT, MOM!