The Last Ship (2014–…): Season 3, Episode 3 - Shanzhai - full transcript
Chandler scrambles to find answers in an Asian Dodge City. Meanwhile, Slattery seeks the truth about his predicament.
Who is that?
Get up!
They come from all over.
Pocket knife from the Philippines,
Vietnamese penlight, matchbook
and condoms from China.
Even pirates play it safe sometimes.
But this is the key.
When the pandemic hit,
pirates looted the Singaporean
reserve bank for gold coins,
and this became their currency.
They're the only ones in
the region who use it.
Where do they spend it?
Shanzhai.
It's an ungoverned Dodge
City on China's south coast.
China?
You want to go back to Peng's backyard?
Well, essentially, it's an open city.
If the pirates had a
capital, this would be it.
Before the attack in Vietnam,
we tracked three boats in formation.
By last night, there was only the one.
This could be where the other two went.
Seems like our best shot, sir.
Get St. Louis on the line.
Set a course for Shanzhai.
Any idea just where in the
hell we are, Master Chief?
A rock and a hard place now.
I put us somewhere about
400 miles from Haiphong.
North Star was sitting
at about 30 degrees
when we boarded that ship.
We can see where it rises tonight
and maybe get a ballpark
on our latitude.
Welcome! Now you rest!
Where's our captain?
Where is he? Where is he?!
Enjoy your new home.
Who the hell do you think you are?
You speak English?
You know what you did?
You know who we are?
You can't do this.
You're wrong, Captain Slattery.
I know exactly who you are.
No, no, no. No.
No, no, no. No.
No, sir.
Our rescue swimmers didn't find
any of our people in the wreckage.
We still don't know if
they were on that vessel.
Lieutenants Burk and Green
did manage to escape the
attacks in Vietnam.
They were attempting to gather intel
from at least a half a dozen
kidnappers when Burk was shot.
He's here now. The corpsmen
are taking care of him.
All that said, we have no
concrete leads right now
to help us find our people.
But you're certain Peng is behind this.
He blew up our plane, to be sure
But we have reason to believe
that pirates from Shanzhai
were responsible for
the attack in Vietnam.
So... We sortie the ships in Okinawa.
Shackleton and Hayward can be in
the region in a matter of days.
I appreciate that, sir, but those
ships need to be in Japan,
investigating the possibility
of the virus mutation.
And a larger presence
here may draw attention,
and it could be counterproductive.
I need a lower profile.
You? You're the Chief
of Naval Operations
and, for all intents and purposes,
the head of our entire military.
I need you running our
global operations from here.
Sir, the James is without
its senior leadership.
I can't just leave anybody...
I understand your loyalty
to your people, Tom.
This isn't just about my people.
You sent me here because
the region is a tinderbox.
I need to stay here now and
find out why this happened,
what the bigger play is...
Not just to save my crew.
Though I believe that will
be the first step, sir.
I want to know where you're going
and what you're doing at all times.
Understood, sir.
Bring 'em home, then.
I will.
Thank you.
What the hell are you doing to me?
Aah.
I'm gonna kill you, you son of a bitch.
Come on in.
Thank you for loaning me the digis.
I'm glad they fit, sir.
Your name tag's being made,
and we'll get those
eagles for the collar.
And you should know
Lieutenant Burk is stable.
HM2 Logan pulled a 762
slug from his leg.
I heard.
He's tough, your brother.
Always has been.
I want you to know... While
I'm in command of the ship
and until the return of your shipmates,
I've decided to make Lieutenant
Granderson my acting X.O.
I understand you have
seniority over her,
but I cannot afford to lose
you running combat right now.
You think I made the wrong call...
Not contacting the CO when I sensed
there was trouble in Vietnam.
That...
was a difficult decision.
50/50 in my book.
Problem is, you think
it was the wrong call
and then you overcompensated.
Sir, we'd been tracking that vessel.
At the time, it was our only lead.
And then you chased it
into shallow waters,
leaving you out of
position for the rescue,
forcing me to fire on that boat
when we still didn't know
if our people were on it.
You're too hot now,
and I can't have my X.O.
making emotional decisions.
But I do need you in CIC.
You'll have me, sir.
So, where'd you learn to fly? RAAF?
Australian Antarctic.
No, you're lying.
Rich pricks love their volcanoes.
Hey. How long till your bird can fly?
Not soon enough.
Then I'm out of here and this
will all be a bad memory.
- You're going?
- That's what I said.
I'd say we should keep in touch,
but that's not your thing.
- Jesse. We need you.
- I got you here.
Now I got to get back to what I do.
Your cover's blown.
You'll be the dead the minute
you hit Chinese airspace.
So I'll go to Phnom Penh or
Mandalay. They need cure.
I was headed there next, anyway.
Look, I get it, all right?
You're mad at me.
But these people are the
only ones strong enough
to take on Peng and the people
who killed your brother.
If you want to help the rest of the
world, you should be helping them.
This isn't my fight.
Captain on the Bridge!
- Welcome back, sir.
- Good to see you, Gator.
Mike Slattery's the
Captain of this ship.
A simple "attention on deck" will do.
Understood, sir.
And I'll never sit in
Commander Garnett's chair.
How's our new helo?
Could be operational in 24 hours.
Not so sure I can say the
same about the pilot.
She's a hell of a
pilot, and we need her.
We've never operated this
ship without a helo,
and I don't want to start now.
I'll handle it, sir.
How far to the next objective?
Once we make it past Qiongzhou Haixia,
we bear north at 345 degrees
and we'll be at Shanzhai
within four hours.
There's a natural harbor there.
It's wide but usually filled
with boats and debris.
The only other way in would
be climb a 100-foot rockface.
Cruz and Evans will lead
Cobra Team and stand by
for the exfil on the beach
while the T.A.O. runs combat.
How do you want to get in, sir?
We'll commandeer a local
boat into Shanzhai Harbor.
I'll disembark with Green and Taylor.
Are you kidding?
You can't go.
You're the most recognizable
face in the world.
Even in Asia.
I'm down three operators.
So for today, I'm just
a body with a gun.
And if you die, you crew
has just lost another CO.
A word.
What, am I being called into
the principal's office?
Is this your way of
getting me to trust you?
Challenging me in front of my crew?
I challenged you because I think
you could compromise the mission.
I'm fully capable of handling this
with Wolf, Green, and their teams.
Well, I appreciate your self-confidence,
but I think, at this point,
I know how to run my ship.
You just demoted a senior lieutenant and
put a 28-year-old in the X.O.'s chair
while you jump headfirst
into the battlefield again.
Is this about leadership or your
needing to control everything?
Controlling everything is
how I've made it this far.
And as long as you're on my
ship, you take orders from me.
Understood?
Aye, aye.
Your man's a hypocrite.
I read every incident and
action report he's ever logged,
and he would have done the exact
same thing as me in that situation.
Maybe. Or maybe he would
have sent the RHIB
to chase down that vessel and
left the James in position.
I mean, point is, Lieutenant
Granderson's been
knee-deep in it with
him and you haven't.
They have a short-hand.
She knows how he thinks.
Yeah, and y'all know better?
Like I was eating wings in Hooters
when you were off saving the world?
- That's not what I'm saying.
- For three months, I kept 400 alive...
- With no tomahawks and no cure.
- You know that's not what I'm saying.
Look, you don't know the guy!
Look, whatever went down,
it's not on you, all right?
All that matters is that
you forget this crap,
you do your job, and you
help us find our guys.
You're a goddamn vampire.
The short answer is, yes.
The corn yields surpassed projections,
but we're still short with
respect to ethanol production.
- Mr. President!
- Mr. President!
- Yes?
- Davis Vickers, Northeast Corridor.
Has there been any progress
on repair of the rail lines
since the riots in Philadelphia?
Incremental progress. Now,
I know that reconnecting
New York, Philadelphia, and
Washington is a priority
in your region, and we're
doing the best that we can.
- Mr. President!
- Mr. President!
Yes?
Mr. President, Jacob Barnes,
mid-Atlantic region.
What can you tell us about Captain
Chandler's progress in China?
Captain Chandler is making
good, solid progress
in difficult negotiations
with President Peng.
It's our position that
China needs to do its part
to distribute the cure to the
people among that region.
So Captain Chandler is only
there to discuss the cure?
Because we've been hearing
reports of border confrontations
between Vietnam and China.
And I'm wondering if
President Peng is using
his control of the cure in Asia
to make us choose sides
in a foreign conflict.
With all that's going on here at home,
is Captain Chandler there
to prevent a war in Asia?
Captain Chandler's only
agenda is the fast, free flow
of the contagious cure
throughout the world.
Now, he's only just
arrived in Hong Kong.
When we get further reports, you
all will be the first to know.
Mr. President!
Vulture Team, radio check.
Cobra Team reads you, Lima Charlie.
1,000 yards from rally point Alpha.
This is Vulture Team going silent.
Roger, Vulture Team.
Nathan James standing by.
T.A.O., anything on radar or sonar?
No bogeys. Just fishing trawlers.
Keep looking.
Roger that... Ma'am.
You said it. Dodge City.
It's not Hell, but you
can see it from here.
Well, at least no one's shot at us yet.
Kind of wish they would.
Least we'd know we were close.
Wake up. We need help.
Run for your life.
Get shot at. Blow up a boat.
Crash-land. See the world.
Ma'am? Here's your new torque pedal.
You can spare me the
inspirational speech.
I already told Sasha I'm leaving.
I don't think you understand
how much we need your helo.
Look. I'm sorry about what
happened to your crew.
I know what it feels like.
But I got to get back to my
life, or what's left of it.
I don't know what happened between
you and Ms. Cooper back in China,
but I heard you risked your life
to get the cure to those
who need it most.
That makes us allies.
I hope you can see that
you can use our help
as much as we can use yours.
Or you can keep feeling
sorry for yourself.
Either way, our crew will help you
get your bird back into shape.
- Nice work, Chief.
- I'm trying, Ma'am.
What are you doing, Master Chief?
Determining local noon.
See, you measure the
shadow every 60 seconds
until it starts getting longer.
Then count back to the shortest shadow.
That's local noon.
From there, you can
estimate your longitude.
What do you see out there, Doc?
Their security's pretty tight,
especially that hut across the compound.
I saw that, too.
We have to get a look outside
the perimeter, Ma'am.
That's a decision for the Captain.
Oh, my God! What have you done to him?!
- Hey!
- Hey! Don't...
- What are you doing?
- Get your hands off me!
Hey!
- Sir?
- I'm okay.
What'd they do? Where'd they take you?
Tied me down.
Took my blood.
Why?
So much blood.
So...
He's not so pleased to see you, Tom.
Says you're bad for business.
But he knows why you're here.
Everyone heard about the kidnapping.
He swears he has nothing to do with it.
He knows nothing about it.
Do you believe him?
Absolutely not.
Neither do I.
The latest in Navy weapons.
Better than the crap you're peddling.
Guns for information.
You like this?
IWC Chronograph, made for
the pilots at Miramar.
Top Gun.
I need answers.
There is a man. Kenji.
He came in here bragging
about the kidnapping,
throwing money around.
He says he threw him out of here.
Where is this Kenji?
Luilichang.
Luilichang. It's a flea market.
- You know where it is?
- I do.
Assuming you've told us the truth,
you'll never see me here again.
If you lied...
or should something happen
to me when I leave here,
my ship will drop a
half a dozen tomahawks
on this dump you call your kingdom.
Now, that would be bad for business.
It's been a pleasure.
Top Gun.
Master Chief's been gone
for over two hours.
You tend to pass out afterwards.
How long was the needle
in your arm, Captain?
Half-hour, give or take.
It's like they're taking our blood
and feeding it to half their crew.
During our first trials,
when you got sick,
Dr. Scott used Bertrise's
blood to buy some time.
Maybe they're sick.
Why take our blood when there's a cure?
A feast for you.
Eat.
Apricots and steak... All rich in iron.
Fattening up the cows for the milk.
You join me, Captain.
I eat with my crew.
No, no, no. You're a captain.
You eat with me.
You were military before the pandemic.
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense.
We probably met at RIMPAC one summer.
You're a captain?
That was another life.
And now you're a pirate.
Times changed.
I adapted.
Funny. I didn't get that memo.
Bad as things got, I never
went around kidnapping
innocent people, draining their blood.
"Innocent."
Hmm.
Eat, Captain.
Get your strength.
Ms. Green?
Hi. Jacob Barnes. Good to see you.
Yes. Hi, Jacob.
Hey, if you're free, uh, maybe
we could go for a drink.
You could give me the lay of the land,
help me better understand
the man behind the curtain.
Uh, no. I'm sorry. I have
to get home to the baby.
Maybe schedule a coffee
through my office.
And it's Mrs. Green.
Nothing behind that. Sorry.
No problem.
Hey, are we going to war with China?
What would make you say
something like that?
POTUS was a little dodgy on the subject
at his presser last night.
Haven't seen even one photo
op of Chandler and Peng,
not even a handshake.
It makes me wonder what's going on.
And so you jump to war as a conclusion?
The President's strategy is classified.
But rest assured, it's working.
Mrs. Green...
While you were out on the James,
there was a deafening
silence from the top.
It cost lives.
Suffice to say that
it's been a while since any
of us could rest assured.
You have the President's ear.
I'd just remind him not to forget that.
I'll call your office for that coffee.
Hey. Russ. Russ, how you doing?
His pressure's too low. He's dehydrated.
Here.
Whoa. Slow, slow. Slow down.
They had him in there too long.
Sir?
I think I found a way out of here.
The bolts are rusted. They'll
never know how we got out.
I'm thinking Diaz and
me pick our moment,
slide through, down and out,
get past the perimeter,
see what's out there, report back.
I don't like it. Too many
guards, too many dogs.
We can handle this, sir.
This will keep 'em busy.
They won't kill us, sir. Not
if they need our blood.
Compliments of the X.O.
She's mocking us.
Thought you could change
her mind with a Happy Meal
and a carton of smokes?
No. But I heard she loves cherry cola.
How would you handle it, Lieutenant?
- I wouldn't let her leave.
- What would you do?
Conscript her? Put a gun to her head?
Either sounds good, yeah.
Cobra Team, request your whiskey.
Cobra Team, check.
Read you Lima Charlie.
We are at point Zebra.
Standing by for exfil.
Kenji.
No.
Kenji?
These people aren't from around here.
They all came looking
for black-market cure,
and no one knows anyone named Kenji.
Okay. Where to next?
Where are they?! Where
did you get this?!
No English!
Who gave it to you?!
Did you get this from my sailors?
No! No English!
Tell me now!
Men from Vietnam selling clothes.
I liked the shirt.
Who?! Who?! Pirates?!
No, no! No pirates!
- Please!
- Captain.
MSS are here. Time to go.
Hold up. Hold up.
Cobra Team, this is Vulture Team.
Rally point Alpha is blocked.
Heading to rally point
Bravo. Do you copy?
Captain, Zebra is compromised.
We've got MSS crawling
all over the place.
We'll get to rally
point Bravo when able.
I say again, rally
point Bravo when able.
MSS on all sides.
We're outgunned. We need a choke point.
There. Through the bar.
It's worth a shot.
MSS! MSS!
87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94,
95, 96, 97...
Please. No pirates. No pirates.
How's the other guy?
I am the other guy.
Shit.
East.
300 paces south-southeast.
Nathan James, this is Cobra!
We're under fire at rally point Zebra!
We're pinned down by the MSS!
Fall back, fall back, fall back!
How bad is it?
I'm still in the fight, bro.
Then move! Move, move!
Cobra Team. We're taking fire
here at rally point Bravo.
Roger that, Vulture.
We're trying to exfil Zebra for Bravo.
We'll be there as soon as we can.
Vulture, we're heading to Bravo now.
Hey. Do you know what that is?
Those are my crewmates, and they're
getting cut to pieces out there.
You cannot leave them out there.
What do you think I'm doing out here?
Wave me off for Green Deck!
Now give me the goddamn coordinates
so I can pick them up.
- I'll need a gunner.
- You got it.
And it wasn't just the
cherry cola and smokes.
Please no... No Takehaya. No Takehaya.
What are you saying?
Not supposed to keep the uniforms.
I was supposed to burn it.
He will kill me.
Who?
Who told you to burn the uniforms?!
- Who?!
- Takehaya.
Kill me!
Captain. Exfil now on the beach.
Move! Move!
Nathan James, I have the package.
Heading back to home... or
whatever you call that ship.
Doesn't mean they're alive.
Doesn't mean they're dead.
It means we're on the right path.
I ran east for 100 paces
before I hit water,
then north for 600 paces.
I saw another beach with several
small boats in the sand.
Guards all around. There's no way down.
600 yards to a waterfall.
I followed the river to a cliff
about 200 feet above a cove.
I found a radio tower.
Looked operational.
"Takehaya"? You're sure
that's what Kenji said?
That's what it sounded like.
Well, he's a pirate.
Sort of a legend in the South China Sea.
He and his crew have taken credit
for ripping off hundreds
of ships in the region.
To add to his mystique, he
adopted the name Takehaya...
The Japanese god of sea and storms.
And how do we find this Takehaya?
Nobody's ever been able to track him.
He's a ghost.
So, is he real or not?
He's real.
But I heard that he was dead.
Not to Kenji.
He chose to let MSS shoot him to pieces
rather than rat on the legend.
No ransom, no demands.
If Takehaya's a pirate, what
the hell does he want with us?
Takehaya! Takehaya! Takehaya! Takehaya!
Oh, God.
Stay strong.
Look him in the eye.
Mr. President, this is
streaming on our local feed.
Michael Slattery. Captain,
United States Navy.
Serial Number 171811120.
I and five members of my
crew are prisoners of war.
Oh, God.
Well, our secret's out.
Get up!
They come from all over.
Pocket knife from the Philippines,
Vietnamese penlight, matchbook
and condoms from China.
Even pirates play it safe sometimes.
But this is the key.
When the pandemic hit,
pirates looted the Singaporean
reserve bank for gold coins,
and this became their currency.
They're the only ones in
the region who use it.
Where do they spend it?
Shanzhai.
It's an ungoverned Dodge
City on China's south coast.
China?
You want to go back to Peng's backyard?
Well, essentially, it's an open city.
If the pirates had a
capital, this would be it.
Before the attack in Vietnam,
we tracked three boats in formation.
By last night, there was only the one.
This could be where the other two went.
Seems like our best shot, sir.
Get St. Louis on the line.
Set a course for Shanzhai.
Any idea just where in the
hell we are, Master Chief?
A rock and a hard place now.
I put us somewhere about
400 miles from Haiphong.
North Star was sitting
at about 30 degrees
when we boarded that ship.
We can see where it rises tonight
and maybe get a ballpark
on our latitude.
Welcome! Now you rest!
Where's our captain?
Where is he? Where is he?!
Enjoy your new home.
Who the hell do you think you are?
You speak English?
You know what you did?
You know who we are?
You can't do this.
You're wrong, Captain Slattery.
I know exactly who you are.
No, no, no. No.
No, no, no. No.
No, sir.
Our rescue swimmers didn't find
any of our people in the wreckage.
We still don't know if
they were on that vessel.
Lieutenants Burk and Green
did manage to escape the
attacks in Vietnam.
They were attempting to gather intel
from at least a half a dozen
kidnappers when Burk was shot.
He's here now. The corpsmen
are taking care of him.
All that said, we have no
concrete leads right now
to help us find our people.
But you're certain Peng is behind this.
He blew up our plane, to be sure
But we have reason to believe
that pirates from Shanzhai
were responsible for
the attack in Vietnam.
So... We sortie the ships in Okinawa.
Shackleton and Hayward can be in
the region in a matter of days.
I appreciate that, sir, but those
ships need to be in Japan,
investigating the possibility
of the virus mutation.
And a larger presence
here may draw attention,
and it could be counterproductive.
I need a lower profile.
You? You're the Chief
of Naval Operations
and, for all intents and purposes,
the head of our entire military.
I need you running our
global operations from here.
Sir, the James is without
its senior leadership.
I can't just leave anybody...
I understand your loyalty
to your people, Tom.
This isn't just about my people.
You sent me here because
the region is a tinderbox.
I need to stay here now and
find out why this happened,
what the bigger play is...
Not just to save my crew.
Though I believe that will
be the first step, sir.
I want to know where you're going
and what you're doing at all times.
Understood, sir.
Bring 'em home, then.
I will.
Thank you.
What the hell are you doing to me?
Aah.
I'm gonna kill you, you son of a bitch.
Come on in.
Thank you for loaning me the digis.
I'm glad they fit, sir.
Your name tag's being made,
and we'll get those
eagles for the collar.
And you should know
Lieutenant Burk is stable.
HM2 Logan pulled a 762
slug from his leg.
I heard.
He's tough, your brother.
Always has been.
I want you to know... While
I'm in command of the ship
and until the return of your shipmates,
I've decided to make Lieutenant
Granderson my acting X.O.
I understand you have
seniority over her,
but I cannot afford to lose
you running combat right now.
You think I made the wrong call...
Not contacting the CO when I sensed
there was trouble in Vietnam.
That...
was a difficult decision.
50/50 in my book.
Problem is, you think
it was the wrong call
and then you overcompensated.
Sir, we'd been tracking that vessel.
At the time, it was our only lead.
And then you chased it
into shallow waters,
leaving you out of
position for the rescue,
forcing me to fire on that boat
when we still didn't know
if our people were on it.
You're too hot now,
and I can't have my X.O.
making emotional decisions.
But I do need you in CIC.
You'll have me, sir.
So, where'd you learn to fly? RAAF?
Australian Antarctic.
No, you're lying.
Rich pricks love their volcanoes.
Hey. How long till your bird can fly?
Not soon enough.
Then I'm out of here and this
will all be a bad memory.
- You're going?
- That's what I said.
I'd say we should keep in touch,
but that's not your thing.
- Jesse. We need you.
- I got you here.
Now I got to get back to what I do.
Your cover's blown.
You'll be the dead the minute
you hit Chinese airspace.
So I'll go to Phnom Penh or
Mandalay. They need cure.
I was headed there next, anyway.
Look, I get it, all right?
You're mad at me.
But these people are the
only ones strong enough
to take on Peng and the people
who killed your brother.
If you want to help the rest of the
world, you should be helping them.
This isn't my fight.
Captain on the Bridge!
- Welcome back, sir.
- Good to see you, Gator.
Mike Slattery's the
Captain of this ship.
A simple "attention on deck" will do.
Understood, sir.
And I'll never sit in
Commander Garnett's chair.
How's our new helo?
Could be operational in 24 hours.
Not so sure I can say the
same about the pilot.
She's a hell of a
pilot, and we need her.
We've never operated this
ship without a helo,
and I don't want to start now.
I'll handle it, sir.
How far to the next objective?
Once we make it past Qiongzhou Haixia,
we bear north at 345 degrees
and we'll be at Shanzhai
within four hours.
There's a natural harbor there.
It's wide but usually filled
with boats and debris.
The only other way in would
be climb a 100-foot rockface.
Cruz and Evans will lead
Cobra Team and stand by
for the exfil on the beach
while the T.A.O. runs combat.
How do you want to get in, sir?
We'll commandeer a local
boat into Shanzhai Harbor.
I'll disembark with Green and Taylor.
Are you kidding?
You can't go.
You're the most recognizable
face in the world.
Even in Asia.
I'm down three operators.
So for today, I'm just
a body with a gun.
And if you die, you crew
has just lost another CO.
A word.
What, am I being called into
the principal's office?
Is this your way of
getting me to trust you?
Challenging me in front of my crew?
I challenged you because I think
you could compromise the mission.
I'm fully capable of handling this
with Wolf, Green, and their teams.
Well, I appreciate your self-confidence,
but I think, at this point,
I know how to run my ship.
You just demoted a senior lieutenant and
put a 28-year-old in the X.O.'s chair
while you jump headfirst
into the battlefield again.
Is this about leadership or your
needing to control everything?
Controlling everything is
how I've made it this far.
And as long as you're on my
ship, you take orders from me.
Understood?
Aye, aye.
Your man's a hypocrite.
I read every incident and
action report he's ever logged,
and he would have done the exact
same thing as me in that situation.
Maybe. Or maybe he would
have sent the RHIB
to chase down that vessel and
left the James in position.
I mean, point is, Lieutenant
Granderson's been
knee-deep in it with
him and you haven't.
They have a short-hand.
She knows how he thinks.
Yeah, and y'all know better?
Like I was eating wings in Hooters
when you were off saving the world?
- That's not what I'm saying.
- For three months, I kept 400 alive...
- With no tomahawks and no cure.
- You know that's not what I'm saying.
Look, you don't know the guy!
Look, whatever went down,
it's not on you, all right?
All that matters is that
you forget this crap,
you do your job, and you
help us find our guys.
You're a goddamn vampire.
The short answer is, yes.
The corn yields surpassed projections,
but we're still short with
respect to ethanol production.
- Mr. President!
- Mr. President!
- Yes?
- Davis Vickers, Northeast Corridor.
Has there been any progress
on repair of the rail lines
since the riots in Philadelphia?
Incremental progress. Now,
I know that reconnecting
New York, Philadelphia, and
Washington is a priority
in your region, and we're
doing the best that we can.
- Mr. President!
- Mr. President!
Yes?
Mr. President, Jacob Barnes,
mid-Atlantic region.
What can you tell us about Captain
Chandler's progress in China?
Captain Chandler is making
good, solid progress
in difficult negotiations
with President Peng.
It's our position that
China needs to do its part
to distribute the cure to the
people among that region.
So Captain Chandler is only
there to discuss the cure?
Because we've been hearing
reports of border confrontations
between Vietnam and China.
And I'm wondering if
President Peng is using
his control of the cure in Asia
to make us choose sides
in a foreign conflict.
With all that's going on here at home,
is Captain Chandler there
to prevent a war in Asia?
Captain Chandler's only
agenda is the fast, free flow
of the contagious cure
throughout the world.
Now, he's only just
arrived in Hong Kong.
When we get further reports, you
all will be the first to know.
Mr. President!
Vulture Team, radio check.
Cobra Team reads you, Lima Charlie.
1,000 yards from rally point Alpha.
This is Vulture Team going silent.
Roger, Vulture Team.
Nathan James standing by.
T.A.O., anything on radar or sonar?
No bogeys. Just fishing trawlers.
Keep looking.
Roger that... Ma'am.
You said it. Dodge City.
It's not Hell, but you
can see it from here.
Well, at least no one's shot at us yet.
Kind of wish they would.
Least we'd know we were close.
Wake up. We need help.
Run for your life.
Get shot at. Blow up a boat.
Crash-land. See the world.
Ma'am? Here's your new torque pedal.
You can spare me the
inspirational speech.
I already told Sasha I'm leaving.
I don't think you understand
how much we need your helo.
Look. I'm sorry about what
happened to your crew.
I know what it feels like.
But I got to get back to my
life, or what's left of it.
I don't know what happened between
you and Ms. Cooper back in China,
but I heard you risked your life
to get the cure to those
who need it most.
That makes us allies.
I hope you can see that
you can use our help
as much as we can use yours.
Or you can keep feeling
sorry for yourself.
Either way, our crew will help you
get your bird back into shape.
- Nice work, Chief.
- I'm trying, Ma'am.
What are you doing, Master Chief?
Determining local noon.
See, you measure the
shadow every 60 seconds
until it starts getting longer.
Then count back to the shortest shadow.
That's local noon.
From there, you can
estimate your longitude.
What do you see out there, Doc?
Their security's pretty tight,
especially that hut across the compound.
I saw that, too.
We have to get a look outside
the perimeter, Ma'am.
That's a decision for the Captain.
Oh, my God! What have you done to him?!
- Hey!
- Hey! Don't...
- What are you doing?
- Get your hands off me!
Hey!
- Sir?
- I'm okay.
What'd they do? Where'd they take you?
Tied me down.
Took my blood.
Why?
So much blood.
So...
He's not so pleased to see you, Tom.
Says you're bad for business.
But he knows why you're here.
Everyone heard about the kidnapping.
He swears he has nothing to do with it.
He knows nothing about it.
Do you believe him?
Absolutely not.
Neither do I.
The latest in Navy weapons.
Better than the crap you're peddling.
Guns for information.
You like this?
IWC Chronograph, made for
the pilots at Miramar.
Top Gun.
I need answers.
There is a man. Kenji.
He came in here bragging
about the kidnapping,
throwing money around.
He says he threw him out of here.
Where is this Kenji?
Luilichang.
Luilichang. It's a flea market.
- You know where it is?
- I do.
Assuming you've told us the truth,
you'll never see me here again.
If you lied...
or should something happen
to me when I leave here,
my ship will drop a
half a dozen tomahawks
on this dump you call your kingdom.
Now, that would be bad for business.
It's been a pleasure.
Top Gun.
Master Chief's been gone
for over two hours.
You tend to pass out afterwards.
How long was the needle
in your arm, Captain?
Half-hour, give or take.
It's like they're taking our blood
and feeding it to half their crew.
During our first trials,
when you got sick,
Dr. Scott used Bertrise's
blood to buy some time.
Maybe they're sick.
Why take our blood when there's a cure?
A feast for you.
Eat.
Apricots and steak... All rich in iron.
Fattening up the cows for the milk.
You join me, Captain.
I eat with my crew.
No, no, no. You're a captain.
You eat with me.
You were military before the pandemic.
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense.
We probably met at RIMPAC one summer.
You're a captain?
That was another life.
And now you're a pirate.
Times changed.
I adapted.
Funny. I didn't get that memo.
Bad as things got, I never
went around kidnapping
innocent people, draining their blood.
"Innocent."
Hmm.
Eat, Captain.
Get your strength.
Ms. Green?
Hi. Jacob Barnes. Good to see you.
Yes. Hi, Jacob.
Hey, if you're free, uh, maybe
we could go for a drink.
You could give me the lay of the land,
help me better understand
the man behind the curtain.
Uh, no. I'm sorry. I have
to get home to the baby.
Maybe schedule a coffee
through my office.
And it's Mrs. Green.
Nothing behind that. Sorry.
No problem.
Hey, are we going to war with China?
What would make you say
something like that?
POTUS was a little dodgy on the subject
at his presser last night.
Haven't seen even one photo
op of Chandler and Peng,
not even a handshake.
It makes me wonder what's going on.
And so you jump to war as a conclusion?
The President's strategy is classified.
But rest assured, it's working.
Mrs. Green...
While you were out on the James,
there was a deafening
silence from the top.
It cost lives.
Suffice to say that
it's been a while since any
of us could rest assured.
You have the President's ear.
I'd just remind him not to forget that.
I'll call your office for that coffee.
Hey. Russ. Russ, how you doing?
His pressure's too low. He's dehydrated.
Here.
Whoa. Slow, slow. Slow down.
They had him in there too long.
Sir?
I think I found a way out of here.
The bolts are rusted. They'll
never know how we got out.
I'm thinking Diaz and
me pick our moment,
slide through, down and out,
get past the perimeter,
see what's out there, report back.
I don't like it. Too many
guards, too many dogs.
We can handle this, sir.
This will keep 'em busy.
They won't kill us, sir. Not
if they need our blood.
Compliments of the X.O.
She's mocking us.
Thought you could change
her mind with a Happy Meal
and a carton of smokes?
No. But I heard she loves cherry cola.
How would you handle it, Lieutenant?
- I wouldn't let her leave.
- What would you do?
Conscript her? Put a gun to her head?
Either sounds good, yeah.
Cobra Team, request your whiskey.
Cobra Team, check.
Read you Lima Charlie.
We are at point Zebra.
Standing by for exfil.
Kenji.
No.
Kenji?
These people aren't from around here.
They all came looking
for black-market cure,
and no one knows anyone named Kenji.
Okay. Where to next?
Where are they?! Where
did you get this?!
No English!
Who gave it to you?!
Did you get this from my sailors?
No! No English!
Tell me now!
Men from Vietnam selling clothes.
I liked the shirt.
Who?! Who?! Pirates?!
No, no! No pirates!
- Please!
- Captain.
MSS are here. Time to go.
Hold up. Hold up.
Cobra Team, this is Vulture Team.
Rally point Alpha is blocked.
Heading to rally point
Bravo. Do you copy?
Captain, Zebra is compromised.
We've got MSS crawling
all over the place.
We'll get to rally
point Bravo when able.
I say again, rally
point Bravo when able.
MSS on all sides.
We're outgunned. We need a choke point.
There. Through the bar.
It's worth a shot.
MSS! MSS!
87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94,
95, 96, 97...
Please. No pirates. No pirates.
How's the other guy?
I am the other guy.
Shit.
East.
300 paces south-southeast.
Nathan James, this is Cobra!
We're under fire at rally point Zebra!
We're pinned down by the MSS!
Fall back, fall back, fall back!
How bad is it?
I'm still in the fight, bro.
Then move! Move, move!
Cobra Team. We're taking fire
here at rally point Bravo.
Roger that, Vulture.
We're trying to exfil Zebra for Bravo.
We'll be there as soon as we can.
Vulture, we're heading to Bravo now.
Hey. Do you know what that is?
Those are my crewmates, and they're
getting cut to pieces out there.
You cannot leave them out there.
What do you think I'm doing out here?
Wave me off for Green Deck!
Now give me the goddamn coordinates
so I can pick them up.
- I'll need a gunner.
- You got it.
And it wasn't just the
cherry cola and smokes.
Please no... No Takehaya. No Takehaya.
What are you saying?
Not supposed to keep the uniforms.
I was supposed to burn it.
He will kill me.
Who?
Who told you to burn the uniforms?!
- Who?!
- Takehaya.
Kill me!
Captain. Exfil now on the beach.
Move! Move!
Nathan James, I have the package.
Heading back to home... or
whatever you call that ship.
Doesn't mean they're alive.
Doesn't mean they're dead.
It means we're on the right path.
I ran east for 100 paces
before I hit water,
then north for 600 paces.
I saw another beach with several
small boats in the sand.
Guards all around. There's no way down.
600 yards to a waterfall.
I followed the river to a cliff
about 200 feet above a cove.
I found a radio tower.
Looked operational.
"Takehaya"? You're sure
that's what Kenji said?
That's what it sounded like.
Well, he's a pirate.
Sort of a legend in the South China Sea.
He and his crew have taken credit
for ripping off hundreds
of ships in the region.
To add to his mystique, he
adopted the name Takehaya...
The Japanese god of sea and storms.
And how do we find this Takehaya?
Nobody's ever been able to track him.
He's a ghost.
So, is he real or not?
He's real.
But I heard that he was dead.
Not to Kenji.
He chose to let MSS shoot him to pieces
rather than rat on the legend.
No ransom, no demands.
If Takehaya's a pirate, what
the hell does he want with us?
Takehaya! Takehaya! Takehaya! Takehaya!
Oh, God.
Stay strong.
Look him in the eye.
Mr. President, this is
streaming on our local feed.
Michael Slattery. Captain,
United States Navy.
Serial Number 171811120.
I and five members of my
crew are prisoners of war.
Oh, God.
Well, our secret's out.