03x10 - A Window of F*cking Opportunity

[bunniefuu]

- 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 f*ck.

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 c**t,

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 f*cking 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]

♪ ♪

[SIGHS]

Well, that'll be a closed casket.

What a f*cking 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 expl*si*n
at one of his construction sites?

Mm, it was in the papers.

f*ck.

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 f*ck 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.

f*ck, Bill.

You're the one
that wanted me to be chief.

What the f*ck 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 f*ck was that?

Whoever it was, they're gone now.

We need to get rid of this body.

And why the f*ck would we do that?

Because if you don't,

they'll have me locked up before dawn.

I'm the chief of police,
for f*ck's sake.

I'll vouch for you,
tell them what I saw.

I blew up his f*cking bridge.

I k*lled his men.

They att*cked 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 f*cking 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.

f*ck.

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 f*ck out of here now.

Secret Service! Nobody move!

sh*t.

Lower your w*apon now.

f*ck you, cop!

Lower your w*apon now!

[OVERLAPPING YELLING]

Oh, f*ck.

Don't move! Drop that axe.

- Put it down now!
- Drop the f*cking axe.

Don't do anything f*cking stupid, Hong.

- I'm not f*cking with you.
- Drop it.

Put it down!

[INDISTINCT YELLING]

- One more time!
- You walk away now.

I'll put you the f*ck down!

You done f*cking said it!

I'll blow your f*cking 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!

[g*nf*re]

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 sh*t.

No, no, no! Ah Sahm!

♪ ♪

f*cking Chinaman.

Let's go.

f*cking assh*le.

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 f*cking 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 -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 sh*t 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 sh*t

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
b*ating 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]

sh*t.

You're up.

Yeah. How long was I out?

A couple hours.

Hours.

f*ck, I gotta go.

Hey, hang on. Listen.

Um, boss?

What's going on?

Where's everyone going?

To clean up your f*cking 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 f*cking 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 f*ck'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 f*cking opportunity,

and I'm taking it.

Look, I'm not gonna make you
come with us.

No one should have to k*ll
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.

Yet here we are.

[GROANING]

Are we done?

[GROANS]

I knew you wouldn't k*ll that bitch.

But are you really ready to die for her?

Not yet.

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

[BOTH PANTING]

♪ ♪

f*cking 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 f*ck are you, Chao?

[CHOKED COUGHING]

Hmm?

♪ ♪

[GASPING, CHOKING]

♪ ♪

[YELLS]

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Xiaojing.

♪ ♪

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 w*r ♪

♪ No windows of opportunity ♪

♪ Knocking at death's door ♪

♪ Just give me a proper eulogy ♪

♪ 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]