01x10 - Black Tiger Steals Heart

[bunniefuu]

- Sorry.
- It's all right.

What?

Where are we?

Home.

Hmm...

It's not the dojo.

Hmm, no.

But it's the safest place I know.

How do you feel?

Yeah, I'm, uh...

I'm tired.

I was so worried about you.

You okay?

I feel great.

Hmm.

What happened?

You healed me, Danny.

Saved my life.

It's a lot...

having to keep a secret like this.

And I... I understand now why Ward's...

why he is the way he is.

Yeah, I think we might be losing him, Joy.

You put him in a terrible position, Dad.

Lying to everyone.

Standing right next to me
while I cried over you,

knowing he could do something about it,
he could make it better.

No, he couldn't make it better.
No one could.

Hey, Joy.

Joy, I understand
your feelings are hurt. I do.

I had no choice.

I was trapped.
I had to stay hidden.

You told Danny.

Danny found out.
That wasn't my choice.

You know, sometimes in life, um,

things happen that we're not prepared for.

You know, we just do the best we can.

Do you remember those nights?

When I was sick?

And you and Ward were there
every two hours.

Yeah.

Yeah, we had to turn you in your bed.

Keep you from getting bedsores.

Mmm-hmm. You were just teenagers.

But you wouldn't let
the hospice nurse do it.

You were so thin...

and fragile.

You were like parchment.

I was afraid they might break you.

And sometimes...

sometimes I'd wake up...

and I'd see you there,
asleep in the chair...

and you'd be looking just like you were
when you were kids.

So peaceful.

And in that darkness, I'd pray.

I would plead to the universe that if I...

if I ever had a second chance,
I'd do anything.

I would do anything,
I'd pay any price, to keep you away.

Keep you away from that pain
and that heartache.

I wanted to protect you from suffering,

because you'd endured so much already.

Joy...

Joy, I... I love you.

I'm... I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry for, you know,

I'm sorry for all of... all of this.

I'm just glad the universe listened.

Yeah.

What was it like?

What? Death?

Hmm. It was like when I was a kid...

coming home from school
through the snow, and...

and then I'd be standing
on the porch, freezing,

and on the other side was comfort.
Comfort and warmth.

But this time...

This time when I tried the handle,
the door wouldn't open.

And I could hear you.

I could hear you and Ward
on the other side, and...

I... I wanted to be
on the other side so much.

But the harder I tried...

the further I'd just...

I'd drift away and...

it would become colder...

and colder.

And, uh, and I was here.

Restored.

Joy...

I want us to be together again, happy.

Happy and whole.

I want that, too.

Yeah.

But this is strange.
This is...

- Hey, I know. I know. I know.
- This is really unreal. I...

I know. Ward... Ward found it difficult
at first, too. But after a while...

Where is he?

- I'm worried about him.
- Ward has a problem, Joy.

You know that, don't you?

Yeah, Dad, I know.
I know he has a problem.

I've talked to him about it,
and it hasn't helped.

Oh, well, you know, addicts can be...
they can be unpredictable.

But we've gotta do
everything we can to help him.

Everything.

That shouldn't keep us
from getting Rand back...

and turning it
into what I'd always hoped for.

Our family's legacy.

- I got a plan for that.
- Yeah, I know.

Ward told me about the... the blackmail.

- I... I want you to step away from that.
- Why?

You just... leave that for,
you know, that...

that Hogarth and the courts to work out.

I don't want you risking anything.

Where's the risk?

People will ask you questions,

and you're... you're gonna wanna answer
honestly and truthfully.

Yeah, under oath.

Mmm-hmm. Probably.

Hopefully, it won't come to that.

- Yeah.
- Hey.

Look, I know that secrets...

secrets and lies have...

they've taken a toll on our family.

They've almost ruined us, but...

I want a future free from all of that.

For you, for me...

for all of us.

Hey.

Okay.

This is where I came when I first returned
from my grandfather's in Japan.

What is this? A monastery?
A school?

Uh, a bit of both.

A safe place for people who need a home.

They took me in,
helped me get settled.

Who's "they"?

Bakuto and his group.

Your sensei?

Our sensei.

Everyone here.

- Huh.
- This is my family, Danny.

Maybe the only one I've ever known.

I'm glad you're here.

Danny, Colleen.

Welcome.

How are you feeling?

Yeah, I'm, uh... I'm all right.

Thanks for showing me
how to heal her.

Of course.

I see it took a lot out of you, though.

Yeah.

Are you ready to recharge?

What do you mean?

Colleen told me you were the Iron Fist,
the Immortal w*apon.

Uh... not many people know what that is.

Well, it's always been
a special interest of mine.

But you weren't taught
how to recharge your chi?

Let's just say my training
went a little sideways.

Fair enough.

Then step this way.

Just follow my lead.

I've studied many traditions,
so you'll recognize most of the moves.

But in this order,
they're gonna take you somewhere else.

I call it harnessing
the Five Elemental Energies.

Why are you frowning?

I'm not.

But you are.

Our bodies always give away
our inner truth.

Release whatever's binding you.

Pain, lack, fear...

and replace it with energy,
abundance, trust.

You are rooted...

tied to the force that binds all life.

Let it course through you.

Let it replace everything that is broken.

Now... how do you feel?

Hungry.

I can fix that, too.

Colleen, can you go ahead
and let the kitchen know

that we're on our way?

There's something
I'd like to show Danny first.

Yeah. Sure.

She's very special.

Yeah.

Colleen has spoken to me
about you quite a bit.

That's funny...

she's never mentioned you.

Hmm.

She's just being protective.

Does that bother you?

No.

But why keep all of this a secret?

There's a difference
between "secret" and "secure."

You see, we take in people
from all walks of life who need safety.

They need that
because their lives were complicated...

even dangerous, sometimes.

Because of that,
we try and keep a low profile.

We give them a safe haven...
and much more.

What's that?

Well, each person needs a purpose,

something to believe in,

a place to belong,

a community that can help you
become all that you can be.

So it's a cult?

Yes, just, uh, just like the Girl Scouts.
So... be prepared.

And Gao?

What have you done with her?

She's been taken out of commission.
There's no need to worry.

She m*rder*d my parents...

almost had us k*lled.

I need to know where she's gone.

I've placed her in confinement

until we can be sure
that turning her over to the police

will get us the right results.

Her power is far-reaching.

We can't take any chances.

Good pace, guys.

This place...
it seems familiar.

It should.

The same atmosphere that shaped you
in the monastery is present here.

We're seeking to build character,

discipline, educate young people
in the same way.

Did Colleen tell you
everything about me?

Not everything.

Please, my office is this way.

Sensei.

I understand when you say
you're training people.

Can I get you to sign this?

But for what, exactly?

You wanna know
what's in it for me?

Well, yeah.

Ever since I got to New York,

whenever people find out
I'm the Iron Fist,

they... they want to use it
for their own purposes.

Yeah. We're not using people.

They make their own choices.

Participate only in things
they feel comfortable with.

Please, come in.

Have a seat.

A change is coming, Danny.

Something significant.

And I wanna be ready.

I want my family and friends to be ready.

When I heard about what you did
with the pricing of the dr*gs at Rand,

I knew we had similar values.

The world we live in now is run
by corporations, not governments.

Oligarchies of the rich and powerful.

But that's not gonna last much longer.

But Rand is a corporation.

Exactly my point.

Since you've been back,
what have you discovered?

A well-functioning organization
focused on the common good,

or... something else?

Rand isn't what you hoped it would be.

But you are just the person
who can turn it around.

I'm sure of it.

What I'm about to show you

is something that's been
kept secret for decades.

Hidden by the Chinese government...

because they didn't know
how to explain it.

But I think you'll understand it
immediately.

1948, a group of Chinese soldiers
got lost in the mountains

during a mission being recorded
for propaganda purposes.

They were headed into a remote area,
but... someone was there...

protecting this passage.

And as you can see,
he had no interest in letting them pass.

That's where you're headed, Danny.

That's what you could be.

That's what an Iron Fist is.

Why are you so interested
in the Iron Fist?

I've spent my entire life
in and around dojos and monasteries,

training with masters of all kinds...

listening to their stories and legends
about Immortal Weapons.

I thought they were
fairy tales for children...

until I was gifted that film.

Once I saw it,
I became obsessed,

learning all that I could
about the Iron Fist.

What it was capable of.

What it could achieve.

That's how you know about the healing.

All the qigong masters talk about it,
but as a theory,

because they haven't met you...
don't possess what you have.

And, Danny,
there's more where that came from.

I showed you how to heal Colleen,

and I've just opened up a way
for you to recharge your chi.

I can help you become
what you were meant to be.

But that was the Iron Fist doing his duty.

Guarding an entry.

If that's why you're interested
in me, then...

you got the wrong man.

I don't need a guard, Danny.

I need a partner.

With you at my side,
no one would stand against us.

The Gaos of the world
would be destroyed.

So what do you know about Gao?

I've been trying to stop her
for a long time.

I have seven students here
rehabbing from her dr*gs.

When you ask me what's in it for me,

that's what it is.

There are Gaos everywhere.

I need you to train
and lead a group of people

who will take care of those
that our culture's left behind.

The marginalized and forgotten.

People like Colleen.

People like you.

Come on.

I'm a billionaire.

Is that how you feel?

Inside?

You know you don't fit in at Rand.
I've read the news.

You can use help there as well.

I can provide that.

But your destiny...

is here.

Doing something only you can do.

- He's not picking up.
- Oh, let it ring.

Hey, Joy.

Danny?

Uh, I've been meaning to call.
What's up?

Yeah, right.

Well, Danny, I have someone here
who wants to speak with you.

Danny.

Harold?

You're alive.

Oh, why wouldn't I be?

Uh, I came to the penthouse.
There was... there was blood everywhere.

I thought Gao...

- Oh, not a chance. Hey, listen...
- And Joy?

She knows?

Yes. Yes, it's all right.
I told her everything.

Hey, we're, uh, working on a plan
to get Rand back,

and, uh, you're a big part of that.

Look, I'll get there as soon as I can.

Hey, no excuses.
This is important, Danny.

I haven't been very reliable, I know.

But you'll be glad to hear
that Gao is finally out of the way.

- What?
- Yeah.

I met this guy named Bakuto.
He helped me put an end to her.

Oh, she's dead?

I can't confirm that.

I'm trying to find out if she's been
sent to jail or something else.

But I've been assured by Bakuto
that she's out of commission.

Oh, and who exactly is this, uh, Bakuto?

He's a friend.

I think.

Hey, Danny, just be careful, all right?

And, uh, get here as soon as you can.

- Oh, he did it.
- What?

Yeah, he did it.

- He did what?
- He did it. He did it.

Oh, man, he has... he's eliminated Gao.

- He has eliminated...
- Who's Gao?

- Oh, we have to celebrate.
- What...

We have to celebrate.
Oh, yes.

Wait, explain this to me, who...

who's Gao?

Balvenie, 40-year-old.

This is supposed to be the best...

best single malt of all time.

- Dad, it is too early to be drinking...
- Come on. Open it.

- and I'm... I can't.
- One for you. One for me. Come on.

- One for you, and one for me.
- No, I don't want it. Dad, stop!

- Yeah.
- Dad.

I didn't... I didn't...

I'm... I'm so sorry, Joy.

Um... I'll clean this up.

Come in.

He's just finished a call, sir.

To whom?

Joy Meachum.

And she passed the phone off to a Harold.

Harold Meachum?

Are you sure about that name?

Yes, sir. And they spoke about Madame Gao.

Send the entire transcript to my computer.

And see if you can trace back that call
to its exact location.

Right away, sir.

How was he?

He seems ready.

Thank you for all you've done.

I didn't do anything.

I know this has been hard on you.

We can tell him now though, right?

Soon. I still need to test
a couple of things.

But we need to be honest.

I need to be.

I don't like keeping things from him.

He'll understand.

What if he doesn't?

Then... he's not right for you.

It's complicated... I know.

But it's for the best.

He may be hurt in the beginning,

but if he feels about you
the way you feel about him...

he'll make the right choice.

Danny!

Hey, Danny!

- Hey, Darryl.
- What are you doing here?

Colleen brought me.

- Are you coming onboard here?
- Oh, thinking about it.

That would be so kick-ass.

I... I've been telling them about you.

This is the guy that whacked that kid
with a pole.

It's, uh...
not my greatest moment.

Well, I thought it was awesome.

So... you like it here?

It's what you wanted?

- Yeah. It's great.
- How come?

People care about me here.

I can, sort of, fit in wherever.

- This is the first family I've ever had.
- Food's good, too.

Yeah, and I've been learning a ton.

- I bet I could take you now.
- Yeah?

You think?

See? I told you.

So, what's your day like?

Can you come and go as you please?

Kind of. We have free time.

We all live in the dorms here.

But there's a curfew.

You ever try and sneak out?

- Security's too tight.
- And nobody really wants to.

Are there any areas off-limits?

Yeah, a few.
Mostly back that way.

I talked to all of 'em already.

Clear the east perimeter.

You know the deal.
Tray by the door when you're done.

Of course.

I'm guessing you can see me.

Well, I'm glad you're finally getting
what you deserve.

Punishment is so juvenile.

And quite boring, I might add.

Not for me.

I'm not surprised.

You're still a child.

Yeah, well, at least I'm not in prison.

Is that what this is?

I offer you freedom,

was willing to let you live
whatever life you wanted.

And you rejected that offer,

pursued and kidnapped me.

Then you ran towards sl*very
as fast as you could.

You're an idiot.

Really?

Now you're baiting me with insults?

I am treating you with respect
by being who I truly am.

Not everyone around you does the same.

That's not true!

They are stealing your ability to trust.

That is how they crush you.

Who?

The Hand.

What are you talking about?

Open your eyes, young man.

Where do you think you are?

I see you found what you were looking for.

She's a piece of work, isn't she?
Always spinning a new web.

I was just looking for some answers.

You won't find them here.

Trust me, I've tried.

But I'm glad you came...

because now you know
she won't work with us...

but she won't work against us, either.

I deliver him back
into your capable hands.

Enjoy your evening.

Hey.

What's wrong?

Gao's here.

Oh.

Did you talk to her?

Manipulating as always.

Working an angle.

Trying to get me to question everything.

Even you.

In what way?

She implied that this was the Hand.

Bakuto.

There was a ceremonial Kn*fe
in his office.

I recognized it because men from the Hand
used one like it.

Colleen?

I wanted to tell you from the beginning.

No.

- Please, just listen.
- No.

Listen to me.
Give me a chance to explain...

Explain what?

The Hand are murderers and K*llers!

Gao! It was... all Gao.

She doesn't represent us. She...

she is part of a rogue faction of the Hand
that deals dr*gs and destroys lives,

- but that is not who we are.
- That's your story?

That she's the bad Hand
and you're the good Hand?

Come on!

You've been lying to me this whole time!

That's not true. I didn't...

Did Bakuto give you that money
the first time we met in the park?

Don't be ridiculous.

Was it okay with him
when I stayed around at the dojo?

- This isn't some conspiracy, Danny.
- Then explain it to me.

Make it make sense.

Because right now,
all I'm hearing are lies

- and evasion...
- I already met you!

I already felt the way I feel.

And was that before or after
you knew about the Fist?

Before.

And was it his idea
that you sleep with me?

Danny...

So when did Bakuto approach you
with this... this idea of recruiting me?

Because that's what all of this
is about, isn't it?

- Recruiting isn't what we do.
- But it is.

The only reason anybody is interested
in me is because of the Fist.

My feelings are for Danny Rand,
not the Iron Fist.

Then why lie?
Why go along with this?

Because you've been brainwashed!

Oh, that's hilarious coming from someone
who grew up inside of a cult!

Just... think about it.

Every time someone mentions the Hand,
you freak out.

You run off to the docks or...
or to buildings filled with fighters

without a second thought. Why?

Because you grew up in a place
hearing one story about us

and nobody ever questioned that view.

I understand.

But those were lies
shoved down your throat

- when you were a kid...
- No. No.

by people who live in the past.

Just consider for a moment that maybe...

just maybe...

they got it wrong.

No.

Danny, this is my family.

And my family are dead
because of your family.

You're not listening.

- That was Gao.
- I am listening.

Everything you're saying is bullshit.

And coming from someone
that I thought I could trust.

Hello.

Please, be seated.

What the hell is this?

Sorry to interrupt your dinner,

but, please eat.
I... I don't mind.

My name is Bakuto.

I'll be taking over from Madame Gao.

Ah. Danny told you about me.

Not directly.

But... you should know by now
that our reach is extensive.

I guess I was too optimistic
to imagine the Hand would let me go.

I think you'll find
I'm much more easygoing than Gao.

You see, she leads through fear.

I find partnership to be
a much more effective method.

Oh... what are you proposing?

Everything that is Gao's is now mine.

You proceed as you have
but with a different goal.

And what would that be?

A way out.

A return to public life for you.

Go on.

I'm listening.

Look, Singleton,

we have to be extra cautious at this time.

This is disappointing.

I was hoping you wouldn't take the bait
and dig further.

Even sneaking down to k*ll Gao
would have been better than this.

More lies.

Simply a test.

And you failed.

No.

Wow.

You are the worst Iron Fist ever.

Davos?

You weren't banging the assistant
in the copy room again, were you?

What?

- Harold?
- Surprised to see me, I know.

What are you... How?

Oh, it's really
too much to go into.

Right now, it hardly matters.

Um, we need a moment.
Can you make sure we aren't disturbed?

You might wanna check the file
I left on your desk.

- I don't understand.
- Oh, yes you do.

Prostitution,

embezzling money from the Rand pension
fund into your Cayman accounts...

Listen, I don't know
what this is all about

- or how this is even possible, but...
- This is about legacy.

Mine...

and yours.

What?

If you thought it was possible
to kick my children out the door

and steal everything we,
as a family, built over the years,

then you're sadly mistaken.

This is a blackmail scheme.

Well, it won't work.

No, it won't. No, it won't.

Blackmail's about the last thing
on my mind.

I'm here to talk about... our children...

and... what we owe them as fathers.

- I'm calling security.
- Oh, this is exhausting.

You know, you don't think I had them
turned off for routine maintenance?

Come on, Lawrence.

Now...

Now, I think we can, uh...

we can both agree
that our children and their lives

are the most important thing, right?

- I guess.
- Yeah?

Have you thought at all about what your,
uh, fall from grace might do to them?

How they might be bullied,

pursued by the media,
shamed on all fronts?

Oh, yeah.

And Michael.

Uh-oh.

Don't bring him into this.

Oh, he's so fragile already.

Manic depression, barely treated.

Oh, I know. I know.

I know what it's like
to have a troubled son.

- Stop.
- See?

We share so much, you and I.

That's why I thought it was, um,

important to come
and offer you an easy solution.

Which is?

You're gonna k*ll yourself.

Right.

It's so simple, you know.

A powerful man,

stressed by a life and a job
that simply overwhelmed him.

You go out a tortured hero.
None of this comes to light.

You better get the hell out of here.

I don't know what you're up to,

but I can tell you right now
that I will never...

Honestly? You want 'em
to see the real you?

I don't care.

Oh, well, that's just sad.

Because a father's first
responsibility to their kids

is to provide a beautiful lie
for them to live in.

How much longer until
the, uh, system reboots?

Two minutes, thirty.

Well, make sure you get the fingerprints
and the gunpowder residue right.

I guess you better hurry.

Lei Kung sent me
to bring you home.

Who the hell are these people?

It's the Hand.

What?

Then we'll k*ll as many as we can
on our way out.

Backup, two-man teams!

Move it!

- Over here!
- Stop!

Sensei, what's going on?

- It's Danny.
- What?

Find him!

Come on! Come on!
Let's go! Move!

Okay, we make it to the gate,
you summon the Fist,

- knock it down. We're out.
- Right.

We're gonna be seen, though.

I can hold them off for a bit,
but we have to go quickly.

Stealing apples from Master Q'uon
was harder.

Ready?

- Yeah.
- Let's do it.

- Darryl.
- Who's this?

- Get outta the way. This isn't your fight!
- I don't understand.

- The gate!
- Move!

No, no, no, forget him! Forget him.

- To the gate.
- Darryl.

The Fist! You have to use the Fist.
Knock down the gate.

- Hold it!
- Danny, now!

We're out of time.

Block that area.

Your anger, your hatred,

your confusion...

it's destroyed your chi.

The Fist won't work.

You cannot access it.

This wasn't the plan.

- Eric.
- Colleen.

Please forgive me.

sh*t!

Danny! Hurry up! Danny!
Go, go, go, go, go, go!

Close the gate!

Come on!

Come on. Come on.

What?

Keep moving! Keep moving.

Did he get away?

You did your best to stop him.
Just like I asked.

You didn't k*ll him, did you?

No. No.

k*lling Danny is the last thing we want.

- Let's get him patched up.
- Come on.

This young man is our future.

Come on.

It's my sad duty
to inform you all that...

Lawrence Wilkins
committed su1c1de last night.

This is an emergency, and Rand
needs to respond accordingly.

Now, we have been riddled with controversy
over the past few weeks.

The Danny situation,
the f*ring of me and my brother...

and now we have this.

As soon as the news hits
the airwaves, our stock,

which is already falling,

will plummet even further.

Unless...

you see fit to reinstate the visionaries
that led Rand to historic profits.

Right the ship.

Show Wall Street and the world
that stability is being restored.

Now, there will be whispers
about the why of Wilkins' death,

but Rand should quiet those fears
with a show of strength.

The Meachums will set things right.

Now the truth is...

you need us.

I move that we...

reinstate the Meachums...

and Mr. Rand.

I second the motion.

All those in favor...

Aye.

To family.

You did it, Joy.
You really did it.

I'm not sure I did anything.

Oh, come on.
You were essential.

You know... I've been thinking.

For a long time, I felt your presence.

It gave me
this sense of comfort.

I thought it was just... my imagination,
uh, the wishful thinking of...

of a daughter who missed her dad.

Now I know it was something else.

You were there...

watching...

manipulating, conspiring.

No, Joy, it's not like that.

But it is.

And you know it.

You remember the promise you made?

No more lies.
Complete honesty.

Well, Dad,
I need to know...

did you have Wilkins k*lled?

Joy, I know the promise I made.

And I'm a man of my word.

No.

I did not have Lawrence k*lled.

Good.

I'm glad to hear it.

But I'm afraid to say there is someone
we are gonna have to destroy.

His name is Bakuto.

We have to stop.
They're not following.

We won't be able to get you
through the airport like this.

- We need to get you stitched up.
- Airport?

We're going home, Danny.

No.

The way to K'un-Lun is open,
and you are not there to protect it.

We're going back.

Look, I understand,
but I can't just leave.

You had no trouble leaving us.

- That's not true.
- One day, you were just gone.

Without a word.

I kept waiting, Danny,
thinking you'd be back.

What happened?

I'm not sure I can explain.

You owe me an answer.

The people of K'un-Lun need to know
why they were abandoned.

And what about the people here?

The ones who were
just trying to k*ll you?

You have failed, Danny.

Failed in every way.

The Fist won't even ignite now.

Our only chance may be to return
and submit to Lei Kung.

And let's hope he can restore you,
because if not...

I don't know what happens.