01x05 - Sanctuary

[bunniefuu]

Somebody gotta do it

Go get it girl

You're going easy on me.

You call this easy?

Whoo!

Maybe not easy,
but you could have ended this already.

Can't blame a girl for wanting
to make this last longer.

Hey, I'm all for a marathon session.

I'm just saying...
you don't have to hold back.

I know you can kick my ass.

Go get it girl

Go get it

I think it's hot.

Well, since you think it's hot...

Somebody gotta do it

Go get it girl

Go on shake it up

Very.

Go get it girl

Somebody gotta do it

Go get it girl

Go on shake it up

Go get it girl

Oh... Um...

Thank you so much
for showing me that stretch.

You are so welcome.
It's good for the, uh... psoas.

Hey, you know, I think

- that went really well.
- Mm-hmm.

Should we shower off,
get into some fresh clothes and...

And another marathon session?

I gotta feeling this is one perfect book

So climb into the dark
To get a better look

Gotta heat it up
Just to keep me hooked

Right now

Woo-hoo!

Ride the roller coaster

Woo-hoo!

Every second you're bringing me closer

There's no such thing as too much fun

So, this is everything.

Every fact,
fairy tale and Internet rumor

on the eight mythical weapons
and the guardian families.

But still nothing on the scabbard.

Other than your hunch
that it belongs to the sword? No.

There's no information on it anywhere.
At least, nothing we've found yet.

I was sure,
after everything we went through,

it would lead us somewhere.

There's gotta be something
we're overlooking.

Legend says the weapons
were forged together.

Each one's chi augmented
by an ancient sorcerer.

Over time, they scattered across
the world, but...

Maybe there was a time
when they were all used together.

Okay, I read a story,

great battle, mighty weapons...

Here. According to this legend,
Khan's army was defeated

by a small band of Chinese warriors
armed with magic weapons.

Khan's men were blinded.

They claimed that in the heat of battle,
these black weapons lit up.

The b*ttlefield glowed green.

Legit historians dismiss it as myth.

They say that there was no magic.

Khan's men probably just said
there was just to save face

after getting their asses kicked.

Henry, I've seen it.

When Pei-Ling first showed me the sword,
it was just a second.

A small flash as the light hit
the obsidian in the sword.

Obsidian is black.
Why would it glow green?

Okay, when I picked up the sword
against Zhilan,

a green light b*rned my hand.

But it wasn't just that,
it had an energy.

I felt it.

What is it?

I remember something else.

Nicky?

Shifu.

I don't mean to startle you, child.

What are you doing outside of this hour?

I thought I saw someone.

A woman in a hooded robe.

I felt drawn to her. Drawn by an energy.

This land is rich with history.

A sacred ground
built by a group of fearless women,

who sought a safe place
to live and train.

I, too, feel that energy.

Are you saying I saw some kind of ghost?

When you first arrived,

you were ruled by logic and order.

You are changing, Nicky.

I am?

I have seen you
with the other women here,

listening to their stories,

appreciating the simple joys
of practice, of being.

You want answers about
what you think you saw.

All I can say is that
there are mysteries in the world, Nicky,

unknown to most people.

Energies, presences.

You're not talking about
Shaolin anymore, are you?

Do not look for logic
where logic cannot live. Hmm?

Open your mind to the unknown.

Nicky?

Pei-Ling told me something
and it goes beyond physics.

Beyond facts and history.

I didn't really believe her until now.

What do you mean?

The unknown.

Look, in every illustration of the sword
you found, the handle is smooth.

When Pei-Ling showed it to me,
it was smooth.

When I grabbed it, smooth.

No markings, nothing.

So how did this happen?

The weapons glowed green.

Well, I saw the sword glow.

And this scabbard, it's inlaid with
obsidian like the sword, black as night.

Now, if the weapons glowed green
and the sword glowed green,

and this scabbard belongs to the sword,

then...

Henry.

There are greater forces at play here.

I think the magic is real.

If all the weapons are inlaid
with this obsidian,

obsidian that glows green in the light,

we'd have a way
to authenticate any w*apon.

It's bigger than that.

We have a way to find them.

What are you doing?

I am texting Randall.

I mean, with this information,
he might be able to help us.

Great. Now that we know what we're
looking for, we should dive back in.

Oh, I agree.

Just, after.

After?

After a bite, or a drink.

I mean, we've just had
a huge breakthrough.

A way to find the weapons
before Zhilan does.

I think breakthroughs
are meant to be celebrated.

So, like a date?

Oh, it's absolutely a date.

Over $2 a pound for whole chickens.

When did Gus Groceries get so expensive?

Rents are going up everywhere.

The chain stores come in,
driving people like us out.

Gus gotta pay rent
just like the rest of us.

Oh, we can't raise prices.

We're gonna have to try
and save money some other way.

- Hmm.
- We might have to start shopping

at Bamboo Market.

Well, not after what happened to Eileen.

She was shopping for dinner.

She was att*cked on the street,
right outside of Bamboo Market.

She was kicked to the ground
and told, "Go back to China."

I heard what happened.

Eileen's out of the hospital.
I spoke to her sister yesterday.

Well, it's not the only att*ck
and not the worst, either.

No, in these days, paying the markup
at Gus is not a luxury.

It's close.

We can both walk there together.

We have no choice.

I know.

Twenty years later
and it seems like nothing has changed.

Babe, I'm digging
this peach body wash.

Try the new shampoo.

Kiwi.

A profile of my boss
was supposed to come out tonight,

exposing him as a sexual abuser.

What he did to her,

he did to me.

Sweetie?

Yep?

There's something I have to tell you.

Barely hear you, babe. One sec.

You had something to tell me?

What's with the smile?

Oh, nothing.

I have something, too, but you go first.

No. You first.

Sure?

Yeah.

Okay. So two years ago,
I put our names on a waitlist.

For?

A super exclusive boat tour
of the Galapagos.

Marine biologists from
the Darwin Institute,

they lead the dives, the beach hikes.
Spaces that never open up.

But I just got an email.
A couple just cancelled.

You hate it?

No.

I love turtles.

And seals.

And seals.

Okay.

I promise,
I selected the glamping option.

It's deluxe. Turtles and seals by day,
five-star deluxe at night.

You're so excited.

I am.

And I get to do it
with my dream girl.

Life doesn't get much better.

Oh, what was your thing?

Oh, uh, it's no big deal.

Flower samples are coming in tomorrow,
so don't forget your allergy pill.

I won't.

Hey.

Hey.

What you doing?

I'm in a café, finishing up
a design commission due tomorrow.

You?

Uh, at the clinic.

Running through lab results,

doing inventory reports.

Don't we make an exciting pair?

Wish I could see you tonight.

Me, too.

I'll be done with this in the morning.

We could meet for lunch after.

Um, yeah, love that.

Great. I'll come swing by your office
tomorrow at noon.

Okay. Cool.

- Bye.
- Bye.

Sushi? Pho?

I'm up for whatever.

Apothecary has good burgers and beer.

I don't really eat meat or drink.

Trying to stick
to my monastery lifestyle.

Keep my head clear.

They have non-alcoholic options, too.

- You like boba?
- Who doesn't?

Coming through. Coming through.

Sorry. You okay?

Yeah. My bad.

You fight really good, but your
city-walking skills, not so much.

Okay. You know what?
I was just testing your reflexes.

Uh-huh? Sure.

Obsidian is volcanic.

There are volcanoes in China, right?

Yeah, several.

There's Tianchi, Tengchong...

Still, that narrows down
our geographic range.

Those monks had to be near a volcano
to access obsidian.

Let's look into that...

maybe after we eat.

Yes.

Hi. Two milk teas
with boba, please.

- Thanks.
- Thank you.

Chinatown's busy tonight.

Yeah.

Randall says he's on it.

What does that mean?

He's got sources all over the world.

He's got auction houses,
dig sites, salvage crews.

So he's put the word out.

When do you think we'll hear anything?

Soon.

You wanna go back to the library,
don't you?

What? No.

Okay. It's just...

Now we have the obsidian connection,
so we can focus our search, you know?

Maybe there's something we overlooked.

- Another...
- Okay.

Let's go back.

- Really?
- Really.

Sorry.

I know I can be single-minded.

I like to think of it as focused.

It's just, waiting around
for Randall to find this lead...

Those weapons came together
and changed history.

Zhilan has the sword.
She may already have more.

If she got control of them all...

We have to get our hands
on least one of those weapons.

Hey...

You don't have to explain.
It's your quest. I'm just...

I'm glad to be a part of it.

What the hell happened here?

Kid was skateboarding in the alley
behind the store.

Cop thought he was trying
to break in, sh*t him.

Oh, God.
Is that the guy that ran into us?

- Hi.
- Morning.

There's jook on the stove.

Oh, Nicky. No TV in the morning.

There was a sh**ting
last night in Chinatown.

There was? Where?

Police are investigating
the officer-involved sh**ting

of 19-year-old Andre Durant
in Chinatown last night,

following a report of a possible
robbery in progress at Wong's Jewelry.

Oh, no.

Police say security cameras picked up
suspicious activity.

The teen, who was unarmed,
remains hospitalized.

I saw him.

- Who?
- The guy who was sh*t. Andre.

How?

He passed right by me on the sidewalk.

I was near Wong's last night
when it happened.

He wasn't doing anything wrong.
He was just skateboarding.

Well, I hope he pulls through.

Mr. Wong must be devastated.

Mama, the cops sh*t an unarmed kid
and you're worried about Mr. Wong?

Look, I hope the young man recovers,
but we have known Mr. Wong for years.

He is a good man.

He didn't ask to be involved
in something so horrible.

You know,
that's why no TV in the morning.

It is all just bad news.

I'm sorry.

Whoa. Looks like a flower b*mb

went off in here.

I have to choose a floral theme
for the wedding,

but none of these colors are right.

This one's kind of nice.

Yeah, "kind of nice" is not
what I'm going for.

What's with the juice?

It's part of my bride-to-be regimen.
It's a detox and facemask in one.

You know, pre-wedding stress
has been giving me breakouts.

You sure it's the wedding stress?

Have you talked to Dennis?

About what?

What happened with your boss?

I mean, it can't feel good keeping that
from him, carrying it all on your own.

Is that why you came by? To check on me?

Guilty.

Well, don't.

The past is in the past.
I have everything under control.

How did Mama take the news?

You know, the sh**ting?
It was so close to the restaurant.

She wishes it would all just go away.

Yeah, figured.
Crime, the police, politics,

three subjects
never to bring up with Mama.

Just three?

True. I forgot about money,
world affairs, sex.

Speaking of sex,

shouldn't you be playing footsie
in the library with Henry right now?

Okay, I'm leaving.

Still haven't sealed the deal, I see.

Bye, Althea.

Hey, you're early.

Got us reservations at Foreign Cinema.

Probably unnecessary for a weekday.

Been so long since
I actually went out for lunch.

Yeah. About lunch, I...

What?

I can't. I'm sorry.

I came in person. I didn't want you
to think I was ghosting you.

Yeah, that's cool. Cool.

Is everything okay?

I'm guessing
you haven't checked the news.

No. Why?

Another Black man got sh*t
by the city's police.

Andre Durant. Just 19.

- That's awful.
- Yeah.

It happened a few blocks
from here, actually.

Andre was on a skateboard,
now he's on life support.

BLM Oakland and SF
are doing a joint action.

We're pushing for the cop
that sh*t Andre to face charges,

so I can't do lunch. I'm sorry.

Yeah, of course. No worries.

Oh, thanks, man. I gotta run.
I'll text you later.

Black Lives Matter
demonstrators will be

marching this afternoon in Chinatown

to protest the sh**ting.

Authorities expect a large turnout.
A spokesperson for...

Protests?

It'll be okay.

People want justice.
They have a right to speak out.

I didn't mean they don't have a right.

I just don't want the streets shut down,
the customers scared off.

It'll be fine. I gotta go open.

No!

Jin?

Mei-Li, get back in the kitchen.

Why would anyone do this to us?

We did nothing wrong.

It'll be fine.

I'll scrub it off.

Jin, this isn't justice.
This is vandalism.

Hey.

Hey.

You all right?

Yeah.

You weren't in the library.

Yeah. Sorry. I just had to, uh,
blow off a little steam.

I see.

I made a mistake this morning.

Listened to the news.

Andre did a stint in juvie.

One charge for shoplifting
when he was 15.

That's what they
want the public to know.

Looked him up online.

You know he was studying

chemical engineering
in community college?

He was bagging groceries part-time
to get through school.

They're not gonna tell you that part.

What is it?

Andre Durant is dead.

- Oh, hey.
- Hi.

How many times have we closed
without notice?

Once, when you were born.

And it's only because
you came a week early.

I spoke to the other shop owners.

We all decided to close.

Okay, but don't we
need the business?

Too unsafe. Protesters are marching,
blocking the streets.

Crowding outside Wong's Jewelry.

We'll be lucky
if we don't get more damage.

See the window?

Yes. I saw.

We're boarding up till this blows over.

Mama, isn't that a bit extreme?

As extreme as what they did to
our window and what they might do next.

Okay. I'm sorry that happened.
But we can still do something positive.

Show the protesters we support them.

I can't support vandals and looters.

There's plywood out back.

Baba.

I know. Better be safe than sorry.

My shifu taught me not to act from fear.

To reach out when people are in need,
not hide from them.

Hey, no luck getting Mr. Deng's tent.

It's out on loan. Scout troop.

Okay.

Well, thanks for looking.

What did you need it for?

I'm heading to a BLM protest
in Chinatown as a medic.

Internet said a good tent
can come in handy.

But I'll make do without.

Didn't realize you're an activist.

I'm not. A friend of mine is.

- You mean Joe?
- How'd you...

Right, Nicky.

To hear her tell it,
you're a lot more than friends.

Well, truth is,
I don't really know where we stand.

What do you mean?

Are we casual? Are we boyfriends?

Is it too soon to DTR?

"DTR"?

Define the relationship.

Right.

Now, everything feels like an emergency.

Worst time ever for that combo.

Yeah. Probably not the best time
to rush it.

Guessing you haven't had
the talk yet, either?

Pretty obvious you're into my sister.

I am.

She's amazing.

But, no, we haven't really found
the right time, either.

Well, for now,
I'm just trying to be a good ally.

Stay safe out there.

- Thank you.
- What do you think?

I think this feels better.

Thank you.

Althea? I thought that you had
a meeting at the florist.

I did.

I was trying to get home,
but some Officer "Do-Right,"

blocked off the street and had zero
sympathy for my shoe situation,

so I had to park the car
and walk.

Where they got trampled on
by all the tourists

in front of
the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company.

Oh, don't ever say that name.

"Chocolate-covered fortune cookies."

What's all this?

We're supporting the protesters.

Cool.

Baba, too?

Yes.

Hmm. And Mama?

She's holding down the fort inside.

I'll go keep her company.

Water getting low. I'm gonna go run down
to the corner store and get some more.

No, I got it. You should stay.
In case Mama needs something.

Justice for Andre.

Justice for Andre.

- We remember Alex Nieto.
- Yeah.

- We remember Oscar Grant.
- Yeah.

- We remember Andre Durant.
- Yeah.

Over a hundred deaths
and not one conviction.

- Not one.
- Boo!

Justice for Andre.

Justice for Andre.

Justice for Andre.

Justice for Andre.

- What do we want?
- Justice.

When do we want it?

Now.

Curfew will take effect in ten minutes.

Anyone found on the streets after that
will be arrested.

Hey.

I didn't know you'd be coming.

Wanted to help.

I'm glad.

Andre did not deserve
to die this way.

He knew not to resist.

He knew to say, "No, sir. Yes, sir."

To take the harassment,
'cause it beats getting sh*t.

But it didn't save him.

And now my boy is gone.

Hi, Mrs. Shen.

Henry. Nice to see you.

Hey, have you seen Ryan?

No, not for a while. Sorry.

He's not picking up his phone.

Curfew is now in effect until 5:00 a.m.

5:00 a.m.?

I guess you're stuck here.

g*nshots.

I... I don't think so.

It sounded like tear gas rounds
to break up the protest.

Baba?

Come here, come here.

Open up. Open up the door.

Ryan?

Open up the door. Open up.

This way, this way. Come in, come in.

That's it.

Joe, that booth over there.

Here, this way.

Sit down, sit down.
There's a chair. Just here.

- Ryan, what...
- What happened out there?

Cops broke up the protest.

What were you doing there?
Who are all these people?

Found them on the street.
Cops pepper-sprayed him in his eyes.

I need milk to neutralize it.

- Got it.
- Don't touch your eyes.

- Jin, lock the door.
- I locked it. It's locked.

- Papa?
- Your mother...

But Papa, if we don't let them in,
they could be arrested or worse

just for being on the street.

Help us.

- Come on.
- Thank you.

All right, come this way.
Come, come.

Come on.

Okay, find a place to sit down.

Curfew is now in effect.

Anyone on the street
will face immediate arrest.

Curfew is in effect.
Get off the street and stay off.

This makes our business a target.

What if, God forbid, we need the police.

Mama, you barely trust the police.

You didn't even call them
when we got vandalized.

And what were you doing there
in the first place?

I wanted to help.

Yeah, well, your helping
could have gotten you arrested.

I'll go make Mama a cup
of lapsang souchong.

That usually calms her down.

Try 20 cups.

Actually, a few pots of tea
isn't a bad idea.

You could show them
a little Shen hospitality.

Okay, I'm on it.

How's the tea coming?

Steeping.

Making a veggie platter, too?

For my next juice.

This is a lot of vegetables
you're drinking.

Oh, come on.

It's been three and a half hours
since my last juice.

- Oh.
- Come here.

This juicing thing
isn't about your skin.

Your skin is perfect. Always.

Thank you.

Okay, fine.

You're right.

Making juice, choosing flowers.

Keeping this wedding on track.

Those are things I can control.

I don't feel that
in the rest of my life.

Not anymore.

I know.

How are you always so brave?

Evan, what are you doing here?

We should talk somewhere private.

What is it?

The police want to
search the restaurant.

What?

Why?

We have a right
to shelter those protesters.

The curfew only requires people
to stay off the street.

That's what we're doing.

That's not what this is about.

They believe you're harboring a suspect.

A Black Lives Matter activist.

He's been accused of inciting a crowd
to riot. Joseph Harper.

Okay? I'm going to pretend
I didn't see that look.

Okay, it's not true.

Joe didn't do what they're saying.

It doesn't matter if he did or not.

SFPD have applied for a search warrant.

I suspect it will be approved.

Wait, how did they even know he's here?

Someone saw him come in.

Someone tipped them off?

I don't know. It's not my case.

Thank you... for telling me.

I thought you should know.

And in the meantime...

we should prepare them.

This is crazy.

I know.

Okay, cops come in, they arrest Joe,

then what happens?

A conviction for incitement,
if memory serves.

Jail time.

Potentially some serious jail time.

- Yeah. Do you have a lawyer?
- No.

I have some connections at legal aid.

You should just get out of here.

He can't. The place is surrounded.

We've got to fight this.

I'm gonna check on Mama.

Thank you for sticking by me,

but if the police get a warrant
to come in here,

I don't have much of a choice.

A choice for what?

I'm gonna turn myself in.

You didn't do anything wrong.

No, but neither did the people
I came here with.

Neither did your parents.

We'll fight it on the B-side.

But right now, resisting could
make things worse for everybody.

It's... It's cleaner this way.

What can I do?

Just... give me a minute.

What's up?

Cops are getting a warrant
to arrest Joe.

As soon as they do, they're coming in.

The responsible thing would be
to give Mama a heads-up, but...

Yeah.

Yeah.

I'm glad you're here.

I've delayed the watch commander
as long as I can. They're coming now.

I'm sorry, Nicky.
I did everything I could.

I know. Thank you.

Bad news.

It's time?

Yeah.

- Joe.
- It's okay, Ryan.

There has to be a way
to prove the cops are wrong.

Look, there were hundreds of people
at the protests.

We could ask them to come forward,
be witnesses.

I could post something on social.

I'll help.

I just need a little time.

If you do find something,
maybe it'll help after I'm arrested.

Like I said, on the B-side.

If I could take your place, I would.

I have a warrant
for the arrest of Joseph Harper.

Please come forward.

Arrest me.

Nicky, what are you doing?

Taking his place.

Cute, miss.

But we're here for Mr. Harper.

For him.

- Incitement.
- I did it.

Arrest me.

Read me my rights.

- Arrest me.
- Wait.

Thank you,

- but I cannot let any...
- Arrest me.

Arrest me.

I put out a call for backup.

I can have a police bus here in minutes.

Officer.

I tracked the BLMSF hashtag
and found this.

We are here for justice.

This will be a peaceful protest.

We will not allow
the press or the police

to use v*olence
to distort what we are here for,

or who we are here for.

Timestamped and everything.
Listen to it front to back.

Powerful stuff.

Pretty sure it won't hold up
as incitement, though.

Whatever your case was against Joe,
I think it's falling apart.

Stand down.

Nicky, you were awesome today.

She was.

Mama, you sure you're okay?

I know what you're thinking.

But this morning,
when I asked you to shut off the TV,

it wasn't because I don't care.

Do you remember your father's story?

The one about the dragon?

You mean our favorite bedtime story?

You and Baba said a dragon came
all the way from China to visit us.

Ry, remind me, how old were you again

when you realized that the dragon
wasn't real?

- Sixteen?
- Sixteen?

Shut up.

You may have grown out
of believing that story, but...

it's time you knew what really happened.

- Mama.
- Nicky.

Back to the office. Go.

That word.

That one hateful word.

When you called me back
from the house...

Mm.

...even when we were driving home...

your hands, they were still shaking.

I was so hurt

and so scared...

I actually wanted
to close the restaurant.

But do you remember what you told me?

Yes, I remember.

You said, "Don't give them
the satisfaction of giving up."

That we should stay
and put in roots so deep

no one could tear them out.

Why didn't you tell us?

We wanted to spare you
for as long as we could...

knowing that people can hate you
for just being Chinese.

When I heard about the sh**ting...

Oh, that poor boy Andre.

And then the graffiti...

I just remembered it all again.

So...

the Pearl Dragon,

he came all the way from China
to visit you.

But when he couldn't fit through
the front door...

The dragon broke the glass
with its tail.

I can't breathe

You're taking my life from me

I can't breathe

Will anyone fight for me...

How do we cope
When we don't love each other?

- Where is the hope and the empathy?
- Yeah

Hey.

Hey.

You left the restaurant
pretty quick in the morning.

My mom was freaking out.

She needed to see that I was okay.

I know you want to talk...

about us.

Was I that obvious?

No, I just... knew.

I'm sorry. I left you hanging.

Just, um, all that's going on.

I get it. And I don't want
to distract you from that.

Look, whatever you need from me,

if you need my support,
I'll support you.

If... If you need me
to back off, I'll...

This...

This is what I need.

You got it.

Hey, we know what we're looking for now.

Tang Dynasty-era obsidian w*apon.

Yeah.

I'm just saying.

We finally have a lead.

Could be good
to put our minds back on track.

Just kind of hard
to focus on weapons right now.

Yeah, I'm struggling, too.

The activists I know,
the people I admire, people like Joe,

they keep showing up,
keep doing the work,

keep fighting every day.

I know it's hard to see it from
the outside, but... you do that, too.

Sometimes a fight...

it takes time.

It's Randall.

His source just uploaded a file
from the dig in South America.

What? They sent photos?

Even better. Video.

I found this two months ago
at the start of the dig.

No one in the team has made
an identification yet,

but from the look of it,
matches your description.

And check this out.

Huh?

- Did you see that?
- Oh, yeah.

It's one of the eight weapons.