02x01 - Year of the Tiger: Part 1

[bunniefuu]

You are a descendent
of liang daiyu,

The first woman warrior.

Last year I learned
how to protect my family...

- Aah!
- Uhh!

Nicky! Nicky: got it.

My community...

And to
defeat my mortal enemy, zhilan.

I know the fight's not over,

But beyond that, no
idea what's next.

Nicky shen without a plan?

Excuse me, who says
I don't have a plan?





I have a plan.

But
there's a new evil in town...

The rich and
powerful russell tan,

And only I can stop him.

Come on! Gotta go!

Sorry, guys. Dead end.

Look, I don't want to hurt you.

Just give up the money
you stole from the changs,

And we don't even have to fight.

Damian wu?

Your uncle roy know what
you've gotten mixed up in?

Sorry. Roy's a regular
at harmony dumplings.

He used to bring you in
when you were yay-high.

Oh, man.





Come on.

Ok.

Screw that.

Ahh!

Come on, let's go.

Some friends you've got.

I swear, if I'd have
known we'd cross with

The nicky shen tonight...

It's just you've got kind
of a reputation these days.

That's nice to hear,
but not the point.

Sorry.

No.

You're gonna return it
to mrs. Chang yourself.

And you're gonna
apologize to her face

For raiding her till.

If you don't, I'll
hear about it.

And cut those friends loose.

They give you any
trouble, you let me know.

Thanks, nicky. I'm
taking it right now.

I promise.

Hey, mama.

Hey, mrs. Fung keeps calling.

Why hasn't she
gotten her soup yet?

Sorry, just a few
minutes behind.

Hmm. Ok. What happened?

I might have gotten
a little sidetracked.

Sidetracked? Meaning
what? Fighting?

Barely. And it all worked out.

I was just helping
out the changs.

Ok, but that soup
better not get cold.

Don't worry, still
hot.

Hey, althea.
Where are you?

On my way, I swear.

Nicky...
Love you. Bye.

How's it feel now that
it's official, dr. Shen?

Hopefully you won't be ditching
the clinic anytime soon.

I like having you around.

I'm still part-timing for now.

Just got to pay off
that med school debt.

Don't buy the poor
doctor routine.

Ryan's gonna be making
real doctor money soon.

Hey, when do you find
out where you matched?

Uh, I should find
out any day now.

Well, man, till
then, live it up.

He is. Trust me.

Oh, what's that
supposed to mean?

Just saying you've been
very occupied lately.

A lot of extracurricular
activities.

Wow, you're sex shaming me.

Wait, I thought you were
with that architect.

The architect was ages ago.

Whose side are you on?

Sorry, sorry.

Hi.

Congrats, brother.

Champers?

Just because I
don't drink alcohol

Doesn't mean I
don't gift alcohol.

How'd the big presentation go?

k*lling it at your new job
like we all knew you would?

She's crushing it.

Yeah, I'm crushing it.

It's great to be
back in the game.

Oh! Ha!

You know this is my jam.

And you know you're
dancing to it right now.

Let's go. Come on. Come on.

Hi.

So is tonight gonna be
a henry's place night?

I thought last night was
a henry's place night.

Why can't I have
you every night?

Well, tomorrow is new year's eve

And that "eater" profile
blew up our to-go orders.

So I promised mama I'd
help staring early.

Aw.

Patience, henry.

Hey, you made it.

Hey. Hey. Henry: hey, man.

Any breakthrough on
the russell tan front?

More like a dead end, actually.

We know tan is amassing this
real estate empire in the city.

He's got everyone in his pocket,

Including my boss.

Every time I pull on a thread,

Some impossible deal...

Nothing shady?

Just ordinary billionaire shady.

So we've got nothing.

Well, we know what
we gotta do...

Keep keeping tabs, stay frosty.

But...

Until that other shoe drops...

Oh, no. Evan: oh, no.

Oh, yeah.

Tonight we dance.

Mama?

Baba?

Who are you?

Nicky!

Stay back!

Nicky.

So we have a
possible female suspect.

Assailant came in
through the front window.

Discovered in here.

There was a scuffle.

Your daughter chased
her out into the street.

Yes, officer.

Sounds like your
daughter tried her best.

Hope you don't mind me saying,

Probably better not to
pick fights with criminals.

But nothing was taken?

No. Checked everything twice.

Nothing's missing.

Thanks to nicky.

All right. Well,
we're almost done here.

We're gonna wrap this up in a couple
of minutes and be out of your hair.

You ok? Nicky: yeah.

How are your parents?

Freaked out but putting
on a brave face.

Henry, someone was in our house.

My parents... I mean...

What if I hadn't
come home when I did?

Who do you think it was?

Any chance it was retaliation?

The last 6 months you've helped a
lot of people from the community

And made a lot of enemies.

Not to mention
tony kang just got

Out of prison last month.

No. If tony wanted payback,

He would have come
for me already.

Besides, this didn't feel
like anyone I've fought

Since we've been back.

This felt different.

When I walked into the
house, I sensed her,

Her presence.

I felt something like
a connection to her.

She was raw, sloppy even, but...

She was strong.

You know how we've been waiting
for the other shoe to drop,

For something big
and bad to start up?

I think it just did.

Uhh!

- Yah!
- Uhh!

Hey, oh.

Oh. Eh.

Hey, baba. You ok?

The break-in last night.

Yeah, nicky had evan put a
police detail on the house.

Everything's ok. Another
party. Excuse me, son.

Come, come, come. This
way. Welcome, welcome.

Hey, mama, have you seen...

Nicky went
to get more produce.

Who's he?

Huh? Oh.

Here for an interview.
New line cook.

But I haven't had a
moment to talk to him.

The orders just keep coming in.

I'm back! Mei-li: oh.

Oh, no. Totally forgot.

All's forgiven, but
you're coming with me now.

Hey, where do you think
you guys are going?

Sorry, mama, I promised ryan
I'd train with him today.

Train? Since when did you
start working out, ryan?

Uh, mama.

What? You're not even athletic.

Ok, well, we're going.

Hey, don't forget, tonight,
new year's eve reunion dinner.

First time in 3 years
we're gonna be together.

I am so sorry. I will be
with you in just a minute.

Table 7 sent their
whole order back.

Too spicy. Mei-li: what?

They asked for spicy.

I...

Sebastian, right?

- Mm-hmm.
- Come on out.

What's this?

Daikon.

Specifically, a
chinese green lobak.

If it's the good stuff,

You picked it up from
huang's wholesale.

Only market in town that carries
shao shan produce fresh from bolinas.

- Kn*fe skills?
- Never had any complaints.

Hmm. Ok.

You are hired.

Take over.

Right.

Man down!
Seriously?

Sorry, althea.

Hey, gwen.

Any chance you had a moment
to review my proposal?

Oh, I'm planning to
get to that soon.

Ok, great.

Well, it's just 'cause
the software updates

I'm proposing won't require
a huge capital investment,

But will go a long
way towards addressing

Some of the core
issues with the tech.

Core issues?

The problem with the source code

I briefed you on last month.

Mm-mmm.

Refresher.

Uh, 20% of our users
encounter error messages.

I've isolated the bug,

And if we just
made a few tweaks,

It would really improve
the end user experience.

But why bother fixing
it if it's just 20%?

Look, althea, I hired you
because you're amazing

And brilliant, and you are
an incredible programmer.

- Thank you.
- Yeah, but I think

There seems to be a disconnect,

'Cause what's our
motto here at loungr?

It's work hard, rest hard.

Ok, this is last year's sign.

But this should say
"work hard, rest hard."

And I so appreciate
your hard work.

And, althea, look, I know
you're trying to make your mark,

But the time for
looking under the hood,

Um, it's over.

It's about focusing
on that buyout. Ok?

So we can all get rich.

Oh! Got it.

I'm so glad you get it now.

100%.

Ok, good.

Yeah. And, althea,
in the meantime,

Enjoy yourself here.

Get a latte. Play some pong.

Yeah.

Get in a nap pod.

Yeah. You get it.

There she is.

Hey, girl, hey.
What's up, what's up?

Ha ha ha!

Uhh!

Whew.

That's got to be a record.

All right.

72 Bpm.

Ok, it's official. My
sister's a superhero.

Or I've just been
training a lot.

No.

No, you can't deny
empirical evidence.

Months of data
support my theory.

Your theory is wish fulfillment.

You've always been
obsessed with comic books.

Sorry, but my brush
with biange energy

Did not turn me into a mutant.

Come on.

No one works out
like you just did

Without spiking
their heart rate.

Yeah, well, it definitely
spiked last night.

Even superheroes have off days.

It's been a while
since you lost a fight.

You may be shaolin, but
you're still my sister.

Even you have an ego.

Fair.

But it's not just that.

I've been at peace,
happy, you know.

This whole time I've been
telling myself that I was red...

Am ready for whatever's
coming. But...

But now?

This woman, she got close.

It feels personal.

Any questions on strategy?

I think we have our
marching orders.

Evan. Evan: hey, nadia.

Oh, d.a. Hughes.

Your meeting with ms.
Penberthy is in 5 minutes.

I know. What are
you doing down here?

I asked nadia to bring me
a copy of the affidavit

For the williams case.

And here it is.

Thank you. Ahem.

Evan.

Is there something
you want to tell me?

What's going on between you two?

Between me and nadia?

'Cause we have very strict
reporting procedures

About office romance.

Oh, I assure you there's
nothing romantic between us.

Good.

'Cause I don't
need that headache.

I have something.

A highly-skilled
mercenary goes by the name

Sasha beals just
popped up in sf.

You think she's the one
who broke into our house?

She matches the
description you gave.

I've been tracking her
'cause she's done jobs

For dictators, shady
multinationals, and russell tan.

She's a specialist in
infiltration and exfiltration.

So theft and kidnapping.

Yeah.

What could you have
that she wants?

I can think of one thing.

Evan, I'll call you right back.

Henry, where's
our, uh, spare key

For our research stash?

Card catalogue.

Top drawer, middle file.

What's up?

Bad feeling.

She took it, all our research...

Biange, the weapons,
the bloodlines.

It's gone.

How is kerwin doing?

No change since the
flight from shanghai.

Mr. Tan, there's
someone here to see you.

Sasha, did you get the girl?

She's trained.

And she's been waiting for this.

I won't make the
same mistake again.

If you want her, I'll
need a better team.

I'll give you whatever you want.

Just get it done.

Why would tan
send sasha to steal

Our research in the first place?

You'd think he has
everything we have and more.

Yeah. The biange energy
went back into the earth,

The weapons were destroyed.
It doesn't make any sense.

We've watched this
like 10 times now.

Maybe there's nothing to see.

I haven't spotted her anywhere.

Too many people going in and
the quality is pretty bad.

Ok, there's you closing up.

Well, it was empty
when I locked up,

And it was empty when I
opened it in the morning.

What if she left
a different way?

Are there cameras outside?

Yeah, front entrance
and rear alley.

Is that sasha?

That's her.

Just keep it humming, althea.

Your work doesn't matter,

And you'll never
leave your mark here

Or anywhere else
in silicon valley,

But at least you have
nice comfy nap pods

And lattes on tap.

Thanks, gwen.

I love feeling like
it's all about money

And I'm just wasting
my life here.

Um.

Thought you might be
hungry. I brought takeout.

Heh. You're perfect.

And I've completely
lost my mind.

You know, you're not stuck here.

If you hate it...
I kind of am. Stuck.

After cloudrush, I was out of
the workforce for a whole year.

That's a huge gap on my reésume

And I couldn't
exactly add an item

For planning wedding
of the century.

Lucky to get an interview here,

Let alone actual job.

Maybe gwen's right.

Maybe I've just got
to go with the flow.

Oh, pebbles.

Bam bam.

Hey, nicky.

Any chance you could
hack into a cab company.

Like in my sleep or...

Althea.

Send me what you've got.

I think we need to start
turning people away outside.

No, no, no. No. No.

Lo por, take a moment.

Come. Mei-li: what?

Imagine this. Huh?

Last year.

Last new year we
didn't know if we could

Keep those doors
open another month.

The dining room was
practically empty, remember?

We're busy. I'm tired.
Good problem to have, huh?

Yeah, but we have a
long service ahead.

I haven't even started prepping
for the reunion dinner yet.

What about the desserts?

It won't be a shen
new year without

My mother's ma tuan
and your nian gao.

At the rate we're going,
we're not gonna get dinner

On the table till midnight.

I can pitch in.

You've got your hands full, no?

I like a challenge.

You're comfortable
making dessert?

I'm pretty comfortable
making anything.

I've worked in beijing, honed
my mala skills in chengdu.

Also did a year in paris.
Made ceviche in peru.

No formal training,
but, you know,

Picked up a few
things over the years.

So... Should I get
that nian gao started?

Yeah. Jin: yes!

Well, I can report that
sf's fifth best cab service.

Has surprisingly good security.

Good enough to keep you out?

Please.

Ok, I'm in.

You said the pick
up was at 4 am?

I've got a pick up near the community
06. Matches the license plate.

Is there a drop off location?

18 Am.

We'll go check it out.

You're sure this is where
she was dropped off?

What do you mean?

This doesn't make any sense.

Sasha beals,
international mercenary,

Sets up camp here?

I don't know about that,
but I found our research.

If tan hired her to take this,

Wouldn't she have brought
it straight to him?

Checked everything
twice. Nothing's missing.

I recognize this.

Nicky?

It's identical.

Nicky?

Hey, mama, odd question,

But you have a bracelet
in your jewelry box.

I have several bracelets
in my jewelry box.

Nicky, it's really, really
busy in the kitchen right now.

The gold one. There's
an inscription.

It looks like you've
had it for a while.

Oh, yeah, po po gave that
to me a long time ago,

Told me to pass it
on to my daughter.

I had two. I guess
I couldn't choose.

So I kept it for
myself. Why do you ask?

The inscription. It's custom
made, right? One of a kind.

Well, not really. It's
part of a matching pair.

Po po gave aunt
mei-xue the other one.

Ok, why do you ask?

Never mind, mama. Got to go.

So if this bracelet
belonged to mei-xue,

You think sasha stole it?

No.

Henry, I think we've been
looking at this wrong.

It didn't add up. That hideout,

All that stuff.

I think she's auntie
mei-xue's daughter.

The connections are
all there, but nothing.

Sorry, no breakthroughs tonight.

It's ok.

See you at the office.

Hey, nadia.

Thank you for doing this for me,

For risking your job,
coming all the way out here.

You know I'm not just
doing this for you.

My parents, they grew up in
san francisco, manila town.

Oh, I had no idea sf
had a manila town.

Most people don't.

Gentrification.

City officials
looking the other way

As men like tan built over it.

That's why I'm doing this.

Nadia.

Nicky, are you sure?

Pretty sure.

Mei-xue had a daughter?

We have a cousin?

When we fought, I felt
a connection to her.

It makes sense now.

Are you gonna tell mama?

No. Not tonight.
Not new year's eve.

We don't even know what
we're dealing with.

Or what she wants.

You think she's the one who
att*cked you last night?

What about tan's mercenary?

Yeah, could she be
the same person?

Could she be working with tan?

I don't know. But we
need to figure out

What she's doing here.

I was hoping there'd be
a clue in this stash.

All right,
let's start digging.

Who are you?

Funny. That's what
I was gonna ask you.

My name's evan.

Yeah, evan hartley.

Born and raised
in san francisco.

Assistant d.a.

Someone's done their research.

All this stuff.

I'm guessing
there's a reason why

You're keeping this hidden
away from your office.

Nice government files.

Stolen?

Who are you?

That's kind of a deep question.

Don't be smart.

I know about you
and your friends...

Nicky shen and henry yan.

Why the hell are you after me?

Anyone find anything?

She left little
notes everywhere.

Yeah, but no dates,

No order to any of it.

I think she's young.

Something about all this
just feels like she's a kid.

Would a kid have
something like this?

So the other two burner
phones were dead,

But I cracked the
passcode on this one.

There's a call log.

And I recognize this area code.

It's nash creek.

Turn around real slow.

Yeah, duke here.

Duke?

Why were you in nash creek?

Sorry, but they're my friends.

Without knowing who you are,

I can't trust you
not to hurt them.

Thanks. You, too.

What'd duke say?

Ok, so a young woman tracked
him down a few months ago.

Wouldn't say who she was.

Duke didn't trust
her, so he kept mum.

But apparently she was shaking
people down at the bar.

One of the locals told
her about 3 strangers

Who showed up in town
and got in a bar fight.

That's how we got
onto her radar.

So she tracked you
from nash creek,

First to our house,
then the library.

Does 2pce499 mean
anything to you?

Evan. She tracked him.

For what it's worth,

I don't think you're a k*ller.

I think you're
searching for answers.

And I think you're scared.

Liar.

How do you know this person?

How do you know this person?

I don't.

Evan?

Stop, stop, stop.

Put it down, please.

Mei-xue, you're her daughter.

Who are you?

I'm family.

Please just put the Kn*fe down,

And I'll tell you everything.

You can trust us.

We want to help.

You ok?

Yeah.

Sorry about your friend.

You got mixed up.

And I'm starting
to understand why.

Your mom never told
you she had a sister?

She never talked
about her family.

She raised me in that cabin.

Alone.

You had no contact with anyone?

She said there was no reason
for me to go in the world.

Said it was a dangerous place

Filled with people
who want to hurt me.

She raised me, taught
me how to defend myself

In case anyone ever did come,

But... No one did.

When did you leave?

I was 16.

I was tired of secrecy,

Being trapped in that cabin.

I just... I just wanted
to see the world.

So...

I ran away.

I made my way to new york.

Learned how to survive.

I scraped by. It was hard,

But I felt free.

I made some friends
on the street,

A group of kids.

They were squatting in
an abandoned tenement.

What happened?

They found me.

6 Months ago.

This woman.

Leading a team of men.

They raided our squat in
the middle of the night.

They sh*t my friends.

k*lled them all.

I only survived because
of what mama taught me.

I went home, but
when I got there...

I found out about you and
your friends in nash creek.

I asked around.

I knew about this cabin.

I just wanted answers.

I had to know who you were.

I'm nicky.

Mia.

That woman's still out there.

Ok. I'm not safe here.
I'm not safe anywhere.

We'll keep you safe. I promise.

Nicky.

She's right.

Tan's mercenaries.

If what she just
told us is true,

Sasha came to san
francisco looking for her.

Well, she's safe here, right?

Uh, for now. Maybe.

We can figure this out.

We just need to
regroup, strategize.

What was that?

Evan?

I don't know.

Move, now!

Mia!

Uhh!

Hi, mia.

Uhh.

Go!

Mia!

Mia!

Uhh.

You're not going anywhere.

Drop it.

Drop what, the phone or the g*n?

Does he know you're here?

Who's he?

Your boss. Russell tan.

I know he's been tracking her.

Does he know where she is?

No.

Nicky.

Evan, take this.

The others?

Tied and bound in the cabin.

All set.

Dennis.

I can't believe we
get you tonight.

Yeah, I'm on loan.

My parents have us booked
for tomorrow night.

Besides, how could I turn down

My first shen family
new year's eve?

I'm really glad you're here.

Ryan.

What?

He's buttering you up.

He knows, as newlyweds,

We're on the hook for hong
bao for him and nicky,

And he's being extra nice.

So I'll give him a fatty stack.

Mmm. Dennis: bro.

- You're not really gonna...
- No.

- Have you heard from nicky?
- No.

Not since she and henry
went to check on evan.

I'll try her again.

Your whispers aren't
as quiet as you think.

Yeah, we might be
old, but we can hear.

Hey.

Nicky.

Who's your friend?

There's a lot to explain,

But, mama, everyone,

This is mia.

Auntie mie-xue's daughter.

Hi.

I, um...

I...

Uh.

Hi. Come, come. Sit.

Heh. Of course.

Please. Please join us.

Let's eat.

Yes, please. Let's eat.

Well, she seems to be
enjoying mama's giao zi.

Probably been forever since
she's had a warm meal.

She's been alone for years.

You know, no family to lean on,

No one looking out for her.

That's awful.

She looks just like her.

Even her voice.

It's as if a part of
mei-xue has returned to us.

Mama.

She's in danger, isn't she?

Yeah.

Whatever happens, she's family.

Our family.

And you promise me
you will protect her,

You will keep her safe.

I will.

Any word from sasha?

No, sir. Not yet.

Kerwin, it's ok.

Aah! Where am i?

You're alive, kerwin.

And whether you like it or not,

You're home.

Uhh!

It is time, zhilan.

No, no. No. No, no, no.

Yes, sister.

You have avoided me long enough.

You have nothing now.

You are ready to see me,

To finally face
everything you have done.

Greg, move your head.