02x08 - Disclosure

[bunniefuu]

[Grunting, punching]

Mia, on your left!

Nicky: cover me.

Nicky: mia.

Mia.

[Exhales]

Woman's voice: hello, zhilan.

It worked.

You're touching the jyu sa.

It is the source of everything.

A bridge between
my realm and yours.

Between the present
and eternity.

You're the alchemist. Xiao.

Call me mother.

Woman: ♪ little
devil can't hide ♪

♪ Yeah, you took the why

♪ Now I hunt you like a...

♪ I'm coming for...
Taking the whole... ♪

Trouble sleeping again?

What's keeping you up?

What xiao said about mia.

That she's destined to become

An instrument of
death and destruction.

You said you didn't believe her.

What she showed me
in that dream...

The first hybrid destroying
everything around her...

I think it was real.

But it doesn't have to
be like that for mia.

You know? She
still has a choice.

You're still losing
sleep over it, though.

Maybe it's because

You haven't told your
family yet, or mia.

Can't. She's
finally settling in.

I don't wanna spook her.

Doesn't she have
a right to know?

When pei-ling took you in,

She knew you were a warrior,

But she kept it from you.

When you found out...

Yeah. I know.

I'll tell her eventually.

But for now, we all need to

Focus on stopping tan.

If that means I lose
a few nights of sleep,

Then so be it.

Well, since we're not
sleeping anyway...

D.a. Hughes, the staff
meeting had to be pushed.

Your day is stacked.
Would you...

Clear everything, nadia.

Everything?

Something personal come up...

Not your concern. All
you need to know is

I'm leaving for the day.

I'll update your calendar.

Jin: hey, mia. Mia: hi.

Sorry I'm late, lo por.

Mei-li: hey. Jin: oh.

Lao gong, what is that?

I had to get the bok choy from

Gourmet place around the corner.

Hey, mia, can you put this

In the fridge,
please? Here you go.

Lao gong, that must've
cost a fortune.

Why didn't you just
get it from the changs?

Jin: you haven't
heard? Mei-li: what?

Jin: they're
closing. Mei-li: no.

The changs have been
here long before we were.

I thought they would outlast us.

Jin: me, too. Nicky:
hey, mama, baba.

Hey, nicky.

Ready to train?

Oh, yeah. That is from

When althea and I
were playing spa.

If you look closely, you can see

Where she shaved off
my whole eyebrow.

Ha ha! What about this one?

Opening day.

Mia: 25 years ago?
Nicky: actually, 25 years

To the day tomorrow,

But someone has already decided

We're not gonna celebrate.

I already told you, nicky.

We're gonna be too busy.

It's a shame.

Not to celebrate
something so big.

You know what, mia? I agree.

Have a seat.

Nicky: oh, marshmallows
and peanut butter?

That bad?

That bad. My app was rejected

By every investor
in silicon valley.

We've been disowned
by the soongs.

Dennis is out there
hustling for new gigs

While I'm hiding at
home from my employees.

I mean, how am I supposed
to look them in the eye

And tell them that all of my

Pitches went splat?

Or that we're a month away from

Complete insolvency?

Nicky: althea...
Althea: nicky, please,

No pep talks.

Well, you still look amazing,

Even in sweats and
a dirty hoodie.

Nicky: mm-hmm. Althea:
thank you, mia.

I know you're in a funk, but

We need your help.

Uhh. With what?

A party. It's

Harmony dumplings'
25th anniversary.

Didn't mama say she didn't
want to do anything?

Well, we were thinking
it could be a surprise.

That way, mama doesn't
have to lift a finger.

Mama? Surprises? [Coughs] ok.

You guys knock
yourselves out, but

I'm just not up for it. Sorry.

Ok. Totally fair.

Mia and I will just

Handle this on our own.

We actually already have

A couple ideas, right?

Yeah. Um, I was thinking

The restaurant was
founded in the nineties.

Maybe a nineties theme?

Mm. I like it.

Nicky: ooh, we could get
the wait staff to dress up.

Plaid shirts,
scrunchies, bucket hats.

Mia: music for a
playlist? Nicky: yeah.

Hip-hop, grunge, jock jams.

Does mei-li like techno?

Ok, I know what you
guys are trying to do.

Fine. You got me.
I'll take care of it.

Russell: good work on procuring

The jyu sa, juliette.

The bell is nearly finished.

Juliette: is it time to
go after mia, father?

Almost. The asset I've
been negotiating with

Arrives today.

He'll be here? In san francisco?

Our friend the
d.a. Came through.

And once the asset arrives,
I'll be in position.

To take the final piece.

We're done, mr. Tan.

Get ready, juliette.

This will all be over very soon.

Hughes on phone: you promised
this was the last favor.

Do I have your word?

Russell on phone:
of course, kim.

Hughes: your asset
arrives at 3 p.m. Today

At the old boeing hangar.

He's flying under an alias

In a private jet.

I've made arrangements
to hand him off

Directly to your team.

Confirmation. D.a. Hughes

Is working with russell tan.

Who is this asset
and why does tan

Want them in the country?

No idea, but she's doing this

Under the radar for a reason.

She's breaking tsa protocol,

She's creating a big red flag

For the fbi, the dhs,

And with a move like this,
she's risking prison time.

That's gotta be
connected to tan's plan.

We stake this out...

We get ahead of tan.

And we catch your
former boss red-handed.

Seen sebastian?

Oh, he's just outside.

Sebastian: come on. I
just wanna talk to him.

Don't call again.

Ryan, hey.

Ryan: what was that? Sebastian:
don't worry about it.

We still grabbing lunch?

Hey, hey.

Don't worry about it?

That guy looked like

He was about to deck you.

What was that, really?

Hey, can we just go eat?

It doesn't concern you.

First the fight
at the apothecary,

Now this?

Know what?

I'm not so hungry after all.

Ryan. Ryan, come on.

Althea: so, you just
select the vendor,

Type in what you
want, and hit "enter."

This app is cool.
I mean, you have

Every merchant in
chinatown in here.

Rainbow balloons?

Bad idea.

Yeah. Not blaming you.

I know you were
raised in a barn.

It was a cabin.

You know, it's just
mama's very particular.

You know, everything
has to be just so.

Sounds like my mama.

I don't know how you do it.

People always after you,

The constant worry and fear.

I mean, I'm used to it.

How I was raised
before all of this,

I was taught to always
keep my guard up.

Anyway, I think I'm
gonna leave this

To the expert.

Ok. Well, we've got

Champagne from fung's liquor.

Oh, that's a lot of stuff.

How are we supposed to
hide this all from mama?

She has eagle eyes.

I have an idea.

Plane's at the gate.

Still no sign of tan's asset.

Oh. I got movement.

Nicky: there's our mystery guy.

Uhh.

I think hughes just
greased the wheels

To get him into the country.

Keep ahold of him.

Wait a second.

I think that's fitz ronson.

Am I supposed to
know who that is?

3 Years in a monastery.
Still have some gaps.

He's a famous whistleblower
turned fugitive.

He was nathan price's
assistant for years.

Nathan price, the
tech billionaire?

Yeah. Fitz wrote an article

That blew the lid
off all sorts of

Shady practices
in silicon valley.

So, why is he on the run?

The billionaires struck back.

Hit him with a blizzard
of civil suits.

Technically, fitz
broke some laws

In his pursuit of the truth,

And when the feds came for him,

He left the country, which only

Made him look more guilty.

Nicky: ok. Evan: there's
speculation online

That the article was just
the tip of the iceberg...

That fitz has an entire book

Stuffed with revelations.

[Car's engine running]

That's tan's chief of security.

Fitz: nice grip, colossus.
Man: get in the car.

Hey, can we stop and get
some food on the way?

There was no chow on the plane

And I've got really low...

You lead me straight
to the manuscript.

That's the deal.

Hughes: that's it.
That is the last favor

I do for your boss. I'm done.

Oh, it's not for me to say.

Mr. Tan will be in touch.

Hughes doesn't look
happy about something.

Hey, evan, what's he doing?

[Man and hughes
speaking indistinctly]

Evan: he's trying
to make a getaway.

Man: when you're done.
Hughes: tell your boss...

[Car's engine starts]
[tires screech]

I don't think that was
supposed to happen.

Evan: bad news for hughes.

And for tan.

But maybe good news for us.

Hughes: mr. Tan, I'm sorry.

Listen, I can fix this. Just...

Russell: kim, you've
disappointed me enough.

I have teams across the city.

I'll find him myself.

Evan? What are you doing here?

Who let you in?

You're going down, kim.

You're gonna give me
everything you have

On fitz ronson.

So, how long have you
been spying on me?

I mean, you must
have had some help.

Oh. Nadia.

What does tan want with fitz?

Is this about his book?

Fitz's book is
full of bombshells

About the billionaires who have

Destroyed his life.

Tan has been negotiating
a deal for months.

Smuggle him into the country

In exchange for a
sneak peek at the book.

I didn't ask for this, evan.

It started with a simple

And perfectly legal

Campaign donation.

Then... He started
asking for favors.

You could've walked away.

Of course I did.

I refused.

And then that day,
when I went to school

To pick up my kids...

They weren't there.

Oh, I was frantic.

Few hours later,
tan's head of security

Drops them back at home.

They were safe, happy.

Had no idea.

But tan's thr*at was clear.

From then on, he owned me.

I know I'm going down for this.

I just want it all to be over.

This is everything I
have on fitz ronson.

So, tan helps fitz
get into the country

In exchange for a look
at his manuscript.

Fitz gives him the slip.
Where would he go next?

Well, evan ran the
plates on the getaway.

The car was ditched locally.

He might still be in the area.

That company that
published his article

Has an address in the mission.

It's out of date.
The imprint was

Sued out of existence.

There was an
ex-girlfriend... Naomi reed.

She and fitz worked for price

At the same time.

They split up after
he blew the whistle.

Maybe she's heard from him.

And check this
out. I found fitz's

Last address in the city.

Uh, building's been condemned,

But it might be worth a look.

It's the only lead we've got.

I take the ex, you look at

Fitz's old address?

Ok.

Ryan?

What are you doing here?

I want to talk.

That's a first.

Hey, come on.

Like you're not
keeping secrets, too?

[Door closes] nicky.

I know there's stuff
you're not telling me.

Ok, fine.

But maybe it's not
about the secrets.

Truth is, seeing you take down

Those guys at the apothecary,

I've never seen
that side of you.

That guy you saw
me with earlier.

He wasn't, like, my bookie

Or a drug connect or whatever

It is you were thinking.

He's my brother. Angelo.

What? It looked like

He was about to hit you.

He was. It's...
It's complicated.

My family and i, we're
not on the best terms,

And I tried to
reach out recently,

And, well, you
saw what happened.

My brother stopped by

Just to tell me to stay away,

To leave our parents
alone, and...

You know, he's probably right.

My parents cut me
off for good reason.

I did time.

Oh.

Manslaughter.

Ryan, I k*lled someone.

Mei-li: what do you mean
you're out of bok choy?

Jin got some this morning.

Sorry, chef. I don't know.

Mia, didn't you put
it in the fridge?

I did. I don't
know what happened.

I'm just gonna have
to make another run.

I cannot believe your
plan actually worked.

We could've used
you back in the day.

Mama always sniffed
out our mischief.

How'd you pick up your skills?

Well, I have been
running from assassins

For the past year.

Right. That.

Mei-li: what is going on?

Mama!

Hi.

Wh-what are you doing back?

One of the cooks stopped me.

He found the bok
choy in the freezer.

I told you... I
don't want a party.

[Sigh] it was a fight,

Just a dumb bar fight.

I was working a
dive in the castro.

Some drunk customer
started harassing my crew.

So, I stepped up.

Couple of hits.
Knocked him down.

He got up, staggered off,

And I went back to work.

Honestly, I felt pretty ok

About all of it.

Cops showed up the next day.

The guy d*ed in his sleep.

Brain hemorrhage.

The responsibility of
that... The weight, it...

It's something I'm gonna carry

For the rest of my life.

I did my time. And
when I got out,

I just kept moving.

Traveling the world,
just trying to

Put all of it behind me.

Figured... I'd never
have a real home again.

And then I got this job.

I met you.

I should've told you sooner.

I guess I was just afraid

Of losing what we
had, but I get it.

If it freaks you out,
if it's too much...

Seb.

Whatever you decide...

I'll understand.

[Thud]there you are.

Open, open, open.

[Beeping]no, no.

[Beeping]come on!

Hey, fitz.[Beeping]

Who the hell are you?

I'm nicky. I'm
not here to fight.

I know tan smuggled
you into the country.

You ran away...
Guessing you realized

He was gonna take what he wanted

And k*ll you anyway. Smart.

But that means he's

Looking for you right now.

I can help.

Yeah? Why would you do that?

Look, you're a
whistleblower, right?

You've got a mission,
a cause. I do, too.

I need to figure out
what russell tan is after

So I can stop him like
you want to stop price.

I've got a friend

Who can bust that safe open.

Just put the g*n down

And I'll help you.

Stay back.

[Grunting]

Come on.

[Phone buzzing]

Hey. I was just
about to call you.

Struck out looking
for fitz's ex.

She moved out. No
forwarding address.

Nicky: all good. I've got
fitz and the manuscript.

Just one problem.
Can you cr*ck open

An electronic wall safe?

Henry: I can try.

Did you find him?

We got men all over the city

Checking any locations
associated with fitz.

So far, no sign of him,

But I think we got a lead.

Henry yan just left
naomi's old apartment.

Turns out we're
not the only ones

Looking for him.

Think you can get it open?

Well, a torch would
cut through it

In a couple minutes, but I would

Burn everything inside.

Uh, yeah, let's not do that.

This is my only copy.

You don't believe in backups?

Nathan price and
his big tech buddies

Pretty much control
the internet.

When I was on the run,

They hacked into
my cloud account

And wiped my computer remotely.

I had it on the hard drive,

And then they raided
my safe house in minsk.

I only took tan up on his offer

Because I needed to
get back to get this.

It's the only surviving copy.

Ok. No torch.

Why does tan want
your book so badly?

I don't know. I
don't think tan's

Even mentioned in the book.

You don't think?

The book's not about him.

It's about the enclave.

A secret society

Founded at the
turn of the century

By a norcal industrialist.

Nicky: jacob sloan? Fitz: yeah.

Sloan founded the
enclave before his death,

But his acolytes have kept
it alive in his honor.

But there's a leadership
faction... The inner sanctum.

It's nathan price
and a handful of

Other megabillionaires.

What exactly does
the inner sanctum do?

They collaborate.

Steering politics and
tech in their favor.

So, your book is an expose

On the inner sanctum?

I was close enough to price to

Uncover some of their secrets.

What does tan want?

Leverage? Blackmail?

I don't know.

The book's 700 pages long.

It could be anything in there.

Could be anything
in a book you wrote?

It's a figure of speech.

How's it coming over there?

Working on it.

[Drill whirring]

Althea: mama... Mei-li: althea,

You know I hate surprises.

Yes, but that's not
what this is about.

You love this place

And you love anniversaries.

I just don't see why
you wouldn't want to

Celebrate everything
that you've built.

It just doesn't feel
right. Not this year.

Why?

You were too young.
You don't remember.

But your baba and i, we...
We didn't do this alone.

We had so much help...

From neighbors, from...
From other businesses.

The changs.

They gave us deals on produce.

We never would've
survived without them.

And now they're closing.

So many people closing.

I can't even look at
some of my friends

In the eye anymore.

Who would this party
be for, anyway?

Can't this party
be for them, too?

We could thank
them for everything

They've done for us.

[Exhales] I've been hiding
all week in sweatpants

Because I can't
face my employees.

But I know that hiding
isn't the answer.

Don't withdraw, mama.

Engage. And fight them.

Celebrate them. Hmm?

Since when did you
become so wise?

[Both giggle]

Is that a yes? The party's on?

Yes, mia. Yes.

[Laughter]

Come here.

Ohh.

Can we talk?

Uh...

Ok. Not gonna lie,

But what you told me, you
know, it's scary enough

Starting a new relationship
under normal circumstances.

You don't have to explain...

But I feel like now that I know,

I'm finally starting
to understand.

So, if you're ready and want to,

I... Think we could
try... For something real.

Albin lee meldau: ♪ our love is
something and I just can't... ♪

I'm ready.

I want it.

Albin lee meldau: ♪ I need your

♪ I need your love

If you could just tell me

What's in the book,
what tan could be after,

It would really help.

Like I said, the book's massive.

You know, get this open,

Then you can look
at it yourself.

You don't know what's in it.

What are you talking about?

Who actually wrote
the manuscript?

Your girlfriend naomi?

She worked for
price, too, right?

Getting these secrets
out, this was her mission.

You took the fall for her.

Yeah. But please.
No one can know.

Why'd you do it?

I love her.

Working for price
really skeeved me out

But naomi, she was...
She was on fire.

She had this sense of justice.

I got swept up in it.

I-i still am.

When she was writing
that first article,

We started getting some heat.

I suggested we publish
it under my name

To keep her safe.

Neither of us knew
how out of control

This whole thing was gonna get.

Where is she now?

She's safe. Out of the country.

When tan offered
me a ticket home,

It had to be me that came.

I just want to get
this manuscript,

Get it published...
For both of us.

Then I can get back to her.

People have a right
to know the truth.

Got it.

Should probably make a copy.

Nicky: what's all this?

Naomi's research for the book.

[Clattering]

What's that?

Nicky: henry?

We got company.

Hallway closet?

Oh. It's there. [Laughs]

I'm just going upstairs to
change for the party, ok?

Althea on phone: tell
baba to be quick.

Althea says to hurry up.

Ok! Ha ha ha!

Althea: mama's making calls.
I've got decorations covered.

Just need those tablecloths.

Mia: got it. Althea: great.

Grab a box of candles, too.

And don't let baba dawdle!

Right.

[Wind blowing]

Hello, mia.

What are you doing here?

You need to go.

Don't worry. I'm not here

To hurt your uncle.

I'm here for you.

I made my decision.

Nicky told me all about you...

Who you are, what you've done.

You k*lled your own sister.

That was in the past. I'm here

To talk about the future.

Your future.

Mia: what do you mean?
Zhilan: I take it nicky

Hasn't told you?

About your destiny.

What you're meant to become.

Man: uhh!

Did you get him?

Yup, but he came with friends.

Should we call the cops?

Uh, my vote? No.

I'm a fugitive, remember?

Can't anyway. Phone's dead.

Tan's men must be
using a jammer.

Yeah, I'm guessing
they got the front

And side exits covered.

So, we're trapped?

Well, we have home
court advantage.

Let's go thin out the herd.

Fitz: uh, what about me?
Nicky: stay here. Hide.

Henry: where's the
manuscript? Fitz: I hid it in?

The art and photography section.

Ok. When it's safe,
we'll come back

And get you. Promise.

[Thumping, grunting]

Man on radio: fall
back. I have the asset.

We're gonna try this again.

Where's the manuscript?

So, I'm a ticking time b*mb,

Destined to destroy everyone.

Why would nicky
keep that from me?

She's afraid.

Of what?

You.

Your power, what
you're capable of.

She's afraid of
what you'll become.

She's afraid to do
what must be done.

There's a simpler way
to stop russell tan.

I think you know what that is.

k*ll him.

Why not just do it yourself?

Because I know you want it

Just as much as I do.

Because you're
everything to him, mia.

You're his treasure, his
prize, his instrument.

You're the one
person on this planet

Too valuable for him to k*ll.

You can get closer to
him than any of us.

He wants to trap
you, exploit you.

He deserves to
die at your hands.

Look, I get it. This
place... It's cozy.

You get to play pretend...
A loving family,

Nicky telling you that
she'll protect you.

But sooner or later,

You'll have to face reality.

Something nicky can't
protect you from,

Something that she'll
never understand.

What russell tan did to us,

To your mother,

We can never move on from.

Until we destroy him,
we will never be free.

Don't tell me you
haven't thought about it.

What it would feel
like to end that man.

The relief.

Jin: mia! You almost done?

Please... Please go.

Hmm. You're like me, mia.

You're a fighter, a k*ller.

It's your destiny.

You might as well embrace it.

When you're ready,
you can find me here.

Hey. You ready?

I'm running out
of patience here.

I can't. I won't.

You're willing to die
to protect a book?

Uhh! [Coughing]

Toss the place.

If you change your mind

Before they find it,

Maybe I let you live.

I'll show you. I'll show you
where I hid the manuscript.

Smart man.

It's, uh, just this way.

I hid it over here,
behind some books. Uh...

Should be right here.

Where is it?

Nicky: over here.

Nicky. What are you doing?

Hand him over or this
manuscript goes up in flames.

You destroy that, he dies.

[g*n cocks]

He dies, I destroy this.

Pretty sure tan
gave you one job.

Don't think you want
to mess that up.

I wouldn't do that
if I were you.

Man: ♪ light it up,
light it up... Hey ♪

♪ Light it up, light it up...

♪ Light it up, light it up,
your majesty want, hey ♪

♪ Light it up, light it up...

Uhh!

[Grunting, thuds]

Man: ♪ light it up,
light it up... ♪

[Grunting]

[Thud]man on radio: got it.

Stand down.

The manuscript's gone.

You did what you had to do.

Where's fitz?

Fitz?

Fitz?

Research is gone. He bolted.

So, fitz is gone,
research is gone,

The manuscript is
on its way to tan,

And we have nothing.

[Buzzing]juliette.

Juliette: were you
successful, father?

Yes. The manuscript
has every detail

On the inner
sanctum that I need.

And I know exactly how

To get the mallet for the bell.

Nicky: find anything?
Henry: not much.

The stuff about
the enclave online,

It's just bits and
pieces, rumors.

And nothing about
the inner sanctum.

What are you thinking about?

I'm thinking that
you were right.

About telling mia.

What made you change your mind?

Fitz.

He and naomi
sacrificed everything

To get the truth out.

But this prophecy is...

Mia needs to know.

Turning yourself in,

It's the best
thing you could do.

If you speak with the interim
d.a., I'm sure they can

Arrange protection detail on
your family, just in case.

That won't be necessary.

Mr. Tan will have no
reason to come after them.

You're gonna take the fall.

[Sigh]

You're not gonna implicate him.

This system is built to protect

Men like him.

Evan, we did it.

Hughes blackmailed
you into resigning,

But she never
exposed what you did.

Might take some effort,
but we could try

And get your job back.

Isn't that what you wanted?

Woman: ♪ all rise, rise up

My oldest and dearest friends,

We are so happy to see

All of you here tonight.

Tonight is a celebration of

25 Years in chinatown.

But tonight we're
not just celebrating

Harmony dumplings.

We are also celebrating
the community

And the friendships
that have helped us.

We wouldn't be here
today without all of you.

I'd like to propose a toast

To our very special friends
the changs. [Giggles]

Jin: ted, alissa.

Mei-li: without
you, your hard work,

Your generosity, we never
would have survived.

We have weathered
many storms together,

And there's one thing
I know about us...

We're resilient.

Mei-li: hear, hear.
[Jin chuckles]

And I know many of us

Came to this country
with nothing,

And we built lives,

Families, and a community,

And I know we
didn't do it alone.

The world is changing,
and more than ever,

We need to be there
for each other.

We need to support each other.

We need to celebrate each other.

So, tonight, I ask all of you

To join me in a pledge.

From now on, when
something is wrong,

We'll speak up.

When one of us needs
help, we'll ask.

We will be there for each other.

Jin: the first 25 years
of harmony dumplings

Were about survival.

Our next 25 years will
be about all of us,

About how we're gonna make
our beautiful community

Even better.

Jin: gan bei. All: gan bei.

Mia: hey. Nicky: hey.

[Both talking at once]

Sorry. You go.

It's ok. You.

Ok. Um...

There's something I've
been meaning to tell you.

When we were in...
Man: nicky shen?

Nicky: yeah. Man: got
a delivery for you.

Oh. Um, I didn't order that.

It's got your name right here,

And it's already paid for, so...

Mia: what is that?

Um, it's a new lead.

Notes on something
called the enclave.

Listen, um, I gotta

Get this stuff to henry.

Um, we'll talk soon, ok?

Man: greg, move your head.