"CHEN:" "I feel this will be your lucky night, Mr. Sung." "SUNG:" "Deal the tiles." "[MEN CHATTERING IN CANTONESE]" "MAN 1:" "Two thousand." "MAN 2:" "Four thousand." "MAN 3:" "Five hundred." "MAN 4:" "Five thousand." "CHEN:" "You now owe me 100,000." "I call for the death tile." "You throw that challenge in my face?" "You're a fool." "There's no choice." "It is a puny wager." "You refuse?" "No, I accept." "For them." "The death tile." "One play four tiles." "Winner takes all." "Loser forfeits his life." "Excuse me, have you seen my grandfather, Mr. Sung?" "Excuse me, have you seen him?" "Hmm, no." "[MEN CHATTERING IN CANTONESE]" "[YELPING]" "[SUNG BABBLING IN CANTONESE]" "[MAN SHOUTS IN CANTONESE]" "Please." "I beg you." "Don't." "For every wager of reckoning." "[KNIFE SQUELCHING AND SUNG SCREAMS]" "[SIREN WAILING]" " Seen him?" " No." "OFFICER:" "All right, stay back." "Stay back." "Nothing to see." "Come on." "It's all over here." "Please stay back." "Come on, folks." "Hey." "Stay back, ma'am." "[WHIMPERS THEN GASPS]" "No!" "[SOBBING]" "NARRATOR:" "The grandson of Kwai Chang Caine  walks out of the past." "But I want to fight." "Yes." "So did your great-grandfather when he was your age." "NARRATOR:" "He teaches his son wisdom at a Shaolin temple." "An evil force destroyed that temple." "Father and son each believed the other had perished." "Fifteen years later, they were reunited." "Now Caine faced new challenges and his son grew up." "Look, I'm not my father." "I don't do kung fu." "I'm a cop." "That's who I am, that's what I do." "I am Caine." "I will help you." "REPORTER:" "Detective?" "Detective, can I get some...?" "PETER:" "Right here." "REPORTER:" "What exactly is going on?" "Is there a serial killer?" "The officer will take you home." "Get some rest." "We'll be in touch tomorrow." "[SIREN WAILING]" "A hell of a way to find your grandfather." "Yeah, it's unbelievable." "You know, that's three in the past eight months." "Took him a long time to die." "Yeah, somebody enjoyed watching." "Officer, what time was the body found?" "What are you doing here, pop?" "I know this man." "May I uncover the body?" "Uh...." "Uh...." "CAINE:" "Please." "It's not pretty." "OFFICER:" "Captain." " Call for you." " All right." "Yeah." "MAN [OVER PHONE]:" "Want me to talk to the DA?" " No, I will." " Just like the last one." "Oh...." "PETER:" "Told you it wasn't pretty." "[SIGHS]" "You see something?" "[WHISPERS] Wait for us." "I have to perform the proper ceremonies." "You will be avenged." "[CRYING]" "You may remove the body now." "It ceases to have meaning." "Why the ceremony?" "The blood?" "Certain kinds of death fragment the spirit delay its passage." "The cuts the way he was killed, you know what it means." "Yes." "Sometimes the manner of death has equal significance to the death itself." "PETER:" "The method of death, those cuts, it's a message, isn't it?" "Perhaps." "PETER:" "Hey." "Hey, wait." "BLAISDELL:" "Did you get any of that?" "What did he say?" "I don't know." "But I got a feeling we're gonna find a lot more bodies looking like that." "I just hope he doesn't try to interfere." "Interfere?" "Will he?" "He'll pretty much do what he feels is required." "I gotta go." "Mrs. Sung, I know this is difficult but we're flying blind here." "I need your help." "Please, Mrs. Sung, talk to me." "Help me find your husband's murderer." "JENNIFER:" "It's not a language problem." "Then what is it?" " We need to talk." " Yes." "I don't know anything more about your grandfather than I did when I got here." "I mean, somebody has gotta say something to me." "Well, I've told you everything I know." "I flew here because I was worried." "I knew that he was in some kind of trouble." "But how did you know?" "What kind of trouble?" "Did he say something?" "Um, he hinted in his letters that there was danger and that he feared for his life." "But that brought you running." "Detective, my grandfather and I were very close." "He was like a second father." "I want to find the people that killed your grandfather but I feel like your family is just shutting me out." "They're not telling me what they know." "Yeah, you're probably right." "It's the Chinese way." "We don't trust very easily." "[PETER SPEAKS IN CANTONESE]" "How can I help you?" "[CHINESE FLUTE MUSIC PLAYING]" "I wanna know what you saw in that alley." "I saw what you saw." "All right." "But it meant more to you." "Don't hold out on me." "This is important." "What was so special about the dead man?" "About those cuts?" "Tell me what you saw." "[CAINE SIGHS]" "Do you remember the lesson about honor?" "How can you do that?" "How do you see?" "By the movement of the air." "First, there is the stillness." "Then at the first moment you feel displacement in the air you strike out." "I want to do it." "And so you shall." "I will touch you will see." "Close your eyes." "We will both work in the dark." "Remember you must not hesitate." "The first moment you feel the displacement of the air you must strike out." "Tell me when you feel the stillness." "I'm ready." "I said, ready." "Can you see me?" "In the stillness, I can see all things." "The flight of a bird the opening of an eye." "I was cheating." "I know." "Why would you compromise your honor for such a small thing?" "I wanted to do it right." "[SIGHS]" "A man who has no skills can be taught." "A man who has no honor has nothing." "You must guard your honor, Peter." "It is the most precious possession you will ever have." "It is the one thing that cannot be taken away from you." "I'm sorry." "No need to be sorry." "We have both learned a valuable lesson." "CAINE:" "It is called "the death of a thousand cuts."" "An execution which dishonors the vessel of the body as no other can." "The Chinese used to punish their most hated criminals in that way but it has been outlawed for many years." "It is no longer practiced." "Well, there have been three deaths in the past eight months." "One death could have many reasons." "For many deaths there can only be one reason." "That is?" "There is a practitioner somewhere in Chinatown an evil now here that was not here before." "One amongst us who glorifies death." "The killings will continue." "Yes." " Triads?" " No." "This is one man." "The victims were all Chinese." "Two young." "Sung was old." "Different professions, didn't know each other." "There's no common thread." "The killer." "How did he know them?" "Choose them?" "[SIGHS]" "If you hear anything anything at all, tell me." "This has to stop." "Yes." "It must stop." "[RINGS]" " Yeah." " Hi, it's Jennifer Sung." "Jennifer." "Listen, I have to see you as soon as possible." "Um, we need to talk." "Can you meet me at the Port Street Marina?" "Yeah, all right." "And detective, please hurry." " I'm scared." " Okay." "[DOOR OPENS]" "JENNIFER:" "Up here." "So, what's with the boat?" "It was my grandfather's." "Had a great hiding place." "Yeah, what was he hiding from?" "Usually my grandmother." "What have you found out?" "If my grandfather kept any secrets, I thought they'd be here, and I was right." "I found these in the cabin." "Journals, business deals and when I was going through them, I found this." "Okay?" "And...." "And this." "PETER:" "A cobra." "JENNIFER:" "What do you think?" "What does it mean?" "I don't know, but somehow this is connected to these." "[GASPS]" "My God, that's them." "That's the same car that was following me." "I thought I lost them." "Come on, we gotta get out of here right now." " Come on, come on." "JENNIFER:" "Oh." "PETER:" "Leave them." " No, they were his." "Let's go." "Come on, let's go." "This way." "Take my keys." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "Go for the car." "[PANTING]" "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "THUG:" "Tsai." "Tsai." "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[TIRES SQUEAL]" "[GUNSHOT]" "PETER:" "Okay." "What the hell do they want with me?" "Well, they know you're nosing around." "You'll be safe here." "What about my family?" "Are they in danger?" "They'll be fine." "I'll put a watch on the house right away." "I have to go out for a while, but I'll be back." "Just bolt the door behind me." "Don't answer the door or the phone unless you know for sure it's me." "I know this is, uh" " This is tough." "But you'll be fine." "I'm not gonna let anything happen to you." "Thank you, detective." "It's Peter." "If you're gonna hole up in my apartment I figure we should be on a first-name basis, right?" "Unless, of course, that's moving too fast for you." "No." " I can handle "Peter."" " All right." " I, uh, need some flash money." " Why?" "Sung's death was connected to Pai Gow, a Chinese gambling game." "Oh, and he lost big and couldn't pay?" "Well, there's more to it than that." "I won't know unless I get myself in a game." "How much flash money will you need?" "A lot." "Will you tell me why we're calling this gambling money "flash money"?" "PETER:" "Because I intend to win." " Yeah." "Well, we all intend to win, kid." "Let's get the big ball rolling here, huh?" "What have we got here?" "I hear you got a game going here." "Well, ahem, I'm here to meet a buddy." "Valdosta Sam." "Pleasure doing business with you." "Hey, Peter." "We need to talk." "Talk?" "I'm being ripped to shreds here." "I'm surrounded by man-eating sharks." "Whichever one of you boys paid this young fella to put me off my game is a fiendish devil." " A smart but fiendish devil." " Now, Sam." "Let's get the big ball rolling here, huh?" "PETER:" "Sam!" " And may lady luck shine her sweet, peach-blossom smile on all our doorsteps." "What have I got here?" "Well, all I got is a little 10-high straight." "How's that gonna ride?" "You don't know what you're dealing with, do you?" "Peter, why don't you put up and sit down, or shut up and get out?" "See, if I know old Sam here..." " ...well, ahem...." " Peter, don't do this." "When Sam lays down a 10-high straight, that means that you've got two pair, probably aces." "SAM:" "Peter." "PETER:" "You're holding a low straight." "You, you've got three of a kind." "Probably jacks." "MAN 1:" "I knew it." "[MEN YELLING INDISTINCTLY]" "MAN 2:" "Get him." "Come on." "PETER:" "Sam." "MAN 3:" "Get him." " Sam." " Thanks." "MAN 4:" "Come on, come on." " Fruitcake move, Pete." " Told you I needed to talk." " Talk." " Sam." "Talk." "Talk comes dearly these days." "Well, listen, I'm in no mood to haggle, okay?" "Now, there's a game in Chinatown very dangerous." "It's a special game." "People are getting killed." "Cut up." "You know about it?" "I may have heard a little something." "Yeah, well, I need to know where it is." "And how I can get in." "[SIGHS]" "Even if I told you, you couldn't get in." "It's by invitation only." "You have to be a player." "[SCOFFS]" "I'm gonna be a player, Sam." "See I'm gonna be you." "And you're gonna disappear." "You're right." "Good luck, old buddy." "What do you know about these?" "Pai Gow tiles." "I know the game." "Great." "Okay, I want you to teach me." "I gotta learn everything by tonight." "Pai Gow is a very complex game, Peter." "With many subtleties." "It takes great skill to master." "Well, like the man says:" "I'll play any game you can name, at any amount you can count." "Let me demonstrate." "I will prepare the tiles to deal." "I'm all eyes." "Good." "Where did you learn that?" "One makes friends with many skills in 15 years of wandering." "You were a professional, right?" "That, uh, is not important." "The point is the complexity of the game." "As an example, I can read your tiles." "I have already read them without your notice." "No way." "You have a three a six a nine and a five." "[SCOFFS]" "Damn." "You're good." "Many can play, Peter." "I cannot send a son so ill-prepared into such danger." "Don't worry about it, I'll improvise." "I'm good at that." "If I can't dazzle them with my game, I'll baffle them with my bull." "Can't take this with me." "No, heh." "If they find out you have a gun, they'll know you're a cop." "All right." "It's a six." "It's a nine." "Damn." "Can't get this." "Because you're pushing it." "You're too impatient." "Here." "Close your eyes." "Now just relax and let me help you." "These are cheater tiles." "The backs are marked." "Just draw your fingers lightly over the surface." "Softly like a feather." "There, can you feel it?" "Oh, yeah." "Good." "You're not helping." "You don't like it?" "What's happening here?" "I think I've been cooped up too long in your apartment." "You know, it's amazing." "What?" "A guy saves your life and all of a sudden there's a whole new set of feelings." "I mean I always thought you were attractive but now you're just damn near irresistible." "I'd be taking advantage of the situation." " I know." " No, you don't." "I'm a cop..." " ...and you" " I'm what?" " You're a person that needs my help." " So help me." " I'm breaking all the rules." " Oh, yeah?" "Jennifer, I can't shine this assignment." "I don't want you to." " Take me with you." " I can't." "You better." "You'll never get in without me." "You have a Chinese heart, but I have a Chinese face." "You need me." "[KNOCKING ON DOOR]" "Whoa, wait here." " Who is it?" " Caine." "What's this all about?" "I am ready to play." "Heh." "Quo Chen sent for me." "Go ahead in." "DEALER:" "Seven, seven, eight." "Six and an eight." "Low six." "I'm gonna head over there and see if I can make some noise." "I will play there." "Why don't you hang with me?" "I'm gonna go over, throw it around." "You know, play the big spender." "See if I can get into the real game." "I would not wish to inhibit you." "Stubborn." "A family trait, perhaps?" "Why don't you just stick with me?" "Come on, follow my lead." "You are gonna see one flamboyant loser." "Howdy, fellas." " You don't mind if we join your table?" "MAN:" "Sure." "Valdosta Sam's the name." "High stakes anything's my game." "That's a rhyme." "Well, well, well, have a seat, darling." "There you go, honey, you're a real beautiful girl." "Take it all." "[PETER CLEARS THROAT]" "Let's get to know each other." "Big bet coming up." "May lady luck shine her peach blossoms on all your doorsteps, fellas." "MAN:" "Thanks." "Now let's just gamble." "Well, heh, easy come, easy go." "I do like a quick game." "Let's try that again." "Double your poison, double your fun." "Six lie." "Low lie, lose." "Well, watch it fly." "You know, this game puts bubbles in my sarsaparilla, ahem." "Gonna have to excuse me a second, fellas." "I'll be back in just a smidge." "Loaded for bear." "This is a vicious game." "I'm completely wiped out." "Don't feel too badly." "You held on for 60 seconds." "Aw, come on, Blaisdell's gonna croak." "I lost all his money." "I mean, I thought just to attract some attention here." "Looks like somebody has, over at your father's table." "Is this all yours?" " Mm, thanks." "Look." " Beginner's luck." "[PETER CHUCKLES]" "Look out, mama, lock the barn." "Ha, ha." "My daddy always says, "You gonna be a bear, be a grizzly."" " Ha-ha-ha." " Really?" "I'm sorry, sir, but that exceeds the house limit." "Whoa, partner." "That could choke a hog in wintertime." "I think my friend would like to reconsider." "Ha, ha." "Back down a bit." "You're gonna break the bank." "[WHISPERS] Don't be afraid to lose a little." "That is my wager." "It will stand." "I'm sorry, sir there's a 50,000 bet limit." "You have over 100 on the table." "CAINE:" "Limit?" "I was informed of no limit." "I was told this was a place to gamble." "Who makes these rules?" "What are you doing?" "Back down a bit." "I'm sorry, sir, those are house rules." "Change the rules." "DEALER:" "I can't." "You call this a game?" "This is church bingo, child's play." "Take it easy, Pop." "You're gonna get us kicked out of here." "I think you should inform your guests this is no place for real gamblers." "This is kindergarten gambling." "Excuse me." "I couldn't help note your dissatisfaction, Mr...?" "Caine." "And you?" "I run the games." "I am Quo Chen." "Well I am not particularly impressed with your game." "Too tame?" "I have been more stimulated by steamed rice." "Then perhaps maybe I could interest you in a more private session." "[CHUCKLES]" "I am rarely challenged." "By the game or by the opponent?" "May I bring my good-luck charms with me?" "Why not?" "Discretion is essential when the stakes are high." "CHEN:" "The table will be cleared for a private match." "Make yourself comfortable, Mr. Caine." "This is very creepy." "Now, just stay with me." "Don't leave my side." "Don't worry." "[THUG SPEAKING IN CANTONESE]" "We can kill them here, or we can take them outside." "Patience." "There'll be plenty of time for that." "First I want to watch him lose then die." "MAN 1:" "I bet 10,000." "MAN 2:" "Two thousand." "Two thousand." "Two thousand." "CHEN:" "I will mix the tiles." "[CHATTERING IN CANTONESE]" "All right." "And what would you like to wager, Mr. Caine?" "Everything." "I admire your style." "Then shall we make it, uh, a little more interesting with this?" "The death tile." "Precisely." "You said you wanted stimulation." "Are the stakes too high?" "Very well." "One play." "Winner takes all." "One last mix." "Of course." "Your deal." "CHEN:" "Four tiles." "[SCOFFS]" "A prayer?" "A cleansing." "Time to turn your tiles." "[TILES BANG]" "That is not the hand I dealt you." "If you are looking for something perhaps you will find it there." "Clever." "Peter, do you feel a displacement in the air?" "Enough." "Caine prepare to die." "[CHEN GRUNTING]" "The tiger braces the mountain." "[CHEN GRUNTING]" "The white crane brushes the sky." "[CHEN GRUNTING]" "[GROANS]" "JENNIFER:" "Bye, I'll see you soon." "Ah." "Thanks for everything." "Bye." "I wish you could miss your plane." "Well, the magazine has to get out." "That's my job." "Well, what do you think the chances of you flying up some weekend are?" "I don't know." "Call me." "I think I can be persuaded." "I like that girl." "Somehow I sensed that." "Perhaps your lady luck will leave her blossoms at your door." "[CHUCKLES]" "You want a lift?" "No." "By the way, Pop." "Don't ever call me that." "How did you know that I'd remember the lesson?" "To kick out on cue." "I didn't." "But he had a gun." "I didn't see him." "We could've been killed." "In trust, as in love, there's always the risk." "I gambled." "We won." "[ENGLISH SDH]"