Agent from Above (2026) s01e04 Episode Script

[typing on cell phone]
DAD: COMING HOME NOW?
[daughter] I'm almost home.
[scribbling]
[cell phones chimes]
WANG YU-CHING: I'M ALMOST HOME
Let's eat together when I get home.
-[eerie music playing]
-[screaming]
OKAY! I'LL WAIT FOR YOU TO COME HOME
READ, 10:37 p.m.
-[eerie music continues]
-[dialing]
[cell phone ringing nearby]
Yu-ching.
Yu-ching.
[suspenseful music playing]
Yu-ching!
AGENT FROM ABOVE
THE GHOST FORGE
TAIPEI CITY POLICE DEPARTMEN
CENTRAL DISTRICT PRECINC
[door opens]
It's you again.
We've been waiting… for two juniors.
Where's the captain?
[low action music playing]
The chief?
I'm the one in charge. Let's have a chat.
When was the last time you
and Heilung Hall had a turf war?
[laughs] My client is engaged
in legal business.
He has no connection with gangsters.
[low action music continues]
[officer] We have records here
that since 2018,
there have been three turf disputes,
and dozens of fights.
My client is a shareholder.
He doesn't participate in operations,
dealing with minor disputes.
[Chang Min] Minor disputes?
A bid worth almost 100 million
was just won by Heilung Hall
moments before this massacre.
Isn't that odd?
[music fades]
You can't catch the culprit
so you bully honest citizens instead.
You're paid with taxpayers' money.
Do you know how much tax I paid last year?
-Mr. Shen.
-Sir.
Take note.
Next time I pay taxes,
buy some dog food too to feed them!
Sorry.
Let's go, sir.
DAUGHTER DIDN'T COME HOME
SO I WENT OUT LOOKING
FOUND WANG YU-CHING'S BACKPACK
[somber music playing]
Please, sir.
You must find my daughter Yu-ching.
There's only the two of us. We…
only have each other.
Please.
[somber music continues]
FOUND WANG YU-CHING'S BACKPACK IN LANE 48
[whirring]
[muffled cries]
[suspenseful music playing]
[continues crying]
Please! No, don't.
No!
[panting and sobbing]
[suspenseful music intensifies]
[Chang Min] Shen-Lung Crown Prince
made a statement:
"Chi-sha is very likely the mastermind.
He promised him all sorts of powers
in exchange for killing people,
and extracting their vital spirits."
Vital spirits?
Vital spirit is one of the three souls.
The spirits of those who died unjustly
can be magically refined
into malicious spirits.
At Heilung Hall, Chi-sha manipulated
these spirits to murder them.
No doubt Vasavatti is involved.
Look at this.
Missing girl, Wang Yu-ching.
Evidence of Vasavatti
in the area where she disappeared.
[dramatic music playing]
WUMENG OCCULTIST KIDNAPPED WANG GIRL
Where did you get this?
You should bear in mind
your tasks are not complete.
Before I replace you,
Vasavatti wants
to invade this world again.
[Chang Min sighs]
[music fades]
You're handling that?
The Prince and I are dealing with it.
This case is about human life,
so I will help you.
Thanks.
[breathes deeply]
There is something
I'd like your help with.
We have a warrant
to search Liu Kuan-fu's house.
If you're available,
I'd like you to go and take a look.
Check it out for ghosts and stuff.
[somber music playing]
I know he's a suspect
in setting fire to your family house.
But Chao and I have worked hard to collect
all sorts of evidence against him.
Hopefully, we'll soon be able
to put this scumbag--
You're afraid I'll kill him.
Your men will be there too.
I'm atoning for my sins.
I can't add another.
[somber music continues]
[music fades]
[Chang Min] Chao'll already be there.
We'd better hurry.
-[Han Chieh] Yeah.
-Han.
Do you have a moment to talk?
Um…
Is my brother still in Dongfeng Market?
The Underworld Messenger
didn't come for him.
He should still be here.
Well, after you opened my third eye,
I still haven't seen him.
I know.
You were both very close.
[poignant music playing]
But for both your sakes,
you mustn't dwell in the past.
It's possible he doesn't want to rekindle
your memories of that awful fire.
Um… and you?
You went down to see your parents,
didn't you?
Are they well?
I can't face them.
[poignant music continues]
That's why…
family matters like this
remind me of how much
we must treasure them.
Because one day they'll be gone.
-I have many regrets.
-[sobs]
Well, I'll be going.
[poignant music continues]
DONGFENG EATERY
-Sis!
-Hmm?
-You've worked enough. Come and eat.
-[laughs] Okay.
Wow!
Every day is something different.
-You're such a genius.
-Of course I am.
How can I not be with a sister like you?
Hey! Don't pinch.
Just eat up,
and let me know what you think.
[both chuckle]
You have a genius younger brother
making dinner for you every night.
Do you know how lucky you are?
[music fades]
[siren wailing]
[officer] All right, let's move.
Yep, in here.
Holy shit.
CID
Why is Mr. Liu's house
full of wronged souls?
[eerie music playing]
-Captain, this is what we've found.
-Okay.
Hey. We've searched everywhere,
but haven't found anything.
[Chang Min] Chao, this place is spooky.
TEMPLE FIRE, TWO DEATHS
ARSON LINKED TO LAND DISPUTE?
[chuckles]
[eerie music continues]
What do you want?
To take his life.
He caused my death.
Black command.
A token?
The Underworld permitted me.
Wherever he goes, I go also.
Those guys too.
[eerie music continues]
Hey, this place is pretty weird.
[music fades]
They all died because of Kuan-Fu.
-They want revenge.
-Can't you help them cross over?
They possess a token.
An eye for an eye is forbidden,
but it's different in hell.
A wronged soul can be avenged.
Gods can't interfere.
[Chao] All right, let's pack it up.
Let's go.
[eerie music playing]
DONGFENG MARKE
Uh, who is she?
Why are you here?
Oh.
A while back, when I was
at the Third Crown Prince's temple,
something strange happened.
Someone died, but their soul wasn't there.
The Shen-Lung Prince has been caught,
and vital souls returned.
I helped out too.
Yeah, I heard all about it.
That's why it's strange.
And I checked for news from other temples.
There are other missing souls.
Go on.
By my count, at least six.
[tense music playing]
Do you think the one behind it is…
Chen Chi-sha?
Yeah, but Chen Chi-sha
has already retired.
-Why would he be behind it?
-This is Vasavatti.
[gasps] Oh.
Oh man, this is really bad.
What's stopping the gods
getting rid of these demons?
Why is this left up to you?
Now, Miss.
Gods can't get involved directly
in the Human Realm,
especially with human problems.
However, sometimes demons
want to use humans to do bad things.
In that case, the gods send a message,
and their agent handles it.
Is what makes me unlucky.
[eerie music playing]
And what happens if you lose to the demon?
If I lose, I lose.
[music fades]
Hey, hey. Believe in yourself, okay?
Hey, Chen Chi-sha has killed
so many people.
What, don't you care at all?
[Han Chieh] I'm retiring soon.
This demon requires
a more powerful god or agent.
It's not my problem.
I can't believe this.
Fine then. God, you're useless.
[door closes]
[gong]
[grunting]
[mysterious music playing]
[Han Chieh] Vasavatti appeared again.
Many people died, and yet you do nothing.
You think this is a game,
and it's just a snap to fix things.
There are rules that apply to gods.
Those pesky fuddy-duddies up there
are very strict, you know.
If I make a random move
without their permission,
then I'm violating the rules.
Do you want me to end up like that monkey,
trapped under a mountain?
Why can't gods
properly handle things like this?
You have fighters
and other agents from above.
A war between the demons and gods?
It'd be catastrophic if we fight
in our true forms. The world ends.
I think you guys just don't want
to get your hands dirty.
But it's fine if we die.
Are you afraid
of fighting Vasavatti again?
[music fades]
[sighs]
I know I don't have a choice.
-But I doubt I'll win.
-[chuckles]
Yeah, you're right.
He's well-prepared for it.
Hmm.
I don't think you'll win either.
Hey. Aren't you meant
to provide me with encouragement?
Oh.
Then I'd be lying to you.
Gods won't influence your free will.
Or tell you how to do things. [chuckles]
[soft music playing]
You're afraid of responsibility.
If the outcome finally isn't good,
you can just shrug it off and say,
I made you do it.
But don't forget,
for every task the gods bring,
you have the right to decide
whether to accept.
You can save all these souls.
It all depends if you're willing.
You're a good-for-nothing brat.
That's what you are.
[flames bursting]
Make your decision soon.
[door opening]
-[muffled screams]
-[suspenseful music playing]
[continues crying]
Shh.
[suspenseful music continues]
[Zhang Min] I retrieved
all the surveillance footage
from near where Yu-ching went missing.
No trace of Chi-sha at all.
But if you extrapolate
from these crime locations,
Chi-sha's whereabouts should be
in one of these three areas.
12 DEAD, 1 KILLER
WANG YU-CHING,
HEILUNG HALL, SHEN-LUNG TEMPLE
[man] Someone died,
but their soul wasn't there.
Other incidents have occurred elsewhere.
Could also be Chi-sha.
I'll check what area these were.
[intriguing music playing]
[groans softly]
What?
When you saw Kuan-fu,
did it stir the hatred in your heart?
[music turns tense]
It did.
But I'll leave him to you.
What if even the law can't deal with him?
He may escape the law, but not karma.
So many would like to see him in hell.
I'd need to get in the queue.
[chuckles softly]
Let's go.
Hey.
Go upstairs and bring me the tea cake.
-I want to try it.
-[man] Yes, boss.
[dramatic music plays]
It's this good?
[laughing] Mmm!
[distorted laughs]
[grunts]
[dramatic music intensifies]
[calm music playing]
TAIPEI CITY POLICE DEPARTMEN
CENTRAL DISTRICT PRECINC
[nervously] Officer Chao!
Oh, please! I want to confess.
-Please.
-What?
I want to confess. Lock me up.
-[Chao] Mr. Shen, slow down and explain.
-I… I don't want to be bothered by ghosts.
Please! I'm sorry!
I'm sorry. Please!
Leave me alone! I'll confess.
-[panting] Officer Chao, save me.
-[suspenseful music playing]
-The house of ghosts drove him crazy.
-Huh?
Officer Chao, please. I'll admit
to everything, everything he did.
I'll become a state witness--
Mr. Shen, you'll lose your bar card
if you do that.
What's more important than my life?
Please. Save me, please. I'm begging you.
[panting]
[eerie music playing]
Tell us where Chi-sha is.
I know.
I'll tell you everything.
Hey, Han. You guessed right.
Those ghosts drove him crazy.
He told us where Chi-sha is.
I'm sending you the location.
[eerie music builds]
It's been a while, my old friend.
[Han Chieh] Didn't you promise to retire?
And yet you're still
stealing vital spirits.
That girl, she's not here.
There are many uses for Yu-ching.
[eerie music continues]
So she's with your new disciple?
He's not my disciple.
You're right. He's better than you.
His magic has no scent.
Even I was deceived.
He has two female ghosts.
One calls you uncle.
She said Vasavatti even threatened you.
What's up with that?
[distorted female voice] Save me.
Save me.
-Father?
-Uncle.
-Save me.
-Please…
-[Chi-sha] Those two ghosts…
-[red ghost] Save me.
The one in white is my niece.
The one in red is my daughter.
Tien-chi exhumed their corpses,
and used Vasavatti's power
to control their souls,
and turned them into malicious spirits.
Long time, Master Chen.
-[eerie music continues]
-[scoffs]
Why so cold?
[Chi-sha] They're threatening me,
monitoring my every move.
And if I don't work with them,
Tien-chi will let the souls
of these two girls dissipate.
Tien-chi?
DEMON KING OF THE SIXTH HEAVEN
ENTICES MAN
Five years ago,
you promised me that if Vasavatti came
to you again, you'd tell me.
[Chi-sha] So what if I did?
If you hadn't stripped me
of my magical weapons,
I wouldn't have turned out this way.
As long as you prevail against
the Crown Prince's agent,
your precious daughter and niece
will be free.
[dramatic music playing]
[red ghost] Father!
Save me.
Please, Father.
[music intensifies]
[music fades]
This is my karma.
[breathes deeply]
Vasavatti.
He made you this.
It's what I am.
I'm unpardonable.
[celestial music playing]
But those two girls
are innocent creatures.
I'm not here to fight you today.
He turned me into living death
to win against you.
[music builds]
[growling]
[grunts]
[action music playing]
[ghosts growl]
Where's Yu-ching?
I don't want to kill you.
You're saying that to a dead person.
See you in hell.
[groaning]
[drums play]
[cries]
[theme music playing]
Nine Dragons Fire Barrier?
[dragon roaring]
[music stops]
[groaning softly]
[tense music playing]
[music turns eerie]
I knew this day would come.
[labored breathing]
Full moon, magical formation, center.
[music fades]
[action music playing]
[whistles]
Master Chen. It's been a long road.
[chuckles]
DONGFENG MARKE
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