Butterfly (2025) s01e04 Episode Script

1
Previously on Butterfly…
[Rebecca] My dad disappeared
nine years ago
and now he has a seven-year-old?
[Dawson] Jae-Hun Lee.
You must have heard about
his murder last week,
it was all over the news.
[David] Rebecca, she's, uh…
different.
I want you to trust me
like you trusted Rebecca.
Send me out after her
and I will prove it to you.
[Juno] There's a truck depot nearby.
Bet he's headed there to escape.
- [Dawson] What's this?
- [Juno] The Caddis operative
who killed Karpov.
Run!
Now it's my turn
to take something from you.
[gunshot echoes]
[tense music playing]
Juno. Juno, come in.
I'm here.
[David over radio] I need you to get
Rebecca from her aunt's house right now
- and take her someplace safe.
- Why? What's wrong?
They ID'd me. Maldonado, his cell.
They had a full workup on me.
And Rebecca.
They had her school schedule, Juno.
They're gonna go after her.
They're gonna hurt her to get to me,
and they're not gonna stop
- until I'm dead.
- Get Boettner in the D.C. office
on the phone.
I don't care what time it is, get him up.
I'm sending someone to pick her up
right now. Where are you?
I'm on my way back to base.
I need a flight out.
I got to get back to her.
Yeah, I'm on it.
Just get here safe, we'll get you home.
Something's not right, Juno.
Something about this doesn't make…
[engine revs]
- David.
- [static crackles]
[thunder rumbles]
David?
David, are you there?
[Juno over radio] David.
David, can you hear me?
- [muffled explosion]
- Hey, David.
[high-pitched ringing]
[muffled] I'm moving right. Cover me!
Go! Go!
[gunfire]
[grunting]
Andy! Andy.
- Andy, stay down, stay down.
- [grunting]
[dramatic music playing]
We got to move. Cover me!
Two bogies on the right!
[grunts]
Go! Go!
- Go. Go.
- I got you!
- [grunting]
- Come on.
Hold on, hold on. Hold on!
[exhales]
Come on, let's go.
To the left.
[grunts]
[eerie music playing]
[yelling]
[yells]
[panting]
[Juno over radio] David, are you there?
Come in.
David?
Come in. David?
David, are you alive?
[somber music playing]
[Kathy crying]
Uh…
Rebecca, I'm so sorry.
Your dad's been killed.
[crying]
[laughs]
[exciting music playing]
[grunting]
[crewman grunts]
[speaking Korean] What're you doing, man?
He won't need this where he's going.
Get back to work.
Hey, guys, we're done here.
Hey, hey, hey.
Whoa, look at th…
[screaming]
[tense music playing]
[Juno speaking English] Gun!
Let him go.
[crewman whimpers]
- [exhales]
- [Juno] Where is he?
Where's Oliver?
I don't know.
What do you mean, you don't know?
I told you to watch out for him.
Where the fuck is my son?
[indistinct chatter]
Nobody blinks until Oliver
walks back into this building.
Commissioner General Hwang
is aware of the situation.
He's offering to help personally
in any way he can.
Okay, well, he can grant me access
to his fucking CCTV cameras.
Until then, we're monitoring all calls
from David Jung's
former business associates.
All his soju clients and vendors.
We have operatives based
outside his home, his distillery.
What about his wife's family?
We're working on locating them,
but we're meeting some resistance.
What kind of resistance?
They are, uh, connected.
Are they on a first-name basis
with the commissioner general?
I don't care who you have to bribe,
torture or kill, you find my son!
[exhales]
Wish me luck.
I'll be right there with you.
[gentle music playing]
[exhales]
- [speaking Korean] Here. Eat up.
- [David laughs]
This chicken soup is delicious. Thank you.
It's my great-grandmother's recipe.
Oh, really?
You tried to teach it to me
when I was eight, isn't that right, Mom?
I couldn't teach you.
You'd just put on an apron
and pretend to cook.
You've always liked to play around.
By the way, did I mention
how well Minhee's doing in school?
She's at the top of her class.
Mm.
I hope I get to go back soon.
But I'm so happy I got a new sister!
Sister?
This place… uh…
Big!
- [Rebecca chuckles, speaking English] Big.
- [Doo Tae laughs]
[speaking Korean] You do
shipping business?
[speaking English] Smuggling?
[Doo Tae stammers]
[speaking Korean] She's asking
if you're a smuggler.
A smuggler? You motherf…
[speaking English] Rebecca,
my father-in-law runs
an import/export business.
Just let me know if you want a tour.
I'll show you all the contraband.
[Doo Tae clears throat]
[clears throat]
[speaking Korean] Please, Father. Let me.
Thank you for welcoming us.
Did I?
You've been working
to lose your American accent.
You said at least
one or two words correctly.
Thank you.
Shall we cheers?
Cheers.
[repeating phrase in Korean]
I… apologize for coming
to you like this.
But we have a problem.
We need visas.
Huh?
Uh… un… undo… undoc…
We need undocumented visas.
And safe passage to Japan.
There's a cargo vessel KR8346
set to leave in two days
from Incheon to Fukuoka.
We need to be on that ship.
The three of you, too.
Us?
I can only keep us safe
if we are all together.
Keep us safe?
Mind your own business.
I can take care of my family.
Dad, it's not that simple.
This isn't just something
I can snap my fingers and arrange.
But I know that you can.
Some of the people you know must owe you
some very big favors.
[gasping]
Bastard.
Let's come back to this after we eat.
Dear, just eat.
[banging in distance]
[soft music playing over stereo]
[turns volume up]
[banging]
[groans]
[speaking English] Oi, let me out of here!
[recorded] You've reached Oliver.
Leave a message after the tone.
[beeps]
David, if you hurt him,
if you even touch him…
No. No. I refuse to think about that.
A trade.
Do you hear me? I'm offering you a trade.
You give me Oliver
and I will let you and your family go.
You have my word.
[Holt] Have you decided
what to do about Juno Lund?
She just gave you Karpov's killer
on a silver platter.
While claiming she had
no involvement in his assassination.
This is a win.
I didn't come all the way to Seoul
to be handed a scapegoat.
Juno was my protégé.
I personally schooled her in spy craft.
My instincts tell me she's now using it
against her own nation
for power and profit.
Karpov and Jae-Hun both murdered
within a week.
David Jung is alive.
I think Juno's had a hand in all of it.
So, what's your plan?
[sighs]
Find her weak spot.
Target it.
[Juno on voicemail] David,
if you hurt him, if you even touch him…
No. No. I refuse to think about that.
Eight.
Six.
I suck at this.
So, your in-laws seem pretty chill.
[laughs]
That's the first time I've heard you laugh
in nine years.
[sighs]
You got to lighten up.
- Mm.
- Someone your age…
- My age?
- Yeah.
You're gonna give yourself a heart attack.
You worried about me?
It'd be pretty shitty if you died again.
Nothing's gonna happen to me.
Or any of us.
You don't know Juno like I do.
- Yeah?
- Or maybe you do.
You didn't seem too shocked
that she was the one who burned you.
Why would she do it?
You two were partners.
You built Caddis together.
I guess to take it
to where she wanted it to go,
she needed me out of the way.
Part of me always suspected it.
Just never wanted
to believe it until I had to.
So, are you gonna kill her?
Would you let that happen?
You said yourself she's the only parent
you've known for nine years.
She was.
Then she sent an assassin after me.
Listen to this.
[Juno over voicemail] …a trade.
Do you hear me? I'm offering you a trade.
You give me Oliver
and I will let you and your family go.
You have my word.
Do you believe her?
No.
She'll come after us.
- With Juno, it's kill or be killed.
- Yeah.
We have to bring her down.
She was always
really secretive about Karpov.
Even with me.
[David] Maybe we can use that to stop her.
Come on. I have an idea.
- Come on.
- [grunts]
You got any last words, Ollie?
Oh, please.
If you were gonna kill me,
you would've done it by now.
We have some questions.
You give us the right answers,
and maybe we can make a deal.
Why did Caddis want Mikhail Karpov dead?
We know he had close ties
to Russian Intelligence.
Were you using him as a middleman?
Oliver?
[laughs] That's gonna take
all fucking day.
So while you were off
studying Oedipus at Oxford,
I was in training at Caddis.
You know they put us
through some real shit?
One day, they alternated between
asphyxiating me with a wet towel
and electrocuting me with a car battery.
I bit through my tongue that day.
You don't know what that's like
because Mommy just handed you
the fucking keys, didn't she?
You know, I always wondered,
how you'd react…
We can find out.
So…
why did Juno put the hit on Karpov?
[scoffs]
- What's so funny?
- [Oliver] You.
You're funny.
You never cared before
who you were killing.
Didn't even cross your mind to ask.
[laughs]
Do you know what your daughter's been
up to since you've been gone?
How many lives she's taken?
[David] For Caddis.
Under Juno's direction.
No one made her do anything.
She lives to kill.
She's a fucking monster.
And deep down you know I'm right, David.
Wow.
Words wound, Ollie.
I did what I had to do.
'Cause some of us don't get to sit around
all day, sucking our mom's tit.
Rebecca. Wait for us outside.
[scoffs] Don't say anything you'll regret.
[clattering]
If you hurt me, Juno will gut
your fucking family and make you watch.
Is that really what you think?
Rebecca said that Juno's been
pretty disappointed in you.
Might be easier just to have you gone.
Fuck you.
You know, I tried to make a deal.
Your life for my family's.
And Juno said no.
Bullshit.
[Juno's voice] No.
No. I refuse to think about that.
No trade.
Do you hear me?
She would never do that to me.
I remember when you were a boy.
I used to wonder
what kind of man you'd become.
You were a sweet little kid.
Happy, trusting.
You know you held my hand
the very first time we met?
It's true.
My kid wasn't so easy. [scoffs]
Juno asked her for a hug,
and she said, "No, thank you."
I'll never forget what your mother
said to me after that.
She said,
"Rebecca makes you work for her love,
but Oliver,
he just gives it away for free."
[gentle music playing]
It wasn't long after that that
she sent you away to live with your dad.
You don't know what you're talking about.
[David sighs]
You're a good son, Oliver.
Even now you're trying
to protect your mom.
But it's time you thought about yourself.
Caddis was illegally trafficking
intelligence to the Russians,
and Karpov was the middleman, wasn't he?
It's okay.
And this intelligence
was harmful to the Ukrainians…
troop movements, weapons capabilities…
and someone found out.
The CIA.
They had someone watching me.
An asset.
His name was Jae-Hun.
He was kind to me.
And we were…
Well, we'd become very close.
[somber music playing]
His dad had investments all over Seoul,
so I just figured he was…
Until I caught him
going through my laptop.
You said "was."
"His name was Jae-Hun."
What happened to your friend?
He tried to take the laptop with him,
and I knew what it would mean…
for Caddis.
For my mother.
What did you do, Oliver?
You know, Caddis always taught us
to go for the throat.
[dark music playing]
Access to a major artery.
Easy to puncture with something
as small as a penknife.
But they never told us about the blood.
God, there was so much blood.
[exhales, sniffles]
[crying]
Did he talk?
[David] Caddis was selling Russians intel
on Ukrainian targets,
we well as their military capabilities.
If the U.S. finds out,
this will bury Juno.
Oliver said there's
a congressional investigation going on,
led by one Senator Dawson,
who happens to be in Korea right now.
But he has no proof.
Karpov was Juno's last loose end.
And I took care of him for her.
[exciting music playing]
We get Dawson what he needs, we get Juno.
Grab your things.
We're going back to Seoul.
Sorry, I didn't…
I… No, it's, uh, it's fine.
I know you're worried about Oliver.
We'll find him.
David Jung hid for nine years
before he resurfaced.
Oliver's smart, but he's weak.
He can't withstand
the kind of pressure David can apply.
And when he breaks,
what use is he to them?
Want to hear some good news?
In case Dawson doesn't play ball…
Vicky Linwood.
She's part of Dawson's security detail.
She's taken to all-night benders
with some very young ladies.
Wasn't hard to get proof.
You turned her?
Eyes and ears in Dawson's camp.
The dirt will follow.
[speaking Korean] Minhee was supposed
to have piano lessons today
- and reading club after school.
- Ah.
How long can we be on the run
with a seven-year-old?
[speaking English] This won't be
forever, okay?
I know how to take down Juno now.
You want to fight her?
All of Caddis?
[exhales]
If they can get to Choi,
what hope is there
for a housewife and a little girl?
I would die before I let anything
happen to you or Minhee.
[speaking Korean] But all this running…
all this death.
[speaking English] We can't just
walk away. Juno is still out there.
I have to finish this.
[suspenseful music playing]
Get in.
- Get in.
- [grunts]
Let's go.
[speaking Korean] Daddy!
[David laughs]
Our little princess! [sighs]
[Minhee] Mommy says you're not
coming with us. Is that true?
[David speaking English] Minhee, no.
You're gonna go with Mommy
and Halmeoni and Harabeoji
to Appa's friend's house.
When you come back, can we play together?
Of course.
[chuckles]
[speaking Korean] Be a good girl, okay?
[somber music playing]
[speaking English] Look after Rebecca.
She needs you.
[speaking Korean] What are you doing?
Get in.
[car door opens]
My daughter, she is kind-hearted.
She always sees the best in people.
You're right.
She's a good person.
She must have gotten that from you.
Don't die.
It would break our daughter's heart.
[engine starts]
[engine starts]
[exciting music playing]
[siren whoops]
[indistinct chatter]
[David] There's Dawson.
[speaking inaudibly]
You ever meet him?
No.
He was Juno's mentor
when she was at the CIA,
but he wasn't too happy
she followed the money.
Can't say I blame him.
There's Dawson's aide.
[speaking inaudibly]
That's our cue.
[suspenseful music playing]
I got him. He's getting bagels.
No, he can't today.
Yeah. He's got a finance call at 11:00,
Zoom with the campaign team after that.
It's a busy day.
I know.
Yeah, I know.
[Rebecca] Eomeo. [grunts]
- Eomeo, eomeo.
- [aide] It's okay.
Let… Just let me do it.
- I-I can take care of it.
- Joesonghamnida.
- Seriously. I got it, thanks.
- J-Joesonghamnida.
[aide] Just let me do it, let me do it.
[Rebecca] Joesonghamnida.
[aide] Where's my phone?
- Where's my phone?
- Joesonghamnida.
Oh. Thanks.
[David] We need to set a meeting
with Dawson.
[Rebecca] Shall I pencil us in?
What's on his schedule now?
Um, phone interview, Washington Post.
Okay. And then?
It's just press stuff,
restaurant reservations.
Nothing else till tomorrow.
- No, it has to be today.
- We know where his hotel is.
Just give me ten minutes,
and I'll get us in his room.
What?
What you do…
You…
You like it, don't you?
What are you really asking me?
I know the position I've put you in.
In helping me, my family,
you're destroying someone you care about.
So, you're admitting to me
that you're using me?
You're the best weapon
I could ever point at Juno,
but that's not why I found you.
Look…
You don't have to be a part of this.
[sighs]
When you died,
I stayed awake every night,
waiting for you to come home.
Listening for your car in the driveway.
So, yeah.
Yeah, you want me to destroy Juno?
You want to use me as your weapon? I will.
That bitch destroyed my life first.
All right.
[Juno] Come in.
We've got two witnesses who swear they saw
someone matching
Jung's description in Incheon.
We're verifying the reports now.
What about Dawson?
He's, uh…
…having dinner with the lawyer
for Jae-Hun Lee's family.
He's not gonna let this go.
Linwood will be with him.
She'll monitor the situation
and report back to us.
[ Jacqui: "Sagwa"]
[busy chatter]
[sizzling]
[singing in Korean]
Dawson's meeting
Jae-Hun's lawyer here in an hour.
Just enough time to show you around.
- [explosion]
- What was that?
Uh, it's bbung-twigi.
It's like Korean kettle corn
but with a bang.
Sounds like a bomb going off.
- [speaks Korean]
- [explosion]
Or a gunshot.
Ooh! Check this out.
I want to show you something.
[busy chatter]
You know what these are?
Bindaetteok.
Mung bean pancakes.
Don't ask me what mung beans are.
My mom used to make these
on special occasions.
- Everything looks so good.
- Mm-hmm.
I'm starving. I've seen
like ten things I want to eat.
[speaks Korean]
Try one.
Mmm. [speaks Korean]
We got to go. Dawson's almost here.
Dawson's here.
[phone buzzing]
Hello?
[David] It's good to finally
speak to you, Senator.
Who is this?
You know exactly who this is.
Don't say a word to your team.
Don't alert anyone.
Not if you want to bring down Juno Lund.
I'm listening.
I need 60 seconds of your time. Alone.
Without your security detail. Now.
That's not happening.
Then you're on your own.
My accountant.
Why would I trust you?
You know who I am.
You know what I used to do.
Of course.
Then you know if I wanted
you dead, you would be.
Where?
Make your next right.
There's a noodle stall
down the aisle to your left.
What about my team?
I'll handle them.
Head there in five,
four,
three,
two,
one.
- [explosion]
- [bystanders exclaim]
[excited chatter]
- Do you know what stall he's going to?
- He didn't say.
[bystanders exclaiming]
Hollis, you see this?
Oliver's phone just came on line.
Tell me you're tracing this.
Excuse me, Mr. Yun?
Hi. Hi. You're meeting with
Senator Dawson for dinner, correct?
- [speaks Korean]
- Oh, it's so busy here.
He's a bit worried
that you might get lost. May I?
[chuckles] Okay.
Let's go.
Senator.
David Jung.
You've got 60 seconds.
Juno Lund is responsible
for the death of Jae-Hun Lee,
among others.
I can provide the smoking gun.
- And what do you want in return?
- Immunity.
For me.
And my daughter.
Mikhail Karpov was my only link
between Caddis and Russian Intelligence.
Your daughter assassinated him.
Immunity for you, I can work out.
But her…
Both of us.
Or no deal.
We both know Juno Lund
is the bigger catch here.
I'm gonna need proof.
Concrete proof.
Anything less and Juno destroys us both.
Done.
Come on.
Wait!
You're just letting me go?
When I look at you,
I still see that little kid.
Be careful, Oliver.
Your mom, she's not so big on forgiveness.
And those things you told me…
she'll know.
[dog barking in distance]
[Hollis] Oliver's here.
We're bringing him in now.
- How did he escape?
- He didn't.
- David let him go.
- Why would he do that?
There's something else.
Agent Linwood reported
that they lost contact
with the senator for over a minute.
- A clandestine meeting?
- At Anyang Market.
We picked up Oliver four blocks away.
We also traced Oliver's cell.
It was within three feet of Dawson.
Hi, Mum.
Come here.
[quiet, dramatic music playing]
You know what this will do to them, right?
All these years, I questioned myself.
As an agent. As a father.
Now it's Juno's turn.
[intense music playing]
[exciting music playing]