Kung Fu (2021) s01e05 Episode Script

1
You're going easy on me.
You call this easy?
Whoo! Maybe not easy, but
you could've ended this already.
Uhh.
Can't blame a girl for wanting
to make this last longer.
I'm all for a marathon session.
I'm just saying.
Uhh. You don't have to hold back.
I know you can kick my ass.
I think it's hot.
Well, since you think it's hot
Very.
Um
Thank you so much for
- showing me that stretch.
- You are so welcome.
Good for the psoas.
- Hey, I think that went really well.
- Mm-hmm.
Should we shower off,
get into some fresh clothes, and
And another marathon session?
So.
This is everything.
Every fact, fairy tale,
and Internet rumor on
the 8 mythical weapons
and the guardian families.
But still nothing on the scabbard.
Other than your hunch that
it belongs to the sword no.
There's no information on it anywhere,
at least nothing we've found yet.
I was sure after everything
we went through,
it would lead us somewhere.
There's gotta be something
we're overlooking.
Legend says the weapons
were forged together.
Each one's Qi augmented
by an ancient sorcerer.
Over time, they scattered
across the world, but
Maybe there was a time
when they were all used together.
I read a story.
Great battle. Mighty weapons.
Here. According to this legend,
Khan's army was defeated
by a small band of Chinese warriors
armed with magic weapons.
"Khan's men were blinded.
They claimed that in the heat of battle,
these black weapons lit up
the battlefield glowed green".
Legit historians dismiss it as myth.
They say that there was no magic.
Khan's men probably just said there was
just to save face after
getting their asses kicked.
Henry, I've seen it.
When Pei-Ling first showed me the sword,
it was just a second
a small flash as the light
hit the obsidian in the sword.
Obsidian is black. Why
would it glow green?
When I picked up the
sword against Zhilan,
a green light burned my hand.
But it wasn't just that.
It had an energy. I felt it.
Uhh!
What is it?
I remember something else.
Nicky.
Shifu.
I don't mean to startle you, child.
What are you doing outside at this hour?
I thought I saw someone.
Woman in a hooded robe.
I felt drawn to her.
Drawn by an energy.
This land is rich with history.
A sacred ground built by
a group of fearless women
who sought a safe place
to live and train.
I, too, feel that energy.
Are you saying I saw some kind of ghost?
When you first arrived,
you were ruled by logic and order.
You are changing, Nicky.
I am?
I have seen you
with the other women here
listening to their stories,
appreciating the simple joys
of practice of being.
You want answers about
what you think you saw.
All I can say
is that there are mysteries
in the world, Nicky,
unknown to most people.
Energies, presences.
You're not talking about
Shaolin anymore, are you?
Do not look for logic
where logic cannot live.
Open your mind to the unknown.
Nicky?
Pei-Ling told me something
and it goes beyond physics,
beyond facts and history.
I didn't really believe her until now.
What do you mean?
The unknown.
Look, in every illustration of
the sword you've found,
the handle is smooth.
When Pei-Ling showed
it to me, it was smooth.
When I grabbed it, smooth.
No markings, nothing.
So, how did this happen?
The weapons glowed green.
Well, I saw the sword glow,
and this scabbard,
it's inlaid with obsidian,
like the sword.
Black as night.
Now, if the weapons glowed green
and the sword glowed green
and this scabbard belongs to the sword,
then
Henry, there are
greater forces at play here.
I think the magic is real.
If all the weapons are
inlaid with this obsidian,
obsidian that glows green in the light,
we'd have a way to
authenticate any weapon.
It's bigger than that.
We'd have a way to find them.
What are you doing?
I am texting Randall.
With this information,
he might be able to help us.
Great. Now that we know
what we're looking for,
we should dive back in.
Oh, I agree. Just after.
After?
After a bite. Or a drink.
We've just had a huge breakthrough.
A way to find the weapons
before Zhilan does.
I think breakthroughs are
meant to be celebrated.
So, like a date?
Oh, it's absolutely a date.
Uhh. Over $2.00 a pound
for whole chickens.
When did Ge's groceries
get so expensive?
Rents are going up everywhere.
The chain stores come in,
driving people like us out.
Ge's gotta pay rent
just like the rest of us.
Oh, we can't raise prices.
We're gonna have to try and
save money some other way.
- Oh.
- We might have to start
shopping at bamboo market.
Not after what happened to Eileen.
She was shopping for dinner.
She was attacked on the street
right outside of bamboo market.
She was kicked to the ground
and told, "Go back to China".
I heard what happened.
Eileen's out of the hospital.
I spoke to her sister yesterday.
It's not the only attack
and not the worst, either.
You know, in these days,
paying a markup at Ge's is not a luxury.
It's close. We can both
walk there together.
We have no choice.
I know. 20 years later,
and it seems like nothing has changed.
Babe, I'm digging this peach body wash.
Try the new shampoo. Kiwi!
A profile of my boss was
supposed to come out tonight
exposing him as a sexual abuser.
What he did to her, he did to me.
Sweetie?
Yeah?
There's something I have to tell you.
Barely hear you, babe. One sec.
You had something to tell me?
What's the smile?
Nothing. I have something, too, but
you go first.
No. You first.
You sure?
- Yeah.
- Okay, so,
two years ago, I put
our names on a wait list.
For?
A super-exclusive boat tour
of the Galápagos.
Marine biologists from
the Darwin Institute,
they lead the dives, the beach hikes.
Spaces never open up, but
I just got an email.
A couple just cancelled.
You hate it.
No! I love turtles.
- And seals.
- And seals.
Okay. I promise,
I selected the glamping option.
It's deluxe! Turtles and seals by day,
5-star deluxe at night.
You're so excited.
I am. And
I get to do it with my dream girl.
Life doesn't get much better.
Oh. What was your thing?
Oh, uh, it's no big deal.
Uh, flower samples
are coming in tomorrow.
Don't forget your allergy pill.
I won't.
- Hey.
- Hey.
What you doing?
I'm at a cafe,
finishing up a design commission
due tomorrow. You?
Uh, at the clinic, running
through lab results,
doing inventory reports.
Heh. Don't we make an exciting pair?
Wish I could see you tonight.
Me, too.
I'll be done with this in the morning.
We could meet for lunch after.
Um, yeah. Love that.
Great. I'll come swing by your office
tomorrow at noon.
- Okay. Cool.
- Bye.
Bye.
Sushi? Pho?
I'm up for whatever.
Apothecary has good burgers and beer.
I don't really eat meat or drink.
Trying to stick to my
monastery lifestyle,
keep my head clear.
They have non-alcoholic options, too.
- You like boba?
- Who doesn't?
Coming through. Coming through.
- Sorry. You okay?
- Yeah. My bad.
You fight really good,
but your city walking
skills, not so much.
Okay, you know what?
I was just testing your reflexes.
Uh-huh. Sure.
Obsidian is volcanic.
There are volcanoes in China, right?
Yeah. Several.
There's Tianchi, Tengchong
Still, that narrows down
our geographical range.
Those monks had to be near
a volcano to access obsidian.
Let's look into that maybe after we eat.
Yes.
Hi. Two milk teas with
boba, please. Thanks.
Thank you.
Chinatown's busy tonight.
Yeah.
Randall says he's on it.
What does that mean?
He's got sources all over the world.
He's got auction houses,
dig sites, salvage crews.
So, he's put the word out.
When do you think we'll hear anything?
Soon.
You want to go back to
the library, don't you?
What? No.
It's just now we have
the obsidian connection,
so we can focus our search, you know.
Maybe there's something we overlooked.
- Okay.
- Another
let's go back.
Really?
Really.
Sorry. I know I can be single-minded.
I like to think of it as focused.
It's just waiting around for Randall
to find this lead
Those weapons came together
and changed history.
Zhilan has the sword.
She may already have more.
If she got control of them all
We have to get our hands on at least
one of those weapons.
Hey. You don't have to explain.
It's your quest.
I'm just I'm glad to be part of it.
What the hell happened here?
Kid was skateboarding in
the alley behind the store.
Cop thought he was trying to break in.
Shot him.
Oh, God. Is that the
guy that ran into us?
- Hi.
- Morning.
Jook on the stove.
Oh, Nicky, no TV in the morning.
There was a shooting
last night in Chinatown.
There was? Where?
Police are investigating
the officer-involved shooting
of 19-year-old Andre Durant
in Chinatown last night
following the report of a possible
- robbery in progress at Wong's Jewelry.
- Oh, no.
Police say security cameras
picked up suspicious activity.
The teen, who was unarmed,
remains hospitalized.
I saw him.
- Who?
- The guy who was shot. Andre.
How?
He passed right by me on the sidewalk.
I was near Wong's last
night when it happened.
He wasn't doing anything wrong.
He was just skateboarding.
I hope he pulls through.
Mr. Wong must be devastated.
Mama, the cops shot an unarmed kid
and you're worried about Mr. Wong?
Look, I hope the young man recovers,
but we have known Mr. Wong for years.
He is a good man. He didn't ask to be
involved in something so horrible.
You know, that's why
no TV in the morning.
It is all just bad news.
Whoa. Looks like a flower
bomb went off in here.
I have to choose a floral
theme for the wedding,
but none of these colors are right.
This one's kinda nice.
Yeah, "kinda nice" is
not what I'm going for.
What's with the juice?
It's part of my bride-to-be regimen.
It's a detox and face mask in one.
You know, pre-wedding stress
has been giving me breakouts.
You sure it's the wedding stress?
Have you talked to Dennis?
About what?
What happened with your boss?
I mean, it can't feel good,
keeping that from him,
carrying it all on your own.
Is that why you came by? To check on me?
Guilty.
Well, don't. The past is in the past.
I have everything under control.
How'd Mama take the news?
Of the shooting.
It was so close to the restaurant.
She wishes it would all just go away.
Yeah, figured.
Crime, the police, politics
3 subjects never to bring up with Mama.
Just 3?
True. I forgot about money,
world affairs, sex.
Speaking of sex, shouldn't you be
playing footsie in the library
with Henry right now?
Okay. I'm leaving.
Still haven't sealed the deal, I see.
Bye, Althea.
No.
Hey. You're early.
Got us reservations at Foreign Cinema.
Probably unnecessary for a weekday.
Been so long since I
actually went out for lunch.
Yeah, about lunch, I
- What?
- I can't. I'm sorry.
Came in person. I didn't
want you to think
I was ghosting you.
Yeah. That's cool. Cool.
Is everything okay?
Guessing you haven't checked the news?
- No. Why?
- Another black man
got shot by the city's police.
Andre Durant. Just 19.
- That's awful.
- Yeah, it happened
a few blocks from here, actually.
Andre was on a skateboard.
Now he's on life support.
BLM Oakland and SF are
doing a joint action.
We're pushing for the
cop that shot Andre
to face charges, so,
can't do lunch. I'm sorry.
Yeah. Of course. No worries.
Thanks, man. I gotta run.
I'll text you later.
Black Lives Matter demonstrators
will be marching
this afternoon in Chinatown
to protest the shooting.
Authorities expect a large
turnout. A spokesperson for
Protests?
It'll be okay. People want justice.
They have a right to speak out.
I didn't mean they don't have a right.
I just don't want the street shut down,
the customers scared off.
We'll be fine. I gotta go open.
No!
Jin?
Mei-Li, get back in the kitchen.
Why would anyone do this to us?
We did nothing wrong!
We'll be fine. I'll scrub it off.
Jin
this isn't justice.
This is vandalism.
Hey.
Hey.
You all right?
Yeah.
You weren't in the library.
Yeah. Sorry. I just had to
blow off a little steam.
I see.
Made a mistake this morning.
Listened to the news.
Andre did a stint in juvie.
One charge for shoplifting
when he was 15.
That's what they want
the public to know.
Looked him up online.
You know he was studying
chemical engineering
in community college?
He was bagging groceries part-time
to get through school.
They're not gonna tell you that part.
What is it?
Andre Durant is dead.
- Oh, hey.
- Hey.
How many times have we
closed without notice?
Once, when you were born.
It was only because
you came a week early.
I spoke to the other shop owners.
We all decided to close.
Okay, but don't we need the business?
Too unsafe. Protesters are marching,
blocking the streets,
crowding outside Wong's Jewelry.
We'll be lucky if we don't
get more damage.
See the window?
Yes, I saw.
We're boarding up.
Till this blows over.
Mama, isn't that a bit extreme?
What's extreme is what
they did to our window,
and what they might do next.
I'm sorry that happened,
but we can still do something positive.
Show the protesters we support them.
I can't support vandals and looters.
There's plywood out back.
Baba.
I know.
Better be safe than sorry.
My shifu taught me not to act from fear,
to reach out when people are in need,
not hide from them.
Hey.
No luck getting Mr. Deng's tent.
It's out on loan. Scout troop.
Okay. Thanks for looking.
What'd you need it for?
I'm heading to a BLM
protest in Chinatown
as a medic.
Internet said a good tent
can come in handy.
I'll make do without.
Didn't realize you were an activist.
I'm not. A friend of mine is.
- You mean Joe?
- How'd you
Right. Nicky.
To hear her tell it,
you're a lot more than friends.
Well, truth is,
I don't really know where we stand.
- What do you mean?
- Are we casual?
Are we boyfriends?
Is it too soon to DTR?
DTR?
Define the relationship.
- Right.
- Now
everything feels like an emergency.
Worst time ever for that convo.
Yeah. Probably not the
best time to rush it.
Guessing you haven't
had the talk yet, either.
Pretty obvious you're into my sister.
I am. She's amazing.
But no, we haven't really
found the right time, either.
Well, for now, I'm just
trying to be a good ally.
Stay safe out there.
- What do you think?
- I think this feels better.
Althea? Thought you had
a meeting at the florist.
I did.
I was trying to get home but some
officer do-right blocked off the street
and had zero sympathy
for my shoe situation,
so, I had to park the car and walk.
Nearly got trampled
on by all the tourists
in front of the Golden Gate
Fortune Cookie company.
Oh, don't even say that name.
Chocolate-covered fortune cookies.
What's all this?
We're supporting the protesters.
Cool. Baba, too?
Yes.
Hmm. And Mama?
She's holding down the fort inside.
I'll go keep her company.
Water getting low. I'm gonna run down
to the corner store and get some more.
No. I got it. You should stay
in case Mama needs something.
Justice for Andre!
Justice for Andre!
- We remember Alex Nieto.
- Yeah!
- We remember Oscar Grant.
- Yeah!
We remember Andre Durant.
- Yeah!
- Over 100 deaths
and not one conviction.
Not one!
Justice for Andre.
Justice for Andre!
Justice for Andre.
Justice for Andre!
- What do we want?
- Justice!
- When do we want it?
- Now!
Yeah!
Curfew will take effect in 10 minutes.
Anyone found on the street
after then will be arrested.
Hey. I didn't know you'd be coming.
I wanted to help.
I'm glad.
Andre did not deserve to die this way.
He knew not to resist.
He knew to say, "No, sir, yes, sir",
to take the harassment
'cause it beats getting shot.
But it didn't save him
and now my boy is gone.
Hi, Mrs. Shen.
Henry, nice to see you.
Hey. Have you seen Ryan?
No, not for a while. Sorry.
He's not picking up his phone.
Curfew is
now in effect until 5 A.M.
5 A.M.?
Guess you're stuck here.
Gunshots.
I don't think so. They sound
like tear gas rounds.
They're breaking up the protest.
- Baba?
- Come here, come here.
Open up, open up the door!
- Ryan?
- Open up the door, open up!
Come in, come in.
Come in. Joe.
Back booth over there.
Here, this way.
There's a chair just here.
Ryan.
What happened out there?
Cops broke up the protest.
What were you doing there?
- Who are all these people?
- Found them on the street.
Cops pepper-sprayed him in his eyes.
I need milk to neutralize it.
- Got it.
- Don't touch your eyes.
Jin, lock the door.
It's locked, it's locked, it's locked.
- Baba.
- Your mother
Baba, if we don't let them in,
they could be arrested or worse,
just for being on the street.
Help! Help us!
- Come on.
- Thank you.
All right. Now, come
this way. Come, come.
Come on.
Curfew is now in effect.
Anyone on the street will
face immediate arrest.
Curfew is in effect.
Get off the street and stay off!
This makes our business a target.
What if, God forbid, we need the police?
Mama, you barely trust the police.
You didn't even call them
when we got vandalized.
And what were you doing
there in the first place?
- I wanted to help.
- Yeah, well,
your helping could've
gotten you arrested.
I'll go make Mama
a cup of ju hua cha.
That usually calms her down.
Try 20 cups.
Actually, a few pots
of tea isn't a bad idea.
We could show them a
little Shen hospitality.
Okay. I'm on it.
How's the tea coming?
Steeping.
Making a veggie platter, too?
For my next juice.
This is a lot of vegetables
you're drinking.
Ah.
Oh, come on.
It's been 3 1/2 hours
since my last juice!
Oh. Mm-hmm.
Come here.
This juicing thing
isn't about your skin.
Your skin is perfect always.
Thank you.
Okay, fine. You're right.
Making juice, choosing flowers
Keeping this wedding on track.
Those are things I can control.
I don't feel that in
the rest of my life.
Not anymore.
How are you always so brave?
Evan. What are you doing here?
We should talk somewhere private.
What is it?
The police want to
search the restaurant.
What? Why?
We have a right to shelter
those protesters.
The curfew only requires
people to stay off the street.
- That's what we're doing.
- That's not what this is about.
They believe you're harboring a suspect,
a Black Lives Matter activist.
He's been accused of
inciting a crowd to riot.
Joseph Harper.
Okay, I'm gonna pretend
I didn't see that look.
It's not true.
Joe didn't do what they're saying.
It doesn't matter if he did or not.
SFPD have applied for a search warrant.
I suspect it will be approved.
How do they even know he's here?
Someone saw him come in.
Someone tipped them off.
I don't know. It's not my case.
Thank you.
For telling me.
I thought you should know.
- Yeah.
- And in the meantime,
you should prepare them.
- This is crazy.
- I know.
Okay, cops come in. They arrest Joe.
Then what happens?
A conviction for incitement,
if memory serves.
Jail time.
Potentially some serious jail time.
- Yeah.
- Do you have a lawyer?
No.
I have some connections with legal aid.
You should just get out of here.
He can't. The place is surrounded.
We better fight this.
I'm gonna check on Mama.
Thank you for sticking by me,
but if the police get a warrant
to come in here, I don't
have much of a choice.
A choice? For what?
I'm gonna turn myself in.
You didn't do anything wrong.
No, but neither did the people
I came here with.
Neither did your parents.
We'll fight it on the B-side.
But right now, resisting can make
things worse for everybody.
It's it's cleaner this way.
What can I do?
Just give me a minute.
What's up?
Cops are getting a
warrant to arrest Joe.
Soon as they do, they're coming in.
The responsible thing would be to give
Mama a heads up, but
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'm glad you're here.
I've delayed the watch commander
as long as I can.
They're coming now. I'm sorry, Nicky.
I did everything I could.
I know. Thank you.
Bad news.
It's time?
Yeah.
- Joe.
- It's okay, Ryan.
There has to be a way to
prove the cops are wrong.
There were hundreds of
people at the protest.
We could ask them to come
forward, be witnesses.
I could post something on social.
I'll help. I just need a little time.
If you do find something,
maybe it'll help after I'm arrested.
Like I said, on the B-side.
If I could take your place, I would.
I have a warrant for the arrest
of Joseph Harper.
Please come forward.
Arrest me.
Nicky, what are you doing?
Taking his place.
Cute, miss,
but we're here for Mr. Harper.
For him. Incitement.
I did it. Arrest me.
Read me my rights.
- Arrest me.
- Wait.
Thank you, but I cannot let
Arrest me.
Arrest me.
I put out a call for backup.
I can have a police bus here in minutes.
Officer.
I tracked the BLM-SF
hashtag and found this.
We are here for justice.
This will be a peaceful protest.
We will not allow the
press or the police
to use violence to distort
what we are here for,
or who we are here for.
Time-stamped and everything.
Listened to it front to back.
Powerful stuff.
Pretty sure it won't hold up
as incitement, though.
Whatever your case was against Joe,
I think it's falling apart.
Stand down.
Nicky, you were awesome today.
She was.
Mama. You sure you're okay?
I know what you're thinking,
but this morning, when I asked her
to shut off the TV,
it wasn't because I don't care.
Do you remember your father's story,
the one about the dragon?
You mean our favorite bedtime story?
You and Baba said a dragon
came all the way from China to visit us.
Ryan, remind me how old were you again
when you realized that
the dragon wasn't real.
- 16.
- Shut up.
You may have grown out of
believing that story, but
it's time you knew what really happened.
- Mama?
- Nicky,
back to the office. Go.
That word. That one hateful word.
When you called me back from the house,
even when we were driving home,
your hands, they were still shaking.
I was so hurt, so scared.
I actually wanted to
close the restaurant.
Do you remember what you told me?
Yes, I remember.
You said, "Don't give them
the satisfaction of giving up".
That we should stay
and put in roots so deep
no one could tear them out.
Why didn't you tell us?
We wanted to spare you
for as long as we could,
knowing that people can hate you
for just being Chinese.
When I heard about the shooting,
that poor boy Andre,
and then the graffiti
I just remembered it all again.
So the pearl dragon.
He came all the way from China
to visit you,
and when he couldn't fit
through the front door
The dragon broke
the glass with its tail.
Hey.
Hey.
You left the restaurant
pretty quick in the morning.
My mom was freaking out.
She needed to see that I was okay.
I know you want to talk.
About us.
Was I that obvious?
No, I just knew.
I'm sorry if I left you hanging.
Just all this going on.
I get it.
And I don't want to
distract you from that.
Look, whatever you need from me,
if you need my support,
I'll support you.
If you need me to back off, I'll
This. This is what I need.
You got it.
We know what we're looking for now.
Tang Dynasty-era obsidian weapons.
Yeah.
Just saying. We finally have a lead.
Could be good to put
our minds back on track.
Just kind of hard to focus
on weapons right now.
Yeah. I'm struggling, too.
The activists I know,
the people I admire,
people like Joe? They keep showing up.
Keep doing the work.
Keep fighting every day.
I know it's hard to see
it from the outside, but
you do that, too.
Sometimes a fight, it takes time.
It's Randall.
His source just uploaded a file
from the dig in South America.
They sent photos?
Even better. Video.
Found this two months ago
at the start of the dig.
No one on the team has
made an identification yet,
but from the look of it,
matches your description.
And check this out.
- Huh?
- Did you see that?
Oh, yeah.
It's one of the 8 weapons.
Greg, move your head!