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Settle down. Settle down.

Something big
has come down from Manila.

Tommy "The Scorpion" Chow.

He"s the boss
of the Qin Xiong Di,

Hong Kong"s most brutal Triad.

They control the drugs,
arms, prostitution,

and murders-for-hire
throughout much of Asia.

But The Scorpion remains
untouched.

He is rarely seen.

His whereabouts
are shrouded in secrecy.

Yesterday, we learned
that the elusive Mr. Chow

is heading
to the Hindoe Resort

here in Mactan for his wedding.

It is a once in
a lifetime opportunity

for us to get intel on him

and his organization"s
inner workings.

We are hoping to identify
the members of his family

and perhaps pick up details
on their crimes.

Now, we have arranged
for an undercover position
at the wedding.

It is an extremely
dangerous assignment.

The Triads enforce their rules
with brutal violence.

That is why
this operation needs someone

with a specific skill set
and particular characteristics.

Detective Mendoza,
please see me at my office

for the confidential briefing.

- Did he just say...
- Detective Mendoza,
are you coming?

Uh, um, yes, sir.

Excuse me.

Yes!

- Enjoy.
- Thank you.

- Come back and see us.
- Okay.

Hey, you.
Can you carry these?

- These bags are heavy.
- It"s clothes.

I think you will
need to give me a necklace
and a T-shirt for this.

No. No. The necklace
is too expensive. Go.

And I don"t think
you"re really allowed to have

the hotel staff
do the laundry for you.

So...

Fine!

You can have the necklace
and the T-shirt. Go!

You"re gonna make
a really good blackmailer
when you get older.

Thank you.

- Ooh!
- Hi.

Kai Mendoza.
Let me guess.

You"re on a case
and you"re in over your head.

You need my expertise,
my assistance.

Wow. How do you get a head
that big through the front door?

Well, it"s a double door.

For your information,
I"m not here asking
for your help.

All right, well,
what do you want?

- Your non-help.
- My non-help?

I"m going undercover tomorrow.
I don"t want you to screw it up.

- Excuse me? Yeah.
- Remember how we met?

That was the last time
Ocampo let me go undercover

because you
screwed it up for me.

I remember it differently.

I remember me
saving your life, but okay.

Look, I"m here to ask you,
to beg you,

please don"t
mess this up for me.

Is the operation happening
here at the gift shop?

- No.
- Well...

I"ll be at a different
resort altogether.

The Hindoe Resort on
the other side of the island.

How am I gonna screw that up?

I don"t know. You find ways.
It"s your superpower.

Look, if you see me,
we don"t know each other.

I"m not Kai.
We don"t interact.

Don"t look at me.
Don"t talk to me.

- Just don"t, okay?
- Fine.

You say fine,
but I know you, Walker.

You can"t help yourself.

Look, this is really
important to me.

Please stay out of it.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

So, see you in about a week?

I"ll be here.

My name is Alex Walker.
I"m ex-DEA.

I quit the agency
because my friend and partner
betrayed me.

One of my first assignments
took me to an isolated beach

right here on this island.

I sold what little I had

and bought myself a gift shop.

Just peace.
No stress, no drama.

Boy, was I wrong.

Stems and flutes.

Orchids, three per table.

Grape focaccia, and blue.

But Tiffany aqua, please.

Ernesto, you still with me?

Oh, yeah.
I"m right here.

But I am wondering,

are you sure
about the Tiffany aqua?

This job"s all about being
confident in your choices.

Gotta make it look real.

You"re doing great.

Have you been able to identify
any of these guests yet?

Still setting up
the facial recognition
software.

The Scorpion has landed.

I repeat,
The Scorpion has landed.

Good afternoon.
You must be Mr. Chow
and Miss Adams.

Call me Amber,
at least until tomorrow.

And then Mrs. Chow,
right, angel?

Who are you?

I"m Kimberly Salazar,
the resort"s event planner.

Where is Jacqueline,
our wedding designer?

Unfortunately,
she"s been delayed in Manila.

A problem with her visa,
apparently.

Oh, no.
She was an Aries rising.

She was the perfect balance
to our Libras.

We were both born
in October on the cusp.

But I assure you
I have all her plans.

I"ve been on the phone
with her constantly

so I have everything
under control.

Father, should I call
our people in Manila?

Wait.

Oh.

Oh, you have a bright
yellow aura.

You"re a Virgo, aren't you?

Why, yes, I am.

She"ll be perfect.

An even better match.

- Hmm.
- Right.

So, why don"t we start working
on the guest list for tomorrow?

The guest list
is confidential.

It"s okay.
Just keep trying to get names.

So it"ll be ten tables
of eight.

Do you not want
name placecards on the tables?

Just letters on these tables.

A, B, C, D, and E.

They"ll know which tables
are theirs.

- I see.
- Just make sure there"s
plenty of distance

between table A and table B.

Do they not get along?

No.

You"ll have to excuse me.

- You two make a lovely couple.

How did you
two lovebirds meet?

I was hired to teach yoga
on this private yacht.

I didn"t even know it was his.

I was in tree pose
when he walked on deck

and, pow, it was love.

- Wow.
- Destiny.

So, what kind of work
is your fiancé in?

Some kind of import
export thing.

I"m not really sure,
to be honest.

Despite all these trappings,
I"m not really concerned

with the material things
of this earth, you know?

- Are you okay?
- Uh, ye... yeah.

I"m sorry.
Excuse me a moment.

What the hell are you doing?

Checking out
the competition.

Heard they got
a great gift shop here.

- You can"t be here, Alex.
- The outfit"s on point.

You"ve nailed
the whole anal retentive
party planner thing.

- I taught you well.
- You taught me?

I"ve had several years
making my way to detective
without any of your help.

Yeah, but the thing is
is you"re pushing way too hard
for the guest list, okay?

Listen, you gotta ease
into something like that, okay?

- Sort of...
- Leave. Now.

- I"m not kidding.
- Don"t get excited.

You"ll blow your cover.

Oh, boy.
Kai, don"t let him rattle you.

- Why are you doing this?
- I thought you wanted my help.

What on earth
would make you think that?

Because you came
to the gift shop

and said
you don"t want my help.

- What are you? Opposite man?
- Wha...

Let me be clear.
I don"t need your help.

I just want you
to leave, okay?

But... wha...
I walked all the way here.

Hey. How are you?

Alex Walker.
I work over at the Paradise.

Got a little gift shop there.

- I love that resort.
- You should stop by sometime.

- Give you a free snow globe.
- Yeah, sure. We"d love that.

See you.

And finally,
at the end of the evening,

your guests will form two lines
for a sparkler send off.

And you"ll board the boat,
and you"ll be escorted

to our private island
honeymoon suite.

Instead if sparklers,
how about butterflies

or fertile doves?

Yeah. We can look into that.

Do I have to
have you arrested?

Listen, I just saw two SUVs
pull up to the hotel.

No, no, no.
I"m not doing this right now.

Listen to me.
This is more than just
the Qin Xiong Di.

I saw markings on men outside
that represent two of the top
rival Triads to them,

and they"re all here
gathering for this wedding.

- Are you sure?
- Yeah, I"m sure, all right?

I know the tattoos from
when I worked in Hong Kong.

This is fantastic.
We can get intel on all
the major crime families.

- No. No, this is bad, okay?
- At once.

These guys make
the Italian mafia look like
the Backstreet Boys.

They"re demented.
Charles Manson/Joker demented.

This is a once
in a lifetime opportunity.

- We need to make sure...
- We ain"t doing anything.

I don"t want any part of this,
and neither should you.

Don"t move. Who are you?

Buddy, I"m just saying hi
to an old friend.

- Believe me, I"m leaving.
- You are not going anywhere.

What"s all this?
Who is this guy?

- Is he following us?
- Are you with the Shayu Yachi?

Following us? Yes.
Yes, he is.

Amber, meet your personal
wedding stylist.

- Negative.
- Sebastian Black.

Wedding stylist?

Yeah. We"re so lucky
to get Sebastian.

He"s the hottest stylist
in Los Angeles.

He"ll be in charge
of your final look.

Hair, makeup, the works.

- How much is this costing me?
- No extra charge.

It"s all part
of the wedding package.

You are going to look amazing.

Huh?

Oh, honey, no.
Come, we"ll fix it.

- Ooh, we"ll fix it.

What the hell is this?
Damn mosquito net.

Is my train in there?

Ah, yes. Your train.

And it"s fabulous.

I see you, Sebastian.
I see right through you.

You"re such a young soul.

- Well, that is very kind.
- It"s true.

Now me, on the other hand,

my guru says I"m on my
352nd incarnation on Earth.

Well, your family
must be very proud.

I don"t have any family.

- They"re all dead.
- Oh, I"m so sorry.

Was it some sort
of an accident?

No, no.

Spiritually dead.

- Just as bad.
- Worse.

Well, what about
your fiancé"s family?

- What are they like?
- They hate me.

They can"t get over my age.

I try to tell them
how old my soul is,

but it just makes
things worse.

Well, you can"t please
everybody.

Can"t you?

You"re not strictly gay,
are you, Sebastian?

I see the way
you look at me.

What are your pronouns?

- What are my pronouns?
- Yeah. You like both sweet
and sour, don"t you?

- Oh.

It"s time.

My better angels
brought me this far.

My soulmate awaits.

- Easy.
- Thank you.

Yes.

I"ll take it.

Kai, are you there?

Yeah. The ceremony"s
about to begin.

We"ve ID'd nearly half of them,

but I think a lot of them
aren"t registered

in the face
recognition software.

Maybe Alex will know.

Knows what?

Unh-uh.

Did you get to talk to Amber?

- She tell you anything useful?
- Nope.

She thinks
that The Scorpion"s

a reincarnation
of the Dalai Lama

and the Triad"s
some type of scooter.

So do you
recognize any of them?

It"s hard to tell from here.

We bugged every table
in the banquet hall.

He should be able
to get a better look

once the reception starts.

I do know her.

That"s big sister Ling.

She"s the head
of the Shayu Yachi.

Legend has it she killed
50 men to get that seat
at the top of the clan.

There"s never been
a photograph of her.

No one knows what
she looks like.
Is he sure it"s her?

Ernesto"s wondering
if you"re certain.

Yeah, I"m certain.
I saw her in Shanghai
ten years ago on a case.

I knew it would be useful
having you on this.

Well, I mean... wait, what?

You manipulated me
into joining this case?

Sorta.

You got me with
double reverse psychology.

- That"s impressive.
- I had a good teacher.

You may now kiss the bride.

Ladies and gentlemen,
Mr. and Mrs. Chow.

Thank you.

So, this is the seating chart.

The tables marked
with a letter are family.

- All right, perfect.
- Thanks, Alex.

- Ernesto says thanks.
- Listen, the biggest
Triad presence we know here

are the Qin Xiong Di.

That"s tables eight
and table ten,

and table eight is just
a bunch of foot soldiers.

But you see Scorpion Junior
over there holding court
at table ten?

He"s your typical gangster kid.

He"s mean, he's loud,
and he ain"t that smart.

And table three,
that"s the Shayu Yachi

and they"re out of Shanghai.

Table six, it looks like
the NgeaTriad out of Bangkok.

It"s the all-star weekend
of Triad gangsters.

These are the dragon heads.
These are the bosses of bosses.

Well, glad I dressed.

Ladies and gentlemen,

please welcome
to the dance floor

for the first time,
Mrs. Chow!

Is she flirting with Alex
on her wedding day?

Ladies and gentlemen,

please welcome on stage,
Mr. Thomas Chow.

Scorpion! Scorpion! Scorpion!

Scorpion!
Scorpion! Scorpion!

- Scorpion!
- Yeah!

Lau dau.

Lau dau! Lau dau!

Lau dau.

He"s dead.

No!

No!

Lau dau. Lau dau!

No.

Boss, I found this.

He was poisoned!

No one leaves this room!

Surely you"re not accusing us.

I suspect everyone.

This will turn into
a bloodbath any second.

I"m calling in
a tactical response.

Stand down.

This may be exactly
what we"re looking for.

Keep our ears in here hot.

And record everything.

Who did this? Did you?

- Did you?
- We had nothing to gain
from The Scorpion"s death.

Only one person did.

- You.

Gentlemen, please.

Our tradition demands

that when we attend
a wedding or a funeral,

no violence is permitted.

Now it seems
that this gathering

has turned
from one into another,

but the rule still applies.

To kill a man
on his wedding day
is unforgivable.

I will have my vengeance!

Young Chow,
with the death of your father,

you are now
the Mountain Master,

the Dragon Head
of the Qin Xiong Di.

You can no longer live
with your own desires.

You must be a leader.

But he just...

With any change of leadership,

the conclave
must convene immediately.

We must settle this
and attempt to avoid

an all-out war
within our families.

The only question now is

are you ready to take
your father"s seat
at the table?

Very well.
Let"s have the conclave.

But I will find out
who did this
and they will pay.

As it should be.

I put what was left
in the syringe in this napkin.

It"s burnt almond.
Cyanide.

- There"s another scent.

Stepmother, we have to take
his body before these vultures...

No. Don"t take him.

- No.
- Sir?

Might I suggest
that I take the madam
back to her dressing room?

It might help calm her down
just a little bit.

Okay. Miss Amber?

Miss Amber, come with me.

Come with me, sweetie.

- No.
- I know, I know.

Do you have a meat locker
in the kitchen?

Of course.

We"ll put my father's body
there until we leave.

Get him out of here.

You want to carry a body
through the hallways
of this resort?

Perhaps it"ll be more discreet

if I get a laundry cart
to bring him there.

Yes. Smart.

You"ll show my men
where to go.

I want a team of our men
to go room to room.

Have everything searched.
We"re going to find out
what happened.

Understood.

And after you put the body
in the freezer,

bring the laundry cart
back here.

We"re going to need it
again today.

Uh, this isn"t good, Kai.
The resort isn"t covered.

- I don"t have eyes on you.
- I"m fine.

Just need to find out where
they"re having the conclave.

You just need
to record everything
they"re saying in there,

and we"ll be able
to take "em all down.

Yes, Alamares?

Sir, things have taken a turn.

- What kind of turn?
- The Scorpion is dead.

The Triads are accusing
each other.

- What?
- The heads are trying
to work it out,

and Detective Mendoza"s
on her way to infiltrate.

She"s on her own,
and it"s dangerous, sir.

- Where"s Walker?
- Protecting the bride.

Mendoza"s right.
We need to get eyes
on that meeting.

These are murderous
gangsters, sir.

Kai knows what she"s doing.

I wouldn"t have given her
this assignment

if I didn"t believe in her.

You have to trust in her.

Alamares, you assist
in any way required.

I will have the tactical
response team ready to go.

Thank you, sir.

You can put him in there.

I"ll instruct the staff
that the kitchen

will be closed
for the rest of the night.

Okay.

- What are you doing?
- It"s for the conclave.

They asked for it
to be brought in.

- I will bring it to them.
- Sure.

Whatever you want.
I just think, maybe, um,

- you know...
- What?

I don"t think Mr. Chow
would want his toughest men

to be seen as waiters
serving his rivals.

I don"t know.
What do you think?

Okay, fine.
You bring it to them.

They"re in the conference room
near the spa.

There we go.

Is there anything else
I can get you?

My essential oils.

I just don"t understand

why anyone would want
to hurt my Tommy.

He was such a sweetheart.

You still haven"t
fully grasped the situation
you"re in, have you?

- What do you mean?
- Well, Tommy "The Scorpion"

was not an import/export guy,

and those families down there

are not actually
families at all.

Yeah, all the guns
pointed everywhere

was kind of a giveaway.

Amber, when you and Tommy Chow
decided to get married,

did he have you sign
a prenuptial agreement?

Oh, he tried, but it wasn"t
going to work for me.

You can"t start a love affair
planning on how it will end.

The negative energy
will make it

a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Mm-hmm. Well, that"s too bad.

- Why?
- Because if you had,

your stepson
wouldn"t be planning on
killing you right now.

Oh, Sebastian.

What are we going to do?

We checked her out.
She"s clean.

Amber... I"m sorry,
uh, Mrs. Chow wanted me

to give you some refreshments.

Leave it. You may go.

- I found the conclave.
- Can we get a bug in the room?

I"m in the adjoining room.

It shares an air vent.

The only way out
is through the banquet hall.

Guards everywhere.

Okay, I"m ready.

Amber, I need you
to help me with something.

I need to know
if you can take this

and hit a man really hard
in the head with it.

Right here on the cerebellum.

You"re not really
a stylist, are you?

- No.
- Is Sebastian even your name?

No, but I need you to trust me
that I"m here to help you.

And if I"m going to
get us out of here
without getting killed,

we"re both going to
have to do some things

that strongly
go against your beliefs.

But I have to know
if you"re up for it.

Maybe I should use
this instead.

I think I need some...
some more bubbly.

Where"s the dress guy?

Right here! Ooh, hello.

- Nice work.
- What"s that for?

This is what
they were going to roll

your dead body
out of here with.

- Oh, my God.
- And we"re going to use it
for the same thing.

- Get in.
- I need my bag.

You need your...

- You got everything?
- Yeah.

The refreshments
were very considerate
of your stepmother.

Will we be expecting her
to join the family business?

Hardly.
Her ambitions revolve

around astrology
and her aromatherapy.

Aromatherapy?

Ernesto,
you hearing all this?

Loud and clear. Great job.

Something they
just said about Amber...

I got to go
check something out.

We need to keep recording this.

I know.
I"ll leave my headset here.

But then I can"t
communicate with you.

I won"t know where you are.

Kai? Kai?

- No one leaves.
- You don"t have to
tell me twice, okay?

But you need to talk
to your man Tongo

because I don"t want
to do this.

- Do what?
- He said that he didn"t
want to get caught

taking the boss"
dead wife"s body
to the meat locker,

so he ordered me to do it. Me.

I"ll leave it here
and you guys can take it.

Go. Just go.

Let"s go. Come on.

We need to get you
as far away from here
as possible.

They"ve secured
the entire grounds.

There are guards everywhere.

Follow me and stay close.

So reckless.

How can I help her
if I don"t know

where she is
or what she"s doing?

Like Ocampo said,
you"re just going to

have to trust her.

I"m going to see
if I can find her.

- Damn it.
- What is it?

They"re coming this way.
Hide the equipment, quick.

We have to keep recording.

They"re searching
room to room.

Hey, hey! Get back!

Nice work.

Frankincense. I knew it.

She poisoned him.

In the bedroom.
In the bedroom.

Hotel security.

- Faster.

Follow my lead.

Woohoo!

- Step out of the room, please.
- Are the neighbors complaining?

I"m sorry.
The guy can"t hold his liquor.

- Hey, hey, hey!

All right, take it easy!
Go easy.

He"s drunk. Let's drink!

He"s drunk! Let's drink!

Taser gun?
Well, that"s a time-saver.

- Uh-huh.
- Secure the weapons.

Cuff "em to the sink
in the bathroom.

We"re still up and running.

Now what?

We"re going to get you a cab.

We"re going to
get you a jeepney.

Anything to get you
away from this hotel.

I can"t get past all of them.

- What about the boat?
- What boat?

They were supposed
to take Tommy and I

to the honeymoon suite
after the reception.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That"s perfect.

We"ll get you down the coast
a couple of miles.

It"s a short walk
to the police station.

They"ll keep you safe there.
Come on.

- Everything back up?
- Looks good.

And we"re still
recording the conclave?

Yes, sir, we are.

Kai said she needed
to check something out
about Amber.

It must have been important
for her to leave

listening in on the conclave.

Is the face recognition
software back up?

One second.
Yes, got it.

See what you get
when you run Amber"s face.

This is from
the wedding dance.

- Think it"ll work?
- Run it.

What the hell?

She"s on the most wanted list.

Suspect in multiple murders.

Murders by poison.

Believed to have amassed

nearly $30 million
from four husbands.

The victims.

Time to call in the cavalry.

I"m going to get you
out in the channel
and down the coast.

Or we could take it
to the island honeymoon suite.

The boat.

Amber, you"re still
not out of danger.

I"m getting to like danger.

And I"m getting to like you.

You don"t even know my name.

Mm, yeah.
Kind of makes it hotter.

What"s that scent?

- Frankincense.
- Hmm.

It"s an essential
aromatherapy oil.

- Do you like it?
- I do.

But you shouldn"t keep
your cyanide in an old vial.

It"s a big giveaway.

Having your heartbeat rise
when I pressed against you

was a giveaway, too.

I"m sure I got enough
poison in you,

but I can"t take any chances.

I hate to kill with bullets.
It reeks of toxic masculinity.

- Amber.
- I made you right off the bat.

I was just waiting to see
which team you played for.

- Listen, don"t...
- Oh, but I"ve got to.

You were going to
get in my way, gorgeous,

and no one gets in my way.

At first I assumed
you were working for Chow,

keeping an eye on me.

And then I thought,
he"s a hitter
for a rival Triad.

I never made you
as law enforcement

even though
it"s the most obvious.

I don"t know,
there"s something
messy about you.

- Don"t fight it.

It"ll make it
much more painful.

Just give in. You"ve lost.

Amber, stop!

Nice work, Alex.

Alex?

Ling on recording:
Our new arrangement

will allow us to divide
our operations and territories.

Before we agree, let us lay out who the captains will be

and what responsibilities

each family has
for each business.

The following are our requests

in Hong Kong, Bangkok,
and Shanghai.

You should all be proud.

Thanks to
the information we gathered,

law enforcement agencies
all over the region

are now already in the process

of rolling up
their own local Triads.

None of this would be
possible without Mactan PD.

Captain Ocampo,

we"ve arranged
a press briefing.

Who should attend?

It will just be me.
Great work, everyone.

Mendoza, stay.

There"s a reason
why I"m the one going out there

without bringing you with me.

- Yes, sir.
- You know what it is?

- No, sir.
- It"s because I can't
have my most capable

and most valuable undercover
operative getting famous.

- Understood?
- Understood.

- Well done, Mendoza.
- Thank you, sir.

Now get out of here.
I need to put on my camera face.

Hi, Kai.
Hi, Uncle Ernesto.

Hi, Rita. Alex has you
working here now?

My mom asked me to help him out
while he"s still recovering.

Looks like it"s pretty busy.

I"ve got a half-price sale
going on right now.

- Moving a lot of merch.
- Half-price? Does Alex know?

Shh.

Shh.

Can we see him?

100.

- Hey, man.
- How are you feeling?

I"m feeling much better.

You"re incredibly lucky
to be alive.

Well, fortunately,
that"s not my first
poisoning rodeo.

I"ve got Keith Richards level
tolerance.

I was scared for you,
Alex Walker,

but I"m glad you're okay.

You saved my life.

I"m not going to
regret it, am I?

Mm. Probably at some point.

You know, even though Ocampo

didn"t publicly
acknowledge Kai"s work,

he did issue
a medal of commendation.

That"s fantastic.

I"m glad I could help you guys.

Actually, for once,
you didn"t do that much.

You got to admit,
Kai did all the heavy
lifting on this one.

- Did she?
- Yeah.

- Hmm. Mm-hmm.
- I found the conclave.

I recorded their conversation.

And she figured out Amber
was the actual killer.

You think she did that
all on her own, huh?

- Yeah. Yeah, I did.
- Nope.

- Okay, didn"t. You did.
- What are you saying?

Nothing.
I didn"t say anything.

You"re not going to pull
that you did some whole

double negative
reverse psychology
for me to solve this?

Didn"t I?

Don"t pull this
Jedi mind crap on me.

Methinks thou
dost protest too much.

See?
Already making me regret it.

- What? Regret what?
- Saving your life.

- Kai, let it go.
- No, no, no.

He"s trying to take
credit for this.

Kai...