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Previously on Martial Law.

Lee Hay's been smuggling the fake diamonds in the cars.

He's been stealing and sending them to Asia.

That's Lee Hay. I'm impressed.

Very good. Very good.

Aah! What's policing like in that godforsaken, dog-eaten,

overpopulated panda ranch?

You are a very unhappy person.

You are a very unhappy person.

Aah! Get me the fool out of me.

We'll be sending one of our own finders over to Shanghai.

I'm not going, you hear me?

Shanghai is a beautiful place.

Whenever you try to hide, I will track you down, Lee Hay.

Aah!

What happens now?

They get shipped back to Shanghai.

So it is my great honor to introduce the mayor of Shanghai, Mr. Chang Yin,

and introduce him to Los Angeles.

Thank you. I am happy to be among so many new friends, and needless to say,

several old ones.

I hope that my visit not only will bring two cities together,

but two cultures together.

Please continue with the festivities, and thank you again.

Sammo, ni hao.

You're looking good.

Sammo and the mayor look pretty tight.

Yeah, they go back a long way.

Chang Yin was one of Sammo's biggest advocates in Shanghai.

Remember him? Well, they promoted him to...

Mr. Mayor, Captain Long, could we talk in private?

Lee Hay has escaped.

When?

The details are rather sketchy, but I believe 48 hours ago.

Why were we not informed earlier?

The warden was too embarrassed, so he wasted a lot of valuable time conducting his

own search.

My only regret is that my top cop is here instead of in Shanghai.

I will contact Shanghai PD and help them any way I can.

Thank you.

So this Lee Hay is a pretty bad boy, huh?

Of all the criminals I have encountered, Lee Hay is the worst.

That bad?

Yes. He is the reason Pei Pei and I came to LA. Hey, look, Sammo.

It's a little ceramic bird.

They must be giving them away as party favors.

See what this says.

Try that.

It says boom. Does boom in Chinese mean the same thing it means in English?

Yes. It is from Lee Hay.

Don't move. I'm not moving.

Slowly look under your seat.

Nothing.

Look under mine.

I'm going to look again.

I'm no expert, but I think you're sitting on a bomb.

Is there a timer?

Yes, and a little sideways thingy.

Pressure sensitive switch.

If I stand up, boom.

How much time? A minute and five and going south.

That don't leave us much time to call the bomb squad.

What color are the wires?

I got a red one, a blue one, and a green one.

Good. Maybe it's simple to disarm.

You also got yellow, black, buff, like a little stripey one, taupe.

Taupe? Yeah, taupe.

And we got 45 seconds left.

We must find something heavy to take my place.

Oh, yeah, like a counterweight, but what?

That rock. That ain't a rock.

That's a boulder.

Move.

Quick.

Hurry.

Okay, it's a boulder, man.

Okay, I'm going to slide this under you.

You slide out. Now what?

Give me your hand. Run.

No individual or group has yet stepped forward to claim responsibility,

but we don't believe that the bomb was in any way connected to the mayor of

Shanghai's visit. Hey, Lewis, have you seen my replacement?

Hey, Lewis, have you seen my replacement?

They can't do better than that.

That's the new LAPD spokesman.

Only as a precautionary measure.

Wrong!

You never give the public the impression that security was anything less than the

best.

Yes, one.

Who?

I was there.

Who got hurt? Get your facts straight, Opie!

A 15-year-old black Labrador dog was hit by a piece of falling debris from the car.

Due to his old age and frail condition, it had to be put down.

Oh, spare me.

I'm a dog lover, but come on.

This is a press conference, not a Barbara Walters interview.

Tarell, who cares?

No offense, man, but no one really cares what these guys have to say.

Believe me, it's in one ear, it's out the other.

That's where you're wrong.

And it's not about the message, it's about the delivery.

When you do it right, Lewis, people feel it.

And it gives them confidence in the LAPD. Let's them know we got their back.

Lewis, here's the bomb squad report on Samuels' car.

Or what's left of it. Thank you, Jane.

You're welcome. Hi, Tarell.

Hey, Jane. Check your face.

I promise Mr. Luo, I'll get

the information as soon as possible. I know. You

Lee is in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles?

I

Yes, sir.

Tell me your address in Los Angeles.

Are you talking to L.A.? Hang up, sir.

I'll get you the postcard.

Is this L.A.? Who is this?

This is Samuel.

This is Portman, remember me?

I'm the guy they sent to Shanghai when they transferred you over there.

Yes, I remember.

You were a very unhappy person.

Oh, yeah? Well, you should see me now.

I need to talk to Malone.

Luis, it's Portman for you.

Portman.

Hey, Portman, how's it going, man?

How's it going? How do you think it's going?

It's the worst thinking thing that ever happened to me.

I hate the food, the water, the weather, the chopsticks.

I hate everybody here, Malone, and they hate me.

Well, I guess some things never change.

You know they got me filing papers?

Chinese!

Sorry to hear that, man.

It says we'll be visiting the Zhenjiang Temple on Monday at 3 p.

m.

The weather will be sunny.

Someone gave Li He a warning.

It's Johnny Lau, Li He's lawyer in Shanghai.

He used to always write cryptic messages like this.

If the weather was sunny, it's good news.

If the weather was rainy, it's bad news.

Malone, if you've got a bone of decency in your body, get me out of here!

Police! Get me out of here! I

wanted Samuel Loh dead.

The device had a pressure switch.

There's just no way he should have survived.

But he did.

Look, I'll make it up to you, okay?

I'll give you a refund.

You Americans are so fond of your money-back guarantees.

Well, I have imported someone 100% reliable.

No guarantee necessary.

What's he

gonna do? Kill me?

No, he's gonna take you to the zoo.

But he's gonna give you a head start first.

Run! That one was for free.

Jamal, dispose of that, please.

So you really think Lee Hay would hire the same driver?

You know, Lee Hay's got a narrow bandwidth trust, and Jamal's in it.

Besides, we can't find him.

That's another good sign.

Is this your best guess to his locale?

Yeah, I remember his brother Damon came out here to be an actor.

Look, there he is.

Shuttling tourists?

Yeah, Hollywood's a cruel place.

Thank you for joining us today on Fox Better Tours.

We will be starting our tour here in Hollywood,

then moving into Beverly Hills and Bel Air to view Celebrity Home.

The tour will last approximately four hours, traffic permitting.

Ticket, please. You go by Tom Cruise's house?

Right past the front gate.

How about Julia Roberts?

Close enough you can sniff her trash.

Can I have your ticket, please?

One more question.

Hey, you go by Lee Hay's house?

Hey, Damon, looks like your career's really taking off.

LAPD, relax.

We just want to ask you a few questions about your

brother. No! Brakes!

Look, I don't know where Jamal is.

Said he got a hot driving gig for a couple of days.

Who's he driving, Lee Hay?

I don't know nothing about that.

Then why'd you run?

I ain't talking to you.

That's right, you're not. We got somebody else in mind.

Where's Lee Hay?

Oh, no, you didn't spit on me.

I'm going to forgive you for doing that.

You can't forgive him. He spit on me, man.

You You spit on me, man.

I'll put your ass through this glass.

Get off me!

Why?

I can't believe you spit on me.

I'm trying to spit on him.

Don't stop. Maybe.

Where is Lee Hay?

I don't Then I can't help you.

I'll be back in about ten seconds.

Okay, okay.

All my brother told me is that Lee Hay was supposed to hook up with some badass

from Shanghai. Calls himself Golden something.

Golden Dragon?

Yeah, that's the dude.

You know Golden Dragon, Jamal?

Yes.

You spit on my clothes, man!

The Golden Dragon is Shanghai's premier assassin.

He's hired mostly by the Triads and he's totally indiscriminate.

How indiscriminate? He takes out the target and anyone else in the way.

Does not matter. All right.

We need to get a photo and a description of this guy so we can put out at APB.

There are no pictures of Golden Dragon.

He is a master of disguise.

Damn.

So we got Shanghai's number one bad guy running around with their most revered

assassin.

That's one lethal couple.

All right, Sammo. You got any ideas on how we can get a line on this guy?

I may not know his face, but I know his methods.

Hey, be careful.

Keep your eyes on the road.

Okay, you're saying this Golden Dragon guy kills some innocent nobody,

takes his identity and travels to the US? Yes.

This man, Yang Xin, was killed in Shanghai the day before yesterday.

Now Golden Dragon is here using his identity and staying at the Bonaventure and

driving a Lincoln Renegade car.

Pretty good for a dead guy.

I have good news from Geneva.

You got my money?

In dollars or francs?

Aye. What is it?

There's no future.

We can't afford to go any further. You got a guest by the name of Yang Xin.

We need to get out of here.

Sammo Ngo is here.

Meet me in the basement.

Thanks for the call.

3151.

Let's hit it.

Looks like nobody's home.

Easy, dog.

Golden Dragon has just left.

He must still be in the hotel.

I'll call for backup.

By the time they get here, Golden Dragon is gone.

I will go look for him.

You stay here. This is Sammo.

Can you guess who this is?

Lee Hei.

I was hoping to see you again.

Where?

Take the elevator to the fifth floor.

Turn the elevator off and wait.

I'm sorry. Wait.

I see nothing changes.

When I say hop, you hop.

Only a fool baits a tiger.

You're no tiger, Sammo Long.

You're a coward.

You send your student Pei Pei into danger rather than face me yourself.

I knew your weakness.

So did your wife.

Sammo Long.

You're supposed to be the best cop in China.

But...

Here I am.

A free man once again.

You cannot stop me.

You see all those innocent people down there?

In the lobby.

The golden dragon is keeping a watch on them.

If I don't walk out of this hotel, I'm harmed.

You know what he's capable of doing.

Women, children.

I told you to spare no one.

Their blood will be on your hands.

Give my regards to Pei Pei.

Ha... ha.

We must cancel the rest of your public events.

We found your picture in Golden Dragon's room.

You are his target.

Oh, Consul General.

Please excuse us.

I would like to have a few words in private with my old friend.

Of course. I respect your word like that of a brother.

But I cannot allow myself to be intimidated by Li He.

A man is bravest when he exercises caution.

You will not lose face if you cancel.

But I'm not afraid of losing face.

You see, in two days, I'm scheduled to sign a deal with an American consortium for

two billion dollars to build a state-of-the-art water purification plant for

Shanghai. And if I leave now, that deal will fall through.

And I cannot allow that to happen.

I understand. But we must not underestimate Li He's threat.

And we cannot kowtow to him either.

You must protect me.

I trust you with my life.

My hair look okay? Wonderful.

Excuse me.

Tyrell Parker. Pleasure to meet you.

The car detailer.

I got my keys right here.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Car detailer.

Lieutenant Terrell Parker.

I'm the guy that used to do your job.

Oh, right, the old spokesperson.

We have lost OJ, right?

No, no, that was the guy before me.

Look, look, I just wanted to see if you had any questions about the job.

Can I help? You know, advice on navigating the world of senior department politics

and big time TV journalism.

You don't have any questions for me, do you?

Not really. Ever since I arrived in Los Angeles,

things have really fallen into place.

Oh, so you were a cop and a spokesperson elsewhere?

No, I was a weatherman, Channel 36, Topeka.

Topeka. Wait a minute.

How does a weatherman named Blaine from Topeka suddenly become qualified to be the

official spokesperson for the LAPD? I was famous for enunciating.

No, no, no, but between you and I, I don't plan on spending a lot of time doing

this. I see this job as more of a stepping stone that's going to catapult me into

my dream job. And that might be co-anchoring entertainment tonight?

No.

Like John Tesh used to do?

Exactly. Ah, gotta go.

Showtime. Nothing on any of Golden Dragon's known aliases.

He's vanished.

Well, we got one thing, Lieutenant.

We swept the rental car, found this snag to the trunk latch.

What is it, a dry cleaning tag?

Maybe.

Grace is trying to pinpoint the store.

Excellent. The ticket comes from a costume shop in West Hollywood.

Great.

Knock it out.

What? What?

My fork, it's gone.

Somebody stole my fork.

A fork I brought all the way from America.

Polo concha. What are you doing?

Somebody stole my fork.

I ate my last meal in America with that fork.

It's a way that was familiar to me.

Now it's gone because somebody thought it'd be funny to steal the fat,

dumb American's fork.

Yeah, I don't know if you noticed, but over here, people don't like me.

I have noticed.

But I suspect that people don't like you over there either.

Sam will tell you that?

No.

I figured it out on my own.

What do you want?

We recovered this box of files from Lee Hayes' lawyer's office.

But they are in English.

You want me to do a translate?

We want you to tell us their significance.

Oh, now this is a switch.

So will you do it?

Sure, why not?

Beats filing.

Maybe if you do a good job, I will help you find your fork.

Is it normal for a visit of this size to have this level of security?

For reasons of security, I'm afraid questions about security are off limits at this

time. I'm sorry, Helen.

I can't believe this is the guy that got to replace me.

He's not even a cop.

Why should he be a cop?

To do the job right.

I mean, you have to understand the balance of information that the public needs

with the nuances of a cop's mindset.

There are a lot of guys on the street he represents.

I can say we spend quite a lot, but you might say it's a good thing.

He looks good on camera.

I think here in LA, that is enough.

Makeup and hairspray, that's all it takes?

I don't think so.

You know who this guy wants to be?

John Tesh.

I mean, literally, he wants to be John Tesh.

So you don't even know who the heck John Tesh is,

but it's this bizarre music phenomenon.

I can't even begin to explain it to you.

I know John Tesh. Socks on the beach is a very relaxing song.

I confiscated 12,000 pirate copies in China.

You know, Shanghai just has the best music.

has not been the same without you.

L.A. ain't been the same since he got here.

I'll bust you now.

Hey, Mario, let me ask you a question.

Did it really take five cops to replace him when he left?

Well, actually, it was seven.

Two had to retire because of exhaustion.

Oh.

Where with the LAPD? Well, my, my.

So you are. What can I do for you?

We need to know what was rented by who ever lost this claim check.

Oh, well, let's see.

Oh, this was rented only yesterday, so it should be right here on top. $54.

55. Oh, here we go.

How ironic.

One of our most popular costumes, LAPD uniform.

This is Samuel. You look a bit nervous.

Hey, hey. I'll trace that.

Wrong way, Captain.

I'm behind you.

Your ice cold.

It's a little warmer. He's masquerading as the LAPD, Samuel.

Protect the mayor.

Get down!

Let's go. Come on. Move.

Just go. He's got a grenade.

Mayor, sir. With all due respect, my chief's office recommends that you cancel your

last few public engagements.

Sir, I respectfully agree with the lieutenant.

Samuel, what do you recommend, Lao Pang Yong?

If you wish to continue, we will stay by your side.

Thank you. There, it's settled.

We will go to the tree planting.

Mr. Mayor, sir, I must reiterate, this is very dangerous.

Lieutenant, I understand, and I well appreciate your concern.

But if I bend to the will of criminals like Li He,

what will the people think about Shanghai and its citizens?

I hope you understand.

I don't believe this!

Using Samuel Law has not made my job any easier.

You only have one more day to complete your task before the mayor flies back to

Shanghai. Each event carries a greater risk.

And that's the consequence of your failure.

Well, this one will work.

Good. To introduce to you the Honorable Ching Yang.

I am pleased to be here today to plant this cherry tree as a symbol of our

friendship between two cities.

May Los Angeles forever be strong and prosperous.

I thank you.

Thank you. Sam, let me ask you a question. Why do you think Lee Hay wants the mayor

of Shanghai dead?

I think it is connected to the filtration plan contract.

Lee Hay is about one thing, money.

What? Right here.

All right, talk to me. that.

You, you!

There was no gun.

It was just a car tire blowout.

It sounded like a gun. Come on, come on.

us? Why is it safe in here?

Is this an example of how well organized the department is for protecting visiting

dignitaries? Yes, how about that?

Well, I don't have a statement to make right now.

We're all very nervous, and there was...

The mayor not safe. Yeah, yeah.

What kind of security measures do you have?

Hi, Lieutenant Terrell Parker.

I'm the former spokesperson for the department.

I just want to say a few words.

I mean, we here at the LAPD have a very difficult task.

We protect over 500 major visiting dignitaries to this city every year.

They go through every section of our wonderful city.

And you know what? We've never lost one yet.

And that's because we have more than ample security procedures in place to handle

any situation.

And that's our mission.

Our mission is to make sure that every citizen is protected,

from the humblest guy to the President of the United States.

We do both.

And we do it successfully.

Each and every day.

Terrell? Lieutenant Terrell, will you be coming back as spokesperson?

What about this time? Do you have any special forces or anything?

So you're just gonna keep sitting there?

Come over here and find out what's going on.

Please, enlighten me.

These files are a proposal bid for a water filtration plant that's been built here

in Shanghai. Aimed at accompanying this Western Allied Water Technology.

Based in good old Southern California.

That's not the interesting part.

What is?

These files are stolen.

How do you know?

Files are facts.

Take a look at the time stamp.

Now, I don't know too many law offices that are open for business in Los Angeles at

3 a.m. in the morning.

You know, you might not believe this, but in L.A., I'm a pretty good cop.

Can I talk to you? Sure, man.

Boy, I lost it.

The war's over. Oh, calm down.

Have a seat, Blaine. I mean, you were so good.

Did you ever do weather?

I had a girlfriend named Rain, but no, not per se.

I mean, first there's that dog getting killed with a bomb.

Then I cause a near panic in the park.

I just don't think I'm cut out for this city.

Whoa, whoa. You're being too hard on yourself.

Everybody's got a learning curve.

That's when I was starting to believe my fan mail, too.

You get fan mail? Only about 100 letters a week.

Not like when I was back in Kansas.

Listen, do you think maybe you could show me some of your old stuff?

You know, give me some pointers.

I think I could learn from you.

I'd be happy to. But wait, back up.

100 pieces a week?

Zijiang. Oh, my God.

Li He has an

interest in many companies.

One of them made a rival bid on the water plant contract.

You know, if the mayor is killed before the contracts are signed,

then it has to come up for bid again.

And now that Li He has the details on the American Consortium's bid,

he can undercut them.

Li He would make millions of dollars.

Right. Well, now we know why he wants the mayor.

We still got to come up with a plan to stop him.

I have an idea.

But it comes with a risk.

Okay, my man. Free to go.

I got your stuff at the front desk.

About time. Y'all lucky I don't sue all your cop asses.

Especially you. All set up?

Yeah, all set up.

You really think he's going to lead us to his brother?

Yes. He would want to warn him about us.

Especially me. Show it up.

This Asian, man, she kicked me.

I was on top of this bus, I'm telling you.

Hey, what do we have here?

A little family reunion?

Jamal, we've been looking for you, buddy.

What's the matter? You're not going to buy us a beer?

Hands above the table.

Come here, you.

You don't follow instructions too well, do you?

Where's Li He? I don't know.

Come on, you're his driver.

Draw us

a map.

Clear! Check the other side.

Out where?

Li He was here.

This is his brand. Well, LeMay has only got the Chinese opera left before he signs

the contracts tomorrow.

And Li He said he had to finish his job tonight.

So tell me, how do these Chinese operas usually end?

In tragedy.

Hey, no one's allowed to be back here.

Sorry, but they seem to misplace my...

I'm sorry, sir, you have to go to the front door.

You move! You move!

You move! I'm

I wish you could join us for the performance instead of being on duty.

I know this opera.

I have done it 300 times.

Pei Pei will escort you to your seat.

Thank you. Always this hard.

Enjoy the performance, your honor.

Xie Xie.

Samuel, Chen Yan's in his seat.

Good.

I will check backstage.

I will check backstage.

Good. Good.

Hold on, Dragon, it's here.

Ah!

Man, let's go.

We gotta go. We gotta get you out of here.

Man, come with me, please. Let's go.

Move. Drop it.

Turn around real slow. Pepe, your beauty almost makes my anger fade towards you.

Kill her!

Get her! Yah! Yah! Ah!

Oh, we got bulletins at all the airports.

So far, no Li He.

Patrol officers found the Lincoln Li He carjacked abandoned at the airport.

I guess he has a few aliases of his own.

Chang Yang back in Shanghai and the contract signed.

My guess is that Li He won't be going back to China any time soon.

This is Sammo.

Hey, Sammo. Hey, Sammo.

Hey, Sammo. How you doing, pal? It is only Portman.

Hi. I'm out of here.

Thank you for your help.

Who's Portman? My pleasure.

My extreme pleasure.

Anything for my Chinese brethren.

You sound very different.

Happy. Are things better now?

Oh, yeah. So much better.

You know, I'm really starting to finally adjust.

I just wanted to call you and make sure that everything turned out okay.

Yes. For now.

Thank you.

Now, listen. You keep in touch.

Anything you need in the homeland, I'm the guy.

Give my regards to Lieutenant Li.

Next time I see you, I'll do that.

Ni hao and all that.

Big Tai Jian to you.

Tai Jian. Sammo sends his regards.

Now, let's hurry up and eat, because we've got to see the movie.

Portman, I have a confession.

You're not married, are you? Oh.

I'm the one who stole your phone.

You know what? I'm way past silverware.

Come on. Let's eat. You want to study?

Golden Dragon is here.

And it's not about the message.

It's about the delivery.

If you do it well, people feel it, and they have, like, like...

If you do it well...

I have an idea.

But it comes with a rig, risker.

It comes with a rig, too.

Slowly look under your seat.

Just keep rolling.

Slowly look... Cut.