Original subtitles

(door opens)

DAVID: Lau!

(door closes)

Lau?!

(light switch clicks)

-Lau! -(knocks on door)

(phone chimes)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(XO speaking Cantonese)

(speaking indistinctly)

(dog barking in distance)

(phone rings)

Hello.

Okay.

(indistinct chatter nearby)

(elevator bell dings)

♪ ♪

(phone rings)

-David. -DAVID: Is Lau with you?

Lau?

You haven't seen her?

JONAH: No, I thought she was with you.

(speaking Cantonese)

Has something happened?

(knocking on door)

JONAH: David, it's Jonah.

(David sighs)

-Have you heard from her? -No.

I'm sure she's fine.

She's probably out with her friends,

doesn't want to pick up a call from her dad.

Something's wrong.

When was this picture taken?

DAVID: Uploaded an hour ago.

I know that place.

(door opens)

What is it, Thomas?

(sighing): I'm on a deadline for your story.

Sit down.

I'm sorry.

About Mae.

What about her?

The custody hearing.

I heard it didn't go your way.

No disrespect to you, but my private life is none

-of your bloody business. -It is

when it affects your work.

Rachel called you?

What did she say?

What'd she tell you?

Said it's over. Said you lost.

She's worried about you.

It's not over.

Far from it.

Go home.

It's very late.

I'll finish the puff piece.

Take some time off.

Sort yourself out.

MICHAEL: She's not worried about me.

She just called you so that you would send me home,

and I'd stop writing my story.

(indistinct chatter, glassware clinking)

-Sorry, guys, we are closed. -DAVID: Excuse me.

Have you seen this girl? She was in here earlier.

Everyone comes in gets I.D.'d.

Who was she with?

I don't know.

Did you see her leave?

-Guys, look, I'm busy. -JONAH: Hey.

Please. She's missing.

We're worried about her.

Look, I'm pretty sure about an hour ago,

she left out the back exit.

Thank you.

David.

Hey.

David, wait.

Listen, we know she was there.

Okay? So that is a start.

I told you we should have left it alone.

But you had to keep digging.

David, listen, we're gonna find her.

Okay?

It's hers.

Someone's taken her.

She's gone.

(siren wails in distance)

(loud bang, glass breaking)

(clattering nearby)

(exhales)

(insects chirping)

(Rachel screams)

(gasps) Fuck.

What the fuck are you doing here?

I just want to see Mae.

Sorry about your pot plant; I'll fix it.

Can I just see her?

She's in bed. Asleep.

It's 2:00 in the morning, for Christ's sake.

-I have a right. -What? To turn up here drunk?

No, Michael. Not anymore you don't.

You took us to court and you lost.

Please, just let me see her.

-And then I'll go. -All you ever do

is use her to get at me.

Now... (crying)

You had your chance, Michael.

It's over.

Get off my property before I call the police.

(siren wailing)

(siren continues)

Fuck.

(siren wailing)

(car door closes)

(indistinct radio chatter)

License and registration.

I-Is there a problem?

Maybe. How long has your taillight back there

been broken?

Uh, (stammers) it was fine last time I checked.

Seems like the bulb's broken.

Maybe just loose connection.

Let me have a look.

(police radio beeping)

(gun clicks)

Your boot's locked.

You want to open it for me?

No.

Excuse me?

Uh, that won't be necessary.

Step out of the car, please, sir.

You run the plates.

See who owns the car.

(dispatcher speaking indistinctly)

Hmm.

(dispatcher speaking indistinctly)

You have a good night, sir.

Thank you. You, too.

(engine starts)

(engine starts)

(phone rings)

(muffled ringing continues)

(ship horn blares)

(knocking on door)

(indistinct voices on TV)

(door opens)

(horn blaring)

Okay, we've got what we need.

-Do you want this back? -ARTHUR: No.

Bin it. And the bottle?

I'm on my own here.

I'm doing it now.

(indistinct chatter)

(siren wailing in distance)

(tires squealing)

(phone ringing)

Here.

David.

(phone continues ringing)

David?!

Let me think. Let me think!

Call the police.

Give me the bag.

Becky.

Who's Becky?

Her girlfriend.

What's she sorry about?

She was at the flat yesterday.

Shit.

JONAH: No, no, no, don't. If you call her, she will

put the phone down as soon as she hears your voice. Text.

She'll think it's Lau.

(indistinct shouting, whooping)

(loud techno music playing)

What does she look like?

I'll know her when I see her.

(whooping, loud chatter)

-Yeah, dance! -No, no, no.

There she is. David, there!

Fuck off. Fuck off!

David, there!

-David! -Get off!

What is your problem, huh?

Help!

Ow! Stop!

(Becky grunts)

What the fuck?!

You said you were sorry. Sorry for what?

Sorry for what?!

-I asked you a question! -What the hell.

Yeah, I heard it.

So what happened? You had a fight?

It has nothing to do with you.

Lau's missing.

We found her bag dumped in a bin

up near Hammer Hill.

What?

DAVID: The last message received from you...

-Shit. -JONAH: Becky,

if you know anything, you need to tell us right now!

She said she could get me arrested.

What are you talking about?

She said if I cooperated,

nothing bad would happen to Lau.

-She promised. -JONAH: Who? Who promised?

Becky, who promised?!

(knocking)

How much longer?

The more you interrupt me, the longer it will take.

-(Arthur sighs) -(phone rings)

Sorry.

I'll let it ring out.

-(beeps) -JONAH: Sally?

Jonah, it's late.

I need to see you. Where are you?

Now is not a good time.

JONAH: I'm at your hotel.

(beeps)

Go, find out what he wants.

Sally.

Jonah. What's going on?

Where have you been?

For a walk.

I needed to clear my head.

At 5:00 in the morning?

What did you want to talk to me about?

Take a seat.

Let's go up to my room.

No, here's better. Please.

Where's Lau?

Lau?

Lau Chen, Megan's daughter.

She's missing. Where is she?

-Missing? -Yes.

And I hoped that you would be able to tell me where she is.

Me?

Why?

Sally.

Sally... look at me.

(whispering): I'm giving you one chance to tell me the truth.

Where is she?

Jonah,

I literally have no idea what you're talking about.

(elevator bell dings)

I will help you in any way I can tomorrow, but right now, I need

-some sleep. I'm exhausted. -Where's my daughter?

Becky told us everything.

Where's my daughter? Where is she?!

I don't know.

Where's my daughter?! Where is she?!

I have no idea.

She lied!

What if she knows?

What if she knows where my daughter is?

(elevator bell dings)

(elevator bell dings)

(speaking Cantonese)

(beeps)

(phone ringing)

Jonah, where are you?

-I'm in Sally's room. -What?

610.

(brakes squeak)

(keys jingling)

(knocking)

How did you get in?

-Did you find anything? -Not yet.

(sighs)

David?

DAVID: It's Lau's birth certificate.

(birds chirping)

♪ ♪

(phone ringing)

JONAH (over phone): Why have you got pictures of Megan?

Lau's birth certificate?

All you've done is lie to me.

Sally.

What's going on?

You knew Megan was killed.

You knew about Xo.

Lau is missing. You can help us.

I just want the truth.

Sally.

Hello?

I need to show you something.

SALLY: When Xo announced

he was running for chief executive,

I started looking through our archives.

I found a recording.

What is this?

Please, just listen.

MAN (over tape): It's okay.

Take your time.

You haven't reported this to the police yet?

MEGAN: No, I-I wanted to. I want to.

But, um...

MAN: Why not?

MEGAN: My boyfriend's police.

North Peak.

I just, I don't want him to know.

MAN: Well, there's very little we can do

without an official report. At some point,

your boyfriend is going to find out.

MEGAN: Yeah, but you... you can keep me out of it.

You can give me anonymity.

MAN: We can try.

But Xo is a significant figure here.

If you make these accusations,

he's gonna come at you with everything he's got.

He's gonna try to discredit you.

He's gonna drag your name through the press.

Everybody will know who you are.

MEGAN: Yeah, well, I went to the doctor.

They found traces of ketamine in my blood,

and there was bruises on... on my legs.

Now, I have the report. I can give it to you.

MAN: We're not under U.K. law anymore,

Ms. Harris.

MEGAN: He drugged me, okay?

He raped me.

MAN: It's still your word against his.

MEGAN: Oh, God.

Look, you know what? I made a mistake coming here.

DAVID: Stop the tape.

(tape player clicks)

When was this?

20 years ago.

I don't understand.

Why did she keep this a secret?

Why didn't she tell me?

Lau.

She's Xo's daughter.

I'm sorry.

Why did he have her killed?

Hi. I have an appointment

with Megan Harris.

Hi.

-Sally Porter. -Hello.

Please, take a seat.

So, you're, um...

you're interested in investing in property?

Actually, I work for the consulate.

Is there somewhere more private we can talk?

(chuckles): I'm sorry. I'm just, I'm confused.

What is this about?

Xo Xiaodong.

Follow me.

SALLY: I found a tape

in the consulate archives.

Your interview.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry that the consulate didn't take it any further.

I'd like to think that that wouldn't happen now.

At the very least, we'd have had a woman interview you.

So, what, you've come here to apologize?

-I want to help you. -(scoffs)

Help me how?

I think there should be repercussions for what he did.

Don't you?

Look, it was 20 years ago. That's a long time.

Have you ever wondered if he did it again?

I would say that it's likely.

Statistically, it's almost inevitable.

And in a month's time, Xo is gonna be elected

chief executive of Hong Kong.

I-I can't imagine how awful that must be.

Seeing his face on billboards, knowing what he got away with.

Knowing that he will get away with it again.

We can protect you.

We will.

All you would need to do is meet him.

If you confronted him, you could take back control.

How dare you come in here like this.

Do you still have the medical report?

(sighs)

Yeah.

It's a lot to think about.

Let me give you some time.

Call me if you want to talk some more.

(door opens, closes)

She called me later that afternoon.

I knew she would.

It's all my fault.

No one knew about this.

I found the tape.

Saying no is not an option.

Anyway, $5 million is nothing to him.

-What if he tries... -Don't worry.

I will be right outside.

He'll be here soon.

I lied.

We never wanted to expose Xo as a rapist.

Justice for Megan was never the true agenda.

You used her.

You sent her to see him.

You told her to blackmail him.

It was just leverage.

Once Xo was elected, we'd have him in our pocket.

Be able to secure billions of dollars worth of contracts

with British firms.

We had the tape.

We had the photos of Xo meeting with Megan.

All we needed was for Megan to show us how he paid her off.

We needed proof that he bought her silence.

But then she was murdered.

How inconvenient.

I thought once he paid the money,

she would be safe, and he couldn't touch her.

Are you stupid?

What did you think he was gonna do, just let her live?

As long as she knew what she knew,

she was a threat!

That's how blackmail works!

You sent her to see him.

She's dead because of you!

I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry.

(sighs)

Sorry, I need to get some air.

Does Xo know about Lau?

Find my daughter.

(water dripping)

(whimpers)

(panting)

Hey!

Hey!

(sighs)

(footsteps approaching)

Who are you? What am I doing here?

(panting)

SALLY: He won't talk.

DAVID: You'll make him.

SALLY: Here it is.

DAVID: We'll wait here.

(doorbell rings)

(birds chirping)

Hi. Is it possible to see Xo?

(sighs, grunts)

(footsteps retreating)

(door closes)

What can I do for you?

I know about Megan Harris.

I was the one who arranged it all.

She threatened you. For me.

I was outside the flat.

I saw you meet.

I have photos to prove it.

-(zipper opens) -I-I can show them to you if

-you'd like to see... -Some sort of joke?

English humor perhaps.

Where's Lau?

Lau Chen, your daughter.

Whatever it is you're planning

on doing with her won't make this go away.

Tell me where she is,

and this can still end well for you.

You made a big mistake coming here.

Show her out!

(door opens)

(door closes)

♪ ♪

That's him.

(engine starts)

(panting)

JONAH: Stay on this road.

(door opens)

(breath quivers)

(water dripping)

(footsteps approaching)

(sighs)

(panting)

Ah.

Please let me go.

Sorry about this place.

(sighs)

(panting)

(panting)

Did your mother ever tell you about me?

(sighs)

I wanted to come see you sooner,

but I couldn't risk letting anyone else know the truth.

When your mother came to me,

I thought this could end well for all of us,

that we could move on.

(clears throat)

And now, things have changed.

People know about you,

and want to use you against me.

I wish she hadn't kept you a secret.

If I'd known,

your life would be so much different.

Hers, too.

I'm sorry it couldn't be that way, but...

I...

I-I always wanted a daughter.

Slow down. Slow down.

There, there. Okay.

(car approaching)

(car doors closing)

Sir, I heard a car.

You need to leave.

Let me go.

(Lau panting)

(Xo sighs)

(sighs)

I wish it was that simple.

(birds chirping)

CONRAD: Sir, I need to get you in your car.

Sir! Right now!

Don't hurt her!

Just kill her! Make it quick!

Please! You can't leave me here!

(Lau shouting)

LAU: Please!

(whimpers)

-Lau?! -Dad? Dad? Dad.

-Lau! -Dad? Dad!

Dad!

Are you okay?

It was Xo.

Oh.

-(Lau whimpers) -(door opens)

We need to move now!

Go! Go, go, go, go!

(Lau shrieks)

(Lau shrieks)

(banging on door)

-(engine starts) -What's he doing?

LAU: Letting the tires down.

(tires squeak)

(air hissing)

Come on, Dad!

-(gasps) -(gunshot)

-(shrieks) -Lau, get in the car!

-(shrieks) -Drive! Drive!