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[DRAGON GRUNTING]

Chu-Jung!

Again?

Sleep.

[WINGS FLAPPING]

Chu-Jung.

[DRAGON GRUNTING]

[SCREAMING]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

[FIRE BLAZING]

[BUTTON ACTIVATION]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

NIGHT MAN: Don'’t be afraid. Help is here.

You'’re gonna be okay.

I guess I'’m an acquired taste.

It says here, the fire was suspicious in origin.

I smelled gasoline in there.

You know we are only a block away. Why don'’t we swing by?

Why? Ha ha, come on man.

What kind of self-respecting hero doesn'’t want to visit

the scene of his latest triumph?

No.

Ten minutes tops. Come on.

[BRAKES SCREECHING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

I'’m telling you, that was Briony'’s car.

Bay City P.D. must have a dozen like cars.

RALEIGH: Oh. Briony will you look--

Wow.

BRIONY: Well.

Surprise, surprise.

Ah, this is detective Leslie Yee.

Hi, I'’m Raleigh Jordan.

Hi.

JOHNNY: Hi, Johnny.

So nice to meet you, Johnny.

Nice to meet you.

Leslie is here on temporary assignment

from Honolulu P.D.

She'’s teaching us how to please the Chinese community more effectively.

So, what are you guys doing here?

Oh, we were just passing by and Johnny insisted on stopping.

Er... Yeah.

Are you on this case?

Mm-hmm.

After all, my favorite vigilante was involved.

Ya, who, that night man guy?

BRIONY: Mm-hmm. Who else?

He was the hero that rescued the girlfriend.

Well, lets not hold the medal ceremony just yet.

For all we know, he started the fire in the first place.

Oh come on. He doesn'’t kill innocent people. That we know of.

Besides, this victim was anything but innocent.

Victor Lei, second in command, Eddie Chin.

Chinatown'’s most notorious mobster.

You think it was a hit?

Could be. A rival gang where,

maybe Victor got a little too ambitious and then he sent a message.

Well the girlfriend has a different theory.

She believes Victor was killed by the executioner of the Gods.

RALEIGH: Excuse me?

In Chinese mythology,

the God of fire is also the executioner of the Gods.

He is sent to Earth, to destroy humans who offend them.

His name is Chu-Jung.

Hmm, there'’s a hot lead.

Why would you think that?

Well, she said the Victor had recurring dreams

about Chu-Jung. Including one last night.

Tell them how this Chu-Jung travels.

He flies down from the heavens in a form of a dragon.

Of course, how else?

So...uh...

Reliable sources tell me that you'’re the top musician in town.

You should come down, to the House of Soul, sometime.

It'’s a date. I'm looking forward to it.

Good.

Well, we better hit it.

Go break the sad news to Eddie Chin.

Oh, and then check to see if there were any dragon sightings last night.

Listen, I'’m sorry about coming on to Johnny like that.

I do realize, you two had a thing going.

[LAUGHING] What are you talking about?

Who said we have a thing going?

No one said but there were signals.

Oh, well not for me. I mean,

John'’s a nice guy and great looking and all that

but er... He'’s a saxophone player, I'’m a cop...

You know.

Then, there'’s not even a chance?

It never works so why even go down that road.

I see.

So, if I decide to take an interest...

Ah, hey, you'’re both consenting adults.

There'’s Eddie Chin's place,

Jade palace.

What is it a restaurant?

I... not exactly.

[CLUB MUSIC PLAYING]

There he is.

Ladies, sit down and have a drink with us?

No, thanks.

Isn'’t that part of your job, that and the, showing us your assets.

We don'’t work here.

Oh, right.

Bodies like that, you don'’t work here, come on?

You have big butts.

Maybe, start your shift a little early.

Need somewhere to stuff this.

How about where the moon don'’t shine, hmm?

[MEN LAUGHING]

Cut the crap, you pussy little broad.

You mean, cut the crap you pussy little police lieutenant.

Here, check my ID.

-You see that? -Yes ma'’am.

Good, good.

I suggest you remember it.

Back to your Shirley Temple.

Charming clientele.

Yeah, tomorrow'’s captain of industry.

We'’re here to see Eddie.

Cops.

Eddie Chin.

Lieutenant Branca.

Detective Yee.

We'’re about Victor Lei.

I heard.

Such a tragedy.

We were very close.

BRIONY: Yeah.

Thick as thieves.

Very droll lieutenant.

I suppose you want to know about my whereabouts last night.

I was here.

Dozens of witnesses.

Present company, included.

How about around 3:30 this morning?

Ooh.

[KISSING]

Just one witness.

Yeah, he was with me.

Definitely, with me.

[CHUCKLING]

Don'’t suppose you know of any enemies ,Victor might have had?

No.

Sweet guy like that. How can he have any enemies?

Right.

Well,

thanks for your co-operation.

You know, lieutenant,

whenever you get tired of playing cops and robbers,

come see me.

I can guarantee you triple

of what you'’re making now.

Ooh,

either one of you,

Yeah, wouldn'’t work out Eddie.

I mean, guys like you are the reason I enjoy carrying a gun.

♪ I'’m still searching♪

[SAXOPHONE PLAYING]

♪ This side of heaven is where we are♪

♪ We stumble, we fall

♪ Our battle scars

♪ This side of heaven

♪ The land of God

♪ The innocent never know

♪ This side of heaven

♪ Is where we are

♪ We'’re still do fine ♪

♪ Battle scars

♪This side of heaven, the land of God ♪

♪ This side of heaven

♪ I believe

♪ la la la la

[CROWD APPLAUDING]

That set was er...

Amazing.

Even better than the last one.

Thanks. You'’re welcome.

Can I get you a drink?

No, thanks.

I'’ll stick to my water.

[LAUGHING]

Did you see that?

They'’ve been flirting with each other, all night.

Well, so?

So?

Johnny hasn'’t exactly been in a romantic mood since he lost his father.

Well, this is a good thing then.

I think its a sign that he'’s getting along with his life, actually.

Yeah.

Yeah, I guess. It'’s just...

Kind of sudden, you know.

So, how long is your assignment here?

Two more weeks.

Two more weeks.

Not much time?

For what?

Well, for er...

Whatever.

So glad you want to get to know me better.

Yeah.

It'’s been a long time since I felt anything.

I know.

Briony told me about your father.

I'’m so sorry.

You know,

on any rational level,

it doesn'’t make sense for us to just start something we can'’t finish.

Not everything has to be rational.

Well.

We don'’t have much time.

I want to know everything about you.

What if you don'’t like the real me?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

What'’s wrong?

It'’s just er...

Nothing.

Nothing.

What'’s that?

What the hell is that?

Its Chu-Jung. What?

The fire god.

Look out.

[DRAGON GRUNTING]

JOHNNY: You'’re saying this whole thing was an hallucination?

BRIONY: Mostly, yeah.

You see, you were inhaling fluro-benzoate.

Which was leaking from the chemical company, below this cliff.

And the fire?

That was real.

But, caused by the same gas which is highly in-flammable.

Lucky for you, the company had already discovered the leak

and notified emergency services.

They were on their way up here when the fire broke out.

Not that they expected to find people parked in such an isolated spot

in the middle of the night.

We were admiring the view.

Right.

And then, you thought you saw Leslie as a fox.

Who will ever figure out the complex symbolism of that one?

JOHNNY: How are you feeling?

LESLIE: I'’m okay, thanks.

RALEIGH: A fox?

No wonder Briony made fun of you.

She wasn'’t there, I was.

You don'’t buy her explanation?

I don'’t know.

It all seems logical except for...

Leslie looking like a fox.

I'’m getting a bad feeling.

You picking up evil vibes?

Ahh.

I don'’t know.

But I do want to find out this Chu-Jung legend.

Leslie has a local contact that'’s

some kind of an expert.

LESLIE: Guan Sao is the priest who runs the city'’s main Daoist temple.

He'’s very knowledgeable about Chinese culture.

JOHNNY: Seems like our man.

So, how'’d you hook up with him?

Well, I was looking for someone to introduce me to the local Chinese community.

He volunteered.

He'’s very nice. You'’ll like him.

A little young, isn'’t he?

Is that jealousy I hear?

Ahh... no, no.

I was expecting more of a grey-bearded old wise man.

In it'’s simplest terms, the Dao is merely the way.

From the way, arises Ying and Yang.

The two opposing yet inter-connective forces of the universe.

Now, from these two come three.

Heaven, earth and humanity.

Then, the myths like Chu-Jung and the fire god

arise from Daoism?

For the most part.

Although, the Chinese people have adapted

stories and legends from Buddhism and Confucianism'’ as well.

And I'’m not sure if myth is the best way to describe Chu-Jung.

It'’s a little that talking to Christians about the myth of Jesus.

PRIEST: Sorry, no offense.

None taken.

But, bear in mind,

that many Chinese people

want the absolute belief and existence of their gods.

For them,

Chu-Jung is as real as you are.

LESLIE: Hey lieutenant.

Sorry, I'’m late.

My fault. Hmm, why am I not surprised?

Anyway, you'’re just in time.

I just got the arson investigator'’s report

on the Victor Lei fire.

What'’s it got to say?

Definitely was arson.

The ignition source was too hot to occur naturally.

It had to be something like a blow torch.

Larger.

His best guess would be a military type flame thrower.

That'’s not good news.

Hitman was a flame thrower.

This is just what we need, some scum driving around town

with no conscience and a car loaded with jelly gasoline.

Like a rolling napalm bomb.

Yeah.

Well I'’m gonna check the national crime computer to see if there'’s been another

recent murder using this MO.

Of course, there'’s one possible ignition source

that the arson investigator never even considered.

Yeah, whats that?

Chu-Jung. The winged dragon?

Ah, right.

Tell you what,

why don'’t you and John work that angle?

After all, you'’ve seen him in person.

Okay, then.

[HUMMING SONG]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE]

Ah, Chu-Jung, Chu-Jung...

[SCREAMING]

[CROWD APPLAUDING]

JOHNNY: It'’s the the same as last time.

Fox face appearing after hers.

This time I wasn'’t wacked down on some sort of gas.

RALEIGH: So what do you think is causing it?

I don'’t know.

What'’s happening?

Victor Lei, all over again.

Except this time, its just some poor guy who ran a little business.

BRIONY: I don'’t get it.

[POLICE RADIO TALKING]

Not a likely target from my book.

Hmm, the case of my theory is out the window, but

the alternative is a helluva lot worse.

Instead of a dangerous but predictable contract killer,

we'’ve got some freaking fire bug who randomly torches people,

instead of places.

-Later. -Yeah.

Glen must be behind this. Head for his club.

I wanna surprise him.

[GUN COCKING]

Trouble?

We'’ll see.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

NIGHT MAN: There'’ll be no gang wars in this city.

[STRUGGLING]

[SCREAMING]

LESLIE: We appreciate you taking time to see us again.

Especially when you are this busy.

I have excellent helpers to assist me.

Is it always like this?

Unfortunately, not.

When the gods get angry people get frightened and return to worship again.

JOHNNY: Something I don'’t understand.

I can see why they would think that Chu-Jung would punish a low life

like Victor Lei.

But why an ordinary citizen?

Things aren'’t always what they seem.

Mr. Wong was more than your local acupuncturist.

He'’s right, Johnny.

I'’ve heard rumors that Wong was the numbers runner for Eddie Chin.

No wonder Eddie was so paranoid.

[PHONE RINGING]

Excuse me.

Detective Yee...

Yeah, alright, I'’ll meet you there.

Excuse me,

I have to meet lieutenant Branca, at the jade palace.

Thanks, for your help.

LESLIE: Thank you.

[COMPUTER NOISES]

JOHNNY: What are you working on?

RALEIGH: Classic Japanese cinema.

JOHNNY: Okay.

Why?

RALEIGH: To help you.

Ha ha... how?

All those visual disturbances you'’ve been having,

where you see Leslie as a fox.

Hmm. Well, I remembered a scene

from Akira Kurosawa'’s classic film, " Throne of Blood,"

it'’s the one he based on Macbeth.

Great flick.

The way he constructs the scenes

and the shots-- Yeah, yeah.

Right, right. Anyways

At the end of the film, when the good guys catch up to the lady Macbethcharacter,

she changes into a fox to escape.

You see, the fox has special significance in Asian mythologies.

It'’s worth a shot?

WOMAN: Eddie'’s not here.

BRIONY: Where is he?

Hiding.

This last murder has really got him spooked.

LESLIE: Why?

BRIONY: He can afford to hire as much muscle as any of his rivals

That'’s just it,

he doesn'’t think this was one of his rivals.

Because Wong was too small a part of his operation, to be a target.

If Eddie isn'’t worried about a turf war, then why...

Wait a minute.

You'’re not trying to tell me Eddie Chan,

believes in all this vengeance of the gods, mumbo-jumbo.

Look, I'’m not saying that he is religious or nothing,

he'’s just not taking any chances, either.

Must be a heck of a sale.

I'’ll go check it out.

LESLIE: Excuse me.

What'’s up?

Put those credit cards away, there'’s no sale.

They'’re all buying gold because of Chu-Jung.

What?

They'’re afraid of his anger so they'’re making offerings at the Daoist temple.

Traditionally, gods prefer gold to cash, so.

Interesting.

Let'’s interview the owner.

Then, I'’d like to have a little chat with that priest.

-Guan Sao. -Mm-hmm.

I thought you weren'’t interested in mythological mumbo-jumbo.

Well, I'’m not.

But, I'’ve been ignoring a major component of a criminal investigation, motive.

As in, who stands to profit, from these crimes.

So you suspect Guan Sao?

He'’s collecting piles of gold.

True.

RALEIGH: Alright.

Here it is. All the 411 on fox spirits.

[COMPUTER DOWNLOADING DATA]

Fox spirits?

Yeah. You see in many Asian mythologies, the fox is considered

the cleverest of all animals.

As in, sly as a fox.

That'’s brilliant, really.

If I could finish?

The fox is always striving to become human and when it does,

it'’s almost always as a beautiful woman.

But, it'’s an evil beauty who enjoys leading men to their ruin.

So you think Leslie, is a fox spirit?

Leading me to ruin.

I'’m not making any judgments here, I'’m just

sharing information.

I mean, Leslie certainly is beautiful.

Hmm. It also says here that they have a hard time maintaining their human form

when they drink alcohol.

I suppose Leslie drinks, does she?

No.

What else? Hmm.

The hardest part for them to disguise is their tail.

[LAUGHING] I don'’t suppose you'’ve gotten a good look.

This is getting ridiculous.

See...You try and help someone

and all they do is give you grief.

Well, I really didn'’t think it would take this long to track Guan Sao, down.

LESLIE: Well, he wasn'’t at the temple or his quarters so,

his mother'’s place is the only other link we'’ve got.

Take the next right, then the first left.

[LIGHT BUZZING]

BRIONY: This it?

LESLIE: They said it was a narrow street.

Excuse me, lieutenant.

Detective Yee.

Johnny.

Are we still on for tonight?

Sure, but I might be a little late.

Lieutenant and I just met with Eddie Chin but we'’ve got one more subject to interview.

Why don'’t you call me after you get off duty and we'’ll hook up?

Alright, that sounds good.

[FIRE EXPLOSION]

What was that?

[SCREAMING]

Leslie?

[FIRE BLAZING]

[DIGITAL BUZZ]

So, whats the story, Nance?

We found some personal items.

No bodies, the car was empty when it went off.

Anybody see what happened?

No witnesses yet.

No sign of lieutenant Branca or detective Yee.

[HELICOPTER]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

BRIONY: How did Guan Sao find out so fast that he was a suspect?

I spoke to this one when we came looking for Guan Sao.

Must have tipped him off.

To what, we wanted to talk to him?

How does translate into being a suspect?

Ladies.

Well, if it isn'’t the fire god Chu-Jung.

Ah, banter.

I have no time for banter

Who else did you tell your suspicions to?

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Up yours.

I think separate interviews,

may prove to be more fruitful.

Take her next door.

RALEIGH: Hmm, let me see him explain this.

[DOOR CLOSING]

Johnny? Yeah.

Come and take a look at this.

Thought I was wasting my time huh? Well check that.

-Who is it? -That'’s the Honolulu police ID for detective Leslie Yee.

No. It'’s gotta be a mistake.

I can double check but that'’s right out of her personnel file.

JOHNNY: Wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

Leslie had an alibi

for the second incident, me.

She was at the club that night.

She must have one or more accomplices.

But, she'’s been with me constantly

and I didn'’t pick-up any evil vibes.

You know, as a fox spirit, she probably has the power to block you.

Wherever she is,

she'’s how we find Briony.

Where do we start?

I can'’t believe it.

I planned this for three years.

But, it took me, to really make it happen.

Are you sure no one suspects anything?

I was with that Lieutenant, the whole time.

She didn'’t tell anyone else that she suspected you.

Then we'’ve succeeded.

Almost.

Load up the gold and on our way out of town,

we'’ll drop lieutenant Branca off.

Off the Bay bridge.

MAN: See anything? EDDIE: No.

At the moon'’s rising, so I want one of you at this window for the rest of the night.

You got it, boss.

Is Eddie around?

Thanks.

RALEIGH: You out there?

Yeah, go ahead.

No sign of Eddie here.

JOHNNY: Never mind.

I got him.

RALEIGH: Okay.

You again. What do you want?

The two police women.

-Where are they? -I don'’t know.

Ah, they were fine when they left here.

Ask Mr. Lin, the jeweler across the street.

Why? Uh, they went to see him after they left here.

His... he'’s lives above the shop, just ask him.

It'’s your lucky day.

RALEIGH: Mr. Lin? Mr. Lin?

Hi.

I'’m sorry to be bothering you so late, but I need to talk to you about those

two police women you met today.

Thank you.

RALEIGH: Mr. Lin said that Briony seemed very interested

to find out the reason all the gold was being purchased was

for offerings at the temple.

Then the person who is profiting from this is the man who runs the temple.

Guan Sao, he'’s only few blocks from here.

Meet me there. Yeah.

That'’s it.

Not necessarily.

LESLIE: Time to go.

Are you an impostor

or traitor?

An impostor.

The best you'’ve ever seen.

GUAN SAO: Let'’s go.

You know what'’s the funny thing about this situation...

it kinda makes me feel like you have nothing to lose.

RALEIGH: Ooh, whoa.

Nice timing. Yeah.

I'’m going after Leslie.

RALEIGH: Night man.

Raleigh, did you find Briony?

Yeah. She'’s with me.

Then I'’m going after Guan Sao. Okay.

RALEIGH: There.

[DOOR OPENING]

BRIONY: She'’s gotta be here.

[RUNNING]

Who was that?

A fox.

Fox?

Now you'’re mine.

No.

Can'’t be real.

[SCREAMING]

JOHNNY: Thanks for the good news Briony. I'’ll talk to you later.

RALEIGH: What'’s good news?

They'’ve located the real detective. Leslie Yee.

Some local psych ward, for temporary amnesia.

She knew where she was a couple of hours ago.

Mm-hmm.

RALEIGH: What do they think happened to Guan Sao?

Well they think, he er... he was a rogue priest who got

who got dive-bombed by some winged dragon,

named Chu-Jung.

Mm-hmm...

Nice try.

Where you going?

To get a fork.

Chu-Jung, right.

What does the police report say?

They think that the fuel tank and the flame thrower leaked and caught fire,

when Sao panicked and drove off the cliff.

-Could have happened. -Yeah.

Still wondering about his partner in crime.

No, she was no more his partner than she was yours.

You see, fox spirits delight in fooling and ruining all men.

She got hers.

Yeah, you sure about that?

Oh yeah, we caught her.

Forced her to transform to escape. You see once a fox spirit gives up her human

form, she can never have it back again.

You know, speaking of..

Beautiful spirits, you never did yell me about how close you and Leslie--

Let it go.

Let it go.

Okay.

I guess there are more things in heaven and earth that are dreamed of

in our philosophy.

How'’d you get that off a, fortune cookie?

Shakespeare'’s Hamlet. Act one, scene five.

You'’ve been hanging out here too long.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]