* (ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC) (THUMPING DANCE MUSIC) (ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC CONTINUES) (SCREAMING / MUSIC CONTINUES) (TENSE MUSIC) (DRAMATIC MUSIC) "Delta team, Delta team, he's about 50m away. Can you see?" "Copy that." "He's headed your way." "I'll be on standby." "Roger." All right, let's roll. Hold your fire! Hold your fire! (GRUNTS) Everybody, hold back! Let him run. He ain't goin' anywhere. (BURST OF SIREN) (HELICOPTER) Back away! Back away! Get it outta here! Go on, get it out! Go! They're gone. Nobody's gonna hurt you. Put that gun down. Don't make me. Don't make me. (YELLS) It could be considered inappropriate for a murderer to appear at his victim's burial, Detective. for a murderer to appear at his victim's burial, Detective. Just here to pay my respects. Respect? For the blood of my child? My orphaned grandson? Your son made his choice. And you make your choice, Detective, the day you choose to pursue a vendetta against me. Against my family. Detective, your position offers you far more opportunity for arrogance than safety. (SIRENS / BANGING) (DRUMS) My son is dead. My condolences. A child is irreplaceable. Which brings us to your task. It involves a cop. That's why we want an outsider. After that, your obligation to me ends. Dad, come on! (LOW, UNSETTLING MUSIC) (MYSTICAL FLUTE MUSIC) There's been a problem. (PHONE RINGS) 'Yeah, this is Eddie.' Eddie, it's John. Hey, what happened? The piece wasn't where I left it? Hey, what happened? The piece wasn't where I left it? It was there. I need a passport. Can you help me? Yeah, I'll just call Bob Bruin. No. He works for Mr Wei. Everybody works for Wei. What do you want? Everybody works for Wei. What do you want? "I want someone who doesn't." Ohh... I know this broad. I try not to use her too much, cos she's a pain in the ass, you know what I mean? Her name's Meg Coburn. Her name's Meg Coburn. Meg Coburn? I'll hook you up tomorrow. Where you gonna be? I'll hook you up tomorrow. Where you gonna be? Better if you don't know. All right, Johnny-boy. Watch your back, huh? * # She makes me wanna die (ECHOES) (# "Makes Me Wanna Die" ` Tricky) (BUZZER) Yeah? Meg Coburn? Never heard of her. Eddie. Eddie sent me. Great(!) All right, just hang on a second. All right, come on in. (BUZZER) Can I help you? I need a package. A package? What's a package? Papers, you know? No, I don't know. I'm kinda slow. You'll have to be very specific. I want... forged... documents... to China. OK. You said forged. We'll do it. Now have a seat. Or not. I don't have much time. I don't have much time. All right. China, mainland? What you need is gonna cost you. At least a grand. How soon did you say you need this? From here I go to the airport. One hour. That soon? All right, back up. You have to back up, cos I'm taking your picture. It won't come out. Smile,... and say "Flight from prosecution". OK, what's your name? John. And? John Lee. Thank you. Sure you want John Lee? Aren't there a billion John Lees in China? Yeah. All right, John Lee it is. I can fix that. (DOOR BUZZER) Yeah? "Meg Coburn?" Never heard of her. Fuck! (YELLS) (GUN COCKS) This way! (BREAKING GLASS) All right, hold it right there! He's still out there. He won't get to China. He won't get to China. We shouldn't be chasing our problems, Mr Kogan. We should be solving them. How would you like this handled? Bring in professionals. Men of John's talent. (PHONE RINGS) Swindle, bad cheques, mail fraud... No heavy felonies here. Still, you make up for that with the volume. 12 arrests before sweet 16. Unusual for a girl of that age to be in so much trouble. Well, I've always considered myself a feminist pioneer. Well, I've always considered myself a feminist pioneer. (CHUCKLES) Well, you've been clean here for 4� half years. That's a good thing. You either got smart or you've been very... very lucky. Is there a third choice? Now, let's talk about your office... and four dead bodies. You think a lightweight like me did all that damage? Who's that? Looks like a ghost. Oh, come on, Meg, you can do better than that. (CHUCKLES) It was in your computer. (SIGHS) You're a bright girl in a bad place. I can help you. I can help you. Yeah... See, Detective, I can't seem to remember one single bad place a cop ever helped me out of. That so? Well, somebody had to help your ass out when you were fourteen. Custodial placement. You don't remember that? You don't know a thing about me. You don't know a thing about me. I know everything about you. It's all here in black and white. Go on, read it. Ooh. You're lookin' at two years, babe. Minimum. Minimum. Not as smart as you think, are you? Or you wouldn't be messin' with Terence Wei. Terence Wei? Terence Wei? That's right, Terence... Wei. Where the hell you think those dead bodies in your office came from? OK, this is where I get to talk to the court-appointed attorney. OK, this is where I get to talk to the court-appointed attorney. You're not under arrest, Meg. Which means you have no right to an attorney. That also means I can walk out the fucking door. Sure. But I tell you what ` somebody on the other side wants you dead. I'm real scared. See me shaking? I'm real scared. See me shaking? I sure as hell do. I got a deal for you. Hm? You tell me everything you know about that guy, I can make this all go away. Put you under police protection. You know what? I honestly don't know anything. But even if I did, I wouldn't give it to you. Suit yourself. Last chance to arrest me, Detective Zedkov. I didn't think so. She's in over her head. Put Morris and Duke on her ass. Why don't we just charge her, man? Why don't we just charge her, man? Cos she's red meat. Gonna put her on a hook, see what the dogs do. Shit. (ECHOING NOISE) (SMALL NOISE) Aw, Jesus Christ! What the hell are you doing here? I still need papers. You want me to cook a passport with crayons and construction paper? Anything that didn't get shot full of holes, the cops confiscated. My $3,000 computer is now a paperweight. And four years of work are down the drain cos you picked my door to walk through! We'll go to Eddie. We'll go to Eddie. What for? We'll go to Eddie. What for? For help. I'm not goin' anywhere with you. You're a walkin' goddamn bullseye! I'm not goin' anywhere with you. You're a walkin' goddamn bullseye! So are you. You're safer with me. Is it my perfume or something? People keep assuming I need, want or will accept help. I won't. It's not an option. And what happens when I tell you to go fuck yourself? OK,... if that's the way you wanna play it. But when the gun is in my hand, we'll have this conversation again. OK, come on, Nikk, whaddaya got for me here, huh? How 'bout it? My kid works faster than this, huh? My kid works faster than this, huh? I'm trying. There's just not much there. OK, I think I got it. There's your ghost. Good stuff, Nikk. Come on. * Eddie? Let's go. Eddie? Oh, shit! Eddie. You two make a cute couple. You're welcome to try. Take his gun. Check them. I beat my head against the wall trying to anticipate your next move. Actually, I beat Eddie's head against the wall trying to anticipate your next move. Mr Wei will be pleased we found you. OK, obviously this has nothing to do with me, so I'll just walk away and pretend I never saw anything. I'm sorry, Meg, but you're in a little too deep. You picked the wrong partner. Partner? No, no, no, wait. I'm his hostage. I just met this guy yesterday, and he told me his name was John Lee. His name is John Lee. And you know what happens to hostages ` they tend to get killed. Cuff them. Cuff them both. Aaarh! Waarrghh!! How's that leg? Aaaargghh!! How's yours? Ah! Bring the car round. Flush him out! (WHIRRING NOISE) (GRUNTS WITH STRAIN) (EMPTY CLICK) (RUMBLING) Oh, fuck... Oh, Jesus! I wondered if you were coming back. Get down! Go, go, go! Get in! Keys! Take the keys! Give me your gun! Get this car moving!! Move the car! Go! Go! Put the gun down! Oh, shit! * Another problem, Mr Kogan. John was lucky. It won't last. Don't confuse luck with skill. I served with John's father in China. He was an honourable man. But he could be ruthless. John is like him. Where are John's replacements? Where are John's replacements? Arriving as we speak. It's gonna hurt. Just do it. Aaarh! I told you we'd have this conversation again. You son of a bitch! What did you get me into with Terence Wei? Put your gun down. Now, would you let me walk out of that door? I didn't think so. Do it. Do it. Aarh! I'm sorry. Aaaarrhh!! I wanna know what the hell is going on. All I ever wanted... was for my family to be safe. I would do anything to protect them. Anything. Mr Wei used my mother and sister... to persuade me to do three jobs. The first two were criminals. It wasn't difficult. What happened with the third? I couldn't do it. If I don't get back to China,... my family will die. (PHONE RINGS) 'Hello?' Alan. What was that all about? I have a passport. Fix it for me, then you can go. My family is running out of time. I'll need a picture. Whatcha mean, that's all you got, fool?! Give me the money. Get the fuck outta here! What's up, Meg? Damn, you look good! Not today, Loco. Not today, Loco. Eh, what's with the attitude, girl? You need to spend some time with me. Get some o' this love. Meet my new friend. Wassup, friend? Ain't no harm. No harm, right? Old boyfriend? Old boyfriend? I try to stick to my own species. OK, here we are, fastest photos in town. (SPEAKS CHINESE) Now, give me three bucks. Hostage etiquette. Kidnappers pay for incidentals. Thank you very much. You gave me four. I'll take it as a tip. Sit still and stare straight ahead. You coulda saved yourself a lot of trouble by doing that third job. It was wrong. Mr Wei was taking revenge. A man named Zedkov killed his son. Zedkov? Christ, you're getting yourself killed for a cop? Not a cop. His son. What? A 7-year-old boy. Why? That is how Mr Wei deals with his enemies. Through their families. OK, John, you're done. Get outta there. Picture's not done yet. We'll have to wait a few minutes. Don't turn around. Cops? No. Assassins. (SCREAMING) Stay close to me, OK? Now! Let's go! John! (SIREN) * (CHUCKLES) Hello. Hello. Hey. They say language is the gateway to culture. And I have the key. Can I interest you in the big Kiwi breakfast? (PHONE TRANSLATES INTO SWEDISH) (SPEAKS SWEDISH) PHONE TRANSLATOR: Kiwis are endangered, no? (SPEAKS SWEDISH) PHONE TRANSLATOR: I could try a little one. * (PHONE RINGS) Hello? Hello? Hey, champ. How you doin'? Dad! What are you up to? What are you up to? "I'm makin' a shake." Listen to this. "Er, Stevie, let me talk to your `" Zee, we got two officers down in a shoot-out. Gotta move now. Zee, we got two officers down in a shoot-out. Gotta move now. Er, hey, Stevie, Stevie... "Stop it for a minute, would you?" I gotta go. Daddy's gotta go to work now. I gotta go. Daddy's gotta go to work now. Hey, are you cancelling tonight? (INDISTINCT REPLY) "Cos you promised we'd go to the movies." "We are. OK, I'm gonna take you to, er, see the cartoon festival." Alan! Alan! Alan! (WHISPERS) Alan... Alan! How do you figure getting to the airport in one piece with those two killers after you? They won't be. They're here to finish my job. Why hire professional killers for a little kid? Zedkov's boy must die in his arms. Then he will share Mr Wei's pain. And the same happens to your family if you don't get there first. Zeedo's son for your family. Wow. It's a helluva choice. People die. Children die. And no way out of it? I've spent whole days thinking about that one thing, that one good deed, that'll wipe out all the shit that I've done. You ever feel like that? So you didn't wanna shoot a kid. Welcome to the human race. But standing aside is no different from pulling the trigger. Now that's some of my best work. Have a nice trip. I'll need guns. C'mon... Three to burst... Tchaaah! (# "Escape From The City Of Angels" ` Ithaka) (ROWDY CONVERSATION) What the fuck?! You picked the wrong place. You picked the wrong place. Why don't we take it to the jury, see if they'll stand up for a rat? What's the story, Loco? Tell me somethin'. Should I dump on him? Should I dump on him? Nah, nah, nah, don't trip. I got it all under control. That's good. Now get up. Get up! Keep my dice warm. (DOG BARKS AND GROWLS) Righteous. These are my people. Now, I know what you think, but y'all's marked with every dealer in town. If I'd been seen wid ya and I didn't call, shit, I'd be causin' myself unnecessary drama. shit, I'd be causin' myself unnecessary drama. We wouldn't want that, would we? All right, break out the munitions. All right, break out the munitions. That .45's all I got. You sure about that? I forgot about that one. You can have that on me. Give us your keys. Give us your keys. Say what? No, no, now you're trippin'. You stand by your product, Loc? You gonna bust me a cap right here? (ITHAKA SONG, LOUD) Aw, damn! Could you make it a bit louder, Loc(?) I told you there ain't nothin' in there. You got both my straps. Thanks for the ride, Loc. How am I s'posed to get home? You've seen our car. Just twist the red and yellow wires together. You've seen our car. Just twist the red and yellow wires together. Oh man! (CAR HORNS) "Warden Magoo, Fairfield Avenue, on duty!" "Follow me!" (LAUGHTER) "Under cover, everyone!" "Er, sir, may I?" "Er, sir, may I?" "All leave's cancelled, Lieutenant, till I contact HQ." (BLOWS WHISTLE) "Hello? Hello? Hello? Do you read me?" "This is recon calling Blue Devil. Over." "Douse your light and stay down!" (EXPLOSIONS ON SCREEN) "Oh, great Scott!" (EXPLOSION) "Aaaarrhhh!!" Zedkov, get your kid down!! Aaarrhh... (SCREAMING) Go!! Hold on, Stevie! We're gonna be all right... Zeedo, get him outta here! I'll cover you. OK. OK. Go! Go! Run, run, run, run! It's my boy. They went after my kid. Listen to me. We're gonna lock down this goddamn city! It's not them. Coburn and her pal saved my ass in there tonight. What? They saved my son. Come here, boy. How you doin'? You still scared? How you doin'? You still scared? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, me too. Now, come on. You sit here in the car. Come here. Guess what? Guess what? What? I love you. I love you. I love you, too. Hey. Hey. You got the keys? Have 'em take Stevie home to his mother's. Put 'em both under guard. Pick someone good. I want them safe. Want us to tell her what's goin' on? Want us to tell her what's goin' on? Tell her whatever you want. What are you doin', Zee? * (GRUNTS) Aaaarrhh! Aaaarrhh! (THUNDER) John? Call Zedkov. He knows now. You'll be safe. Safe? What about you? My family is not protected. So what are you gonna do? Kill all of Chinatown just to get to Wei? I cannot run from battle. From what I am. There's a difference between battle and suicide. It would be the last death I cause. Fair enough. OK, John, let's go. You saved the boy. This is not your fight. I know. But I've developed a problem with watching you die. I believe he'll come here next. So will Zedkov. I don't think we should wait for either of them. I don't think we should wait for either of them. Of course not. Call the airport, then our men in Shanghai. You will handle his family personally before John gets to them. And me? Stay here. Earn what you were paid for. AAAAARRHHH!!! Hey! Hey! Hey! Meg? Meg, I'm gonna find you. But you could save me time... and put a bullet in your head. If the position were reversed, I'd do the same for you. (CLANK) Are you? Excuse me? Gonna put a bullet in your head now our positions are reversed? Meg, it doesn't... I didn't think so. (GUN COCKS) Checkmate. The boy will die, John. As well as your family. Not in your lifetime. John? (DISTANT SIRENS) Zeedo! Zeedo! What's goin' on, man? They're gone. Hey. Hi. I brought you a going-away present. For your family. Thank you. I never made a passport before for someone I didn't wanna see leave. Hey... This was a lot easier when they were shooting at us, huh? I will miss you. # She makes me wanna die # She makes me wanna die (ECHOES) # "Makes Me Wanna Die" ` Tricky IMS Subtitles Michael Callaghan Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Able 2019