Nowhere Man (2019) s01e04 Episode Script
Chapter 4: Old Friends
1 [man grunting.]
[straining.]
Sir.
Please.
If you need to smoke, do it in the designated areas.
[man 1.]
Yes, sir.
Sorry.
Teacher Zhao and I are just waiting for the rest of the band in the restroom.
[man 2.]
Behave yourself, Du Zih-ciang.
Ah Fu Xing, shh.
How long have they been gone? Sir.
Sorry, they're VIP guests, so I didn't really check.
Teacher Zhao, come on.
Let's go find them.
Sorry, sir.
Sorry.
Please.
[Xiao Sa.]
Fu Xing! Chapter 4: Old Friends A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES [door opens.]
Attention! Greet the warden! Attention! [inmates.]
Good afternoon, chief.
- Good afternoon.
- [deputy.]
Call for Ding Chang-quan.
[shouting.]
No.
111, Ding Chang-quan, show yourself! [inmates murmuring.]
Sir, he said they threatened him, and they've got his family.
They can't have run too far.
We are in big trouble.
Hurry up.
[deputy.]
Hurry! Sir, the drain's big enough for three people, but - [warden over radio.]
But what? - [guard over radio.]
It stinks.
Sir, someone blocked the passage with a huge load of compost from the other side.
[pages rustling.]
I'll play it.
[man sings.]
Play it exactly as you read it.
I don't need to, sir.
It's a very popular oldie.
I know it by heart.
Yes, that's why I want you to follow the notes.
Fine.
You're the officer.
I'll do what you say.
[playing melody.]
Fu Xing's score book is a fake.
The highs and lows are a mess.
I have perfect pitch! [guard.]
Sit down! I didn't do anything.
What's your problem? - There should be one more.
- They're all here.
I mean the guard.
He went to report to the warden.
Call him.
Calling Du Zih-ciang.
Sorry, warden.
I can't wait.
[man.]
Madam Zhao, speak slowly.
Such a group of polite men.
Three of them were wearing black suits.
Like people from the funeral service.
Was I scared? Just a bit.
But look They bought a toy for my granddaughter.
Do you call that threatening? Not really.
They chatted with me, even gave me some supplements.
[man.]
Sir, the teams report the same about the family of the other three band members.
They weren't threatened.
The family members don't want any trouble either.
[footsteps approaching.]
[door closes.]
[panting.]
[laughing.]
[yelling.]
Fuck you! Gui Ge.
[door closes.]
Thank you.
[engine starts.]
ETERNAL PEACE AND HEALTH FU, SAFE, OUTSIDE, RECEIVE DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER SHA SHI YING TANG'S NAME OPEN GENERAL KILLS LOVE RIVAL OPEN, WALL, BACK, REFILL DISCHARGED GENERAL STABS WIFE'S LOVER WIFE CAUGHT CHEATING, LOVER DIES 1999: THE PRISON Wang.
Last time, I rolled cigarettes with white-tip oolong leaves and fresh rose petals.
This time, I'm using pu'er.
Pu'er is good.
I tell you, many leaves make a good cigarette.
But I think this is the best.
Nice.
I did some research, too.
You see that plant? I planted it myself.
[water running.]
Wang, you know what this flower is called? Jimsonweed.
It helps with insomnia.
Some people even use it for pain relief.
Calms you down.
I used it in the army, in the wilderness.
I've been growing it for a year or so, trying to get it right.
Do you think when you smoked it, it had an effect? [thud.]
[zipper zips.]
[speaking indistinctly.]
[man on radio.]
Radio time reporting: 15:00, 23rd July, 2019.
[woman on radio.]
Next up, this one's from Wang Wang in Taichung.
Wang Wang wants me to say: "It's been so many years, but the best time of my life was always school.
When I saw you that day at the reunion, you looked even more beautiful than you did 20 years ago.
I wish you were old and ugly so I could let go.
But I couldn't.
Maybe that's my problem.
No matter how I look at you, you'll always be beautiful.
" This song is from Wang Wang in Taichung to "you," an old friend.
[pop song playing on radio.]
It's because I just attended a reunion Walking together, dreaming together We should be a pair When we were younger we didn't realize we all return to reality after dreams This How old is Quan? Who will be the person sharing three meals and a home with me? The one I can't have The one who has moved on Is always the best person You watched from the seats As I performed on stage the show you want My friend from the past Do you remember? Joy and sorrow, sickness and death These aren't important Find anything? Search some other places! The whispers on stage The flirting off stage I hate that it's not between you and me The world we are in and the wishes of fate Look at the size of the gap.
Take the ladder away.
will separate you and me Damn it! You think he can fly? Heartbroken words Repetitive sounds of the rain Are like old friends of mine When and where will we be together again to talk about the beauty of the night? We meet but have no fate The memories come Life is short and bitter Are you bird-watching?! One type of lovesickness Two parts bitter love My life isn't complete In the darkness of the years I gaze at the moon Imagining your sadness [song continues.]
The world we are in and the wishes of fate Will separate you and me Heartbroken words Repetitive sounds of the rain Are like old friends of mine Whether you stay or I stay Growing old in the remaining years Before parting we didn't know the days together were good Holding your hand but being apart Is there still love? Will we be together again in ten years or ten thousand years? Watch out! Sorry, deputy warden! I hate that I don't know Will we be together again in ten years or ten thousand years? I hate that I don't know Hey, Sha.
EVERYTHING IS NEW DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER [warden.]
The drain was built in 2001, but abandoned by the previous warden, Lim, many years ago.
The plan was to remove 12 manhole covers and add a cement slab on top.
However, due to the green-space planning, one manhole remains, buried one meter under the southwest garden.
There have been three changes of wardens, and the information never got passed on.
The prison's oldest inmate was Sha Shi Ying.
His jail sentence was from 1984 to 2018.
He passed away at the age of 72 earlier this year.
Tang passed the information about the manhole to his cellmate, Ding Chang-quan.
Ding Chang-quan, Cui Wan-fu, and Xiao Sa were able to use this to successfully plan their escape.
Next, a new contract guard, Du Zih-ciang, is also under investigation.
He's suspected of being an accomplice in the escape and threatening the security of some VIP guests.
Asshole.
[nurse.]
This is him.
You can check his medical records.
Du Zih-ciang, ID Number A133726488, suffered a sudden stroke and cerebral hypoxia.
Admitted about two years ago.
It took so long.
Don't fucking waste our time.
So what? Watch your mouth! [men arguing indistinctly.]
We're doing business here.
Don't fucking mess with us.
Hey! Sister Bai Lan's here.
[speaks indistinctly.]
Sister Bai Lan.
[men arguing indistinctly.]
[Bai Lan.]
It's happy hour, Inspector Yang.
I'm in a hurry.
Where's Gui? [Bai Lan.]
Hmm.
Dao.
Bring the girls in, all of them.
No need.
Where is Gui? Who says they're for you guys? I'm just showing you all my employees.
Gui isn't one of them.
He doesn't work here in the club.
I will watch you.
If you have a plan B, C or D, go ahead.
Do whatever you can.
[men chanting.]
What's your plan B? I mean, now, what happens if I provide some special service? This kind of place provides entertainment services.
Underneath our clothes, we're all just men and women.
So next time you or your men come, just show your police badges.
I will offer you a 40% discount.
Do you have anything to do with the missing child? Whatever you're all up to, I will find out.
Pinkie promise.
Take your time.
Don't let it go soft on me.
[dog barking.]
My name is Lin Ji-zi.
Bai Lan calls me Lin Ji.
You guys could call me the same, Lin Ji.
[Xiao Sa.]
It's okay.
Fuck.
Lin Ji, you were amazing.
We could be partners in a movie.
I want to see Jing-fang.
Yes.
Sister Bai Lan has it arranged with priority for the safety of Tian-you.
Which adults does Tian-you know, besides you? That fucking cop, his godfather.
Otherwise, his art teachers, all women.
They'd kidnap him just to see you? Nah.
[Xiao Sa.]
Question is who the hell wants to see you that much? Enemies? Any enemy would be our enemy.
We're always together.
What's yours is mine.
We'd know if you had beef with someone.
Anyway, we're on fucking death row already.
Bring you out of jail for what? But Gui Ge for the last ten fucking years, Quan has one, always worried about our plans failing, Fu Xing getting caught and thrown into solitary, and two he actually likes death row, thinks it's some fucked-up punishment he deserves.
For the last ten years, he's never been with the fucking plan.
But that day, out of nowhere, you tell me, and I fucking quote, "He will.
" You remember? You said it.
"He will.
" And then his son suddenly disappears.
And someone demands Ah Quan to appear, get him into the whole escape.
Then we get that fire, then that tunnel idea on a platter.
It's like a film or a book.
How the hell did that all happen? It's too coincidental.
For fuck's sake.
Seriously? So after all this time, you're the same as Jiang Jing-fang.
You think I was involved? No, it's too much of a coincidence.
Just too much of a coincidence.
Why were you so sure that you said "He will"? Fuck you, ass.
You're suspecting me now? Why? After all these years, I still know you.
You really want to know? I asked the gods.
Read it.
[clears throat.]
"One shot into the sky.
The road is cleared, but you will need luck.
All human intention and fate are intertwined.
What you do will succeed.
If human intentions and fate succeed, you will get what you want.
" Human intentions and fate Fuck.
Jiang Tian-you being kidnapped is "fate"? Human intention.
[Xiao Sa.]
Then what's fate?! The fire.
Fuck.
Fucking right! When the prison sirens started, I had goosebumps all over.
I know the fire was started by the glasses, but when it really burned, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
If those sirens hadn't gone off, then Lin Ji would have had to go start another fire.
We would have been screwed backwards.
Ah Quan, did you pray, too? I had a strange dream.
[Xiao Sa.]
A dream? [Xiao Sa.]
A dream? [humming.]
[gasps.]
[pop music playing.]
[straining.]
Sir.
Please.
If you need to smoke, do it in the designated areas.
[man 1.]
Yes, sir.
Sorry.
Teacher Zhao and I are just waiting for the rest of the band in the restroom.
[man 2.]
Behave yourself, Du Zih-ciang.
Ah Fu Xing, shh.
How long have they been gone? Sir.
Sorry, they're VIP guests, so I didn't really check.
Teacher Zhao, come on.
Let's go find them.
Sorry, sir.
Sorry.
Please.
[Xiao Sa.]
Fu Xing! Chapter 4: Old Friends A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES [door opens.]
Attention! Greet the warden! Attention! [inmates.]
Good afternoon, chief.
- Good afternoon.
- [deputy.]
Call for Ding Chang-quan.
[shouting.]
No.
111, Ding Chang-quan, show yourself! [inmates murmuring.]
Sir, he said they threatened him, and they've got his family.
They can't have run too far.
We are in big trouble.
Hurry up.
[deputy.]
Hurry! Sir, the drain's big enough for three people, but - [warden over radio.]
But what? - [guard over radio.]
It stinks.
Sir, someone blocked the passage with a huge load of compost from the other side.
[pages rustling.]
I'll play it.
[man sings.]
Play it exactly as you read it.
I don't need to, sir.
It's a very popular oldie.
I know it by heart.
Yes, that's why I want you to follow the notes.
Fine.
You're the officer.
I'll do what you say.
[playing melody.]
Fu Xing's score book is a fake.
The highs and lows are a mess.
I have perfect pitch! [guard.]
Sit down! I didn't do anything.
What's your problem? - There should be one more.
- They're all here.
I mean the guard.
He went to report to the warden.
Call him.
Calling Du Zih-ciang.
Sorry, warden.
I can't wait.
[man.]
Madam Zhao, speak slowly.
Such a group of polite men.
Three of them were wearing black suits.
Like people from the funeral service.
Was I scared? Just a bit.
But look They bought a toy for my granddaughter.
Do you call that threatening? Not really.
They chatted with me, even gave me some supplements.
[man.]
Sir, the teams report the same about the family of the other three band members.
They weren't threatened.
The family members don't want any trouble either.
[footsteps approaching.]
[door closes.]
[panting.]
[laughing.]
[yelling.]
Fuck you! Gui Ge.
[door closes.]
Thank you.
[engine starts.]
ETERNAL PEACE AND HEALTH FU, SAFE, OUTSIDE, RECEIVE DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER SHA SHI YING TANG'S NAME OPEN GENERAL KILLS LOVE RIVAL OPEN, WALL, BACK, REFILL DISCHARGED GENERAL STABS WIFE'S LOVER WIFE CAUGHT CHEATING, LOVER DIES 1999: THE PRISON Wang.
Last time, I rolled cigarettes with white-tip oolong leaves and fresh rose petals.
This time, I'm using pu'er.
Pu'er is good.
I tell you, many leaves make a good cigarette.
But I think this is the best.
Nice.
I did some research, too.
You see that plant? I planted it myself.
[water running.]
Wang, you know what this flower is called? Jimsonweed.
It helps with insomnia.
Some people even use it for pain relief.
Calms you down.
I used it in the army, in the wilderness.
I've been growing it for a year or so, trying to get it right.
Do you think when you smoked it, it had an effect? [thud.]
[zipper zips.]
[speaking indistinctly.]
[man on radio.]
Radio time reporting: 15:00, 23rd July, 2019.
[woman on radio.]
Next up, this one's from Wang Wang in Taichung.
Wang Wang wants me to say: "It's been so many years, but the best time of my life was always school.
When I saw you that day at the reunion, you looked even more beautiful than you did 20 years ago.
I wish you were old and ugly so I could let go.
But I couldn't.
Maybe that's my problem.
No matter how I look at you, you'll always be beautiful.
" This song is from Wang Wang in Taichung to "you," an old friend.
[pop song playing on radio.]
It's because I just attended a reunion Walking together, dreaming together We should be a pair When we were younger we didn't realize we all return to reality after dreams This How old is Quan? Who will be the person sharing three meals and a home with me? The one I can't have The one who has moved on Is always the best person You watched from the seats As I performed on stage the show you want My friend from the past Do you remember? Joy and sorrow, sickness and death These aren't important Find anything? Search some other places! The whispers on stage The flirting off stage I hate that it's not between you and me The world we are in and the wishes of fate Look at the size of the gap.
Take the ladder away.
will separate you and me Damn it! You think he can fly? Heartbroken words Repetitive sounds of the rain Are like old friends of mine When and where will we be together again to talk about the beauty of the night? We meet but have no fate The memories come Life is short and bitter Are you bird-watching?! One type of lovesickness Two parts bitter love My life isn't complete In the darkness of the years I gaze at the moon Imagining your sadness [song continues.]
The world we are in and the wishes of fate Will separate you and me Heartbroken words Repetitive sounds of the rain Are like old friends of mine Whether you stay or I stay Growing old in the remaining years Before parting we didn't know the days together were good Holding your hand but being apart Is there still love? Will we be together again in ten years or ten thousand years? Watch out! Sorry, deputy warden! I hate that I don't know Will we be together again in ten years or ten thousand years? I hate that I don't know Hey, Sha.
EVERYTHING IS NEW DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER [warden.]
The drain was built in 2001, but abandoned by the previous warden, Lim, many years ago.
The plan was to remove 12 manhole covers and add a cement slab on top.
However, due to the green-space planning, one manhole remains, buried one meter under the southwest garden.
There have been three changes of wardens, and the information never got passed on.
The prison's oldest inmate was Sha Shi Ying.
His jail sentence was from 1984 to 2018.
He passed away at the age of 72 earlier this year.
Tang passed the information about the manhole to his cellmate, Ding Chang-quan.
Ding Chang-quan, Cui Wan-fu, and Xiao Sa were able to use this to successfully plan their escape.
Next, a new contract guard, Du Zih-ciang, is also under investigation.
He's suspected of being an accomplice in the escape and threatening the security of some VIP guests.
Asshole.
[nurse.]
This is him.
You can check his medical records.
Du Zih-ciang, ID Number A133726488, suffered a sudden stroke and cerebral hypoxia.
Admitted about two years ago.
It took so long.
Don't fucking waste our time.
So what? Watch your mouth! [men arguing indistinctly.]
We're doing business here.
Don't fucking mess with us.
Hey! Sister Bai Lan's here.
[speaks indistinctly.]
Sister Bai Lan.
[men arguing indistinctly.]
[Bai Lan.]
It's happy hour, Inspector Yang.
I'm in a hurry.
Where's Gui? [Bai Lan.]
Hmm.
Dao.
Bring the girls in, all of them.
No need.
Where is Gui? Who says they're for you guys? I'm just showing you all my employees.
Gui isn't one of them.
He doesn't work here in the club.
I will watch you.
If you have a plan B, C or D, go ahead.
Do whatever you can.
[men chanting.]
What's your plan B? I mean, now, what happens if I provide some special service? This kind of place provides entertainment services.
Underneath our clothes, we're all just men and women.
So next time you or your men come, just show your police badges.
I will offer you a 40% discount.
Do you have anything to do with the missing child? Whatever you're all up to, I will find out.
Pinkie promise.
Take your time.
Don't let it go soft on me.
[dog barking.]
My name is Lin Ji-zi.
Bai Lan calls me Lin Ji.
You guys could call me the same, Lin Ji.
[Xiao Sa.]
It's okay.
Fuck.
Lin Ji, you were amazing.
We could be partners in a movie.
I want to see Jing-fang.
Yes.
Sister Bai Lan has it arranged with priority for the safety of Tian-you.
Which adults does Tian-you know, besides you? That fucking cop, his godfather.
Otherwise, his art teachers, all women.
They'd kidnap him just to see you? Nah.
[Xiao Sa.]
Question is who the hell wants to see you that much? Enemies? Any enemy would be our enemy.
We're always together.
What's yours is mine.
We'd know if you had beef with someone.
Anyway, we're on fucking death row already.
Bring you out of jail for what? But Gui Ge for the last ten fucking years, Quan has one, always worried about our plans failing, Fu Xing getting caught and thrown into solitary, and two he actually likes death row, thinks it's some fucked-up punishment he deserves.
For the last ten years, he's never been with the fucking plan.
But that day, out of nowhere, you tell me, and I fucking quote, "He will.
" You remember? You said it.
"He will.
" And then his son suddenly disappears.
And someone demands Ah Quan to appear, get him into the whole escape.
Then we get that fire, then that tunnel idea on a platter.
It's like a film or a book.
How the hell did that all happen? It's too coincidental.
For fuck's sake.
Seriously? So after all this time, you're the same as Jiang Jing-fang.
You think I was involved? No, it's too much of a coincidence.
Just too much of a coincidence.
Why were you so sure that you said "He will"? Fuck you, ass.
You're suspecting me now? Why? After all these years, I still know you.
You really want to know? I asked the gods.
Read it.
[clears throat.]
"One shot into the sky.
The road is cleared, but you will need luck.
All human intention and fate are intertwined.
What you do will succeed.
If human intentions and fate succeed, you will get what you want.
" Human intentions and fate Fuck.
Jiang Tian-you being kidnapped is "fate"? Human intention.
[Xiao Sa.]
Then what's fate?! The fire.
Fuck.
Fucking right! When the prison sirens started, I had goosebumps all over.
I know the fire was started by the glasses, but when it really burned, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
If those sirens hadn't gone off, then Lin Ji would have had to go start another fire.
We would have been screwed backwards.
Ah Quan, did you pray, too? I had a strange dream.
[Xiao Sa.]
A dream? [Xiao Sa.]
A dream? [humming.]
[gasps.]
[pop music playing.]