Flashpoint s04e13 Episode Script

Agggghhhhh! Right there! Third floor clear.
Copy, Sam.
That's it, building's clear.
Sam: They knew we were coming.
They probably escaped.
Ed: How? The perimeter's secured.
The roof.
No.
I'm tired, Ruby.
You can't sleep all day, ba.
Come to the store.
I'll call you later.
That was a great weekend.
Parker: Yes, it was.
You'll come back soon, right? Yeah you know.
What is it? Well Look, mom Mom told me not to expect too much from you.
You checked out once and I guess she's just She's just worried you might do it again.
I understand.
I mean, the truth is, is that I've given her a lot of reasons to worry.
Well, that was then though, right? I mean, you don't drink anymore.
You're like a super cop or something.
Totally different guy.
Oh, I'm still the same guy.
Buddy, I'm still the same guy.
I'm just uh I'm just a little wiser that's all.
You have something to say? No.
No, it's cool.
- Are you sure? - Yeah.
Look, I'm sorry I couldn't drive you to the airport.
Ah no, it's cool.
I'm not a kid anymore.
I get it.
Yeah, you are.
Yeah, you are.
You thought we wouldn't find out? Where's your father? Ruby: He's not here.
Leave us alone.
Do you know how stupid you are? Eh.
Winnie: "Shang-Hai imports" is at Huron and Dundas.
I've dialed back that 911 caller, he says he saw two men in the store, one had a gun.
His first name's Terrence.
He's not giving me a last name.
I'm putting him through to you now.
Terrence, my name is Sergeant Greg Parker.
I'm with the police Strategic Response Unit.
Terrence: You need to hurry.
We're on our way.
Where are you? I'm across the street from the shop.
Ed: We're minutes away, Terrence.
How many assailants are there? Uh, two, and one of them's got a gun.
I have to go, they might see me.
Okay, you go to a safer place, but stay on the line with me, please.
I need more information.
Just hurry, please.
Hey! Agh! Phu! Don't move! Terrence? You still with me? They shot her.
You heard gunfire? How many shots? Terrence: Two, I think.
I have to go.
Terrence, don't go.
Terrence, stay on the line with me, please.
He hung up.
Parker: Winnie, he knows her.
See if you can track him down.
And get EMS on scene, there may be wounded.
Guys, let's set up a perimeter.
Raf, Jules, with me at front.
Sam: Spike and I will stage in the alley, wait for your go.
Ed: Copy.
Sam? Door's open.
Okay, let's move.
Police! SRU! SRU! Police! Jules.
Police! Come out with your hands up.
Police! Clear! All clear.
Okay, Spike, Raf, check the perimeter.
Boss, there's no sign of the victim or the subjects.
Copy that.
According to the corporate records, this shop is owned by a Zhen Mai, 50, and a Ruby Mai, 22.
Ruby's our victim.
Jules: Their home address is 423 Belleview.
That's only a couple blocks away.
Winnie, let's send a cruiser to that address.
Winnie: On its way.
The hard drive is missing.
Parker: Jules.
Surveillance camera.
It's definitely not a deterrent.
Shop owner didn't want anyone knowing they were being photographed.
Jules: Well, the images were being recorded right into this computer.
Parker: Well, maybe our guys realized they were being monitored during the robbery? Not a robbery.
Well, then what were they after? Jules: Boss, I've got something.
Ruby? Get out.
But we have business to discuss.
Aggghhhh! Sam: Makeshift tripwire.
Let me see.
That's a pretty creative defense strategy.
Why wouldn't they just run out the back door? Winnie: Squad car's taking fire at the family home - On our way.
Officer McCabe: Heading north on Belleview.
Grey Sedan, no plates.
- We're clear? - You okay? Yeah.
They shot out the tires, took off with a hostage.
How'd it go down? Two Asian guys - gang members, we think - came out of the house with an older guy, started firing.
How'd you know he was a hostage? They were using him as a shield.
Chinese, 50's.
Uh, nobody's left in that house, we checked.
It's clear.
Okay, thank you.
Boss, the father, Zhen Mai, was taken hostage.
There's no sign of Ruby.
We're looking at a double kidnapping here.
Parker: Copy that, Eddie.
Detective Lee? Hey.
Sergeant Parker? Yeah.
Thanks for coming down.
My pleasure.
Call me Vivian.
Greg.
Double kidnapping, officers taking fire Hell of a Monday morning.
Yeah, no kidding, right? Hoping you can give us a leg up.
Well, this area of Chinatown is under the control of the Golden Dragons.
This sound like their kind of action? Honestly, no.
They're more into protection rackets, heroin trafficking, gambling.
It's unusual for them to resort to brazen violence.
They don't like to draw attention.
Well, if they're trying shake this shop down and the owners refused to cooperate It's possible, but why go to the trouble of kidnapping them? Why not just damage the shop or beat someone up? Sends a simpler message, comply or else.
Jules: Boss, I think I can answer that.
Parker: Okay, we'll be right there, Jules.
Follow me.
Parker: Jules Callaghan.
Detective Vivian Lee, Asian crime squad.
Thanks for helping us out.
Sure.
All right, the hard drive on the shop computer was taken, but I found a jump drive in the back of the cash drawer with these images on it.
Parker: Some tough customers.
Can I see that one? Jules: Mm-hm.
Vivian: That's the Dragons' boss, Wei Caa.
And next to him, Jimmy Ying.
He's Chua's right-hand man.
No.
You see here? Can you zoom in? Those cigarette burns are the mark of the Dragons.
Looks like the Dragons are collecting payoffs.
There's images on here from at least four different stores.
Parker: Well, this is some sort of resistance.
The shop owners are collecting evidence against the extortion racket.
Not unless someone's willing to testify and explain what's happening.
Jules: Motive for a kidnapping, or worse.
Any idea where the Dragons might've taken their hostages.
Vivian: I can have my people try and narrow it down to a list of known Dragon locations.
But we might have another way in, drug squad has wires on the cell phones of two active Dragon soldiers.
We can piggyback on those.
Let's do it.
Those merchants are at risk too.
I'm gonna see if I can identify any of the shops in these images.
- Boss? - Yeah, Winnie? The 911 call was made by a Terrence Lau.
He owns the Po Chi Lau herbal medicine shop, 1612 Nassau street.
Jules: Boss, that description matches one of the shops on video.
Herbs, mushrooms, teas.
Gentlemen, I need you to check out that medicine shop.
Our 911 caller might be part of this resistance.
Ed: Will do.
I'll let you know as soon as I have something.
Parker: Thanks, Vivian.
Winnie: And, boss, one more thing.
Yeah, Winnie, go ahead.
Winnie: Your son's here.
Dean's at hq? I put him on a bus headed home.
Is he okay? Yeah, he's fine.
He didn't even want me to tell you he's here.
But he said he'd talk to you later.
Winnie, I Winnie: It's okay, boss.
I'll take care of him.
Okay, thank you, Winnie.
Terrence Lau? Sir? Yes? Sir, I'm officer Lane, this is officer Rousseau.
Strategic response unit.
You called 911, right? Is Ruby okay? We think she's been abducted, along with her father.
Ed: Sir, you did the right thing calling 911, but we still need your help here.
Now, do you have any idea where the Dragons may have taken Ruby and her dad? I don't, honestly.
May I? Mr.
Lau, we know that you're a victim here too, and we know that you've been working against the Dragons.
Raf: Can you give us names and descriptions of any of the gang members? I do that and they find out, my family is next.
Sounds to me like a good reason for you to step up.
What happened to you, little man? Oh.
My son, Eugene.
He's been fighting with other boys again in the neighborhood.
Raf: You see anything, Eugene? Anything at all? No.
Really? Sure about that? I told you no, okay? Raf: Okay.
Okay.
If you care about Ruby, you need to tell us what you know here.
Okay.
Raf.
Man: Look, I told you , I know these people.
Just tell me what happened.
Officer? It's all right.
Come here, son.
You have some id? Dixon green.
Now what the hell happened? Is Ruby okay? How do you know Ruby? I'm her sensei.
I work at a martial arts studio on Bloor.
Ruby's my student.
You always check on your students at their workplace? Ruby's more than a student, okay? I care about her.
We believe Ruby's been kidnapped, as well as her father.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no Why wouldn't she listen? Okay, look, I know who did this.
It's a gang.
They're called the Golden Dragons.
They've been squeezing Ruby and her dad for years.
Is that why she takes martial arts? To protect herself? Ruby? No.
She wants to fight back.
She's been gathering evidence with all the other shop owners against the Dragons.
Someone must've ratted her out.
Do you know who she's working with? I don't know.
She knew I was against the whole thing.
Made me swear not to tell the bit that I did know.
I don't even think her dad knows.
What about her mother? Her mother died last year in a fire in that warehouse right here.
Ruby's pretty torn up about it, and her dad He's still not over it.
Okay.
Just stay close, will you? We may need to ask you some more questions.
Officer? Just keep an eye on him.
Ruby's running the resistance, but they take her father too.
Might not have known she was acting alone.
Go ahead, Vivien.
Vivien: Hey.
So, my team has just recorded a call between a Golden Dragon soldier name of Phu Wan and an unknown female.
I'm sending you the audio file.
Vivian, I'm loading the audio file now.
Female: I got your message.
Male: You did the right thing calling.
No reason for all of this.
Everything's okay, right? Female: I don't know, you tell me.
Male: Everything's okay.
Stop the tape.
You thinking what I'm thinking? Maybe it's Ruby.
Let's get Dixon in here.
Vivien, thing is, no one actually saw Ruby get abducted.
Maybe she got away.
Maybe she's the shooter, not the other way around.
But why wouldn't she go to the police? She may not trust us.
The Dragons had an officer on the payroll in the past.
There's more you need to hear.
Dixon, you recognize any of these voices? You really think I'm that stupid? Give me one reason why I should believe you.
That's Ruby.
Male: We need to know who you've been talking to.
You tell us, everybody goes home, okay? Ruby: Augusta street cafe.
15 minutes, on the patio.
Male: Come alone.
You talk to the police, you know what happens.
- Ruby's okay? - Yeah, she is for now, but we're running out of time.
We need your help.
You mind coming with us? Jules, let's go.
Vivian I'll meet you there.
She gets away from two armed gangsters and now she's trying to negotiate her own father's release.
The kid's got brass.
That brass is gonna get her into trouble.
Ed: There's no chance the Dragons will honor that deal.
No, they need Ruby alive so that she can give the names of her resistance.
Parker: Intimidate anybody who might wanna testify.
Might try to abduct her again.
We gotta be in position to protect her without letting the Dragons know we're there.
Okay, guys, looks like we'll need some civvies here.
Where we at, guys? Almost there with the parabolic.
Thank you.
Copy that, Spike.
Sam? A lot of civilians, including Ruby.
I'm going less lethal.
Good call.
Raf? Jules? In position.
Six o'clock, Ed.
You clean up well.
You too.
Spike, you hear me? In full stereophonic sound.
Parker: All right, no one gets made, you understand? Dragons think Ruby's working with us, they could have her father killed.
- Got it.
- Copy.
Vivian: My team's just narrowed down the possible locations to five.
Parker: That's good work.
We'll give 'em as much time as we can.
Ed: Two, please.
Parker: Dark blazer, spiky hair.
Vivian: That's Lak Tang, senior guy.
Reports directly to Chua.
You hear that, Eddie? He's headed toward a table.
We got eyes.
Just give me a minute and then we'll order.
Sidewalk next to the patio, on a motorcycle.
Vivian: Yes.
A soldier.
Confirmed.
Parker: Okay, I think that's her.
Where's my father? Don't worry.
If you do your part, we'll do ours.
I wanna see him, first.
Tang: Don't be stupid.
All I have to do is make one quick call and that's it.
He dies.
You write down the names of your friends and we check it out.
If you're telling the truth, we'll let him go.
Brave girl.
Your father doesn't deserve your loyalty.
What're you talking about? Last chance to change your mind.
Ed: Okay, he's making a call.
Put the phone down.
Now.
Do it now.
Gun.
Ruby's got a gun.
You're making a big mistake.
Soldier's on the move.
Ed: We gotta move now.
Let's take him.
Right there.
Right there.
Get down! Drop the gun! Drop the gun now! Weapon on the ground.
Weapon on the ground.
Turn around, turn around.
Parker: We got a bogey.
Possible gang member across the street.
Vivien, can you confirm that? I can't be sure.
Parker: He's making a phone call.
Boss Parker: Hold your fire, Sam.
We need to make sure.
Confirmed.
On the ground.
Now! I need you to come with me.
You don't understand.
As soon as they find out police are involved, they'll kill my father.
That's why we need to find him fast.
Lots of witnesses, Ed.
Don't want word getting back to the Dragons that the police are involved.
Copy that, Spike.
Let's get him off the street, get some answers.
You talked to them? You promised me I was worried about you, okay? You can't take them on by yourself, Ruby.
Parker: It's okay.
Ruby, my name is Sergeant Greg Parker.
I'm with the strategic response unit.
What you did was very brave, but you put yourself and your dad in a lot of danger.
Jules: Ruby, somebody told the Dragons that you were coordinating a resistance; Somebody who knew what you were doing.
You need to tell us who you talked to, Ruby.
If we can find the leak, maybe they could lead us to your father.
I'll tell you, but it won't do any good.
If someone told the Dragons about me, they're not gonna believe you can protect them.
Raf, give me a second.
Buddy, you tell me where Zhen Mai is, and I'm gonna help you out.
You're 25-years-old, you are gonna do 10 years in prison.
You're okay with that? Fair enough.
Raf? Let's go.
Hey.
Anything? Ice in his veins.
The gangs recruit these kids when they're really young.
I mean, how're they doing it? Is it drugs? Status? What? They target a newcomer, pay a couple of other kids to bully him, then a gang member miraculously shows up, scares the bullies.
Kid's so grateful, next thing you know That easy.
- Excuse me.
- Yeah.
Gotta take this.
Hey.
Boss.
Go ahead, Eddie.
I think I have an angle on our leak.
Parker: Someone we know? Yeah, that 911 call, Terrence Lau.
Parker: Yeah? Well, when we were at his the shop, his son Eugene was all bad attitude and bruises.
Parker: Okay, Eddie , let's look into it.
Copy that.
Raf, let's gear up.
Raf: Copy.
Now, we need to move fast, before anything happens to your dad.
You gotta tell us what's going on here, and I mean everything.
The Dragons, they've been extorting us for money for years.
Last year, Chua asked for even more money.
Well, I like the color assortment there.
Zhen: If you want it, take it.
My boys tell me you refuse to comply with the new arrangements.
We're already running at a loss.
What do you think happens without us? Hmm? We protect you.
I can't afford any more.
Stop! Stop! Okay! Okay! Okay! You are smart man.
You think of your family.
Xie xie.
My father was so angry.
He wanted to fight back.
But my mother begged him not to do anything.
She wanted to sell the store so we could move away to start over.
Whatever my father did next made Chua very angry, because a week later After my mother died, my father just gave up.
He hardly eats or sleeps.
Never comes to the store.
Police investigate the fire? Ruby: They said it was arson, but they couldn't link it to the Dragons.
The Golden Dragons destroyed my family.
I told you, I can't help you.
Ed: With all due respect, we're here to talk to your son, sir.
Come here for a sec.
Terrence: Eugene, do as you are told.
Ed: What's that? Your son's been recruited.
You talked to the Dragons about Ruby, didn't you? Eugene, you need to tell us where they are right now.
Do you understand me? You're already in a lot of trouble, don't make this any worse.
They said they were just gonna scare them.
Ed: Boss, the kids says they're at the Yonge building on Spadina.
That's a big place, Spike, plenty of places to hide.
Any ideas? Well, we have the most recent plans, but they might not be accurate.
Filed with the city years ago.
These old Chinatown building are often renovated without plans and permits.
That's good to know.
Building's fully attached on both sides.
We got a secured loading door on black wall.
We're gonna need the Halligan.
Ruby: Why are you looking at pictures of the roof? Spike: 'Cause often they can tell us what's underneath.
Okay, you see those two plumbing vents? They're at the back wall, so that means that the sweat shop offices and bathrooms on red wall.
- East wall.
- Copy that, Spike.
Let's get uniforms setting up a perimeter.
Ed: Copy.
Drug squad just intercepted a call between two Dragons from within the building.
They know that Ruby's working with the police.
Time's up, let's move.
Police! Police! SRU! On the table now! Down! Everyone stay where they are! Jimmy's on the line now.
Go ahead.
Jimmy's talking to Chua.
He's asking for instructions.
I'm gonna check upstairs.
Police! Wei Chua! Put the gun down now! Now! Put your hands up now! I thought this was a civilized country.
Wei Chua, you're looking at kidnapping, extortion and arson.
You order the death of Zhen Mai, you'll add murder to the list.
And why would I do such a thing? - What did he say? - It's time.
Parker: Wei Chua, you're under arrest.
Put your hands on the table.
Do it now! Agh! Aggghhhh! What are you waiting for? Just do it.
Jimmy: The decision is yours.
Chua says he's gonna tell your daughter the truth.
Said he wants her to know.
Third floor clear.
Copy, Sam.
That's it.
Building's clear.
Sam: They knew we were coming.
They probably escaped.
How? The perimeter's secured.
The roof.
Right there! Stop! - Go, I got this.
- You sure? Spike: Go.
I'm officer Mike Scarlatti, SRU.
You're Zhen Mai, right? Zhen, you wanna tell me what's happening right now? Sam, they're coming down the fire escape.
Copy.
SRU! Stop right there! Lower your weapons on the stairs, now! Now! Spike: I'm here to help you, Zhen.
Officers have arrested the Dragons.
Everything's gonna be okay.
Stay back! Okay.
Leave me be.
Boss, found the hostage.
He's alive, but he's doused in gasoline.
He's threatening to set himself on fire.
Parker: Yeah, copy that, Eddie.
Why, what's going on? Zhen: Leave me be.
Minimal cognitive response, tunnel vision.
Sam: He's not bluffing.
Tac options? Ed: Rushing him is not a safe play.
We need a fire extinguisher up here now.
Go for it.
Okay, fast as possible, Sam.
Jules and Raf, let's go over everything we know so far.
Let's dig into his psychology here.
Let's identify any triggers.
We need to know why this is happening, why it's happening now.
- Copy.
- On it.
Ruby? We found your father, my people are with him.
But I need to ask you a few questions.
Why, did something happen to him? He's threatening to take his own life.
What? I don't understand.
Yeah, we don't either.
We need to figure this out so we can stop him from harming himself.
What'd you do to him?! Ruby, I need you to stay calm, all right? Zhen? Ruby is safe.
She's out front and she's waiting for you.
Ruby She's so brave.
When she finds out what I've done Parker: Well he's done something that he can't come to terms with.
In Chinese culture, suicide can be an honorable way to alleviate shame.
Ruby? Can you think of any reason why your father would be in this state? He's still mourning the death of my mother, but That can't be why.
All right, Ruby's mother died in a warehouse fire about a year ago, right? The fire was determined to be arson.
Investigators didn't have enough evidence to lay charges.
Ruby said that the Dragons set the fire as retribution.
Retribution for what? She didn't know.
She said her father provoked them.
So he feels responsible.
Is that enough to ma h him suicidal? I just lost my father, Zhen.
We didn't always see eye-to-eye, but I'd give anything to have him back in my life.
Your daughter loves you.
Let her help you.
She can't help me.
Ed: He's unstable here, boss.
He's on the edge.
Copy that, Eddie.
Maybe it's time to bring Ruby in.
Jules: Are you sure, boss? Zhen's shame is focused on what Ruby thinks of him.
Parker: Not a lot of options, Jules.
Maybe the emotional connection could de-escalate the situation.
Ruby? Are you up to talking to your dad? Can you do that? Yes.
Come on.
Ed: Zhen, it's okay.
It's okay, my name's Ed.
I just need you to listen to me for a sec.
Stay back! Ed: Zhen, what you're thinking about doing here, it doesn't always kill you.
It can leave you badly burned, and in terrible pain.
Now you don't want that.
That's what I deserve.
To burn like my poor Lin.
Parker: Your father's in pretty bad shape.
So the last thing we want is for him to think that he's upsetting you.
- Okay.
- So just connect to him, just let him do the talking.
Just put that in your ear, all right? Just remember that you won't be alone.
Okay.
Zhen received a full payout from the insurance company after the fire.
Ruby said that he used that money to pay off the Dragons.
So just when he needed the money He gets it.
Boss.
I hear ya, Jules.
But there's no hard evidence.
Jules: According to the incident report, the wife ran inside and tried to put out the blaze.
No insurance policy on the wife.
He didn't intend to hurt anyone.
And this is hitting him now because? Chua and Jimmy threatened to tell Ruby knowing it will make Zhen suicidal.
They figure his suicide will be devastating to Ruby and that she'll have nothing left to fight for.
They clean up their mess, sending a message to the rest of Chinatown, all without risking a murder charge.
And if it's not true, it's a hell of an accusation.
Jules: Well, she has to know 'cause she's our only shot at talking him down.
Parker: Ruby, I have some news about your father.
Ed: Zhen, whatever you've done, it's not worth this.
Stay back! All right.
Zhen, you do this now, you hurt Ruby even more.
Parker: Look, Ruby, there's no easy way to say this.
There's a possibility that it was your father who set fire to the warehouse.
What're you talking about? He might've done it for the insurance money to pay the Dragons.
If he did set that fire, I'm sure he never intended to hurt anyone.
Certainly not your mother.
No way.
He would never do tat.
I'm saying we don't know for sure.
But it might explain why he's in this state of mind.
You're the best chance we have to getting through to him, but if he did start that fire and you can't forgive him, then you can't help him.
Ba?? Ba.
Why are you doing this? I'm so sorry, Ruby.
It's true, isn't it? You set the fire that killed ma? I did.
I know it hurts.
I know it hurts, but your father just tried to protect your mother and you to the best of his ability.
Why, ba?! We could've just moved, like ma wanted.
I didn't know what else to do.
We could have fought back.
I didn't want to see you get hurt.
This isn't your father's fault, Ruby.
No, he can't shoulder the blame.
Not now.
Not like this.
Zhen: At least now you know.
Ba, wait! Parker: That's it.
Just think about what he went through.
You wanted to protect us.
Ma didn't want you to fight back.
I was too weak.
I killed her.
Parker: Now you need to forgive him.
He needs to hear that, Ruby.
Ba Remember when we first moved here? I was so little.
I was so scared, I missed home.
You know what ma told me? She said you were a tiger.
She said you'd always protect me.
But I'm not.
You're the strong one.
Ruby: Because of you, ba.
Always because of you.
I miss ma.
I miss her so much.
But I still need you.
We still need each other.
Please, ba.
I forgive you.
Please, ba Ruby: It's okay.
It's okay.
if you go I will fall if you go I will fall into the deep you knew while I have discovered everything I need to live forget the smoke and mirrors you can't go back if you leave I will drown take your keys burn this town there's no way now you knew Hey.
You keep the peace today? Yeah, actually.
It was a good day.
Yeah.
I, uh I didn't get on the bus.
I can see that.
What's going on? Well, I, uh I just wanted to ask you a question.
I thought If it was all right with you, I could come live with you for a while.
You and your mom not getting along or something? No.
No, it's not that.
I wanna be here, you know, with you.
Does she know about this? Yeah.
I just I just told her I wanted to bring it up with you first.
I I thought you'd be happy.
I am.
I'm very happy.
Listen.
This last year, getting to know each other again, it's been awesome.
I'm proud that you get to see what I do and that you've changed your mind about me.
It's what I've always hoped for.
But You and I just haven't spent a whole lot of time together.
I just don't want you to be disappointed.
I won't be.
So? Is it okay then? Yeah.
Yeah, it's okay.
It's absolutely okay.
You can go back you can go back