Not for a Drink, a F*ck, or a G**damn Prayer

**Not for a Drink, a F\*ck, or a G\*\*damn Prayer** is the fifth episode of the second season of the original martial arts crime drama *Warrior* and the fifteenth episode overall. It premiered on October 30, 2020. The series has since been acquired by Max.

## Synopsis

A guilty Mai Ling tries to make things right with Ah Sahm, who's more intent than ever on seeking revenge. Penny finds her business in trouble and learns that Ah Sahm has been using her. Leary gets a warning and offers one of his own. Ah Toy pays an emotional visit to Nellie's Sonoma winery. Bill and Chao put their plot against the Fung Hai into action.

## Plot

Li Yong worries that Mai Ling isn't getting enough rest, but she assures him she's fine. The peace is holding, and their prospects are good. While Li Yong may not approve of their alliance with the Fung Hai, she argues that it's necessary. However, Li Yong suspects that Mai Ling's guilt over ordering Ah Sahm's death is what keeps her awake. Mai Ling becomes defensive, justifying her decision by reminding Li Yong of what she had to endure because of her brother. Although, Mai Ling admits that she does constantly think about the tournament and how she regrets her decision. Li Yong believes that Ah Sahm would be open to forgive her, but Mai Ling wouldn't if she was in his position.

Penny returns to find what remains of Mercer Steel following the explosion. Before long, she is joined by Jacob, who reveals that there were boxes of opium hidden in the storeroom, as well as Hop Wei bodies.

Bill informs the boys over at the precinct that tonight is the night they strike back at the Fung Hai. Lee questions if he told the men why the Fung Hai attacked, which Bill didn't, as it won't make a single difference. Lee blames Bill for what happened to him as well as his own family, but Bill doesn't exactly accept responsibility for his actions, more so directing his anger into seeking revenge. He warns Lee that he better be sober when the time comes for them to move in on the Fung Hai.

Ah Sahm arrives at Mercer Steel, where he is confronted by Penny for storing opium at her business. Ah Sahm apologizes, explaining that he didn't have a choice. She blames herself for trusting him. She then informs Ah Sahm that while his men are dead, Jacob took their bodies away before the police arrived.

Chief Flannagan approaches Leary over the firebombing of Mercer Steel, though Leary claims to have had no involvement. Flannagan warns him against any further bombings, but Leary insists that he knows nothing. Leary isn't intimidated and tells Flannagan that his people at City Hall created this mess by starving their own citizens in order to line the pockets of friends and relatives. Now those citizens are fighting back and it's out of Leary's hands. If things worsen, the city will burn.

As planned, Ah Toy and Lai take a trip out to Nellie's vineyard in Sonoma. Nellie welcomes Ah Toy and gives her a tour of the vineyard. Most of the girls on Nellie's vineyard are recuses who were kept in atrocious conditions, some even in cages. They were beaten, raped, and starved for months, which is why Nellie helps them in any way possible.

Mayor Blake arrives to find Mercer Steel in shambles. He insists that the rift between them brings him no joy and genuinely asks how long it will take to rebuild, which is anywhere from 4-6 weeks, which worries Blake. However, he reminds Penny of their contract and how it's only legally binding as long as all parties adhere to the terms. Penny assures Blake that she'll deliver on time, but they both know she can't, and she pleads with him for assistance, but Blake refuses.

Ah Sahm and Young Jun contemplate their next move after losing all their opium. Even if they had the money to make a new order to China, it would never make it in time, and they're going to start missing deliveries in a week. As a last resort, Ah Sahm proposes going back to Happy Jack. Hong offers to help them without even having all the details, though he's managed to learn the gist of it. He simply wants to help after they stood up for him.

The girls eat dinner together to create a sense of family. There's so many girls, much to Ah Toy's surprise. There's so many more than Nellie had hoped, forcing her to open a second vineyard soon. She pays for all this with the substantial fortune left behind by her husband, but the wine they make also pays for the land and food. Nellie invites Ah Toy to eat, but she seems overwhelmed by it all and sprints out. Nellie follows her and questions what's the matter. Ah Toy reveals that the vineyard reminds her of her grandmother's garden in China. It was very peaceful and they'd grow tomatoes together. Ah Toy takes care of so many people, but Nellie questions who takes care of her. Ah Toy admits that it's lonely, and Nellie kisses her.

Chao delivers Zing's order of daggers, with Li Yong disguised as a helper to carry the shipment to the back. Zing pays Chao what he's owed plus more as a down payment on future endeavors. However, Chao doesn't take money he hasn't earned and leaves behind Zing's "down payment." This, however, doesn't work for Zing, not that Chao is concerned. He tells Zing that he doesn't like him, his tong, or his threats. That said, he's still willing to do business. However, the Fung Hai only do business with family. Zing orders his men to hold Chao down as he pours a gallon of milk down his throat to welcome him into the family. However, the initiation comes to an end when one of Zing's men discover that one of Chao's helpers are Long Zii. Meanwhile, Li Yong has crept his way into Zing's sleeping quarters, where he plants Ah Toy's sword to frame Zing for the recent killings. Zing then orders his men to hurt Chao badly but keep him alive. Chao attempts to fight back, but he is simply outnumbered.

As Li Yong is exiting Zing's room, he is confronted by a few Fung Hai warriors, all of which he kills with little to no effort. It is then that he comes face to face with Zing.

Just as Zing's man is about to cut Chao, he pulls out a pistol and shoots him in the head, which also acts as a signal for Bill to lead the police department into the Fung Hai den in full force, guns blazing, killing many of the Fung Hai on their way in.

Li Yong and Zing prepare to face off in a fair fight, though beforehand, he informs Li Yong that after he kills him, he's going to see Mai Ling, have sex with her, and then kill her. The fight ensues. Meanwhile, Bill leads the attack on the Fung Hai den, saving Chao in the process, however, McLeod is stabbed in the process, with Harrison covering him as blood drips out his mouth. Bill then comes across Chao and has him escorted out.

Back up top, the fight between Li Yong and Zing continues, with Li Yong proving that he is indeed the superior fighter, forcing Zing to resort to grabbing a sword, the very same sword Li Yong had just planted. Bill arrives and catches Zing with the sword in hand. While Bill is distracted with Zing, Li Yong flees out a window. Zing then takes this opportunity to go after Bill, but Lee intervenes and shoots Zing in the shoulder, recognizing Zing as the same Fung Hai who attacked him. Bill digs his finger into Zing's wound and promises to make him suffer for his crimes.

Morning has come and there have been fatalities on both sides, one of which being McLeod, who is carried out.

Lee confirms for Flannagan that Zing is their swordsman after finding his sword and witnessing him in action with it. Along with the sword, Bill claims to have found Timmons' watch in Zing's room as well. Lee is suspicious of this find, as well as the sword itself, pointing out that it all seems a bit too convenient, as he can't think of a single reason why the Fung Hai would go after Timmons and McCormick or the men outside the Banshee. But Bill pushes him to simply accepts the win.

Li Yong returns home and tends to his wounds. He reveals to Mai Ling that Zing has been arrested after the police raided his headquarters, also revealing to Mai Ling that he gave Zing up, as he was out of control and ordered the death of a police sergeant and his family. The cops have their killer, and the raids will end, but Mai Ling isn't convinced the ducks will ever leave them alone and is upset with Li Yong for making a move without her.

Ah Sahm and Hong return from Happy Jack's empty-handed.

Chao goes to Claire's home during the late hours of the night to take Hannah away and send her to be with someone who can actually take care of her, unlike Claire.

Ah Sahm reveals to Ah Toy how he and Young Jun went against Father Jun and went searching for a new molasses connect. Ah Toy recalls saying that Mai Ling is a danger to Chinatown, but so is Ah Sahm, putting Young Jun against his father the way he has. He's going to end up destroying the Hop Wei. She questions if Ah Sahm truly thinks that Young Jun would do any better. In his silence, she realizes that Ah Sahm intends for himself to take control of Hop Wei, remarking that he's more like Mai Ling than he realizes. She warns him against crossing Father Jun and tells him to stop whatever he has planned.

Chao takes Hannah to Nellie, who agreed to help, as a favor to Ah Toy, but her taking Hannah from her family is highly irregular. However, Chao believes that she's deserving of a life that neither he nor her whore mother can offer. He almost died last night, and not for the first time. America wants to kill them, which Nellie is trying to change. He asks Nellie what she sees when she looks at his daughter, who has a better chance at life than he ever had, as she resembles her mother more than her father, as she's white passing. Nellie knows of a couple who are desperate for a child of their own. They're kind and well respected and will be good to her. When Nellie asks the child's name, Chao replies "Hah-na," which Nellie mistakes for Hannah, but Chao chooses not to correct her.

After winning yet another fight at the fight pit in Barbary Coast, Ah Sahm is approached by Mai Ling. She reveals that she wants her brother back. Ah Sahm replies that her brother died the night she ordered Li Yong to kill him, which was only just a few days after he had saved her life. Admittedly, Mai Ling made a terrible mistake and hasn't slept a night since. She's been angry for so long that she lost herself in it, and now she wants to fix things between them, but Ah Sahm isn't interested in repairing what they had. As one final plea, she tells Ah Sahm that if the tongs go to war, they'll lose. However, Ah Sahm is on a mission to destroy the Long Zii and everything Mai Ling cares about, and then leave her alive to watch it burn.

After Vega pays Ah Sahm his earnings, he asks her about the tournament she previously mentioned and if she still needs a fighter.

## Cast

* Olivia Cheng as Ah Toy
* Jason Tobin as Young Jun
* Dianne Doan as Mai Ling
* Kieran Bew as Bill O'Hara
* Dean Jagger as Dylan Leary
* Joanna Vanderham as Penelope Blake
* Tom Weston-Jones as Richard Lee
* Hoon Lee as Wang Chao
* Langley Kirkwood as Walter Buckley
* Christian McKay as Samuel Blake
* Perry Yung as Father Jun
* Dustin Nguyen as Zing
* Céline Buckens as Sophie Mercer (credit only)
* Miranda Raison as Nellie Davenport
* Chen Tang as Hong
* Maria-Elena Laas as Rosalita Vega
* Joe Taslim as Li Yong
* Robert Hobbs as Stone
* Jacques Bessenger as McLeod
* Nicholas Pauling as Harrison
* Michelle Allen as Claire
* Kenneth Fok as Jacob
* Jenny Umbhau as Lai
* Craig Gardner as Mr. Simmons
* Selena Teles-Fernandes as Hannah
* Lili Ming as Pai Lin
* Michelle Yuan as Nuwa
* Sung Ha Han as Fen Hua
* Ji-Suk Lee as Hulin
* Amanda Bradley as Tattooed Woman
* Hyun Jin Park as Fung Hai Guard

## Trivia

* The episode title was spoken by Bill to the other officers in preparation for the raid on the Fung Hai.

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