Not How We Do Business

**Not How We Do Business** is the third episode of the second season of the original martial arts crime drama *Warrior* and the thirteenth episode overall. It premiered on October 16, 2020. The series has since been acquired by Max.

## Synopsis

With their new enterprise going well, Young Jun shares his worries with Ah Sahm about the new men Father Jun has brought over from China, and later, the partners are impressed by Hong, an enthusiastic recruit with a secret. Meanwhile, Chao goes to Mai Ling for help keeping Zing away from his business, Sophie grows closer to Leary, Nellie's politics raise questions from her peers, and things take a deadly turn at Bill's home.

## Plot

Ah Sahm wins yet another round in the fight pit at the Barbary Coast. Unfortunately for Vega, it's becoming harder for her to make money from Ah Sahm's fights, as no one's willing to bet against him. If it's money that Ah Sahm's after, she knows of a place where the price is much higher. Not to mention the best fighters from all over the country will be there, so if Ah Sahm's looking to prove something to himself, there's no better place, but Ah Sahm declines her offer. Chao arrives, and he's well aware of Ah Sahm's partnership with Happy Jack, which he doesn't see ending well. All in the goal to destroy Mai Ling, despite the fact that she paid Chao to secure Ah Sahm's passage home when he was arrested a few months ago. It got him thinking, what is their relationship. All Chao knows for certain is that when Ah Sahm and Mai Ling's secret war is said and done, they're all going to suffer for it.

Mai Ling and Li Yong pay Zing an unexpected visit after he turned up short based on the opium receipts. Zing claims that he charged them a small service fee for killing the Suey Sing, but that isn't what they agreed upon, and Mai Ling expects the money she's owed by the end of the day. She also warns him that the next time Zing goes against another tong without consulting her, she'll consider it a breach of their agreement and kick him out of the opium business.

Mayor Blake and Buckley arrive at Mercer Steel to discover that Penny has employed the Hop Wei to protect her business. They confront her with this discovery, for which she replies she had no other choice, given how other businesses were being firebombed. If the Hop Wei aren't gone by tomorrow, Blake will have no choice but to pull the city contract.

Patterson delivers Ah Toy her half of the monthly rent for their properties, but he's a little off center after being questioned by the police about Timmons and McCormick. When Patterson reveals that Bill and Lee were the officers who questioned him, she tells him that she will handle it. She killed Timmons and McCormick to protect their profits, remarking that it's the American way, and assures Patterson that she would never hurt him.

Lee returns to the bar where he was robbed and brutally attacks the men who stole from him. He shoots one man in the leg and stands over him with his gun cocked, but before he can pull the trigger, Abigail returns his money and tells him that he's made his point.

Bill is searching for a man named Edgar Kellerman, who owes a debt of $40 with the interest is accruing, to the Fung Hai. However, Edgar is missing, though his wife is willing to sexually please Bill, as she did with Damon, to buy him more time. However, Bill isn't interested and shoves her away, telling Mrs. Kellerman that he'll be back tomorrow.

Zing pays Bill for a job well done, but Bill tells him to put it towards Edgar's debt, but that's not how they do business. Nevertheless, Bill is done working the Zing. He's more than paid his debt, but Zing isn't willing to let him go. Bill warns Zing that if he or his men even look his way again, he'll bring the full force of the police department down on the Fung Hai.

Penny and Mayor Blake attend a dinner at Nellie's home, where they discuss Nellie's occupational hazards and generous contributions to the city's cultural and political life. Willem would like to see her married again, but Nellie retorts that a woman doesn't need to be married to have purpose. She asks Penny if her marriage gives her purpose. Penny replies that marriage means different things to different people. For her, it's her work that gives her purpose. Nellie agrees and notes that the city needs more fearless woman like Penny. Blake can't imagine that Nellie's late husband would approve of her going to brothels to rescue woman, to which she replies that he was quite familiar with them himself. She was sitting in the same very seat when the Constable came and told her that Fred had been found dead in a brothel on Powell. The police were very concerned with removing the body discreetly, but she found herself more concerned with the girls. Fred had a choice, and he chose to sodomize a 14-year-old girl until his heart gave out. It was then that Nellie decided to commit herself to saving those young girls.

Zing confronts Chao after he failed to deliver his daggers. Chao reveals that he got wiped out, but Zing doesn't care. Not to mention, Chao doesn't trust the Fung Hai. Last time Zing's boss ordered from him, he didn't pay. Zing questions if this why he helped set Pai up to be killed and confronts Chao for having no loyalties. Zing then drops half of the payment for his daggers at Chao's feet and tells him that he'll get the other half when he delivers the order.

Lee has a large piece of bloody cattle lying on the table. He's gone through most of the weapons used by the tongs, but none of them can cut through bone, whereas an experienced swordsman would have better technique, leading Lee to suspect that the swordsman isn't from one of the tongs. Chief Flannagan exits his office and tells Lee to get rid of the cattle immediately. Bill then invites Lee to diner.

Father Jun has brought in a shipment of new recruits into the Hop Wei. Young Jun confronts his father, who explains that it's his way of showing the Six Companies they've got control. However, Young Jun is also upset that he's not being shown the respect he deserves, not from his father or the council. Young Jun remembers his father saying he was the only one he could trust, to which Father Jun replies that trust goes both ways and that Young Jun isn't smart enough to know what he doesn't know.

Ah Sahm is approached by one of the new recruits, a guy named Hong. He asks Ah Sahm for a smoke and expresses how happy he is to be in America. He's familiar with Ah Sahm, how he can scrap but lost the fight to Li Yong in the tournament. Young Jun joins them, and Hong asks where he can find some sticky after being on the salt for the last month.

Sophie discovers Leary's plan to bomb all the factories that hire coolie labor. She remarks that it's not something he'd want the wrong person to see, to which he asks if she's the wrong person as he slowly approaches. The two then begin to kiss.

Ah Sahm passes by a room and discovers Hong kissing another man. He asks Ah Sahm if he's going to tell anyone, to which Ah Sahm replies that Hong has bigger problems, as he's a Chinese man in America.

Young Jun is suspicious. They start making moves behind China's back, and suddenly they start sending over a bunch of soldiers, but Ah Sahm reminds Young Jun that it was Father Jun who sent for them, not the other way around. Nevertheless, they've been in contact, which means it's only a matter of time before China reveals they haven't placed an order and has been getting their molasses elsewhere. Young Jun wants to call it quits, but Ah Sahm pushes him to follow through with the plan. They are joined by Hong, who has sensed some tension between Young Jun and his father. Regardless, they're all brothers now as far as he's concerned, meaning his willing to dice or die for them.

Ah Sahm and Young Jun take Hong to a Fung Hai den and explain the war and how Mai Ling and the Long Zii made a deal with the Fung Hai: molasses in exchange for muscle. Ah Sahm and Young Jun remain hidden behind the staircase when Hong decides to confront the Fung Hai head on, taking out all three of them effortlessly and without any assistance beyond that of his own skills and the chain he wears around his neck.

Chao reveals to Mai Ling that Zing is a problem for him, and that moving forward, he doesn't want Zing anywhere near his shop, as he's bad for business. Chao took the order from Mai Ling, not Zing, and if it wasn't for the Long Zii and Fung Hai's alliance, he wouldn't deal with Zing at all. Chao is weary of their alliance, noting the decimation of the Suey Sing and the fact that a couple Fung Hai got into a drunken scrap with the Hop Wei. If this continues, it won't be long before war is initiated. Li Yong is in agreement with Chao, but Mai Ling isn't concerned with what anyone else has to say.

Sophie suspects that Leary's plan is simply to keep blowing up factories until they stop hiring coolie labor. However, if Leary wants lasting change then he has to be in the room where it happens, like city hall and the state senate. She asks if Leary is ever sorry he came to America. While there's a ways to go, he believes that it's still better than his homeland. People come from all over the world for a better life, but all Sophie has ever wanted was to escape. Leary is a bit angered by her privilege, as she has nothing to complain about. He's seen whole villages wiped out by famine. He tries to walk away, but Sophie grabs his hand and they proceed down the road.

Buckley has picked up yet another red head prostitute for his pleasure. He takes her home, puts her in a bath, and shampoos her hair.

Li Yong meets with Chao behind Mai Ling's back to discuss the Suey Sing, who were said to have been slaughtered like animals. Chao wonders how bad it has to get. Li Yong replies that he'd kill Zing before it goes too far. Even if he did, the Fung Hai would come after Li Yong and another war would erupt between the tongs, which would ultimately end with the Hop Wei ending them both. Chao has a better idea, a solution that doesn't require starting a war.

As planned, Lee has dinner with Bill and his family. Bill is telling Lucy about how Lee was hacking a giant slab of beef right in the middle of the precinct. Lucy tells Lee how much she appreciates him watching Bill's back. She feels a lot better when he's not out there alone. Lee prepares to head home, but reveals that he's starting to feel like he's imposing, to which Lucy replies that he should consider himself family by now, as they certainly do. After Lee leaves, the Fung Hai attack. They hold a knife to Ethan's throat, and just as they're about to kill him, Lee returns guns blazing, shooting Ethan's would-be killer in the head before going after the other two inside. A fight ensues, with Lee and Bill defending the house from the two remaining Fung Hai warriors. Lucy even assists, breaking a vase over his head and blinding the warrior attacking Lee. Meanwhile, Bill fights with the other attacker on the staircase. He eventually manages to get a hold of a knife and stab him. However, the remaining warrior then goes after Bill and nearly kills him until Lucy shoots him in the head.

## 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
* Miranda Raison as Nellie Davenport
* Chen Tang as Hong
* Maria-Elena Laas as Rosalita Vega
* Joe Taslim as Li Yong
* David Butler as Russell Flannagan
* Kenneth Fok as Jacob
* Frank Rautenbach as Patterson
* Gaosi Raditholo as Abigail
* Robert Hobbs as Stone
* Jacques Bessenger as McLeod
* Nicholas Pauling as Harrison
* Caleb Payne as Ethan O'Hara
* Tayah Ronen Abels as Molly O'Hara
* Juan Versfeld as Jeff
* Shane John Kruger as Mutt
* Kelsey Egan as Mrs. Kellerman
* Nicole Franco as Vera Frewer
* David Dukas as Willem Grieg
* Trish Sutton as Mrs. Opal
* Hildegard Jochelson as Redhead
* Jefferson Lan as Shan
* Amanda Bradley as Tattooed Woman

## Trivia

* The episode title was spoken by Zing to Bill in reference to Edgar Kellerman's debt.

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