There's No China in the Bible

**There's No China in the Bible** is the second episode of the first season of the Cinemax original martial arts crime drama *Warrior*. It premiered on April 12, 2019. The series has since been acquired by Max.

## Synopsis

Intercepting a shipment of opium at the docks, Young Jun, with Ah Sahm and his Hop Wei lieutenant Bolo in tow, decides to send a message to Long Zii. Big Bill and Lee investigate a grisly murder scene in an alley next to an Irish bar, The Banshee. Penny Blake, the young wife of San Francisco's mayor, finds herself in a bind while visiting the wharf with her Chinese manservant, Jacob. Ah Sahm pays a steep price for playing the hero. The Long Zii clean up a mess, and brace for more bloodshed.

## Plot

A group of Long Zii hatchet men arrive at the delivery point, where they pay off an officer to look the other way while they pick up a shipment of opium. Unbeknownst to the Long Zii, they've been double-crossed, and the Hop Wei are lying in wait. Ah Sahm, Young Jun, and Bolo emerge from the darkness and attack the Long Zii hatchet men, killing them with little to no difficulty. Afterward, much to Bolo's disapproval, Young Jun sets the molasses on fire.

Mai Ling and Li Yong have sex behind Long Zii's back, and it appears they've been doing so for quite some time. Afterward, Li Yong tells Mai Ling that no one can know about Ah Sahm, but she isn't too worried, certain that Ah Sahm won't stay. Li Yong remarks that Ah Sahm is a skilled fighter, better trained than the average Hop Wei, meaning they're stepping up their recruitment, and the Long Zii should be doing the same.

Lee shows up at Bill's home unexpectedly after getting word of a double homicide down at the Banshee last night. At Bill's, Lee meets Lucy, his wife, and their five children. Lucy is a bit overwhelmed at the moment, with having to take care of the kids but finds time to harmlessly flirt with Lee.

Ah Toy confronts Li Juan, one of her girls, for bringing the Long Zii to her whorehouse after telling them that Ah Sahm was searching for a woman named Xiaojing. As punishment, she has Li Juan's tongue removed.

Bill and Lee arrive at the Banshee to find Chief Flannagan waiting for them. He suspects that there were at least two Chinese attackers. However, Lee examines the bodies and determines that it was more likely a single attacker, more specifically an expert swordsman.

Bill goes to speak with Leary, who is upset with the loss of Morgan and Davis. He demands that Bill find the killers, as he refuses to allow this to go unanswered. With Morgan and Davis dead, they can no longer stand trial, meaning Leary would like his money back, but Bill has already gambled it away. So, Leary intends to have Bill work off what he owes instead.

Ah Sahm and Young Jun enter a shop to collect their weekly fee. Inside, they cross paths with Jacob, Penny's manservant. When Young Jun begins to hassle the shop keep about falling behind on payment, Penny tells him to leave the elderly man alone. Jacob apologizes for her and explains to Penny that they should leave, as she's talking to dangerous men. While Young Jun is distracted with the owner, Ah Sahm seeks to return Penny's dropped glove.

Bill and Lee arrive at the scene to find several dead Long Zii. Lee looks to take notes of the crime scene and the brutal killing, but Bill writes it off as another gang killing just as Li Yong and others arrive to take the bodies. Bill informs Lee that when it comes to the Chinese, they're not cops, they're janitors. Their job is to simply clean up the mess.

Long Zii blames Mai Ling for the death of four hatchet men, as he warned her the Hop Wei wouldn't stand by as they broke the treaty. Mai Ling argues that opium is the future and that they won't survive if they don't get in now. But Long Zii fears that war will only make things worse, as it'll attract more cops, who've already formed a Chinatown Squad. Long Zii used to be able to break the bones of a man's hand in his own, but now his hands shake, his knees are weak, and his heart skips every third or fourth beat. But if there's an advantage to old age, it's perspective, which is why he needs Mai Ling to trust him.

Penny and Jacob are confronted by Seamus and Paul O'Shea. The two Irishmen instigate a fight, and when Penny tries to leave, Paul restrains her while Seamus attacks Jacob. He beats Penny's manservant until she bites Paul and Ah Sahm intervenes, taking out both Paul and Seamus with fairly little effort. Lee tries to assist, but is punched by Seamus. And Unfortunately for Ah Sahm, all Bill sees is a Chinese man attacking citizens. He hits Ah Sahm over the head with his baton and arrests him. Penny pleads Ah Sahm's case, explaining that he saved her, but Bill will hear nothing of it and places him in handcuffs before discovering a hatchet in Ah Sahm's coat pocket.

Chao informs Father Jun and Young Jun that Ah Sahm was arrested for fighting with a couple Irishmen in the pond. Young Jun wants to get him out, but Father Jun doesn't believe it's worth the cost. With two "ducks" having been killed last night, the very same two who killed a couple coolies a few nights ago, Father Jun believes they could use Ah Sahm's arrest to get the heat off Chinatown and simply let him take the blame for the killings.

Ah Sahm is booked under the name "John Chinaman" and hosed down before being placed in a cell.

Penny informs Samuel about the attack in the pond and how Ah Sahm came to her defense, but he isn't interested in hearing what she has to say, informing Penny that Ah Sahm is a member of the Hop Wei and was carrying weapons when he was arrested. Furthermore, Mayor Blake is more upset with Penny for walking Jacob past the sandlot, accusing her of all but provoking them. Additionally, the two men arrested for killing Merriweather's coolies were hacked to pieces outside a pub last night. And Blake hardly doubts it's a coincidence that the very next day, Ah Sahm is arrested with a hatchet. On her way out, Penny runs into her father, Byron Mercer, who asks if she's okay and tells her to come by and see her sisters at the house.

Lee confronts Bill after learning that Chief Flannagan has already announced that they caught the Banshee murderer, despite having no evidence to support the claim. However, having seen Ah Sahm fight, that's all the evidence Bill needs.

Byron meets with Mayor Blake and Buckley to discuss his business, particularly how he's losing money while waiting for Mayor Blake's order. And every day the order doesn't come, he incurs large warehouse costs, as well as carrying costs and interested. He made those purchases based on the assurance that he would be awarded the exclusive contract to lay cable-car tracks across the city. If Mayor Blake doesn't come through with the order soon, Byron will be ruined. Buckley counters that Byron's company was already teetering prior to the Mayor's assurances. Byron suspects that they intend to pull the rug from under him, but Mayor Blake insists that isn't true and that it's just taking them a bit longer than expected to get the funding approved. After Mercer leaves, Mayor Blake asks what exactly is the hold up. Buckley explains that he's simply doing his diligence.

Penny approaches Bill and demands to speak with Ah Sahm, who he falsely arrested, but Bill insists that he made the right call. Nevertheless, he takes Penny to see Ah Sahm and allows them to speak alone, despite them both being under the impression that Ah Sahm doesn't speak English. She thanks him for bringing back her glove and says that she's sorry for his imprisonment, explaining that she'll do everything she can to help him despite the claims that he's the Banshee murderer, which she doesn't believe. On her way out, Ah Sahm says in English that he's not a murderer.

Chao informs Ah Toy that Ah Sahm was arrested and that Father Jun has no intentions of helping him. Ah Toy is a bit disappointed to hear this, reasoning that Ah Sahm seemed promising, and asks if Chao has any influence in that area. Unfortunately, he doesn't, especially now that they're trying to pin the double murder on him. While war may be good for business, it's not so much for Chinatown, though Chao assures Ah Toy that the Exclusion Act will never get passed, as it's bad for business. Chao works every angle, and some day, Ah Toy fears it'll get him killed. Chao replies that his philosophy is "live fast, die rich."

Penny questions how Ah Sahm learned to speak English. He explains that he had an American grandfather, but unfortunately, him knowing the language, won't help clear his name. As far as the public is concerned, he's John Chinaman, and he's guilty of the double homicide outside the Banshee. Penny refuses to give up hope, nor should Ah Sahm, as he has nothing to lose.

Li Yong approaches the officer that double-crossed his men. He is accompanied by Chao, who translates for him. When the officer draws his gun, Li Yong redirects the weapon and shoots the officer in the head, then instructing Chao to get rid of the body.

## 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
* Joe Taslim as Li Yong
* Henry Yuk as Long Zii
* Graham Hopkins as Byron Mercer
* Kenneth Fok as Jacob
* David Butler as Russell Flannagan
* Robert Hobbs as Stone
* Emily Child as Lucy O'Hara
* Warrick Grier as Seamus O'Shea
* Andrew Jones-Davies as Paul O'Shea
* Zoya Pon as Li Juan
* Steve Park as Tu
* Ryan Kruger as Gareth
* Rebecca Makin-Taylor as Miss Carlson
* Tayah Ronen Abels as Molly O'Hara
* Gordon Yiu Kit Chow as Proprietor
* Laudo Liebenberg as Customs Officer
* Jeremy Richard as Cop
* Matthew Dylan Roberts as Ferguson
* Adri-Anne Buhrmann as Sarah
* Caleb Payne as Ethan O'Hara
* Phoenix Hodgkinson as Davey O'Hara
* Raven Hodgkinson as Michael O'Hara
* Shannon Leonard as Rose O'Hara

## Trivia

* The episode title was spoken by Seamus O'Shea in reference to Jacob.