Minutes from midnight here at the Jade Park Hotel in Hong Kong.
It's a star-studded event, typical of the "Donald Trump of Asia," David Chan.
Any last thoughts as the 20th century fades?
Tonight we join the world in celebrating the new millennium.
Next month, we Chinese begin the Year of the Dragon, the year. . .
. . .4698. Has it been that long?
But seriously, celebrating the new Western millennium. . .
. . .is a symbolic moment for China, Hong Kong and myself.
Vitality and creativity of the West, wisdom, experience of the East.
Ladies and gentlemen, please join us.
What is he waiting for?
-What are you waiting for? -Novak, I'm experiencing the moment.
He'll experience a Chinese labor camp moment. . .
. . .if he doesn't stick to schedule.
We are 1 0 minutes away, and he's sightseeing.
Don 't worry about it. I'm always right on time.
All right, kids. We're good to go.
-Got it. -Good stuff.
Not so good. Thought you said he worked facing the window.
He does.
Not today.
He can't see the infrared port.
Hold on. You can never pay too much. . .
. . .for good intelligence.
-Or a good hooker. -Here we go.
Ball is up.
We're receiving.
Now please join with me in counting us down...
. . .into China's new future.
Ready?
Three. . .two. . .
. . .one.
What is it? What's wrong?
Is it Y2K?
No.
It can't be.
Not in my city!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year. Happy New Year.
Coming at you.
Okay. I got him.
General. . . .
You like it? You like this?
Thirteen, 1 4-year-old girls.
Sick fuck.
That's good.
Did you get that?
Let's do it.
Phone.
Here we go.
-Happy New Year, defense minister. -Who is this?
Think of me as your conscience.
-Sending. -You should direct your attention. . .
. . .to the big screen.
You spent $90 million of UN aid money on Chinese missile technology.
That money was for flood victims and starving children.
The North Korean government won't mind, but how will the world press react?
What do you want?
I want you to negotiate with South Korea tomorrow.
Impossible!
Sending.
Take a look at your monitor.
If it's still impossible, press " 1 " on your keypad. If it's a possibility--
Excellent choice.
I think I've been made.
Shaw, I'm picking up a lot of chatter on the security channel.
The man next to Chan is Alex Wingate, media mogul.
United States, United Europe, United China. No difference.
-Our blood is 68% Coca-Cola. -Opening China's doors to the West. . .
-. . .is more complicated than that. -We're contributing what we can. . .
-. . .to make it easier. -And who might you be?
Me? I'm Eddie Murphy.
Would you hold this, please?
He hit me!
Okay. Go to phase two.
Yeah, I got it.
I know what's coming.
I'm coming in. Hot!
Line up with the van. Straight approach.
Mr. Secretary General, do you have a comment. . .
. . .on North Korea's return to the peace negotiations?
-How were you able to achieve this? -Common sense. . .
. . .patience, mutual respect. . .
. . .and an abiding understanding. . .
. . .that there are cultural differences we're all gonna live with.
The secretary general leaves the UN after a successful return...
... to peace negotiations for North and South Korea.
Great.
I'm gonna become another one of those famous Canadian peacekeepers.
Not famous. Do you know how many Americans can name. . .
. . .the secretary general of the UN? Three percent.
That's all about to change. . .
. . .because the press adore you and UN support is on the upswing.
There'll be hell to pay if they found out your tactics.
I know it's unorthodox, but you can't deny the results.
If this treaty with China could just go through. . .
. . .the UN could possibly become a world power.
It could.
Nonetheless, we should put a cap on covert operations for the time being.
How's your fellow doing?
He needs a couple months to recover, but he's in good spirits.
How do you give a medal to someone who doesn't exist?
Oh, Jesus!
-I wouldn't give up your day job. -Well, well, well.
I thought it was the other shoulder.
I thought you'd quit.
I did. This is my last one.
-This is a no-smoking court. -Oh, okay.
You come here to force me into early retirement?
Well, the thought crossed my mind. . .
. . .but to tell you the truth, I was asked to check up on you.
Madam Hooks wants to know how I am. . .
. . .why don't she come down here and see?
You know that Madam Hooks doesn't do anything. . .
. . .without gathering intelligence first.
You think you're qualified to test me?
Considering your fragile condition, I think I can kick your ass.
Okay. All right.
-I'm ready. -You ready?
-You gonna shoot or dribble? -What does it matter to you?
Goddamn it!
Are you all right?
-Yeah, I'm fine. -Sorry.
-Goddamn, you're bleeding. -It's okay.
No, no, no. Let me take a look. It's bleeding.
Damn.
Oh, yeah, yeah. You're gonna need some silk.
That should do it. A nurse will be with you soon, to finish.
Thank you.
It's a good thing I'm an asshole.
Otherwise, I'd feel guilty.
You should.
How is it?
Oh, he did a nice job.
Those people make good doctors.
What?
-Asians, they're smart, well-educated. -And what about these people?
These people have to stop getting shot on the job.
I can arrange that.
-You're too young to retire, so-- -Yeah, I'm young, but I ain't dumb.
-Doesn't that burn? -Yes.
-Frank? -What?
It came off a Chinese freighter.
The longshoreman didn't think much of it until dawn.
Oh, shit.
Our forensic guy picked this up.
I don't speak that language, so I wouldn't know what that means.
Translator says it's Vietnamese.
Talks about the UN moving them from a refugee camp.
-Looking for a new life. -Hong Kong, refugees. Ray?
See if Amnesty can trace these to the ones that disappeared last month.
Yeah, sure, chief.
Thanks.
That's quite a statement, if that's what they wanted to make.
Think it has to do with the Chinese conference in town?
"Although these refugees were housed in Hong Kong. . .
. . .they were under the supervision of UN officers.
You talk of human rights. Three miles from here, sweatshops.
A mile from here, homeless people living in doorways.
Yet you lecture my country...
...on our human rights record. "
Chinese Ambassador Jian Tze Wu.
In two days, China signs a UN trade agreement. . .
. . .ending 50 years of isolation. . .
. . .not only culturally, but commercially. . .
. . .opening the door to 1 .5 billion new consumers.
You think Ambassador Wu is connected to the dead refugees from the boat?
I have my suspicions.
Before becoming UN ambassador, he was responsible for refugee resettlement.
Here he is meeting with a group of men tied to various Triad concerns.
Human smugglers. Slave traders.
Exactly. My instinct tells me something's lurking under the surface.
You always think that.
Tonight, David Chan is hosting a banquet honoring Ambassador Wu.
You want me to put a wire on Wu?
If you're ready. How's the shoulder?
-Technically? Fucked up. -There she is. Eleanor!
Here.
I've been looking for you everywhere.
I don't think we've met.
We still haven't, sir.
Yes. Of course.
Would you excuse us, please?
Wu was going nuts in there.
-Yes, I saw. -Are you gonna do something about it?
Oh, he's been briefed. We're moving forward.
I'm guessing that Thomas is not a fan.
On the contrary.
With last year's success and the impending Chinese trade agreement. . . .
Thanks to you. One of the many reasons I can't let you quit.
I'm not one to complain, but in the last two years. . .
. . .I've been shot twice, I've got six broken bones. . .
. . .and I don't even have a health plan.
We are owed billions in dues payments. The UN staff has taken cutbacks.
Yeah, so maybe I should make a move before I get cut back. . .
. . .permanently. Find a career.
Career? Like what? CIA, NSA? There's no guarantee.
-McDonald's. Yeah, I'm gonna own one. -Shaw.
Yeah. Maybe two. Listen to me.
Governments, they come, they go.
But the McDonald's. . .
-. . .they last forever. -All right.
But right now, we have a situation. . .
. . .that's rapidly deteriorating into a political time bomb.
No parachutes, no submachine guns. Just a simple eavesdrop.
A walk in the park.
This is New York City. A simple walk in the park can get you killed.
Free trade! Free trade!
How can we make trade deals?
Dead refugees arrive at our shores like cattle.
Stop the UN deals! Support human rights in China!
Take that. The UN proposes free trade. . .
. . .but this deal's about trading at the expense of freedom!
The magnificent hotel recently purchased...
. . .by business mogul, David Chan, is alive with diplomats. . .
. . .who are welcoming China into the world trade arena.
I didn't like it. Let's try another one. Let's try this.
The magnificent hotel recently purchased by business mogul. . . .
Wait. Hold it! Hold it!
Sorry.
Your microphone is poking me.
-No, it's not mine-- -I'm just messing with you.
Greg. UN reporter, huh? Couldn't get a real job?
Smooth. Smooth.
Hey.
Your free spirit. I don't know how you do it.
Well, first. . .
. . .move from a society that discourages individualism.
Then move to a city that embraces it. . .
. . .for three years. It's easy.
-I'll do the first shift on the floor. -Sure.
American companies want unrestricted access to China.
This is a major shift in the economic powers.
There's two sides to consider, particularly with the Chinese.
That sounds very prudent of you, actually.
The ambassador's been here a week.
You couldn't be more correct in your analysis.
Mr. Chan.
What are we wearing?
-We are on the air. -Yes, yes, yes.
He's complaining about the menu. He's not a fan of Szechuan cuisine. . .
-. . .and somebody should have known. -What?
He doesn't like the pickled pig knuckles? No!
Ladies and gentlemen. . .
. . .thank you for your warm welcome.
China and the West began their history together not in war. . .
. . .but in trade. It's trade that brings us together tonight. . .
. . .and it is trade that will bind us and unite us for years to come.
This agreement brings to fruition years of hard work. . .
. . .by leaders on both sides, driven by a belief. . .
. . .that economic prosperity will forge an era of peace. . .
. . .that the world has never enjoyed.
Marco Polo would be proud to know that we go to the next level here.
--open the door to the 21 st century and announce. . .
. . .that China wants to become a member of the club that will guide. . .
. . .this planet's destiny into the next thousand years.
With the signing of the UN trade agreement, 1 .5 billion Chinese. . .
. . .will have access to the world--
No future for free trade until there's accountability. . .
. . .for criminal aggression.
Check him out.
I'm there already.
Well, make that 1 .4999 billion.
Without any further delay. . .
. . .here he is, the architect of China's future. . .
. . .Ambassador Jian Tze Wu.
What's he saying to Chan?
The level is too low, and he's blocking the bug.
-Come on, I gotta know. -It's recording.
I'll clean the tape later.
"Today, I'm very happy. . .
. . .to participate in this party.
I'm honored. . .
. . .to open the door of China. . .
. . .to the world. . . . "
--around the building. What's going on?
I got him. Black track suit. Bly.
-Novak, get in here! -Copy. I'm gone.
-Going to the seventh floor. -Anna!
-Emergency exit, west side. -Copy that. I'm mobile.
-Cut him off outside. -I'm on it.
Parking structure!
Top street level. Moving to you. Flag that fucker.
Stop!
Shit!
Check in. What's your situation?
Shaw!
Heading outside.
Shaw, talk to me!
-Shaw, what's your situation? -Shots fired.
Talk to me, Shaw!
-East side. Coming to you. -Okay. East side. I'll be there.
He's heading for the street! You got visual?
Negative! Negative!
I got him! I got him!
-Where? -Damn!
Seventy-seventh.
Okay, mid-block. Construction site.
Location?
-Location? -Seventy-sixth.
He should be in front of you.
Negative, negative!
-Bly, I can't hear you. -Wait, I got him!
-I got your mark! I got him! -Bly!
Shaw, help me. I'm hit.
-Shaw, I'm-- -Bly!
Bly! Oh, God!
Come on! Come in!
Oh, shit!
Freeze! Drop your weapon!
I said drop your weapon! Drop it! Drop it now!
Drop it now!
Put your hands behind your head! Hands behind your head!
Get on your knees! On your knees!
Shaw, help me.
Shaw!
-Oh, Jesus. -I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, I'm. . . .
That's okay. You're Julia Fang, right?
Franklin Cappella, special agent with the FBl.
Do you mind if we chat?
Being moved to a five star accommodation.
Courtesy of the FBl.
You got the wrong man.
How many jokers you think we snatched sprinting along 76th street with a 9mm?
Including me?
Maybe we should just hand you over to the Chinese.
Let them kung fu your ass.
It's not him.
Well, thank you very much, miss.
We'll find you if we need you.
Ceramic gun?
Clears the metal detector nicely.
UN credentials. Too difficult to fake.
High tech communication gear, almost government issue, which means. . .
. . .we shop at the same store, but only. . .
. . .you have a higher limit on your credit card.
Which makes sense for a. . .
. . .CIA officer?
Army lntel?
Foreign government?
Feel free to chime in at any point. I'll just keep on talking.
The point is, Greg. . .
. . .we have dead Chinese refugees and we have a dead Chinese ambassador.
I don't need a fortune cookie to tell me someone wants to put the kibosh. . .
. . .on the, what do you call it, the Chinese trade agreement-type deal.
What's going on?
Go!
Son of a bitch!
Cock-sucking assholes!
I'm too fucking old for this.
Oh, shit!
Goddamn it! Shit!
Tensions flared with news of the ambassador's assassination.
Meanwhile, the FBI is withholding the identity of the assassin...
... who fled captivity last night in a daring escape.
Check your E-mail?
I'll call you back.
Give me the phone.
-Is everything all right? -Listen.
Transfer the call.
We're both here now.
The UN is running a secret unit that assassinated China 's ambassador.
This will be the story of the week and damage the UN permanently.
Unless?
Unless the Chinese trade agreement dies.
We don't have the power to kill it. Others do. We don't.
Nevertheless, you have 24 hours.
Kill the treaty? Why?
Who stands to gain by that?
It's the way we would have done it.
What are you talking about?
The blackmail.
Our own techniques being used against us.
Your techniques, Eleanor.
I told you this was going to come back to haunt us. There's no free lunch.
Now, I want everything to stop immediately.
I don't want anything to happen without my consultation and permission.
Mr. Secretary, I must insist--
No, you listen to me, Eleanor.
Who is this man?
The assassination ofAmbassador Wu...
...could not have come at a worse time.
UN representatives are concerned it could delay the trade agreement.
Others fear more permanent damage to relations between the countries.
Businessman David Chan is recovering in a hospital.
His doctors made a statement a few hours ago.
Mr. Chan is resting comfortably.
The bullet was removed from his arm without complication.
Wagner?
Hey, baby.
I think you've got something for me.
Same caliber that took out Wu.
I'm sure Greg Brogan's prints are on it.
So our boy gets rescued by these Triad assholes. . .
. . .punctures one of them in the melon. . .
. . .and renders the others into Chinese salsa.
-You ever watch wrestling, Ray? -Sure.
I mean, now and then.
-Because this is just like wrestling. -How?
It's reality mixed with illusion mixed with bullshit. . .
. . .mixed with big, scary guys from parts unknown. . .
. . .in dire need of psychiatric care.
Have it your way.
Thank you.
Now. . . .
The level is too low. And he's blocking the bug.
It's good to see you too.
Why do police still believe he's the killer when you said he wasn't?
Would you comment on rumors linking you romantically?
Miss Fang?
-May I have a word with you? -Don't you have a fugitive to catch?
I just want to talk to you.
This is harassment.
I'm just trying to protect you.
From who?
Our friend is mixed up with the Triads. You know what that means.
My best friend is dying up there.
You want to help, find whoever tried to choke the life out of her.
Okay.
If you want to call me.
Fuck.
Go.
Come on. In the car.
Move over.
Not a word.
Who do you work for?
Are we just going to sit here?
Please stop that.
No.
No?
I've got you figured out.
Oh, you do?
You think I don't see you're as scared as I am?
That you yourself don't know what's going on!
Okay, that's enough.
Okay?
All right?