[The Way We Were]
[Episode 36]
Heaven.
So this is what heaven is like.
Is this real?
I'm not dreaming, am I?
Hey man, I prepared clothes for you, plus food and water in the trunk.
I'll take care of your Bentley, don't worry.
Stay safe.
- All right. I'm off. - Is this really necessary?
You don't get it.
Call me if you need anything!
[San Francisco to Oakland]
[Oakland, CA]
Understood.
I will ask President Cheng.
I'll call you back.
What does Rooney want?
He wants to see you again.
He stressed that the meeting place had to be a place
of utmost secrecy, where no one can eavesdrop or take photos.
- He wants to choose the location. - Just tell him to come to my place.
Send people to sweep my apartment and check the cameras there are working.
Every second of our meeting must be recorded.
Understood.
- Be 100 percent sure. - Understood.
What is this?
CE's manufacturing technology data...
and documents on parameters and technological processes.
This is the only part I can get for now.
But I promise you that with time, I can get it all.
Rooney... what's the meaning of this?
I've learned from my Chinese friends in the last two years.
Taking alternative routes.
This is you taking an alternative route?
I've given you what you want.
On the surface, we'll play according to CE's board of directors' rules.
This is the best solution I've come up with.
President Cheng.
You should know how sincere I am about partnering with Weiye now.
Rooney.
I understand your frustration.
You've been working on this for years and it's come to nothing.
That's why you've decided to go an illegitimate route as a last resort.
I see your justification.
You got screwed over.
But you must be aware that this is a crime.
Are you asking me to commit a crime with you against U.S. law?
Business is business, yes, but I never go against the law.
Take this away, and I'll pretend this never happened.
What's wrong, what happened?
I just went to see Cheng Wei.
He's in San Francisco again?
Why did you go see him?
I thought CE's partnership with Weiye fell through and had been eliminated.
I went to find him to see if I could get another chance.
What did you do?
I gave our core technology data to Cheng Wei.
Are you insane?
- That's stealing! - You're right, it is.
If the company finds out you did that, they'll call the police in a second!
Not only will you ruin your reputation, you'll go to jail!
- I know! - Then why would you?
I can't accept this!
I can't accept losing everything when I was so close.
Everything has gone up to smoke!
Did Cheng Wei promise you something?
Otherwise CE's lost partnership wouldn't make you lose all reason!
Did Cheng Wei promise you something?
How much did he promise to pay you?
Enough to equal a lifetime's worth of earnings.
That's what he always says!
Did he take the documents?
He rejected them. He didn't even look at them.
He didn't take them?
That's good.
Does anyone else know about this except Cheng Wei?
John Brown.
I couldn't have gotten these files without him.
Is he trustworthy? Would he sell you out?
He's my closest colleague. I trust him completely, don't worry.
You have to make sure.
That way we can pretend none of this ever happened.
Rooney, we're not short of anything without Weiye or Cheng Wei.
Remember what I said when you proposed to me?
Who cares if it's all over? We can still live a happy life together.
I'm your wife now.
In the future, we'll have children.
- I know. - I've finally found peace.
Promise me I won't lose it again.
I promise.
I promise you.
I promise.
- So how old is your brother? - 21.
Is his brain functioning properly?
I mean, does he have any problems... up here?
He was scared, does that count?
He's very healthy and doesn't have mental illnesses.
Okay. Does he have a criminal record of any kind?
Theft, assault, rape, anything like that?
- No. - He does not break the law!
We want you to find him, and not to arrest him!
Okay.
Leaving one's home voluntarily does not qualify as being a missing person.
He's purposely hiding for whatever reason.
It sounds like your brother is a normally functioning, healthy adult.
And he hasn't broken any laws.
So in this situation, there's really nothing we can do.
Can we change him to a missing person, is that okay?
At least you can help us.
Find out where he went and give us some information.
There is nothing that we can legally do.
We're the police department. Not the CIA.
Any investigation would be a violation of your brother's privacy, I'm sorry.
I don't think he'd drive his own car. He probably borrowed someone else's.
I've asked all his friends. He didn't contact any of them.
But I can't guarantee that no one was covering for him though.
There is one thing.
Do you know if your brother has any cash on him, any credit card?
I don't think he doesn't have that much cash but he has a credit card.
Okay. So when he uses up all his cash, he'll use his credit card.
Can we check credit card records?
No! That's private information.
Without proper cause, the police don't have access to that information.
- Then why waste our time? - Let's find him on our own.
Cheng Ran's current credit card is tied to my dad's bank account.
Every time he uses it, the bank will send a notice.
But those notifications don't come with exact locations.
If the main account holder call the bank, they'll be able to tell him.
Then let's go find your dad.
But it's like he doesn't care, he might not cooperate with us.
My dad only uses that card in America and he usually leaves it with Frank.
He has Frank pay it every month.
Also, he imposed a $10,000 limit on Cheng Ran's card.
Let's go find Frank.
Yes, let's.
- Okay, thank you, officer. - Bye.
- Good luck with your brother! - Thank you.
Ying Ying!
Your dad is back, he's in his study.
Okay.
Dad.
We went to the police.
The police?
- To find Cheng Ran? - Yeah.
What did they say?
That they don't help find runaways!
I don't even care, why would they?
I can understand them, but how can you not care?
- Yeah. - Don't you know your brother?
What could he do with his measly amount of courage?
Running away...
He's just trying to scare me.
As if I'd fall for it.
Besides, the subway project bid is about to begin.
I leave for China tonight.
He'll come back by himself in a few days.
Mister, he's your son. You're really just going to leave it?
Yup. From now on, I'm going to learn from your parents.
He can do whatever he wants. I'd like to see how much worse he can get.
Then at least lift the limit on his credit card!
He's out there in the cold with nothing to eat. How is $10,000 enough?
Are you and Cheng Ran in on this together?
No, absolutely not! Otherwise why would I go to the police?
I'm afraid he'll run out of money and do something stupid out of desperation.
That makes sense.
All right. I can lift his spending limit.
Satisfied?
Let's go.
Miao Ying.
I need to talk to you.
I'm off then!
I'm leaving tonight. You're not going to talk to me at all?
Have a safe flight.
Shu Che hasn't contacted you again?
No.
I've been really busy this time and couldn't find time to talk to you.
I happen to have time now.
Do you want to chat?
I have class later. I'm leaving.
Goodnight.
Oh sorry, your home owner's insurance doesn't cover air conditioners.
So what do you cover?
Well, home damage from things like earthquakes, volcanoes...
- Hi. - Hi.
- How are you? - Better now.
- Come in. - Thank you.
Don't tell me my dad sent her.
What's that? We haven't even done anything yet.
I have to do something, I forgot.
- Do you know Frank? - No. Who's Frank?
- Cheng Wei? - No.
Take it.
Go.
- What? - Go!
It's perfect, not too hot. Here.
You drink some too.
Why are you laughing like an idiot?
I'm lucky.
Who?
Me.
You think you're lucky?
You know that that bullet was this close to hurting your spleen?
It's a good thing you weren't as fast as him so you weren't that close.
Otherwise, the bullet would've gone through.
Then you would've died.
I feel like I should thank these two bullets.
Now I can hang out here legally for a bit longer.
And, insurance is covering my hospital bills
so I don't have to worry about money.
Two birds with one stone.
It's a blessing in disguise.
How are you so optimistic?
There's something I've been wanting to confirm.
What?
After the surgery, I saw this image.
I don't know if it was an anesthesia-induced hallucination
or if it was because my soul went to heaven for a bit and met an angel.
That angel looked a lot like you.
So... did the angel do anything to you?
She...
Is that what she did?
What?
That was my first kiss.
Really.
[Heading southeast from Oakland]
[Bakersfield, CA]
Hello? Who's this?
Hello?
Why are you not speaking?
Cheng Ran!
Cheng Ran, is it you?
Husband, don't cry! How are you, are you okay?
No.
How? Is it the food?
No.
Then are you having trouble sleeping?
No.
Then what's wrong?
You just left like that and escaped everything, you should be feeling great.
It's not great at all!
I'm free, and I've gotten out of my troubles...
but I feel like... like I'm gone too.
You're gone?
I get it. You feel lost without us and your familiar environment, right?
Do you miss me?
I do. I miss everyone.
I miss my sister. I miss my friends. I even miss my dad.
Hubby, where are you right now?
Why? Are you trying to trick me?
Hurry and get to the point!
Was that my sister?
Why are you two together? My dad's there too, right?
Cheng Ran! Dad's not here, he went back to China. Hurry and come back!
Don't lie to me, I know he wouldn't just let me go like that.
I'm not lying!
He left already, he's super busy with the subway project to deal with you.
Then... what about the school? How are they dealing with me?
Did they call the cops?
The school expelled you, but they don't plan on suing you.
Your dad is really something, he cleaned your ass again!
Really?
Listen, don't worry. You won't get beat or put in jail now.
That's not possible! I don't believe that nothing's going to happen after all that.
You set up a trap to lure me home, right?
Dad's sitting next to you, right? The cops have bugged our phones, right?
You're buying time to find my position, right?
Let me tell you, that's not possible! This is a public phone!
Listen, it doesn't even matter whether we went to the cops or not.
Even if we did, they could care less about you.
Don't try to numb my paranoia, I'm definitely not falling for it!
I've prepared extensively. You guys won't find me!
You won't be able to trace my phone or my car.
You won't be able to catch me even if you have my credit card records!
Here's the area code I got. 661.
There are three regions with a 661 area code. We can't find his exact location.
- Hi. - Checkout, please.
Just a moment.
Here.
If you don't have enough money, you can pay with your card.
Oh yeah, sure.
Please wait a moment.
Sign please.
Hi, hello. I'd like to check my credit card's available credit.
Your credit card is the American Express black card
and there is no credit limit. Please be reassured.
No, maybe you missed something.
My father is the cardholder and I am the secondary cardholder.
He set a $10,000 credit limit per month for me.
I would like to check the available credit for this month.
Yes, I have checked.
The cardholder as canceled the credit limit for the secondary cardholder.
Currently, the credit card has no credit limit.
So you mean I can spend as much as I want? Like a few million okay?
Yes, that's your choice.
Okay. Bye, and have a good day.
Thank you, you too.
Cheng Ran finally started using the credit card.
[Lincoln Plaza]
This is the hotel?
I called the bank to check.
The card was used at this hotel in Bakersfield.
Okay. I need to go find him.
I'll need you to follow his location and call me if anything comes up.
- Okay? - Yes, understood.
There's news of Cheng Ran?
Yeah.
He used his card at a hotel in Bakersfield.
He must be staying there. Luca and I are going to drive down there.
Just you two girls?
Will that be okay?
You're the patient, you shouldn't worry about us.
I'm more worried about leaving you alone at the hospital.