Who would dare to attack me here in Chinatown?
Who would challenge the Hun San so openly?
It's possible...
...they were sent from Toronto by white powder ma.
And how does white powder ma gain from attacking me?
An attack on you is an attack on us all.
Why would the Nam Soong send two young boys?
Why not? White powder ma is a reckless adventurer.
But not a fool!
I'm afraid white powder ma has everything to do with the attack.
The two kids were from Toronto.
They were seen on Mott St. before the attack.
Believe me, we'll find them.
You sound very sure of yourself.
I am.
But why would white powder ma attack us, Joey?
Thailand, uncle... Ban Sung's favor.
So he attacks us here, makes us look weak.
Ban Sung will be impressed with the new power of white powder ma.
Our throats will be cut like sheep.
Last night's attack...
...is not just a serious loss of face for our tong...
...but also, I'm sorry to add, for our president, uncle Yung.
Not to retaliate...
...is to lose even more face!
There is merit in these words.
There can be no success in business without Harmony.
And we are in a time of much disharmony.
There has been a 30% fall-off in all restaurant business.
The Italians are angry at us over the candy store incident.
And after all the money we've made for them...
...they still treat us like junior partners.
Behind our backs they call us yellow niggers.
My respect for men of many years...
...men like yourselves... Is very great.
But I suggest it is time to consider a more vigorous leadership.
Gentlemen...
Since I am the subject of discussion...
...it would be rude of me to remain.
I will excuse myself.
What you say about the state of our business is true.
But what steps would you propose to take?
My first obligation is to smooth uncle Yung's exit with a gift.
My second obligation is to punish these people who attacked his restaurant.
Then there will have to be a trip to Thailand to reassure Ban Sung.
We'll make a bigger profit.
Otherwise it's our money in the Italians' pockets.
All you guys want to do is eat and gamble.
I told you to keep this place clean.
It is.
It smells like a sewer!
We'll clean it again.
- Where's the doctor? - In the kitchen.
You gave them morphine?
Yes. Get up!
How are you? Is the bullet inside?
Does it hurt very much?
No. Good like new, lord.
How is your brother?
Little brother... Can you walk?
You're good boys.
Both of you, get some rest.
You did well.
How long before the wounds heal?
Two weeks, maybe less.
But the one with the toes...
Thank you, doctor.
You know what is expected of you. All of you.
Clean this goddamn place up!
I have six children, lord.
But Tina is the hope of our family.
Even with all of us working, we don't have enough for her college.
I don't want you to worry about it anymore.
Tina's education will be provided for.
Please forgive me. I had no one else to turn to.
You did the right thing by coming to me.
Tina will be attending Columbia in the fall.
Thank you.
I hope you understand how difficult it was...
...for your mother to come here to me.
You must show your appreciation by studying hard.
Auntie, stop worrying. I have to go.
Have something to eat. Don't worry.
Ah, brother ma!
A happy surprise.
A pleasure to meet you at last, Joey.
I must pass on my personal regrets...
...on the death of your esteemed father-in-law Jackie wong.
We are all poorer without his wise guidance.
Even we, in the Nam Soong...
...think that whoever is responsible for assassinating him...
...is no better than a crow that flies up the ass of a dead animal...
...to reach the gut without work.
A miserable crow.
We also have reason to believe this little crow...
...is behind some recent problems in Toronto and New York.
But we ain't gonna worry about a crow.
Now that you've enlightened me, older brother...
...perhaps I can share some information of my own...
...so that together we can tear the wings off this crow.
I'm leaving in the morning.
It would give me great pleasure...
...to have you as my guest at dinner tonight.
You can count on me.
Save me! Save me!
No, don't!
Don't shoot me!
Don't do this to me!
Tracy tzu is becoming dangerous.
Publicity can only embarrass us all.
What's next?
Our faces in the white newspapers?
How this reporter...
...found out about your trip to Thailand...
...is a serious question.
It worries me that the Nam Soong are very upset about the white powder ma.
We are very upset. Very unhappy.
And also our old friends the Italians are very angry.
Look at me!
It was a very serious mistake to make an attack on this policeman...
...and not succeed!
Are you thinking with your ass or your brain?
Our younger cousin has overemphasized the Thailand end of the business...
...at the risk of endangering all our other enterprises.
With great risk comes great reward!
What I'm hearing in this room is the cackling of crows.
Our friends in Toronto are adventurers who can be dealt with.
The Italians are a separate issue.
They'll give in once we move with our new friends.
The stink in the press is coming from captain white.
And like a fly's bite on an elephant's ass...
...he too can be dealt with.
The new shipment arrived in Bangkok Tuesday...
...and it was in Amsterdam by Saturday.
I spoke to our chemist in Hong Kong.
He guarantees us one load every two weeks. The finest quality yet.
It took Jackie Wong 2 years to make the money I'll make in 3 months.
What nonsense!
When is it due in New York?
Less than a week.
We'll have the balance of our payment...
...in our banks by next Monday.
How much faster can you go than that?
It's too dangerous to take delivery now.
We must wait at least a month!
I don't agree! To send it back only compounds the risk!
I have complete confidence in our couriers.
Trust me, honorable uncles.
I assume we're working with rising sun lines.
No, it's a new courier.
One of my own choosing.
For your own protection it's best I don't mention the name.
Excuse me.
Everybody...
...back to work.
You run too fast...
...you fall down.
We look back with fond memories to the peaceful days of Jackie Wong...
...when the earth was earth, heaven was heaven...
...and man had his two feet on the ground.
I think in the interest of all Chinatown, of the white press...
...of our relationships with city hall and the Italians...
...we must consider a return to an older and more stable leadership.
I think Harry's proposal has merit.
I couldn't agree with you more.
But perhaps you will also consider that Joey's youth...
...has caused Harry...
...to color the situation with personal animosities.
I will be more than happy to be proven wrong, cousins.
But I think we've all been put in great jeopardy by Joey's youth.
We've always survived...
...by not turning on each other in the face of the white demon.
You've questioned my honor.
If for no other reason, I will personally guarantee everyone's share.
I will be there myself at pier 11.