I Come with the Rain

Jesus is in agony

until the end of the world.

I'm sorry, Mr. Kline, for this deeply unpleasant arrangement.

I apologize.

I have a fear of being contaminated by all sorts of things.

I have an only son whose name is Shitao.

Three years ago, without any explanation,

he left for Asia.

A year after he left, he sent me a telegram,

from the island of Mindanao... in the Philippines.

He asked me to deposit 10,000 dollars into his account.

I did so without question.

A month later, he asked for the same amount again.

This time I sent a detective, a man named Vargas.

Vargas searched for six weeks and had reasons to believe...

that my son was looking after an orphanage

in an area occupied by goldminers.

A short while later, I received a telegram from Vargas.

He said everything was fine,

that I could send the money, that it was for the orphanage.

I sent the money.

Since then, 13 months have passed without any news.

And I have no means of reaching Vargas.

Do you have any idea why your son left?

You must understand, Mr. Kline,

that mine is the largest pharmaceutical conglomerate in the world.

I built this empire from nothing, through sheer force of will.

Perhaps I was too hard on my son.

Since he was ten years old,

I have only ever seen my boy from there,

where you are now sitting.

Please, find him.

You have carte blanche, Mr. Kline.

Spend whatever you need to spend.

But please bring me back my son.

When and where will you begin your enquiry?

I have another job I'm finishing up in a couple of days.

I guess I would start in Mindanao and pick up where Vargas left off.

Very well, Mr. Kline.

Thank you.

Someone swore to me,

that he saw three men kill Shitao one night,

about seven months ago.

They dragged his body into the jungle and buried him somewhere.

Why did they kill him?

At first, Shitao kept the orphanage going with money from his father.

Then one morning,

he shut himself up here, in this room, for three days without eating.

When he came out,

he went directly to the richest miners around

to ask them for donations.

One man never gave anything.

So Shitao sat on the ground in front of that man's house

and he talked for hours and hours and hours.

The man didn't chase him away,

he didn't beat him up, he said nothing to him.

Then, one night,

he had him killed.

I want your advice, Vargas.

On my way here, I got a phone call.

It was Shitao's father.

He told me something.

He has a sister who lives in Hong Kong.

Aside from Shitao, she's the only family he has left.

Two days ago, she went to their parents' grave

and she found fresh flowers.

So she called her brother

to scold him for having been in Hong Kong and not calling her.

When he told her that he hadn't budged from L.A.,

naturally they assumed it was Shitao who left flowers on the grave.

It is hardly evidence.

That's what I said.

But they want me to go to Hong Kong and check it out.

I have no reason to doubt the person who told me

he'd seen Shitao murdered by three men.

But I never said anything to my employer

because I didn't have any real proof of his death.

Everything points to his being dead, but...

I know deep down...

that he's still alive.

If I were you, I'd go to Hong Kong.

Thanks.

Here is a photo I took of Shitao.

I think it's the most recent one.

Save my boy, please. Save him.

Save my boy, please!

You... you okay?

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Hi! I'm looking for Detective Joe Meng Zi.

May I see your ID, please?

Hey! How are you? Good to see you.

Nice to see you, too.

What's going on? Who was that?

Su Dongpo. An asshole.

I will take you to dinner tonight.

Sorry, I was annoyed.

It's no problem. Who's complaining?

Well... looking for a guy in Hong Kong?

Yep.

What have you got on him?

Name, age,

college transcripts, couple of photos.

Give me your right hand.

Christ!

Show me your other hand.

What happened to you?

You did it yourself?

Come with me, I'm taking you to the infirmary.

Maybe he looks totally different since the last picture was taken.

Yeah, it's possible.

We'll see... what the computers have to say about your man, OK?

Why paint everything gold?

I'm restoring the house of the Lord.

He's coming. He's among us.

Look. He is the crazy guy who painted our changing room gold.

Who is the Lord?

Is it Jesus? The Christ? The Buddha?

It's the organ that allows fish to float.

To get a piece that big,

the fish has to be at least 75 years old.

Try it.

- Naaaah! - It won't kill you...

C'mon, try it!

So good... OK, tell me. Why did you quit the force?

They made me see a shrink. That's why I quit the force.

It was because of a murderer.

He was...

He killed 24 people.

He considered himself an artist.

He used to make sculptures out of his victims' bodies.

Holy shit!

This guy could dissect his victims so quickly

that they were still alive...

When he'd...

That's really disgusting.

After 27 months on the case,

I think I kind of... over-identified with him.

I... It was the only way I could figure out what he was gonna do next.

So, I had to think like him, I had to live like him, and...

in the end, I think I got a little contaminated.

Yeah, contaminated.

Did you catch him?

Yeah, I caught him, it was easy.

It was "easy"?

Yeah, it was easy...

Because...

Hasford was ready to be caught.

There were a lot of guys working on the case,

but he chose me.

He chose you?

He called me at 4:00 in the morning.

He told me to come alone. So I went.

You went all by yourself.

I went by myself and I killed him.

I know what you're thinking.

If you'd try, I'd help you.

I know I can always count on you...

But I can't do without it.

Everyone knows.

They're all talking about this cop. This Joe Meng Zi.

What about you?

You think he can make things difficult on us?

You have my respect. My trust.

I'm just waiting for you

to give me something I can pass on to the others,

the ones who don't really know you

This is a gift for your wife.

I know she loves Shanghai crab.

These are the first of the season.

I promise you:

Joe Meng Zi will not taste them this year.

That decision will soothe the spirits.

It's a wise decision.

5 Star!

Who're you working for?

World's biggest pharmaceutical company.

I've got complete control and no credit limit.

In your shoes, I wouldn't be in a hurry to find your guy.

I've never slept in a 5-star hotel.

Mi Fu, how's it going?

You seem stressed out.

Gambling debts getting you down?

I need to freshen up. Is that alright?

You know where it is.

Be quiet. Lili's sleeping.

I keep him with me out of respect for his uncle.

But I shouldn't... He's a hothead.

Mi Fu...

What are you up to, Mi Fu? Su Dongpo is...

I just want to cool off!

Your safe! Put the money in this bag!

Su Dongpo lives around here.

We're just going to drive by, see if he's still up...

I think it's the street we just passed.

Shit!

I'm a dead man...

I'm a dead man.

Su Dongpo is gonna kill me.

What!

He shot first!