The Romeo Section - First Season

Previously on "The Romeo Section"...

Taylor Gascoyne?

I have a message from your mother.

I just don't want her saying the wrong thing to the wrong person right now.

I'm just looking for my fair share of the spoils,

and I will take over that fucking crew.

So... she goes to rehab.

This is the key to the basement apartment.

We're supposed to stay here.

So how are we going to work together?

: We are everywhere.

At the same time, we are nowhere.

We don't handle anything but the big picture.

S01E04 Fragrant Harbour

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Waxing his car every Saturday morning

in old Wan Chai.

He would sit there and smoke

and watch all the ships come and go.

I wish he were here to see me with you.

Me too.

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Now read it back to me.

Foxtrot, Bravo, Echo, Kilo,

6-9-0-0...

The general tells me you have friends down at the docks.

I wouldn't be here if I didn't.

Ruf'...

I'm busy right now.

Are you with Vince?

Yes. I'll call you back.

I need to see you tonight.

Yeah, okay. Whatever you want.

Vince is trying to sell my fucking house.

He told Cindy not to tell me.

He's making his move.

Make sure it lands safely.

I gotta go. I'll call you.

We need to figure this out before he does anything.

Okay, gotta go. Bye.

Need you to go see our friend down on the docks.

From Vince.

This is the rehab your cousin went to?

Yeah.

Five or six years ago, he was slamming meth.

My aunt and uncle had to change all the locks,

the whole thing.

He's all better?

Fully.

He started his own bridal shop business

in New West.

So, what'd they do, like, an intervention?

Nope.

They just straight-up kidnapped him.

Grabbed his legs,

threw him on a private jet.

Done and done.

How much did that fucking cost?

30k. All in.

30?

I want you to take care of this.

Now he's asking me to kidnap his fucking wife.

In order to accomplish what exactly?

To get her to rehab.

He thinks there's no other way.

And what do you think?

I think he's right.

Well, it's not really my place to tell you to kidnap her

or don't kidnap her,

but my advice is

leave these kind of things to the professionals.

But if I, uh...

if I were to do it,

hypothetically...

"Hypothetically."

Well, get her when she's weak.

From a secure, indoor location,

after a binge, when she's vulnerable.

Make sure you have a minimum of five bodies,

one for each limb and one for the head.

Take away her air and her sight

as quickly as you can.

Use a panel van, slam her full of opiates,

enough to knock her out,

but not so much that you kill her.

You've done this once or twice?

If this thing goes sideways,

and...

they usually do,

and you end up with a kidnapping charge,

just know that that's not one I can make disappear.

Tony, is it?

I understand you're in the movie business.

I made a couple gangster pictures.

Documentaries.

Fiction.

What's your story?

They picked me up trying to fly to Los Angeles

on false papers.

I got bold, what can I say?

So, now you're headed back to one of those five-star labour camps

in the People's Republic.

I'm prepared to do whatever it takes to avoid that.

Whatever it takes.

I can be helpful.

Quanxi.

You know what that means?

Sure.

"Social capital."

And I got a lot of it.

Not right now, you don't.

I know people here.

Politicians. Ex-cops, agents.

Vancity is where the real gangsters come to lay low.

Really?

Let's hear some names.

Ah, well.

The Yuen Brothers.

Victor and Newell.

Loan sharks.

Big time.

I know for a fact they're wanted back on the mainland.

They financed part of my last picture in Hong Kong.

Winston Santos. The banker.

He also finances movies.

Sounds like the movie business is a good business to be in.

Susie Mah.

I see her around all the time.

Is she also in show business?

Real estate,

and she runs a couple big charities.

She also runs a casino in Macau,

I bet you didn't know that.

So, you see, Tony,

you are going to have to dig really deep, my friend,

to surprise me.

I haven't slept in 48 fucking hours.

Okay, tell you what.

I... am going to leave you this,

and when I come back,

this page is gonna be full of names.

Every interesting person that you have ever met.

What do you think?

He's a bit desperate.

He's just too willing, too forthcoming.

Somehow, the prospect of facing a firing squad

does that to a man.

The PRC wants this guy back on embezzlement charges.

Feels like a dangle.

I should toss him back?

No, let him stew a while,

see what bubbles up.

Fred Foy from San Diego

wants a sit-down in the morning.

What's he doing all the way up here?

I think he's interested in joining your church.

Yeah, well, we're not taking on any new members.

Come by the office. We'll discuss.

Jesus.

Been a while, I guess.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

So, what's Vince saying today?

He's talking about rehab for you.

Where? I'm curious.

Somewhere local, I think.

That cheap fucker.

California wouldn't be too much to ask.

I think he's legitimately trying to help you.

What's his plan for me?

He's gonna kidnap you.

I'd like to see him try.

That's the plan.

What if I just go willingly?

I don't think he'll buy that.

You need to really sell this.

If you're in rehab,

you won't get nailed for doing Vince.

Nobody will suspect you.

The only way I'd get nailed is if you rat me out.

I'm saying take a couple weeks off.

I'll do what needs to be done.

You get back, the whole thing's taken care of.

It makes sense.

Malcolm Song?

Yeah?

That's one I don't know.

Military attache.

He bounced around the consulates for years.

He still around?

He comes, he goes.