"Good day, ma'am." " Who is she, Mike?" " I'm working on it." "Fiona Birch, alias Fiona Neilson." "Born in London, England 1978." "Wanted for murder in Spain, Brazil and United States." "You'll like this." "She was kidnapped from her parents" " When she was..." " 12 years old." "Madame M likes to start them young." "I'm in the lobby." "Where to now?" "Look to your right." "Take the VIP elevator up to the 12th floor." "'He's in 1238.'" " Hey, guys." " What took so long?" "Nobody serves takeaway around here." "Cappuccino, right?" "Here you go, Mike." "Why don't you cut him some slack?" "He's new on the job." "To be a good agent, Jack, you need to think fast." "It shouldn't take you 20 minutes to get coffee." "Sorry, sir." "It won't happen again." "So why don't we just arrest her?" "The point is to let her escape so she brings us to Madame M." "I like her technique." " What technique?" " You know, like Mata Hari." "She'd use her incredible body to either get the enemy's secrets or..." " Or what?" " Or she'd kill you." "Think you could take your picnic outside?" " Oh, sorry." " Got anything else to eat?" " Mm, no." " I think I need a sandwich, Jack." " Now?" " Yes, now." "All right." "Waiter." "Can I have two croissant sandwiches, please?" " Dah!" " Oh!" "Go!" "Stop!" "Oh, shit!" "Oh, shit!" "Ahh!" "Ahh!" "How are you?" "You are an outstanding boxer." "Do you like this?" "If you like it, you can have it." "Take them, they all belong to you." "I'll take you where only the best boxers are allowed to go." "You can become one of them." "Do you want to come with me?" "Oh, shit." "October 11th." "Another girl has been reported missing, bringing the total to 40." "Their ages are all around 13 years of age." "Although their nationalities and family backgrounds vary, it is interesting to note that each of these girls excels in either martial arts or sport." "Ever since the Rome incident, Madame M and her organisation have not resurfaced." "In the meantime, little girls are disappearing all over the globe." "Could it be... one female assassin dead and dozens more being trained to take her place?" "If that's the case, I'm afraid these girls will be scarred for life, they can never be helped." "This is your new home and these girls are your sisters." "I want to go home." "I want my mummy!" "For the time being, you can think of me as your mummy." "You're not my mummy!" "You can't tell me what to do!" " Do you really want to go?" " Yes!" "I don't like it here and I don't like you!" "All right." "You can go now." "Go." "Girls, I would love to officially welcome you to a brand new world!" "Here, every exercise, every meal and every class will be with one thing in mind - to create a team of world-class fighters." "Is that clear?" "Yes, sir!" "We are 200 miles away from the nearest island and if you try to run away, you will be shot." " Any questions?" " No, sir!" " Hi." " Hey." "Were you brought with me today?" "Yes." "My name's Charlene, what's yours?" "Katherine." " You have a very pretty name, Katherine." " Thanks." "Everybody, come!" "Come on!" "I say we go now." "Tonight." "As soon as they turn the lights out." "There's only one guard in the tower and one on the pier." "If we can get to that side of the bay before they see us, there's a boat we can escape in." "We'll have to row but it's our only chance." "I've seen that boat." "We can't all fit in it." "I didn't think everyone here had the guts to go." "All right, so who's in?" "Raise your hand if you want to go." "What?" "I want to go with them." "You won't be able to escape." " Ready." "First ready position!" " Hoh!" " First!" " Hoh hoh hoh!" " One!" " Hoh!" " Two." " Hoh!" " Change sides!" " Hoh!" " One!" " Hoh!" "Two!" "OK." " One!" " Hoh!" " Two!" " Hoh!" " One!" " Urh!" " Two!" " Urh!" " Three!" " Urh!" " Four!" " Urh!" " Five!" " Urh!" " Six!" " Urh!" " I can't stand it any more, Katt!" " Don't stop." "Keep going, Charlene!" " It's Anne-Marie and Renee!" " And Susan." "Come on, keep going!" "Move your arse!" "Come on!" "You people are pathetic!" "Come on, go!" "Move!" "Move!" "Go!" "Go!" "Keep going!" "Come on, go, go!" "Come on!" "Move your arse!" "Use your legs!" "Use your arms!" "Go!" "Go!" "Come on, go!" "Attack!" "Come on, go!" "Fight!" "The central nervous system and the delivery of electric pulses from the brain to the rest of the body depends almost entirely on your skeleton network and in particular, the spinal column." "Remember what I said about detaching the C5 vertebrae?" "It cuts the nerve cortex, instantly paralysing your victim." "Death by suffocation normally follows." "Keep your back straight, your head still." "Wiggle your hip." "Now stop here." "And pose." "Turn." "Stop." "And turn." "Today's lesson-working through pain." "To be a fighter, to be a killer, you must learn how to work with the elements." "I don't care if you're wet or if you're freezing, your environment is your friend." "It's your only friend." "The water is so cool and clear." "I feel like I'm sitting at the bottom of the sea." "Very peaceful." "Have you thought about the fact that we'll have to kill people who haven't done anything to hurt us?" "I haven't dared to think about it." "You can't afford not to think about it." "That's your fate and mine." "We can't get away from it." " Are we really going to become assassins?" " Yes." "We'll also make lots of money so we can have the kind of life we want." "Why are you making such a face?" "Let's go." "Let's get back." "'This is not an exercise." "'Today's mission is to kill a group of enemy soldiers." "'They are all armed and ready to attack." "'They will not show any mercy." "'You have to fight for your survival. '" "Good luck, ladies." " Urh!" " Let's go!" "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "How are you feeling?" "Listen up, I want you to be totally clear about what you're doing." "It was your duty to kill him." "To Madame M, we're... we're just experimental subjects." "What we learn here will help us one day in the outside world." "I know, but..." "I killed someone!" "I saw him stop breathing in front of me." "Forget about him." "Just think about the future." "Like when we were kids, when we imagined that we'd have happy lives." "When you hung upside down from the tree and twisted the big guy's neck - crack!" " You were so cool!" "Your legs must be tired, let me massage them for you." "Wow, your muscles are very tight, relax!" "If you need anything, just name it." "I'm all yours." "Ah!" "I finally thought of our alias when we became assassins!" "We'll be called "The Ruthless Cuties"!" "You don't like it?" "I'll think up another one, then." "When I was a child, I had boys chasing after me." "One of them lived next door and we would ride our bikes to school together every day." "I had to clean the boxing ring every day when I was a child." "I used to hope every day that I wouldn't have to mop up any more, so finally I chose to fight in the ring." "You and I actually came from two different worlds, yet we ended up living together for six years." "Listen up, here's your assignment." "Kill the nearest girl and bring her body outside." "Anyone who isn't outside in two minutes will be shot." "This is stupid!" "Why are we killing each other?" "Because there's ten guys outside with M16s." " If we refuse, she can't kill us all." " There's no time for this." "We have our orders." "Ahh!" "Congratulations, ladies." "You are the survivors." "You show your courage and strength in every imaginable situation." "Take a good look around you." "These girls are not your friends any more." "Only one of you will survive tomorrow's exercise." "Who will that be?" "Get some sleep, ladies." "Tomorrow is graduation day for one of you." "This is bullshit." "The whole thing was bullshit from day one!" "I don't think I'll survive tomorrow." "Tomorrow will just be another practice session." "Trust me." "Katt." "If we have to fight each other, promise me you'll show no mercy." "Go to sleep now." "Today is the day one of you will earn the right to survive." "Some of you may feel that I have treated you unfairly." "In fact, I'm afraid I might have protected you too much from the harsh reality of the world outside." "All of you will soon be given a number." "Girl number one enters the cage first." "She faces girl number two in a fight to death." "The survivor must then face two more girls, numbers three and four." "The winner then faces three more girls, number five to seven." "But that's not fair!" "That's right." "Life isn't fair." " You're sending us to our death." " Maybe." "But an assassin knows-the path to your own mortality is only a footstep away." "What if girl number one survives the first three rounds?" "If she survives, she'll have to fight the last four girls." "One and four." "The fighting's over when only one of you remains." "Behind you is a box containing numbers." "Choose one and accept your fate." "I want out of here." "I don't want to die!" "You have no choice." "All you can choose is your weapon." "Hey!" "We are on the same team!" "We can do it together, we'll be "The Ruthless Cuties"!" "We won't die then!" "I lost hope in life when I realised I was an orphan." "Charlene." "If I die inside the cage, don't ever forget me." "We will always remember each other." "Charlene, don't be stupid!" "She took my number!" "I'm meant to be first!" "There is only one rule inside the cage, no matter what method you use to kill your opponent, you cannot leave, you cannot surrender." "You have no friends, no support." "All you can believe in is yourself." "Today you fight until you die or until you are the last survivor." "It's all very simple, ladies." "Live or die." "Do not disappoint me." "We've been friends for six years." "I don't want to kill you." "Yah!" "Maybe now you understand survival of the fittest and the need to eliminate the weak." "Kill her!" "Kill her!" " Shut up!" " Don't touch me!" "Ya-ah!" "Charlene, are you all right?" "You have to make it." "You have to win." "I shall." "We'll both win." "Don't give up." "Let me handle the one who's going to die soon." "I'll leave you to show off with the other one." "Then you'll have the advantage." "You're going to die this time." "Ahh!" "Don't kill her." "I beg you." "Stop!" "That's enough." "You really are ruthless." "You've all exceeded my initial expectations so I have changed my mind." "I'll keep you three alive so our organisation will be even stronger." "I'm so happy I don't have to wait any more." "You've all graduated." "After seeing how outstanding you all are, to be honest, I'm a bit envious but I know time doesn't run backwards." "Newcomers replace the old-timers and I have to admit I'm old." "This is your world now." "Cheers." "Cheers." "Jing, have a sip, and tell me what the label is and the year it was made." "Petrus, 1971." "Katt, what about yours?" "Vega Sicilia, 1985." "Good." "Charlene?" " A table wine." " Very good." "You all know how to enjoy life." "Within a month, you'll all leave here with new identities." "I guarantee you'll each have an annual salary in excess of $5 million but very soon, you'll become the most wanted criminals in the world." "Your contracts will last for five years." "When the contract is up, you can either choose to renew the contract or leave." "What's wrong?" "Are you feeling unwell?" "I feel weak all over." "The wine has been drugged." "Now we'll have a signing of the contract we designed especially for you all." "From this day on, your bodies are no longer pure so you no longer have any need to cherish them." "When a man reaches orgasm, that's when he's at his weakest." "That's the best time to kill." "You should thank me for making you all into genuine killing machines." "Yes, more." "Please, more." "Lower." "Lower." "Lower." "Do you know why you're here?" "To please you." "You are a most unusual young woman." "I'm glad you think so." "I'm sure my cousin thought the same thing... before you killed him!" "Ahh!" "Charlene!" "Come on!" "Damn!" "We've got no way out!" "Hurry!" "Block the door!" " They set a trap to catch us!" " There must be a way out!" "Even if there isn't one, we'll make one!" "We can't, it's over!" "I'm almost there!" " Hurry up!" " Get out!" " Charlene!" "Leave first!" " No, we'll leave together!" " I can't leave you here!" " Calm down and listen to me!" "I'll keep them occupied here, I'll see you outside!" "I promise you!" "You'd better not be lying to me!" "Go!" "Go!" "Why haven't you gone yet?" "Go." "From the markings surrounding the fractured vertebrae, the coroner seems to think he was killed by a woman." "One of my first assignments was following a suspect, Madeleine Ho, a. k. a." "Madame M." "The killer ruptured the central nerve with their bare hands." "It's been six years since I've seen a body like this." "Jack, there's something else." "The coroner found a blood sample on the body that's not the victim's." "Run a DNA check and send the results to Missing Persons." "If my hunch is correct, Madame M has decided to come out of her hole." "'Charlene Ching." "'All these years you've been missing, what has happened to you?" "'You must be a different person now but how much have you really changed?" "'" "I beg you, Goddess Tin Hau, please watch over my daughter, Charlene." "Bless her so she'll be happy and safe." "Bless us so we can meet again soon." " You're here to pray again?" " Greetings, Uncle Chan." "Don't worry." "Prayers to the Goddess Tin Hau are always answered." "She will have heard your prayers and will bless you and your daughter." "I hope so." "I beg the Goddess to use her power to help me find my daughter again." "I'll leave you to it, then." "Mrs Ching?" "Jack Chen." "CIA." "What is the matter?" "I want to ask you a few questions about your daughter." "Have you found her?" "Please take me to see her immediately!" "There has been a string of murders around the world." "The suspect is a professional assassin." "According to a DNA test, Charlene is the suspect." "That's impossible!" "Why would my daughter suddenly become a murderer?" "Six years ago 40 girls disappeared at the same time." "They have been trained as professional assassins." "Charlene was one of them." "That can't be." "There are clues indicating Charlene may have arrived in Hong Kong." "If your daughter tries to contact you, I hope you'll be able to cooperate with us." "You can't imagine what it's like for a mother to lose her daughter, the kind of pain I've gone through." "Do you know how guilty I feel not having been able to take care of my child?" "I do sympathise with your situation but my job is to find the killer." "Mr Chen, even if my daughter is the killer, why would you think I'd help you catch her?" " Mrs Ching." " It's you again." "Please go away." "I want to help your daughter but I have to find her first." "Has she contacted you in the past few days?" "Jack, first you tell me my daughter is an assassin, now you think I'm hiding her." "Sorry." "I'm very busy." "Hey!" "Go!" "Go!" "Urh!" "If you continue to follow me, I'll kill you." "I've followed your case for six years, how can I not follow you?" "That's your problem." "That's got nothing to do with me!" "You're wrong." "That is your problem." "Do you recognise her?" "Who is she, Charlene?" "I'm arresting you because I want to help you." "How can you kill someone in front of your mother?" "Do you really think she's forgotten about you?" "Don't you have any feelings?" "Don't you want to become an ordinary person again?" "Sorry, I think you've got the wrong person." "Charlene's dead." "Listen, Charlene..." "I don't care what you call yourself." "We're getting colder and colder trapped in here and to be honest," "I don't know how much longer I can keep holding this stance." "I knew from the start you wouldn't dare kill me." "It's not that I don't dare." "I won't." "I'm from the CIA." "I've come to arrest you." "Are you OK?" "Here... cover yourself with this." "I've been searching for you and girls who've disappeared like you." "Can you tell me where you've been for all these years?" "Who's controlling this organisation?" "Forget it." "Why would you tell me?" "But I'll find out." "I'll rely on myself." "I won't give up." "You really don't want your jacket back?" "You look like you're really cold." "Don't worry, I'm not afraid of the cold." "I'm a man." "What?" "What are you laughing at?" "Did you know a man's... a man's metabolic rate is 15% faster than a woman's, so technically a man is more resistant to the cold than a woman?" "I don't know about you but I'm really cold." "Come over here, it'll be better if we stick together." "We'll combine our body heat like Eskimos." "Come over here." "You're a good person, you know?" "Case 538, day five." "Despite lack of cooperation from the local branch, my investigation continues to progress." "'I'm watching the mother of a China Doll assassin." "'Hopefully, I can solve this before anyone else gets killed. '" "For now, my only lead is Charlene Ching." "I believe Charlene was... is..." "She said the most amazing thing to me in that ice cream truck." "She's lucky I gave her my jacket." "What in the world am I saying?" "Even if I have to do it on my own, I will solve this case." "Jack Chen, agent 75394, signing out... while officially on sick leave in Hong Kong." "'Mummy!" "Mummy!" "'Mummy!" "I promise you, 'when I grow up and I'm well trained in martial arts, I'll protect you." "'I won't let the bad guys get to you." "'But if they do come to attack, I'll beat them all up!" "'" "Charlene?" "Ah!" "Help!" "Help!" "Ahh!" "Freeze!" "Freeze." "Drop the knife." "I'm dead." "Charlene." "Take her away!" "Get your gun out!" "I came to visit my mother." "Why would I carry a gun?" "Where's your gun?" "I dropped it." "Watch out!" "Mummy!" "Mummy, I'm so sorry!" "I couldn't protect you!" "I'm so sorry!" "It should be... me who's sorry." "To have a chance to see you again... the heavens have been good to me." " Mummy!" " You'll be fine." "There's a hospital nearby, I'll carry her on my back." "Put pressure on her wound or she'll lose too much blood." "I know what to do, you don't have to tell me!" "Just get her to hospital as soon as possible!" "Jack." "Oh, Jack." "She wants to find someone called Jack." "That's me." "I beg you, don't arrest my daughter." "I promise you I won't, Mrs Ching." "Thank you!" "Even if you have to arrest me someday, that's fine with me." " Jack?" "That's your name, right?" " Of course." "I'm not like some people who don't own up to their names." "I've known you for six years, Charlene!" "Watch out!" "Thanks." "I'm very confused right now." "Sometimes I can't even tell..." "I don't know if I'm doing all this for professional or personal reasons." "Out of charity, I think." "Just like doing a good deed." "Don't worry, your mother will be fine." "You really are a good person." "What?" "The last time you said that, you hit me with a gun and knocked me unconscious." "My phone number." "I know you'll come back to see her." "Don't blame me when I do my job then." "I know, Jack." "I understand." "Our contracts state we can't have anything to do with our past." "You'll cause harm to your family!" "I know but if anyone tries to kill a member of my family, I'll fight to the death!" "You killed someone from the organisation." "I won't let you go that easily." "You've only got one path open to you." "If you finish one more job, then we'll be even." "You wouldn't want something bad to happen to your mother, would you?" "Right?" "OK." "I give you my word." "That's a smart girl." "Welcome, Madame." "Allow me first to introduce myself." "I'm Ryuichi-it was I who made this appointment to meet you." "You know my terms." "As you specified, 10% of the fee in new bills." "Unmarked." "A traitor's appeared in my organisation." "His surname is Sawada." "But I do have a request," "I want to be present to watch how he dies." "That's simple." "But if there's more to do, then you have to pay more." "No one dares to change a deal midway with me." "Not now, not ever!" "Fine!" "Since you have the guts to ask me for more money, I know you won't disappoint me." "Your avarice won't allow you to fail." "'This is Mr Ryuichi's private club." "'He's made an appointment to meet Sawada tonight." "'You two can work inside without any worries," "'I'll take care of Mr Ryuichi's safety myself. '" "Shit!" "There's something wrong." "Allow me to die." "You asked for it, Madame." "You fell into this trap for a bit of money." "Sawada doesn't exist." "How else could I have got everyone here tonight?" "My partner Carlos was killed by an assassin who knew how to lap dance." "Can you imagine how lonely I've been since he died?" "I lured you all here because I wanted you to have a taste of what he suffered!" "Ladies, welcome to Nirvana!" "Let's go!" "This dart is just a heart-warming aphrodisiac stimulant." "Let's go!" "Your body will heat up soon, then you'll get very excited, very happy." "Jump down!" "Don't leave your friend behind!" "I'll wait for you at Pier 14!" "If you don't show up within 24 hours, I'll kill her!" "Excuse me." "Hello?" "Who is it?" "Where are you, Charlene?" "Charlene!" " Where are you?" " Jack." "What happened?" "Charlene, it's me, Jack." "How are you feeling?" "What's wrong with you?" "Wait, wait, wait!" "Wait." "No." "Stop, stop." "Stop." "What happened?" "Why are you like this?" "I was drugged." "It was an aphrodisiac." "We have to calm down." "Charlene!" "Charlene!" "Charlene!" "Charlene." "Charlene!" "Wake up!" "Charlene!" "I came to Hong Kong so that I could arrest you China Dolls." "Regardless of how I feel about you," "I can't behave like this with you." "I still have to arrest you." "But right now..." "What am I saying?" "I've lost my mind!" "Jack." "I really want you to know that I am a man who believes strongly in traditions." "Well, I want you to know... that I know what I'm doing." "'Jack, if I could live my life again," "'I'd really like to be an ordinary girl." "'But I accepted my fate a long time ago." "'Jack, I hope you'll take care of my mother while she recovers 'and maybe the heavens will allow us to meet again someday." "Charlene. '" "Why?" "Why do you have to leave every time I get close to you?" "'Help me!" "'Help me!" "Come over here." "'Help me... '" "What's going on?" "Katt!" "Katt!" "Katt!" "Charlene, Charlene, Charlene." "You finally came to save me." "I'm really privileged to be able to watch you and Mr Ryuichi's exciting fight." "Oh!" "Let her go, Ryuichi!" "I killed Carlos, it had nothing to do with her!" "I now know how to play with this China Doll." "I don't understand why you don't come with instruction booklets." "Ooh." "That's enough!" "Katt!" "Please... kill me." "Don't you remember you once promised me we'd always stay together?" "I can't." "I can't hold on any longer..." "OK." "Now it's time to say goodbye to your good friend." " Bye-bye." " Don't..." "Ha ha!" "OK, ten seconds." "Take your time." "I'm sorry, Charlene." "I can't do what I promised in this life..." "No..." "No." "No!" "Come on!" "Your goal and mine is to seek revenge." "Let's fight with our bare hands." "If we don't use weapons it'll be the most meaningful way to kill the other." "Yaaah!" "Ahh!" "I've beaten you to a pulp." "You can't even see!" "I'm afraid this duel of ours will soon be over." "'I only have one more chance." "I have to hold on!" "'Concentrate." "'I have to concentrate 'so that I can sense every vibration, 'to gather all my energy" "'and imagine myself standing in a peaceful lake." "'I have to focus my mind." "'My heart is as calm as still water." "Yahhh!" "Tin Hau Old Temple" "I have to leave tomorrow to go back to the States." "If you have time someday, remember to come back and visit me." "Of course I will." "Do you think we're very frivolous, being superstitious?" "No." "I was thinking... that Chinese people have such strong beliefs." "Although I've never believed gods existed," "I don't know why but I feel very comfortable here." "If you like, make a wish." "Your wish just might come true." " Really?" " Give it a try." "You've got nothing to lose." "I hope Katt will reach a happy place." "I want her to know I really miss her." "Also, please protect the person I care about, regardless of where..." "Please protect the one I love so she'll always be happy and healthy." "I hope one day I'll be able to tell her I care a lot about her." "68 JIH - Sixth of the Twelve Terrestrial Branches 68." ""Two minds working towards the same goals will have their time again together," ""holding hands, playing music and dancing together. "" "I'm sorry, I don't understand." "How strange." "A girl who was just here also received the same fortune." " Was she also looking for someone?" " Yes." "The girl told me she was looking for a boy she met in a refrigerator." " In a refrigerator?" " No, inside an ice-cream truck." " Where is she?" " She just left." " Ah..." " Thank you." "'Call me superstitious 'but sometimes I feel as if Charlene's just close by." "'I can sense we're walking down the same path." "'I know as long we stay on the same track, 'one day we'll meet up again." "'I'm waiting for that day." "It shouldn't be too far in the future. '"