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Master Chief, The: Part One (2023)

Posted: 02/18/24 06:59
by bunniefuu
You sure we're going

the right way?

I think so.

Why don't we use

our cell phones?

He said no cell phones.

How will we know

we're going the right way?

Let's just keep

going straight, man.

Maybe it's around

the corner or something.

What are you doing?

Buying us insurance.

Have a seat.

If you don't mind me asking...

how much do they pay you?

Not much.

Well, let's say

they pay you 30K,

40K tops.

You think

America cares about you?

Do you think

you mean a thing to the Navy?

They don't give

a shit about you.

You're not even an American.

You're Filipino.

You're a pawn.

You have the hard drive?

Yep.

Top secret military technology,

advanced radar detectors,

submarine technology, I've...

I've got it.

Alright. Good.

Hand it over.

So, um...

what kinda partnership

are we talking about here?

How much are you looking to get?

I'm just looking for

a good win-win.

Whatever you think is fair.

I like the way

you do business.

You don't come off

as a greedy guy.

See, if more sailors

were like you...

they live happy lives.

Hey, boss, we got a problem.

Yeah. What is it?

There's nothing

on this hard drive.

Seems like we've got

a slight problem here, Gabe.

Whoa, whoa. Hold up, hold up.

I joined the Navy

to live a better life.

I never thought

my life would end so soon.

It was an accident, all right?

I-I brought two just in case.

I just, you know,

I hid it somewhere.

All right.

Keep the other guy here.

No funny business.

You mess up,

I blow his brains out.

Oh, shit!

Where the f*ck is it? f*ck!

Usually when

you hear that sound,

it's nighty-night.

It ends with a b*llet

straight through your skull

and no one survives that.

Growing up I'd hear it

in hip hop songs

and thought it was a badass.

It's a different story

when the g*n is pointed at you.

They say your

life flashes before you

right before you die.

Not true.

The only thing

going through my mind was,

where the hell did I put

that damn hard drive?

-Permission to come aboard.

-Permission granted.

Welcome aboard.

You're assigned

to logistics department.

LS3 Madden

will take you there now.

Welcome aboard. Follow me.

LS1 Abalos,

I'd like to introduce you

to LSSN Rosario.

He'll be your new apprentice.

-Thanks so much.

-I'll be right back.

-Filipino?

-Uh, yes.

An ugly coconut.

Brown on the outside.

White on the inside.

Just pay attention

to everything I say

so that you're brown

all the way around.

Now, grab a clipboard

and learn fast.

You see all this stuff in here?

We're in charge of it all.

Someone needs a gear, we got it.

Someone needs their mail,

we got it.

Remember this.

No one messes with us

'cause we're the supply guys.

They mess with the supply,

they may just get a delay

on their care packages.

Why would somebody mess with us?

You'll see why.

This isn't anything you learn

in school or the real world.

This is survival.

You'll see

what I mean when we get ready

to go on your deployment.

It's all happening so fast.

Well, get used to it because

we're only as strong

as our weakest team member.

And trust me, you don't wanna

be the weakest team member.

Madden is always making sure

to have our bags.

People do some shady things

around the ship

and it is in our best interest

to protect this inventory.

If something ends up missing

and it's in your area,

that's your ass on the line.

Roger that.

So, where are you from?

I'm from Stockton.

Where the hell is that?

It's like a small city/town

right outside of Sacramento.

Kinda like a farm town.

-You're a farm boy.

-Not really.

You married? Single?

Single.

Hey, we better

watch out for this guy.

We don't want him

going head over heels

for every woman

he meets overseas.

Set your things there

in the locker and let's begin.

Boat boo?

What?

Fan room. 13:30.

Be there.

Hey, what's up

with this new guy?

Get outta here.

You never brought back

those extra sponges.

And no, this guy's off limits.

He's a good kid.

What'd she say?

Something about a boat boo.

Oh, no. You don't want that.

What's that?

Did she tell you a time?

The fan room.

And lemme tell you your first

lesson here on the ship.

What happens here, stays here.

You got it?

Now get back to work.

Coconut coming through, guys.

Nice to meet you, Coconut.

I'm Romi.

I take care

of all the cooks here.

Although you're a coconut,

you're still family.

Thank you.

Psst!

Hey, you gonna hook me up too?

Uh, if you pass me your plate

I'll take care of you

right away.

Nah, it's cool.

I know how you Filipinos

are helping each other out.

That's Filipino mafia.

That's the first time

I heard the term

"Filipino mafia."

I thought

we were nerds in the Navy.

Growing up,

I never saw a badass Filipino

in all those Navy commercials.

So I just thought, you know,

we were the ones

in the back programming

computers or something.

So, hearing Filipino and mafia

in the same sentence,

now that was different.

I guess it just made the Navy

a little more interesting to

me.

Filipino mafia?

That's what they call

all Filipinos in the Navy.

Why?

'Cause we're organized

and resourceful.

Really?

- Really.

- Exactly.

Other people in this ship

have differentiations

and they all have their value.

But when it comes

to food and supplies,

we pretty much run the ship.

You the new guy, right?

Rosario, yeah.

Everything good?

Yeah, everything's good.

Oh, where's the fan?

Oh, it's about that time, huh?

Is this some sort of hazing?

Am I gonna get jumped?

I don't wanna say much,

but I can't promise

you won't get hurt.

I mean...

do I gotta go?

You don't have to go,

but you do have to

keep it a secret.

This is a trust exercise.

Why is this all so secretive?

You'll see what I mean

when you get there.

Okay.

How do I get there?

I can't believe

that just happened.

You better get yourself checked.

You think you're the only one?

Boat boos

aren't supposed to be serious,

so don't go falling in love.

What you and your boat boo do

is between the both of you.

Don't let it affect your work.

Okay, make sure

to finish this inventory list.

Hey, how was your first day,

Coconut?

Pretty good.

I learned what a "boat boo" was.

Nice.

It's safe to say he is getting

seasoned pretty quickly.

Is he coming to the meetings?

No, he's not ready yet.

All right,

I'll see you tomorrow.

I've gotta handle a few things.

Attention to all sailors.

This is your Captain.

Wanna congratulate you...

-Two hundred dollars...

-The plug is messed up, bro.

Oh, man, you gotta fix this.

It's gotta go through the top.

-Gabe!

-Hey!

-What's up, man?

-What's going on, bro?

How you doing, man?

Everything good, man?

-Pretty good.

-Glad you made the trip.

How was the trip?

It was pretty good, man.

I just-- This Navy life,

you know, getting used to it.

If you need anything,

we got you.

This is my roommate,

Mark, right here.

-Mark.

-Thanks. What's up, dog?

-Yeah, bro.

-Um, your room's upstairs.

Everything is all set up.

We set it up for you earlier.

Oh. Thank you.

Make yourself feel at home,

yeah?

-Appreciate it, bro. Thank you.

-Okay.

Sounds good.

Okay, let's go.

That ain't close enough.

Let's go.

-$20.

-Be nice, bro. Come on, bro.

-It's Amazon Prime. $20.

-Okay, well, shit.

Hey, Mom.

How are you?

I'm so proud of you.

Thanks, Mom.

You are a big sailor now.

You are going

to travel the world

and make a lot of money.

I hope so.

When are you going to

find a girlfriend

and settle down?

I think I met someone.

She's a coworker.

Don't date anyone from work.

It might be too late, Mom.

I-- I think she kinda likes me.

Well...

whatever you feel is best.

Don't be too serious.

You pull too easily.

I'll be all right.

Actually,

I'll be there next week

to pick up my boxing gloves.

Will you be bringing

your new girlfriend?

I hope so.

Make sure you bring her!

I want to meet this

future daughter-in-Law.

We'll see.

Okay.

-Take care.

-Sounds good.

Love you.

Love you too.

All right.

Here are those

wine glasses for you.

I hope you're

enjoying everything

-at Tara's this evening.

-Thank you.

Okay, is there anything else

I can get for you?

Everything is great.

Good. All right. Enjoy.

Now this is better

than the fan room.

What's wrong with the fan room?

I love the fan room.

Don't get me wrong.

I just-- I wanna set some rules.

-Rules?

-Yeah.

Like,

are we boyfriend-girlfriend?

Are we exclusive?

I don't know.

I want a serious

relationship here.

You know, wifey material.

Wifey material? You're funny.

How am I funny?

Okay.

How about this?

What do you wanna do?

Because most men want one thing.

And some woman too.

So we use the term

"boat boo" to...

create that bond.

No emotional ties,

just business.

But you want something

more serious...

I can be serious.

Is that a trick question?

You want a tricky answer?

No.

Then what do you want?

I want it to just be me and you.

You know,

candlelight dinners, sunsets.

So are you asking me

to be your girlfriend?

Yes.

Yeah.

-Yeah?

-Okay.

All right.

So you're down

to meet my mom, right?

Sure. I'd love to meet her.

Now let's go back to your place.

Come on! Come on.

We're winning money today, baby.

-We're winning money today.

-I don't know.

Hey, uh, you-- you guys

wanna watch TV with us?

Oh, actually, we're good.

We're gonna go upstairs.

Thanks, though.

-Let's go.

-Okay.

Oh, hold on. Hold on.

Can-- can we just take a second

to get to know each other

a little better?

Like, I feel like

I barely know you.

I don't know.

I just wanna get to know

your goals, your dreams.

You sound like my parents.

I don't know.

I just-- I mean it.

I wanna get to know you.

Don't you wanna do it?

Of course. I mean, I-- I do.

Can we do it later?

Like, I just--

I wanna know who you are inside,

that's all.

Fine.

Do you wanna play

a-- a board game?

Attention on deck.

At ease.

This is my daughter Kate.

I'm trying to convince her

to join the Navy.

But as you could tell,

she's not very convinced.

I'm sure you'd make

a great officer,

or perhaps even

a captain like your dad.

Oh, thanks.

Um, you know, your dad makes

sure to always look out for us,

and I'm really blessed

to be a part of a good team.

If y'all wouldn't mind,

I have to handle

something real quick.

Yes, Captain.

We're getting closer

to our deployment.

How's everything looking?

Everything's on track, Captain.

The biggest concern

we have right now

is this illegal arms dealer.

Which one are

we talking about here?

Tony Bancroft.

He's responsible

for brainwashing our sailors

at every port that we enter.

They still

haven't caught this guy yet.

No, unfortunately,

we haven't yet.

He's out there somewhere

trying to lure in our sailors

with prostitutes,

dr*gs, and money.

Do we know his exact location?

We're still working on that,

Captain.

Last we heard, he was in

the jungle region of Vietnam

trying to get intel

in exchange for money.

How much money we talking here?

Thousands.

Hundreds of thousands.

And maybe he's luring them in

with other things.

dr*gs, BANs, Zumals, Nars.

-You name it.

-Well...

we better catch

this son of a b*tch

before things get worse.

Yes, Captain.

You finished cleaning it all up?

Almost done.

Doing that for

the last five hours.

It's a lot to clean up.

Listen, Fernandez,

I don't know how you got stuff

done in the Philippines,

but if you wanna make it

here in America,

you gotta work like an American.

Or even a Mexican.

You can't keep doing stuff

on Filipino time.

Showing up to work late,

getting the job done late.

This is military time.

Now get outta here before I send

you back to the Philippines.

Yes.

You don't have to

talk to me that way!

What'd you say?

-Nothing.

-What'd you say?

Say it again.

You're not higher than me.

We're the same rank,

the same job.

It's your responsibility--

You're talking? Huh?

All right, guys, that's enough.

We're at w*r here!

Hey, ease up on him.

All right, guys, that's enough.

Hey, ease up on him!

He's had enough!

Let him go!

Get up, Fernandez.

Yo, he-- he-- he's dead.

Wake up.

Wake up!

f*ck!

Yo, check his pulse!

Oh, man.

Here comes trouble.

Did you guys hear what happened?

What?

Fernandez is dead.

What happened?

He-- he got to a fight

with Gibbs and Tate.

What?

Tate choked him to death.

That's crazy.

Fernandez was a quiet guy

who never gets into trouble.

I know, that's

why everyone's tripping out.

What does this mean, then?

I don't know.

But we'll find out later.

God rest his soul.

He was such a good guy.

Master Chief's gonna talk

about this evil at the meeting.

All right, I'll see you later.

He's coming, right?

No, he's not ready.

Okay. Be careful around here.

You can never be too safe.

What's he talking about?

About Fernandez?

What about the meeting

and if I'm ready.

No, that was nothing.

Didn't sound like nothing.

Relax, Coconut.

You're still a rookie now you

wanna know everything going on.

If I feel like you're ready,

that's when I let you know.

Where's my stuff?

Oh, sorry.

I am gonna head out now.

Good work today.

Finish up here

and I'll see you tomorrow.

-All right, see you tomorrow.

-See you tomorrow.

I am gonna be

heading out as well.

-I'll see you tomorrow.

-See you tomorrow.

Okay.

Master Chief.

Good to see you.

Who invited you?

Abalos.

Abalos is a good sailor.

Welcome.

Keep in mind that

anyone can attend our meetings,

but not everyone does.

Why not?

Most sailors

want to get drunk and party.

Many are called,

but if you have

the visions of true mastery.

When you enter that door,

just know you are here to help

your fellow sailor rise.

So we're only as strong

as our weakest sailor.

-Yeah?

-Yeah,

because I keep ripping it.

How do you compare this

to Red Bull and Monsters?

-Full house.

-Shit!

Full house, on me.

Uh, all right, all right.

I got money all day.

All right,

everybody settle down.

We're going to begin

this meeting.

Today's a tragic day for us.

We lost a good sailor.

A man of God.

A brother.

Jay Fernandez showed us

what meant to live

the American dream.

He came from the Philippines...

and work really hard to send

paychecks back to his family.

Tonight...

we pay our respect

to our fellow brother...

and honor him.

And so I ask you all

to bow your head.

Say-- say a little prayer.

Dear Lord.

Please take care of our fellow

brother, Jay Fernandez.

Please welcome him

into your kingdom.

And please

watch over his family.

We pray that

you bring the people

responsible for this to justice.

-Amen.

-Amen.

And now I would like

to call and welcome

Master Chief Tabalon

on the floor.

Thank you for that prayer.

I appreciate

the last word you said.

It burns inside of me

and inside of all of us today.

Justice.

The two sailors responsible

for Fernandez's death...

will have to

deal with what they did.

Who would've thought

a simple argument would lead

to the death of one

of our Filipino brothers?

I know for sure

that if one of us was standing

beside him

at the time of the incident...

we've had made sure he would

still be alive here today.

But what this means now

is that we must set the example.

And how do we do that?

We rise in rank.

But remember...

if a fellow sailor spits at you

or provoke you,

the best revenge is success.

We are where we are today

not because we fought back,

but because we rose in power.

You can lose the battle

and still win the w*r.

We are all examples

of winning that w*r.

Always...

lead...

by example.

Sorry, I-- I'll clean it up.

Who invited you, shipmate?

I invited myself.

You're the new

sailor from the stock team.

Yes.

Rule number one.

I'm sorry I lied.

I just wanted to see

what was going on.

Now you see it. Now you'll go.

I'm so sorry, Master Chief.

Don't you ever lie

to me again, Coconut.

Trust is something earned,

not given.

Hey, Dad. Doing okay?

We lost a good sailor today.

Wait. Wait, what?

It happened on my ship.

I'm responsible

for the lives of my men.

If I can't even

protect us now...

imagine out there.

No, it's--

it's not your fault, Dad, okay?

You can't keep blaming yourself

for other people's problems.

You blamed yourself for...

for Mom's death and--

and now these men,

but people have choices.

Okay?

But we influence those choices.

I should have done more.

In the end,

their problems are my problems.

Okay, well, for one,

you should start

by not drinking

those problems away.

You got this.

Okay?

I love you.

Hey, Gibbs,

You're gonna pay

for what you did.

-Oh, yeah? How so?

-With this.

Stop, Abalos!

Abalos!

Hey!

What's going on?

Was this your plan?

To beat them up one by one?

Someone has to stand up to them.

Stand up for what?

It wasn't him

who k*lled Fernandez.

-But he was there.

-And?

And he chose to do nothing.

I heard he was the one

who started it.

I think we should

stay out of it.

What do you think?

I-- I don't know.

Well, you better redeem yourself

and earn your spot

in the meetings.

You know

what's going on around here.

And if you choose

to just stand there,

you'll never be in.

Remember, these are the people

you'll be living with...

eating with...

sleeping with.

And if you're not too careful,

you might just end up

like Fernandez.

We look out

for each other in here.

I need to know

you've got my back,

because that was me standing up

for Fernandez back there.

I need to know

you'll stand up for us too

when it's time.

Stop.

What you men have displayed...

is not a reflection

of the core values of the Navy.

The end result

is a fellow sailor dying.

It's an embarrassment.

It's a tragedy.

There will be punishment

and justice to be served.

Gibbs, you have been demoted

and will be serving six months

of restrictions without pay.

Tate...

you have been terminated

and will be serving

your sentence in federal prison

for k*lling Jay Fernandez.

Can you believe

they got me working with no pay?

This is my fault.

It is what it is.

Just finish your time

and you good.

At least you didn't go to jail.

I tried to save him.

Just let it go.

Do your time and then everything

will be back to normal.

It ain't fair.

Life ain't fair. Just ask Tate.

Do you think

I should have done something?

No, you did the right thing.

Why the hell

is he pissed off then?

I don't know.

There's so much going on

in the ship right now.

He's probably just stressed.

He wants me to prove myself.

This isn't prison.

Like, what

does he want me to do?

Shank somebody?

Probably.

No.

That's not how you earn respect.

You get respect by making deals,

or-- or finding a good win-win.

So make a deal.

I'm so proud of Gabe.

He's serving on

the USS Leo Port Albea.

Gabe! Oh!

Mom.

Look at you!

Oh, who is this

beautiful woman here?

Mom, this is Celeste.

Celeste Reyes.

We met on the ship.

Wow!

It's a pleasure

to meet you, ma'am.

Nice to meet you.

Come in. Come in.

Thanks, Mom.

Oh.

- Sorry.

- Oh, she's asking if

you know how to speak Tagalog.

Oh, um, sorry, I don't.

Oh.

At least, uh, Gabe understands.

But he doesn't speak as well.

Why don't you speak Tagalog?

Uh,

my-- my family never taught me.

Then you must learn.

What kind of Filipino

doesn't speak our native tongue?

Mom, I'll teach her Tagalog.

Okay?

Yes, Gabe will teach me.

Everything okay?

Yeah. It's fine.

Can you cook?

Uh, no.

We go mostly to restaurants.

Is everything okay?

What is she saying?

Yeah, she's just saying

how she appreciates you so much.

- Yes.

- Thank you.

How do you say

"thank you" in Tagalog?

Oh, uh, salamat.

"Salumat."

-Thanks.

-I guess it's time to go.

Yeah.

What did I say?

Did I offend her?

It's not your fault.

It's just that

you didn't know Tagalog.

She's mad at me

because I don't speak Tagalog?

She's very traditional.

How could I make it better?

Just don't worry about it. Okay?

We gotta focus

on this upcoming deployment.

-Attention on deck!

-Carry on.

-Captain.

-Canson.

Sure it goes without saying,

this Fernandez situation,

it's not a good look.

We need to address it.

Today I'll be going

to every department...

to make sure these sailors...

they understand that

we are all in this together.

Respect for your fellow sailor.

That's top priority.

If we don't do that

when we go on deployment...

we're gonna have

some serious problems.

Yes, sir.

I'll relay the message.

Attention on deck!

Carry on.

I'm sure you've heard about the

passing of our fellow sailor.

I wanted to go around

every department today...

ensuring that

the safety and trust...

is always top priority.

If you have any questions

or need someone to talk to,

just know we have the resources

to provide that to you.

-Thank you.

-Thank you, Captain.

I need to meet

with the Chow Boss.

Yeah, let me go get him.

-You want some food?

-I'm good, thank you.

What's going on, Abalos?

Gilly gilly. Gotcha.

-You sure you can get all that?

-Yeah, I'll take care of it.

Once you assemble it all,

let us know.

Gotcha.

Hey. Is it true?

Y'all get to do

whatever you want down there?

Nah, those are just rumors.

We're having serious meetings

about making improvements

on the ship.

Sure. Whatever you say.

It's open to everyone.

Then why doesn't anybody

ever wanna go down there?

Made everything

you asked for on the list.

Hope you like it.

It's perfect.

You sure you not half Filipino?

Just from the waist down.

So you're saying it's big,

right?

Big like the barrel, man.

Make sure they can

eat this in the galley.

Sure. Easy thing. I got you.

Just repurpose a few ingredients

here and there and bam!

-Gilly gilly.

-Thank you.

What do you want, Coconut?

Got a gift for Master Chief.

If there's anything I know

Filipinos like it's boxing.

I'll take on any of your guys.

If I win, I earn my respect.

If I lose, you guys

never have to see me again.

You really did it now.

Everybody will be talking

about you tomorrow for sure.

I hope

you can really fight, man.

'Cause I'm sure they're gonna

put you up against a k*ller.

I got this.

Ready?

Let's go.

We have

a true spectacle here tonight.

Rosario is challenging Alagar...

to a fight.

If Gabe wins...

he gains his respect.

If he loses...

he'll be the laughingstock

of the ship.

Ready?

Ready?

- Get him!

- Fight!

Yeah, you got this!

Come on, come on.

Get him. Get him. Get him.

-Come on, let's go!

-Get him. Get him.

That's right.

All right, all right,

come on, come on.

Go, go, get him,

get him, get him.

Hey, right there, right there.

Yes, yes.

Come on, come on.

You don't earn respect

using your fist.

You get it by showing integrity.

Sure, you won tonight.

But one thing

you still lack is wisdom.

I'll allow you to enter

the meetings just like anyone.

But to earn a spot...

that's different.

Hey, Gibbs, you have been

properly relieved

from your restrictions.

Your pay has been restored.

Thank you.

Relax, I just wanna talk.

I don't really

talk with your people,

but I wanna

set the record straight.

What happened with Fernandez

was an accident.

Why are you

telling me this, man?

So you can tell your people.

I don't want

the wrong information

going around out there.

Why don't you

just tell them yourself?

What do you mean?

I'll invite you

to one of the meetings,

you go up there,

and you set the record straight.

And if everyone decides

to jump me right then and there?

I'll make sure nobody jumps you.

How you gonna make sure?

You ain't got no power in there.

I will after this meeting.

You gotta put in your dues.

It will take forever.

Patience.

-You learned anything yet?

-Yes, Master Chief.

I'm learning every day

about the Navy life.

Like what?

Here's your next lesson.

There's always opportunities

for advancement around you.

All you have to do is

be willing to do more.

Yes, Master Chief.

Most of the supplies

are already being taken care of.

All the people

in my area are doing their job.

There's no one

I have to replace.

How's everything

in your division?

We could use a little help

with additional resources.

Resources? How much do you need?

Same shipment as last time.

-All right.

-Permission to speak, Chief.

Food supplies are good,

but there's a guy in the kitchen

giving us trouble.

We're suffering through

the workload already, Chief.

Don't worry,

just give me his name,

and I'll make sure he's gone.

By the way,

where's your ranks, shipmate?

Sorry, Chief.

Now, the most

important part of the day,

the news about

the illegal arms dealer.

We received information

about Tony Bancroft.

The arms dealer

that has been bribing sailors

in exchange for information.

Turns out he may be somewhere

in the jungles of Thailand.

Do we know which part

of the jungle, Master Chief?

They don't know where.

There's a lot of jungle though.

He could be anywhere,

Master Chief.

If anyone

has information on this guy

or his specific whereabouts,

make sure to let one of us know.

Now, if there's anything

left to discuss,

I'd like

to open it to the floor.

All right, that will conclude--

I have something to say,

Master Chief.

This better be good.

Well, Master Chief, I believe

that by having

a more diversified circle here,

we could strengthen

our relationships,

and get our jobs done

more efficiently.

Okay,

With the recent incident

with Jay Fernandez's death,

I wanted to shine

some light on the overall story.

We lost

a good sailor, Fernandez.

And the other sailor

that took his life,

he's serving his sentence.

So, that leaves us

with the only sailor

that was there

during the incident.

Tonight,

I wanted to bring him here

to set the record straight.

Thank you.

First of all, I wanna apologize

for what happened that day.

I worked with Fernandez.

He was a good sailor.

Sure, we got into it

here and there,

but that's what

the life of a sailor

consists of sometimes.

Working through challenges

when they present themselves.

What happened that day started

off as a simple argument,

which led

to Tate losing control,

and attacking Fernandez

who was just defending himself.

It wasn't two against one.

They went at it.

I've been in fights before

where we remove our ranks,

and get after it

to settle it one on one.

And then,

after that, we squash it.

I never would've thought

Fernandez would die that day.

Otherwise, I would've

done more to prevent it.

I'll make sure to relate that

to the Fernandez family.

Is there anything else

you would like to share?

No, Master Chief.

With that, we will conclude

our meeting for tonight.

-Thank you.

-Yes, Master Chief.

Oh, okay, okay.

You see this one?

Royal ,

hot tub, luxury pool.

Oh, man, they got

the spa, the massages.

-It has the happy endings.

-Yes, sir.

What are you guys doing?

Booking a hotel room.

Is that what

everyone else is doing?

- Yeah, most likely.

- What for?

We're pulling into Thailand.

It's time to party.

- Oh, liberty.

- Yes, sir.

We've been cooped up

on this boat for too damn long.

Time to see the world.

That's the

main reason we signed up.

Yo, check

this one out right here.

Ooh, look

at these baddies, two for one.

-Happy ending.

-Oh, yeah, yeah.

We gonna

use your card on that one.

Okay, that's fine.

The thing about deployment

is that you constantly

live, breathe, sleep and eat

with other sailors on the ship.

There's no,

"I'm calling in sick today."

It's all about the mission.

If we were at w*r,

you can't just go,

"All right, guys,

it's 5:00 p.m.,

I'm gonna go grab a drink."

We're all in this together,

and we're only as strong

as our weakest link.

I signed up for this job

to change my life,

and so far, it's changing.

I hope one day,

I'll be a good leader.

But in order to be

a good leader,

you've gotta be a good

follower.

Thanks, come by anytime.

Abalos?

What the f*ck is going on?

- We were just--

- Just what?

Doing inventory? That's my girl.

I didn't know.

-I wasn't just your girl, okay?

-What?

We were boat boos

until you wanted

to get all serious,

and take me to meet your mom.

I thought

you wanted to be my girl.

I did-- I mean, I do.

You know what? We're done.

You should know better.

I don't go to your wife's house

and start banging her.

I'm single.

You know what I'm trying to say.

You know what? I'm out of here.

f*ck both of y'all.

Rosario, hold up.

Look, I'm sorry man.

I didn't know

she was your boat boo.

It's none of our fault.

She wasn't yours

and she wasn't mine, right?

So, it is what it is.

If you still

wanna be upset, that's on you.

All I know is a whole bunch

of single women in this country.

We don't got time

to be mad over this.

So, what are we gonna do?

Man up, drink some whiskey

or be butthurt all day?

It's our first night here

after a long deployment.

Any good bars you can recommend?

Plenty here,

plenty of good vibes

and beautiful women.

All right,

take us to the closest spot.

You good?

Yeah, I'm good, just still

thinking about it, is all.

Think about it all you want.

I know what I'm thinking about.

That's who I'm gonna be

taking home with me tonight.

-I wanted to thank you.

-For what?

If it wasn't for you,

I'd be still

be clean bathroom floors,

and not get my full pay.

It was your guys

that helped reinstate my pay?

Not sure.

I'm sure it was your guys.

I guess we'll never know.

So, you gonna get

some ladies tonight or what?

Actually, I'll let you

stay here and do your thing.

I'm gonna go

next door to Kin Len.

I'll catch you later.

Hi, welcome to Kin Len.

Is this your first time here?

-Uh, yes.

-What are we celebrating?

Oh, getting cheated on.

Oh, well, I guess,

that's gonna require a drink.

-What are we having?

-I'll take the house special.

Coming right up.

-Here you go.

-Thanks.

Cheers.

-What are you celebrating, man?

-Oh, uh, nothing really.

I just-- I work on a ship.

Hey, I worked with sailors

as a defense contractor.

Oh, really?

Yeah, I'm in the Navy.

-That's crazy.

-Oh, I've done business

-with the Navy too.

-What do you do?

Cybersecurity.

You probably

make a lot of good money.

Enough for another

round of drinks.

-Thanks. Okay. I'm-- I'm Gabe.

-Caleb.

-Nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you, man.

Is this, uh--

is this your woman?

No, this is my friend Mikayla.

She moved here a few years ago

to help expand our company.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you as well.

How are you liking Thailand?

I'm liking it now.

-Where are you from?

-Stockton.

-I've never heard of Stockton.

-It's near San Francisco.

Like a farmer's town.

Bunch of Filipinos out there.

Eventually

led to the creation of me.

-You're Filipino?

-Yeah.

My roommate in college

was Filipino

and she would always cook

good food.

Sisig, lumpia, kare kare.

Well, um,

if you guys show me around town,

I can make you

some really good Filipino food.

Deal.

All right, Gabe.

Well, it was nice meeting you.

-But, uh--

-Me too.

Better get going.

Uh, you're heading out?

Yeah.

But you're coming with me,

right?

You said you could cook

good Filipino food.

Good morning.

Good morning.

How do you say it in Filipino?

In Tagalog we say,

"magandang umaga."

Magandang umaga?

See, I told you

I'd teach you Tagalog.

Well, I hope you'll teach me

a lot more than that

because I've got front row seats

to a cooking show.

We're definitely

not doing that today.

No, you said.

All right.

All right.

Based on these ingredients...

I think we can make

something good.

Yes!

And you clean

your fridge very nicely.

-I love it.

-Thank you.

All right.

Oh, God.

Ms. Mikayla,

I give you the world-famous...

kare kare.

Hm. Wow.

It's really good.

-So?

-You did a good job.

So, is the saying true?

Maybe.

Now, go get changed.

I wanna show you

around the city.

All right.

-I wanted to ask you something.

-Sure.

I don't know

how dating's like here, but...

I believe in dating

one person at a time.

And...

I don't know

if you wanted to be exclusive,

or if you--

You think that

I would ever date someone else

after being with you?

Some people are crazy like that.

Well, you don't have

to worry about me.

I'm different.

And if you want this

to be exclusive,

you have to ask me first.

Ask what?

Mikayla,

will you be my girlfriend?

Yes.

Mikayla was different

from any girl I'd ever met.

There was a way

she would just smile at me

that would send

chills through my body.

I know I just got out

of a relationship,

but after meeting Mikayla,

it was like no other woman

existed before her.

I wish I didn't have to go

to work tomorrow.

Well, maybe you don't have to.

She gave me

that warm feeling that

I could go to w*r

and come back to a woman

who would take good care of me.

Well, then, let me enjoy

this time with you while I can.

I'm sorry.

I messed up, okay?

I'm not seeing him anymore.

You should have thought

about that

-before you hooked up with him.

-Hey.

I said I'm sorry, okay?

I'm sorry too.

Because I found someone else.

What? You--

Yeah, right. That fast?

No, he's not lying.

Here's a photo that I took

of him and his girl at the bar.

You were there?

Yeah, I was in the back.

Well, I hope you two

live a happy life together.

-Gibbs was there too.

-What the hell?

Well, I hope you all have

one happy threesome.

-Thanks, bro.

-Got your back.

I see that

everyone's well-rested

from their weekend

here in Thailand.

We have new faces

in the room and, uh...

that's always a good thing.

I only have

one item to discuss today.

The location of Tony Bancroft

has now been narrowed down

to the southern jungle region

of Thailand.

If any one of you

have connections

or resources there...

now's the time to tap in and

figure out

where this criminal is.

Chances are...

you might know someone

that knows someone

tied to this criminal.

Let's take this guy down.

Meeting adjoined.

Coconut,

can you help me with the chairs?

The Tony guy

is something else, huh?

I wonder if it's really

that hard to bring down.

I bet we could

probably take him.

I bet we could.

That was a joke.

No, it's the truth.

It's not like

anyone in these meetings

is doing

something about it anyway.

Gabe, relax.

We're logistics specialist,

not Navy Seals.

Who says you gotta be a Seal?

I mean, it's--

it's time someone

grew some balls around here

and went on a real mission

to take down a real bad guy.

You and I are gonna always be

in the store room.

We're not trained for combat.

You're home. Oh.

I thought you'd be in uniform.

I could put it on if you want.

You worked with Caleb

on cybersecurity, right?

Yeah.

Well, I mostly did

all the logistics

and he onboarded the clients.

Why? What's going on?

Do you think you'd hit him up?

I think

I gotta ask him for a favor.

Yeah.

Gabe, so good

to see you again, buddy.

-Hey. Good to see you too.

-Look at you two.

Wow, that was fast.

When you know, you know.

Glad I said something

at the bar then.

So, what's up?

Remember when you told me

at the bar

that you had access

to defense contractors?

Yes.

You also said you had

connections in cybersecurity.

Yeah.

I'm trying to track down

a guy named Tony Bancroft.

He's an illegal arms dealer.

You ever heard of him?

I've heard of that name before.

I believe

he's super secretive, though.

Operates in the underworld.

Reason why I ask

is because I got a proposal.

I've got access to top secret

military technology

and I could place it

on a hard drive

-and I wanna give it to him.

-What?

Gabe, that's illegal.

Are you sure you wanna do this?

You could go to jail

for a really long time.

Gabe,

these are some serious people

you do not wanna mess with.

Hi, can I get you anything

while you're waiting?

-Oh, I'm good, thank you.

-All right.

Well, just let me know

if you need anything.

Thanks.

Oh, thanks for meeting with me,

Master Chief.

This better be good.

Would you like

something to drink?

Uh, two old fashioneds, please.

Coming right up.

So, what's going on?

I have a connection

to Tony Bancroft.

First of all,

how credible is your source?

Very credible.

-I know who manages--

-You know this for sure?

Yes.

And I even came up

with a plan to give him--

Why are you so driven

to do this?

Because I wanna be

where you are.

And I know

that in order to get there,

it takes a bold move.

You are not

a special forces operator.

You are not a Navy Seal.

And I'm willing

to go through that sacrifice

for the sake of the mission.

I have nothing to lose.

One thing

about you young sailors

is that you don't ever think.

You think the captain would

approve of a mission like this?

That's a risk

I'm willing to take.

You're being a smartass?

I shouldn't even be here

discussing this matter, okay?

Pick and choose your moves

carefully.

Because when you deal with these

criminals the wrong way...

they don't just come after you.

They come after

your entire family.

Especially

the little girlfriend of yours.

How'd it go?

Bad.

He's not gonna help me out.

What? So, what are you gonna do?

I don't know.

So, I guess it's over then.

No, I'm still gonna do it.

What?

That's crazy.

Can't you get arrested?

If I pull this off,

-I won't get arrested.

-Pull it off?

You're gonna

get yourself k*lled.

You're not going

on this mission, this is crazy.

What's that?

It's from Caleb.

Well, if it ain't the guy

who stole my girl.

What's going on?

You can keep painting that wall

if you want to.

Or you could join me

on a secret mission.

Secret mission?

What is it?

There's a catch.

We're gonna have to go AWOL.

And there's a slight chance

that if we fail,

we could get k*lled.

We're gonna be each other's eyes

and ears out there.

So, we gotta look out

for each other.

Where is Rosario?

No idea, Master Chief.

Think we can pull this off?

Not sure, but we're here.

You're not scared?

I'm scared shitless.

But courage is moving

even when you're scared.

Shaping up to be a good sailor.

Have a seat.

If you don't mind me asking...

how much do they pay you?

Not much.

Let's say

they pay you 30K, 40K tops.

You think

America cares about you?

Do you think

you mean a thing to the Navy?

They don't give a shit

about you.

You're not even American.

You're Filipino.

You're a pawn.

You have the hard drive?

Yep.

Top secret military technology,

advanced radar detectors,

submarine technology,

I've-- I've got it.

All right, good.

Hand it over.

So, um...

what kind of partnership

we're talking about here?

How much you're looking to get?

I'm just looking

for a good win-win.

Whatever you think is fair.

I like

the way you do business.

You don't come off as a...

greedy guy.

See, if more sailors

were like you,

they'd live happy lives.

Hey, boss, we got a problem.

Yeah? What is it?

There's nothing

on this hard drive.

Seems like we've got

a slight problem here, Gabe.

Whoa, whoa. Hold up, hold up.

It was an accident, all right?

I-- I brought two just in case.

I just, you know,

I hid it somewhere.

All right.

Keep the other guy here.

No funny business.

You mess up,

I'll blow his brains out.

How about that chair?

Oh, shit! Where the f*ck is it?

f*ck.

Special message

from the boss.

You really messed up, Coconut.

My team and I are here

to extract Gibbs.

We're gonna secure the area.

Take out Tony.

Wait for extraction.

Two click south.

You know

we were on our way to the desert

when we had

to come save your ass.

How are you holding up?

I'm doing all right.

We managed

to secure this laptop.

Gibbs is safe.

Captain O'Neill

wants to see you up top.

What happened to Tony?

He got away.

If it wasn't for

Master Chief Tabalon

providing us the coordinates...

we wouldn't be able

to rescue you out there.

What you displayed...

is a mixture

of stupidity and bravery.

Going AWOL

has major consequences.

But obtaining

a laptop with intel...

on Tony Bancroft's

trade routes and associates

is extremely valuable.

For now,

you have a close watch on you.

And if it happens again,

which I'm sure it won't,

I may not be as lenient.

Tonight,

we honor one of our own.

A sailor who stood up

in the face of danger

by risking his life.

A sailor...

who started as a storekeeper...

and now, a warrior.

We're only as strong

as our weakest link.

And tonight...

our weakest link has proven...

to be stronger.

Attention on deck!

At ease.

Please, have a seat.

As a captain for many years,

you tend to know

every part of your ship...

and what's happening

at all times.

I came down here tonight to pay

respect to a brave sailor

who decided to take matters

into his own hands.

I'll leave you all

to continue discussing matters

that will empower the Navy here

for the years to come.

Captain, uh, before you go.

A gift from us.

Please, come by anytime.

Thank you.

I'll make sure to stop by

from time to time.

Captain.

It's Tony Bancroft.

This is Captain O'Neill.

Nice try, Captain,

but you failed.

We have a laptop

filled with information

and I'm sure

your business associates

will be very upset.

Well, then

I'll just get new clients.

I'm not concerned about money.

I'll just keep making

more of it.

Because there's always

gonna be a need for what I do.

And there's always

gonna be a need for what I do.

I'll tell you what,

how about you turn yourself in,

so that you can get

that reduced sentence?

All right.

I'll turn myself in,

on one condition.

Bring back my laptop

and send over that same sailor

that brought over

the fake hard drives.

I want the real ones this time.

Just know

that as long as your sailors

are out there getting wasted,

I will personally make sure

they wind up back

at the ship in body bags.

And all that blood

will be on your hands.

So between here and here

is where we tracked them mostly.

Right over here is heavy jungle.

It would not surprise us

if we can find him in the south.

Did we track where the SAT phone

was coming from?

No, not yet, Captain.

We're still working on it.

I want you to find this guy.

Do whatever it takes

to take him down.

Nobody threatens

the life of my sailors.

Yes, sir.

I'll go.

What? Are you crazy?

If it wasn't for Abalos

tracking you, you'd be dead.

You are not a Seal.

You are just a storekeeper.

What do we do then?

Let him start

k*lling our sailors?

You want to make real change?

Rise in rank, sailor.

Right now,

you don't have the power

to make these decisions.

Well, at least

I have the power to fight.

I'm not all talk like

the rest of the Filipino mafia.

Easy, sailor.

You are walking a very fine line

between disrespect and demotion.

Unless you want to spend

the rest of this deployment

in Captain's masts,

you will get yourself in check.

The only mission

you'll be focused on

is making sure that storeroom

is fully supplied.

If we don't do anything,

more sailors' lives

will be lost.

Enough, Coconut!

You're a low-ranking sailor.

A rookie.

You see this?

It means respect!

Mikayla?

Mikayla?

f*ck.

I need a favor.

Hello?

Mikayla? Mikayla!

Oh, shit.

-Are you okay?

-Oh, thank God you're here.

-I'm sorry.

-For what?

Sorry, Gabe.

I thought you were smart enough

to put the pieces together,

but, um...

I guess

you're like every other sailor

that meets a girl at a bar...

fall head over heels.

And out of all the women

out there, my daughter.

What?

Oh, well.

Yeah.

Shame on me this time

for falling for it twice

but, uh...

put him out of his misery.

Mikayla, wait.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, please, wait.

Hold up, okay?

Come on, hurry up.

We got a flight to catch.

sh**t him, you've done this

plenty of times.

I can't.

Oh, Mikayla.

We've really gotta work

on being ruthless.

Here. We'll do it together.

This really is very simple.

You-- No need to think about it.

Just point the g*n at his head,

like-- like this.

Just take a deep breath

and pull the trigger.

Oh, shit!

Special message from the boss.

You messed up again, Coconut.

How'd you guys find me?

We've been tracking Mikayla

ever since your first

interaction at the bar.

Gibbs gave us the tip.

She could have k*lled me.

She was really into you.

-Really?

-No.

Dad!

Hey, man.

I apologize for what happened--

Don't worry about it.

Now that you're here,

we're gonna have to poison you

with this stuff.

I see how you guys do it.

Act like we're buddies and bam,

throw me overboard.

This is pancit.

You won't find it

anywhere else on the ship.

Mm.

-That's good stuff.

-Glad you like it.

Good move today.

But you're still a rookie,

so you head over there.

Things were pretty normal.

Eventually, the Filipinos

stopped calling me Coconut.

One time,

I was at a retirement ceremony

and one of the Filipinos

called out to the other

and said, "Hey, Master Chief."

They both

weren't even Master Chiefs.

They were retired storekeepers.

And so I asked them

why they called each other

that.

And he said...

"It was out of respect."

They used it

as a playful greeting.

It was like

calling someone "Boss."

I told him,

"That doesn't make sense.

I mean, why-- why Master Chief?

Why not Captain?"

And he said,

"Master Chief

is one of the highest ranks

for Filipino enlisted sailors

to get to.

If you're an immigrant,

you couldn't go higher

than a Master Chief."

Then he leaned in and said,

"You're different.

You were born here in America.

You have the ability

to take us straight to the

top."

I took that challenge

and said...

"I like the sound of that."

The USS Gabe Rosario.

Maybe.

One day.