Chapter 10: Showdown at House of Blue Leaves

It was one year after the massacre in El Paso, Texas, that Michael backed his Nippon progeny financially and philosophically in her Shakespearian-in-magnitude power struggle with the other Yakuza clans, over who would rule vice in the city of Tokyo. When it was all over, it was the geisha-regaled O-Ren Ishii and her posse the Crazy 88 that proved the victor. O-Ren has just become the official leader of crime in the city of Tokyo. As O-Ren was celebrating she has 3 people with her. The pretty lady to O-Ren's right, who's dressed like she's a villain on 'Star Trek', is O-Ren's lawyer, best friend, and second lieutenant. The half-French, half-Japanese Sofie Fatale. Another former protégée of Michael's. Now to her fighters.

The young girl in the schoolgirl uniform is O-Ren's personal bodyguard, 17-year-old Gogo Yubari. Gogo may be young, but what she lacks in age, she makes up for in madness. Example: Gogo was sitting at a bar in drunken stupor drinking a beer. An older Japanese man in a business suit sits next to her at the bar...he puts the moves on her. "Do you like Ferraris?"

Gogo staring out into space, says with a drunken voice; "Ferrari...Italian trash." She slowly turns to face the older Japanese man in the business suit. "Do you want to screw me?" The man in the business suit giggles at her boldness; she gets annoyed; "Don't laugh! Do you want to fuck me, yes or no?"

He answered, "Yes." Then he lets out a GRUNT coming from below.

Gogo has stabbed him in the belly with a samurai short sword, and is slowly dragging the blade across his abdomen, creating a big red grin across his mid-section. Gogo focused, Business Suit penetrated...She opens him up more...he feels every inch of the blade's progress. "How about now, big boy, do you still wish to penetrate me..." Blade cuts deeper... "Or is it I who has penetrated you." And with her last line, does the final disemboweling slice that sends his insides spilling out onto the barroom floor.

See what I mean? The bold guy is in the black suit and the Kato mask is Johnny Mo, the head general of the O-Ren's personal army, the Crazy 88.

All 6 toast their new leader, with much laughter and drinking...all accept one...Boss Tanaka. And just in case you're wondering how could a half-breed Japanese Chinese American become the boss of all criminal activity in Tokyo, Japan…I'll tell you. The subject of O-Ren's blood and nationality came up before the council only once. The night O-Ren assumed power over the crime council. Boss Tanaka was angered ambiance among the alcohol-fueled frivolity. The man who seems bound and determined to break the mood is Boss Tanaka. And what Boss Tanaka thinks is... Boss Tanaka brings his fist down on the table, smashing the plate in front of him into itty-bitty pieces. The party comes to a halt as all eyes go to the leader of the Tanaka Crime Family. "Tanaka? What's the meaning of this outburst? This is a time for celebration."

Tanaka said, "And what exactly should we be celebrating? The perversion of our illustrious council?"

Another Boss said, "Tanaka, have you gone mad? I will not tolerate this! You're disrespecting our sister! Apologies!"

O-Ren asked, "Tanaka-San, of what perversion do you speak?"

Tanaka said, "My father..." He looked at a clan head. "...along with yours and..." He looked. "...along with yours, started this council. And while you drink like fish and laugh like donkeys, they weep in the afterlife over the perversion committed today."

Another Boss yelled, "Outrageous! Tanaka, it is you who insult this council! Bastard!" He threw a napkin at him.

Tanaka took it and threw it at him. "Fuck face!"

Finally, O-Ren shouted, "Gentlemen!" Then she composed herself. "Tanaka obviously has something on his mind. By all means, allow him to express it."

Boss Tanaka looks at the female half-breed American and says; "I speak, of the perversion done to this council, which I love more than my own children," Then he shouted, "by making a Chinese Jap-American half breed bitch its leader!"

Then...Faster than you can say Jiminy Cricket…O-Ren's samurai sword is unsheathed...Boss Tanaka's head is liberated from its body...The head hits the table...And from the spot between its shoulder blades, a geyser of blood shoots up in the air. The Bosses who were shocked at Tanaka's words are even more flabbergasted at O-Ren's response. The mistress' eyes got to the other bosses looking at her. As she speaks English, Sofia translates for the bosses. "I'm going to say this in English so you know how serious I am. As your leader, I encourage you to – from time to time and always in a respectful manner, and with the complete knowledge that my decision is final - to question my logic. If you're unconvinced a particular plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so. But allow me to convince you. And I will promise you, right here and now, no subject will be taboo...except the subject that was just under discussion." Then she got upset. "The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or my American heritage as a negative is, I collect your fuckin head." Then she picks up the head. "Just like this fucker here. Now if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now's the fuckin time!" Nobody says anything. "I didn't think so." Then she dropped the head and she spoke Japanese again. "Meeting adjourned."

Meanwhile the Bride was at an airport. "One Ticket to Tokyo please." She got and went. That night, O-Ren including some of the Crazy 88 was on their way to a restaurant. O-Ren was sitting in the back of the car while Sofia was driving. During a stop, a motorcycle with a rider in a yellow suit and helmet was next to the limo. The Bride saw her and remembered her from the chapel 4 years ago. One can never forget a face.

Soon enough the Yakuza arrived at the restaurant. In the main room there was people dancing to a 3-girl rock group and already the owner of the place and the manager treated the O-Ren and her posse like royalty. Even gave her the top room on the second floor. At the bar, The Bride was already there and made her way up to the steps. As the gang were laughing and joking, O-Ren senses something and threw a dart out of the paper window. She called Gogo and when Gogo went out with dagger at hand, she looked around and saw no one. Luckily, she wasn't smart enough to look up. The Bride was holding herself up against the roof preying that Gogo goes back inside so she can get down. After a few minutes Gogo finally went inside. The Bride got down and realized that plan A isn't going to work. So, the Bride walked to the bathroom to change clothes since her bike suit is squeaking too much into her Bruce Lee clothes. As she changed the owner and manager were still scuffling and tried their best not to get killed. "You have to say 'yes, yes, yes' to any selfish demands they make." said the owner.

The manager said, "They demand ridiculous things."

"Shut up! Do you know what would happen if they heard you?" asked the owner.

The manager asked, "What will happen?"

The owner asked, "Did you hear about the Tanaka clan? You're gonna get your head chopped off."

The manager said, "No, I don't want that."

As they walked up, Sofia was walking down to the girl's room. Luck was on the Bride's side. The Bride heard Sofia and saw her. Bride's eye's slit for a moment. Back in the main suit, one of the men saw the manager and asked, "Who do you remind of?" Then he got the idea. "Charlie Brown!"

Everyone cheered and made fun of him, even his boss. "You're right, he does look like Charlie Brown."

Another member said, "Charlie Brown. 4 pepperoni pizzas."

Charlie Brown said, "That's not on our menu…"

The man in suit yelled, "I don't care, bring them, goddammit!"

Then a female member said, "Hey…hey…Charlie, give me a kiss."

The gang had a fun time making fun of the poor man. As O-Ren was laughing, she heard a voice in Japanese. "O-Ren Ishii! You and I have unfinished business!"

The Crazy 88 sprung to their feet. One slides the door and opened the other one to O-Ren can some out. They see O-Ren's lawyer, Sofie Fatale, standing in the middle of the restaurant, her left arm completely outstretched, hand gripped around a post. She has a terrified look on her face. Before anybody on O-Ren's side of the room can say anything...The Bride steps out from behind Sofie.

O-Ren reaction shows how effective the element of surprise turned out to be. She says The Bride's name softly to herself.

The Bride raises her Hanzo sword, and Slices off Sofie's Arm at the Shoulder with one stroke. Sofie spewing and Gushing Blood from her stump, twists her body in agony, painting the floor and the walls with giant Splashes of Red, as her body hits the floor, twitching in both surprise and shock. As the Bride slowly walked up to the steps, everyone including the staff and the band members ran out screaming. O-Ren said, "Charlie Brown, beat it." Didn't to say it twice. For a fat guy, he can out of there fast. O-Ren gives a simple order; "Miki." Miki, one of The Crazy 88, steps forward, unsheathes his sword, and yells at the Bride as he jumped off the second floor. Raising his samurai sword high, he Charges, Screaming A Banzai Scream...The Bride turns to face him. Miki charging and screaming... The Bride slowly raises the Hanzo Sword into Striking Position. Miki charging and screaming, almost on top of her. The Bride, sword in position, waits for her opponent to arrive. Miki arrives at his destination, he Swings... The Bride Swings... The Hanzo Sword Slices Miki's inferior blade in half. Miki looks down at the impotent weapon in his hand. The Bride Thrusts her sword through Miki's abdomen, then Lifts the little guy off the ground straight up in the air. Miki screaming, Impaled on her blade like a fish at the end of a spear. O-Ren and her crew watch stunned. The Bride Drops the shishkabobbed Miki into the koi pond that starts outside the restaurant and ends inside, with a huge blue splash. Koi pond - Blue water - Orange and yellow fish - Red blood - Dead man. O-Ren her eyes narrow with rage. She screams out another order; "Tear the bitch apart!" The five remaining Crazy 88 unsheathe their swords at the same time. They circle the Bride. The Bride Inside the circle of Combatants who surrounded her. She Whips the sword out of the floor and raises her blade diagonally in front of her. Her eyes are reflected in the shiny steel. Holding her sword in the diagonal position, The Bride can see reflected in the shiny blade, whoever stands behind her. The six Crazy 88 Attack...The Bride does a Zatoichi-like SWISH-SLASH-SWISH with her steel blade. Four boys die an immediate samurai blade-inflicted death, screaming grunt, twitching body, frozen in the stance. Then with one hit of the sword they went to the ground. The last two put up more of a fight...but then one of them is slashes and falls and the last one was stabbed and then fell over.

When it was over, the Bride walked up to the dance-floor. So, O-Ren, any more subordinates for me to kill?" Then she heard a 'hi'. The Bride turned her head and saw Gogo with a metal ball in chain. "Gogo, right?"

Gogo said, "Bingo. And you are Black Mamba."

The Bride said, "Our reputations precede us."

Gogo asked as she walked down, "Don't they?"

The Bide said, "Gogo, I know you feel you must protect your mistress. But I beg you. Walk away."

Once Gogo walked on the floor, she started giggling. "You call that begging?" Then her face turned serious. "You can beg better than that."

Gogo begins twirling it above her head. Each rotation makes a whoosh sound in the air. The ball came right at the Bride. The BRIDE ducks out of the way, the heavy ball destroying a large chunk of wood post behind her. Gogo's eyes focused on her enemy...WHOOSH...WHOOSH...WHOOSH...she lets fly... The ball and chains wrap around the blade of the Hanzo sword...Gogo yanks...the Hanzo sword FLIES out of her grip. Gogo smiles...then...WHOOSH...WHOOSH... The BRIDE removes her boomerang and throws it at Gogo. The boomerang twirls through the air heading right for Gogo. BAM! The young bodyguard swats it out of the air with her ball and chain. She lifts up her chain and the boomerang lies bent, on the floor. She looks across at her opponent...WHOOSH... WHOOSH...WHOOSH. She lets fly. It Strikes the Bride in the chest, knocking her on her back...Gogo twirls it over her head and sends it towards the Bride on the floor. The Bride rolls out of the way, the metal ball punches a hole in an overturned table instead. The weaponless Bride wrestles a table leg loose from its purpose. She hops up on a table, table leg in hand, ready to fight. Gogo hops up on a table... As they fight they hop from table to table...Gogo throws her ball and chain... ...The Bride - quick as a whip...bats it away with the table leg. Gogo lets loose with the balls and chain...it wraps around the Bride's ankle...Gogo yanks...The Bride's leg is yanked out from under her, she falls crashing through another table. Gogo jumps on top of the Bride, attacking her with a samurai short sword. The Bride uses the table leg to block it. The women fight fiercely, locked in grapple, each face ugly with struggle. Gogo let's her left earlobe gets too close to the Bride's mouth...the Bride bites down on it. Gogo screams as the lower part of the appendage is bitten off, and she rolls off the Bride. The Bride comes at her, bringing the table leg - whoops upside her head - whoop-whoop-sides-her head. The girl in the schoolgirl uniform falls on her back, and delivers a powerful "C.K." to the Bride from below, dropping her to her knees. The chain around the Bride's neck and begins to strangle. The chain digs into the Bride's throat. The Bride brings the table leg, which has a couple of nasty looking nails in it, hard against the Japanese girl's thigh. The nails cut through the plaid school uniform skirt into her flesh...the Bride rips out the nails, taking some leg meat with them. Gogo lets out a horrific scream. The Bride brings the table leg down on the toe of the young girl's white tennis shoe. The nails stuck in, the white shoe becomes stained with red. Gogo SCREAMS letting loose of the chain. Then the Bride got the nailed wood and thrust it in the side of Gogo's head. Gogo drops the chain as blood came out of her eyes like tears. Then she fell to the ground as the Bride got the chain off of her and stood up.

Once she got her sword she walked up to O-Ren. O-Ren got the small dagger that Gogo once hold and unsheathe the blade. Then she stabbed it on the rail. When a loud sound of many engines behind the Bride. The Bride sighs and looked at O-Ren. "Is that what I think it is?"

O-Ren asked, "You didn't think it was going to be that easy, did you?"

The Bride answered honestly, "You know, for a second there, yeah I kind of did."

"Silly Rabbit"

"Trix are for"

"Kids."

Then behind her, through the broken pictures window we see seventeen motorcycles pull up to the parking lot. All the riders wear black suits with kato masks, and all carry samurai swords. O-Ren went inside her room so leave them be. The seventeen Crazy 88 reinforcements come running into the restaurant and withdrawn swords surround The Bride with the head bold guy as their leader. Not all have Samurai swords; one juggles 2 hatchets and another has chains. The Two Opposing Forces Preparing to Strike...Hands on Sword Handles...Feet finding Combat Stance...etc... That's when all hell broke loose. As she matches skill with the army of black-suited boys, arms flailing, silver blade Clashing and Slashing, long black hair whipping like a whirling dervish… The Bride seems to be somewhat dancing to it as she fights. Many members of The Crazy 88 are Sliced, Slashed, and liberated from the limbs they were born with at The Bride's blade. Some specific moments like while clashing swords, The Bride whips the silver boomerang out of its holster, and Throws it... ...It Twirls Through the Air... ...Embedding itself long ways in one of the boy's faces. The Bride does a Mid-Air somersault over the head of an attacker, landing solid on her feet behind him...Slash, he's out. The Bride is knocked to the floor, her Attacker stands over her to Spear the young Chinese, and her legs spring up in the air, ankles lock around the boy's neck. She throws him down to the ground. With his neck, still in the vise-like grip of her ankles, she removes the SOG knife from its sheath and plunges it deep into the boy's chest. While still on the ground, an Attacker Charges at her. Yanking the Boomerang out of the Dead Boy's Face, She Sends It Flying in the Charging Man's path...Boomerang Twirling Through the Air Close to the Ground... ...Chopping Off the Charging Attacker's Foot in Mid Step, he falls flat. The Bride jumps up onto an attacker's shoulders. She locks her legs around him so he's helpless at shaking her off. ...she swings down with her sword, and cuts the man's hands off. So while the helpless man with no hands screams, the now nine foot tall Bride fights with the others. When she's through she brings the blade across the man she's perched on his throat. He falls to his knees, bringing the Bride back to the floor like an elevator. As soon as her soles touch ground, she's off his shoulders, somersaulting on the floor, bringing her blade up between an attacker's legs into his groin. He lets out a scream, as she yanks her blade free. One attacker steps out from the rest, "The Best One." He Twirls his sword expertly, challenging the young woman to, "Come get a piece." The Bride does a screaming charge towards him... ...Sword raised, The Attacker stands his ground, calm - steady, waiting for the blonde-haired locomotive to collide...They meet... SWING - CLASH - DANCE - SEPARATE - SWING - CLASH - SPIN - CLASH - LOCK - TWIRL - SEPARATE - They match each other blow for blow, till one makes a mistake. It's the male. The Bride's swing, that's neither clashed nor blocked, slices off his right arm. ...The arm, still gripping the samurai sword, drops to the floor. The Bride pushes the Hanzo Sword right through the middle of his chest. Only half of the Crazy 88s that started the fight remain alive, or intact...They start to approach...The Bride, still holding the sword that's still impaling the skilled Attacker, backs up, keeping his body between her and the remaining killers. Like a boxer, The Bride uses the momentary break in the action, to rest on her feet...THEN...yanks the blade from his chest cavity...The Body Twitches - Spasms - Grunts and Crashes to the floor. The Attackers start to close in...The Bride readies herself for their attack...THEN...Drops to the floor on her back, Spinning like a top. She Swings and Slashes and Cuts down below at their legs and feet, like some hellish samurai sword-wielding turtle flipped over on its shell... Many black-suited, mask-wearing boys drop to the ground. ...Still Spinning like a break dancer, she spins up on top of her head, and Pops back up on her feet. And then there were seven. The seven remaining sword wielding, black-suited boys move out of range of the Bride's blade when she dropped to the floor. Now spread out, they make a large half-circle. The Bride, slowly points the tip of her blade to the floor lowers herself to one knee and slightly bows her head. In repose. The owner stands by the restaurant's junction box, she flips the switch. The room goes dark. The Crazy 7 makes a wide circle around the lady who's still on the floor... ...Looking down on her breathing hard in the shadows. As she breathes in and out, her face changed into the 4 that were placed on her back. Breathe in (Turtle) - Breathe out (Bird) -Breathe in (Dragon) - Breathe out (Tiger) ... The Bride rises to her feet... The Crazy 7 moved in a circle around The Bride, she moves in a circle inside of their circle, all eight of them move in rhythm with the Metal... With the lights off, The White paper wall the eight killers fight in front of turns a Psychedelic Bright Blue. The snow falling outside is reflected against the paper wall like black snow falling on a blue shadow puppet stage. The eight samurais are Black Silhouettes against the blue backdrop. They begin to combat in a dance of blood, steel and death. The Bride does a sword wielding dosey-doe with all sword-wielding partners. She CLISH-CLASH-CLISH-CLASHES with all of them – They separate - stalk each other for a moment to the beat – then CLISH-CLASH-CLISH-CLASH again, with The Bride killing or hacking the limbs of one unlucky dance partner at each encounter - Sometimes during the separation, The Bride crouches down low in repose while the others continue to circle stalk...THEN...She Strikes again. The owner stood by the junction box, flips a switch turning the lights back on. The electricity shines light on... The Bride saw one was left was just a man with no mask. The Bride walked up and started to cut off pieces of the blade of his sword when none was left, the man dropped the sword and held it hands up in fear. The Bride grabbed him, put him over her knee and started to spank him with her sword. "This is what you get for fucking around with yakuzas! Go home to your mother!" The man got up, and ran away crying and holding his sore butt! Just then the leader came out but the Bride wasted him easily. Apparently, no one taught him not to scream when it comes to sneak attacks for the Bride stabbed him then toss him over into the already blood red pool. The Bride had blood splashed everywhere. Blood painting the floor, walls and ceiling. Dead bodies, several limbs, and horribly wounded men who have yet to die, litter the ground. With a big "Whoosh" in the air, the blood of O-Ren's subordinates fly off the avenger's blade. Then saying to the foes that litter the ground, "Those of you lucky enough to still have your lives…take them with you! However…leave the limbs you lost. They belong to me now." Then she saw Sofia crawl away. "Except you Sofie! You stay right where you are."

As the owner was crying over the mess of the battle, though she nearly slipped cause of her heels walking on blood, the Bride walked into O-Ren's room and then walked outside. It was a garden, with a fountain and it was snowing. O-Ren was walking nearly at the other side of the garden. "Your instrument is quite impressive." said O-Ren. "Where was it made?"

The Bride answered, "Okinawa."

O-Ren asked, "Whom in Okinawa made you this steel?"

The Bride answered, "This is Hattori Hanzo steel."

O-Ren yelled, "YOU LIE!" The Bride shook her head and showed O-Ren the symbol on the sword. O-Ren scoffed and said, "Swords however, never get tired. I hope you saved your energy. If you haven't…you might not last 5 minutes. But as last looks go, you could do worse."

As snow falls around them, they stand the correct distance from one another. The Bride holds out her sword in front of her...Tip of Blade pointed at O-Ren...Sword's Handle and her Fingers wrapped around that handle, up by her cheek...Her eyes are Reflected on the Blade...Snow falls around her. O-Ren begins walking forward towards the Bride...She raises up her Sword, still in its sheath, in front of her face vertically...then begins slowly unsheathing it...Snow falls around her. O-Ren's white socks free of her wooden clogs, walks forward, crunching snow underneath them...

When O-Ren's Sword is fully unsheathed, the Japanese combat artist holds both arms straight out at her sides, Sword in one hand - Wood sheath in the other, like a bird... ...The Two Women circle each other... They SWING - CLASH - DANCE -SEPARATE...CIRCLE...SWING -CLASH - DANCE - SEPARATE... O-Ren leaps in the air do a Somersault over the Bride's head, landing behind her opponent. She brings her Sword down in a Slashing Swing...Splashing the Bride across her back making the Bride fall on the ground. O-Ren laughs; "Silly Chinese girl likes to play with samurai swords. You may not be able to fight like a samurai, but you can at least die like a samurai, you Lady Snowblood wannabe."

The Bride got up from the ground. She brings up her sword and says calmly to O-Ren in Japanese; "Attack me…with everything you have." The Two Women Clash Swords furiously, their attack ends with The Bride's Striking O-Ren - not fatally - but deep. They separate... ...breathing hard...Cold Air coming out of their mouths like two locomotives... O-Ren looks down to her wound, then back up to The Bride. The respect for the Bride's ability is transparent.

The Two Women Circle Stalk each other again... Blood trail dripping down legs staining White Socks with red. "For ridiculing you earlier…I apologize."

The Bride said, "Accepted." They continue breathing... "Ready?"

O-Ren said, "Come on." The two women circle each other for their final attack. With all the quickness and skill at their command, they clash in a superb display of Samurai Swordplay...TILL...They Find themselves on opposite sides of a garden wall... ...The Bride and O-Ren both begin Running diagonally through the snow, Swords held up high, facing each other, Continuing to run even after they passed the wall, Screaming their Samurai hearts out... UNTIL... They both SWING... ...can't tell who got whom... A scalp of long, black hair flies through the air, landing in the white snow. O-Ren dropped her sword. O-Ren said, "That really was a Hattori Hanzo sword…" It turns out that O-Ren doesn't have the top of her head on. A touch of her brain was exposed. The Queen of the Tokyo Underworld, whom regime has just ended with one swing, stares off into space. O-Ren landed on her knees and then went to the ground.

The Bride turn her head to see O-Ren dead and then walked to a stone bench to catch her breath. As she breathed the tattoos of her black glowed and it healed her wounds. Then her eye's un-slit as she said, "Try to make the healing less painful guys. It hurts more than the fight."

Later on, the Bride was on her suit with helmet on and closed the trunk door where Sofie was in. Soon enough the car arrived at the top of the hill near a hospital. The trunk opened and Sofie was thrown to the ground as she tumbled down the hill in front of the hospital. She was soon taken care of and as she recovered her boss, Michael, was behind her. "Sofie." He put his hands on her shoulders. "Sofie. My Sofie. I'm so sorry."

Sofie said crying, "Please. Please forgive my betrayal."

Michael gently caresses her face. "No more of that."

Sofie said, "But still…"

Michael interrupted her. "But still nothing. Except my aching heart over what she's done to my beautiful and brilliant Sofie."

Sofie remembered what happened before the tumble. It was just before the Bride closed the trunk. The Bride said through her helmet, "I've kept you alive for 2 reasons. The first reason is information."

Sofie yelled, "Burn in Hell, you stupid, stupid mu ye cha. I'll tell you nothing."

The Bride said, "But I am gonna ask you questions. And every time you don't give me answers, I'm gonna cut something off. And I promise you, they will be things you will miss! Give me your other arm!" Once she complied the Bride said, "I want all the information on the Deadly Vipers."

Michael was talking to Sofie but she still remembers the Bride's words. "If you had to guess…

"What they've been doing."

"Why she left you alive…"

"And where I can find them."

"What would be your guess?"

Sofie said, "Guessing won't be necessary. She informed me. She said I could keep my wicked life for 2 reasons."

She remembers back to the last words she heard from the Bride. "As I said before, I've allowed you to keep your wicked life for 2 reasons. And the second reason is so you can tell him, in person, everything that happened here tonight. I want him to witness the extent of my mercy by witnessing your deformed body. I want you to tell him all the information you just told me. I want him to know what I know. I want him to know I want him to know. And I want them all to know they'll all soon be as dead as O-Ren."

Earlier, before the fight with the 88, the Bride was in the plane making her hit list. The title and the numbers were in black, the names in red. She remembers what Hattori Hanzo said to her. "Revenge is never a straight line. It's a forest. And like a forest it's easy to lose your way…to get lost…to forget where you came in."

"That woman deserves her revenge. And we deserve to die."

"She must suffer to her last breath."

"How did you find me?"

"I'm the man."

Then Michael asked Sofie, "One more thing, Sofie. Is she aware her daughter is still alive?"