09. Silver Shanghai Express

Previously: The Cure turned out to be more complicated than anyone expected, and Dàshān walked away lighter in more ways than one.This episode: Lummix ties up the loose ends of a case that was never really about a missing sister.https://taipeinoir.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/TaipeiNoirhttps://www.instagram.com/taipeinoirpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/taipeinoirhttps://www.youtube.com/@TaipeiNoir

Previously: A standoff in Lummix's own apartment ended with money changing hands and an uneasy truce.This episode: The package everyone's been chasing finally arrives.https://taipeinoir.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/TaipeiNoirhttps://www.instagram.com/taipeinoirpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/taipeinoirhttps://www.youtube.com/@TaipeiNoir

Previously: Lummix got played by someone she trusted, and it cost her a night's sleep and a little bit of faith.This episode: Lummix comes home to find Dàshān and his crew waiting in her living room, uninvited. There's a briefcase involved, a lot of arguing over what's actually inside it, and a fight nobody saw coming.https://taipeinoir.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/TaipeiNoirhttps://www.instagram.com/taipeinoirpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/taipeinoirhttps://www.youtube.com/@TaipeiNoir

Previously: A stranger showed up at Lummix's door with a delivery and a warning. Not everyone made it out of that conversation.This episode: Lummix needs somewhere safe to stash what she's holding, and a train ride to a forgotten station does the trick. Then an urgent call sends her chasing a lead that isn't what it seems.https://taipeinoir.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/TaipeiNoirhttps://www.instagram.com/taipeinoirpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/taipeinoirhttps://www.youtube.com/@TaipeiNoir

Previously: Lummix took Dàshān's money and lost several hours she can't account for. When she came to, everyone was gone, and so was the trail, except for one word: a train.This episode: A knock on her office door brings her closer to the truth than she expected, and it comes at a cost.https://taipeinoir.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/TaipeiNoirhttps://www.instagram.com/taipeinoirpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/taipeinoirhttps://www.youtube.com/@TaipeiNoir

Episode 8: The History of the Cure Previously: Dàshān made his first offer, and Lummix made her first counteroffer. Neither one blinked.This episode: Dàshān tells Lummix the full story behind the Cure, where it came from, who's died for it, and why he wants it so badly.https://taipeinoir.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/TaipeiNoirhttps://www.instagram.com/taipeinoirpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/taipeinoirhttps://www.youtube.com/@TaipeiNoir

 Previously: Lummix put Dàshān's errand boy in his place and got a lead on Frenchie's condition after his run-in with Chung Ho.This episode: Lummix finally sits down with Dàshān himself, over whiskey older than the empire. A visit to an old friend at the DA's office reminds her exactly how much trouble she's in.https://taipeinoir.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/TaipeiNoirhttps://www.instagram.com/taipeinoirpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/taipeinoirhttps://www.youtube.com/@TaipeiNoir

Previously: A meeting at Lummix's office ended in a busted door and a name nobody wanted to explain: Dàshān.This episode: Lummix tracks down one of Dàshān's men at a glittering Upside hotel and delivers a message the old-fashioned way.https://taipeinoir.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/TaipeiNoirhttps://www.instagram.com/taipeinoirpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/taipeinoirhttps://www.youtube.com/@TaipeiNoir

Previously: Frenchie left with a retainer, a lie about his gun, and a warning. The Kid had a confession of his own, one that had nothing to do with his sister.This episode: Lummix sets up a meeting between the Kid and Frenchie at her office. It doesn't stay civil for long. A name gets dropped that changes the temperature in the room: Dàshān.https://taipeinoir.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/TaipeiNoirhttps://www.instagram.com/taipeinoirpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/taipeinoirhttps://www.youtube.com/@TaipeiNoir

Previously: Lummix learned Mei-ling was never who she claimed to be, and the Kid still needed somewhere safe to lie low. Madame Wong had a place. Everyone had a price.This episode: A sloppy dresser named Frenchie walks into Lummix's office with a job offer and, not long after, a gun. Later, at the Kid's hideout, Lummix gets a confession that changes how she sees him.Follow for great music:  https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/https://taipeinoir.com/https://www.patreon.com/cw/TaipeiNoirhttps://www.instagram.com/taipeinoirpodcast/https://www.facebook.com/taipeinoirhttps://www.youtube.com/@TaipeiNoir