S1.E2 ∙ Some Thug Handy Work

An aging private eye in 1961 is drawn into a web of kidnappings, murder and stolen art treasure. Harry Nyte faces many challenges in this high voltage drama of suspense and intrigue involving mobsters and ruthless Nazi fugitives.

When the town of Glenwood is rocked by a string of murders, detectives Brooks and Morales are set to the task of solving the random crimes involving high school students. As more evidence is uncovered, the deeper the mystery grows.

A Sheng used to be a gangster in Zhongshan District but he was imprisoned for 12 years to save his brother Sha Ou. After being released on parole, he sets foot on this familiar territory again only to find that Sha Ou is now the top dog. At this time, the young and ruthless "Monkey" has murdered the son of Sha Ou's benefactor. Sha Ou sends his men to ambush Monkey to no avail. With the two gangs at war, the only person who can help Sha Ou get justice is A Sheng.

Follows five people intertwined in the legal and law enforcement world of LA as the story of a beaten woman, her missing tooth and their motives are revealed.

Lt. Dan Oliver, an American soldier in Korea, agrees to deliver a jade dragon statuette to a curio shop in Los Angeles. Soon after his arrival, he is murdered. Phil Ramsey and Ginny O'Donnell trace the murder to the shop of Professor Kim Ho. Ramsey receives a package mailed to him by Oliver from Honolulu that contains the jade dragon, and takes it to the curio shop to force a showdown with Kim Ho. He is attacked by Ho's hoods and is about to be killed when Ginny arrives with Police Lt. McLaughton and the police.

War hero George Martin escapes prison handcuffed to crook Willie Stannard. They obtain railway tickets. Pursued by police and press, George aims to break free from Willie and escape.