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Season 1  "Ancient, Chinese, Secret"  1x6

Aired 9 years ago - Feb 26, 2015

When a Chinese fortune teller is murdered in Portland’s Chinatown, clues lead Backstrom and the Special Crimes Unit (S.C.U.) to a laundry service serving as a front for an illegal gambling ring. During the investigation, fortunes also are told to each member of the S.C.U. team. But the information given to some members reveal more secrets about their pasts than others, and one burgeoning relationship is brought out into the open.

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Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 6 (S01E06) - 1
- Ci qiu. - Cheech char...
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Any chance that's the murder weapon?
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and no one saw a man soaked in blood
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Like that one? That one?
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symbolizes a deadening of the body,
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But it appears nowhere on the crime-scene photos.
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Niedermayer, you get the lieutenant and Almond up to date.
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 6 (S01E06) - 9
Davis Gu was fighting off his killer?
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He blames it on the fortuneteller.
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So, Davis Gu died from multiple sharp force injuries
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Yes, sir. Three checks, 5 grand each.
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Well, we are also many things.
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Davis Gu's astrology wheel missing from the crime scene.
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And the costs and gross receipts
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He couldn't even read Chinese. It was embarrassing to Celia.
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"Do you feel lucky?" On Couch Street.
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Why does that not surprise me?
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Leave no stone unturned, Moto.
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wallpaper, tiles, books, strip searches.
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 6 (S01E06) - 23
We messed up one of your long-term undercover stings.
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 6 (S01E06) - 24
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If you believe that,
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Dominic Chan told us it was his salsa recipe.
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For example, this heart here
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Hmm, that is a weak motive.
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I'm Gu. I want someone dead. I invite them over.
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Wait. The guy we were just talking about.
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Oh, stop it.
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And the future tells me Davis Gu is gonna kill me,
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Okay, where are you getting your information from?
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I'm sorry.
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She called me yesterday.
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My dreams are to get out of uniform and into plainclothes.
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Exactly how many steps ahead are you thinking?
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of money-laundering operations that doesn't fit in
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Listen, uh...
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my personal private quiet space?
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It's not flimsy like the stuff you buy at the nickel and yuan.
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Yeah, we're gonna ask to see your knives,
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I got to tell you, I'd lie about Dominic Chan, anyway.
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This puts you in the heavenly laundry gambling ring.
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I'm 60 grand in hock. Why waste a murder on the shill?
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Right. So I said to myself,
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Still have to write the exam.
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He wants more and is gonna kill me to get it.
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You want to take that bet?

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Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 6 (S01E06) - 2
Any chance that's the murder weapon?
#2
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and no one saw a man soaked in blood
#3
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Like that one? That one?
#4
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symbolizes a deadening of the body,
#6
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But it appears nowhere on the crime-scene photos.
#7
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 6 (S01E06) - 8
Niedermayer, you get the lieutenant and Almond up to date.
#8
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 6 (S01E06) - 9
Davis Gu was fighting off his killer?
#9
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 6 (S01E06) - 10
He blames it on the fortuneteller.
#10
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 6 (S01E06) - 11
So, Davis Gu died from multiple sharp force injuries
#11
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Yes, sir. Three checks, 5 grand each.
#12
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Well, we are also many things.
#14
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Davis Gu's astrology wheel missing from the crime scene.
#15
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And the costs and gross receipts
#16
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He couldn't even read Chinese. It was embarrassing to Celia.
#17
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"Do you feel lucky?" On Couch Street.
#18
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Why does that not surprise me?
#19
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Leave no stone unturned, Moto.
#21
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wallpaper, tiles, books, strip searches.
#22
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We messed up one of your long-term undercover stings.
#23
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If you believe that,
#25
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Dominic Chan told us it was his salsa recipe.
#26
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For example, this heart here
#27
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Hmm, that is a weak motive.
#28
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I'm Gu. I want someone dead. I invite them over.
#30
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Wait. The guy we were just talking about.
#31
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Oh, stop it.
#32
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And the future tells me Davis Gu is gonna kill me,
#33
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Okay, where are you getting your information from?
#34
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I'm sorry.
#35
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She called me yesterday.
#36
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My dreams are to get out of uniform and into plainclothes.
#37
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Exactly how many steps ahead are you thinking?
#38
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of money-laundering operations that doesn't fit in
#39
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Listen, uh...
#40
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my personal private quiet space?
#41
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It's not flimsy like the stuff you buy at the nickel and yuan.
#42
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Yeah, we're gonna ask to see your knives,
#43
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I got to tell you, I'd lie about Dominic Chan, anyway.
#44
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This puts you in the heavenly laundry gambling ring.
#45
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I'm 60 grand in hock. Why waste a murder on the shill?
#46
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 6 (S01E06) - 47
Right. So I said to myself,
#47
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 6 (S01E06) - 48
Still have to write the exam.
#48
Recap of Backstrom Season 1 Episode 6 (S01E06) - 49
He wants more and is gonna kill me to get it.
#49
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You want to take that bet?
#50