Weekend in Taipei 2024

John Lawlor, a DEA agent who goes undercover at a Chinese restaurant in Minneapolis to gather evidence of drug trafficking by a billionaire and disguised seafood merchant named Kwang, is forced to break cover due to a mistake by his colleague, rendering half a year of his undercover work in vain. However, he receives an email from an anonymous informant in Taipei who claims to possess the ledger of Kwang Enterprises. John informs his supervisor, but the claim is dismissed as a hoax, and John’s request to follow the lead is rejected, with his supervisor even forcing him to take a weekend leave to keep him away from the case. Undeterred, John decides to travel to Taipei during this time under a fake identity.

Meanwhile, in Taipei, Kwang discovers that his adoptive son, Raymond, is the mole who stole his ledger. Raymond, unaware of Kwang’s drug dealing, believes the ledger documents Kwang Enterprises’ involvement in killing dolphins and intends to expose his father’s role in environmental pollution. Joey, Kwang’s wife who was forced to marry him 15 years ago for protection, pleads for her son’s life. However, Raymond reveals that he has already entrusted the ledger to a friend, who is delivering it to DEA agent John at Marriott Taipei. Kwang sends his men to recover the ledger, but as he attempts to dismember Raymond as punishment, he is knocked out by Joey and Raymond. The mother and son then head to the hotel, intending to warn the DEA agents. Since Raymond gives Kwang the wrong room number, they reach John first and reveal that Joey and John know each other. Before Joey can explain the situation, Kwang’s men arrive, leading to a shootout between the two factions. John’s companions are all shot dead, and the ledger is seized, but John manages to escape with Joey and Raymond.

After evading both Kwang’s men and the police, Joey brings John and Raymond to the fishing village where she grew up, seeking refuge at her grandmother’s house. She reveals that John is actually Raymond’s father, shocking both of them. John confronts Joey, whom he met while undercover as a drug trafficker 15 years ago, revealing his true identity to her after falling in love and helping her escape. Joey reveals that she was pregnant at that time but did not have the chance to tell John before leaving, and she was heartbroken to realize that John had been lying to her all along. He apologizes and promises never to leave her and Raymond again, leading to their reconciliation. Meanwhile, Raymond realizes that a rhino miniature on Kwang’s desk is actually a flash drive containing a digital version of his ledger. Despite his parents’ objections, he sneaks out of the village to return home and steal Kwang’s flash drive but is caught by Kwang.

Kwang holds Raymond hostage and calls Joey and John to negotiate. John offers to exchange their lives, and the two factions agree to meet in Ximending. However, Kwang breaks his promise during the meeting, refusing to release Raymond and abducting Joey instead. Just before his men execute John, he outmaneuvers them and takes down all of Kwang’s enforcers. He then navigates the complex alleys and catches up with Kwang’s escaping vehicle, kicking Kwang out and forcing him to flee on foot. The chase continues, culminating in a fight at a theater, where John subdues Kwang and has him arrested by the arriving police.

Reuniting with Joey and Raymond, the family reconciles and takes a trip to Paris, where Joey reveals that she is pregnant with their second child.