[pops cork] 1998 Bollinger. Been sitting in my cellar for years, waiting for the right moment.
Touché. I gotta give you credit, John. You reawakened something in me. Something I forgot was there. And I'll always be grateful for it.
Told you. [toasts] To Cobra Kai.
The number-one dojo in the Valley. I gotta say, I'm surprised you backed off on Nichols in the finals. That's not like you.
Well, what can I say? I had a moment of sympathy.
That's a first. You remember when you asked me what I thought your weakness was? It's Johnny Lawrence. That's what this was all about, right? It was never about us teaming up or bringing back the glory days. That was all bullshit.
Yes it is. And I fell for it. You know why? Because everyone has a weakness, John. And mine is you.
You think that I'm your weakness? Well, you've got it backwards, because I am your strength. I have been your strength ever since Vietnam.
Yes! There it is. I can always count on you playing the guilt card. How many times do you expect me to repay that debt before we're square?
[they notice the police arriving; to Silver] What did you do?
[flashback at the hospital]
DDetective
It's okay, Raymond. The man who did this can't hurt you anymore. Give me his name and I promise you I'll put him away for a long, long time.
[remembers beatdown at the hands of Silver, who made him a certain deal] His name is Sensei... Kreese. John Kreese. [detective leaves; Stingray has an attack of conscience; weakly mutters] Fuck!
I'm shedding my weakness, Captain.
DDetective
John Kreese, you're under arrest for aggravated assault and attempted murder. You have the right to remain silent.
[feigned surprise] John, what did you do?
PPolice officer
Hands behind your back. Come on. [Kreese shoves him off but elbows another officer] Hey!
John, take it easy. Don't worry about a thing. I'm sure I can dig up an old friend or two to help out with Cobra Kai while you deal with your legal problems.
You're gonna regret this! I am Cobra Kai!
DDetective
Put him in the car!
And don't worry about Lawrence. I'll take good care of him too.
[Carmen shows Johnny a letter]
[in letter] Mom, I'm sorry for leaving a note like this, but I thought it was the best way, maybe the only way, to say what I have to say. The last few months have been a roller coaster. My injury, rehab, me and Sam, Sensei and Mr. LaRusso. I convinced myself that I could get over all of that by focusing on the tournament. I thought that if I won that. everything would work out. But I was wrong. Tell Sensei that I'm sorry I bailed. His karate helped me grow, but I'm still not sure who I wanna be. And to figure that out, I think I need to know where I came from. Sensei was scared to find out the truth about his past, and honestly, I am too. But overcoming that fear is the fight I have to face instead of competing for a trophy. I need to meet my father. This is something I have to do. Please try not to worry. I'll be safe and I'll be back soon. I love you, Mom. And Yaya too.
CCarmen
I called the police. I-I don't know what else to do.
Everything's gonna be fine. I'm gonna find him. I'll make sure he's safe.
CCarmen
Johnny. [inhales] There's something I didn't tell you about my ex-husband.
I know. You said he's a bad dude. Don't worry. I can handle myself. And I'm sure he'd never hurt his own son.
CCarmen
That's just it. He doesn't know Miguel exists. I just want my baby back home safe.
[Daniel visits Mr. Miyagi's grave]
I did everything I thought was right. I followed all of the Miyagi-Do teachings. I even put aside my rivalry and teamed up with Johnny. None of it worked. Now I'm supposed to give up my dojo and step down as a sensei. But there's too much at stake to honor an agreement made with men who have none. If Cobra Kai is gonna keep growing and getting stronger, I need to do whatever it takes to stop them. Even if that means going on offense. I know this isn't your fight and this is a lot to ask... [camera pans out to reveal Chozen is nearby] but will you help me finally put an end to Cobra Kai?
Yoosssh!! [stands alongside Daniel and they bow to Mr. Miyagi's gravestone]
[Robby learns the real reason why Johnny brought him to Mexico]
You've got to be kidding.
You have every right to be upset.
How could you take me to Mexico and not mention once we're coming to get Miguel? "Robby, let's go to Mexico. Come back with some stories."
I wasn't bullshitting you. I wanna fix our relationship. When I heard Miguel was in trouble, I had to do something. I just couldn't leave you at home. I'm done doing that. Besides, I need your help to find Miguel.
My help? Do you even have a plan?
Yeah, of course I do. Miguel's looking for Hector Salazar. I know where the kid gets off the bus. That's our first stop.
When we get there, what do you plan on doing?
I'll ask around if anyone saw Miguel.
Of course not. We come up dry, I'll check the Mexican phone book.
Oh my God. You drove me over a thousand miles to check a phone book? Might as well put Miguel's face on a milk carton.
I could be at home with Tory. Coming with you was a mistake.
All right. I'm sorry, okay? I thought this trip would help you and Miguel. When we get to the bus station, if you wanna buy a ticket home, you can. I don't want you to go home, but...
[Johnny drives off the road to avoid a pickup truck but the front right tire blows]
[Terry Silver addresses a group of sensei from different local dojos]
Today is a turning point at Cobra Kai. Our competition has closed up shop... and the Valley now looks to us to lead the way. We have a long road ahead. This is just the beginning. Right now, we're strangers. But I can tell you, we won't be strangers for long. This is the start of something special. For everyone else, it's summer vacation. But for us, the real work is about to begin. Cobra Kai now has more students than ever before. That means we'll need more senseis. I'm gonna ask you to do more than what's expected. Which means I'm going to pay more than what's expected. But first, you must prove yourself in the way of the fist. [addresses last man in the line] It's time to see if you're worthy.
[the man is revealed to be Chozen]
[Miguel calls his mother after learning the hard truth from Hector Salazar]
Hey, Ma. [cries] I'm sorry. You were right.
CCarmen
Please, tell me you're okay, Miggy.
Miguel! [Miguel sees Johnny and his car]
I'm okay, Ma. I'm coming home. [Johnny and Miguel finally embrace]
All right. All right. All right. Hey. [Miguel sees Robby]
[At the Cobra Kai dojo]
[sees Tory Nichols come in with her trophy] Nichols. So you've made your decision. [referring to whether she would leave knowing the truth about her All-Valley victory]
I'm back. [places trophy on shelf] Where's everyone else?
No class today. There's some business I need to take care of. [Nichols leaves and passes Chozen coming in]
On the contrary. Right on time. Fall in! [the six other sensei recruited earlier appear] It seems you weren't entirely honest with me, were you, Chozen?
Have you ever heard of a man, Masataka Taketsuru? About a hundred years ago, he moved from Hiroshima to Scotland. He studied organic chemistry. Then he returned to Japan with the secret of great whiskey. He built up his own distillery just outside of Kyoto. His brand, Suntory, the whiskey we drank last night, considered the best in the world. I've had the pleasure of drinking it right where it's made. And every time I raise a glass with one of my old friends from Kyoto, we toast kanpai. So imagine my surprise... when my new friend from Kyoto raises a glass, and says something they would only say in Okinawa. Karii.
Karii. [the other senseis surround Chozen]
Anyone who takes this man down gets the job, and I will pay triple what I promised!
[Chozen prepares for the senseis' attack, and defeats all of them]
Now we draw line. No more expansion. No more senseis. No challenge Miyagi-Do. Do not come near LaRusso family. You cross line, you will beg for mercy.
[Miguel gets advice from Johnny about how to approach Sam after disappearing weeks before]
We all get shit wrong sometimes. Some of us get it wrong a lot. But if you own up to your mistakes, you always have a shot at making things right. You don't have to have it all figured out. Just be honest with [Sam]. See where it goes from there.
[at a local country club's spa]
[feels somebody just entered the sauna bath] Morning. Nothing like a good steam to start the day off right. [a phone voice rings in; its Daniel on voicemail] "I'm calling in regard to a former client of yours, Terry Silver. This is very urgent. Please give me a call back ASAP when you get this. Thank you." [beeps]
[appears out of the steam holding the phone] I warned ya.
Oh. You and I are gonna be seeing a lot more of each other. First, I'm gonna deal with my old friend. And then I'll deal with you. I told you not to play with fire. [leaves]
[Elsewhere, Mike Barnes arrives at his furniture store and sees it's on fire]
[Johnny calls Shannon about Robby and how Carmen's pregnancy is driving him to do better by taking on rideshare work]
Hey, can you hear me? I'm calling from my car phone.
SShannon
Yes, I can hear you. And no one calls it a car phone.
Listen. About Robby. I want him to stay with me this summer. I'll do whatever I have to to make it work.
SShannon
Are you sure you can handle that?
It's what I should have done for him and you long ago. I quit too many jobs 'cause I didn't like 'em instead of considering what's best for all of us. I wasn't man enough to know it then, but I do now. I'm sorry I sucked, Shannon.
SShannon
It's okay, Johnny. We were both young and dumb. But I'm glad Robby gets to stay here now and see this side of you.
I won't let him down. I was about to pick him up from the water park. But if you wanna go tell him the news... Hell yeah.
SShannon
Okay, Johnny. I'm happy for you.
RPRideshare passenger
Whoa. Dude, did you just miss my stop?
Crap. Hold on. [turns around]
[the tension between Cobra Kai and the former Miyagi-Do students has escalated to everybody getting kicked out of the Splasharama water park]
This really sucks. I can't believe they kicked us out.
This is what happens when Cobra Kai's involved. Everybody loses.
Are you trying to blame me? I was trying to stop a fight, not start one.
You won the tournament, and everything's going good for you, but you're part of the problem.
I was just hoping we could have a fun day together. But I guess that's impossible.
It's only impossible if you're still in Cobra Kai. And so is staying with me.
Well, I'm not leaving Cobra Kai.
Then, I guess that's it. You and Kenny and everyone else can stay brainwashed. I'm done trying to help.
[Chozen witnesses Daniel and Amanda arrive home from the charity event at Terry Silver's house]
I've lost any shot of joining that charity. Much less the board.
That's Silver's fault. He was messing with me the whole time.
And you let him. You knew how important this was, and yet you could not for one day put this stupid rivalry aside. I'm afraid we're never gonna have normalcy again. Not when you continue to stir up ridiculous fights.
Fight at furniture store my fault, not his. Please, blame me.
You had a fight at a furniture store? Enough is enough. Daniel, this ends now.
This is exactly what Silver wanted to happen. He manipulated this whole thing to get us to fight.
Do you hear yourself? The reason we're fighting is because you can't let things go. You promised things would be different.
You don't understand what this man is capable of. He won't stop until he's ruined every aspect of my life. That's why I have to take him down.
You need to let me and Chozen handle this. It's the only way to make it all end.
Fine. Handle it. I won't be here for it.
Away from here. Away from you! I just need space. I'm taking the kids with me. [goes to bedroom]
[Stingray appears at the Cobra Kai dojo]
There he is. The man himself. Joon-bee stance. [students stand at attention] An exemplar of everything Cobra Kai stands for. Loyalty. Discipline. Inner strength. After former Sensei Kreese's cowardly attack, most people would've crawled into a hole to hide. Not Stingray. He stood tall. Demanded justice. That's Cobra Kai. Let's give him the welcome he deserves. [everybody cheers] Nichols, take over class. I need a word with my guy here. [to Stingray] How's the new place? Settling in?
Oh, yeah. Uh, yes, Sensei. Thank you. Nobody ever rented me an apartment before. I feel like a kept woman.
Not at all. I want my loyal soldier living in style. It's the least I could do in light of your sacrifice.
And I tend to do more than the least. Got a little surprise for ya. [shows him a Dodge Challenger with Cobra Kai livery]
Oh, whoa. Heavy! Sensei Lawrence, my ex-sensei, uh, used to, uh, have one just like it.
This was Sensei Lawrence's. My car guy found it at an impound auction. And now, [shows car keys] it's yours. Check the trunk.
[opens trunk to reveal personalized Cobra Kai gi] Aw! That's... Dude, that's so cool.
[Johnny has forced Miguel and Robby into one no-holds-barred fight to get their feelings for each other out of their system, but Miguel stops after driving Robby to the edge - and possibly doing to Robby what he did to him at the West Valley brawl]
I didn't get into karate to hurt people. I did it to be a badass and find balance.
Last time we fought like this, uh, how come you didn't hold back?
I wanted to finish the fight. I mean, not like that. I just... I... I had tunnel vision and I got so angry that I just... I mean, I barely knew where we were. I'd take it back in a second if I could. I was the cause of the worst moment in your life. And if it's any consolation, it was the worst moment in my life, too.
So? Is it over? Are you guys good? Thank God. If you still hated each other when the baby gets here...
The baby? Wait, what? Like, you and my mom?
Yeah, we're, uh, having a baby. We were supposed to tell you together, so make sure you act surprised.
[smiling] Dad, that's... That's awesome. That's awesome. [they all embrace]
Everything was supposed to be better after the tournament. But it's only getting worse. I'm becoming someone I don't wanna be. I'm hiding the truth from someone I care about. I'm lying to someone I fear. I'm delivering anonymous notes that could put people in danger. There must be another way. Or at least somebody else out there who wants to be in this fight. Just tell me there's an endgame to this. I need to know it's not all for nothing.
[the camera reveals she is talking to John Kreese in jail]
There is an endgame, kid. Silver's going down. Only he doesn't know it yet.
