the film is set a year before the events in raiders of the lost ark. indy is delivering the remains of emperor nurhachi to a gangster named lao che in a nightclub, club obi wan, in shanghai, china, in exchange for a large diamond. lao introduces indy to willie scott, the club's singer and his "girlfriend". after indy sips his drink, lao starts laughing ominously as he pulls out a vial of blue liquid. willie asks what it is, and lao replies that it is the antidote to the poison indiana just drank. indy's friend wu han, in disguise as a waiter, pulls a gun and threatens to shoot if the antidote is not handed over. however, lao che's son chen shoots and kills him. a brawl ensues, with indiana jones trying to grab the antidote and willie scott trying to grab the peacock's eye.
