Lao Che's criminal pursuit and coercive power versus Indiana Jones and his ragged rescue party — a rising interpersonal vendetta that propels the protagonists out of Shanghai and into exile. This arc begins with a negotiated exchange that becomes murde...

Lao Che's criminal pursuit and coercive power versus Indiana Jones and his ragged rescue party — a rising interpersonal vendetta that propels the protagonists out of Shanghai and into exile. This arc begins with a negotiated exchange that becomes murder and coercion (the poison/antidote gambit) and escalates through car chases and airport confrontation as Lao Che seeks to reclaim control and punish Indy.