Lethal Weapon 4 Screenplay by CHANNING GIBSON Story by JOHNATHAN LEMKIN and ALFRED GOUGH & MILES MILLAR Based on characters created by SHANE BLACK May 1998 Final Draft FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY FADE IN: 1 EXT. L.A. STREETS - NIGHT 1 An unmarked cop CAR GUNS through traffic, cherry topflashing. Slides through a turn. SCREECHES to a stop. 2 INT. CAR 2 MARTIN RIGGS driving, ROGER MURTAUGH riding shotgun. Both stunned at what they're seeing. Oh, shit... MURTAUGH 3 THEIR POV 3 Hell. A dozen different fires light the street. In the center of it all, two blocks away, walking away fromthem, squirting a flamethrower with one hand and FIRINGan AK-47 with the other, a human tank wearing level-3, full-body armor, facemask, etc. He napalms another car. 4 ANGLE BACK 4 MURTAUGH What're we gonna do? Run him over. RIGGS Riggs FLOORS it at the guy. MURTAUGH What if he turns and shoots us with that friggin assault rifle? RIGGS Maybe he won't. He hasn't yet. Right. MURTAUGH But what if he does? RIGGS Try being positive for once, Rog. We're cops. MURTAUGH Unlike you, my life matters to me. RIGGS You got another way to stop him? (CONTINUED) 2. 4 CONTINUED: 4 MURTAUGH ... No. Okay, you're right, we'recops... I hope he doesn't turn. RIGGS Then do be a Do-bee, don't be a Don't-bee. Will him not to turn. Will him. MURTAUGH RIGGS Will him. Yeah. C'mon... (chants) ... Don't turn, don't turn... C'mon, Rog, will him with me... MURTAUGH (beat; what thehell) Don't turn, don't turn... TOGETHER ... Don't turn, don't turn... He's turning. RIGGS Oh, shit. MURTAUGH 5 EXT. STREET 5 The CAR SKIDS sideways as Riggs throws the wheel over. The human TANK OPENS UP on them. BULLETS SHRED the vehicle. Riggs and Murtaugh bail out and take coverbehind the wheels. There's fire all around them. MURTAUGH Had to turn so my side faced him? RIGGS There's no right turn here. The shooting stops. Riggs and Murtaugh pop up FIRING. SLUGS BOUNCE off the guy's body armor. They drop back. MURTAUGH We're in trouble. RIGGS It's your fault, Rog. (CONTINUED) 3. 5 CONTINUED: 5 MURTAUGH My fault? How's it my fault? I said the words. RIGGS You said 'em. But I know you didn't believe 'em. Murtaugh rolls his eyes. Peeks. The human tank's walking toward them. MORE BULLETS. He torches a kiosk. RIGGS Okay. I'll draw his fire. You run for cover. MURTAUGH No, no, no. I'll draw the fire, and you run for cover. RIGGS I got less to lose, so you do the running. MURTAUGH You're younger, in love - RIGGS And you got a wife and kids. Are you nuts, Rog? I got lots less to lose. I'm going first. MURTAUGH Riggs... RIGGS Get ready to run, Rog. MURTAUGH ... I'm not supposed to tell you this, but... Lorna's pregnant. You're gonna be a father. Riggs wasn't expecting that one. MURTAUGH She's afraid to tell you. You never discussed having children. RIGGS ... That kid with the crayon... MURTAUGH What kid? (CONTINUED) 4. 5 CONTINUED: (2) RIGGS He draws stuff and it comes to life... Draws the moon so he can walk in the moonlight... Purple crayon... Don't remember his name... Just popped into my head when you... A baby... MURTAUGH Yeah, a baby. And I'm older, and I've been a dad, so I'm going first. RIGGS (then) You can't go first, Rog. MURTAUGH Why not? RIGGS 'Cause there's something I'm not supposed to tell you, too... Rianne's pregnant. You're gonna be a grandfather. MURTAUGH Rianne can't be pregnant. She's not married... Oh, shit... RIGGS It was an accident. She and the guy aren't serious... She was gonna tell you this weekend when you were nice and relaxed. Riggs peeks at the human tank, now standing a short distance away with his gun leveled. Riggs ducks back as BULLETS RAKE the car again. Murtaugh looks sick. MURTAUGH Not sure I want to live now. RIGGS The kid needs a grandad, Rog... Take off your clothes. MURTAUGH 'Scuse me? RIGGS Strip, Rog. Fast. (CONTINUED) 5. 5 CONTINUED: (3) MURTAUGH What the hell for? RIGGS You run. He turns. Seeing you in your undies distracts him -- it'd distract me -- and that's when I shoot. MURTAUGH Shoot what? RIGGS The one place he's vulnerable - MURTAUGH You mean gonna shoot him in the - RIGGS No, not there. The valve of that napalm tank. MURTAUGH You're gonna hit a little bitty valve before he shoots me? RIGGS ... Trust me, Rog. MURTAUGH Trust you? Beat. Murtaugh starts stripping. MURTAUGH I gotta be crazy. RIGGS A second ago, you didn't care if you lived. MURTAUGH That was before the prospect of ending up dead in my underwear. RIGGS Just hurry, Rog. It's getting a little warm here. MURTAUGH ... Is he black? RIGGS Can't tell with all that armor. 5 (CONTINUED) 6. 5 CONTINUED: (4) MURTAUGH Not him. The father of the baby. He's black, right? RIGGS I don't know. MURTAUGH Please let him be black. Not the blond kid with pits in his face. ... Bad enough she did that condom commercial. She could've at least used 'em RIGGS C'mon, c'mon... MURTAUGH (finishes undressing) I don't wanna die in my underwear. Riggs looks. Murtaugh's wearing pink satin boxers. RIGGS What's - MURTAUGH Not now. RIGGS Are those pink - MURTAUGH Not now. Just hit the damn tank. Riggs drops it. They get set to move. RIGGS Also, flap your arms and make noises like a bird. MURTAUGH What for? RIGGS It'll distract him more. I need him to turn. Ready? On two. MURTAUGH On two? We always go on three. RIGGS Change of pace, okay? One, two - (CONTINUED) 7. 5 CONTINUED: (5) Murtaugh bolts from behind the car, flapping his arms and making noises like Riggs told him. The guy turns... and the sight does make him pause. Just long enough for Riggs to stand and SHOOT. Riggs' slug tears off the stem of the flamethrower tank, releasing napalm in a high-pressure, burning jet that rockets the human tank off the ground and through the air toward a nearby gas station. He impacts a gas pump. Fuel ignites. The STATION EXPLODES. A tanker TRUCK offloading gas is BLOWN upward OUT OF FRAME. Riggs and Murtaugh watch the inferno. Beat. MURTAUGH I'm too young to be a grandfather. RIGGS What about me? I'm gonna be someone's dad. MURTAUGH ... Think that bird thing really helped? RIGGS Nah, I just wanted to see if you'd do it. Something catches their eye. They look up. RIGGS/MURTAUGH Oh, shit! They start running. A moment later, the tanker drops from the sky behind them. A few tons of metal falling at 9.81 meters/second/second. Right onto their car... Riggs and Murtaugh get to safety. Look back. Beat. RIGGS Never a dull moment, huh, Rog? MURTAUGH Not since I met you. AD LIBS: 1) Wasn't that a gas? 2) That's oil, folks. MAIN TITLES. 8. 6 EXT. PRISON (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA) - NIGHT A detail of Red Chinese soldiers waits outside the gates. SUPERIMPOSE: NINE MONTHS LATER The gates open. More PRC soldiers escort out four Chinese men wearing prisoners' shock belts. The oldest of the four is in his 70s, dignified. The youngest is50ish and menacing, eye like a pit viper... They're ledtoward a vehicle in a waiting convoy. A young PRCsoldier touches the older man's arm to help him in. In a flash, the pit viper strikes the soldier dead for theoffense. Executes a gravity-defying flying double kickthat snaps the soldier's neck. Another soldier quicklyjabs a button on a remote control unit. 50,000 volts from the shock belts jolt the prisoner's bodies. Three of them drop instantly to the ground in agony... Not thepit viper... Incredibly, he stays on his feet. Teeth gritted. Muscles quivering from the punishing electric current. Staring back at his tormenter. A full ten seconds... The soldier releases the button. The flow of electricity stops... As the pit viper moves to help theold man up - 6 7 EXT. AIRPORT (CHINA) - NIGHT The four prisoners and the PRC Army guard detail board alarge, commercial-type jet. The door's shut and sealed. 7 8 INT. JET - COCKPIT CLOSE ON a navigation plotter. Destination: L.A. 8 9 EXT. AIRPORT The jet takes off into the dark sky. 9 10 EXT. OCEAN - NIGHT Murtaugh's boat bobs on the sea. 10 11 EXT. MURTAUGH'S BOAT A 12-foot, live shark thrashes madly inside the cockpit, jaws snapping. REVEAL Riggs, Murtaugh, and LEO GETZlooking down at it from the tuna tower. Clearly, they'vescrambled there to escape the furious beast. (CONTINUED) 11 9. 11 CONTINUED: 11 MURTAUGH That shark damages my new boat, I'm taking it outta you, Leo. LEO I didn't mean to catch it. RIGGS Then why do you want to keep it? MURTAUGH Yeah, what the hell you want a a shark for? LEO The teeth'll look good on a wall. RIGGS They gotta stop snapping first. LEO ... Maybe it'll go to sleep. RIGGS Go have a conversation with it. MURTAUGH Doesn't look tired to me. RIGGS Eating Leo might wear it out. LEO Ha-ha. MURTAUGH It's a thought. LEO Fun-ny. RIGGS Do sharks eat their own kind? LEO Stop, I'm in stitches. Riggs and Murtaugh move to grab Leo. Leo moves away. LEO Okay, okay... It's my fish, I'll take care of it. Leo moves off, down a hatch into the cabin. (CONTINUED) 10. 11 CONTINUED: (2) RIGGS Why'd we bring Leo along, anyway? MURTAUGH He said you invited him. RIGGS He told me you did. The shark thrashes some more. RIGGS ...Last guy trip before the baby's here.... It's all about to change, Rog. MURTAUGH Easy on the boat, shark! Leo pops his head out of the hatch. LEO Where's my bag? MURTAUGH Starboard side aft. LEO Starboard. That's left. MURTAUGH Port's left. Starboard's right. LEO 'Right,' yeah. Right side aft. Leo disappears again. Beat. MURTAUGH Riggs... I've kept my nose out of it, but you and Lorna... you're having a baby... you're living together... you're not getting married... RIGGS That violate your family values, Rog? MURTAUGH Just trying to understand - 11 (CONTINUED) 11. 11 CONTINUED: (3) RIGGS I mean, Rianne's not exactly married either, is she? MURTAUGH ... That's below the belt. RIGGS ... You're right. I'm sorry... I was married once before, Rog. She's dead 'cause I'm a cop. MURTAUGH That was a terrible thing. But Lorna's a cop, too. I don't see the problem. RIGGS The problem... The problem is, maybe I don't wear the wedding ring anymore, Rog, but I look down, and it's still there. The two men share a long look. Leo pops up again. LEO You did say aft. MURTAUGH A-f-t. Aft. LEO And that's a fucking word? MURTAUGH Back of the cabin, right side. LEO So why not just say that?... People get around water, they gotta talk all that nautical shit. Leo disappears again. Murtaugh turns back to Riggs. MURTAUGH What's Lorna say about this? RIGGS We haven't talked about it. MURTAUGH A few days 'til the baby's due, and you haven't talked about marriage at all? (CONTINUED) 12. 11 CONTINUED: (4) RIGGS Do we want Leo to shoot the shark? MURTAUGH Do we want Leo to shoot the shark? REVEAL Leo's about to shoot the shark with a pistol. MURTAUGH No, Leo! Murtaugh jumps, wrests the gun from him. LEO Jeez. What's the big deal? MURTAUGH You're shooting a gun in my boat! LEO I was just gonna kill Jaws there. MURTAUGH Nobody's killing it. I'm not letting a good animal die just so you can have its teeth, Leo. LEO You're crankier since finding out you're gonna be a grandpa. (CONTINUED) 13. 11 CONTINUED: (5) RIGGS (re: gun) This isn't mine or Rog's. LEO I got my P.I. license now, right?... A gumshoe sometimes finds himself in ugly situations. MURTAUGH You're an ugly situation, period. RIGGS It's illegal to carry a weapon without a permit. Riggs tosses the gun in the sea. Blam! A GUNSHOT. RIGGS Was that Leo's gun? BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! From the other direction. They turn... and there's the bow of a two-hundred-foot freighter about to run them down. Leo screams. Murtaugh leaps to the helm. Jams the throttle ahead full. The boat jumps forward... and the freighter rushes by, inches away, snagging fishing lines, pulling poles from sockets. And then it's gone. MURTAUGH My boat... Thank God... RIGGS The gunfire came from the ship. Let's go, Rog. MURTAUGH Go where? RIGGS After it. Someone could be in trouble. MURTAUGH ... I'll radio the Coast Guard. RIGGS Fine. And we'll go after it. Riggs moves to the helm, jams down the THROTTLE. (CONTINUED) 14. 11 CONTINUED: (6) MURTAUGH Hey! Careful! (takes the helm) I'll drive. You hurt things. I don't want my new boat hurt. (snags the VHS) Coast Guard, 'Code 7,' Coast Guard, 'Code 7,' over. RIGGS Leo, get our guns and badges. Leo goes. Over the RADIO, we hear - COAST GUARDSMAN (V.O.) "Code 7,' this is Coast Guard Group L.A. Long Beach, go ahead. MURTAUGH Coast Guard, 'Code 7.' This is Sgt. Murtaugh, L.A.P.D. Want to report gun shots aboard a freighter headed due north approximately one mile from L.A. Harbor. Over. COAST GUARD (V.O.) 'Code 7,' what is the name of the vessel? Over. MURTAUGH (Name). Outta Hong Kong. Over. COAST GUARDSMAN (V.O.) Roger, 'Code 7.' Wait one. Leo reappears with badges and guns. Re: Riggs' pistol!- LEO New Beretta? RIGGS Testing a laser sight for the department. He aims at Leo. A red laser dot appears on Leo's nose. RIGGS Got a mole you want removed? LEO Hey, don't fuck with that. (CONTINUED) 15. 11 CONTINUED: (6A) COAST GUARDSMAN (V.O.) 'Code 7,' Coast Guard. We have a cutter en route, over. 11 MURTAUGH Coast Guard, 'Code 7.' 'Code 7' out. Copy. (CONTINUED) 16. 11 CONTINUED: (7) Then, to Riggs, as they pull in behind the ship - MURTAUGH We'll just hang here safe andoutta sight 'til the Coast Guardarrives. 11 Whereupon a searchlight on the ship suddenly illuminatesthem. Beat. What now? RIGGS MURTAUGH ... Show 'em our badges? They hold up badges. Multiple WEAPONS OPEN UP on them. Murtaugh throws the helm over as Riggs FIRES BACK. Nails the searchlight. Keeps FIRING. 12 & 13 OMITTED 12 & 13 14 FREIGHTER 14 One of the shooters takes a bullet. Knocks over the searchlight as he goes down FIRING. SLUGS PUNCTURE a stack of kerosene drums lashed topside. Leaking fuelreaches the broken searchlight, still sparking on thedeck. The FUEL IGNITES. The DRUMS EXPLODE. 15 EXT. FREIGHTER - BRIDGE 15 The Chinese captain looks back as another fuel DRUMEXPLODES. The stern's engulfed in flame. He yells tothe crew (italics indicate Chinese) - CAPTAIN Abandon ship! As people leave their positions to abandon ship - 16 MURTAUGH'S BOAT 16 A short distance away. Watching the fireworks on thefreighter. No one's shooting at them now. They see alifeboat lower from the freighter. (CONTINUED) 17. 16 CONTINUED: 16 RIGGS They're trying to get away. Let's get over there, Rog. MURTAUGH Coast Guard'll be here any minute. RIGGS And those guys'll be gone. Beat. Murtaugh relents, steers for the ship. MURTAUGH They better not shoot up my boat. Leo peeks out from somewhere. LEO Helluva fucking fishing trip. RIGGS Shut up and keep your head down. Murtaugh pulls up alongside the lifeboat as it hits the water, still tethered to the ship. Riggs jumps aboard the bouncing craft, surprising two crewmen within. RIGGS Ahoy. They move to shoot Riggs. Riggs NAILS both. But a bullet parts one end of the line Riggs is holding -- a line rigged up to the ship -- and suddenly, Riggs is SHOOTING up into the air. In a flash, he's hauled to the davits, drops to - 18. 17 EXT. FREIGHTER - DECK 17 in the midst of other heavily-armed crewmen. RIGGS You're under arrest. Someone OPENS UP on him, and the GUNFIGHT's on. 18 INT. FREIGHTER - BRIDGE 18 The untended wheel turns slowly... pointing the shiptoward the not-so-distant lights of L.A. 19 MURTAUGH'S BOAT 19 Murtaugh watches the freighter turn. MURTAUGH It's heading for the beach. 20 FREIGHTER 20 The ship approaches the shore. Riggs ends one GUNFIGHTand gets into another, finally engaging a gunman at thevery tip of the ship's bow. The gunman's behind a largewinch, pins Riggs down with an automatic weapon. Riggscan't hit him and can't run... when he sees the ship'smetal gunwale converging behind the gunman. Quicklyeyeballs the angles involved. Aims the laser down the gunwale. FIRES. Banks a slug off the steel. Takes out the gunman with a ricochet... whereupon the ship runsaground. The abrupt stop topples cranes, everything notfastened down, and tosses Riggs hard against a winch, knocking his gun away... Remaining crew throw lines overto jump ship. Riggs shakes off the blow from the winch. Catches the ship's Captain heading for the side. The Captain whips a kung fu move on him. K.O.s Riggs... TheCaptain moves toward a rope. Two crewmen are in line to go down. The Captain's not in a waiting mood. Pulls a GUN, SHOOTS them both off the ship. Grabs the rope andslides down. 21 MURTAUGH'S BOAT 21 Murtaugh's followed the freighter in, stays just beyondthe surf line near the beached ship. LEO Holy shit. That was great. Wasn't that great? (CONTINUED) 19. 21 CONTINUED: (A1) MURTAUGH Hope Riggs is okay. Leo regards the shark, now motionless in the cockpit. (CONTINUED) 21 20. 21 CONTINUED: 21 LEO I think the shark's asleep now. BOOM! Another EXPLOSION up on the ship's deck. Murtaugh looks up to see a burning OIL DRUM blown high into the air. He follows the drum's trajectory. MURTAUGH Oh, shit... Jump, Leo. Murtaugh shoves Leo off the boat... just as the heavy, fiery drum crushes it. The boat instantly begins sinking. Murtaugh bobs near Leo, looking on. MURTAUGH My boat... As the boat goes down, water begins to cover the shark and... revives it. LEO I think the shark's awake again. MURTAUGH Oh, shit! Murtaugh and Leo begin stroking madly as the shark swims free of the wreckage. Leo urges himself on. LEO Swim, swim, swim... Murtaugh sees the lifeboat, still tied to the freighter, drifting behind it. He swims over and climbs aboard. Then calls to Leo, paddling frantically nearby - MURTAUGH Leo, this way! Over here! Leo sees Murtaugh, alters course for the boat. He glances back. The shark's coming for him. LEO Agh! Swim! Swim! Swim! The shark closes quickly on the little guy. It's about to nail him... when Murtaugh grabs Leo's shirt, hauls him into the lifeboat. They tumble onto the floorboards. LEO You see that? Fucking shark almost ate me. (CONTINUED) 21. 21 CONTINUED: (2) 21 MURTAUGH What you get for trying to takehis teeth. Murtaugh stands, watches his boat sink from sight. Beat. MURTAUGH Since meeting Riggs, I've had myhouse destroyed, my car wrecked, and my boat sunk... What's left? LEO That's pretty much it. Murtaugh sees a "Code 7" life ring floating next to thelifeboat. He picks it up. All that's left of his boat. 22 BACK ON FREIGHTER 22 Riggs is slowly coming around from the karate chop. Finds his gun. Stands. There's a CREAK behind him. Riggs spins. A hatch is opening. Riggs aims. The laser pinpoints an old Chinese woman emerging. Behind her are more Chinese. Other hatches open. Riggs lowers his gun, watches, stunned, as seemingly endless numbers of ragged, tired, and frightened Chinese men, women, and childrenslowly emerge onto the deck. 23 EXT. BEACH - NEAR SHIP - LATER 23 Coast Guard, LAPD, LAFD, INS -- you name it, they'rethere, plus news crews and looky-loos. The Chinese have been corralled by INS near the boat. 24 EXT. FREIGHTER DECK 24 Riggs, Murtaugh and an INS AGENT look down at the Chineseherded together on the beach. INS AGENT Coast Guard interdicts about one of these a month. MURTAUGH Raggedy-looking folks. INS AGENT Six weeks locked in a hold with one toilet. Rice and a little fish to eat... Lousy deal forthirty-five grand a head. (CONTINUED) 22. 24 CONTINUED: 24 RIGGS Thirty-five grand? Where'd they get that kind of money? INS AGENT Didn't. Gotta work it off. Snakeheads, the smugglers, they sell 'em as cheap labor. MURTAUGH Sell 'em? INS AGENT Like slaves. We see the word register with Murtaugh. INS AGENT Women and girls're forced into prostitution. Rest earn seventy cents an hour in the sweatshops. RIGGS They gotta work off thirty-five G's making seventy cents an hour? INS AGENT Takes years. Then the debt's gone, and the people're used up. From work, from drugs, from living two to a bed in some rat hole 'til they quit caring. RIGGS What about these people here? INS AGENT They'll claim asylum, say they were persecuted, like everybody else. We'll end up sending 'em back. Cost a goddamn fortune. MURTAUGH What happened to 'Bring me your tired, your poor, your wretched masses yearning to be free'? INS AGENT Now it reads 'no vacancies'... You'd think word'd get back, and they'd give us a break, but they don't. Snakehead biz is booming. He indicates the shot-up corpse of a Chinese man nearby. (CONTINUED) 23. 24 CONTINUED: (2) INS AGENT They pop one every boatload. Shows the rest what'll happen if they run off or don't pay. Murtaugh regards the body a moment. MURTAUGH 'Least he's no one's slave now. Beat. Riggs looks up, sees LEE BUTTERS approaching. Butters is a junior-grade detective, twenties, black. RIGGS That kid's here -- what's his name!- MURTAUGH It's a food. Burgers? Bagels? RIGGS Breadsticks? MURTAUGH Biscuits? RIGGS Butters. MURTAUGH Right. Butters. Always kisses my ass. Gets me coffee 'n shit. RIGGS Probably looks up to you. You're a role model. An elder statesman. MURTAUGH He wants to be like me, he shouldn't be kissing butt. BUTTERS (walks up) Sergeant Riggs, Sergeant Murtaugh -- what're you doing here? RIGGS Long story. BUTTERS (to Murtaugh) You're all wet, sir. You need a blanket or something? (CONTINUED) 24. 24 CONTINUED: (3) Before Murtaugh can say "no" - BUTTERS I need a couple blankets here! Someone hands him blankets. He gives both to Murtaugh. BUTTERS Here you go, sir. RIGGS (not happy) Thanks, Burgers. BUTTERS Butters. RIGGS Got a homicide over there. A troubled look crosses Butters' face. BUTTERS Homicide? RIGGS You're a homicide detective. MURTAUGH There's two more over the side. Butters crosses. Looks under the sheet. BUTTERS Goddamn it! Riggs and Murtaugh don't understand the sudden reaction. MURTAUGH What? BUTTERS He was shot! RIGGS Yeah. BUTTERS Four times! At close range! Like he was executed! MURTAUGH He was executed. RIGGS The crew did it. (CONTINUED) 25. 24 CONTINUED: (4) 24 BUTTERS That really pisses me off! Riggs and Murtaugh exchange a look. BUTTERS Folks're getting killed left, right, and center in this town! Now we're importing victims. Gang-bangers wanna cap each other, no problem! Shoot it out with the cops -- boom, you're dead, whocares? Some poor guy just trying toget through the shit 24-7-365, andhe's whacked, that really pissesme off! MURTAUGH Easy, Biscuits. BUTTERS (beat; calmer) Just don't like it when people dobad things to good folks. RIGGS ... Listen, Bagels, it's been along night. We'll catch youtomorrow, okay? BUTTERS Yeah. Okay. Be sure to dry off, Sergeant Murtaugh. Murtaugh just nods. He and Murtaugh head off. MURTAUGH Takes the job kinda personally. Loud, too. RIGGS 25 ON BEACH - MOMENTS LATER 25 Walking. Riggs groans from the karate chop. You okay? MURTAUGH RIGGS Guy caught me with one. Fast. (CONTINUED) 26. 25 CONTINUED: 25 MURTAUGH Too fast for you? The question hangs there. Murtaugh suddenly stops. MURTAUGH Left something in the lifeboat. RIGGS I'll get a patrol car to drop meat my truck. See you tomorrow... Sorry about your boat, Rog. I know it meant a lot. They share a look. Then Riggs heads off. Murtaugh goesto the beached lifeboat. Retrieves the "Code 7" life ring. In doing so, leans on the tarp covering theboat's forward half. A MUFFLED CRY. Beat. Murtaughlifts the tarp, revealing ten Chinese -- men, women andchildren. Frightened stowaways, huddled together... 26 INT. BENNY CHAN'S OFFICE - NIGHT 26 UNCLE BENNY CHAN's seventies, wearing all Ralph LaurenPolo. Sitting with Benny, slightly apart, is WAH SINGKU, thirty, discerning, full of dangerous potentials wecan only guess at right now. Dressed in Shanghai Tang, modern clothes with classical Chinese touches, qualitiesKu possesses. Both men, plus an Uncle Benny enforcer, YEE, have their attention focused on GEORGE PROODY, a young State Department suit holding up a sheaf of papers. PROODY Four sets of papers. Totallygenuine. They'll get in thecountry, and they'll be able to stay. Forever. U.S. citizens. He hands the papers to Benny. PROODY Ask 'em to vote the incumbent party next election. Help mekeep my job with the StateDepartment. UNCLE BENNY (eyeing reports) Bloody marvelous... PROODY They've red-flagged all Asianvisas lately. Those weren't easyto slip through. (CONTINUED) 27. 26 CONTINUED: 26 UNCLE BENNY (looks up; warmly) You've been a big help. We're very grateful. Another enforcer, CHU, enters with information. Looks at Ku, who indicates it's okay for him to speak. (In Chinese (subtitles). CHU ... The ship went aground. KU (controlled agitation) What about the merchandise? CHU It's missing. UNCLE BENNY I'll find out about it immediately. The look Ku gives Benny is shaming, and Benny feels it. PROODY Something wrong? UNCLE BENNY (instant charm again) Small delivery problem... Thank you, Mr. Proody. Benny nods to Yee. Yee hands Proody a bundle of cash. Proody scans it. He's satisfied. Beat. UNCLE BENNY Good night. Proody is suddenly wary of his situation. Knows he's vulnerable now. Knows they're killers. With an eye on the room, he goes... After which Ku pulls a loop of Buddhist prayer beads from a pocket and fingers them, lost in dark meditation, while no one else speaks. 27 EXT. CHINATOWN - STREET - NIGHT 27 Proody moves to a parked car. Watchful. Hand on a pistol we now see he's had stuck in his waistband. 28. 28 INT. PROODY'S CAR 28 He gets in. Puts his key in the ignition. Hesitates. Is it gonna blow? Takes his chances. The CAR STARTS without incident. Proody peels out. Sighs. Smiles. He's alive and ten thousand bucks richer. 29 EXT. METROLINK CROSSING - NIGHT 29 Next to the L.A. River. Lights flash as the barricade lowers. In the distance, a train headlight. Proody's car pulls up and stops. 30 INT. PROODY'S CAR 30 The train nearing. Proody dreaming about what he'll do with the bribe-money... when smash!... his CAR'S suddenly STRUCK hard from behind. Proody looks back. No headlights... Just the grill of a truck... He fumbles for the gun... Blinding light from the train fills the car. Proody can't react in time... The truck shoves him onto the tracks, in front of the speeding train. 31 EXT. CROSSING 31 The TRAIN SLAMS into Proody's car. Launches. it. The twisted wreckage flips through the air toward the concrete- contained river. Drops onto the cement bank. EXPLODES as it rolls into the water... As hundred-dollar bills scatter in the wind, the back seat window of the truck rolls down, revealing Ku. Ku regards the flaming wreck down the track a moment. Puts away his prayer beads. Rolls up the window... As the truck drives off - 32 EXT. RIGGS' TRAILER - DAWN 32 Riggs pulls up in his truck. We see he's still aching from the karate chop as he moves to the front door. Eating French fries out of fast food sack. 29. 33 INT. RIGGS' TRAILER - FRONT DOOR 33 Riggs unlocks the door, steps in, and... freezes mid- fry as a cocked pistol is put to his head. Beat. RIGGS Hi, honey. REVEAL LORNA COLE, nightie, nine millimeter, nine months pregnant. She lowers the gun. LORNA You were coming home last night. RIGGS Had some bad Chinese. As they continue, we see the place has been transformed. Additions, wings, decks, etc. open out from the old trailer. A woman's touch everywhere. Their two dogs and one cat greet Riggs and vice versa. Lorna sees how dirty and banged up he is. LORNA You okay? RIGGS Better than Roger. His boat sank. He feeds the dogs some fries. LORNA Don't feed 'em that junk. What happened? RIGGS Gunfights, sharks, explosions... The usual. LORNA ... You were out fishing. Does trouble just go looking for you? RIGGS No, it seems to know pretty much where I am most of the time. Riggs sees into a newly-added room. RIGGS You finished the nursery. 34 INT. NURSERY 34 Riggs enters with Lorna, looks around. Baby to the max. Major puppy motif. (CONTINUED) 30. CONTINUED: 34 LORNA I figured it was good for a girl or a boy. Cute, huh? RIGGS Lotta puppies. LORNA I know. I got on this puppy thing and just couldn't stop. (to her tummy) Hope you like doggies, baby. Beat. Riggs spins a mobile over the crib. RIGGS Lorna... We... We've never talked about... marriage. Lorna looks up at him. It could be a hopeful look. LORNA I sorta figured you didn't wantthat... You want to get married? Well... No. RIGGS Whew. LORNA Me, either. Want breakfast? RIGGS (that was easy; re: fast food) Got mine. 35 INT. LIVING ROOM/KITCHEN 35 Lorna emerges, goes to the kitchen. Riggs follows her out. The DOGS are BARKING at the door. RIGGS You guys want to go out? C'mon. He opens the door, lets the dogs out. A35 EXT. RIGGS' TRAILER A35 Riggs exits after the hounds. Sees a paperback romanceon a chair and snags it. The author's "Ebony Clark." Riggs is reading a passage as Lorna emerges with cereal, milk, etc. Re the book - (CONTINUED) 31. A35 CONTINUED: A35 RIGGS You bought this smut? LORNA (looks over) It's not smut, it's Ebony Clark. Trish gave it to me. RIGGS ... Can we try this thing they doon page 22 sometime? LORNA Not now. Nothing comes between apregnant lady and a meal. RIGGS (beat; stillreading) Have I ever made your 'womanhoodreach peaks that would rival thehighest Himalayas'? LORNA The foothills of Malibu maybe. No Everests. Thanks a lot. RIGGS LORNA Just kidding. I've been to lots of mountaintops with you, Riggs. B35 EXT. RIGGS' TRAILER - LITTLE LATER B35 Riggs and Lorna are eating. dogs surreptitiously. Riggs keeps feeding the LORNA I dropped by Internal Affairsyesterday. Y'know, to say hi. RIGGS How's things with the rat squad? LORNA They miss me... The vet said notto feed 'em anything but dog food, Riggs. It's bad for 'em. (CONTINUED) 32. B35 CONTINUED: B35 RIGGS (to the dogs) Sorry, boys. You heard the boss. LORNA (beat) Overheard one thing at the office. RIGGS What? LORNA I.A.'s got an anonymous tip... The person said Roger's on the take. RIGGS Roger? That's crazy. LORNA Of course it is. It's someone with a grudge against him. Probably some jerk he put away... But with the new boats all the time and putting two kids through private college, it's caused conversation. Anyway, I thought you should know. I'll tell you if it goes anywhere. RIGGS ... Straight-arrow Rog on the take. That'd be the day. LORNA Just don't tell him, okay? He'll blow his top, and I'll be in hot water. And he's got enough problems as it is anyway. RIGGS Like what? LORNA ... Oh... Oops... RIGGS What's oops? LORNA Pregnancy's destroyed my brain... It cannot leave here, Riggs. Under any circumstances. (CONTINUED) 33. B35 CONTINUED: (2) RIGGS Okay. What? What is it? LORNA ... You know how Roger is about his daughters going out with cops. RIGGS He'd kill 'em. Yeah? So? LORNA So Rianne's married to one. He's the father of her baby. She's too scared to tell Roger. RIGGS Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back up... Rianne's married? LORNA To a cop. They met last year. They fell in love. She got pregnant. They got hitched. RIGGS And no one's telling Rog. LORNA After the baby's born. RIGGS 'Here's the whole package, take it or leave it'? LORNA I'm not saying it was a good idea. RIGGS It's a good idea if you want to see Rog's head explode... What about Trish? LORNA She knows. RIGGS Who's the lucky soon-to-be-dead man? LORNA ... Sgt. Lee Butters. B35 (CONTINUED) 34. B35 CONTINUED: (3) B35 RIGGS ... Biscuits?... This just gets better and better. LORNA No one thought he'd be transferred downtown with you guys. RIGGS No wonder he's been sucking up to Rog. LORNA You cannot tell him, Riggs. RIGGS You kidding? He'd shoot me for being the messenger... Question is how to have fun with it. LORNA This is serious. Don't screw around. RIGGS No. Right. No screwing around. I mean, Rog is my best friend. It'd be wrong to mess with him. But we know what that smile means... 35. 36 INT. MURTAUGH'S FRONT HALLWAY - DAY 36 Riggs and Lorna enter as Murtaugh comes down the stairs. Murtaugh's a little flustered, in a hurry to leave. MURTAUGH Hey. RIGGS Hey, Rog, we were just discussing baby names. You know which ones Rianne's thinking about? MURTAUGH (it hurts him) Oscar for a boy. Loreen for a girl. RIGGS ... She couldn't come up with anything butter, I mean, better? Lorna surreptitiously jabs him. LORNA I think they're nice. MURTAUGH Don't get me started. C'mon, let's go, Riggs. (to Lorna) Trish'll be right down. Have fun shopping for baby junk. Riggs glances into the living room -- on the floor are sleeping bags, etc. Murtaugh enters from the kitchen, a little flustered, in a hurry. RIGGS Who had the sleep-over? MURTAUGH Uh, we're airing out the camping gear. We're outta here. LORNA Something smells good. MURTAUGH Trish has food on the stove. RIGGS Trish is cooking something that smells good? (CONTINUED) 36. 36 CONTINUED: 36 MURTAUGH Some things do change. C'mon. LORNA (to Riggs) Got your baby beeper? RIGGS (shows her) Right here... So long. As he kisses her goodbye, a small Chinese boy peeks out from the kitchen door. Makes eye contact with Riggs. And disappears. Murtaugh hasn't seen him. MURTAUGH Let's go, Riggs. RIGGS You know, that smells a lot like Chinese food. MURTAUGH ... Yeah, Trish has been trying that lately. Who knew she could wok fry? RIGGS I'd like to taste it. MURTAUGH We don't have time - But Riggs is already heading for the kitchen. Murtaugh hurries to stop him. MURTAUGH No. RIGGS C'mon, Rog, we're early. He starts to go. Murtaugh stops him again. MURTAUGH Riggs... There's a Chinese person in the kitchen... A couple people, actually... Sort of a family... Riggs opens the kitchen door. REVEAL the Chinese people from the lifeboat inside cooking food. MURTAUGH ... A large family. 37. 37 INT. MURTAUGH'S KITCHEN 37 Riggs, Lorna, and Murtaugh enter. MURTAUGH They were hiding in thelifeboat... After what the I.N.S. guy said... Had to do somethingfor 'em. RIGGS So you brought 'em home. MURTAUGH Took two trips. The little boy's fascinated by Riggs. Stares at him. That's Ping. MURTAUGH Murtaugh goes to a forty-ish MAN. MURTAUGH This is Hong. He's head of the family. Speaks pretty goodEnglish... Hong, this is mypartner, Martin Riggs. And this is Lorna. Wife? HONG No. RIGGS/LORNA/MURTAUGH RIGGS ... Rog, could we talk a moment? Riggs drags him out. Lorna eyes the Chinese food. LORNA That looks so good... 38 INT. MURTAUGH'S DINING ROOM 38 RIGGS Those people're illegal. I know. MURTAUGH RIGGS You're breaking the law. (CONTINUED) 38. 38 CONTINUED: 38 MURTAUGH Not the way I see it. Way I see see it, I'm freeing slaves... Like no one did for my ancestors. NICK and CARRIE MURTAUGH enter. "Hi's" all around. MURTAUGH I see more of you two now then when you still lived here. Laundry, food... What is it this time? CARRIE Money. MURTAUGH Again? Both of you? What the hell you spending it on? NICK Drugs, hookers - CARRIE Abortions - NICK Contributions to O.J.'s Defense Fund. MURTAUGH (to Riggs) You believe they talk to their father this way? CARRIE Dad, it costs a little more to be a college student than when you were going. MURTAUGH You think I don't know that? I get the tuition bills. Get the grades, too. And right now, I'm not getting much cluck for my buck... And when I was in school, I had a job. You know what that is? NICK Job? Uh-uh, do you know what a job is, Carrie? CARRIE Never heard of it. Is that j-o - (CONTINUED) 39. 38 CONTINUED: (2) 38 MURTAUGH Very funny. NICK We can't work and survive U.S.C., Dad. MURTAUGH Yeah, well, I got other things on my mind at the moment, so what I'm gonna do is give you the money now, and then fight with you about it later. Murtaugh reaches into his pocket, pulls out a large wad of cash. Riggs is surprised by the size of the roll. As Murtaugh doles it out to Nick and Carrie - MURTAUGH Consider this a down payment on a future ass-chewing. CARRIE (to Nick) Told you we should've asked Mom. They head out. Murtaugh calls after them - MURTAUGH I want to see some grades this term, too. Murtaugh puts away the wad. RIGGS Pretty big roll there, Rog... Anyway, back to the Chinese - MURTAUGH I've made up my mind about it. Beat. Riggs respects Murtaugh's commitment, but still... The PHONE RINGS. Murtaugh goes to answer it. Riggs heads back into - 39 INT. MURTAUGH'S KITCHEN 39 Lorna's now scarfing a big bowl of chow mein. LORNA This is just yummy. (CONTINUED) 40. 39 CONTINUED: 39 Ping's still staring at Riggs. Riggs makes faces at him. Gets a big, gap-toothed grin in return. Murtaugh sticks his head in. Worried. MURTAUGH Riggs. Captain wants us right away. RIGGS What for? MURTAUGH Didn't say... C'mon. Gotta go, Riggs. Riggs has a pair of chopsticks. Hands Ping an orange. Indicates for Ping to toss it in the air. Ping does... Riggs catches it with the chopsticks. Uses them to toss it back in the air. Changes his grip on the chopsticks. Spears the orange as it falls. Skewers it. Hands it back to Ping. Gets another big smile for it. He gives Lorna another peck, she mumbles goodbye, and then - 40 INT. MURTAUGH'S FRONT HALL - MOMENTS LATER 40 Heading for the door. Murtaugh's still worried. MURTAUGH Maybe someone saw me with the Hongs. Maybe the captain knows. TRISH MURTAUGH descends the stairs. TRISH Lorna here? RIGGS Kitchen. On her second breakfast. TRISH I remember those days. Two Chinese kids chase each other through. TRISH Two more days to get them settled, Roger, and then they're gone... All of them. RIANNE MURTAUGH enters from outside. Nine months pregnant. More "hello's." Then, to Rianne - (CONTINUED) 41. 40 CONTINUED: 40 RIGGS Looking great. Thanks. RIANNE MURTAUGH Wait 'til she's trying to handlethat baby all by herself. I'll be fine. RIANNE MURTAUGH You know she'll be wanting to moveback in, too. Be ol' grandpa Rogup giving the two A.M. feedings. RIGGS Better'n her being married tothe wrong guy. Cop or something. Rianne glances anxiously at Trish. MURTAUGH ... True... C'mon. OFF Riggs' innocent expression, as he and Murtaugh go - A41 EXT. MURTAUGH'S HOUSE - MOMENTS LATER A41 Riggs and Murtaugh emerge. Murtaugh's worried. MURTAUGH What do you think the Captainwants us for? RIGGS I don't know. Running shipsaground, shooting at people... That's a nice suit, by the way. That's not off the rack. Italian? Yeah. MURTAUGH Gift from Trish. Riggs checks out the label. He's impressed. Ar-money... RIGGS (CONTINUED) 42. A41 CONTINUED: A41 MURTAUGH Maybe somebody saw me with theHongs. RIGGS It's possible. You made two trips. 41 & 42 OMITTED 41 & 42 43 OMITTED 43 A44 INT. LAPD - SQUAD ROOM - DAY A44 Riggs and Murtaugh enter. Murtaugh's eyes go to thebulletin board, on which we see posted a news photo andheadline. The photo's of Murtaugh running in his satinundies, flapping his arms like a bird. The headline reads: "Bird Man Fowls Human Tank." He rips it down, yells to the squad room generally. MURTAUGH It's been almost a year already. Shit's not funny anymore. He and Riggs head to Murphy's office. Behind Murtaugh'sback, someone pins up another copy of the photo. 44 INT. MURPHY'S OFFICE - DAY 44 Riggs and Murtaugh enter. CAPTAIN MURPHY'S there, staring out into the squad room. Captain. MURTAUGH What's up? RIGGS MURPHY ... I still look out there expecting to see all the oldfaces. Instead, there's a buncha kids whose names I barelyremember.... We're dinosaurs. Headed for extinction. (MORE) (CONTINUED) 43. CONTINUED: (A1) MURPHY (CONT'D) Making way for the new, improvedpolice force. Guys with guns andpsychology degrees. Like Butters. RIGGS Butters has a psychology degree? (CONTINUED) 44. 44 CONTINUED: 44 MURTAUGH More like a psycho degree. MURPHY I got nothing against it. Times gotta change... Hell, I got shot once by a hot-rodder with a zip- gun. That's how far back I go. MURTAUGH (after a beat) Uh, you wanted us for something, Captain? MURPHY ... Yeah... Some things don't change... The department lost its insurance carrier. All the damage you do, they can't get a new one with you on the streets. Can't fire you, either. So they're promoting you. RIGGS Lieutenant? MURPHY No open lieutenant spots. Chief's using his special privilege to make you captains. Riggs and Murtaugh look at each other in disbelief. RIGGS We're all the same rank now? MURPHY Just 'til they get new insurance. MURTAUGH What the hell we supposed to do? RIGGS What captains do. Hang out by the coffee, take long lunches, yell stuff like 'Riggs, Murtaugh, get your asses in here! The chief's shitting bricks. You got any idea how much it costs to replace a fucking bowling alley?!' MURPHY Just stay off the streets and outta trouble, huh? (CONTINUED) 45. 44 CONTINUED: (2) RIGGS (beat; a salute) Captain Murtaugh. MURTAUGH (salutes back) Captain Riggs. RIGGS (to Murphy) Captain. MURTAUGH Captain. RIGGS (to Murtaugh) After you, Captain. MURTAUGH After you, Captain. RIGGS O Captain, my Captain - MURPHY Get outta here. 45 INT. SQUAD ROOM 45 Riggs and Murtaugh emerge. As they approach their desks, the other DETECTIVES turn towards them. DETECTIVE #1 Captains Outrageous... Everyone starts clapping. RIGGS Word travels fast. DETECTIVE #2 Enjoy the rest from real police work. People return to work. An LAPD CHOPPER PILOT and OBSERVER walks over. OBSERVER Now you're on the resource management side, come up in the helo sometime and see what crime fighting from the air's all about. (CONTINUED) 46. 45 CONTINUED: 45 MURTAUGH Uh-uh. No choppers. No way. RIGGS Rog is a down-to-earth kinda guy. PILOT Change your mind, give us a call. They go. Butters approaches. Murtaugh's leery of him. BUTTERS Congratulations, Cap'n Murtaugh. MURTAUGH Yeah. Thanks. BUTTERS There's fresh muffins in back. I can grab one for you. MURTAUGH I already ate. BUTTERS Okay. Butters goes. Riggs was watching. RIGGS That kid sure likes you, Rog. MURTAUGH Wish he'd quit that shit. RIGGS ... Maybe he really likes you. MURTAUGH Huh? RIGGS Y'know, likes you likes you? MURTAUGH ... What, you mean, like that? RIGGS Why not? You're a good-looking guy. Smart, funny... MURTAUGH Get outta here. (CONTINUED) 47. 45 CONTINUED: (2) RIGGS Never know. It's the Nineties, Rog. You heard Murphy. Department's changing... But hey, you're probably right... 'Scuse me, Rog. Riggs goes. Just as Butters walks by again. BUTTERS That suit looks real good on you, by the way. Nice color. Murtaugh just watches him go... Across the room, Riggs catches up to WOODS, the PD shrink, walking through. RIGGS Dr. Woods. WOODS Yes? She turns. When she sees it's Riggs, her face falls. WOODS Oh... What is it, Captain Riggs? RIGGS (sotto) I... need to talk. WOODS I see... And what is it this time? More dreams about flying dwarves? In love with your gun again? Or have you cooked up something new? RIGGS This is on the up and up... It's about... marriage. WOODS ... And when we get in my office, you'll tell me you want to marry Murtaugh, or your mother, or Nelson Mandela... RIGGS Nelson Mandela? WOODS ... Something to ridicule me, to get a rise out of me... (CONTINUED) 48. 45 CONTINUED: (3) RIGGS No, really... WOODS I'm not stupid. And my time's reserved for police officers in real need, with real problems. She turns and goes. Beat. Riggs calls after her - RIGGS I can't go out with you, I'm already in a relationship. A46 OMITTED A46 AAA46 EXT. NATIONAL ANSCO (FORMERLY SC. A68) AAA46 A warehouse complex on the docks of the L.A. Harbor. Signs indicate the area's a U.S. Custom's-declared "Free Trade Zone." A car drives in the front gate, where it's met by uniformed Chinese security guards. Ku gets out. BAA46 INT. NATIONAL ANSCO WAREHOUSE (FORMERLY SC. AA68) BAA46 We see Chinese workers dismantling and crating large manufacturing machines. Security guards drive Ku through the warehouse on an electric cart. CAA46 INT. WAREHOUSE ROOM (FORMERLY SC. C68) CAA46 Ku's led in. We're in a temporary quarters of some kind. The occupants are the four men we saw escorted out of the Chinese prison. They're under guard. A PRC GENERAL meets Ku. In Chinese (subtitles) - PRC GENERAL Do you have the money? KU Very soon... I came to see them. And bring this. (CONTINUED) 49. CAA46 CONTINUED: CAA46 Ku pulls a small case from his pocket. Hands it to the General, who opens it. A pair of glasses. Beat. The General hands them back. Nods his approval... Ku crossesto the four men. Pays his respect to each of them, beginning with the oldest... Reaching the Pit Viper, Kumakes his deferences, and then - KU Father. It's been a long time. PIT VIPER Soon it will be our time again. Ku turns, addresses them all. The concern we saw in his face earlier (in Benny Chan's restaurant) remains hidden. KU Everything's progressing. shouldn't be long now. It Ku takes out the glasses, gives them to the oldest FourFather. As he does this, we see him also remove the lining to the case, and out of sight of the guards, pullout a bill of Chinese currency for the men to see... Thebill's normal in all respects, except that where theportraits should be, there's only blank space... Havingshown it to them, Ku then slides it back inside the lining of the case. Beat. KU America has many laws. Made by men. Money can change anything. Another beat. Then, as Ku bows to them and goes - AA46 INT. LAPD - MENS' ROOM - DAY (LATER) AA46 We FIND two sets of feet in adjoining stalls... RIGGS (V.O.) I'm bored being a Captain, Rog. MURTAUGH (V.O.) It's only been a couple hours. RIGGS (V.O.) Yeah. And I'll go cuckoo sittingaround all day. We gotta dosomething. MURTAUGH (V.O.) We're supposed to be hanging out. (CONTINUED) 50. AA46 CONTINUED: AA46 RIGGS (V.O.) I'm hanging out. Water's cold, too. MURTAUGH (V.O.) Yeah. And deep. RIGGS (V.O.) Listen, you want to nail thesesnakeheads, right? MURTAUGH (V.O.) Who-heads? RIGGS (V.O.) Snakeheads. Chinese smugglers. Slave traders. MURTAUGH (V.O.) Yeah, I want to nail the sons of bitches. So?... RIGGS (V.O.) MURTAUGH (V.O.) ... 'Long as we stay outta trouble, I guess it's okay. RIGGS (V.O.) Great. Let's go... Oops, outta paper. Got change for a twenty? MURTAUGH (V.O.) Here... As Murtaugh hands paper under the partition - B46 INT. ASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME UNIT B46 Riggs and Murtaugh approach DET. PAUL NG, at his desk. RIGGS How's it going, Ng? NG Riggs and Murtaugh. Hear youwere up to your asses in Chinesepeople last night. (CONTINUED) 51. B46 CONTINUED: RIGGS The taller ones came up to our asses. Most of 'em were down around... He indicates his knees. NG We're short, but there's lots of us. What can I do for you? RIGGS Ship's crew shot one of the illegals. Apparently acted on orders. Asian Crimes know who's smuggling Chinese these days? NG There's no hard evidence. We're pretty sure the big boss is a guy named Benny Chan. MURTAUGH Uncle Benny? NG You know him? RIGGS Had some dealings with him. Back then he was moving smack. MURTAUGH Never nailed him on that, either. NG Benny's slippery. RIGGS Where's he hanging out these days? NG He's got a nightclub, couple restaurants he operates out of... Days it's a place on North Broadway. (writes) Here's the address. He hands it to Murtaugh. MURTAUGH Thanks, Ng. B46 (CONTINUED) 52. B46 CONTINUED: (2) B46 The guys start off. NG Just let me know if you turnup anything. As Riggs and Murtaugh walk!- RIGGS Sure love to pay Uncle Benny avisit, wouldn't you, Rog? For old times' sake? MURTAUGH Yeah. But we're off the streets... It's Burgers' case. Better givethe information to him. C46 INT. SQUAD ROOM - CONTINUOUS ACTION C46 RIGGS Yeah... Hey, Breadsticks... Riggs waves him over. When he's there - RIGGS Ever hear of Benny Chan? No. BUTTERS MURTAUGH Big-time crime boss in Chinatown. RIGGS If it's bad, and it's Chinese, Benny's running it. Asian Crimes thinks he's behind the smugglingoperation. BUTTERS Where do I find him? RIGGS His restaurant. But Riggs doesn't hand over the address he's holding. RIGGS ... You know, I'm kinda hungry forChinese. How about you, Rog? Before Murtaugh can answer - (CONTINUED) 53. C46 CONTINUED: C46 RIGGS Great... Since we're going there anyway, we'll drive you. MURTAUGH Whoa. Riggs - RIGGS We gotta eat, Rog. (CONTINUED) 54. C46 CONTINUED: (2) C46 MURTAUGH Yeah, but - RIGGS So we're carpooling. Saving the taxpayers' money. That's a Captain thing to do, right? Murtaugh pulls him aside. MURTAUGH Not with him... RIGGS Why?... Look, the kid could need backup, Rog. Somebody oughta be there. C'mon, grab your jacket. Beat. Murtaugh relents. Moves for his jacket. Catches Butters looking at him with a big smile. OFF which - 55. 46 INT. POLICE SEDAN - DAY 46 Driving. Riggs and Murtaugh up front. Butters in the back. Beat. RIGGS So, Butters... Seems like you hate crime in a sort of personal way. BUTTERS Yes, sir, I do. RIGGS Any particular reason? BUTTERS About a hundred fifty thousand of 'em. That's how many bullets were zinging around my neighborhood growing up. Couldn't go outside half the time. Couldn't be near a window. Grew up on the floor. Slept on the floor, ate on the floor, watched T.V. on the floor. Hell, I didn't learn to walk 'til I was ten. Spent my formative years nose to nose with the family beagle... I'm working a crime, I'm thinking about that goddamn floor. And it pisses me off. Riggs sees something in the rearview mirror. RIGGS Did we tell Leo to meet us somewhere? MURTAUGH No, why? RIGGS 'Cause he's following us, five cars back. Murtaugh looks. There's Leo in his red Suburban. MURTAUGH Maybe it's a coincidence. RIGGS With Leo, nothing's a coincidence. BUTTERS Who's Leo? (CONTINUED) 56. 46 CONTINUED: 46 RIGGS He's... (searches) What is he, Rog? MURTAUGH Pain in the ass. RIGGS We had to guard him once, andwe've been stuck with him ever since. BUTTERS What's he want? RIGGS Let's find out. 47 OMITTED 47 48 INT. LEO'S SUBURBAN 48 Up ahead, we see the police sedan make a turn. Leo reaches the corner. Turns. No sign of the police car. LEO Where'd they go? He reaches a stop light. Cranes his neck to see both ways down the intersecting street. Nothing. They'vedisappeared. Leo's bummed. Glances out his side window... There's Riggs and Murtaugh in the lane rightnext to him, looking over from the police car. 49 INT. POLICE SEDAN/LEO'S SUBURBAN 49 RIGGS Looking for us? You saw me. LEO MURTAUGH Yeah, we saw you. What're youdoing, Leo? LEO Perfecting my tailing techniques. Being a P.I. and all. (CONTINUED) 57. 49 CONTINUED: 49 RIGGS Private Eyesore. LEO If I can follow L.A.'s finest without being spotted, I canfollow anybody. (then, re: Butters) Who's the perp? What crime'd he commit? BUTTERS Crime I'm gonna commit'll beassault and battering your littleP.I. ass. What, you see a blackguy riding with two cops, youautomatically assume he's acriminal? RIGGS He's a detective, Leo. LEO Oh... Hey, just kidding. BUTTERS Yeah, well, I'm not. LEO So, the guys tell you about ourhistory together? Fighting crime, shooting bad guys, maintaining lawand order? 'Bye, Leo. RIGGS Riggs punches it. MURTAUGH Shoulda let the shark eat him. A50 INT. BENNY CHAN'S OFFICE A50 Looking into the busy, second-floor restaurant through awindow. In here, Uncle Benny's the object of Ku's wrathas Fan, Chu, and Yee look on. In Chinese (subtitles) - KU You guaranteed. (CONTINUED) 58. A50 CONTINUED: A50 UNCLE BENNY They're not at the detention center. They must have escaped. KU He won't finish until he sees them. UNCLE BENNY They'll turn up. .. In Hong Kong, you'd already be dead. They're interrupted by a TAPPING sound. Turn to find Riggs, Murtaugh, and Butters looking in through thewindow into the restaurant. Riggs knocking on the glass. 50 OMITTED 50 A51 INT. RESTAURANT On this side, the glass is a mirror. Riggs mimesvarious crap to Benny. Then he and Murtaugh start off. Butter is still checking his appearance out in themirror. To himself - (CONTINUED) A51 59. A51 CONTINUED: A51 BUTTERS How you doing, Lee?... Just fine, thank you. Going to see UncleBenny, the Chinese crime boss... Give him a kick in the nuts for me, won't you?... Be glad to... Murtaugh and Riggs exchange a look. Then - C'mon - RIGGS As Riggs pulls Butters away - 51 OMITTED 51 A52 INT. BENNY'S OFFICE - MOMENTS LATER A52 Riggs, Murtaugh, and Butters enter via office door. MAITRE D' has failed to stop them. The RIGGS Uncle Benny. Howya doing? Hope this is a bad time. MURTAUGH Yeah, we'd hate not disturbing you. I'm sorry. MAITRE D' I couldn't stop them. RIGGS Meet Detective Buckles. BUTTERS (off that) Whatever you say. RIGGS Sell any heroin, buy any cops, kill anyone lately? How's the front, I mean, restaurant? MAITRE D' I get food, drink. He goes. UNCLE BENNY No M.S.G. now. Have a bite. Give you the police discount. (CONTINUED) 60. A52 CONTINUED: A52 MURTAUGH Don't hold your breath. On second thought, hold your breath. UNCLE BENNY (to Butters) They think I'm a criminal. Never have proof. BUTTERS Yeah, these guys're always wrong. Never arrest the right people. I'm sure it's all a big mistake. UNCLE BENNY ... I'm very busy. What is it this time? RIGGS (prompting butters) Breadsticks... BUTTERS Know anything about a boatload of illegals that went aground last night? UNCLE BENNY What I saw on the news. During this, Riggs grabs some papers from Benny's desk, and Benny snaps a ruler across Riggs' knuckles. MURTAUGH Some snakehead lost big money. Four hundred people at thirty- five grand each... Fourteen mil. UNCLE BENNY Whatever. MURTAUGH Lost out on making 'em slaves, too. UNCLE BENNY You think they have it so nice in China? They'll be back. Anyway, you're cops. I thought smuggling Chinese was an I.N.S. problem. BUTTERS Crew shot one of 'em full of bullets. Makes it a cop problem. (CONTINUED) 61. A52 CONTINUED: (2) A52 UNCLE BENNY One dead Chinese? Billions more where he came from. RIGGS They shot at Rog and me, too. UNCLE BENNY Too bad they missed. But I still don't know anything about it. Riggs has picked up on something out of the ordinary about Ku. Circles the room staring at him. Ku staring back, fingering his prayer beads. RIGGS You don't look too happy. Who're you? UNCLE BENNY He doesn't speak English. RIGGS Oh. So you don't know what 'scumbag' means. Or 'eat shit' ... nice ponytail. Riggs reaches to flip Ku's "queue" with his fingers. Instantly, Ku grabs his wrist. Rigss is impressed. RIGGS Strong for a small guy... What else can you do? Ku just looks at him. Beat. We're sensing this'd be a good fight to watch. Butters makes a move to help Riggs. Murtaugh stops him. To Riggs - MURTAUGH Riggs... Insurance... Another beat. Riggs lets go of Ku's clothes. Whereupon Ku releases him... Then - UNCLE BENNY I'm busy. If you have nothing on me, get out. MURTAUGH ... Just know we're still around, Benny. BUTTERS I'm after your ass now, too. (CONTINUED) 62. A52 CONTINUED: (3) RIGGS (to Ku) See you next time. Riggs moves toward the one-way glass. UNCLE BENNY The door's that way. RIGGS I'll take this way out. Whereupon Riggs smacks the one-way glass with the buttof his pistol. SHATTERS the GLASS. Steps out. Murtaugh and Butters follow. When they're gone, toRiggs, under his breath and in English - KU In Hong Kong, you'd be dead. A52 52 OMITTED 52 A53 INT. RESTAURANT A53 As Riggs, Murtaugh, and Butters cross to the stairs, Riggs sees a panel marked "Sprinkler Emergency Switch" on a wall. Looks back at Benny. RIGGS Had your fire system checkedlately? Big fine if it doesn'toperate right. Whereupon he pulls the alarm handle. A SIREN beginsWAILING. Sprinklers erupt. Diners shriek. Back in his office, Uncle Benny's getting soaked, too. A man moves to shield Ku with a jacket... Riggs calls in - RIGGS Seems to be working. 53 OMITTED 53 A54 INT. RESTAURANT - STAIRWELL A54 We hear the commotion upstairs as Riggs, Murtaugh, andButters descend. Near the bottom of the stairs, out a window, Riggs sees the Captain of the freighter. The Captain's outside, approaching the restaurant withanother Chinese man. (CONTINUED) 63. A54 CONTINUED: A54 Spots Riggs at the same instant. Starts to run - RIGGS Son of a bitch. (drawing his gun) That guy's from the ship. Seeing Riggs' gun, the second man takes off on the heelsof the Captain. Riggs is out the door right after them. Butters right behind him. Murtaugh last, calling - MURTAUGH No damage, Riggs! Remember the insurance!... Shit! B54 EXT. CHINESE RESTAURANT B54 Riggs leads Butters and Murtaugh down the street inpursuit of the two men. The men cut across a street, dodge cars to the far side. Two CARS COLLIDE in front of Riggs. He doesn't break stride. Makes a Starsky and Hutch hood-slide over oneof the cars and keeps going. Murtaugh, meanwhile, has been overtaken by Butters, whotakes another angle on the fleeing suspects and dodgescars across the busy street. Murtaugh knows he can'tkeep up. Looks around. Sees a young man on arestaurant delivery bike. Pulls out his wad of cash. MURTAUGH Two hundred for the bike. Fiftyfor the food. Murtaugh hops on and pedals away. C54 DOWN STREET C54 The suspects bang into people as they run up thesidewalk. Riggs and Butters weave through behind them. Murtaugh wheels along in traffic, catching up. A55 EXT. SUN YAT SEN PLAZA A55 The two bad guys turn in. Riggs and Butters on theirheels. The Captain runs toward Hill St., ahead. The other man breaks off to the left. Butters goes afterhim. Murtaugh swings in, chicken in XO sauce bouncingout of the basket, follows Riggs and the Captain. 64. B55 ANOTHER ANGLE B55 The Captain streaks PAST us and rounds a corner. Behind him, Murtaugh catches and passes Riggs, not a littlesurprised to see him on the bike. A56 EXT. CHINATOWN MALL A56 The Captain runs into a glass-walled exterior elevatorjust as the doors are closing. Murtaugh SKIDS up a beatlater. The doors close in his face. Riggs sees this. Spots a flight of stairs. Uses a bench and a movingcart to vault to the first landing, heads for level two. Murtaugh dumps the bike, takes an alternate route usingan exterior escalator. B56 INT. ELEVATOR B56 The Captain looks out the glass back of the elevator andsees Riggs bounding up the stairs behind him. Realizes Riggs will make the top about the same time. Sees the elevator next to his going down. In desperation, pullshis GUN and BLOWS OUT the side WINDOW. Other people inthe elevator scream in terror as he climbs out the window and leaps onto the top of the descending elevator. Riggs reacts to this and must now run back down a flightand leap over the railing. In front of him, only yardsaway, the Captain jumps from the elevator. He lands, losing his gun, then gets up and takes off again withRiggs in pursuit. Murtaugh, meanwhile, seeing what's happened, has reacheda landing and now must turn and go down the "up" escalator. Shouts at the people in front of him. MURTAUGH Look out! Out of the way! Murtaugh reaches level ground, jumps on the bike again, and takes off. A57 EXT. SUN YAT SEN PLAZA - SIDE STREET A57 Around a corner comes Butters' man with Butters right onhis ass. They turn into a dead-end alley. The only wayout's up a flight of stairs and into - A58 INT. CHINESE RESTAURANT - KITCHEN A58 The man blows through busy cooks, waiters, etc. Butters jukes through right behind him. The man turns into - 65. A59 INT. CHINESE RESTAURANT - DINING ROOM A59 Bam! There goes a dim sum cart... The man gets to hisfeet. Looks back to see Butters emerge from the kitchen. Heads for a window at the front of the building. Pushes it open and starts to jump out as - -- Butters heads for the stairs leading down to the frontentrance directly below the window. A60 EXT. CHINESE RESTAURANT A60 The man jumps from the second floor. Just as he hits the ground, the front doors fly open, and Butterstackles him to the ground. Handcuffing him - BUTTERS Don't run, don't move, don't resist... Don't fuck with the police. SUSPECT Police? BUTTERS Yeah. Handcuffs. Gun. Badge. He sticks the tin in his face. Points out the letters. BUTTERS L.A.P.D. 'Looking At aPissed-off Detective.' He jerks the man to his feet and pushes him off in thedirection we last saw Riggs and Murtaugh go as - A61 EXT. CHINATOWN STREET A61 The Captain races across Hill St. at an angle. He's heading for a narrow alley in mid-block. Anticipatingwhere he's headed, Riggs yells to Murtaugh - RIGGS Stay with him. -- and then cuts up the street to head him off. A62 EXT. CHINATOWN ALLEY A62 Chased by Murtaugh, the Captain heads up the alley wherewe see two old, wooden staircases that rise up fromopposing directions and meet at a single landing... Riggs suddenly appears at the alley's far end. (CONTINUED) 66. A62 CONTINUED: A62 Trapped, the Captain starts up one flight of stairs. Riggs starts up the other one facing it. As they climb, face to face, they get closer. They reach the landing, feet apart... when the Captaingrabs a drainpipe and scuttles up. Riggs follows. A63 EXT. CHINATOWN ROOFTOPS A63 They run across the roofs. Take one or two small jumps... when a "seventeen"-foot span looms ahead. The Captain leaps. Makes the rooftop of the buildingon the other side. Murtaugh pedals along, watching from below. Screams for Riggs not to do it, but... we know Riggs. He plants. Pushes off. Launches himself through the air... Hitshard on the other side, off-balance. Starts slippingbackwards and slides off the edge. Barely catches theornate corner of the roof and is left hanging there. Murtaugh yells from below - MURTAUGH Riggs, don't move! But Riggs is still struggling to hoise himself up andresume the chase. Urging himself on - RIGGS I got it. I got it. MURTAUGH I'll get you down. RIGGS (to himself; stillflailing) C'mon, c'mon... But he's not going anywhere. And Murtaugh knows it. Looks around. Spots a dumpster nearby. Runs to it. MURTAUGH Hang on, Riggs! Murtaugh starts pushing. The dumpster barely moves. B63 ANOTHER ANGLE B63 Butters is just rounding the corner with his prisoner, who protests - (CONTINUED) 67. B63 CONTINUED: B63 SUSPECT But really, I didn't - BUTTERS Shut up. At which point Butters sees Murtaugh with the dumpster. MURTAUGH Help me with this. BUTTERS What for? Murtaugh nods up. Butters looks. Sees Riggs. BUTTERS Holy - (to the Suspect) Don't you move. Butters goes to help Murtaugh. The dumpster's still barely rolling. Beckoning the Suspect - BUTTERS What the hell you just standing there for? Get your ass over here. The guy comes over. BUTTERS Push. Together, the three men move the dumpster under Riggs, just as he loses his grip. Luckily, the dumpster wasn't empty. Riggs climbs out. MURTAUGH You okay? RIGGS ... Shoulda had 'em... BUTTERS White men can't jump, but they sure can fall. RIGGS (pissed and embarrassed; turns to the Suspect) Who's your partner? (CONTINUED) 68. B63 CONTINUED: (2) SUSPECT I don't have a partner. MURTAUGH You were with him. B63 SUSPECT I'm a waiter at the restaurant. I was outside having a cigarettewhen the other man walked up. Next thing I knew people werepulling guns and running towardsme... See?... (handcuffed handsindicated) ... Waiter's jacket, order book... Beat. Butters, Riggs, and Murtaugh share a look. unlocks the handcuffs. Butters BUTTERS We'd've caught that guy if youhadn't fucked it all up. Just 'cause you see a coupla blackguys with guns, you automaticallyassume they gotta be bad... Getoutta here, you racist motherfucker. 54 thru 63 OMITTED 54 thru 63 64 INT. MURTAUGH'S HOUSE - FRONT HALL - NIGHT 64 Murtaugh drags in. Trish? MURTAUGH TRISH (O.S.) In the kitchen. 65 INT. KITCHEN 65 Murtaugh enters. Finds Trish playing a Chinese game withtwo of the Chinese women. Other Hongs iron clothes. Still more make dinner. Murtaugh gives Trish a look. (CONTINUED) 69. 65 CONTINUED: 65 TRISH They insisted. Uh-huh. MURTAUGH TRISH Maybe they can stay a littlelonger than two days. Murtaugh just shakes his head, goes into - 66 INT. DEN - CONTINUOUS ACTION 66 HONG's in Murtaugh's chair watching TV. Sees Murtaughand jumps up, embarrassed to be taking liberties. HONG Sorry, Mr. Murtaugh. MURTAUGH Uh, no, hey, sit, please... Andit's Roger, remember? HONG It's your chair. No. MURTAUGH It's fine. Really. Sit. HONG ... Thank you so much. Hong sits. A moment. What do you say?... MURTAUGH Think I'll have a drink. something? (surveys liquor) I'm going with tequila. You want Tequila? HONG Yeah. MURTAUGH You know, Mexico? HONG (not a clue) Mex-see-gor? MURTAUGH Give it a try. (CONTINUED) 70. 66 CONTINUED: 66 As Murtaugh pours them each a glass, straight up - MURTAUGH What're you watching? About China. show us. HONG Things they don't Murtaugh hands him a glass. Hong raises it in a toast. Yum buoy. HONG Yum buoy. MURTAUGH They toast, drink. reaction. Murtaugh looks to Hong for a Mex-see-gor. HONG 67 SAME SCENE - LATER 67 The tequila bottle's a lot emptier. practically old buddies now. Murtaugh and Hong're MURTAUGH ... Riggs jumps off the buildingwith the guy handcuffed to him. No... HONG MURTAUGH Guy almost crapped his pants... That Riggs. Crazy. But... Murtaugh's deep affection for Riggs is obvious. pours them each another. Raises his glass. Hong Bread. HONG MURTAUGH ... Huh? Oh, yeah, toast. (toasts him) Bread. They drink. Then - (CONTINUED) 71. CONTINUED: MURTAUGH You know anybody here? HONG My uncle. He pay so we can come to America. MURTAUGH (surprised) You been in contact with him? HONG I leave message... Must be very important man now. We have own room on the ship, away from the others. When there's trouble, they put us into the.. Searching... MURTAUGH Lifeboat... Costs a lotta money to bring all of you here. What's your uncle do? HONG In China, he's artist. Murtaugh takes this in a moment, then - MURTAUGH Gotta be hard leaving your home. HONG More hard to stay... You don't know what it's like when your children have no future. And nothing we can do. MURTAUGH No. But my father did. And his father before him, and his father ... All the way back to coming here on the same kinda ship that - (stops himself) Hell, let's not go into all that now. (drains his glass) My dad moved us to L.A. Became a cop. Changed the way things were going. Like you. 67 (CONTINUED) 72. CONTINUED: (2) 67 HONG I'm old. But in America, my children have chance to make good life. MURTAUGH ... We want the best for our kids. And grandkids... You believe I'll be a grandfather?... Where's the time go? HONG Don't know. Have no watch. Murtaugh and Hong share a big laugh at this... The laughs subside. Murtaugh regards Hong a moment... Then slips the watch off his own wrist. MURTAUGH My pop's. He got it when he retired from the force. Take it. HONG No. I cannot. MURTAUGH No, no, I want you to have it... Belonged to a good man. Oughta belong to another one. Long beat... Then Hong takes the watch. Slides it on. HONG Thank you so much, Roger. Murtaugh pours another round. Raises his glass. MURTAUGH To dads and their kids. And their kids' kids. A68 OMITTED A68 thru thru C68 C68 73. 68 INT. POLICE GYM - DAY 68 Riggs shadowboxes intently as Murtaugh works out nearby. GOMEZ, a young cop, calls from the boxing ring - GOMEZ Looking good, Riggs. RIGGS Always, Gomez. (CONTINUED) 74. 68 CONTINUED: (A1) GOMEZ Want to step in and go a couple rounds? Get some real exercise? RIGGS ... My pleasure. Murtaugh intercepts Riggs as he heads for the ring. (CONTINUED) 75. 68 CONTINUED: 68 MURTAUGH What the hell you doing? RIGGS Gonna go knock Gomez around a little. MURTAUGH Gomez is good. He made division finals. RIGGS I can handle him, Rog. 69 SAME SCENE - LATER 69 Riggs is getting killed... He loses another exchange... Suddenly grabs his shoulder in pain. RIGGS Whoa. Hang on. GOMEZ You okay? RIGGS Old shoulder injury... (tests it; winces) I gotta toss in the towel. Sorry, man. GOMEZ No problem. RIGGS Just getting it going, too... You got lucky today, Gomez Murtaugh's helping him out of the ring. Sotto - MURTAUGH Yeah, lucky not to kill you. RIGGS Get this shoulder back in shape, you owe me a rematch. GOMEZ Anytime. MURTAUGH We'll have the paramedics here. (CONTINUED) 76. 69 CONTINUED: 69 RIGGS (still calling back) Might even train for it. Give youreal problems. All smiles, Riggs goes in the locker room with Murtaugh. 77. 70 INT. LOCKER ROOM 70 As soon as the door closes, the smile leaves Riggs' face. He sags against the wall, winded, in pain. MURTAUGH Better ice that shoulder. RIGGS My shoulder's okay. MURTAUGH Don't be brave. RIGGS The shoulder's not hurt, Rog. I was faking it. MURTAUGH You were faking it? RIGGS Gomez was killing me. I didn't have anything left. Murtaugh starts undressing. MURTAUGH Told you he was good. RIGGS ... It wasn't all him. Riggs moves to a bench and sits down. Beat. RIGGS I've been feeling it lately, Rog. ... I mean, that guy nailed me on the ship, right? Then yesterday, trying to catch him... And there's been other stuff... Figured I was just out of shape or something. But it's more than that. It's like - MURTAUGH You're too old for this shit? RIGGS (a beat, then) Yeah. MURTAUGH How about that? Finally. (CONTINUED) 78. 70 CONTINUED: 70 RIGGS But I can't be. I'm only... (thinks about it) ... Jesus... What happened, Rog? MURTAUGH You can't beat the clock, Riggs. Always wins in the end. Murtaugh's doffing his sweat pants, when Butters appears. BUTTERS Hey, how's it going? Murtaugh hauls up his sweats. Butters continues through. RIGGS Murphy's right. We're dinosaurs... I need your helphere, Rog. What am I gonna do? Murtaugh sees Riggs needs him. Sits. MURTAUGH Only thing you can do. Accept it. RIGGS I've always done the job one way. All the way. It's all I know. MURTAUGH You'll do it a different way. RIGGS Oh yeah? Like how? MURTAUGH Like I do. There's a long beat. Then - RIGGS I'm too old for this shit... How about that? 71 INT. SQUAD ROOM - DAY 71 Riggs and Murtaugh walk in. Leo runs up behind them. LEO Riggs. Murtaugh. Leo comes up. He has deep scratches all over his face. (CONTINUED) 79. CONTINUED: RIGGS What happened to you? LEO Dog. MURTAUGH Your dog scratched you like that? RIGGS Catch you drinking outta his bowl? LEO It wasn't my dog. It was a P.I. job I was working. MURTAUGH A dog hired you? LEO People hired me. To find a missing dog. RIGGS Big case. LEO This was an expensive Bolshoy, funny guy. MURTAUGH Borzoi. LEO Whatever, whatever... MURTAUGH And you found it. LEO Sort of. See, I figured out my fee for finding it'd be more than the cost of the dog from the pound, right? So - RIGGS You got a Borzoi from the pound and convinced the people it was their little Rover. LEO Sasha. Communist name. 71 (CONTINUED) 80. 71 CONTINUED: (2) MURTAUGH And they bought it. A completely different dog. LEO Which I dyed to look like theirs. Which wasn't so fucking easy. Which is how I got the scratches. MURTAUGH That's some P.I. business you got there, Leo. RIGGS Deuce Ventura, pet defective. MURTAUGH Committing fraud, too. LEO Hey, the people're happy. Under which, Leo spots Butters approaching. LEO I'm not here. He quickly turns away, acts busy with something as Butters walks up. BUTTERS Captain Riggs. Captain Murtaugh. Murtaugh turns, reacts to Butter's closeness. RIGGS What is it, Bundles? BUTTERS Just heard from the Crime Lab. Guy you chased through Chinatown? The gun he dropped matched the slugs from those bodies at the ship. He's the shooter. RIGGS And I let him get away. BUTTERS Didn't get far. He turned up dead on a rooftop nearby. Strangled with a wire. Pigeons ate his eyeballs. (CONTINUED) 81. 71 CONTINUED: (3) Butter's cell PHONE RINGS under this, and he answers. BUTTERS Butters... Hello?... Hello?... (hangs up) I hate cell phones... Make a call, get cut off. Answer a call, get cut off. Spend more time getting cut off than talking. Which is just what the phone company wants. Know why? At which point, Leo reveals himself. LEO Because they fuck you with cell phones. Okay? They fuck you with cell phones. They want you to get cut off, 'cause then, when you call the people back, they can charge you the higher rate for the first minute all over again. BUTTERS If your fucking three-hour battery that lasts only twenty minutes isn't fucking dead. LEO And if you're not behind a little fucking hill where all you get is - Leo makes the sound of bad static. BUTTERS Not to mention, the phones're getting smaller and smaller. Why? So they can fit more places? No, no. So they can be lost or stolen easier. So you have to buy a new one, and they can fuck you again there. Ever lost a plug-in phone at your fucking house? Ever had someone break in your fucking home and steal that big kitchen phone off the wall? LEO Not to mention every idiot with a scanner's listening to every fucking word you say. (CONTINUED) 82. 71 CONTINUED: (4) BUTTERS Or cloning your fucking number. Calling Belgium. LEO What'd I tell you? They fuck you with cell phones... Hey, ever noticed, how, at the drive-thru - MURTAUGH Enough, Leo. BUTTERS Yeah, what am I talking to you for anyway? What're you doing here? RIGGS Yeah, what're you doing here, Leo? Butters' PHONE RINGS. He answers it as he walks off. BUTTERS Butters... Hello... Hello.... (no connection) Fuck! LEO He'll learn to like me. MURTAUGH He'd be the first. RIGGS You didn't say what you're here for. LEO Okay. Okay. I got a new case, okay? Non dog-related. And I need a little information. Y'know, police files-type stuff. MURTAUGH/RIGGS No. LEO Okay, okay. I'll just hit the streets and sniff around for clues. Thanks for nothing. Leo starts off. MURTAUGH Who'd hire him anyway? (CONTINUED) 83. 71 CONTINUED: (5) 71 RIGGS Yeah... Hey... (calls) Leo, wait. Rog, how about if wehire Leo and put him on UncleBenny's tail? MURTAUGH Benny'll see him. RIGGS That's the idea. Make him nuts. MURTAUGH What if Benny shoots him? Riggs just looks at him. Then - MURTAUGH Tell Leo he's hired. Riggs goes. Someone comes by collecting for a pool. DETECTIVE Pregnancy pool for Lorna. Five dollars. Due date's next Tuesday. MURTAUGH ... Lorna's a go-getter, she'llprobably be early... I'll takeFriday morning at... (off his badge number) ... [badge number]. Murtaugh pays, and the Detective goes. Riggs returns. All set. RIGGS MURTAUGH ... So... What'll we do the rest of the day, Captain Riggs? 72 EXT. SKY - DAY 72 A police helicopter flies over L.A. 73 INT. POLICE HELICOPTER 73 Riggs and Murtaugh riding back seat. Murtaugh's not enjoying himself. Riggs is a kid in a candy store. (CONTINUED) 84. 73 CONTINUED: 73 RIGGS This is great. MURTAUGH Can't believe I let you talk meinto this. RIGGS Beats sitting around the office. MURTAUGH There's two kinds of choppers. Ones that've crashed, and ones that're gonna crash. RIGGS Think positive, remember? Let's fly over my place, and see if theconstruction guys're sleeping onthe job. 74 EXT. RIGGS' TRAILER - LATER 74 The chopper flies overhead. 75 INT. HELICOPTER 75 Murtaugh's eyes're closed. Riggs looks out the window. MURTAUGH What do you know? They'reworking... Hey, there's Lorna. 76 LOOKING DOWN FROM CHOPPER 76 Lorna emerges from the trailer, gets in her car anddrives off. 77 INT. HELICOPTER 77 Riggs addresses the pilots through his headset. RIGGS Follow the green four-wheel drive. The helicopter banks over. Murtaugh hates it. MURTAUGH What're you doing? RIGGS Having a little fun. 85. 78 INT. LORNA'S CAR 78 Lorna's eating donuts. The CAR PHONE RINGS. Hello? LORNA 79 INTERCUT - LORNA AND RIGGS 79 Riggs is on a cell phone in the chopper, flying a littlebehind and to one side of Lorna. He observes her with high-power, zoom binoculars. Hi, honey. RIGGS Hi. LORNA RIGGS Where you going? LORNA Errand. Then Lamaze at the Murtaughs'. RIGGS The Beijing Hilton... What're youeating, donuts? ... Yeah. LORNA How'd you know? Good guess. RIGGS Lorna takes a hand off the wheel. RIGGS Remember to keep both hands on thewheel when you're driving. She is surprised again. Hand back on the wheel. Okay... LORNA Riggs loves this. LORNA Where are you? There's a lot of background noise. (CONTINUED) 86. 79 CONTINUED: 79 RIGGS We're near a construction site... I'll bet you're drinking coffee, too. You know the doctor said that's not okay. Lorna regards the cup in her drink holder. LORNA It's decaf, he said I could have one cup a day, and... (looks to see if he's next to her) ... how the hell you know everything I'm doing? RIGGS I'm psycho. I mean, psychic. RIGGS' BINO POV A bridal magazine lies on the seat next to the donuts. RESUME INTERCUT LORNA Riggs? RIGGS Yeah. LORNA Car phone's expensive. RIGGS Yeah. We should probably wave good-bye. LORNA Wave good-bye? RIGGS Right side in the air. Lorna looks out. The chopper dips into her line of sight. Riggs waves from the helo. LORNA Dick. RIGGS Love you, too. 87. A80 INT. POLICE CRUISER - DAY (LATER) A80 Riggs and Murtaugh in the back seat. Two cops up front. Murtaugh has a large coffee stain on his shirt. MURTAUGH What do you care if I want to go home and change my shirt? RIGGS Coffee stain's just not something that'd bother me. MURTAUGH Look how you dress. RIGGS What's that supposed to mean? Because I'm not sporting those expensive suits?... Not many cops are. MURTAUGH ... What's that supposed to mean? RIGGS (so the cops don't hear) Means I don't understand where all the money's coming from. MURTAUGH Where do you think it's coming from? RIGGS I don't know. MURTAUGH ... Trish came into a little money from an aunt who died. RIGGS ... Why didn't you tell me before? MURTAUGH What's that car doing? Up ahead, a Suburban with darkened windows pulls out of Murtaugh's driveway and drives off. MURTAUGH Right here, guys. 88. B80 EXT. MURTAUGH'S HOUSE B80 The cruiser pulls over. Riggs and Murtaugh get out, thanking the cops, who drive off. MURTAUGH Wonder who that was? Riggs regards two cars parked in front of the house with Lorna's Explorer and Rianne's Pontiac: a black four-door Mercedes and a new, black Continental. RIGGS Whose cars are these? Riggs and Murtaugh hold a look. 80 OMITTED 80 89. A81 INT. MURTAUGH'S FRONT HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER A81 Murtaugh enters from outside, alone, nonchalant. Trish, Rianne and Lorna are there. MURTAUGH Hey. Whose van was that? Five Chinese thugs, including Chu and Yee, suddenly appear from hiding. Guns on Murtaugh, guns on the girls. As Murtaugh's disarmed - LORNA They took the Hongs. They're gonna kill us. Murtaugh looks up to see Wah Sing Ku reveal himself at the top of the stairs. MURTAUGH What the hell're you doing here? At which point, one of the thugs sees a red laser dot on his nose... REVEAL Riggs, outside the back window, his 9mm in one hand, Murtaugh's ankle gun in the other. The two thugs he has the drop on surrender their guns. The rest follow suit. Lorna grabs a gun as Murtaugh gets his back and draws down on Ku. Riggs enters. RIGGS What have we here? MURTAUGH They took the Hongs. And look who's on the stairs, Uncle Benny's friend. Riggs moves around to see Ku. MURTAUGH Where the hell'd you take 'em? A thug makes his move. Flicks open an ice-pick stiletto as he grabs Lorna. Presses the point to her pregnant belly. Riggs is instantly compliant. RIGGS Okay... Take it easy... He drops his gun. Murtaugh drops his. The guy with the knife relaxes... when suddenly, Lorna arch-stomps him. Elbows him through the kitchen doorway. Slams the pocket door on his knife arm. Takes the knife. Jams it through the door, inches from the guy's face. And all hell breaks loose... (CONTINUED) 90. A81 CONTINUED: A81 Everybody's going for the pile of guns on the floor. Riggs has three guys to contend with. Guys with goodkung fu. Riggs is at his outer limits. Kicks and punches and bites and scratches and nut-crushes. Murtaugh's got one guy after him. The guy's swinging astanding lamp. Murtaugh's about to hit him with aporcelain bowl, when Trish yells - Not the bowl. TRISH Murtaugh puts it down, dispatches with a body slamagainst a wall. Ku just watches from the stairs, eyes glued to Riggs ashe fights off his three. Ku seeing what kind of stuffRiggs has, how good he is... until Riggs suddenly has agun in his hand. About to swing it up... when Ku dropsdown through the stairwell... He can fly?... In a seriesof stunning moves, Ku disarms Riggs, and sweeps up thepistol. Pops up with it as Murtaugh pops up with hisgun, and Riggs pops up again with his own Beretta. Two guns against one. Beat. Ku surrenders his. Another beat. Relief... And then Ku does something trulyamazing. Fast as a bolt of lightning... reaches forRiggs' Beretta and in a single move disassembles it. Riggs is still holding the grip and trigger, but Ku hasthe entire barrel and slide mechanism. And he's not done... Cracks Murtaugh on the wrist with the slide anddisarms him. Next a flying scissors kick. Riggs andMurtaugh hit the floor... It's over. B81 INT. MURTAUGH'S LIVING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER B81 Ku looks on as his men finish binding everyone. Riggsand Murtaugh wonder whether it'll be bullets in thehead or the quiet work of the stiletto on neck arteries. It's neither. It's worse... Ku flicks ON a BUTANE LIGHTER. Turns the flame up high. Reaches for the curtains, which quickly catch fire. He lights morecurtains. Papers on a desk. A lamp shade. Anythingthat burns. Then barks in Chinese to two of his men. KU Stay with them until you're surethey can't get out. Ku, Yee and Chu go. The remaining two thugs stand guardas the flames spread. Soon, the house is an inferno. The smoke's choking. The thugs still don't budge. It looks like they're going up in flames, too... when theyfinally give each other a look, then turn and run out. (CONTINUED) 91. B81 CONTINUED: B81 Instantly, Riggs and Murtaugh mobilize, trying to getloose... They can't... Fire's everywhere... when a closetdoor under the stairs opens, and Ping emerges. He'd been hiding. The bad guys missed him... Ping sees everyonetied up in the living room... His eyes go to thechildren's scissors lying on the floor, where he'd beendoing paper cut-outs earlier... Grabs the scissors... Begins cutting the tape binding Riggs... it's laborious; the tape's strong, the small, kid's scissors not meantfor heavy-duty cutting... But slowly, the tape givesway... And then Riggs is loose... Riggs cuts Murtaughfree. Throws a chair through the front window. Then he and Murtaugh move Ping and the women out, not botheringto untie them. 81 thru B82 OMITTED 81 thru B82 82 EXT. MURTAUGH'S HOUSE 82 They're all outside. Safe. Riggs cutting Lorna free asMurtaugh does the same for Trish and Rianne. My home... MURTAUGH RIGGS Anybody got car keys? LORNA (indicating house) Mine were in my purse. RIANNE Mine are under the front seat. C'mon, Rog. RIGGS Riggs pulls Murtaugh away from the sight of his burninghouse. Getting in Rianne's Pontiac, Riggs realizes - Radio... RIGGS He moves to Lorna's Explorer. The door's locked. BREAKS the GLASS. Grabs a portable police radio. back in with Murtaugh. He Jumps Nick and Carrie drive up. Murtaugh sees them, calls - (CONTINUED) 92. 82 82 CONTINUED: MURTAUGH Nick, take care of your mom and Rianne. As they peel out - 83 83 INT. RIANNE'S CAR Driving. Into the radio - RIGGS 3-William-56. Have Air Ops switch to tac 5. DISPATCHER (V.O.) Roger, 3-William-56. Riggs switches radio channels. Beat. VOICE (V.O.) 3-William-56, Air 12. RIGGS Need your eyes, guys. We're looking for a black four-door Mercedes and a black Continental. Vicinity of Ladera at the freeway. Over. VOICE (V.O.) Mercedes and a Continental... Shouldn't be hard to find in this town. RIGGS Just give it a shot, huh? VOICE (V.O.) That's a rog. A84 EXT. SKIES OVER L.A. - DAY A84 A police chopper surveys the streets below. VOICE (V.O.) 3-William-56, Air 12... B84 INT. RIANNE'S CAR - DAY B84 RIGGS Go, Air 12. (CONTINUED) 93. B84 CONTINUED: B84 VOICE (V.O.) Will wonders never cease? We gottwo black Mercedes, one headed east, one headed west. The east one just got on the freeway. RIGGS We'll take that one. You try andlocate the Continental. Roger that. VOICE (V.O.) MURTAUGH How you know we're chasing theright one? RIGGS It's headed east... China's east. MURTAUGH It's also west. Rog... RIGGS Yeah, I know. MURTAUGH Think positive. 84 EXT. FREEWAY - DAY 84 Murtaugh floors it up the ramp and onto the freeway. 85 INT. RIANNE'S CAR - DAY 85 Hauling ass through traffic. MURTAUGH What the hell'd they take theHongs for, anyway? RIGGS That guy's with Benny Chan. Gotta be something with thesmuggling. Want their money... MURTAUGH Hong said his uncle alreadypaid... Hong left him a message. He's the only one who knew theywere at my house... (CONTINUED) 94. 85 CONTINUED: 85 RIGGS There they are. We see the black Mercedes ahead. RIGGS It's the last two guys. MURTAUGH We don't have guns. What now? ANOTHER ANGLE 86 One half of a double-wide mobile home is under tow ahead. In a lane between the thugs and Riggs and Murtaugh. The open side of the mobile home is covered by clear plasticand is closer to Riggs and Murtaugh. The thugs are slowedon the other, aluminum-clad side of the mobile home by acar entering from an on-ramp. RIGGS Pull up next to that mobile home. Riggs is already on the move. Climbs into the back seat. MURTAUGH What're you gonna do? RIGGS Have a chat with 'em... Get me close to the back bumper. OMITTED 86 87 INT. TRUCK TOWING MOBILE HOME 87 The driver's singing to the RADIO, oblivious to what'shappening in his side mirror, where we see Murtaughsteering closer and closer to the mobile home... untilRiggs opens the back door, and - A88 EXT. RIANNE'S CAR/MOBILE HOME Riggs grabs onto the mobile home. Swings out onto theback bumper. There's a WINDOW within reach. He SMASHES it, climbs into - A88 88 INT. MOBILE HOME 88 Somebody's house. Fully furnished. Riggs crosses to a window on the thugs' side and looks out. 95. 89 OUT WINDOW 89 There's the Mercedes. 90 ANGLE BACK 90 Riggs moves to a side door. Opens it. Reaches through the open driver's window of the Mercedes. Grabs the unsuspecting driver and hauls him right out of his seat into the mobile home. 91 INT. MERCEDES 91 The driver's suddenly gone. The surprised passenger jumps for the wheel. A92 INT. MOBILE HOME A92 Riggs is pounding the shit out of the thug... when the guy effects a reversal, nails Riggs back. The thug pulls his gun. Riggs knocks it away. Out the door and gone. From there, it's all fists and feet. In and out of rooms, over counters and furniture. B92 EXT. MOBILE ROOM - MURTAUGH'S POV B92 THROUGH the plastic we can see Riggs and the kung-fu killer punching and kicking. C92 BACK IN MOBILE HOME C92 Riggs heaves a side table at the thug. The thug ducks. The table slams against the plastic. Riggs tackles the thug. Drives them both into the plastic. Now, they're fighting in a bowed-out bubble of Visqueen. Over pavement ripping by at 55 mph below them. The plastic begins tearing away... Rips loose. Both men tumble out and - D92 EXT. FREEWAY D92 -- land on the upside-down side table. Slide along the freeway atop the length of the plastic, still attached to the moving trailer... And there, on the flipped-over table skimming over the road, the fight continues... The thug's choking Riggs... until Riggs makes a desperate move. Knocks the guy off. (CONTINUED) 96. D92 CONTINUED: D92 Grabs the plastic just before the table slides off and into traffic, which is exactly where the thug finds himself after tumbling to a stop. Face to bumper with the Express bus. For the last second of his life. Murtaugh speeds up to get the truck driver's attention. HONKS. Trying to get him to pull over. No luck. And Riggs isn't just ski-boarding behind the mobile home, either. The remaining thug has now dropped back in the Mercedes guns it after him... Riggs is trying to pull himself toward the mobile home. Sees the Mercedes about to crush him. Breaks a leg off the table. Hurls it backward and - -- THROUGH the thug's WINDSHIELD, where it stops, inches from the guy's nose. He yanks it through. Goes after Riggs again... Closes in... He's about to run Riggs over... when Murtaugh suddenly SLAMS Rianne's CAR against the flank of the Mercedes. Drives him sideways away from Riggs. Murtaugh tries to maneuver the cop car close enough to the sliding table so that Riggs can climb in, as - -- the Mercedes now pulls around the other side of Murtaugh. SLAMS into Murtaugh, driving him towards Riggs, who gets his feet up just in time to fend the car off. The thug pulls his PISTOL, FIRES at Murtaugh, who ducks just in time... And then the thug has a choice: keep firing or worry about the CHERRY-TOPS approaching fast from behind. He FIRES one last SHOT, then opts for saving his ass. Punches it. Murtaugh maneuvers close to Riggs. Riggs reaches. This is bad. But the plastic's ripping. Bad's better than worse... Riggs grabs the sedan... Abandons the table... Drags... Hauls himself in the open window and - E92 INT. RIANNE'S CAR E92 Riggs lands in the seat... Murtaugh's relieved. MURTAUGH Jesus, Riggs... Riggs jams his foot atop Murtaugh's on the accelerator. RIGGS Let's go, Rog! 97. F92 EXT. FREEWAY F92 Riggs and Murtaugh pursue the Mercedes... Close in... Thethug suddenly veers from the fast lane all the way acrossthe freeway. Takes an exit. Hoping Riggs and Murtaughwon't make it. They almost don't. The ramp curves around a ten-story glass officebuilding. The ramp's also under construction... Thethug crashes a barricade. Narrowly misses a worker. No such luck for Riggs and Murtaugh. They're gonna plowthrough the entire Caltrans crew... Murtaugh swerves. Into a pile of lumber... The car's launched into the air... Off the ram... Through the air... Toward the officebuilding... G92 INT. OFFICE BUILDING - OFFICES G92 You're at your desk, playing Free Cell and watching outfor the boss. You realize there's a car coming throughyour window. Straight at you. A few stories up. Riggs and Murtaugh land inside the open-plan office in aSHOWER of TEMPERED GLASS. People dive aside. The CAR snags computers and copiers and every other thing asit ROARS past cubicles... when - -- Riggs sees the Mercedes moving along next to themoutside on the ramp. Keeps his foot on Murtaugh's. MURTAUGH Riggs - They're flying down a corridor. Out windows to the side, we can see the exit ramp inclining toward anintersection below. Fast approaching ahead is the otherexterior side of the glass building. MURTAUGH Riggs!... Shit! H92 EXT. OFFICE BUILDING H92 Crash! The car bursts through... arcs through the air... Lands on the exit ramp behind the Mercedes. BLOWING TIRES, SKIDDING all over. I-92 INT. MERCEDES I-92 The thug can't believe what he's seeing in the mirrorbehind him. He's distracted. Approaching theintersection at the bottom of the ramp, where - 98. J92 EXT. INTERSECTION J92 -- an 18-wheeler suddenly emerges from a tunnel under the freeway... the T-bone COLLISION is monstrous. For the driver of the Mercedes, it's fatal. K92 INT. EIGHTEEN WHEELER K92 The trucker yanks on the AIR BRAKES. L92 INT. RIANNE'S CAR L92 Riggs and Murtaugh see the 18-wheeler locking its brakes. Right in front of them. M92 THREE FEET M92 Two of Murtaugh's, one of Riggs', mash down on the brake pedal. N92 EXT. INTERSECTION N92 Rianne's car swerves... Spins out... Slams broadside into the rear of the stopped semi. Murtaugh's side. Every thing above the doors ripped all to hell. O-92 INT. RIANNE'S CAR O-92 REVEAL Murtaugh. In Riggs' lap. Safe... No sound except the ENGINE HISSING, overheated. And a CLOSEUP VIEW of a sticker on the truck's rear bumper, which reads: "If you can read this, you're too close." P92 INT. WAREHOUSE - SMALL ROOM - DAY (FORMERLY SC. A107) P92 The Hongs wait for whatever's next. Scared and confused... A door opens. Chu steps in. Motions for Hong to come with him. Beat. Hong goes. Q92 INT. WAREHOUSE - LARGE ROOM (FORMERLY SC. B107) Q92 Containing an enormous printing press. Stacks of paper next to it. A number of workers readying the press for operation, loading ink, etc. Hong enters with Chu. Ku is there. Standing near an older Chinese man who's bent over a table, meticulously engraving a metal plate. Ku taps the man. Indicates Hong. The man turns. Hong's surprised to see who it is. In Chinese (subtitles) - (CONTINUED) 99. Q92 CONTINUED: Q92 Uncle... HONG He and the uncle, CHUNG, go to each other. Embrace. CHUNG You're all here? ... Yes. HONG What's going on? KU In return for bringing you to theU.S., your uncle is doing workfor us. (to Chung) Your family's here. Now, youfinish the job. HONG (looking around) What kind of job? KU No time to talk now. Ku nods to Chu. As Chu moves to take Hong out, Hong andthe uncle exchange a look that communicates Hong's fearto the old man. Chung grows worried. To Ku - CHUNG Take them to their new homes. When they're safe, I'll finish. Whereupon Ku's pent-up frustration and anger explode. The attack is vicious, swift. The victim slammed backward across Ku's knee. His neck snapped. Just like that... And then Hong's dead eyes staring off atnothing... Ku drops him to the floor. To Chung - KU Finish now or watch the others die. OFF Chung, no choice and Hong dead in front of him - 92 & 93 OMITTED 92 & 93 100. 94 EXT. MURTAUGH'S HOUSE - DAY 94 LAFD's on scene, but there's nothing to do but hose down the smoldering embers as Lorna, Trish, Rianne, Nick, Carrie, and Ping look on... Another cop car drops off Riggs and Murtaugh. Murtaugh just stares at the devasta tion as he gets out and moves to Trish's side. Lorna looks to Riggs. His expression tells her they failed. Ping's looking at Riggs, too, and can also read his face. Riggs kneels in front of him. RIGGS We'll get your family back. (CONTINUED) 101. 94 CONTINUED: 94 Ping's eyes are full of tears. Another beat. Riggs draws the boy close. Hugs him tight. Maybe not too nuts to be someone's father, as - -- Murtaugh, Trish, Rianne, Nick, and Carrie stand, arms around each other, eyes filled with tears, watching firefighters wet down the remains of their home. TRISH Lotta years. Lotta memories. MURTAUGH ... We'll still have the memories. Murtaugh looks at his wife. Her eyes meet his. MURTAUGH It's not the house that matters, it's the people. Without us, it's just two-by-fours... We were talking about a new place anyway. Trish loves him for saying it. Whether he means it or not... Under which, Butters arrives and joins them. MURTAUGH What're you doing here? BUTTERS Heard everything on the tac frequency... I'm sorry about your house. MURTAUGH (beat; then, by way of introduction) This is Detective - BUTTERS Butters. MURTAUGH My wife, Trish. My kids, Carrie, Nick, and Rianne... And that's Riggs' - (almost says "wife") That's Lorna and Ping. BUTTERS (mostly to Rianne) Glad everybody's okay. (then) Got a make on the guys who did it? (CONTINUED) 102. 94 CONTINUED: (2) 94 A look between Murtaugh and Riggs. Answer: Uncle Benny. RIGGS Leo. MURTAUGH RIGGS Who's got a phone? As someone hands him a cell phone, and he dials - MURTAUGH (to Trish) You'll be okay, baby? TRISH Go find 'em, Rog. LORNA Trish can come home with me. RIGGS (into the phone) Leo. Riggs. Where is he?... Stayright there, Leo. A95 INT. BUTTERS' POLICE SEDAN - DAY A95 Butters is driving. Murtaugh sits up front with him. After a few minutes - BUTTERS Captain Murtaugh, look, I knowit's kind of a bad time. But I think there's something you'dbetter know about me. Murtaugh glances towards Riggs, seated in back. BUTTERS ... This isn't easy... MURTAUGH (stepping in) Yeah, well, I think maybe I knowwhat it is. (CONTINUED) 103. A95 CONTINUED: A95 BUTTERS You do? MURTAUGH Yeah. And it's okay. BUTTERS It is? MURTAUGH People have a right to do whatever makes 'em happy. Just don't expect me to like it, too. BUTTERS I understand. It's hard for you. MURTAUGH It's impossible for me. BUTTERS ... I just hope we can see each other on the holidays, Christmas... MURTAUGH Christmas? Why the hell would we see each other on Christmas? BUTTERS Okay. Forget I said anything. MURTAUGH I told you. Do what you want to do. Just leave me out of it. Got that? BUTTERS Yes, sir. MURTAUGH Now, I don't want to hear any more about it. Murtaugh sees Riggs smiling in back. MURTAUGH What're you grinning at? RIGGS Nothing. (CONTINUED) 104. A95 CONTINUED: (2) A95 MURTAUGH Start thinking about how we'regonna get inside that office andtalk to Benny. RIGGS Already figured it out. 95 thru 97 OMITTED 95 thru 97 98 INT. DR. SAMUEL CHENG'S OFFICE - WAITING ROOM - DAY 98 MUSAK. Uncle Benny's bodyguard, Yee, waits. The door opens. Leo enters. Moaning loudly. Holding his jaw. In pain. He goes to the DENTAL RECEPTIONIST. LEO My tooth... My tooth... DENTAL RECEPTIONIST What is it, sir? LEO My tooth... Oh, God... Help me... Arghhh... DENTAL RECEPTIONIST The doctor's with a patient. LEO He's gotta see me. He's gotta see me. He's gotta see me. DENTAL RECEPTIONIST Can't you go to your own dentist? LEO He's in Cleveland. I'm visitingL.A. I was in Chinatown lookingfor those black kung-fun slippersfor my nephew, and... Arghhh... DENTAL RECEPTIONIST I -- I'll get Dr. Cheng. 105. 99 INT. DENTAL EXAM ROOM - DAY 99 MUSAK. Uncle Benny's undergoing a procedure by DR. SAMUEL CHENG, D.D.S., when the Receptionist enters. DENTAL RECEPTIONIST Excuse me, Doctor. A man just walked in. He's in a lot of pain. Cheng excuses himself to Benny in Chinese, and goes. 100 INT. HALLWAY - OUTSIDE CHENG'S OFFICE 100 Riggs, Murtaugh, and Butters wait. BUTTERS You sure he can pull this off? RIGGS Leo? He's got an M.A. in B.S. 101 INT. SECOND DENTAL EXAM ROOM - MOMENTS LATER 101 MUSAK. Cheng and his staff seat Leo, still moaning. CHENG Let's have a look... Cheng barely touches Leo's cheek. He howls in pain. 102 INT. HALLWAY - OUTSIDE CHENG'S OFFICE 102 Riggs, Murtaugh, and Butters hear the howl. RIGGS That's the signal. 103 INT. DENTAL SUITE - HALL 103 MUSAK. Riggs peeks in a back door marked "Private." No one's there. Everyone's busy with the moaning Leo. Riggs enters with Murtaugh and Butters. They find Uncle Benny's exam room. See him sitting in the dental chair, his back to the door. They hold a quick conference. After which Riggs and Murtaugh pull out handcuffs, and - 104 INT. UNCLE BENNY'S DENTAL EXAM ROOM MUSAK. Leo's moaning continues O.S. As Butters shuts the door, Riggs and Murtaugh move up behind Uncle Benny. (CONTINUED) 106. 104 CONTINUED: Swiftly grab his arms, pull them back, and handcuff them to the dental chair. Too fast for Benny to react. He's pinned in the chair. Opens his mouth to yell... when Butters sticks a gun in his face. BUTTERS Shut up. The .45 stops him. Riggs and Murtaugh move to face him. RIGGS Chinese dentist time -- tooth hurty. Benny says nothing. Then relaxes. Regains his composure. He'll play this out. UNCLE BENNY If you found me here, the man in the red truck must be yours. I thought maybe F.B.I... What do you want? RIGGS Where are the Hongs? UNCLE BENNY I don't know the Hongs. MURTAUGH You know 'em. Their uncle paid you big to get 'em outta China. UNCLE BENNY More about smuggling? We went through that before. BUTTERS We're going through it again. UNCLE BENNY I have nothing to say to you. Beat. Murtaugh picks up a wicked-looking dental tool. MURTAUGH This looks painful. UNCLE BENNY And you won't use it. Any more than he'll shoot me... You're cops. (CONTINUED) 107. 104 CONTINUED: (1A) 104 MURTAUGH People burn down my house and try to kill our families, it's not cops and criminals anymore. It's personal. And I'll do what it takes. Uncle Benny's legs suddenly flick out at them in a quick succession of kicks. Surprisingly fast and agile for an old man. Riggs sees a nitrous oxide tank. Turns it on full blast. Clamps the mask over Benny's face. (CONTINUED) 108. 104 CONTINUED: (2) 104 RIGGS This'll settle you down... Benny struggles against the mask. Holds his breath. RIGGS Breathe. Riggs jabs him in the gut, causing him to gulp nitrous... Benny slowly succumbs. Beat. RIGGS Feeling mellow now, Benny? MURTAUGH ... Benny? Benny starts SINGING a Chinese children's song. BUTTERS Guy's wasted. Riggs removes the nitrous mask from Benny's face. Hands it to Butters as he regards the warbling tong boss. CLOSEUP - NITROUS MASK We hear the GAS continue to HISS. ANGLE BACK MURTAUGH Great. What do we do now? RIGGS ... Maybe the gas'll make him talk. Uncle Benny. Hey, Uncle Benny. UNCLE BENNY That's me. RIGGS Where're the Hongs? Benny doesn't answer. Beat. Riggs leans close. Makes a funny face at him. Breaks Benny up. RIGGS Okay. C'mon. Where're the Hongs, Benny? (CONTINUED) 109. 104 CONTINUED: (3) 104 UNCLE BENNY (can't help it) ... Renminbi. MURTAUGH Where's Renminbi? UNCLE BENNY (laughs) Dumb question. Benny goes on laughing. RIGGS Okay, let's do this again. Benny, where are the Hongs? UNCLE BENNY Renminbi. RIGGS What's renminbi mean, Benny? UNCLE BENNY Renminbi means... renminbi. Benny finds that funny, too. BUTTERS He's not gonna tell us shit. We're wasting our time. UNCLE BENNY Time? Time for forefathers. MURTAUGH Forefathers? RIGGS Washington? Jefferson? Those forefathers? That really cracks Benny up. Beat... Then Riggs suddenly starts laughing... Murtaugh just looks at Riggs a moment... Then a smile breaks out on Murtaugh's face, too... And then Butters is laughing. UNCLE BENNY I'm screwing my wife's sisters. RIGGS Good one, Benny. (CONTINUED) 110. 104 CONTINUED: (4) 104 UNCLE BENNY Not so good if my wife finds out. Benny laughs. Meanwhile, Butters has found a huge dental syringe. BUTTERS I got an idea. Let's shoot a buncha novocaine into this happy motherfucker. Make his legs all numb, then watch him try to walk and shit. Have a big, goddamn laugh... Where's the novocaine at? Whereupon Murtaugh sees something. To Butters - MURTAUGH What's in your hand? Butters raises the hand holding his gun. BUTTERS My gun. MURTAUGH No, your other hand. He raises it. There's the NITROUS MASK. Still HISSING. BUTTERS A nut cup. MURTAUGH Shit. We're stoned... Turn it off. RIGGS (turns off nitrous) ... Nut cup. That's a funny son-in-law you got, Rog. Beat. Murtaugh stops laughing... Did he hear right? UNCLE BENNY After tonight it'll be too late. RIGGS Too late for what, Benny? MURTAUGH Riggs... Why'd you call him my son-in-law? (CONTINUED) 111. 104 CONTINUED: (5) 104 UNCLE BENNY Buy forefathers back at forefathers store. BUTTERS What's he keep talking about his ancestors for? MURTAUGH (harder) Riggs, why'd you call him my son- in-law? RIGGS Huh?... Oh... BUTTERS Because I am. Murtaugh's confused. Looks back at Riggs. RIGGS He is, Rog. He's the father of Rianne's baby. BUTTERS I thought he knew. MURTAUGH But... He can't be... He's... BUTTERS I'm what? UNCLE BENNY Bloody marvelous... RIGGS Who's the guy from your office, Benny? The one who burned down Rog's house? UNCLE BENNY ... Very dangerous... At which point the dentist, Cheng, enters. Stops. CHENG What's going on here? Leo sticks his head in. LEO I couldn't stall him any longer. (CONTINUED) 112. 104 CONTINUED: (6) 104 Cheng turns off the nitrous. CHENG Who are you? What are you doing? RIGGS ... Leaving. Right, Rog? MURTAUGH ... Right. RIGGS Anything happens to the Hongs, we'll be after you, Benny. (drops handcuff keys in his lap) Keep the cuffs. 113. 105 INT. ELEVATOR - MOMENTS LATER 105 Everyone gets on. The doors close. LEO So? How'd it go? What'd he say? Did he talk? MURTAUGH (to Butters) You're my son-in-law? LEO He said 'you're my son-in-law?' BUTTERS (to Murtaugh) Yes, sir. LEO ... Wait... He's your son-inlaw?... Oh, shit... 106 INT. BUILDING LOBBY 106 The elevator doors open. We hear a punch. Riggs comesflying out. Onto the floor. Raises up. Shakes it off. RIGGS What'd you hit me for? MURTAUGH For keeping it from me. And letting me think he was... (to Butters) Soon as we find the Hongs, you, me, and Rianne'll be getting intothis. Murtaugh goes. Leo helps Riggs up. LEO How come I didn't know about this? RIGGS Why would anyone tell you? LEO Whatever, whatever... Screw you guys. I gotta go to my real dentist now. And you're paying. 114. A107 thru 109 OMITTED A107 thru 109 A110 EXT. BUTTERS' POLICE SEDAN - DUSK A110 Riggs, Murtaugh, and Butters listen to the POLICE RADIO. NG (V.O.) Renminbi's the currency inmainland China. Means 'the People's money.' 110 INT. ASIAN ORGANIZED CRIME UNIT - DUSK 110 Ng's on a portable police radio. NG What else did Benny say? INTERCUT Ng and our guys. Into the radio - RIGGS He kept going on about his ancestors. Something aboutbuying 'em back. How it'd be too late after tonight. Mean anything to you? NG Not that I can think of. Murtaugh takes the mike. MURTAUGH What about the guy who torchedmy house? In the restaurant, it was like Benny was scared of him. NG If Benny's scared of him, he'sfrom China, and that's not good... Listen up, boys. I don't know what's going on, but Chinesegangs kill anyone who gets intheir way. That includes copsand their families. You watch your asses. Thanks, Ng. MURTAUGH NG Keep me posted. 115. A111 OMITTED A111 thru thru A117 A117 117 EXT. RIGGS' MOBILE HOME - NIGHT 117 A sheriff's car's parked by Lorna's Explorer. Butters' car pulls up. Riggs and Murtaugh get out. 118 INT. RIGGS' MOBILE HOME 118 Riggs and Murtaugh enter. A sheriff's DEPUTY watches over Lorna, Ping and Trish. LORNA What's going on, Riggs? RIGGS It's not safe for you guys here. I'll explain in the car. As Riggs gets his coat and guns for him and Lorna - LORNA Where're we going? MURTAUGH He's driving you and Ping to your uncle's. I'm taking Trish to her relatives. (to Deputy) You guys mind driving me and my wife? DEPUTY Sheriff's Department's always here to help L.A.P.D. MURTAUGH (to Trish) I sent Lee Butters to pick up Rianne. TRISH Lee Butters? MURTAUGH Yeah, you know... her husband? My son-in-law. The father of my grandchild? Trish is nailed. She and Murtaugh go. Riggs starts to explain to Lorna. She punches him. (CONTINUED) 116. 118 CONTINUED: 118 RIGGS I'll get Ping. He does. And as they go - A119 IN A SERIES OF SHOTS A119 Hong's family waits inside their warehouse room. In the other room, with Ku and Benny looking on, Hong'suncle, Chung, finishes engraving a plate. The plate is fitted to a large printing press. Sheets of currency paper, on which are already printedthe other elements of a Chinese bill, are run throughthe press. The engraved plate adds the final element. The first sheets are inspected. Ku's satisfied. The press starts hammering out the rest of the sheets. As it does this, and the money's cut and packaged - -- Ku kills the uncle, Chung. Uncle Benny's next. Strangled by a wire garrote hiddeninside Ku's Buddhist prayer beads. 119 INT. BUTTERS' POLICE SEDAN - DRIVING - NIGHT 119 Ping sits in the front seat with Riggs and Lorna. Upahead, lights flash and the barricade lowers at a traincrossing. Riggs slows, stops. A train approaches in thedistance. Beat. Something's on Riggs' mind... RIGGS Flying next to you in thechopper... I saw the bridalmagazine in the car. Beat. Lorna doesn't say anything. RIGGS You want to get married, don'tyou? LORNA No... (then) Yeah, I want it... But it's okaywith me if you don't. (CONTINUED) 117. 119 CONTINUED: (A1) 119 RIGGS Why didn't you tell me before? LORNA Don't want to put pressure on you... If you're ready some day, great. If not... I love you, Riggs. I'll take you any way I get you. RIGGS You're sure. (CONTINUED) 118. 119 CONTINUED: LORNA If I needed it to be another way, believe me, I'd tell you. They look at each other a long time... When up ahead, lights flash, and the barricade lowers at a train crossing. Riggs slows, stops at the barricade. A train approaches in the distance. Lorna feels her tummy. LORNA Baby's kicking. Riggs reaches over and feels... so does Ping. The TRAIN'S HORN sounds for the crossing. The bright headlight illuminates the car... What happens next happens very quickly... BAM! Riggs' truck is struck from behind. Shoved through the crossing arm. Being pushed in front of the train... Riggs sees what's happening. Throws it in reverse. Stomps on it. 120 EXT. BUTTERS' POLICE SEDAN 120 Riggs' rear tires smoke in reverse. But the truck behind has more leverage going forward. Riggs' truck keeps sliding ahead toward the train track. 121 INT. POLICE SEDAN 121 Accelerator on the floor. Still moving into the path of the train... Riggs and Lorna both draw their guns. Turn. FIRE backward, through the rear WINDOW. A122 INT. SUBURBAN A122 Yee's the driver. Another Chinese guy with him. They both duck below the dashboard as BULLETS SHATTER the WINDSHIELD. Yee never letting his foot off the gas. B122 INT. POLICE SEDAN B122 Riggs and Lorna FIRE out. They're still being pushed forward. Blinding light fills the car... They're a second from annihilation... when Riggs slams the shifter into "drive." Floors it. 119. 122 EXT. TRAIN CROSSING 122 Riggs' truck shoots through the crossing. The truck behind, accelerator still down but now relieved from pushing any weight, automatically shoots ahead, as well. Too late to clear the tracks... BOOM! The locomotive nails the truck's ass end. Flips them. Spins them. But doesn't kill them... A second locomotive does that. Coming down a parallel set of tracks. 123 INT. POLICE SEDAN 123 Skidding to a stop. Riggs turns to Lorna and Ping. RIGGS You guys okay? ... Yeah. LORNA A124 EXT. POLICE SEDAN A124 Riggs gets out. The Suburban's a fireball down the tracks. In b.g., we hear the POLICE RADIO. Then, from inside the car!- LORNA Roger's calling you. Riggs takes the mike. RIGGS They just tried to kill us, Rog. B124 INT. N.D. POLICE SEDAN B124 Murtaugh's riding with Butters. MURTAUGH Everybody okay? INTERCUT Riggs and Murtaugh. RIGGS We're fine. They're justabout well-done... I'm sick of these fuckers, Rog. I want to take 'em out, now. MURTAUGH ... Better meet me and Butters downtown. (CONTINUED) 120. B124 CONTINUED: B124 RIGGS What's going on? MURTAUGH ... They found my watch. 124 OMITTED 124 && 125 125 126 CLOSE ON MURTAUGH'S FATHER'S WATCH 126 Murtaugh turns it over in his hands. REVEAL he's in - 127 INT. WAREHOUSE - SMALL ROOM - NIGHT 127 Across the room, Riggs enters with Lorna. They cross to Murtaugh. RIGGS What happened? MURTAUGH They killed Hong, his uncle, and Uncle Benny, too. Bodies're in there. LORNA Where's the rest of the family? MURTAUGH They're okay... 128 INT. WAREHOUSE - LARGE ROOM 128 Butters, Ng, and Tony are there. Riggs, Lorna and Murtaugh enter. MURTAUGH I.N.S. raided a Chinese sweatshop. Hong's family was being held there. They led 'em back here. Butters walks up. BUTTERS Look what we found. They were printing funny money. Ink's still wet. (CONTINUED) 121. 128 CONTINUED: Riggs regards the money. It's a sheet of renminbi still missing the engraved portraits. RIGGS What the hell're they printing Chinese money for? Can you even exchange it here? TONY Only in China. MURTAUGH Hong's uncle was an artist. Maybe an engraver. Bringing the family over could've been his payment for doing the job. MURTAUGH ... Benny talked about buying his forefathers back. NG You said ancestors. MURTAUGH Ancestors, forefathers... NG Not forefathers. Four fathers. The number four. Top guys in one of the old Hong Kong Triads. Reds jailed 'em when they took over Hong Kong. We're hearing they were just moved outta prison. BUTTERS They must be involved somehow. (to Benny Chan's body) ... Got in over your head, Uncle Benny. LORNA ... A guy from the State Department was killed the other day. Car was shoved in front of a train. Same thing they tried on us. It's all gotta be connected. Lorna suddenly spots Ping in the other room approaching the doorway into this room. She quickly moves to inter cept him, takes him back outside. (CONTINUED) 122. 128 CONTINUED: (2) 128 NG Ten to one I know where they tookthe money. MURTAUGH We're outta here. A129 EXT. WAREHOUSE A129 They emerge. Lorna's with Ping. Riggs' eyes meet hers. RIGGS We're going after 'em. She couldn't stop him if she wanted. LORNA Watch your butt. OFF Lorna, as Riggs and the others drive off - B129 EXT. L.A. STREETS - NIGHT B129 As the cop car with our guys guns toward a showdown - NG (V.O.) ... Uncle Benny was doing a lottabusiness with National Ansco. Company's owned by the Chinese government. Big set-up at theharbor. Right now, they'rebreaking down machines from ourold factories and shipping 'emhome... Only problem's the placeis what's called a Foreign TradeZone. Going in there's a federal, red-tape deal. We don't have the authority. RIGGS (V.O.) Yeah, well, we got a problem withauthority anyway. 123. 129 OMITTED 129 130 CLOSE ON CURRENCY SCANNER 130 As it scans a Chinese bill. Intricacies of the bill's design are displayed on a screen. REVEAL we're in - (CONTINUED) 124. 130 CONTINUED: INT. NATIONAL ANSCO WAREHOUSE - NIGHT Ku and a dozen Triad gangsters, including Fan and Chu, face the PRC General and thirty armed soldiers holding The Four Fathers. All in suspended animation while a PRC egghead operates the scanner. The scan's complete. The egghead signals the bill's good. The General nods to his men to release the Four Fathers... when we hear a CAR HORN HONKING "shave and a haircut." Everyone turns to see Riggs and Murtaugh driving in. Slowly. Butters, Ng, and Tony following in their car. The soldiers' automatics swinging over onto them... Riggs and Murtaugh stop. Get out. No guns. Nonchalant. RIGGS Hi, gang. MURTAUGH (tins 'em) L.A.P.D. Riggs surveys the situation. RIGGS So this is what Uncle Benny meant. Buying the Four Fathers outta jail. Which general's out to line his pockets, I wonder? Speakee English? PRC GENERAL What do you want? Riggs hands over the faceless renminbi. RIGGS Need toilet paper back home? That's all the renminbi's good for. As the General checks the renminbi - MURTAUGH You can take the Four Pops back to China. We don't give a shit. RIGGS Yeah, do what you want with 'em. Just don't leave 'em here. Whereupon the General pulls a GUN and SHOOTS two Four Fathers in the head. Fan kills him before he SHOOTS the oldest Father and the pit viper (Ku's father). Hits him with a BURST... And all hell breaks loose. (CONTINUED) 125. 130 CONTINUED: (2) 130 The battle pits the Triad against Riggs, Murtaugh, Butters, Ng, Tony, and the PRC Army. It rapidly divides into separate skirmishes that sometimes overlap. It's a war. Most important, we're counting the bullets. The PRC guys have, at most, three thirty- five round mags. In real life, set on full auto, that goes fast. The Triad guys are slightly less well-armed. Riggs, Murtaugh, et al have their pistols and a couple extra mags each. What this means is, as people run out of ammo, they're first diving after dead guys' guns, and then they're going to hands and feet and whatever they can grab to hit with or throw. The gun battle will transform into a realistic martial arts melee. During the fight: Ku's goal's to protect the two remaining Four Fathers and get them out. In the process, he takes on multiple opponents, armed and not. We see the two remaining Four Fathers' martial arts skills on display. Riggs suffers an early flesh wound. It slows him but doesn't stop him. Tony's killed. Ng and Butters both nail the shooter. Riggs and Murtaugh end up behind the stack of renminbi. Out of breath. Nicked here and there. As they check their ammo - MURTAUGH You okay? RIGGS Yeah. (re: the bullet hole in his side) Went through and through. (CONTINUED) 126. 130 CONTINUED: (3) 130 MURTAUGH Was this a good idea? RIGGS It was an idea. One in the chamber, three in the mag. You? MURTAUGH Down to the wheel gun. Six. A Triad guy appears. Murtaugh SHOOTS him TWICE. MURTAUGH Four. BULLETS RIP the stack of money. Bills float down around them. Beat. Then - RIGGS Trish never mentioned a rich aunt. MURTAUGH Huh? RIGGS The one you said died and left her all the money... I.A.S. heard you're on the take. MURTAUGH I'm on the take? RIGGS Sounded crazy to me, too. But now I don't know what the hell's going on. Why're you lying to me, Rog? Murtaugh looks sick. It must be bad. A long beat. MURTAUGH Ever hear of Ebony Clark? RIGGS She writes those cheesy sex novels. Yeah. Why? MURTAUGH ... Trish is Ebony Clark. RIGGS Trish? Your wife Trish? Writes books? (CONTINUED) 127. 130 CONTINUED: (4) 130 MURTAUGH (nods) Started a couple years ago. Now she's a bestseller. Even has her own line of lingerie. Remember those shorts with the hearts? They're from the men's collection ... I didn't want people to know. It's kinda embarrassing. Beat. More GUNFIRE. RIGGS Two shots left. MURTAUGH Me, too. RIGGS I read some Ebony Clark. Trish has a pretty vivid imagination. (then) It is made-up, isn't it, Rog? I mean, you guys aren't into all that... Stuff's kinda kinky, y'know... Are you? MURTAUGH (beat; smiles) Kids are outta the house these days. Beat. Then more GUNFIRE. This time, they're driven from cover and have to split up. In the midst of the fighting, Riggs meets Ng. NG How we doing? RIGGS You got me. They spot Ku and the pit viper moving by in the distance. RIGGS Who's the guy in the white pajamas? NG Name's Wah Sing Ku. The Four Father with him's his real dad. (CONTINUED) 128. 130 CONTINUED: (5) 130 RIGGS Like Four Father like son, huh?... I'm gonna go see if I can break up the family. Riggs heads off in Ku's direction. Across the room, Murtaugh FIRES TWO of his four... when a Triad guy he doesn't see draws a bead on him. FIRES ... And suddenly Butters is there. Knocks Murtaugh down. Takes the bullet himself. Murtaugh comes off the ground, POPS the shooter, and moves to Butters. MURTAUGH Butters. BUTTERS Hey, you said my real name. The wound shouldn't kill him. MURTAUGH Don't move. BUTTERS This is the first time I've been shot. Am I okay? MURTAUGH (sees Ng) Ng! (indicates Butters) Watch him. Ng comes over as Murtaugh moves on. Checks the cylinder as he goes. One bullet left... when the old Four Father is there. Drives a kick into Murtaugh's kidneys. A monkey fist in the neck. Murtaugh fights unconsciousness. Sees him moving in again. Finds a paint spray gun at hand. Sees the old man's glasses. Sprays... A pink mist covers the lenses. The old guy has to take them off. Losing his glasses doesn't change his kung fu -- it's as good as ever -- it's just now all his blows're landing half a foot short. Which Murtaugh realizes. Stays out of range. Waits for an opening. Then clonks him with the butt of his revolver. Riggs FIRES his last two. Meets Chu mano-a-mano... (CONTINUED) 129. 130 CONTINUED: (6) 130 Chu makes Riggs suffer... when a PRC Army guy appears and takes Chu out... A moment of acknowledgement between him and Riggs. Then Ku and his father end the moment. Strike like a lightning. Ku drops Riggs as the father kills the soldier... Ku moves to kill Riggs with a punch. Across the room, Murtaugh sees Ku about to kill Riggs. Raises his GUN. It's a long shot. Murtaugh pauses. Cricks his neck. FIRES. An instinct alerts Ku. He sees Murtaugh fire. Moves just enough to avoid the slug... Murtaugh keeps pulling the trigger. The hammer falling on empty chambers... Ku senses something behind him. Turns to find his father's taken Murtaugh's slug and bleeds profusely from the hole it made in his pericardium. Ku moves to him. Catches him as he falls. Supports him as he heads for a door. Finds himself engaged by a PRC soldier. Dispatches him despite the burden of his father's body. And exits. Murtaugh moves to Riggs. They're both bruised and beat-up. Exhausted. The battle's basically over. Bodies everywhere. Murtaugh hoists Riggs to his feet. MURTAUGH C'mon. 130. 131 EXT. NATIONAL ANSCO WAREHOUSE Out on a fucked-up, old pier. Ku supporting his father as he looks for an escape... when the father sags, drops to the ground... Ku bends over him. Their eyes meet. They hold the look for a long time... Father and son... And then the father's eyes roll back. A DOOR BANGS OPEN a SHORT DISTANCE AWAY. Riggs and Murtaugh stumble out of the warehouse. See Ku kneeling next to the body. Bowed. His brow touching his father's ... Ku lifts his head. Sees Riggs and Murtaugh... Ku has nothing left to live for now. Nothing except to kill the two men responsible for his failure, for his father's death... Ku stands. Starts walking toward them. Slowly. Inexorably. Riggs and Murtaugh watch as Ku approaches. They're alone. They're out of bullets. They're shot up, tired, and generally hurting... MURTAUGH Since I met you, I've done a lotta hairy shit, 'cause somebody had to back you up. But it ain't gonna happen now... I'm gonna be a grandfather, and you and Lorna are gonna have a baby... He ain't worth dying for, Riggs. The two men hold a long look. Beat. SIRENS APPROACH IN the DISTANCE. RIGGS ... Cavalry's coming, anyway. And this guy won't get far. We can always track him down sometime when we have a howitzer... Your son-in-law's in there. Let's get him and get out. Murtaugh's not a little relieved. They turn, start off. RIGGS We're too old for this shit. MURTAUGH Guy's just too damn good. RIGGS Yeah, he took my gun apart, for Christ's sake. How the hell'd he do that? (CONTINUED) 131. 131 CONTINUED: MURTAUGH Yeah... How did he? They keep walking... Two more steps. Then stop. Look at each other. It's a long look. Murtaugh sighs... MURTAUGH Yeah, okay, let's go ask him. They turn back. Start walking toward Ku. Ku keeps coming... The distance closes... Then, in English!- .. No tomorrow... And Riggs and Murtaugh charge... Ku knocks them both down... Then they're up. And the fight's on... What follows goes beyond what we've seen so far. Ku has the skill; Riggs and Murtaugh have the heart and the will. Ku's methodical; they're animal, unstructured, spitting, tearing, howling. And taking massive punishment. When Ku's about to deliver the death blow to Murtaugh, Riggs intercedes. Murtaugh does the same for Riggs, barreling into Ku. Fighting the way a grizzly fights... The battle's nasty, brutish, and long. Murtaugh's beaten, a mess... In the end, it's up to Riggs. To reach deeper into himself than he already has. To become, despite age and attrition, something he once was. Insane. For all or zero... Twelve years melt away... This is the kid who jumped off buildings and killed Mr. Joshua. The demon-product of an idiotic war and dark memories and desperation... The Lethal Weapon... It's not that Riggs is, finally, better than Ku. He's just switched into a gear Ku isn't expecting. Taking punishment Ku and we would never think possible... Driving Ku back. Unleashing all his fury... when Murtaugh suddenly spears Ku with a piece of steel rebar. Front to back... Ku knocks Murtaugh unconscious for it... He'd kill Murtaugh next. If Riggs didn't grab the bar, a hand on either end, and whip Ku around... Riggs doesn't let go either. Grips the steel tight, uses it to maneuver Ku and inflict massive pain... when suddenly, Ku flicks his foot over his own shoulder and stuns Riggs. And the two men tumble off the pier... A132 UNDERWATER A132 Riggs and Ku sink to the bottom, still locked in battle, lit by the headlights of a car that Chu has driven off the pier after being shot dead trying to escape... (CONTINUED) 132. A132 CONTINUED: A132 The odds shift back into Ku's favor again. He's nailed Riggs with the kick and now begins to punish him underwater, not caring if he himself dies, as long as Riggs dies, too... when Riggs' hand finds an AK-47 inside the car with Chu. He pulls it out. Sticks it in Ku's belly... Ku tries to shove the barrel away... And Riggs OPENS UP on FULL AUTO. GUN flashes light silt-stirred water. Shell casings eject in SLO-MO through fluid resistance. And a magazine of AK SLUGS RIP UP Ku's guts... Blood fills the water. Ku's eyes meet Riggs'. Then his hand releases the gun barrel. And Ku drifts to the harbor floor... Riggs doesn't see him hit, though. He's heading topside for oxygen. B132 EXT. PIER B132 Riggs breaks the surface. Gasping for air. He's won. To Ku, somewhere below him!- RIGGS No tomorrow for you, asshole. He swims to a ladder fixed to a piling. Grabs a rung. Starts to hoist himself out... when Ku explodes up out of the water. Whips the garrote in his Buddhist prayer beads over Riggs' head and draws it tight. The wire bites into Riggs' neck. The weight of Ku's bloody body pulls on him. Riggs white-knuckles the rung with one hand, tries to fight Ku off with the other... We see a ladder begin to pull away from the rotting wood and concrete of the pier... when Riggs finds the rebar still sticking through Ku's side and yanks it out... The searing pain causes Ku to loosen the garrote slightly. Enough for Riggs to get the rebar wedged inside it. To slide the rebar up alongside his face and begin to lever the garrote away from his neck... Slowly, he manages to slide the wire noose up over his head. And then, in a sudden reversal, whips the loop off his own head and back over Ku's... The ladder's hanging by a bolt now... Riggs tightens the garrote around Ku's neck... As the last bolt holding the ladder lets go, Riggs whips the garrote around a steel hook protruding from the ladder's side, and the ladder, still connected to a large chunk of concrete, drops into the depths, carrying Ku with it... He won't be coming back from that one... Whereupon Riggs reaches up for a piece of concrete and rebar hanging off the pier. Grabs it... And it breaks away on top of him. And Riggs, too, is gone. Plunged to the bottom... Not coming up. On the pier, Murtaugh comes to. Looks around. No one. (CONTINUED) 133. B132 CONTINUED: B132 Riggs... MURTAUGH He drags himself to his feet. Riggs... MURTAUGH Murtaugh moves to the dry dock. Small waves are still rebounding off the walls. But that's all. No bubbles. When the waves disappear, it's just still black water. Murtaugh screams now, looking down into the water. MURTAUGH Where are you, Riggs?! Nothing. Moving along the edge of the dry dock now, still calling down into the water - MURTAUGH Tell me where you are, Riggs!... Will it to me! Will it to me, Riggs!... Tell me where you are, Riggs!... Will it to me! Will it to me! Beat. Beat. Murtaugh's eyes suddenly swing to a spot inthe water. Like he's heard something. He runs. A few strides along the edge. Then dives to the spot. 132 UNDERWATER 132 Murtaugh swims down... Deeper and deeper... and... there, next to Ku's dead body and the ladder, is Riggs... Pinned under the large chunk of concrete and steel. Breath running out. Desperate eyes bugged, pleading withMurtaugh... It's hopeless for Murtaugh to try and shiftsuch an enormous weight. Except that Murtaugh's gonna try. Gets his hands under the concrete. Plants his feet on the bottom of the dry dock. Lifts. Strains. Maxes every fiber in his body. Muscles burning from oxygendebt... until... the mass slowly begins to move ... Moreand more... And then Riggs is free. Murtaugh hauls hisfriend up toward the dim moonlight shimmering above them. 133 EXT. PIER 133 They break the surface. Suck air and choke water. Alive. Barely. Murtaugh holding Riggs up so he canbreathe. Tears in Murtaugh's eyes as he holds him... MURTAUGH I heard you, Riggs... I heardyou... I heard you... 134. 134 UNUSED SCENE NUMBERS 134 thru thru 150 150 151 EXT. CEMETERY - DAY 151 A banged-up Riggs walks down a row of headstones until he finally stops. Kneels at a simple marker, just a name and dates: Victoria Lynn Riggs, 1953-1984. Brushing away some leaves!- RIGGS I haven't been here enough. Riggs lays a hand on the stone. Closes his eyes... Re living memories of the woman he'd loved and wed and buried... Stays that way a long time. Then opens his eyes again. RIGGS You already know I need to talk to you about Lorna... (beat) We're having a baby... You and I just never got the chance, did we?... (beat) ... She wants to get married... And I love her, Vicki. I want to make her happy... But I keep seeing your face... (beat) I need your help. There's a beat... ANOTHER ANGLE As Leo appears, looking for something... when he sees Riggs, kneeling at the headstone. Leo stops. Suddenly uncomfortable. Realizing he's stumbled onto Riggs in a very private moment. Begins backing away. Steps on a TWIG. Riggs whirling around at the SNAPPING sound, gun in hand... RIGGS Leo. Jesus. You almost got yourself shot. And Leo, realizing he's intruded on something private!- LEO I'm sorry... I didn't mean to!- (CONTINUED) 135. 151 CONTINUED: RIGGS What the hell're you doing here? LEO I was tailing you... Practicing my P.I. stuff again... I'm sorry. I'll go. But he doesn't right away. Regarding the headstone!- LEO Victoria Riggs... Your wife... She was killed... RIGGS Leo... LEO Sorry, sorry. You want to be alone. I understand. Hey. I'm going, I'm going. Leo turns, starts off. Takes a few steps. Then stops. Turns back. LEO I had a pet frog when I was little... RIGGS Leo, please... LEO I know, I know. Just gimme a sec, okay? Then I'll go. RIGGS (beat; if it'll get him outta there) Just make it fast. LEO Okay, okay, okay... So I had this frog. Named him Froggy. And I didn't really have friends, right, so Froggy was my friend... (a little embarrassed) ... I used to kiss him. (MORE) (CONTINUED) 136. 151 CONTINUED: (2) 151 LEO (CONT'D) Like in the fairy tales, the girl kisses the frog, and it turns into a prince? Since I was a boy, I figured maybe it'd turn into a princess. Then she could be my... I didn't have a mom growing up, y'know? She went, y'know, away or whatever. And dad was no Crackerjack prize... Anyway, Froggy didn't turn into anything, just stayed a frog, but was still my best friend, and one day I was carrying his box in my bike basket, and he jumped out. My back wheel ran over him. And he died... I was heartbroken... I'd never love another living thing ever again... Then, about a year later, the mentally slow guy in the next apartment, Iggy, his dog has puppies, and he has to get rid of 'em, and he asks me to take the one that didn't sell. So I do... Pretty soon, it's my new best friend. I named him Froggy the Second... It wasn't that he was a better pet. Just a different one... Anyway, I thought maybe it was relevant. There's a long beat. After which, Leo turns, starts to go again. Then turns back... LEO When I was tailing you... You really didn't see me. RIGGS Nope. LEO How about that? I tailed you, and you didn't see me. Riggs' BEEPER GOES OFF. LEO Who's that? (CONTINUED) 137. 151 CONTINUED: (3) 151 RIGGS (checks the number) The baby. LEO The baby. Oh, shit, the baby. Let's go. RIGGS Meet you at the cars. Leo goes. Riggs looks down at the headstone again. A long beat. He reaches into a pocket. Pulls out a gold wedding band. Looks at it a moment. Then, to Vicki!- RIGGS I'll always have this. Another beat. Then Riggs puts the ring back in his pocket. Stands. Heads off. 152 OMITTED 152 thru thru 162 162 163 INT. HOSPITAL HALLWAY 163 TWO NURSES are trying to wheel Lorna down the hall on a gurney, but Lorna keeps grabbing things, doors whatever she can to stop being moved. LORNA I'm not going! NURSE #1 Ma'am, please. LORNA I'm not having the baby yet! NURSE #2 (trying to pry her loose) Ma'am, please... LORNA I'm L.A.P.D., girls. I'll arrest you for interfering with a cop. The Nurses get her loose. Whereupon Lorna grabs hold of an elderly patient wheeling an I.V. stand. (CONTINUED) 138. 163 CONTINUED: NURSE #1 Will you stop it? Riggs and Leo arrive. RIGGS What's going on? (CONTINUED) 139. 163 CONTINUED: LORNA Riggs... NURSE #1 You're the husband? RIGGS Yeah. NURSE #2 Thank god. RIGGS What's the matter? You alright? LORNA No. I'm not alright. I lied, Riggs. I said I didn't need to get married. Well, I do. I need to get married. I need to be a wife before I'm a mother - RIGGS Okay. LORNA -- and I know you don't want to, but... You said okay? RIGGS Yeah. LORNA (to Nurse #2) He said okay. NURSE #2 Yeah. LORNA (to Leo) He said okay. LEO What's that smell? Leo edges away from the elderly patient. Lorna looks back at Riggs. Meets his eyes. RIGGS ... Will you marry me? LORNA ... You bet I will, Riggs. (CONTINUED) 140. 163 CONTINUED: (2) 163 NURSE #1 ... Will you let go of the patient, now? Lorna lets go. To Riggs, as they roll on - LORNA Go get a minister. RIGGS Now? LORNA We're getting married. RIGGS We need blood tests. We need a license. LORNA I don't care. I want to say the words. With a minister. Before the baby comes. NURSE #2 You're gonna have it soon. LORNA I'll have it when I'm ready. NURSE #1 You're about to pop, lady. LORNA (in her face) I'm getting married, or there's no baby! Got it? NURSE #1 (to Riggs) This could be an aspect of the transition phase. LORNA This is not a goddamn aspect of the goddamn transition phase! They're entering a delivery toom. Lorna grabs the jambs. LORNA Get a minister, Riggs. Now. (CONTINUED) 141. 163 CONTINUED: (3) 163 RIGGS Okay, okay. Calm down, honey... Leo, find a minister, a priest, anything. LEO Where? RIGGS You're a detective. Just do it. Hurry. LEO Ten-four. Leo takes off. Turning back to Lorna - RIGGS We're getting a minister now. Let's go in the delivery room. LORNA Not 'til I'm done saying 'I do.' NURSE #1 ... This wasn't even supposed to be my shift... Leo returns dragging a man wearing a yamulka. LEO C'mon, c'mon... (to Riggs and Lorna) This is Rabbi Gelb. RIGGS Rabbi? No offense, Rabbi. RABBI GELB None taken. LEO You said 'anything.' No offense, Rabbi. RABBI GELB None taken. LORNA He'll do. (CONTINUED) 142. 163 CONTINUED: (4) RABBI GELB For what? What's going on here? The Rabinowitz baby's waiting for his circumcision. RIGGS We want you to marry us, Rabbi. RABBI GELB Marry you? Are you Jewish? RIGGS No. RABBI GELB Do you have a license? RIGGS No. See, Rabbi, she wants to feel married before the baby comes. To hear the words, y'know? It's important to her. RABBI GELB ... You're both serious about this? The Rabinowitz baby's schmeckel's getting cold, and I'm not wasting time on hijinks. LORNA We're serious. The Rabbi just looks at them a beat. NURSE #1 She's a cop. Probably shoot you if you don't. Another beat. Then - RABBI GELB It wouldn't be official. LORNA That's okay. RABBI GELB (beat; shrugs) What the hell. What're your names? RIGGS I'm Martin, she's Lorna. 163 (CONTINUED) 143. 163 CONTINUED: (5) 163 RABBI GELB Martin and Lorna. Let's see, how do you goyim do it?... Dearly beloved. Marriage is the spiritual bonding of two people, intended by God for - NURSE #1 Fast forward, Rabbi. Baby's in the home stretch. RABBI GELB (speeds up) Will you, Martin, take Lorna to be your wife? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you're both alive? RIGGS I will. RABBI GELB Lorna, will you have Martin to be your husband? Will you love, comfort, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health; and forsaking all others be faithful, etc.? LORNA I will. RABBI GELB I now pronounce you husband and wife. Pending the formalities... You may kiss the bride. Riggs and Lorna kiss. Then she turns to the nurse - LORNA Okay, let's get this done. LEO Wait, you gotta break a glass. He looks around, sees an old gent in patient's garb walking by with a glass specimen jar. Leo grabs it. LEO I need this. (CONTINUED) 144. 163 CONTINUED: (6) OLD MAN Hey... Leo pours it out into a nearby drinking fountain. OLD MAN It took me all day to do that. Having rinsed the jar, Leo brings it over, puts it onthe ground by Riggs, and puts his hat over it. LEO Now step on it. Riggs does. Breaks the glass. LEO/RABBIMazeltov! 163 Lorna's in. Riggs follows. So does Leo. stops him. RIGGS Out, Leo. Riggs 164 INT. HOSPITAL NURSEY - DAY 164 Rows of babies in isolettes positioned near the viewingwindow. The CAMERA looking out as Riggs and Leo appearat the window. Riggs showing Leo the new arrival. Knocks on the window to get the attention of the NURSERYNURSE. Holds up his badge. The Nurse nods, moves to an islolette containing a swaddled baby, its head obscuredby the blanket. She wheels the isolette to the window. Unwraps the blanket, revealing... A BLACK BABY GIRL. Double-takes all around... when there's a tap on Riggs'shoulder, and he turns to see Butters and Murtaugh. Butters holding up his badge for the nurse. And now everybody's starting to understand the mix-up. The nurse goes to get another isolette as we WATCH BUTCAN'T HEAR Riggs, Butters, Murtaugh, and Leo. It's clear Rianne's just had her baby, too. Congratulationsall around. Then the nurse wheels up the secondisolette, pulls back the blanket... and reveals RIGGSBABY BOY. OFF the men, looking in, making faces atthe kids - 165 INT. HOSPITAL WAITING AREA - DAY 165 Leo's trying to buy a throw-away camera from a cameravending machine. The machine keeps rejecting hisrumpled dollar bills. (CONTINUED) 145. 165 CONTINUED: LEO Two families with babies, and nobody thinks to bring a camera? REVEAL Riggs, Lorna, and their baby, and Murtaugh, Trish, Nick, Carrie, Butters, Rianne, and their baby. Lorna and Rianne are in wheelchairs. RIGGS C'mon, Leo. MURTAUGH Yeah, hurry up, Leo. LEO I'm hurrying. The machine rejects another bill. LEO Argh... You got one little wrinkle in a dollar... I hate machines. Know why? Okay. Because machines always fu - MURTAUGH/RIGGS Leo. LEO Okay, okay, whatever, whatever... Captain Murphy enters carrying two presents. RIGGS Hey, Captain. MURTAUGH What're you doing here? MURPHY Came to offer my congratulations. He takes the presents to Rianne and Lorna. MURPHY Little something from the squad. RIGGS Anything for us? MURPHY Matter of fact, yeah. He takes two badges out of his jacket. (CONTINUED) 146. 165 CONTINUED: (2) 165 MURPHY Gimme those Captain badges back. You're sergeants again. MURTAUGH What about the insurance? MURPHY City's decided to self-insure. We're spared having you in command any longer. (to Murtaugh) By the way, you owe the Chief one. Went to bat for you with the I.N.S. They're granting asylum to that Chinese family. Leo finally has the camera. LEO I got it. Everybody move in close... Make sure the flash is working... As they all tighten up for the shot, and Leo figures out the flash, Rianne and Butters exchange a loving look. She hands him their daughter to hold. Butters looks at the baby a moment. Then looks at Murtaugh standing next to him. Extends the baby to Murtaugh. Murtaugh looks at Butters. The cop who took his daughter. The one thing Murtaugh didn't want. Reach ing out to Murtaugh. Offering the baby, but asking for something more. Acceptance... It's a yes... Murtaugh takes the bundle from Butters. Cradles his granddaughter. RIGGS Today, Leo. LEO Okay, okay, I got, I got it. RIGGS Get in here, Captain. Murphy moves to join the group. Leo tries to get everybody in frame. BUTTERS Don't cut any heads off. MURTAUGH Yeah, back up, Leo. Make sure you get everybody in. (CONTINUED) 147. 165 CONTINUED: (3) 165 Leo backs up. RIGGS Back, back... BUTTERS Back... MURTAUGH Back... Whereupon Leo's backed through a set of automatic hospital doors, which now slam in his face. LEO Argh... The doors re-open. LEO I coulda put out my goddamn eye. He hands the camera to a passing HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE. LEO Here. You take the picture. Leo moves over to join the group. The Hospital Employee looks them over, directing them - HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE Closer... Move in on this side... (checks viewfinder) That's great. (then, looking up) You're all friends? RIGGS We're all family. The Hospital Employee aims the camera. HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE Okay. On three. At which Riggs and Murtaugh exchange a look. HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE One... two... three... (CONTINUED) 148. 165 CONTINUED: (4) 165 FLASH. And WE FREEZE... On twelve faces that will smile those smiles on their family picture shelves forever... A dozen people we've grown to love. People we hate to say goodbye to... But it's that time... And so, off them, all together, frozen in time, we... FADE OUT. THE END