ORIENTAL MUSIC DRAMATIC, ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Able 2014. (Gives instructions) Ugh! Psst! (Shouts) (Shouts) GUNSHOTS CONTINUE METAL SCREECHES (Grunts) Uhhhh! DRAMATIC MUSIC BOAT ENGINE GROWLS TYRES SCREECH ENGLISHMAN: Forgive me, Consul Han, but I believe we can ill afford to lose men of your high character. And speaking as a friend who's fought side-by-side with you for 15 years, I will sorely miss the unshakable support you've given the Royal Hong Kong Police. And so, on behalf of all Brits who've ever carried the shield in Hong Kong, we shall miss you, and we wish you happiness in your new post in the United States. Ladies and gentlemen, Consul Han. ALL: Consul Han. Thank you, Thomas. Now, you know Thomas is not going to make this evening easy. Excuse me. (Whispers) (Whispers) Commander Griffin, I am pleased to be able to leave you and Hong Kong with a special gift tonight. Early this evening, Detective Inspector Lee and his special task force have once and for all crushed the Juntao criminal organisation and reclaimed artefacts from 5,000 years of China's heritage. (Speaks Chinese) This is the kind of legacy I dreamt about. Hong Kong forever. To Hong Kong - forever! ALL: To Hong Kong - forever. Ugh! Uh! Soo-Yung. CAR HORN BLARES Stupid fool! Get out of my way! Man, are you crazy?! MAN: You moron! TYRES SCREECH Clive! Whassup, man? You're late. Huh? You're late. I'M late?! Yeah, YOU'RE late. YOU'RE late. I been waiting in the back of the diner! I was in the diner. You thought I'd do this shit out front? Are you crazy? You weren't in the diner. I said in the back... It don't even matter. Let's do this. Put that gun away, man. How many people you gonna kill? Let's do it. Come on. Don't be late again. I ain't gonna be late. What we got? Whoo-hoo! That's tight. That's beautiful. That's nice. What's that? That's C4. That's C4? That's C4. Oh shit! What's the problem? Ain't no problem. I been looking everywhere for this shit. You dunno how you make me feel! The Iraqis can't even get this shit. Where'd you get this from? It's a hot ticket. You make me so happy, man. You got what I want, I'm getting that money. Step away from the car! Hey, officers! Put your hands above your head. What's wrong, officers? Ain't no problem. Why you messin' with us? All right, take it easy, buddy. You don't wanna do that. Yes, I do. He's just playing, officers. I ain't playing. Yes, he is. Officers. I'm not playing! Drop the gun! He's my cousin. We're just talking! Get back in the car. We can't. I'm gonna blow his head off, asshole. Go buy some donuts. See? You made him mad. Let me just talk to him. Hey! No! All right. All right. Everything cool now ` he down, the gun down. Get in the car and leave. Hands on your head! Everything cool, officer! Do it now! Ugh! Ugh! My hand! Ugh! TENSE MUSIC TYRES SCREECH Didn't I tell you to get in the car? GLASS SHATTERS CAR HORNS BLARE DRAMATIC ACTION MUSIC GUNSHOTS Stop that! Got C4 in the trunk! MORE GUNSHOTS Yeah! FUNKY MUSIC Whoo-hoo! Clive, guess what, man?! I forgot to tell you ` I'm LAPD. You're under arrest. BIRDS TWITTER Soo-Yung, come on ` we're gonna be late. Let's go. Excuse me. Eh? What? Telephone. China. (Speaks Chinese) Soo-Yung, I love you. Have a nice day. Will you be home after school? No. I am gonna pick you up myself. (Speaks Chinese) (Repeats) Bye. Bye. (Thanks her) Hello? PHONE CLICKS DOWN (Pushes phone receiver) Hello? GROOVY SONG INTRODUCTION (Sings along with song) # Oh, when you walk by every night, # talkin' sweet and lookin' fine, # I get kind of hectic inside. # Baby, I'm so into you. # Darlin', if you only knew # all the things that flow through my mind. # But it's just a sweet, sweet fantasy, baby. # When I close my eyes, # you come and you take me # on and on and on. It's so deep in my daydreams. # But it's just a sweet... TYRES SCREECH # ...sweet fantasy, baby. # Is there a problem, officer? No problem. Just rush hour. (Fires gun) (Screams) DRAMATIC MUSIC Ugh! (screams) Ugh! Argh! (Screams) TENSE MUSIC MOTORBIKE ENGINE ROARS (Screams) Help! (Screams) (Keeps screaming) Security's in place? Yes. And you're sure all the exhibits will be ready by this weekend? Yes, sir. Your opening remarks are scheduled for 7.30. Excuse me, Consul Han. I'm Warren Russ with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This is Agent Whitney. We need to speak with you in private, sir. Excuse me. I know this is a difficult time for you, Consul, but we WILL get your daughter back. But will you get her back alive? We have the best agents in the world in this house. I would like one of my people to help. Let me assure you, Consul, the FBI considers this a top priority. We have plenty of people on the case. Mr Russ, I am not an American. My daughter is not an American. I understand that, sir, but... He's already on the plane. I trust you will treat him with the same courtesy as you have shown me. Yes, sir. 10 people jumped out of the trunk. I slapped them, threw them everywhere, then two stupid cops appeared, messed everything up. Then I had to save their life. It might be in the paper. It ain't. Then I tried to get the bomb. I can't believe you went without me. I'll talk to y'all later. I'll tell you the best part after work. This is why nobody will work with you. You're the only cop here without a partner. Johnson, firstly, if you want to date me, you'll have to wait on the list like every other woman. Secondly, I work alone. I don't want or need no partner. Did Kojak have a partner? The fat guy. He wasn't never with him. What about Columbo? Captain Diel wanted me on that bust because you needed Bomb Squad backup, but you screwed me and yourself. It's dangerous out there. It's safer for you behind a desk. We were supposed to be on the same team. Team? Johnson, this is the LAPD. We're the most hated cops in the Free World. My momma's ashamed of me. She tells everybody I'm a drug dealer. I'm on the verge of leaving y'all behind. Actually, you're on the verge of being suspended. Have a nice day. (Laughs quietly) Johnson, somebody told you I was getting suspended? (Clears throat) Quit playing, girl. I know you're playing. Somebody told you I was getting suspended? BIRDS TWITTER This is a problem. That's all I need ` some foreign national getting killed and turning this into an international incident. What can we do? He's on his way. (Sighs) Get the Field Office to send over a rookie. He'll escort this guy around town, pretend to follow some leads, show him some sights, keep him out of our way. You want to do that to one of our own men? What do you suggest? Well, as long as we're going to humiliate someone, might as well be LAPD. Even if I had an extra man, who would want such a bullshit assignment? It's a disgrace to me. It's a disgrace to my department. It's a disgrace to... Dan, I'm sending someone right over. Captain, I know you read the paper. They're lying. You know I wouldn't do nothing like that. They're exaggerating. Two officers were shot, one man lost a pinkie. But nobody died. You destroyed half a city block! That block was already messed up. You lost evidence. There's some left. What you did was dangerous and completely against policy. And not only that, you did a good job. What?! Everyone around here is so image-conscious, everybody's so afraid of their own goddamn shadow, it's nice to meet an LA detective who's willing to lay it on the line. Captain, that's... that's the same way I feel. That's what I've been trying to tell everybody. Sometimes we have show the general public that we can still blow shit up. You're goddamn right! That's how I work! So I ain't getting suspended? Suspended? Are you kidding? Why did I say that? The FBI just called. A 10-year-old daughter of a Chinese diplomat was kidnapped this morning. They want your help. FBI want me? That's right. Stop lying. I don't lie. Tell the truth. I'm telling the truth. Thank you, Captain. Whoo! Congratulations, Carter. Yeah! You are going to the show! I'll look out for you when I'm at the top. I'll make you mayor. I'd rather you didn't. Hey, listen up! If anybody need me, I'm gonna be working a big, big case for the FBI. FUNKY MUSIC Whoo! TYRES SCREECH Yo! Take care of that for me. Carter. Yo! I need one of those earpieces immediately, alright? Hey, how are you doing? I want the Consul's personnel records crosschecked with that new list from Interpol. See if you can make any matches or connections. OK, boys, what have we got? Have we checked the Consul's personnel records yet? Who's he been talking with? OK, give me the story. Any demands, any fingerprints? Have we interviewed the staff? Whitney, who is this? Get me a copy of that. James Carter, FBI. Warren, he's here for the, uh, special assignment. Oh! I'm agent-in-charge, Warren Russ. Good to have you on board. I've been waiting a long time for this. You take a long time to process applications. Well, Carter, your particular assignment is considered 'G14 Classified'. Now, why don't you and I take a walk and I'll fill you in? OK, Warren. 'G14 Classified'. That's good. This is my dream. I'm very excited about working with the FBI. Well, I'm glad. Listen, his name is Lee. The Director considers this a top priority. No disrespect, sir, but he'll get in my way. I don't have partners. To handle the situation, I'll have to work alone. Carter, he IS the situation. We must be... must be a misunderstanding. I was sent here for the big case ` the kidnapping. Forget the little girl. Your assignment is Lee. Who is Lee, and what kind of assignment is that? Lee's a foreign detective ` the Consul's personal friend. It's your job to keep him out of sight and away from danger. You understand? Yeah. You want me to babysit somebody, but I don't do that. The truth is this is an FBI operation and I don't need help from the LAPD or some Chungking cop. You got it? Whoa, whoa! Why didn't ya'll put one of your own men on this top-priority case? What will I do ` take him to the zoo? I don't care. Just disappear until this thing is resolved. His plane arrives in an hour. We want to make a good impression, Carter. It's his first trip to America. Hey! This is bullshit! PLANE ROARS OVERHEAD DRAMATIC ORIENTAL-STYLE MUSIC Che-che. Please tell me you speak English. I'm Detective Carter. Do you speak-a any English? (Shouts) Do you understand the words coming out of my mouth? I cannot believe this shit! First I get a bullshit assignment, now Mr Riceroni. Don't even speak American. Come on, man. We're right over here. Put your bag in the back. (Shouts) Put your bag in the back! No, no, no, no, no! You put your own shit in the back! I'm not a Skycap! I'm FBI. You understand? What the hell you think this is? Captain, I don't think this is funny. I'm serious, Captain. Tell the FBI you made a mistake. I can't do that, Carter. I'm sure you and Mr Lee will have a nice time together! Call the FBI or I'll drop his ass off at Pennant Express. You drop this case, Carter, you're suspended for two months. Alright, well, you can forget about being mayor, then. Congratulations, Carter ` looks like you finally got yourself a partner. (All laugh) One little pinkie get blowed off and everybody tripping. Chinese consulate? That's one place you can't go. I ain't getting fired. You gonna pay my bills? Soo-Yung. That's the little girl? Huh? Huh? Say something! (Tuts) Y'all think this is real funny. Get Carter on a big 'G14 Classified' case. I'll show the FBI they don't know who they're playing with. I'm gonna solve this case myself. That's right. * But I want to show you something first. Look familiar? Just like home, ain't it? Look! Just like home. China probably looks like this, don't it? Star maps! Get your star maps. Look, look, look ` John Wayne. You know John Wayne? John Wayne. Yeah, John Wayne ` the Duke. Hang out with the Duke. I'll be right back. You might see one of your cousins. Find them and stalk them. Star maps! Right here ` star maps, people! Stucky! Star... You got Michael Jackson's address ` Never-Neverland? Carter, you can't interfere with my job ` that's harassment. I'm just checking up on you. I'm legit now. I'm selling star maps. Legit, my ass! What's your Asian gang member friends talking about these days? Know anything about a kidnapping? No. Give me a star map for $45. Do you understand what I'm saying? I might know something. I don't know about no kidnapping, but this dude is buying up firearms and explosives. What's his name? I don't know. You don't know. Not for $45. You better tell me something! I know nothing for $45. Stucky, you don't... I didn't tell you nothing. Lee! SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC Lee! Lee! DRAMATIC ACTION MUSIC Ugh! Didn't I tell you to wait for me? Huh? What the hell are you doing on this bus? You think I'm playing with you? Huh? You think I'm playing with you? I ain't playing with you. Sit down. All right. It's OK. It's all right. FBI. Take a picture. It's OK. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. CROWD: Ooh! Aah! VIBRANT, FRANTIC MUSIC All right. What?! Get out of my way. Watch out. Watch out! FBI. Stop this bus. DRAMATIC, FRANTIC MUSIC (Children gasp) Hey, look! Look at him. MAN: Hey, kids, get back in here. Sit down. HORN HONKS Stop! FBI, I need this motorcycle. No way, man. Get off. DRAMATIC, FRANTIC MUSIC HORN BLARES Get out of the car. Get out of the car now! Where are you going? Didn't I tell you stay by the Duke? What do you think you're doing? Mind your own business and stay in the car. Hey, what are you doing? I was just asking where you was going, man. I wanted to go with you. What's happening here? Put the gun down. Put it down. I ain't playing with you, man. You think I'm playing with you? Don't move! Drop your guns. Hey, man. Look, FBI. I'm policeman. I'm just showing him how to take a gun from a suspect. ORIENTAL CYMBALS CRASH Suddenly, you're speaking English? A little. A little, my ass! You lied to me. I didn't say I didn't. You assumed that. Assume I kick your Beijing ass. I ain't scared. Sure, you know that tricky shit. Come on! I'm not responsible for your assumption. You're full of shit. You understand? Full of shit. Not being able to speak is different to not speaking. You seem as if you like to talk. I like to let people talk who like to talk. It's easier to find out how full of shit they are. What the hell did you just say? (Mimics Lee) I like people to talk. It's easier... (Mutters) I'm the one full of shit? We're both full of shit. YOU'RE full of shit. I'm gonna kick your ass. Don't nobody do that to me. You want me to kick your ass, don't you? TYRES SCREECH Take me to see Consul Han right away. Man, just sit there and shut up. This ain't no democracy. Yes, it is. No, it ain't. This is the United States of James Carter now. I'm the president. I'm the emperor. I'm the king. I'm Michael Jackson. You're Tito. Your ass belongs to me. Why would they not want my help? Cos they don't give a damn about you. They don't like you. I don't like you. I don't care. I'm here for the girl. The girl don't like you. Nobody likes you. You came all the way over here for nothing... 'SURFIN' USA' BY THE BEACH BOYS PLAYS Ah, Beach Boys. Oh, hell, no. You didn't just touch my goddamn radio? The Beach Boys are great American music. The Beach Boys will get you a great ass whuppin'. Don't ever touch a black man's radio, boy. You can do that in China, but you'll get killed out here. I'll show you real music. 'CAN I GET A' BY JAY-Z PLAYS Yeah, that's real music. You hear that? (Amil raps) # You ain't gotta be rich. # How we get around on your bus pass? # 'Fo I put this on your moustache. # Can you afford me? My brothers breadwinners... Now, can you do that to The Beach Boys? Hell, no. # Baby boy, you better "Git Up, Git Out and get somethin'". # I like a lot of Prada...# MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING I must get to the consulate. What are we doing here? It's called a shakedown ` very serious police work. Just watch me handle my business and control the space. I want to help with the investigation. This is my case. Your case? Look, you can back me up. When we get in here, you follow my lead and do what I do, OK? Hey, check that, baby. What's happening, Carter? (Groans) Put the guns down! Put the guns down! MC Hammer Daddy, put the goddamn gun down. Now, I've got some questions and I need some answers. Put them down. About the girl. What girl? The little girl. What little girl? The little Chinese girl. I don't know nothing about no Chinese girl! You know what I'm talking about. I'll take your asses in if I don't get answers. Carter, put the gun down. Don't act like you know me! I see what's going on. You're trying to play me like a fool. Lee, go outside real quick. It'll get dangerous in here. I may have some questions... Lee, go outside and wait by the bar. Remember what I said? Back me up. Go outside. I'll handle it. You're sure? I'm sure. Go on now. Go on. You think I'm playing? Hurry up! TENSE MUSIC Come here. Don't come to my place of business and scare me like that. I was just playing, man. I've been schooling that rookie, man, showing him the ropes. Why didn't you come to church Sunday? I had things to take care of. I made the night service though. Yeah. Look, I want knowledge. What's up? I need to know who this guy is, running around town, buying all these explosives and weapons. I don't know nothing about that. Luke, I know what you do, man. The only reason I ain't busted your ass is because you're my cousin, and it'd kill Aunt Bootsie. Why've you got to put Aunt Bootsie in this? I ain't playing. You know she's got a bad heart. But if I have to, I will bust your ass. Tell me something. The word down in Chinatown is there's this new dude in town ` bad ass dude out of Hong Kong, buying up every goddamn thing. What's his name? I don't know. He ain't buying shit from me. You don't know his name? No. Goddamn. Don't nobody know his name. MELLOW JAZZY MUSIC SONG: # Miami, Florida... Whassup? # Atlanta, Georgia... What did you just say? # Raleigh, North Carolina... # (Slowly) Whassup? Come here! Watch your mouth! What did you say, boy? I don't want trouble. VIBRANT JAZZY MUSIC Ow. Please, I said I don't want trouble. # Atlanta, Georgia... That's bad for you. # Raleigh, North Carolina... # Carter! What little girl then? What little girl? You know what girl I'm talking about! Man, you better take your goddamn hands off my suit. Your momma bought me this for Christmas. It's my favourite suit. Now let me go. (Whispers) See you at Thanksgiving. I appreciate it. Hey, get your big Happy Meal ass in the corner! I'm still the law around here! Next time I'm here, y'all better clean this up! And brush your teeth! Let's go. What are we doing here? I'm going to get something to eat. You want anything, like a cup of noodles or something? Carter, stop wasting my time. I made a promise to Soo-Yung. You're right. I have been wasting your time. I'm sorry. Just let me get something to eat. When I come out I'll take you wherever you want to go, OK? OK. Shake on it? What are you doing? You ain't the only one with quick hands, are you? Whoa! I'll be right back. Shit. Hey, man, I got you a beef and bean burrito. We have a taxi cab approaching. We have a man stepping out ` Asian, about 5'10". We've got someone approaching the gate, dropped off by a cab. Tell them to intercept. Intercept. We will intercept. TENSE MUSIC Can I help you? Yes, I must see the consul. About what? Please, it's very important. Why don't you tell us why you need to see the consul, huh? WE'LL tell YOU whether it's important. Do you have identification? It's about his daughter, Soo-Yung. Hands above your head! He asked about the consul's daughter. He asked about the daughter. You don't understand. I was invited. Arggh! (Groans) Don't move! Throw your gun away. WHITNEY: He's going to kill them. Is everything all right? You'll be safer on the second floor. I'm sorry. I'm sorry about this. TENSE, DRAMATIC MUSIC FRANTIC, DRAMATIC MUSIC He went over. Let's go. He's on the grounds. Come on. TENSE ORIENTAL MUSIC Stay away from the window, please. Get down! Now! DRAMATIC MUSIC Don't move. Lee? Mr Russ, I think there has been a misunderstanding. It's all right. It's OK. It's him ` the guy from China. What? Come in, please. Thank you. Mr Russ... I would like you to meet Detective Inspector Lee. Excuse me very much. Oh, this... is your gun. Where the hell's Carter? (Mutters) Say, man, y'all seen a little Asian dude about this height, with a steering wheel on his arm? Go screw yourself. What did you say? I said "Go screw yourself." Take your sensitive ass and let me in. Out of the way! I'm not getting out of this truck! When I'm in here, I'm fighting somebody. I won't play that. What happened, Carter? It ain't my job to jump on and off buses. I don't do that. I am not Carl Lewis. Who is this man? Uh,... Sir, I can explain. Agent Carter has been helping with my investigation. He's upset that we have not done our job. Me and Lee are taking care of the situation. Everything's under control. We're on top of it. We'll get your daughter back safe and sound. He's passionate about finding your daughter. You have my gratitude. Thank you. WHITNEY: We wanted Detective Lee to work with one of our best men. Agent Russ, maybe now's a good time to tell the Consul the details of my assignment. Yes. Yeah. Carter, can I speak to you for a moment? You want to speak to me? Yeah. In private? Oh, I see, this must be G14 classified. FBI-type stuff. First, let me call my captain, let him know what's going on. We'll talk in a second. G14. I love G14. PHONE RINGS Hello? Who is this? Hello? Am I speaking with FBI? Give me the phone. Yeah, it's the FBI. You are FBI? Yeah, this is the FBI. If you want the girl back alive, listen and do not talk. OK, I'm listening. Let me get a pen. All right. Cool. The drop will be made tonight, 11pm. The amount will be $50 million. $50 million? Man, who do you think you kidnapped? Chelsea Clinton? Keep him talking. In used currency, nothing bigger than a $50. All right, all right. Cool, cool. $50 million. No problem. I want $20 million in $50. $20 million in $50's. $20 million in $20. $20 million in $20's. And $10 million in $10. And $10 million in $10's. You want any $5's with that? What is your name? Why do you want to know my name? I want to tell the Consul who's responsible for his daughter's death because he talked too much. Look, man, calm down. I'm trying to hook you up. I'm on your side. You will receive instructions for the drop half an hour before it is to be made. If it is successful, the girl will live. I'll make sure you get the money. We'll spend it together when you get it. I don't really work for them. We got it. 620 South Broadway, downtown. SIRENS WAIL The guys from Team One proceed down Sixth, to Sixth and Broadway. Team Two, I want you around the back of Fourth and Main, set up a perimeter. Take your team and cover the building, floor by floor, all the way to the top. DRAMATIC MUSIC MAN: All right, two men around back! They must not go into the building. Yeah, you're right. Let's go tell them. Mr Russ, you must pull your men back. What the hell are you doing here? Where's Carter? TENSE, DRAMATIC MUSIC Please listen to me. Mr Lee, you may be very competent, but the mere fact you know this girl compromises your judgment. Sir, if you were asking for $50 million, would you be in a place like that? Get this clown away from me. Take a hike. OMINOUS MUSIC TENSE MUSIC Hey, man. Why were you hiding? What? I wasn't hiding. You were hiding. I was tying my shoe. I looked up, you was gone. Sir, the area's secured. The room's empty. Damn it!! DRAMATIC MUSIC PHONE RINGS PHONE RINGS ON WALKIE-TALKIE Everybody pull back! Goddamn! Get some paramedics down here, now! Evacuate the building right away! Get fire crews here. We've got an explosion, Sixth and Broadway. TENSE MUSIC FRANTIC, DRAMATIC MUSIC Lee! Arggh! That ain't far enough, man. I ain't Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Push it down some more. DRAMATIC MUSIC SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC FRANTIC, DRAMATIC MUSIC Hey! Don't come near me. Stop. Hey, man, what's happen...? (Both yell) (Groans) TYRES SCREECH I'm thinking I broke my shin. Who's that you were chasing? His name is Sang, from Hong Kong. Because of you, he got away. Why didn't you tell me about the bridge? I did. No, you didn't. I did. You did not. I said 'stop'. I don't understand what you be saying. What? You see what I'm saying? Arggh. What's this in your hand? He dropped it. Oh shit. Come on. What? Where are we going? I've messed up my suit. (Breathes shakily) 15 seconds. (Breathes shakily) Make a decision. Johnson! (Gasps) Oh shit! Did I come at a bad time? I've got bad news for you, Johnson. We're all dead. I was distracted, sir. Distractions can occur in the field. That's why we call this practice. But if you can't handle the pressure, then quit. Yes, sir. Hey, man, give her a break. Don't worry about him. How are you doing? What's going on? Give me some love. Why are you tormenting me? That's no way to treat an old friend. I came to see you and I need help. Help? I know you have strong feelings for me, baby. But put that aside. There's a little girl's life at stake. Since when do you care about anybody but yourself? Please just look at this. We found this on one of the kidnappers. What is it? NOW you want to work with me? I don't have time for this. I've got shit to deal with. Johnson, Johnson, Johnson. Who are you? Sorry we got you in trouble. Yeah, he's sorry. Tell me something about this I don't know. It's a remote ` maybe nitro cap, maybe cross-delay. Definitely not homemade, definitely not American. It could open a garage door or blow up some C4. C4? Yeah, C4. This means so much to me. OK, OK. Go, go, go, go, go, go. Hey, and I'm sorry about spreading all those rumours about us sleeping together. I'm sorry. What?! He's just joking. S... 'Bye. DOOR BUZZES Hey, Bobby, what's up, man? I need to see Clive Carr, man. Ooh, no way, Carter! Look, it's lights out. They're locked down. You want me to lose my job? I got you this job! Open this gate and let me in. No. Bobby, didn't I turn my back when you bought that weed? I was splitting it with you! Didn't I give you the bigger half? Bobby, do me this favour. Oh shit. You got five minutes. Hey, Carr! MAN: What? Two brothers are here to see you. Hey, Clive! How you doing, man? You got a lot of balls coming here. I figured you'd be bored. I came to see how you're doing. What the hell do you want? I came to bring you a gift. I brought you a little toy to play with. I don't want that. You don't? Somebody told me you liked this stuff. I don't even know what it is. You never sold this? How could I? Maybe if you hold it closer? No. Just touch it. No! Why? I don't want to. You're scared of it. You think I'm stupid. Stupid enough to get busted. You want my fingerprints so you can frame me. Clive, you think I'm tricking you again? You'll do life after they find out you killed the little girl. I don't know anything about that. That ain't what I heard. I don't know anything about that. I got a big mouth, Clive. I don't know anything about that. So kiss my fat ass. It would take me all day to kiss your fat ass. You want some of this? Come on! Give me a name. I ain't telling you shit. She's only 11 years old. I don't want her to die. Look at the picture! I don't care about him. I don't care about you! I care about the little girl. Give me the name. (Whispers) The guy's name is Juntao. I never seen him. Where can I find him? Foo Chow Restaurant, Chinatown. Do yourself a favour - get rid of this guy. He'll get you killed. Thank you, man! Next visiting time, I'll bring your fat ass some cookies. UP-BEAT CHINESE MUSIC That's it right there. What are we waiting for? We're scoping the place out, man. Just running in there - that's how you get shot. I'm falling asleep. SONG: # War! Heugh! # Yeah # What is it good for? # Absolutely nothing # Oh oh oh # War! Heugh! (Sings along) # Heugh! Yeah! # What is it good for? # Absolutely nothing, you all # Say it again! # War! # Heugh! # What good is it - is it good for? # Absolutely nothing Say it again, you all # War! Heugh # War! Heugh! # Yeah! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing... # You don't know anything about no 'War'. Everybody knows 'War'. # Heugh! Yeah! # Oh, good God! # What it isn't good for # Absolutely nothing # Good God! # War! Heugh! # You all... # It ain't 'you all'. It's 'y'all'. Yow. Y'all. Yow! You sound like a karate movie. Y'all. Yow! Say it from here with some soul. Y'all. Yah! Y'all. Yaaagh! Let me show you how to do this. # War! Heugh! # Good God, y'all (Sings along) # What is it good for? # Absolutely nothing # Say it again... # Come on. (Both sing along) # War! Heugh! # Yeah # What is it good for? # Absolutely nothing # Absolutely nothing... # Come on, come on! # War! It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker! # War! # Come on, come on! # That's the undertaker... # Ugh! # It's a living end to all mankind... # Do that again. Do it again. Again. # War has caused a race within the younger generation # Induction then destruction # Who wants to die? # Oh, war! # Good God, y'all! # What is it good for? # Absolutely nothing # Listen to me # War! It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker # War! # It's got one friend - That's the undertaker # Oh, war! # It's shattered many a young man's dreams # Made him disabled, bitter and mean # Life is much too short and precious # To spend fighting wars these days # War can't give life # It can only take it away # Oh, war! Heugh! # Good God, y'all... # One will be inserted into the suitcase. The other will be on you. PHONE RINGS Do we have it? Alright. Pick it up. Hello. SANG: You have what I asked for? I do. I hope now you realise how serious I am. Take the money to the alley behind the Foo Chow Restaurant. You have 29 minutes left. (Speaks Chinese) DISTANT TRADITIONAL CHINESE MUSIC (Speaks Chinese) Damn, Chin! This is some greasy shit! Ain't you got no better food? Some chicken wings? Some baby back ribs? Some fries or something? Chinese food! No soul food here. I didn't say nothing about no soul food. I don't want that greasy shit, this big box of grease! (Speaks Chinese) "Umchilly up" what? Hey, come on! (Complains) I ain't no Palm Beach! I ain't no Palm Beach neither. I'm no Palm Beach! Come on! Man, what you got me eating? That's a eel. Is it good? Very good. What you got? Camel's hump. What? Camel's hump. Mmm! It's kinda good. You need a little hot sauce with it. It's kinda good, though. Are we still waiting? Yeah. How we going to go about getting this guy Juntao? How do we know he even exists? I know. He killed my partner. I'm sorry about that, man. That's one of the reasons I ain't had no partner. I learnt that from my daddy. Your daddy was a policeman? 15 years LAPD. My father was also a policeman. Your daddy was a cop? Not a cop. An officer. A legend. All over Hong Kong. My daddy a legend too - all over America. My daddy once arrested 15 people by himself. My daddy arrest 25 by himself. My daddy saved five crackheads from a burning building by himself. My daddy once caught a bullet with his bare hands. My daddy kick your daddy's ass all the way to China, Japan - wherever the hell you from - and up that Great Wall. Don't talk about my father... Don't talk about my daddy. Hey! That your boy? Yes. Let's go. I better go in first. Nobody gonna recognise me. OK. I'll wait five minutes. Hey, you take my ID. If anything go wrong, you bust in like you're LAPD. This won't work. I'm not 6'1". It will work. Man, it's all about attitude. Flip it open. Flip it closed. Do it fast. Open. Closed. Fast. You'll get it. Look. Take this. Hey, man, look like you from out of town. I am from out of town. Don't act like a cop. Act like a tourist. Don't be so obvious. OK. Alright? OK. No problem. (Speaks Chinese) How you doing? For one? No, for two. I'm here for a meeting with Mr Juntao. Oh, I'm sorry. I don't know Mr Juntao. Maybe you don't understand. I'm Mr Juntao's lawyer. He got into some shit again. He told me to come down here. I'm a very busy man but I'm down here. My wife want me home. Please get Mr Juntao. But I don't know Mr Juntao. Do you think I came down here for nothing? Want to give me gas money? Would you please go upstairs and tell Mr Juntao to get his ass down here? Thank you. I sit right here? Yes, sir. Right here? Thank you. Hi. How you doing? Y'all got any eel? Sure. How's your camel hump? Excuse me. Where is Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles? Uh... Here? This way? Uh... I'm sorry. I'm from out of town. Oh. (Speaks Chinese) Maybe this way. Thank you. You're welcome. What's that? Oh, no! (Speaks Chinese) SINISTER MUSIC MAN: No, wait. Get the girl out of here. Make sure those two don't leave. PURPOSEFUL MUSIC (Speaks Chinese) Thank you. (Speaks Chinese) Juntao will see you. It's about time. SINISTER MUSIC (Soo-Yung screams) Stop it! Let me go! Help! Oh, this is tight! This ain't nothing like downstairs. Y'all... What's up, man? What you all watching? Where Juntao at? OMINOUS MUSIC Why you all so quiet? That was childish, man. That wasn't even called for! Now, I came down here to see Juntao because he told me to come here because I'm his half-brother from Beijing. Me and him got the same momma. I'm Blackanese. We all the same! Hey, man! OK, you going to kill me? If you're gonna kill me, put the gun down. Fight me like a man. Shit! Anybody can shoot somebody. That's what I'm talking about. Back, back - give me some room. You don't know who you're messing with. I'm not that yellow. Which one of y'all kicked me? Me! OK. Alright. (Man speaks Chinese) Hold on. Let's talk about this. Let's talk about this, man. (Speaks Chinese) No "shin shin sha." What do they mean? Come on, let's pray about this. FBI, huh? No, I ain't FBI! I'm a security guard. I work at the mall. Now, wipe yourself off. You're bleeding. EDGY MUSIC Oh, hell, no! No, he just playing, man. He didn't mean that. He meant "Cut me loose." Don't move! LAPD! DRAMATIC ACTION MUSIC Hey, Lee, get the gun! Lee! BOTH: Watch out! Behind you! Carter! Freeze! We kick your ass. All of ya! I got your ass. Carter! BOTH: Aaaaaaaaaaargh! I'll kill your ass. (Runs out of bullets) Lee, over here, man! Is that my gun? It IS my gun. Let's go. Why did you drop the goddamn badge? Huh? Then you threw the gun out the window. Ouch! SIRENS WAIL Come on, this way. Come on! SIRENS APPROACH I got everything under control. Don't worry about nothing. Jesus, Mary and Joseph! It's cool. Why am I not surprised to find you here, Carter? Dan, I want these two back at the consulate immediately. Let's take a ride, gentlemen. SUBDUED MUSIC * You better get your hand off me. Hey, man, he with me. Hey! Just let me explain. I'll start from the top. Han was about to get his daughter back! You two screwed it up. Wait a minute. Didn't you hear what Lee said? Mr Lee is on his way to Hong Kong. Now, get out before I file obstruction of justice charges. We was about to solve the case. You're no longer on this assignment, Carter. Case closed. Consul Han! MAN: Sorry, sir. It was all my fault. Lee would never do anything to jeopardise your daughter's life. He loves your daughter. It's a little too late for apologies, sir. Consul, we have a call. We're ready. OK. Pick it up. (Speaks Chinese) The ransom's now $70 million. I'll call tomorrow with instructions. Either deliver the money or pick up your daughter's body. No, please! What happened tonight was not... (Girl calls out in Chinese) Soo-Yung. Please tell them I will do whatever they ask. Whatever... DISCONNECTED SIGNAL Soo-Yung! SAD MUSIC Sorry, man. Be sorry for Soo-Yung. SAD MUSIC CONTINUES No hard leads. None. Listen, we're doing everything we can here ` right? Tracing everything that's coming into this compound. MAN: Excuse me, Consul. You have a guest. Yes, I know your bottom line. Oh, Thomas! SINISTER MUSIC I'm sorry, my friend. I couldn't stand by and do nothing. LOUD DISCO MUSIC SONG: # Do a little dance... # PHONE RINGS # Make a little love. Get down tonight... # Hello. Hey, what's up, baby? Oh, man, you got guts calling me! I'm going to hang up. Wait a minute. Don't hang up. Look, you was right about me, all right? I'm sorry. Are you on drugs? You was right. Yeah, I was egotistic. I was inconsiderate. I was self-centred. Yeah? I ain't used to working with partners but it ain't about me now. Soo-Yung gonna die if we don't help. You understand what I'm saying? Not yet, but keep talking. I think something's big going down tonight. I need to find out where the Consul's going to be. You think you can help me? I'll see what I can do. I don't need you to 'see' - I need you to do it. OK, Carter. Alright - one other thing. Yeah. What colour panties you got on? (Hangs up) PHONE RINGS Hello. SANG: Consul Han, I want you to go to the Chinese Expo as planned. Have the money in the upstairs control room. Make no mistakes. I want to speak with my daughter! DISCONNECTED SIGNAL TENSE MUSIC MUZAK AIRPORT ANNOUNCEMENTS IN JAPANESE What? Excuse me, miss. Who's the captain on this plane? Uh... Look, it don't even matter. Tell the captain we got a problem on the left side. You need a new alternator. My supervisor says, "Willy, go down and fix that plane. "Don't let that plane leave until I come down there." Tell the proper authorities not to move this plane before the FAA come down here. Go! Yes. What are you doing here? Lee, get your ass up. We got work to do. Go away. I've disgraced myself. Lee, what about the little girl? A man like you could never understand. A man like me?! You are devoted only to yourself. You're ashamed of being a police officer. You dishonour your father's name! You know nothing! Your father's a legend. My father WAS a legend. My father was killed making a routine traffic stop in broad daylight by some punk who didn't want no ticket. His partner never backed him up. My father was just as much devoted as you. Now he's dead. For what? A traffic ticket to some punk? What's the honour in that? You believe your father wasted his life? That he died for nothing? You prove me wrong. For 15 years, until China resumed control of Hong Kong, Juntao was the most powerful crime lord in South-East Asia. The British tried to close down his operation but, uh...we failed. But why the Consul's daughter? Detective Inspector Lee helped me raid every known asset of Juntao's operation. We confiscated millions in weapons, cash and a collection of Chinese art that was unsurpassed in the world. Then Juntao disappeared. No witnesses. Do you really think he'll kill the girl? My advice to you is... ..pay the money. (Crowd chatters) Consul, I'm going upstairs to make the drop and I want you to remain calm, as if nothing's wrong, and don't leave Agent Whitney's side. I understand. DRAMATIC MUSIC Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am Consul Han. On behalf of the People's Republic of China, thank you for coming. I am pleased to present 5,000 years of China's history and heritage, a collection which until recently was thought to be lost for ever. Hey, this is some nice shit. That Buddha would go good in my bathroom. Hey, this is the history of my country, priceless pieces of Chinese culture. If anything gets damaged... Don't worry about it. Nothing will happen to it. And now we can pass them on to our children. (Crowd whispers concernedly) Pardon me, er... I seen that guy at that Chinese restaurant... Mr Han has been fighting flu for days so perhaps I should finish what he started. The first thing is to clear out this riffraff. If anybody stays behind, they've got something to lose. I'll be right back. ..the future between our two countries. The more we see the differences... Hey! Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Detective Carter from the LAPD. We've got Carter down here. What the hell's going on? We've just received a threat on the building. Could you please exit the building as soon as possible and, please, do not panic. You heard! Get your shit and go out the door! I don't believe this. Have all agents hold positions. Everybody take cover, hold your positions. Get your ass outta the building! Put your glass down and get out. The exit's over there. You'll get your head blowed off. Come on! Come on! Come on! Titty, titty, titty! Get them titties outta here. Somebody grab Carter! Juntao. Juntao! Juntao! Consul Han, six blocks of C-4 are wired to your daughter in a car outside. Before the changeover, most of this exhibition was in the hands of a single private collector. Me. I worked most of my life to acquire and catalogue these priceless pieces that you see before you. And then in one fell swoop, it was taken away from me. But tonight, I shall be paid in full. Don't move! She dies if I press this button. Just be patient. Our transportation will be here shortly. Stay calm. * Hey, hey, man, there's cops all over this place! Ha ha! You didn't know I could do that! Hands up! I won't kill you this time, I'll kick your ass! Tell your friends about me. Hey! How you doing? We've been looking for you. I'm Detective Carter from the LAPD. Everything's OK now, OK? I'll take you to your daddy, First, I'll take this vest off. Don't touch it! It'd be safer if we take it off. No! I heard them say it will explode. OK, I think it's safer if we leave it on. Don't move. Where are you? (Helicopter pilot speaks Chinese) Over. Don't move! Hold your positions, goddamn it! Do not draw your weapons. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we'll call that an evening. Thank you, and good night. TYRES SQUEAL SUSTAINED AUTOMATIC GUNFIRE CARTER: Juntao! Juntao! I got something for you! I got something you want. Huh? I got your bomb right here. Sweetheart. Papa! No! Papa! Want to blow something up? Huh? Come on. Push the button. Come on. Push the botton. What are you doing? Just play along. Come on! Push the button! Yeah! Come on, push the button! Blow everybody up! Yeah, blow everybody up! Push the goddamn button. Push the goddamn button! You heard what she said. Come on! You get everybody excited about something being blowed up, and look at your little punk British ass! Come on! Push the button! Deal with it, please. Where you going? Aaah! AUTOMATIC GUNFIRE Cover the Consul! No, no! It's OK, she's a professional. We must take the vest off. Just give me a second. Just give me a second. There's a trigger on this vest. It'll blow if I take it off. GUNSHOTS ECHO Haven't you done this before? It's different in the practice room. Everybody take cover. Whitney! GUNSHOTS It's a little busy down here. Say again. Dan, do you read me? GUNSHOT Need some help down here! Roses are red. Violets are blue. Sugar is sweet. And so are you. The remote can still set it off. Get rid of it. Is she OK? Yes. Ain't that the bomb? Take that bomb away from me! Take the bomb outside! Take the bomb outside! Juntao. Take it over to Juntao. You go this way, I go that way. Don't shoot! AUTOMATIC GUNFIRE Shit! Where are you going? Meet me on the roof. PILOT: Roger. Juntao! Oh... Don't move, man! Yeah, I been lookin' for your sweet-and-sour chicken ass. Your boys ain't here now. You're all alone. I kill him. Go ahead. Yeah? I don't like him. Put your gun down. Fight like a man. What you say? Fight like a man. Fight like a man? Right, I'm gonna kick your ass. Then I'm gonna take your ass to jail. Alright, come on. Put the gun down. Same time. Wipe yourself off, man. You're dead. Aaaaah! Thank you, God. (Cries out) Oh, shit. Wooo! You know you're dead! Carter! Help! Do something! Hey! Be cool, man! Hang on! I can't hold on any more! Hang on, I'll get help and be right back. What are you doing? I'll be right back! Carter! I was just playing. Do something! I can't hold on anymore! Aaaah! Oh, shit! Ow! Oh! Thank you! Thank you! Man, what the hell you doing? I was just being polite. Next time be polite to my nuts! I'm sorry. Thank you. Oh, shit! POLICE RADIOS CRACKLE Are you alright? I'm fine. I owe you everything. Only your friendship. Father! Soo-Yung! Oh! Look who's here. Ooh! What took you so long? I think this belongs to you. Che-che. You should come with me. Get on a plane when you get off work. You fly for free. Hey, Carter. I'm just expanding my horizons... Carter. Man, I'm through with you, I'm going on vacation. Now hold on there. We're just coming to say what a great job you did yesterday. When you come back, there's gonna be an FBI badge waiting. You serious? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Come on, don't be playing! No. I don't know what to say. It's like a dream come true. I got a idea, though. I got a idea. Why don't y'all... ..take that badge... ..and shove it up your ass? All up in your ass. I'm LAPD. Bitch. First class. I like this. This is tight. Can I take your jacket, sir? My jacket? No, take this bag, though. How you doing? What's up? What's up, man? You ready to go? Yep. May I offer you some peanuts? Che-che ni. Ni hame. Che-che ni. You never told me you spoke Chinese. I never told you I didn't. You assumed it. This is cool, going to Hong Kong with you. My first vacation in five years. We'll hang in my crib. I'll show you my 'hood. Show me some Chinese girls. I'll want a massage. I'm gonna get buck wild! No police work for two weeks! How long's this flight? 15 hours. 15 hours? What are we going to do for 15 hours? (Sings) # Heugh! War!... # Hell, no! # What is it good for? # Get me another seat! # Listen to me! Aah! # SONG: # War, I despise, 'cause to me... # Action! (Laughs) Tom. Don't move! Don't smile! (Speaks Chinese, laughs) What is this shit about...? $50 million? Who you think you got, Kelsey Clinton? $50 million? Who you think you got, Kelsey...what's the line? $50 million? Who you think you got, Chelsea...Chelsea or Kelsey? $50 million? Who you think you got, Chelsea Carter? $50 million? Who you think you got, Chelsea Grammar...Chelsea... Chelsea Clinton... $50 million? Who you think you got, Chelsea Clinton? Keep him talking. (Laughs) Cut. Go back to the beginning. Is that the Chelsea? Did I get it? Aaah! Action! GLASS SHATTERS (All laugh) FUNKY MUSIC Let me see your badge, buddy! Show your ass! It's a joke. Show your ass? (Fluffs line) You know all that stuff, but not his name? Man, people tell me shit. (Sneezes) What's wrong with you? Man. My daddy once catch a bullet... caught, caught a bullet. Caught a bullet. My daddy once caught a bullet by his bare hand. No bullshit. What's...? (Fluffs line) You believe your father wasted his life... (Fluffs line.) They must not... (Fluffs line.) Right, man, let's go tell 'em. Anything goes wrong, you bust in there and act like you're LAP... He cannot speak English. Man, this is cool they're Hong sending us to Hong Kong. What's that line? May I offer you some peanuts? Che-che in. (Laughs) Ni che-che? Che-che nee... See? How difficult is that? My English! He even cannot say three words in Chinese! I need some lunch! Lunch? I got it before, Jack. Now you know how difficult I am! Ah ha ha ha! Look at Jack. Ah ha ha ha ha!