Rush Hour 2 Page #14

No time to explain -- two more security guards arrive. Kicks

and punches fly, but Lee CAN'T GET HIT IN THE MOUTH! He bobs

and weaves, holding his hands to Carter to untie them in

between swings. Suddenly:

BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! GUNSHOTS from the Eye In The Sky Room.

Everyone HITS THE DECK. Carter and Lee dive on to the floor

as panic ripples through the Casino. People FLEE for the

EXITS.

THE WAITRESS DESERTS HER TRAY. It gets knocked over and TIPS

on the floor. The DETONATOR LANDS feet away from Carter.

CARTER (CONT'D)

This can't be good.

Lee's eyes BUG - he sees it too, feet STAMPEDING past it! A

high heel misses it by a fraction of an inch. He LUNGES for

it, manages to CRADLE it in his taped hands when --

WHAM! He is BUMPED and it FLIES AWAY. The second it hits

the floor, it is KICKED, skittering down the red carpet.

ABOVE...the victor emerges in the Eye in the Sky Room. Hu Li

STEPS OUT on the PAGODA ROOF and JUMPS DOWN.

The DETONATOR ROLLS right past Hu Li. As she bends to PICK

up the detonator, Lee knows he won't get there in time.

Horrified, he SCREAMS at CARTER through the tape.

Hu Li lifts the detonator.

Carter finally pulls the TAPE OFF Lee's face.

Lee SPITS the grenade into the air.

LEE:

(diving on Carter)

Bomb!!!

Hu Li HITS the TRIGGER just as it lands on a roulette table.

KABOOM!

The table is BLOWN OFF IT'S FOUNDATION. Chips and cash

volcano. Hu Li is blown backwards by the force of the blast.

SHEER PANDEMONIUM grips the casino.

AS THE SMOKE CLEARS

Carter and Lee peer out from behind a row of slot machines.

The place is deserted.

CARTER:

Why didn't you tell me you had a bomb in

your mouth?

LEE:

I did!

CARTER:

No you didn't!

LEE:

Yes I did. I said MMMMMM!

A hand on Carter's arm. THIS IS SERIOUS.

LEE (CONT'D)

Ricky Tan is alive.

CARTER:

What?!?!

LEE:

We have to get to the Penthouse.

Lee jumps up, SPRINTS toward the elevators at the dragon end

of the casino.

CARTER:

Hold on!

Carter stuffs his pockets with chips, then races after Lee.

But halfway up the carpet. Carter stops. Lee turns to see

what is holding him up.

Hu Li SURVIVED the blast and Carter has turned to face her.

CARTER (CONT'D)

You go after Ricky. I got this.

LEE:

Carter...

CARTER:

Just GO!

Lee turns and runs off past the dragon. Unfortunately, FIVE

TRIADS block his path. In a flurry of PUNCHES, Lee makes

short work of them, and races toward the elevators.

DEAD CENTER ON THE RED CARPET - HU LI AND CARTER FACE OFF!

Each readying in their own manner. Hu Li carefully wraps her

long hair into a bun on top of her head. Carter stretches,

flexes, ready to sting like a bee.

CARTER (CONT'D)

I'm not gonna hold you back this time

just because you're a woman. I'm gonna

pretend you're a man.

She pulls off her jacket, prepares to fight him in her

undershirt.

CARTER (CONT'D)

A very beautiful man with a perfect body

who I'd like to take to the movies.

She takes a sword from a Terra Cotta statue, SWINGS IT AROUND

like a master.

CARTER (CONT'D)

I may have been absent the day we went

over this in karate class.

Quick, Carter reaches for a fighting stick off a Terra Cotta

soldier. WHOOSH! She SLICES IT IN HALF. Carter reaches for

another. SLICE! She's toying with him.

INT. ELEVATOR BANK - NIGHT

Lee's in the elevator as the doors close. SUDDENLY, a HAND

cuts through, parting the doors.

It's ISABELLA! A wound on her shoulder.

LEE:

Are you okay?

ISABELLA:

I'm fine.

She steps in, too weak and starts to fall. Lee grabs her and

holds her in his arms. HE gently helps her down.

LEE:

I didn't know which side you were on.

ISABELLA:

Now you know.

DING! The elevator doors open. Isabella holds up a ROOM KEY

- the key to the SUITE. Lee takes the key, backs away and

steps into the elevator.

ISABELLA (CONT'D)

I'll try to get backup. Be careful.

The elevator doors close.

INT. PENTHOUSE SUITE - CONTINUOUS

Steven Reign is closing the safe. There are stacks of

HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS on his desk, which he's putting in a

black bag along with the plates. As he turns around, he

comes face-to-face with Ricky Tan.

RICKY TAN:

American's love to gamble. Don't they,

Mr. Reign?

STEVEN REIGN:

I'm cutting our deal short. I'm

leaving.

RICKY TAN:

And my plates?

STEVEN REIGN:

They stay with me. I'm sure you won't

have a problem with that.

Reign shows Tan the gun in his belt. Grabs the bag and

starts to walk toward the door.

RICKY TAN:

I enjoyed that little story you told

about the Dragon and the treasure. My

mother used to tell it to me all the

time. Do you know the moral of that

story, Mr. Reign?

STEVEN REIGN:

Greed will imprison us all.

Tan grabs Reign from behind and stabs him with a knife.

RICKY TAN:

I hate that fortune cookie sh*t.

Lee BURSTS through the suite door - watches as Reign falls

dead to the floor. Ricky takes the black bag off the desk.

LEE:

Put the plates down.

Ricky Tan looks down at the gun in Reign's belt.

INT. CASINO - NIGHT

WHOOSH! Another Terra Cotta fighting stick is in half in

Carter's hands.

CARTER:

Will you STOP?!?!

(picks up cocktail umbrella)

What am I supposed to fight you with?

No more toying. Hu Li CHARGES Carter, who GRABS a ROULETTE

WHEEL as a MAKESHIFT SHIELD. She SLICES it in HALF! He's

got nowhere to hide.

She JABS him with the sword. Carter SCREAMS. Falls back

against the table, clutching his chest. Hu Li WINDMILLS,

kicking a Terra Cotta soldier on top of Carter, but --

THWACK!

The DOUBLE-BLADED BAMBOO POLE in its hand ricochets back and

she is PIERCED THROUGH THE SHOULDER with the blade. Staring

at Carter in stunned disbelief, she drops to her knees.

Carter walks toward her, considers his options, then KICKS

HER IN THE HEAD, knocking her out.

CARTER (CONT'D)

When are you people gonna learn? Don't

mess with the brothas!

WEAK in the KNEES, Carter looks to the SOUND ON HIS CHEST. He

reaches through the slice in his jacket. Instead of a hand

covered in blood, it comes out with a THICK WAD OF CASH!

CARTER (CONT'D)

Thank you, Benjamin!

Carter runs for the elevator.

INT. PENTHOUSE SUITE - CONTINUOUS

Lee is walking toward Ricky Tan, the two men circling Reign's

body.

RICKY TAN:

You're just like your father, Lee. All

these years hiding behind his badge. I

wanted to help him, to share with him,

but he was too afraid of change. When

you think about it, I didn't really kill

him. I just put him out of his misery.

LEE:

Put the plates down. It's over.

RICKY TAN:

I don't think it's over. There are

casinos all over this country. Let me

make you a rich man, Lee. Don't make

the same mistake he did.

Ricky glances at the gun in Reign's belt.

LEE:

If you reach for that gun, I'm going to

kill you.

RICKY TAN:

Don't you remember? I'm already dead.

Ricky makes a play for the gun, but Lee is much too fast,

taking the gun and pushing Ricky against the wall just as

Carter bursts in the room.

CARTER:

Hey, Ricky, how's it going man? What's

up, Lee?

Lee has the gun pressed to Tan's head. We've never seen him

like this before.

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