Rush Hour 2 Page #7

LEE:

Ricky Tan killed my father.

Carter is suddenly all ears, listening intently now to Lee.

LEE (CONT'D)

He found out his partner, Tan, had been

working for the Triads all along.

(beat)

Before my father could prove it, he was

killed in the line of duty.

CARTER:

How the hell did Tan get away with it?

LEE:

All the evidence against him

disappeared, the smuggling case was

unsolved. Tan resigned and went over to

the Triads openly.

CARTER:

(pause)

This is about your Daddy's death? Hell,

Lee, you know my father died on the job.

You could have told me...

(realizing)

This is about more than all that, isn't

it? This is about your Daddy's last

case, right?

Lee's caught, fibs badly.

LEE:

No, no, that would be crazy --

CARTER:

You thought the "Customs Agents get

blown up" and "smuggling" and "Ricky

Tan" and you put it all together and

came up with a five year old case.

That's why you didn't tell me what we

were doing...

LEE:

I thought you'd think it was crazy.

CARTER:

IT IS CRAZY!

LEE:

I know. I know. I am sorry.

Lee inclines his head, stiffly, turns and walks toward his

car. Carter watches him. Finally he rolls his eyes and

yells.

CARTER:

So are you getting on the plane or not?!

LEE:

What?

CARTER:

Come on, we still got time to order the

Kosher meal. Always get the kosher

meal, they bring it first.

LEE:

I cannot go to LA...

Carter steps close, and for a second we see the man and the

cop beneath the attitude.

CARTER:

It sounds impossible --

LEE:

You said --

CARTER:

-- but if somebody gave me the chance to

square up my father's death, I'd go to

hell to do it.

Carter turns, walks away without looking back.

CARTER (CONT'D)

You want to figure out why they killed

your Daddy, get on the plane.

LEE:

Why LA?

CARTER:

(still not turning)

I guess you're going to have to trust me

on this one.

INT. 747 PASSENGER COMPARTMENT

Carter and Lee are getting comfortable among all the other

passengers, preparing to take off. Lee has a moment of

doubt.

LEE:

I should go back. Ricky Tan mentioned a

boat in Hong Kong Harbor...

CARTER:

Lee, let me introduce you to the Carter

Theory of Criminal Investigation: Follow

the Rich White Man.

LEE:

Follow the Rich White Man?

CARTER:

Almost, but you've got to say "Rich

White Man" all run together like it's

one word.

LEE:

Follow the RichWhiteMan...

CARTER:

Not bad. Now every crime, somewhere,

has a rich white man taking his cut.

Every single one. Now in our case, we

know the rich white man is Steven Reign.

LEE:

Who?

CARTER:

Big hotel billionaire. He was on Ricky

Tan's boat ordering Hu Li around just

before Ricky got smoked.

LEE:

How do you know he's our man?

CARTER:

Because when the shooting started he was

way too cool. See most white people,

when there's shooting, they either hide

in a toilet or start screaming high

pitched like "Aaaahhh!!! Aaaahh!!!!

LEE:

You sound like that all the time.

CARTER:

Black people keep their cool when the

sh*t goes down.

LEE:

Maybe. But not like Asians. We never

panic.

CARTER:

Yeah, what about when Godzilla was

coming? You people were screaming your

asses off.

LEE:

Just tell me where I can find this

Steven Reign.

CARTER:

The same place you find all

RichWhiteMen.

(a tray arrives)

Gefilte Fish. Lox and bagel. I love

this stuff. Here, try it with a smear.

BINOCULARS P.O.V. THE REIGN TOWERS HOTEL

CUT TO REVEAL --

Carter standing at a window holding high-powered binoculars.

Lee standing next to him. WE ARE:

INT. CHEAP HOTEL ROOM - DOWNTOWN LA - NIGHT

Cartons of Chinese food are all over the sleazy, run down

hotel room. The LIGHTS LOW, the curtains open a crack.

BINOCULARS P.O.V. - THE REIGN HOTEL

Traveling up the side of the Reign Hotel. Stopping at the

penthouse floor - where we see ISABELLA talking with Steven

Reign in a hotel room. After a BEAT, Reign walks to the

door.

Carter flips the binoculars to Lee, who starts watching.

CARTER:

Yeah, that's definitely the woman from

Ricky Tan's boat, and she's staying in

his suite at his hotel, I told you this

would work out. They still just

talking?

LEE:

He just left. Kissed her on the cheek.

CARTER:

He'll be back soon.

LEE:

How do you know?

CARTER:

Look at her. Now, wake me in an hour,

I'll take over.

Lee lowers the binoculars, turns to Carter, who is trying to

sleep on the bed.

LEE:

Carter, there's something I have to tell

you. You were right about what you said

in Hong Kong. All I do is work. Never

take a day off. It's all I have right

now.

CARTER:

Hey, I didn't mean to call you pathetic.

LEE:

The truth is, I haven't had any mu-shu

in six months.

CARTER:

You pull a muscle or something?

LEE:

My fiancee left me over the summer -- a

month before our wedding.

CARTER:

I'm sorry, Lee. Why did she leave you?

LEE:

It's a long story.

CARTER:

Let me guess, she couldn't handle the

cop thing -- never knowing if you were

dead or alive. I've seen it a million

times.

LEE:

No. It was my singing.

CARTER:

Excuse me?

LEE:

She hated my voice. Said it drove her

crazy. I sang to her all the time - in

bed - in the shower - I thought she

liked it. She finally told me it was

driving her crazy.

Carter stares at Lee for a long BEAT.

CARTER:

Lee, maybe it's best if we don't discuss

our personal lives. Let's die curious.

LEE LIFTS THE BINOCULARS - turns back to the building.

CARTER (CONT'D)

What's she doing?

BINOCULARS P.O.V. - ON ISABELLA

She walks to the bedroom, where we see her through SHEER

CURTAINS. Slowly taking off her coat.

CARTER (CONT'D)

Lee? You okay?

Lee's eyes go wide as Isabella drops her coat and starts to

unbutton her blouse.

LEE:

She's just standing around -- not doing

much.

CARTER:

Just don't fall asleep. Sooner or later

something's gonna happen.

LEE:

I'll try to stay awake. It's so boring.

Isabella starts to remove her blouse. Lee starting to sweat

as he watches her undress.

LEE (CONT'D)

Slow down, baby.

CARTER:

What did you say?

LEE:

Nothing. I said nothing.

Lee lowers his binoculars, steps away from the window.

LEE (CONT'D)

Is it hot in here?

CARTER:

Hot? I'm freezing my ass off.

LEE:

I'm gonna go in the hall and get a

bucket of ice. You want some ice?

CARTER:

What's going on?

Lee stares at Carter, looks dazed.

LEE:

She's getting undressed.

CARTER:

Gimme the binoculars.

LEE:

No. It's not right.

CARTER:

Gimme the binoculars or I will shoot

you.

Lee hands Carter the binoculars, then turns his back as

Carter watches to the window.

LEE:

What's she doing?

CARTER:

Oh, sweet glory hallelujah...

LEE:

I don't want to hear this.

CARTER:

Skirt just came off. She's in black bra

and panties -- Victoria Secret Spring

Catalogue, page 27 -- wait a sec -

there's a tattoo on her left thigh... it

looks like Snoopy.

LEE:

Snoopy? I love Snoopy.

CARTER:

She just took her hair down. Now she's

going for the bra -- the clasp is in

front -- she's using both hands.

(to Lee)

You better get that ice.

Lee steps in front of Carter, blocking his view.

LEE:

That's enough. We shouldn't be doing

this!

Isabella suddenly drops undressing and walks back to the

living room to pick up the PHONE. We see her clearly now in

bra and panties.

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