Rush Hour 2 Page #8

CARTER:

This is our job. We took an oath as

police officers. If we don't do this,

who will? Firemen?

Lee backs off, and Carter steps back to the window. He sees

Isabella hang up the phone.

CARTER (CONT'D)

Wait a sec - what the hell is that

between her legs?

LEE:

What?

CARTER:

She's reaching into her panties --

something is strapped to her leg. Oh,

God...please don't let it be a dick.

LEE:

What is it?

CARTER:

No, I don't believe this sh*t -- it's a

microphone. Lee, she's wired...

CLOSE ON ISABELLA

As she turns to the window. A TAPE RECORDER in hand. She

puts the recording device away, walks back into the bedroom

and puts on a robe.

LEE:

I don't understand?

CARTER:

She's walking back towards the door.

BINOCULARS P.O.V.

We see Isabella wearing a robe - standing at the door of her

hotel room talking with someone.

CARTER (CONT'D)

She opened the door. Someone is

delivering a package.

BINOCULARS P.O.V.

Inside the hotel room WE SEE HU LI handing her a package.

CARTER (CONT'D)

Lee...it's the girl who delivered the

package to your office. It's a bomb!

Lee and Carter bolt on the move - sprinting out of the room.

INT. REIGN TOWERS HOTEL - PENTHOUSE SUITE - NIGHT

Isabella closes the door. She BRINGS THE BOMB WITH HER as

she walks into the bedroom --

EXT. REIGN TOWERS HOTEL - CONTINUOUS

Carter and Lee run across the street, heading towards the

entrance of the hotel.

INT. REIGN TOWERS HOTEL - HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS

Lee and Carter sprint out the Penthouse Elevators, running

down the hallway.

INT. REIGN TOWERS HOTEL - PENTHOUSE SUITE - CONTINUOUS

Isabella takes her robe off, glances at the package, picks it

up and starts to open it as Lee and Carter come BURSTING

THROUGH the BEDROOM DOOR.

LEE/CARTER

NO!

Carter and Lee stare at Isabella, who stands in bra and

panties.

CARTER:

Damn girl, you fine.

Lee lowers his eyes as Isabella looks at him, grabbing the

BOMB, Carter following him as they sprint out the bedroom.

INT. REIGN TOWERS HOTEL - CONTINUOUS

Lee and Carter run out the suite - Lee throwing the BOMB

toward the END OF THE HALL as he and Carter dive to the

floor.

Nothing happens.

Lee looks up, SEES a HOTEL EMPLOYEE pushing a room service

CART, about to walk right past the package --

LEE:

GET DOWN!!

Lee and Carter run back to the bomb.

CARTER:

Pick it up!

LEE:

It's your turn!

CARTER:

I don't need a turn!

Carter picks it up, starts running with it through the hall,

heading for the elevator.

LEE:

Throw it!

Carter is about to throw it in, when HE SEES AN OLDER COUPLE

STANDING INSIDE.

HOTEL GUESTS:

Do you want us to hold the elevator?

CARTER:

Get the hell away from here!

Carter is still holding the bomb, doesn't know what to do

with it --

LEE:

Stairs!

Carter throws him the bomb, and Lee runs to the stairs --

INT. STAIRWELL - NIGHT

Lee is about to throw the bomb down the stairwell -- when he

sees TWO MAIDS WALKING toward him.

CARTER:

Get out of the building!

Lee looks horrified as he hangs onto the package, has no

choice but to throw it back to Carter.

LEE:

Roof!

EXT. REIGN TOWERS HOTEL - ROOF - NIGHT

Lee and Carter burst through the roof door - Carter trying to

hold the bomb as far away from himself as possible.

He looks over the side for a place to dump it - the streets

are filled with PEOPLE AND CARS.

LEE:

Wait! There's people down there!

CARTER:

There's people up here!

LEE:

Get it out of here!

CARTER:

Take it!

Lee takes the bomb, quickly ROLLS IT across the roof -- Lee

and Carter diving to the ground once again as the bomb slides

to the center of the roof - COMING TO A STOP RIGHT IN FRONT

OF ISABELLA. She's wearing a bathrobe now, clearly pissed

off as she slowly bends down and picks up the package.

ISABELLA:

Get on your feet.

Lee and Carter stand and face Isabella - watch as Isabella

begins to open the package.

CARTER:

I wouldn't do that!!!

LEE:

It's a bomb.

Isabella opens the package, removing a stack of a HUNDRED

DOLLAR BILLS.

ISABELLA:

You see, no bomb. Now stay away before

I throw you both in jail for

obstruction.

CARTER:

Throw us in jail? I'm about to bust you

right now.

ISABELLA:

I'm an undercover agent for the United

States Secret Service.

CARTER:

How do we know you're not lying? Let me

see your badge.

Isabella opens her bathrobe -- WE SEE a small BADGE pinned to

her bra.

CARTER (CONT'D)

Let me see it again?

LEE:

We can help you. I'm a detective in

Hong Kong.

ISABELLA:

I know who you are, Inspector Lee.

LEE:

Then you know I'm not walking away from

this case.

CARTER:

Yeah, that's right.

ISABELLA:

We need to get out of sight. Come down

to my suite.

INT. ISABELLA'S SUITE - LATER

ISABELLA:

(she locks the door)

Look, I've been working this case for

months now...

CARTER:

So what's your story?

ISABELLA:

They think I'm a crooked customs agent.

Lee examines the stack of HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS from Hu Li's

package. Carter checks out the suite, pocketing some of the

food from the mini fridge.

LEE:

Is this a payoff?

ISABELLA:

No. It's a sample. You guys ever heard

of the Superbill?

CARTER:

It's a myth. Some kind of counterfeit.

ISABELLA:

It's much more than a counterfeit. 14

out of 15 world banks can't tell the

difference. The paper is Crane linen

blend -- and the bills are printed on

U.S. Intaglio presses.

CARTER:

How're they getting into the U.S. Mint

to use the presses?

ISABELLA:

In 1959, the United States was very

friendly with the Shah of Iran. We

wanted his oil, so for the Shah's

birthday, the government gave him a gift

-- a U.S. Treasury Intaglio press. The

only one to ever leave the country.

Five years ago Ricky Tan bought that

press on the black market.

LEE:

Five years ago?!

(beat)

That's right before he left the force.

Lee and Carter exchange looks.

ISABELLA:

It wasn't hard to spot the fakes until

this past year. Then Tan got hold of

one of a kind Swiss made hundred dollar

plates -- and started making superbills.

LEE:

(understanding)

And Hu Li killed him for the plates.

ISABELLA:

Yes. They've printed and shipped one

hundred million dollars, and there's

only one way to spot a fake.

Isabella lights a HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL on fire, and it burns

RED.

ISABELLA (CONT'D)

They use an optical transfer ink from

India that burns red -- the real ink

burns black.

CARTER:

What the hell are they going to do with

a hundred million dollars in funny

money?

ISABELLA:

The real question is, where are the

plates? If we can find the plates, we

can stop the whole operation.

Isabella thinks for a beat.

ISABELLA (CONT'D)

Maybe that's where you can help us.

Carter, this is your city, right?

Carter nods.

ISABELLA (CONT'D)

And Lee, you know Hu Li and the Triads?

Lee nods.

ISABELLA (CONT'D)

Okay, find out where Hu Li's keeping the

plates.

(hands Lee a card with a phone

number)

Welcome aboard, gentlemen. From this

moment on, you're working for the United

States Secret Service.

Isabella opens the door to let Lee and Carter out. They exit

quickly, trying to hide their excitement. CAMERA STAYS on

Isabella as she takes out her CELL PHONE, punches in a

number.

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