Rush Hour 2 Page #9

STERLING (O.S.)

Sterling.

ISABELLA:

Lee and Carter are officially out of the

Secret Service's way...

EXT. REIGN TOWERS HOTEL - CONTINUOUS

Lee and Carter, both wearing dark sunglasses, walk through

the street trying their best to look like Secret Service

Agents. They approach Carter's parked VETTE.

CARTER:

Secret Service Agent Carter. This is my

calling, Lee.

Give me six months and I'll be in

Washington protecting a white guy.

LEE:

We both know you would never take a

bullet for someone else.

CARTER:

They don't know that. What are they

gonna do, try and shoot the President

during the interview? I'll bet Isabella

can pull some strings. You saw the way

she was staring at me.

LEE:

She never even looked at you.

CARTER:

You're just jealous 'cos the girl picked

me. I'm tall, dark and handsome, you're

third world ugly.

LEE:

I am not third world ugly. Women like

me, they think I'm cute. Like Snoopy.

CARTER:

Snoopy is about six inches taller than

you. I'm sorry, Lee, you never had a

chance.

Carter's had the last word, he gets into the Vette. Lee

reluctantly gets in, too.

EXT. CRENSHAW KITCHEN - CHINESE SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT - NIGHT

Carter's Vette pulls up in front of a hole in the wall.

INT. CRENSHAW KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

Carter and Lee pass through the restaurant, only two tables

are occupied.

INT. KITCHEN

Carter and Lee enter the busy kitchen where the OWNER, a

BLACK MAN named KENNY, is yelling in Chinese to an over

worked waiter. Kenny's wife, a spectacular looking Chinese

woman, works the stove. A couple of cute half-black, half

Asian kids run around the kitchen.

CARTER:

Kenny! How you doin'?

Kenny looks up at Carter. A cool, appraising glance.

CARTER (CONT'D)

How's the action tonight? The house

making out okay?

Kenny follows as Carter opens a door to --

INT. BACK ROOM - CONTINUOUS

MEN seated around several card tables, playing MAH-JONGG for

big money. Lee and Kenny follow Carter inside. It's very

smokey and very crowded.

CARTER:

(to Kenny)

This is where I say I'm LAPD in a loud

voice, they all scream and run and sh*t.

Watch. It's real funny.

Kenny grabs Carter's shoulder, pulling him aside.

KENNY:

Come with me.

INT. KITCHEN - CONTINUOUS

Kenny leads Carter and Lee in, closes the door.

KENNY:

Hear you got your ass kicked in Hong

Kong, James.

CARTER:

What?? Where'd you hear that?

KENNY:

I got my sources.

CARTER:

And I got mine, meaning you. Nice how

that works out.

(beat)

I'm serious this time, I'm closing this

place down.

KENNY:

James, you see my kids back there? You

know how much I'm paying for private

school? How can you come in here with

this attitude, you being little Chang's

godfather?

CARTER:

Little Chang is gonna have to go visit

his daddy in jail if you don't

cooperate.

KENNY:

Jail!? James, you better back off.

Badge or no badge, I'll kick your ass.

CARTER:

I'd like to see you try.

Kenny takes a step back and throws a lightning fast martial

arts move. Lee gets in front of Carter to protect him --

countering Kenny's move.

KENNY:

(to Lee)

We're on, then.

Kenny throws out another precision martial arts sequence --

Lee BLOCKS -- Kenny ends in an advanced fighting stance.

LEE:

(impressed)

That's a good Twisting Tiger -- where

did you learn that?

They switch to Chinese.

KENNY:

Master Ching taught me.

LEE:

The Praying Mantis school, in Bejing?

KENNY:

No. Freddy Ching's, in Crenshaw.

Lee smiles, Carter looks back and forth from Lee to Kenny.

KENNY (CONT'D)

What are you doing hanging out with Baby

Duck?

LEE:

Baby Duck?

KENNY:

That's what we all used to call him when

he was a kid -- cause he was always

quacking. Never shut up.

CARTER:

I heard that.

Lee and Kenny laugh.

CARTER (CONT'D)

Look, I need some info and I don't have

time to play around.

KENNY:

Is this about the funny money?

CARTER:

How'd you know?

KENNY:

You've been asking loud questions in all

the wrong places all morning. How come

you always save me for last, James?

When are you gonna learn. Sh*t don't

happen I don't know about.

CARTER:

So tell me what you know.

KENNY:

I know Teddy Wu is cranking out a pretty

good double sawbuck -- but you knew that

too, didn't you?

CARTER:

Yeah. We already been there. This is

big, Kenny. Benjamins. Secret Service

calls 'em superbills. Banks can't even

tell the difference.

Kenny considers this for a moment.

CARTER (CONT'D)

What?

KENNY:

One of my regulars lost fifty thousand

dollars at the table here last week. I

was about to send my boys down to tune

his ass up, when the guy comes in and

pays off the whole thing. Including the

vig -- brand new sequential hundred

dollar bills. I knew something was

wrong. Cause this guy's got a regular

job, no way he comes up with fifty grand

in cash.

But I tested the bills, infrared. The

whole thing. And they checked out.

100%.

LEE:

Do you still have the bills?

KENNY:

I still have my lunch money from third

grade.

CARTER:

Lemme see 'em.

Kenny pushes a Chinese painting aside to reveal a WALL SAFE.

He opens the safe and hands Carter a $100 bill. Carter

checks it out.

KENNY:

See. It's perfect.

Carter takes out a LIGHTER and holds the flame to it.

KENNY (CONT'D)

Whoa, what are you doing?

Kenny's question is answered as the BILL BURNS BRIGHT RED.

KENNY (CONT'D)

(pissed off)

I knew it. The guy's name is Zing. He

works at the kitchen at Reign Plaza.

CARTER:

All right, Kenny. Thanks. You're off

the hook. For now.

Carter and Lee move for the door.

KENNY:

You sure you guys don't want to stay and

have a bite? My wife's got the best mu

shu this side of Compton.

Carter and Lee exchange a look as we CUT TO:

EXT. REIGN PLAZA - DAY

Establishing. Carter and Lee park their car and walk inside.

EXT. REIGN SHIPPING ROOM - CONTINUOUS

Carter and Lee enter.

CARTER:

(to a worker)

We're looking for a guy named Zing. Is

he here?

Zing hears Carter, turns and sees them. Then RUNS. Carter

and Lee exchange looks and run after him.

INT. HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS

Zing sprints down an employee hallway, through a doorway and

down some stairs. Carter and Lee in pursuit.

EXT. LOADING DOCK PLATFORM - REIGN PLAZA - CONTINUOUS

Carter and Lee burst out the door at the bottom of the

stairway -- coming almost face to face with --

HU LI:

Who has her gun out. Waiting for them. ISABELLA is standing

near by, and ZING is visible off to the side. An 18-WHEELER

in the loading bay is just being shut and locked. A LIMO is

parked beside it.

Lee and Carter both assume fighting positions. When most of

the other WORKERS pull guns; other TRIAD SOLDIERS step out,

putting their guns close on Lee and Carter. They can't blink

without getting mowed down.

HU LI:

(in Chinese)

The great Chief Inspector Lee -- I will

be remembered for ridding the Triads of

your petulance.

Hu Li savors the moment.

CARTER:

I hope you just said I have no business

being here, 'cos I was just leaving.

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