Rush Hour Page #4

Lafontaine turns to Carter, but Carter is already throwing a punch.

Connecting. Lafontaine falls.

The remote drops as Lois FIRES at Carter.

The bullet ricochets off the car. Lafontaine sees the remote, makes a

dive for it. But another hand gets there first.

Lois turns the gun on Johnson.

CARTER:

No!

Carter is holding the detonator. Stand-off.

Carter grabs Lafontaine. Pulls him up. Lois grabs Johnson, pulls her

back by her hair, shoves the gun to her head. She's going to shoot

anyway.

LAFONTAINE:

Lois, don't!

Lois has the look of a child who hates to be told she can't do

something. Johnson looks at Carter. She offers the best I'm sorry she

can muster with her eyes.

CARTER:

Put the gun down.

LOIS:

After you're dead. I promise.

Carter tightens his grip around Lafontaine's throat.

CARTER:

Okay, look, we're gonna make a trade.

You cross the street, leave her on the

sidewalk. I will leave him on this

side. Then we trade places. You get

him, I get her. Get the picture,

Lois?

LAFONTAINE:

(to Lois)

Do it!

EXT. DOWNEY BLVD-- NIGHT

Lois leads Johnson across the street. Gun to her side. When she gets

to the sidewalk, she turns, looks back at Carter. He's on the opposite

side, holding Lafontaine.

Lois starts back across the street. Dodging traffic. And Carter does

the same, detonator in hand. Carter and Lois cross toward each other.

HORNS HONK. But getting hit by a car is the least of their worries.

They stare at each other as they cross traffic. Lois wants to kill

Carter. She's got that look. Johnson and Lafontaine wait on opposite

sides. Then as Carter and Lois are almost opposite each other --

LAFONTAINE:

Kill him!

Lafontaine starts running. Carter moves.

Lois starts shooting. Hitting cars, smashing windshields. Cars careen

into each other. Carter jumps over one, almost hit by another.

Lois is in the middle of the street, firing at Carter.

Another windshield hit. Car swerving. Carter falls, the detonator

skidding away. Across the lane.

Carter is in direct line of fire. And she takes aim as a TRUCK RUNS

OVER THE DETONATOR.

AN EXPLOSION roars in the parking lot. The Jaguar and SIX OTHER CARS go

up in a ball of fire. Lois is knocked into the street.

The diner windows ALL BLOW OUT AT ONCE.

Carter SEES Lafontaine running for a car stopped on the street.

Lafontaine pulls open the door, grabs the driver. Then Lafontaine

looks up and SEES --

Carter APPEARING THROUGH THE SMOKE. Running toward him.

Lafontaine drops the driver, swings at Carter, but Carter tackles him,

slamming him into the car. Lafontaine tries to throw a punch. But

Carter spins him around and shoves him into the car window, head first.

Window shattering.

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