LETHAL WEAPON 2 script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

A high-speed chase immediately showcases the film’s tone and the duo’s dynamic.

Go around! Go around! Where did you learn to drive, anyway!?

The betting cops underscore themes of risk and loyalty within the force.

Domestic life and Rianne’s commercial introduce Murtaugh’s family stakes.

Meeting witness Leo Getz thrusts them into the main conflict.

I get it. Good cop, bad cop.

Riggs and Murtaugh argue over how to protect Leo after the hotel hit.

Leo’s confession of laundering half a billion dollars commits them to pursuing the conspiracy.

In the last two years I've laundered over half a billion dollars in drug money.

The bomb in Murtaugh’s bathroom and psychologist tease deepen Leo’s subplot and bond the trio.

Hey, I hear you're a shrink. I've been having some strange dreams lately I'd like to run by...

Bomb escape and diplomatic confrontations showcase action set pieces and humor.

I'm gonna die on a toilet, aren't I?

Riggs resurfaces with Jill, raising personal stakes and shifting to a water-based rescue.

Tension peaks as they prepare to pull down the stilt house with Leo inside.

Leo's in there, and they're working on him. We better hurry.

The house collapses, and Murtaugh faces overwhelming gunmen alone.

Riggs confronts a wounded Benedict, reflecting on mortality and vengeance.

But you will, Benedict. The slower the better.

Finding the container with the money gives them the resolve for a final assault.

It's here someplace. This thing is going crazy.

The container crash and Mercedes reveal set off a climactic confrontation at the pier.

Where the hell is Benedict?! Did you call the house?

Riggs in the ambulance reestablishes their surviving partnership and wit.

I don't wanna die, Roger . . .