Lethal Weapon – One Day More

By starrymag | May 15, 2018

By: Jessica Wolff

 

 

Martin Riggs (Clayne Crawford) stands over Miranda Riggs’ (Floriana Lima) grave and she asks if he still loves her. He answers that he does, and a grave with his name appears next to hers as she tells him he’s supposed to be with her. Miranda approaches him and asks if he still wants that. Riggs answers that he does, and Miranda forces him to put a gun to his head, telling him it’s time.

 

As he pulls the trigger, Riggs wakes up from his nightmare and looks over at his bedside photo of Molly Hendricks (Kristen Gutoskie) and Ben. He finds Molly making breakfast in the kitchen, and she tells him there’s an offer on her parents’ estate. Riggs commented that he liked that place, and Molly admits she would have loved to have Ben grow up there. She accuses him of freezing up at the thought of a future together, but Riggs denies it. Molly points out that he doesn’t have a drawer at the house, and he asks if he can have one.

 

Roger Murtaugh (Damon Wayans) believes that Trish Murtaugh (Keesha Sharp), Riana Murtaugh (Chandler Kinney), and Roger Murtaugh, Jr. (Dante Brown) are pretending to act casual and asks when his surprise party is. Trish tells him that nobody is planning one, but Murtaugh doesn’t believe her. She asks if he wants one, and says that he would want a simple party if there were a surprise party. Murtaugh notices Trish change her password, and she tells him she believes that Alan (Luke Arnold) hacked into her account. He sends a message to Sonya Bailey (Michelle Mitchenor) to look into it, and tells her it’s good to be captain.

 

Murtaugh visits Riggs, who is trying to figure what to put in his drawer at Molly’s. Murtaugh comments that Riggs is evolving, and attempts to give Riggs a scrapbook of their time as partners. Riggs refuses to take it, and Murtaugh is offended that he calls it useless. Murtaugh tells him about his promotion, but Riggs tells him he already knows. Murtaugh implies he wants a gift in return, and Riggs throws him a grenade lying around. As Murtaugh takes the grenade, two men pull up outside and shoot up the trailer.

 

Bernard Scorsese (Johnathan Fernandez) makes a long list with the help of the rest of the station of who wants to kill Riggs. Murtaugh tells them they have to cast an even wider net, and Zach Bowman (Andrew Creer) makes a suggestion. Brooks Avery (Kevin Rahm) comes in and dramatically demands justice for Riggs, and Riggs leads the station in clapping and declares he’d vote for Avery. Murtaugh fills Avery in on what they know about the attempted assassination, and Riggs refuses a security detail.

 

Riggs asks who else wants to kill him, and Molly declares that she does. The room clears out and Molly demands to know what happened. Riggs tells her, and asks why she’s really there. Molly tells him that she’s thinking of moving back to her family’s estate, and asks him to go with them. She admits that LA isn’t home, and Riggs asks to think about it. Molly takes that as a small victory, and tells him to take his time.

 

Murtaugh calls Trish, who is mad that he informed her of the assassination attempt via text. She warns him to be careful, and that there will be a party waiting for him. He wants to approve the guest list, but she tells him it will be just the two of them. Sonya tells Muataugh that she found a potential lead, and Murtaugh insists on going to investigate it.

 

Riggs and Murtaugh arrive at a party, and Murtaugh insists Riggs is so gloomy because he’s going to miss him. Riggs tells him that Molly asked him to move back to Texas with her, and asks him to put a word of recommendation into the Texas police department. Murtaugh asks if he’s going to give up on what he has there, and Riggs accuses him of giving up on their partnership. Stepping into the party, they recognize the portrait of Grant Davenport (Martin Donovan) and Murtaugh paints his face with chocolate fondue. The real Davenport approaches them, and Riggs tells him that a motorcycle registered to this address was found at his trailer after the shooting.

 

Davenport calls for security and Nathan Riggs (Rex Linn) approaches them. Davenport tells him that Riggs and Murtaugh are asking about his motorcycle, and Riggs accuses him of trying to kill him. Murtaugh urges Riggs to not take matters into his own hands, but Nathan tells him he didn’t do it and asks for his help with Garrett (Peter Coventry Smith), who is in prison. Riggs replies that Garrett is like his father, grabs a gun out of Nathan’s pocket, and puts it to his throat. He asks Murtaugh if ex-convicts are allowed to carry weapons, and Nathan asks if he’s going to arrest him for a parole violation. However, Riggs promises to kill him instead.

 

Riggs admits to Maureen Cahill (Jordana Brewster) that he likes the idea of moving with Molly, and she asks why it’s so easy to believe that Nathan wants to kill him. He tells him that he remembers the way Nathan looked at him the night Jake shot him. Cahill insists that she doesn’t want Riggs to just forget or forgive Nathan, but wants him to forgive himself. She asks him why he didn’t kill Nathan when he was a kid, and he declares that he was young then, but regrets not killing him every day since then. She tells him he’ll never be able to move on unless he finds peace, but Riggs comments that he feels he’ll get another shot soon.

 

Davenport finds Nathan sitting in his house in the middle of the night and demands to know why he’s there. Nathan asks for bail money for Garrett, suggesting that he call the lawyer who’s been laundering money for him. Davenport accuses him of not understanding how things work and Nathan grabs a golf club and attacks Davenport. Sonya tells Riggs that the tire tracks at the scene don’t match Nathan’s motorcycle, but they match some recently stolen tires. Riggs tells her not to tell Murtaugh, but Murtaugh asks what he doesn’t want her to tell him. Riggs tells him that there’s a surprise party at his house, and tells him to act surprised.

 

Riggs drives one of the motorcycles parked outside into the bar, demanding to know whom it belongs to. When nobody answers, Riggs asks who tried to kill him. An Old Biker (Michael Potter) asks Riggs what he’s doing on his bike and Riggs asks if he tried to kill him. The biker replies that he’s about to kill him, and the owner of the other motorcycle drives away. Riggs tells the biker that he’s borrowing the bike and chases it. They drive through the streets, and the driver points a gun at Riggs when he pulls up beside him. Riggs ducks and swerves to avoid an oncoming truck, but the driver is thrown across the street from the impact.

 

Riggs approaches him and asks the driver if he tried to kill him. He tells Riggs that he wasn’t the target, and Riggs calls Murtaugh to tell him he was the target. An assassin tries to shoot Murtaugh in his home, but he takes out the assassin. The police investigate Murtaugh’s home, and Murtaugh yells at them to leave his stuff alone. He gets a call from Trish, who is relieved that everyone is safe. She is glad that he’s done risking his life, and promises she’ll be home soon. On her way out of the office, she overhears a conversation between Alan and Nathan. She records the conversation, but drops her bag at the sound of gunshots and runs without picking it up.

 

Murtaugh tries to look through his old case files for potential suspects, and comments that he should rename the file room the Murtaugh wing. He admits that he feels that becoming captain puts him closer to death than any bullet ever could. Riggs tells him that everyone respects him, and Murtaugh is surprised that it took so long for him to finally open up. Riggs admits that he’s still struggling with the decision to move, as he has trouble letting things go. Sonya shows them phone records that show calls from the assassin to Trish’s law firm.

 

Riggs and Murtaugh visit the law firm, and find Trish’s bag on the floor. Murtaugh finds the video Trish recorded, and declares that Nathan has Trish. He demands to know what Nathan wants with Trish and is unable to calm down. Riggs tells him that the only way to get through to Nathan is to take something he loves in return. As Nathan demands money, Trish realizes that Alan was laundering money and ordered the hit on Murtaugh. She asks if he will kill her after the transfer, and he asks if knowing helps. Trish completes the transfer, and Nathan asks her to step out of the car. She pleads for her life, but Nathan’s phone rings as he’s about to pull the trigger. Garrett pleads for his help, and Riggs tells him it’s time for a family reunion.

 

Riggs and Murtaugh watch as Nathan arrives with his associates. Nathan requests they talk inside and Riggs reluctantly follows him into the trailer. Nathan pours a drink for himself and toasts to family. Riggs requests that the terms are Garrett for Trish, and Nathan asks Riggs to not pursue them afterwards. Nathan tells him it’s not a request, and threatens Molly and Ben. They exit the trailer and Murtaugh pulls Garrett out of the car. Nathan pulls Trish out of the car, and Garrett and Trish walk past each other to complete the trade.

 

Murtaugh embraces Trish, and Riggs hears a helicopter approaching. Riggs tells Murtaugh to drive Trish to safety, and chases after Nathan, tackling him to the ground. As Riggs and Nathan fight, Murtaugh tells Trish he needs to go back for Riggs. Nathan strangles Riggs, and Riggs flashes back to his childhood. Murtaugh shoots at Nathan’s men, and Garrett runs away. Murtaugh remembers the grenade in Riggs’ trailer, and Nathan stabs Riggs with Riggs’ pocketknife. Using the distraction of his trailer exploding, Riggs grabs a rock and bludgeons Nathan’s head. Murtaugh stops Riggs from administering the final blow, tackling him to the ground.

 

Cahill confirms that Riggs is moving, and Riggs asks if she’s excited to get rid of him. He tells her he’s leaving tonight, and suggests they continue their therapy sessions long distance. She tells him to call her anytime, and he says goodbye. Riggs goes to Murtaugh’s house to find a surprise party waiting for him. Trish tells him that they wanted to give him a proper send-off, and Scorsese demands a speech. Riggs calls the support touching, and comments that he was glad he wasn’t armed before the party gets underway. Later, Trish catches Riggs trying to leave and thanks him for all he’s done.

 

Murtaugh follows Riggs to his truck and gets mad at him for leaving without a goodbye. He tells Riggs that he’s glad he’s happy and thanks him for being his partner. Riggs gives him thumbs up, but Murtaugh asks him to say I love you. Riggs thanks Murtaugh for saving his life and drives away. He calls Molly and tells her he has one more stop to make before visiting Miranda’s grave with flowers. Riggs tells her that he didn’t think he could have another future after her, but he won’t ever forget her. Garrett approaches him and shoots him. As Murtaugh answers the call about the gunshots fired, Riggs bleeds out in the cemetery.