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And so on as we ...<br />
CUT TO:<br />
2 OMITTED 2<br />
thru thru<br />
4D 4D<br />
5 EXT. MURTAUGH'S HOUSE - PRE-DAWN 5<br />
Palm trees cast shadows on the lawn. Toys, lots of them,<br />
littered across the lawn. A Big Wheel, a G.I. Joe figure.<br />
Christmas lights are strung across the eaves.<br />
CUT TO:<br />
6 INT. HOUSE - BATHROOM SAME 6<br />
A real gun, a .38 Police Special, dangling in its holster<br />
from the back of a chair. Next to it -- A real<br />
badge, gleaming in the light. It identifies its owner<br />
as LAPD Robbery/Homicide.<br />
7 ANOTHER ANGLE 7<br />
A birthday cake <strong>com</strong>es INTO FRAME. A set of matronly<br />
hands places it directly in front of --<br />
8 DETECTIVE ROGER MURTAUGH 8<br />
Seated in the bathtub. He groans, throws a towel over<br />
himself, and mutters in mock indignation: Roger is<br />
tough: An old-fashioned fighter, wears his past like a<br />
scar. Piercing eyes; cynical. He is surrounded by his<br />
family; wife and three children, names and ages as<br />
follows: TRISH: Roughly thirty-eight. She used to be a<br />
stunner. NICK: Ten years old. Precocious. CARRIE:<br />
Age seven. Eyes like saucers. Adorable. RIANNE:<br />
Heartbreaker stuff, Seventeen. Takes your breath away<br />
folks. The cake is a real beauty.<br />
CARRIE<br />
Make a wish, Daddy.<br />
RIANNE<br />
Go for it, Dad.<br />
MURTAUGH<br />
(smiles)<br />
Go for it, huh...? Okay, I'll<br />
go for it.<br />
He blows out the candles. Applause. His gaze lingers<br />
on -- the cake. Or rather, the message scrawled atop it<br />
in icing: WELCOME TO THE BIG 50<br />
The presents arrive.
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