Veteran LAPD detective, family-oriented, Riggs' loyal partner.
Their partnership remains the central law-enforcement alliance.
Riggs and Murtaugh investigate the smuggling operation together, pursue the Triad, and fight Ku as partners.
They function as allied officers in the central case.
Cole works with Murtaugh during the investigation and is tied up with him when the Triad attacks the house.
Getz provides practical support despite his irregular methods.
Getz assists Murtaugh and Riggs in the investigation and later serves as a distraction during the interrogation of Benny Chan.
Chan obstructs Murtaugh's investigation into the criminal organization.
Murtaugh joins the confrontation with Chan and seeks information about the smuggling network.
Murtaugh directly confronts Ku during the climactic battle.
Murtaugh fights Ku at the pier and impales him with rebar before Ku knocks him unconscious.
Murtaugh extends his family-oriented protection to Ping.
Murtaugh shelters the Hong family in his home, placing Ping under the household's protection.
The encounter sharpens Murtaugh's opposition to the family's deportation.
After seeing the INS Agent callously send immigrants back to China, Murtaugh searches for a way to protect the hidden family.
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