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| “ | Now we've got a relationship we can build on. | „ |
| ~ Travis while buried Smity in cement. |
| “ | You know what future a cop has, Murph? None. You punch a clock for 30 years. Retirement. Pension. Nothing to do. Drunk at noon, bullet in the brain by evening. Well, not for this kid! The police department's got it all. Guns, ammo, drugs, cash. It's a one-stop shopping center. If you've got the balls and the brains, there's not a fucking thing anyone can do about it. | „ |
| ~ Travis explaining why he went corrupt. |
| “ | Go to hell, Riggs. | „ |
| ~ Travis' last words to Riggs, who puts the bulldozer in gear into a burning building. |
Lieutenant Jack Edward Travis, simply known as Jack Travis, is the main antagonist in the 1992 film Lethal Weapon 3, the third installment of the Lethal Weapon franchise.
He was portrayed by Stuart Wilson, who also played Walker in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, Don Rafael Montero in The Mask of Zorro, and Walter Marek in No Escape.
Personality[]
| “ | Hey, Tyrone, this is Travis. You back out now, and I'll make certain that only your dentist can identify the body. Is that a good enough reason for you? | „ |
| ~ Travis threatening to horribly kill Tyrone if he backs out of the deal. |
Jack Travis is an utterly greedy and ruthless official who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Even before becoming fully corrupt, Travis was an incredibly brutal cop to begin with as he often beat and forced confessions out of suspects he interrogated, as well as having many suspensions, reprimands and charges of misconduct. After becoming a fully corrupt arms dealer, Travis became much worse as he stole tens of thousands of illegal weapons and automatics from the LAPD and sold them back into the streets, many of said weapons having already been used to kill others.
With this supply, Travis pours some of the profit into his construction of Los Angeles suburbian neighborhoods in the outer city. As such, Travis was so greedy and manipulative that he ultimately attempted to use his supply of weapons to fuel gang wars and violence to the point that the inner city of Los Angeles would become so dangerous that people would come crawling to his future neighborhoods, such as Rancho Arroyo. Travis also had a sadistic streak, with him airing out puns after executing Smitty and Billy, telling Smitty that they had "a relationship (they) can build on" and telling other officers that Billy was "a dead issue".
Biography[]
While on street patrol, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble upon the attempted hijacking of an armored car and successfully put a halt to it, although they only manage to catch one of the two would-be hijackers. For their efforts in stopping the raid, Riggs and Murtaugh are reinstated as Detective Sergeants by their superior, Captain Ed Murphy. Murphy introduces internal affairs Sergeant Lorna Cole to the two detectives and informs them that Billy Phelps, the suspect they have in custody from the hijacking is a known associate of former LAPD Lieutenant and suspected illegal arms dealer: Jack Travis.
In the meantime, the other hijacker who escaped is brought before Travis who is conducting a business meeting with mobster Tyrone to account for his actions which have led to police heat being focused on Travis' arms business. Travis has his henchman throw the hijacker into a pit and has it filled with cement so as to display to Tyrone what happens to anyone who might double-cross him. Travis then goes to the police station, using his still-valid police badge and credentials and gain access to the other hijacker in the interrogation room, and executes him. Travis is unaware that he has committed this execution on camera, and when Cole and Riggs arrive on the scene, they are able to identify him using the footage.
Back at the precinct Riggs, Murtaugh and Cole are reviewing the footage of the execution when they are interrupted by Leo Getz, who has dropped by to visit his two old buddies. When the detectives put the footage on pause to talk to Leo, Leo manages to recognize Travis and tells them where he can be found. A botched attempt to publicly arrest Travis follows, although the detectives believe that they may now have a lead to Travis' arms warehouse. En route to rendezvous with Cole at the warehouse, Murtaugh and Riggs come under fire from Tyrone's thugs. Murtaugh kills one of them, who turns out to be a friend of his son, Darryl Smithers. Murtaugh, visibly distraught, stays at the scene and Riggs continues on to meet Cole. At the warehouse, Riggs and Cole are attacked by Travis's henchmen and the two detectives gain the upper hand, secure most of the armament shipment, and the same evening they fall in love. After learning from Rianne that Murtaugh had become withdrawn over the shooting of Darryl, Riggs confronts Murtaugh on his boat and after a tense exchange of words, he helps Murtaugh get over his guilt. At Darryl's funeral, his father implores Murtaugh to find the man who sold the gun to his son. Riggs, Cole and Murtaugh arrest and interrogate Tyrone learning his weapons come from Jack Travis and bust a garage with more people working for Travis.
Meanwhile, Travis discovers he can no longer use his credentials to procure weapons through police arms dumps after having been exposed on the footage from the execution, and kidnaps Captain Murphy in a bid to use his clearance to gain access to the arms dumps. After having Leo work on getting information about a construction site that the garage workers were connected with, Riggs, Murtaugh and Cole realize Travis' plan when Cole notices information has been hacked from the police computer, and they head to the LAPD arms dump to stop him. A major firefight breaks out at the arms dump between the detectives, their support, and Travis' men. Murphy manages to free himself, and most of Travis' men are either killed or apprehended. Travis manages to escape, killing Officer Edwards, a rookie cop assisting Riggs and Murtaugh in the process, and the two vengefully vow to catch him.
With the construction site details provided by Leo, the three depart for the construction site. Once there, the detectives come under heavy fire, but eventually manage to destroy most of the illegitimate development and eliminate Travis' men. Travis wounds Cole, attacks Riggs and tries to kill him with a digger, but Riggs shoots him with his own armor-piercing bullets through the plow of the digger. Slowly dying, Travis says with his last words "Go to hell, Riggs" to which Riggs replies to him "You first," and takes his foot off the brake lever and sends Travis and the digger into the burning housing development.
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