Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Living… in Hong Kong, just before the end of British rule.
Visiting… Los Angeles. When 11 year-old Soo-Yung is abducted her father, Consul Han, asks Lee, his most skilled and trusted ally, to come to the US and rescue her. However, Lee is greeted stateside by the brash and mouthy Detective James Carter, who seems more interested in giving him a sightseeing tour of LA than taking him to Han.
Profession… Detective Inspector for the Hong Kong Police Force. He’s a highly skilled and intuitive fighter, but the FBI sees him a foreign nuisance and tries to keep him away from Soo-Yung’s case.
Interests… singing. Much to Carter’s chagrin, Lee likes to belt our the the Beach Boys.
Relationship Status… single. Lee's too focused on getting Soo-Yung back to check out LA’s dating scene.
Challenge… saving Soo-Yung. Right now, Lee should be with Consul Han, getting the details on Soo-Yung’s rescue mission – but for some reason, his partner, Detective James Carter, isn’t letting him anywhere near the investigation. Looks like Lee will have to take matters into his own hands, then.
Personality… dutiful and focused. He wields a dry sense of humor but Inspector Lee doesn’t have time for shenanigans when Soo-Yung’s life is at stake. When Carter mouths off, Lee makes sure to call him out: “You seem as if you like to talk. I like to let people talk who like to talk. It makes it easier to find out how full of shit they are.”
Get to Know him in...
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When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.
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It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the ladies, Lee is out to track down a Triad gang lord who may be responsible for killing two men at the American Embassy. Things get complicated as the pair stumble onto a counterfeiting plot. The boys are soon up to their necks in fist fights and life-threatening situations. A trip back to the U.S. may provide the answers about the bombing, the counterfeiting, and the true allegiance of sexy customs agent Isabella.
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After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Inspector Lee and Detective Carter are back in action as they head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders. Lee also holds secret meetings with a United Nations authority, but his personal struggles with a Chinese criminal mastermind named Kenji, which reveals that it's Lee's long-lost brother.
