fighting off Ishihara's men, and Smith is shot and left for dead, surviving only thanks to a bulletproof vest. After being interrogated, Smith is put on paid leave due to an ongoing investigation of an earlier corruption charge. Regrouping with Connor and Jingo, the three view the original surveillance footage, which shows Senator Morton performing erotic asphyxiation on Cheryl. Falsely believing he killed her, Morton changes his position on the regulation bill to stay in Nakamoto's good graces. After leaving the boardroom, the footage shows another figure approaching and killing Cheryl by strangulation. Hoping to draw the killer out, Connor and Smith fax Morton stills of the footage showing his involvement in the murder. Morton contacts Ishihara, revealing the executive to be in on the cover-up, and then Morton commits suicide. Connor, Smith, and Jingo interrupt the merger negotiations to show Nakamoto President Yoshida the surveillance footage. Bob Richmond, an American lawyer working for Nakamoto, reveals that he is the real killer and tries to run away, only to be killed by Eddie Sakamura's yakuza friends. Yoshida maintains his and his colleagues' innocence, quietly exiling Ishihara to a desk job back in Japan. Smith drives Jingo home, where she casts doubt on whether Richmond was really the murderer, or if he was simply taking the fall to protect someone higher up in the company. Cast Sean Connery as Captain John Connor Wesley Snipes as Lieutenant Webster "Web" Smith Harvey Keitel as Lieutenant Tom Graham Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Eddie Sakamura Kevin Anderson as Bob Richmond Mako as Mr. Yoshida Ray Wise as Senator John Morton Stan Egi as Masao Ishihara Stan Shaw as Phillips Tia Carrere as Jingo Asakuma Steve Buscemi as Willy "The Weasel" Wilhelm Tatjana Patitz as Cheryl Lynn Austin Tylyn John as the Redhead mistress of Eddie Sakamura Peter Crombie as Greg Sam Lloyd as Rick Alexandra Powers as Julia Daniel Von Bargen as Chief Olson / Interrogator Lauren Robinson as Zelly Amy Hill as Hsieh Tom Dahlgren as Jim Donaldson Clyde Kusatsu as Shoji Tanaka Michael Chapman as Fred Hoffman Joey Miyashima and Nelson Mashita as Young Japanese Negotiators Tamara Tunie as Lauren Tony Ganios as Doorman Guard (Perry) Production Development and writing Michael Crichton was paid $1 million for the filming rights of his novel, and was also attached to write the screenplay alongside Michael Backes. After delivering a faithful draft, studio 20th Century Fox asked