, ▁just ▁to ▁" check ▁that ▁everything ' s ▁okay ". ▁ ▁When ▁Michael ▁files ▁a ▁compla int ▁against ▁P ete ' s ▁unw anted ▁att ent ions , ▁P ete ▁uses ▁his ▁police ▁connections ▁to ▁destroy ▁Michael ' s ▁business ▁reputation . ▁Enc ounter ing ▁bem used ▁a path y ▁from ▁P ete ' s ▁super iors ▁in ▁the ▁L AP D , ▁Michael ▁turns ▁to ▁Cole , ▁who ▁orders ▁his ▁partner ▁to ▁ce ase ▁his ▁obs ess ing , ▁see ▁a ▁shr ink ▁or ▁face ▁susp ension . ▁P ete ▁then ▁mur ders ▁Cole , ▁bl aming ▁it ▁on ▁a ▁known ▁criminal . ▁ ▁P ete ▁then ▁frames ▁Michael ▁on ▁drug ▁charges ▁by ▁plant ing ▁a ▁supply ▁of ▁c oca ine ▁in ▁the ▁Car rs ' ▁house , ▁leaving ▁the ▁way ▁clear ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁move ▁in ▁on ▁Kar en . ▁Put ting ▁his ▁att orney ' s ▁fin ances ▁on ▁the ▁line , ▁Michael ▁gets ▁out ▁on ▁b ail ▁and ▁takes ▁matters ▁into ▁his ▁own ▁hands . ▁ ▁Back ▁at ▁the ▁Car r ▁house , ▁after ▁finding ▁that ▁P ete ▁has ▁brut ally ▁murder ed ▁her ▁friend , ▁Kar en ▁reject s ▁a ▁now ▁dist ra ug ht ▁P ete , ▁who , ▁on ▁brand ing ▁her ▁a ▁te ase ▁for ▁leading ▁him ▁on ▁and ▁kiss ing ▁him , ▁goes ▁b ers erk ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁ra pe ▁her . ▁Michael ▁returns ▁home ▁and ▁P ete ▁attacks ▁him ▁and ▁Kar en . ▁P ete ▁and ▁Michael ▁fight . ▁Out side