approaching downtown, colonel lee turns onto the 110 north. a red and white lafd paramedic's ambulance puts on its siren and hurries to the volvo. two paramedics jump out. carson waves his arms as he sees a helicopter approaching. miranda and the l.a. cop, both holding small tear gas pistols, split up. crouching behind the cars on the freeway, they sneak up on the stopped mercedes. miranda is climbing the metal stairs leading to a graffiti- covered freeway sign. avoiding coils of razor-sharp concertina wire around the sign, miranda fires a tear gas canister at the mercedes' sunroof. colonel lee spots miranda, up on the freeway sign, loading another tear gas canister. he strafes the sign.