[His character name, Lucas, pays homage to George Lucas who directed Ford inAmerican Graffiti (1973)andStar Wars (1977)." When he asked what she had to lose, she said she could lose him.He replied with a kiss: "Not likely....Let's live to regret this, huh?...I love you."On Murtaugh's final day of work before his expected retirement, he was surrounded in his bathtub (as in the opening of the first film of the series) by his family and a retirement cake with candles.Lynnton were finishing up business.Leslie mentioned how she had studied up on Texas from about 11:00 pm until 5:00 am - and caught Bick off-guard with her sharp-tongued inquiry about how the founders of Texas stole the territory from Mexico - and then denounced the unjust thievery and appropriation of the land.He must've seen the whole thing happen.He must've seen his mother get killed, and all just 'cause she loved him.Isn't that what her revenge was all about? Her sense of loss, her rage at what she thought happened? Her love for him? Bizarre, isn't it?.