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General Peter McAllister is the leader of Shadow Company and one of the two main antagonists in Lethal Weapon. In the Vietnam War, he was the leader of a unit of special forces members and trained mercenaries known as Shadow Company. They worked with the CIA and killed Viet Cong and destroyed opium supplies.

Biography

Peter McAllister and his right-hand man Mr. Joshua ran an international heroin business, along with the rest of Shadow Company. It is made up of ex-CIA members, special forces soldiers, and professional mercenaries. All are trained killers. Thanks to the intimidation of Mr. Joshua, McAllister is able to keep his clients as well as his henchmen in check. When one of their men almost quits, McAllister orders the death of his daughter and then later him, for exposing their operation.

Lethal Weapon

A Deal with Shadow Company

McAllister–Joshua

General McAllister with Joshua at Shadow Company's hideout.

Confronting the police

Gen. McAllister contacts Joshua on his radio asking him if he killed Michael Hunsaker, to which the latter replies he did. However, he reported some bad news, saying Hunsaker spoke to the police about their operation. The General was disappointed but told Joshua to come back to him immediately. Later, he manages to kidnap Rianne Murtaugh and lure Roger Murtaugh over to him. He tells him he has a beautiful daughter and if he wishes to see her again, Murtaugh arranges to meet at El Mirage Lake so he can get her back. During the brief gunfight at El Mirage, Gen. McAllister somehow secretly shows up pointing his machine gun at Martin Riggs, preventing him from killing Joshua. He reports back to Joshua, telling him he got Riggs, as the General made him walk all the way to their helicopter to imprison him and Murtaugh.

Imprisoned in the Club

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McAllister questions Murtaugh.

While Joshua questions Riggs, McAllister asks Murtaugh, who is tied up to a chair, about the next shipment of heroin; his henchmen put salt in his bullet hole in another attempt to get him talking. Getting nowhere with his questioning, he tells his men to bring over Rianne, who he hangs over a hook attached to a pipe. He even attempts to pull a move on her, but before he can do that, Riggs breaks free from his prison and throws Endo at one of his henchmen. McAllister escapes with one henchman as they head for the surface.

Death

After escaping from the police, McAllister and his driver getaway in their car filled with powder and explosives. Just as they make their escape, Murtaugh stands in front of them and fires one round into the driver's forehead, killing him. McAllister tries to take the wheel from him but fails and crashes into a bus, flipping the car upside down. McAllister is stuck and tries to get out of the car. As the car catches fire, he tries to grab his arsenal of explosives before his life is taken. The car explodes and McAllister is killed in the explosion.

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