Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

Joe Bomowski, fresh from a sting operation that turned into a shootout, tries to reach his mother Tutti at her Newark home. He worries about the chaos in his personal life and the looming meddling of his mother. The scene establishes Tutti’s impending influence on his cases.

Gwen Harper accuses Joe of calling another woman and ends their relationship. The breakup strains Joe just as his personal life begins to unravel further. The separation foreshadows the emotional costs of Tutti’s involvement.

Tutti arrives in Los Angeles and immediately buttresses Joe, insisting on helping with the case. She talks a suicidal man off a ledge, creating a scene that embarrasses Joe but also demonstrates her insistence on involvement. Her overbearing care is both endearing and meddling.

Tutti goes to a gun store to buy a replacement for Joe’s sidearm and learns there is a cooling-off period. Mitchell and his brother secretly sell her an illegal MAC-10, setting off a dangerous chain of events. The purchase exposes the corruption and gray areas surrounding the case.

Parnell’s henchmen arrive to recover the guns that Mitchell allegedly stole, and a violent confrontation ensues. Mitchell’s brother is killed as they open fire, raising the stakes for everyone involved. Tutti’s knowledge becomes critical to the investigation.

Tutti becomes the sole witness to the事件 and withholds information from Joe’s rival Ross, determined to help her son solve the case. She provides Joe with a full description of Mitchell and his van, guiding the pursuit. Her involvement intensifies the investigation and personal tension.

Joe questions Mitchell’s girlfriend at his apartment while the henchmen flee when Joe arrives with Tutti. Tutti chases after them but crashes Joe’s car in the pursuit. The chase scenes underscore the dangers of mixing family mediation with police work.

The MAC-10 is traced to a shipment of weapons supposedly lost in a warehouse fire, which earned Parnell a $12 million insurance payout. The link ties the stolen gun to a larger criminal operation. Joe and Tutti prepare to pursue the deeper conspiracy.

Parnell orders his men to eliminate Joe and Tutti as the investigation closes in. The threat level rises and the duo must stay vigilant against an imminent ambush. The tension shifts toward a dangerous confrontation.

In a derelict warehouse, the henchmen attack with a wrecking ball as Joe and Tutti close in. Tutti shoots Munroe and Joe arrests him, marking a rare moment of joint action between mother and son. The warehouse confrontation tightens the net around Parnell.

Gwen kisses Joe for the gesture of roses but slaps him when she realizes Tutti was behind the interference. Joe angrily confronts Tutti for meddling, while Tutti’s advice unexpectedly nudges him toward reconciliation with Gwen. The personal and professional lines blur further.

Mitchell breaks into Joe’s apartment and Tutti knocks him out with a frying pan. He reveals that the guns he stole came from the ‘lost’ shipment Parnell has hidden at an airstrip. Tutti and Mitchell end up handcuffed at Joe’s apartment as Joe heads toward the airstrip.

Joe arrives at the airstrip as Parnell loads the weapons onto a waiting plane. Tutti slips free and knocks Mitchell out again, taking his gun and van toward the airstrip, where she is captured as a hostage. The stage is set for a final, high-stakes confrontation.

Joe stops the plane with a truck while the police close in. Tutti shoots Parnell in the shoulder just as law enforcement arrives, preventing a deadly sale and saving Joe. The mission shifts from rescue to securing the criminals.

At the airport, Joe and Gwen are now engaged and Tutti spots a man from America’s Most Wanted. Joe chases the suspect as Tutti remembers the fugitive’s history of shooting his own mother. The visit ends with a mix of family reconciliation and ongoing danger.