Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills after his daughter's life is threatened for a family reunion that includes old pals John Taggart and Billy Rosewood to uncover a conspiracy.
Detective Axel Foley is up to his usual tricks in Detroit when Billy Rosewood, an LA private detective and long-time friend, contacts him for help. Foley's daughter, Jane Saunders, is a lawyer involved in a high-profile case and has been threatened. Foley sets off for Los Angeles, renewing many acquaintances and finding himself in the middle of a sinister conspiracy.—grantss
Nothing can prepare Beverly Hillers for the explosive return of maverick Detroit police detective Axel Foley as he revisits 90210. Three decades after wreaking havoc in Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Foley is on a mission to protect his criminal defence attorney daughter, Jane, from a dangerous threat. As the glamorous city's shadowy underworld closes in on her, clearly showing that they want Jane to back off a homicide case, Foley dives headlong into a high-stakes conspiracy to uncover the depths of corruption. But this time, a few wrinkles here and there make things more challenging. Will the legendary Beverly Hills Cop (1984) rise to the occasion and do his thing again?—Nick Riganas
Axel Foley remains a Detroit police detective under the supervision of his friend, Deputy Chief Jeffrey Friedman. In pursuit of a group of thieves looting the Detroit Red Wings' locker room during a game, Axel's ensuing chase causes costly damage to the city. Jeffrey retires to protect Axel from being punished and encourages Axel to reconnect with his estranged daughter Jane Saunders, a defense attorney in Los Angeles. Billy Rosewood, working as a private investigator after having had a falling out with John Taggart, also calls Axel, warning him Jane's life is in danger. He has been aiding Jane as she represents Enriquez - framed for the murder of undercover officer Copeland. After the call, Rosewood recovers evidence from the vehicle in which the murder took place, but is kidnapped by the cartel.
Axel returns to Beverly Hills, concerned when Rosewood does not respond to his calls. He visits Rosewood's office and finds a suspicious team searching for something. Axel removes a page out of Rosewood's personal organizer, then is chased by the group through Rodeo Drive and is arrested. Taken to the Beverly Hills Police Department, Axel is met by Detective Bobby Abbott, Jane's ex-boyfriend, and reunites with Taggart, who is now police chief. Taggart introduces Axel to Captain Cade Grant, whom he mentored as a young police cadet. Upon meeting Grant, Axel distrusts him as he is wearing excessively expensive items for a police salary. Jane bails out her father, but resists his attempts to reconnect with her. It is revealed that, years ago during an investigation of the Detroit mafia, Axel and his family were threatened. Following the threats Jane and her mother moved to Los Angeles, but Axel stayed in Detroit and the couple divorced. Axel and Jane are ambushed on Wilshire Boulevard but saved by Abbott in a shootout. Axel questions Taggart about his leadership and Axel's suspicions about Grant; Taggart vehemently defends Grant and his team, shuts out Axel, and suspends Abbott.
The three recover a camera from the car where Copeland was murdered and deduce Grant's team were looking for an SD card containing evidence. The address Axel found in Rosewood's organizer proves to be a mansion owned by Grant and used as a cartel money laundering operation. Axel enlists his friend Serge's help to gain access to the mansion by posing as potential buyers of the property next door. Axel finds more evidence that links to Copeland's murder. Grant is notified of their presence by surveillance. After arguing with Jane, Axel and Abbott seek help from Enriquez's uncle, Chalino, head of the cartel. He tells them that Grant helps protect the cartel, and reveals a drug shipment is leaving the port that night. Abbott and Axel are framed and arrested for drug possession by Grant. Axel escapes custody and steals a helicopter with a reluctant Abbott's aid. They fly to the Beverly Hills Police Station, where Grant shoots the rotor, causing them to crash. Taggart witnesses the incident and is convinced of the corruption within his own team. He agrees to assist Jane with the pending investigation, but she is later kidnapped by Grant's thugs. Axel and Abbott go to the port where the cartel is operating. They find Rosewood being held there; they free him and are heading to retrieve the SD card Rosewood hid when Grant calls to announce he is holding Jane. With Jeffrey's aid, the trio triangulate her location at the cartel mansion.
Axel, Rosewood, Abbott and Taggart engage in a firefight against Grant's cartel army. During the fight, Jane escapes captivity. Axel and Grant face off; Axel is shot while protecting Jane, and Grant is shot in the head by Abbott. In the aftermath, Rosewood and Taggart make peace. With the recovered evidence, the charges against Enriquez are dropped, and during his hospitalization Axel makes amends with Jane. A few days later, Axel reunites with both Rosewood and Taggart, who were on stakeout to ensure Axel completes his hospitalization; Axel successfully persuades the two to join him out for dinner.
