Buttons in a movie clip don't go to frame Labels

Hello, I have 1 button inbeded in a movie clip named mcintroclp that is on frame 1 of my main timeline, Frame 2 is labeled port_btn on the main timeline. In the timeline of the movie clip mcintroclp I've put the code:
stop();
function buttonClick(event:MouseEvent):void
gotoAndPlay(event.target.name);
port_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,buttonClick);
The problem is that when the port_btn is pressed the playhead starts from the beginning of the main timeline not at frame 2 with the label port_btn. does anyone know what I am doing wrong, Thanks
SQ

what timeline contains your code? (that's the same timeline that contains those two buttons, correct?):
The timeline that contains the code is the movie clip named mcintroClip I've put the code on an actions layer on the last frame of the MC timeline. Which is the same timeline that contains the two buttons.
what timeline contains mcintroClip?
mcintroClip is on the first frame of the main timeline (whaich has a label home but I dont think that matters)
what timeline contains intro_mc?
intro_mc is the instance name for the movie clip mcintroClip on the main timeline. I tried to put that in the code because I don't relly know what I'm doing.
what timeline has labels that match your button names?
The main timeline contains the labels that match the button names, at this point frame 2 is labels port_btn
The only othe code I have is stop(); on frame 1 and 2 of the main timeline.
Thanks much for all your help on this.

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