Control button inside movieclip with AS

If I got a mc with a button inside, how do write the script
to control that button from the main timeline?
My script (that doesn't work) looks like this:
mymovieclip.mybutton.onRelease = function() {
gotoAndStop(2);

Sorry, my mistake, it should go to frame 2 inside
mymovieclip.
Script should be like this:
mymovie.mybutton.onRelease = function() {
mymovie.gotoAndStop(2);

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