Swf link to root?

I have a button in my main file (Interiors-02.swf) in Scene
1. When I click it it loads an outside swf (buttons.swf) into a
blank movie. This movie has 10 buttons. What I want is for when I
click one of those buttons to go to Scene 2 or 3 in the main file
(Interiors-02.swf) Can I do this and what would the code be for the
button?

Syntax errors:
AS 2: _root.gotoAndPlay("scene 2");
AS 3: MovieClip(root).gotoAndPlay("scene 2");

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