Help with this melee system js code? Max distance variable not working

 #pragma strict
 
 var TheDamage : int = 50; 
 var Distance : float;
 var MaxDistance : float = 1.5:
  function Update ()
   { 
   if (Input.GetButtonDown("Fire1"))
    {
         var hit : RaycastHit;
          if (Physics.Raycast (transform.position, transform.TransformDirection(Vector3.forward), hit))
         {
                    Distance = hit.distance;
                 if (Distance < MaxDistance)
                 (
                 hit.transform.SendMessage("Apply.Damage", TheDamage, SendMessageOptions.DontRequireReceiver); 
                 } 
             } 
         }
 

I cant get the max distance variable to work