Die Hard Page #11

He winces in pain, goes off balance. Quickly he starts taking

the boots off.

MCCLANE:

A million terrorists in the world

and I kill the one with feet

smaller than my sister.

He yanks off the boots and tosses them into the garbage. Then

he pulls the body up and sets it down on a secretary's chair.

He starts to push it along when he gets an idea and moves to:

86-A A DESK 86-A

Where he scribbles a note we cannot read on a piece of paper.

Then his eyes fall on some Xmas decorations nearby. He smiles

to himself.

86-B IN THE ELEVATOR - UNFINISHED FLOOR 86-B

TIGHT ON McClane's back as he pushes Tony's body on swivel

chair into the elevator. (NOTE: WE CANNOT SEE TONY'S HEAD)

CAMERA ADJUSTS as McClane pushes the buttons for the 31th and

30th floors.

We notice he's got the dead man's machine gun and that a wooden

desk ruler protrudes from McClane's back pocket.

The elevator doors close and the car starts down. After it's

dropped only half a floor, McClane forces the doors open with

his fingers -- stopping the car between floors.

Using the ruler he blocks open the inside doors, then opens the

outside doors of the floor above (31st) with his fingers and

pulls himself up onto the carpeted floor, then up onto the roof

of the car. Once on the roof of the car he reaches over the

edge and removes the ruler, closing the inside doors and setting

the car in motion again.

86-C HOSTAGE FLOOR 86-C

The hostages have been gathered together in a group in the center

of the open floor, guards flanking them. The elevators are

barely visible from the edge of the group, which is where Ginny

and Holly are sitting. Ginny winces, uncomfortable on the floor.

Holly soothes her. Hans stands in front of them like a stern

camp counselor in front of the assembled bunk.

HANS:

I wanted this to be professional,

efficient, adult, cooperative. Not

a lot to ask. Alas, your Mr. Takagi

did not see it that way...

(harder)

So he won't be joining us for the

rest of his life.

(as that sinks in)

We are prepared to go any way you

make us. When we have achieved our

aims you can walk out of here...

or be carried out. Decide now, each

of you. But remember that we have

planned everything to the last detail.

We are completely in change.

A "DING" attracts his attention. He turns.

87 NEW ANGLE 87

The elevator doors OPEN and Fritz, guarding the area. WHIRLS,

gun held ready. His jaw drop as he sees:

87-A TONY'S BODY - HIS P.O.V. 87-A

Still and dead, flopped in a swivel chair, a red Santa hat

gaily placed on his head.

87-B HANS 87-B

REACTS.

HANS:

(indicating the hostages)

Get them over there. Schnell!

The guards quickly hustle the hostages away as Hans crosses to

the elevator, but for before.

87-C HOLLY 87-C

Sees the body...and REACTS. She knows her husband's abilities...

not to mention his twisted sense of humor.

87-D NEAR THE ELEVATOR 87-D

As Fritz stands there, confused, Hans comes to the elevator with

Franco, lifts Tony's chin and sees that his neck has been

snapped. He sees a folded piece of paper in Tony's collar,

takes it out.

87-E INSERT - THE NOTE 87-E

It reads, "Now I have a machine gun. HO-HO-HO."

87-F BACK TO SCENE 87-E

FRITZ:

Perhaps a security guard we

overlooked...?

Hans lifts Tony's chin again, lets the head flop over.

HANS:

(thoughtfully)

Security guard? They're usually

tired and burned out old policemen growing *

fat on a pension...This is...

something else.

87-G ROOF OF ELEVATOR - SAME TIME 87-G

McClane is staring through a tiny crack at the scene below him.

CAMERA ADJUSTS from Fritz in the b.g. to Hans and France just

below.

McClane is WRITING in his weather-beaten cop's notebook. The

first notation is NUMBER OF HOSTAGES: HOLLY + 30 -- odd. Then

it says, NUMBER OF TERRORISTS? As we watch, he adds "3 ? 1

87-H in Lobby (?) and 2+ with hostages?? Plus ones on 87-H

roof (3)."

FRITZ'S VOICE

(slightly spooked)

We have to do something, Hans.

HANS' VOICE

(not pleased)

Yes...we have to tell Karl his brother

is dead. Tell him to come down.

Now McClane writes "HANS=LEADER. Karl=BROTHER. USE THIS?"

As Fritz calls Karl on his CB, Hans looks at Franco.

HANS:

Franco, you and Fritz take the body

upstairs and out of sight. I don't

want the hostages to think too

much.

88 INT. ELEVATOR SHAFT - CAR ROOF - ON MCCLANE - SAME 88

On top of the car, listening to the conversation below. Franco

and Fritz step into the car and the doors on the elevator close.

The car accelerates upward and McClane grabs onto the heavy,

grease-coated cables to keep his balance. Already his clothes

are soiled; his face and feet, arms and hair are dark from the

dirt and sweat. The car speeds up the shaft -- passing the car

bringing Karl down to the hostage floor -- and stops at the

machine floor. The doors open and McClane hears them roll the

chair with the body off the car. McClane looks up.

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