Die Hard Page #31

POWELL:

(clearly touched)

I got it. But you can tell her

yourself. Just watch your ass and

you'll make it.

MCCLANE:

I hope so. But that's up to the

guy upstairs.

(pause; struck by

a thought)

Upstairs...

(thinking, to himself)

...Hans, you bastard...what were you

doing?

POWELL:

Roy?

MCCLANE:

Stand by, Powell. I gotta check

something out.

He moves towards the door, limping hurriedly out of the room.

CUT TO:

312 HOLLY'S FRONT DOOR 312

Thornburg's got one foot literally in the doorway, but since

Paulina still has the chain on, it's not quite enough.

THORNBURG:

(to Paulina)

One minute, that's all we ask. You

could be denying them their last

chance to talk to their parents.

PAULINA:

I'm sorry...Mrs. Holly says I

couldn't let strangers into --

THORNBURG:

Strangers? I'm with KFLW TV, that's

affiliated with the FCC, and I'm sure

you know that's the United States

government...just like the INS?

As she wavers...

CUT TO:

313 THE MECHANICAL FLOOR 313

McClane hobbles in here, favoring his foot. He retraces his

steps earlier, mentally replaying his meeting with Hans.

MCCLANE:

I was here...he was...

His eyes flick over the area...then he looks up. Seeing

something, he moves closer. He sets down his CB and then, with

difficulty, he climbs up on a thick pipe, flicks his lighter

and hold its high.

314 HIS P.O.V. 314

Explosives are everywhere.

315 BACK TO SCENE 315

He reacts, quickly extinguishing the lighter. He follows the

detonator lines with his eyes.

MCCLANE:

Oh my God...

He drops to the floor, winces in pain, picks up his CB.

MCCLANE:

Powell! Powell, listen to me! You're

being double crossed! The whole roof

of this building is --

Suddenly a GUN BARREL is pressed against his head. He stiffens.

316 NEW ANGLE 316

Karl takes his Baretta, tosses it away. Then Karl takes the

CB. Smiling, Karl SMASHES the transmitter underfoot.

CUT TO:

317 EXT. BUILDING - POLICE LINES 317

Powell is beside one of the radio monitoring officers.

POWELL:

(into CB)

Roy? Hello? Hello?

(to the officer)

I thought you had him.

OFFICER:

I did. He said something about a,

a double cross...

POWELL:

(looking off)

Tell me about it.

318 NEW ANGLE 318

Showing two HELICOPTERS in the distance heading this way.

CUT TO:

319 MACHINE FLOOR 319

Karl hovers over McClane, who hasn't moved a muscle.

KARL:

(quietly)

We're both professionals. But this

is personal. You...are done.

WHAM! McClane DRIVES his elbow into Karl's face.

320 NEW ANGLE 320

Karl's weapon clatters on the floor. McClane follows his first

blow with another. Karl recovers, and with a spinning karate

kick SLAMS McClane back.

CUT TO:

321 HOSTAGE FLOOR - NIGHT 321

Eddie turns from a window, where the chopper lights loom closer.

EDDIE:

They're coming.

CAMERA PANS across the room to the doorway of the office, where

Hans nods, stands.

THORNBURG'S VOICE FROM TV

-- I know you're proud of your daddy...

322 CLOSEUP - HOLLY 322

She's speechless, watching in shock as:

323 THE PORTABLE TV 323

shows Thornburg at Holly's house! He's squatting down with his

microphone to interview the children in their P.J.s. His voice

is soft, comforting.

THORNBURG:

(to the children)

...because he's a very brave policeman.

And your mom has shown just as much

courage. But is there something you

would like to say to them if they're

watching?

John Jr. says nothing, but Lucy looks at the camera.

LUCY:

Come home.

324 HOLLY 324

She struggles to stay composed...can't. She slowly turns her

head, looks at Hans.

325 HER P.O.V. - HANS 325

He's looking away from us, at the picture of the children on

her desk. He turns back and looks at her. He smiles.

HANS:

Mrs. McClane. How nice to make your

acquaintance.

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