Die Hard Page #6

Ginny looks puzzled, goes out. Holly sighs, moves to the

door.

HOLLY:

I'll be a few minutes. Wait here --

MCCLANE:

Don't I always?

She's gone. Immediately, he slaps his forehead, contrite.

MCCLANE:

(to himself)

Schmuck!

22- OUT OUT 22-

23 23

24 INT. BUILDING LOBBY - SAME TIME 24

The Guard at the front desk notices the Emory truck on his

monitor. The Guard continues to watch the Emory truck and

only half notices as a Mercedes pulls up in front of the

building and two extremely well-dressed BUSINESSMAN (late

twenties) climb out and start up the stairs for the door. As

they cross the lobby to the Guard's table to sign in, we hear

their conversation.

MAN #1 (THEO)

(animatedly)

...So, Kareem rebounds -- listen,

this is a great play -- feeds Worthy

on the break, over to A.C., to Magic,

back to Worthy in the lane and --

Suddenly the other man pulls out a Walther pistol with a

silencer and aims it at the Guard's forehead. Before the

Guard can react he pulls the trigger.

THEO:

(dryly)

Boom...two points.

(The speed with which the murder takes place sets the tone

for the rest of the action.) The killer moves behind the

desk, stepping over a small pool of blood from the Guard.

His name is KYLE, big, with long blond hair like a rock

drummer. Karl takes off the silencer and looks at the video

monitor of the Emory truck. The first man, Theo, opens his

briefcase, takes out a portable CB radio and speaks into it.

THEO:

We're in.

25 ON THE SCREEN 25

the driver nods at the security camera as several men climb out of

the rear of the van and begin unloading wooden crates by the

service elevator.

26 INT. ELLIS' OFFICE - NIGHT 26

McClane looks at all the lavishness around him and picks up a

phone by the toilet. He opens his wallet and takes out the

phone number Argyle have him. A photo of his children stops

him.

It's of Holly, the two children and himself in happier days:

Six months ago, before Nakatomi came calling to Holly's door.

McClane flips it over. On the back in crude but painstaking

hand of a five-year-old it says: WE MISS YOU, DADDY. LOVE

LUCY (and in more primitive letters) JOHN.

McClane returns the photo to his wallet, dials the number.

26 INT. BUILDING OPERATIONS CONTROL ROOM 26

Theo enters the small control room and comfortably sits behind

a maintenance keyboard. Whistling a vaguely familiar tune, he

TYPES in some commands and locks down the passenger elevators

up to the 30th floor. Then with several more computer commands,

systematically causes:

27 THE HEAVY STEEL GATES TO THE PARKING GARAGE CLOSE 27

28 THE ESCALATORS TO THE GARAGE COME TO A STOP 28

29 OUT OUT 29

30 CONTROL ROOM - SAME 30

Theo finishes typing and disconnects the keyboard and pulls out

the wires from beneath the panel.

31 INT. LOBBY - SAME 31

The doors to a service elevator open TO REVEAL HANS GRUBER,

impeccably dressed, lean and handsome, he steps out into the

lobby like he owns the building -- and in a way he does.

Theo steps to the door of the control room and tosses Hans a

COMPUTER CARD.

Hans goes to the front door, waves the card over a magnetic

plate. An LED BLINKS and the door LOCKS with a THUD.

Hans looks out at the street. Appropriately enough, "not a

creature is stirring." Century City is quiet.

32- OUT OUT 32-

35 35

35-A LOBBY - QUICK CUTS 35-A

An elevator opens REVEALING TEN MORE MEN, all armed with

Kalashnikov machine guns are carrying canvas kit bags. One

of them, EDDIE, a rugged American in his twenties, goes to

the dead guard and immediately begins changing into his cloths.

Meanwhile:

A) Karl takes a tool case from the elevator and joins his

brother TONY, first playfully grabbing him. They head

for the basement stairwell;

B) Theo leaves the control room and nods to Hans.

C) Eddie finished adjusting buttons and snaps on his

pilfered uniform, takes his position behind the front desk.

36 HANS 36

looks at his watch and seems pleased. He steps into the service

elevator with the others and presses the button for the 30th

floor. The entire sequence has taken maybe sixty seconds.

37 INT. ELLIS' BATHROOM - 30th FLOOR - SAME 37

McClane is still barefoot, his pant legs now rolled up above

his ankles. He stretches his toes again. Damn, it works. He

lights up a new Marlboro, dials a number on the (bathroom)

phone.

38 INT. BUILDING BASEMENT - PHONE ROOM 38

A large sign says: PACIFIC BELL EMPLOYEES ONLY. Inside Tony

stands in front of an intimidating matrix of phone lines -- but

what he has in mind won't require a doctorate in Electrical

Engineering. Karl comes over, gives his an elder brother's

punch on the arm, points out what to do. Together they focus

on four CPV plastic conduits which run out of the main panel

over their heads. Tony nods. Opens a case REVEALING a

compact electric chainsaw.

39 INT. ELLIS' BATHROOM - RESUME 39

MCCLANE:

(on phone)

Argyle...?

40 INT. LIMO 40

Argyle is reclining on the seat. The music is on so loud that

it is nearly impossible to hear.

ARGYLE:

Hey, John, what's the word on you

and your lady?

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