Die Hard 2 Page #9

SAM:

The Ghost of Christmas Past.

Nakatomi? LA? You're John McClane,

right?

MCCLANE:

Depends who you are.

CONTINUED:

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(X)

80 CONTINUED - 80

SAM:

Sam Coleman, WADC news -

(as McClane REACTS)

Hey, I know how you feel about the

media, but we're not all like that

putz Thornberg - he crossed the line.

That's why they canned him out in

LA.

MCCLANE:

Yeah. Now he's on the Network

interviewing Transsexual Gum Surgeons

and laughing all the way to the bank.

SAM:

Okay. The guy makes Geraldo look

like Walter Chronkite. Doesn't mean

you can't cut me some slack. I saw

the stiff. Word is that was your

handiwork.

MCCLANE:

Nah. I do needlepoint.

And he's at the end of the walkway and he quickly disappears

into the crowd, leaving Sam pissed, puzzled... and out of

breath.

81 INT. "THE CAB" - NIGHT 81

Lorenzo has joined the regulars here to cover his ass

LORENZO:

-well, the press was here, crawling

all over the Esperanza story... so

they got it right on the f***ing news,

bloodstains and all...

TRUDEAU:

Couldn't be helped, I guess. What

was it, gangs?

MCCLANE'S VOICE

Yeah... if your gangs get their

training at Fort Bragg.

82 NEW ANGLE 82

Surprised, they turn to see McClane step out of the elevator.

TRUDEAU:

Who the hell is this?

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(X)

82 CONTINUED - 82

MCCLANE:

(pushing past Lorenzo)

I'm a police officer, Mr. Trudeau-

LORENZO:

L.A., Mr. Lorenzo-don't mean sh*t-

TRUDEAU:

That's what I said about my last

cholesterol test. What's your problem-

(READING BADGE)

Lieutenant McClane?

MCCLANE:

I think something serious is going

to happen here tonight -

TRUDEAU:

Hey. Something serious happens every

night, only it doesn't make the

newspapers. Ever see those guys

on TV, juggling knives and cha n

i saws? That's what we're doing with

those planes up there, only we do

it one handed 'cause the other hand's

playing 3 card monte with the planes

on the ground.

MCCLANE:

Anybody try and fix the deck tonight?

(on his look)

Anything weird going on besides the

shooting?

BARNES:

We did. lose FAA approach control-

MCCLANE:

What's that?

TRUDEAU:

One way we manage the planes. But

we've got backup -

Long look from McClane.

CUT TO:

83 EXT. VIRGINIA CHURCH - BACK YARD 83

Burke turns off his acetyline torch, flips up his face shield.

BURKE:

We're hot!

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(X)

84 INT. VIRGINIA CHURCH 84

STUART:

(TO GARBER)

Light it up.

Signal is given. Switches are thrown. CAMERA PANS OVER-and

UP to the CHOIR LOFT, which is electronic heaven. EVERYTHING

COMES ON LINE.

STUART:

5 minutes to zero hour. Stand by.

85 INT. CAB - NIGHT 85

MCCLANE:

Okay. You clot back-up - back-up

for everything you think can go wrong.

What about something nobody

anticipated? Not accidents, not

WEATHER -

F:

TRUDEAU:

(a bit dryly)

The human element..?

MCCLANE:

Damned straight the human element.

You've got the world's biggest drug

dealer on the way, one body and a'-

lot of questionsl Doesn't anyone

want to look for answers?

TRUDEAU:

(after a moment)

Lorenzo. Have all your shift

Commanders report in... now.

LORENZO:

What? You're buying into this -

TRUDEAU:

I want them to report anything out

of the ordinary --no matter how

trivial. You got that?

LORENZO:

(annoyed, but obeying)

I got it.

BARNES:

Oh, my God...

Everyone turns at the chill in Barne's voice.

TRUDEAU:

What is it?

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85 CONTINUED - 85

But Barnes doesn't reply... just tries - and fails - to point out

the window. Everyone turns. (X)

86 REVERSE ANGLE - OVER THEIR SHOULDERS 86

Slowly, without any fuss, and with a pattern of sorts that would

be pretty if the impact wasn't so frightening... slowly, ALL THE

RUNWAY LIGHTS ARE GOING OUT.

MCCLANE:

Jesus...

87 INT. VIRGINIA CHURCH - SAME TIME 87

As Stuart's TECH throws more and more SWITCHES -

88 THE CAB 88

- and more and more runways go DARK.

TRUDEAU:

Go to emegency lighting... now! (X)

BARNES:

Emergencies! Controllers, Code (X)

Yellow!

People leap into action... meanwhile, Trudeau and the others MOVE

around the tower, the CAMERA FOLLOWING in a 180 TURN, watch as

the LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT.

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