Beat 4 – Into the New World
John tries to alert the police, but the alarm is canceled. He then uses an emergency radio, and a lone cop, Officer Powell, comes to check things out. Getting the attention of the officer by throwing a dead body onto his car, McClane begins a dialog with him via the radio.
With the police responding slowly and reluctant to believe Powell, John begins a one-man mission to take down the terrorists.
Beat 5 – What is love?
John kills several terrorists and frees several hostages. Hans takes Holly hostage since her boss is now dead. Ellis tries to negotiate with Hans and is killed, leaving John feeling responsible.
Beat 6 – Melt Their Faces Off
McClane decides to determine what is really going on. Hans poses as one of the hostages, but McClane tricks him, figures out who he is, and confronts him.
A fight ensues – bullets are flying, there’s broken glass everywhere, terrorists are being killed. Hans escapes, and so does McClane, who hides out in a bathroom treating his bleeding feet.
McClane tells Powell to tell Holly he is sorry if he doesn’t make it out. The cops have a pool going on whether or not he will survive. The odds are not in his favor.
Beat 7 – Crossing the Rubicon
John returns to the roof and finds explosives. While he is figuring out how they were to be used, he is confronted by the brother of the first terrorist he killed. A fight ensues, and McClane finally wins. At the same time, FBI helicopters approach, intending to attack the terrorists while disguised as choppers coming to meet the terrorist’s demands. John races for the roof.
Beat 8 – False Victory
John chases the hostages off the roof by firing a machine gun into the air. It is a false victory, however. The FBI then fires on him and John runs. Hans orders his men to blow the roof, and the helicopters are taken out. McClane only survives by using a fire hose as a rope swing.
Beat 9 – The Long Journey Into the Night
Hans discovers through a television interview that Holly is, in fact, John McClane’s wife. He separates her from the other hostages and takes her captive. He lets John know he has her and then works as quickly as possible to empty the vault and make his escape. John takes the fight to him.
Beat 10 – Rock Bottom
McClane comes up with a plan and is able to dispatch most of the terrorists. The hostages flee out the front doors of the building, but Hans still has Holly. Approaching them, McClane realizes he has only two bullets left in his pistol.
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