Working?
Freelance terrorism, by contract.
Who's the girl?
Targo's other half.
Rumor is the Israelis slipped a bomb in between their sheets.
He wasn't at home, But they think they got her.
The second man was an obscure colonel...
in the East German Army.
Ran an infiltration unit...
the thing the Nazis did at the Battle of the Bulge--
English-speaking troops.
I saw the movie.
All we know of him is the GDR medical records...
show he suffers from migraines.
His name is Peter...Krieg.
That's an exceptional report.
What does this have to do with me?
The name Gruber mean anything to you, Lieutenant?
It rings a bell, yeah.
-L.A. -What?
That thing in the building in L.A.
Peter Krieg...
was born Simon Peter...
Gruber.
He's Hans Gruber's brother.
So...
Yeah. It’s that thing in L.A.
We figure he's got you fitted up for a toe tag...
and he's going to do anything to get it tied.
Inspector!
Inspector, it's him.
Don't let him know we're here.
Simon.
Inspector.
Now, who from the FBI is in the van?
Let's see, almost certainly Cross.
Come on, Andrew, say hello.
Hello.
I know you never run alone, so say hello, Bill.
Still trying to butch up by chewing on your glasses?
This, gentlemen, as they say is where the plot thickens.
I have put 2,400 pounds of explosives...
in one of the 1,446 schools in greater New York.
It is fitted with a timer Set to explode at exactly 3 p.m.
Thank you.
Your silence says I’m understood.
Did you say 2,400 pounds?
Yes, but please don't interrupt again.
Simon says, if you attempt to evacuate schools...
the bomb will be detonated by radio.
Gentlemen, someone will be watching.
Repeat--one school will be dismissed at 3 p.m.
-Permanently, unless-- -Unless what?
Unless John McClane and his new best friend...
complete the tasks I set them.
John, are you listening?
Yeah.
Pay phone beyond Hope. Tompkins Square Park.
Twenty minutes. Go by foot. No rush.
If you're really clever...
you'll learn the bomb's location and the code to disarm it.
By the way, gentlemen...
we got something of a bargain on radio detonators.
The only problem is...
the darn things respond to police and FBI frequencies.
If I were you, I'd keep off your radios.
Simon, wait--
Twenty-four hundred pounds of that liquid stuff. My God!
Get me the commissioner.
He's doing a press conference.
He'll be here in 30 minutes.
Get every senior officer on the site right away.
Don't give me any jurisdictional nonsense.
I got two kids in school on 64th Street.
How can I help?
How many men you got?
Seventy-five. I push the panic button...
I can get 500.
-When? -Two-thirty, three o'clock.
Between now and then...
We're going to have to do this all by ourselves.
Let's go.
Tompkins Square Park is more than two miles away.
Get running.
No radios. Take my telephone.
You get anything, call me through the switchboard.
Good luck.
Thanks. Find that bomb.
Ricky, where are they?
Right over here. The senior man is Chief Allen.
-Chief of what? -Transit.
Thanks, Ricky.
Gentlemen, we have a decision to make.
Chief Allen, the man who's done this...
has told us he's planted a very large bomb...
in a New York school.
He's told us we cannot evacuate...
but he has not said we cannot search.
I recommend we get everybody, and I mean everybody--
police, transit, sanitation, fire...
even the goddamn librarians--
and we start searching schools...
and I mean right now.
I’m talking about a thousand buildings...
and we have three hours and 15 minutes to do it.
I'd like to keep the media out of this...
because if they get in, we've got a panic.
Are we in agreement?
Come on, guys, let's go!
They bought it.
You can begin.
Hook...
line...
and sinker.
You heard the man. Let's go, let's go.
Come on.
Go. Let's go.
OK. Hold on.
Darlene, honey, it's me.
Sergeant Turley.
In five minutes, the volume in calls has tripled.
What the hell's going on?
Stop. Let me explain.
For the rest of the day...
we're handling the department's communications.
What do you mean, handle?
They're shutting down the police band.
All calls will come through this switchboard.
And I’m going to marry Donald Trump.
Walsh, what's going on?
Why did everybody tear out of here?
Pamela, look at your watch.
It’s coming up on shift change.
The bean counters are worried about overtime.
Everybody went to punch out.
The next shift will be here soon.
You are so full of shit, Walsh!
Thank you.
What the hell?
Hey.
Detective.
Bob Thompson...
City Engineer's office.
We're getting an idea of the damage.
Man, you guys really got here fast.
Well...
It’s Wall Street, sir.
A lot of money here.
A lot of opinion-makers...
the mayor doesn't want to piss off.
Is this it?
Holy Toledo!
Somebody had fun.
I'd appreciate it...
if you'd show my associates the way.
Yeah. Yeah. Sure.
Jimmy, you got the flashlight?
Murphy, come on. You, too.
Rick Walsh.
John Gunther.
Come on, gentlemen. Let's go.
You were at World Trade's.
You know what that mess was.
Please inform Mr. Little that Mr. Vanderfluge is here.
Mr. Vanderfloog.
There's a Mr. Vanderfloog for Mr. Little.
Go down 20 meters.
Come on.
A lot of steam.
We snapped some steam pipes.
It’s like a sauna.
The subway guys shut down the third rail.
Emergency lighting?
Emergency lights, and there's some--
Hey!
No shooting!
-Speak English! -Otto doesn't speak English.
Do you, Otto?
Where did we get this guy?
One of Targo's thugs.
Go all the way up.
All the way.
So what's up with this L.A. thing?
You famous or something?
For about five minutes.
Don't tell me. Rodney King, right?
Fuck you.
You know this guy Simon?
I threw his little brother...
off the 32nd floor of Nakatomi Towers out in L.A.
I guess he's pissed off.
Wait. I’m in this shit 'cause some white cop...
threw some white asshole's brother off a roof?
Mr. Vanderfloog. Felix Little, corporate relations.
Sorry you had to wait...
but there was a subway explosion.
It’s played hell with our alarms.
I trust there's nothing wrong?
No. Good Lord, no.
Safe and secure.
You were concerned about a currency exchange.
We are not a commercial bank...
in the normal sense.
We're...we're primarily, uh... governments, central banks...
that sort of thing.
Apart from the depository, of course.
Of course.
And you are in the flower business?
Back! Back! Come on!
Come on.
Oh, no, Mr. Vanderfloog.
That's the vault elevator.
I’m sorry.
Our alarms are sonic and seismic.
They don't react well to explosions.
This subway business has knocked out all our systems.
In fact, we gave up and pulled the plug.
The repair people are downstairs now.
Good Lord.
Yeah.
Heavens to Betsy! If anyone knew.
But...l thought this was a currency exchange.
Oh, I think we go straight to the withdrawal.
Hey, Captain, come and take a look at this.
Something's going on.
You think you can fix that?
Just a minute now.
OK. I’ll be right back.
Down!
Stay back!
Come on. Come on!
Front desk.
Get your ass down here! I’m under attack!
Relax. Maybe you'll live through this.
Shit!
I think he's dead, my dear.
All right. Let's see to the office workers.
Being done, Herr Oberst.
And the square?
Perimeter secure, Herr Oberst.
One hundred And forty billion dollars!
Ten times what's in Kentucky!
Fort Knox. Hah!
It's for tourists!
Yeah? McClane.
John, you're out of shape.
You barely made it.
We'll barely make it.
What do you want us to do?
What has four legs and is always ready to travel?
Huh?
What did he say?
What has four legs and is always ready to travel?
Don't you have kids?
That's an elephant joke.
Whoa.
That a bomb?
Yeah. Go ahead and grab it.
No. You're the cop.
You're supposed to be helping.
I’m helping.
When you going to start helping?
After you get the bomb.
Careful.
I’m being careful.
Don't open it.
What? I’ve got to open it.
It’s going to be all right.
Shit! I told you not to open it!
I trust you see the message.
It has a proximity circuit, so please don't run.
We're not going to run.
How do we turn this off?
On the fountain are two jugs.
Do you see them?
A five gallon and a three gallon.
Fill one jug with exactly four gallons of water.
Place it on the scale, and the timer will stop.
You must be precise.
One ounce or more or less will result in detonation.
If you're still alive in five minutes--
Wait a second!
I don't get it. Do you get it?
No.
Get the jugs.
Obviously, we can't fill the three-gallon jug...
with four gallons, right?
I know. Here we go.
We fill the three-gallon jug exactly to the top, right?
Uh-huh.
We pour that three gallons into the five-gallon jug...
giving us three gallons in the five-gallon jug.
Then what?
We take the three-gallon jug, fill it a third--
He said be precise. Exactly four gallons.
Every cop's running his ass off...
and I’m playing kid's games in the park.
Hey! You want to focus on the problem at hand?
You said, don't say anything if you don't know!
Give me the fucking jug! We're starting over!
We can't start over!
I’ll put my foot up your ass, you dumb mother--
Say it! Say it!
You were going to call me a nigger.
-No, I wasn't! -Yes, you were!
Asshole! How's that? Asshole!
You got some fucking problem because I’m white?
Have I oppressed you?
Have I oppressed your people somehow?
You don't like me 'cause you're a racist!
What?
You don't like me 'cause I’m white!
I don't like you because you're going to get me killed!
Shit! We got less than a minute.
Throw this thing away.
We can't! It'll detonate!
Wait a second! Wait a second!
I got it! Exactly two gallons in here, right?
Leaving one gallon of empty space.
Yeah.
A full five gallons here, right?
Pour one gallon out of five gallons into there...
we have exactly...4 gallons!
Pour it!
Come on!
Don't spill-- don't spill it.
Good. Good. We got four gallons.
You did it, McClane!
Get it down there!
Congratulations. You're still alive.
Huh?
-Congratulations. -Yeah, we did it.
You surprise me again, John.
This is becoming an ugly habit.
I don't have the time right now, Simon.
A deal's a deal. Where's the school bomb?
On the contrary, you have lots of time.
You have...
two hours and 47 minutes precisely.
Plenty of time to test those wits of yours.
Listen, jerk-off, I got a bad fucking hangover!
Now, where is the school bomb?
Temper, John.
The road to truth has many turns.
You'll find an envelope Under the rim of the fountain.
When you undertake the trip it suggests...
ask yourself this question:
What is 21 out of 42?
We're behind.
We should abandon the rest and go.
Relax, Targo. There's not a cop for 20 blocks.
He's sending us to the home team dugout...
at Yankee Stadium.
We supposed to find something there?
What's 21 out of 42?
Twenty-one again. Half of 42. 42 what?
How many players on the Yankees ball club?
Twenty-five.
What else is 21? Blackjack.
It’s a club.
It’s a wild goose chase is what it is.
Where's the nearest ''A'' train?
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Some kid might find that.
You're right.
Come back here...
you little sons of bitches!
Hey, you! I remember you!
Hey, where you going?
What are you doing?
Let me go, dickhead!
Watch your mouth.
You going to Juvenile Hall for a Butterfinger?
Look around. All the cops are into something.
It’s Christmas! You could steal City Hall!
Come on.
My bike.
That's my bike!
Hey! Hey! Where you going?
Yankee Stadium's that way!
You asshole!
Why don't you run over everybody in the street?
What the fuck are we doing here?
What is it that Wall Street doesn't have?
You're talking in riddles.
What is it that Wall Street doesn't have?
-What? -Schools.
And what do they have a shit load of?
What?
I’ll be back in a minute.
What am I supposed to do with this?
Give it to those guys Over there.
He's here.
Perhaps you could be more specific.
McClane is here.
He's walking toward the bank.
The black man is coming toward me.
And after we've gone to all That trouble at the stadium.
Simon, kill him.
Stop toying with him and kill him now.
OK. So be it.
May he rest in peace.
I’ll inform Karl in the lobby.
Pack up your team and get out.
And this one?
Officer...
I’m going to need an answer on that issue.
Let him go.
Understood. Yes, sir?
John McClane says to give you this.
Jesus, don't open it. It’s a bomb.
-Another? -Yeah.
Oh, I see.
We'd better move now.
Thank you for your assistance.
We really appreciate it.
Thank you.
Hey, y'all leaving this place unguarded?
How you doing?
All right.
John McClane, NYPD.
Are you all right?
Yes...
laundry day.
What can I do for you, Lieutenant?
It’s been quiet all morning here?
Well...
Except for that explosion a couple of hours ago.
Seen anything strange happen in the last hour?
No. We've had cops in here pretty steady...
since the subway thing.
We were going to make a round on the vault floor...
if you want to tag along.
Sure. Think I will.
What do you think of this heat?
Indian summer, huh?
Feels like it's going to rain like dogs and cats later.
Here's one of your guys.
Detective, uh, Otto, isn't it?
John McClane.
Mike, how you doing?
I keep telling myself...
I’m going to take the stairs Just for the exercise...
but on a hot day like this...
it seems I always end up riding the lift.
What was the lottery number last night?
You play the lottery? No?
My wife buys me two tickets every week.
Plays the same two numbers all the time.
I say, ''Why don't you play a different number?''
She goes, ''Those are my lucky numbers.''
I got the tickets right here--
Put that fucking gun down!
Put it down now!
Put it down!
Hello!
Anybody down here?
Freeze! Put your fucking hands in the air!
No, John! No! No!
It’s me!
You almost gave me a heart attack.
You all right?
-Huh? -You all right?!
Yeah. It’s not my blood.
What's going on?
Go take a look.
Hey, McClane.
Where the hell is everybody?
Simon fucking says!
I should've seen it coming a mile away.
This was never about revenge. It’s about a goddamn heist.
What was in the room?
This.
What is this?
Oh, shit! Is this gold?
Yeah, it's gold.
Damn, this is heavy!
They cleaned out a whole room of this?
Yeah.
That would take a tank or...
Or a dump truck.
Fourteen great big dump trucks.
We almost got hit by a dump truck.
Damn! Slow down!
Put that shit down.
No fucking way.
They ain't gonna Let you keep it.
We'll see.
We'll need a car.
Can you hot-wire this?
Of course I can. I’m an electrician.
Only problem is...
takes too fucking long.
Not on the bridge!
Down there, McClane! The FDR!
Let's go! Let's go! Come on!
Oh, shit!
What?
Shot the phone.
Aw, too bad. What's 21 out of 42?
I don't have a clue.
What about Yankee stadium?
We'll get there, After we stop him.
Jesus Christ!
Who do you think you are, lady-- Hillary Clinton?
That's it! Clinton. The 42nd president.
She'd be the 43rd president.
All right, all right, but who's the 21st?
-I don't know. -You don't know?
No! Do you know?
-No! -Well?
This engine's shit. Step on it!
It’s a Yugo.
It’s built for economy, not speed.
Whoa! What are you doing?
Getting us another phone.
Wait, wait!
Who was the 21st president?
Go fuck yourself!
That guy was pissed.
He'll feel better when he looks in the backseat.
Shit, that was my gold bar!
This is McClane. Get me Inspector Walter Cobb.
Where the hell are you?
It’s not revenge. It’s a heist.
There's gold in the Federal Reserve.
They took a shit load of it.
They're headed north in dump trucks.
Have you been drinking?
Not since this morning.
There's a lot of dump trucks northbound...
on the FDR at about 70th.
Close the bridge and get some helicopters there.
I couldn't close a hot dog stand now.
I’m spread all over. What about this damn bomb?
It’s got something to do with the 21st president.
John, John, the 21st what?
Walter!
Shit. Goddamn cellular fucking phones!
Reach Munsen on the Triborough.
Tell him to close all the bridges north of 59th.
-Looking for dump trucks. -Dump trucks?
McClane says there are dump trucks...
headed up the FDR loaded with gold.
They don't allow dump trucks on the FDR!
-Connie! -All right!
I won't argue, no matter how stupid it is.
K-9. Check out the boiler room.
Find anything, Charlie?
I could spend a week here with an X-ray machine...
and still not find it.
You've got five minutes.
Then we're moving up to 86th Street.
Going as fast as we can.
What's up?
McClane was mentioning something...
about the Federal Reserve building.
Isn't that near that Wall Street bomb site?
Yeah.
How long do you want us to stay here?
The men at the stadium. Stay or go?
Karl should've checked in by now.
Moment.
Come on, come on.
Stay where you are. McClane may still turn up.
Relax, Targo. If he is still alive...
he won't be talking to anyone.
It’s the next turnoff.
Hi. It’s Elvis Duran. You're on the air.
First, I want to say what a great show you got.
I listen to you all the time.
Thanks. What's on your mind?
Those cop cars speeding around everywhere--
know what they're up to?
There's a bomb in a school.
My cousin's a cop.
Somebody put a big bomb in a school somewhere.
Only they don't know which one.
So they're searching all of them.
Every school in the metropolitan area.
Holy shit.
-Doris. -Annie?
Doris, can you reach my wife?
Turley! Half the goddamn city just called 911!
They're gone.
-What? -They're gone!
Who is this guy--Houdini?
Down there! Down there!
This thing got air bags?
Your side does. I don't know about mi--
McClane!
In the truck! Let me see the hands!
Put them on the door!
Don't kill me!
Don't shoot me.
Truck driver?
No, I’m a beautician. Of course I’m a truck driver!
Where you taking this truck?
The aqueduct.
Why you taking this to the race track?
No, the aqueduct! The--the water aqueduct!
Aqueduct?
See? Goes from here...
all the way up to the Catskill mountains!
What does?
That! The water pipe! Goes for about 60 miles!
-You the foreman? -Yeah.
NYPD! Any dump trucks come through here last few minutes?
I’m writing Those fucking clowns up!
They better pay attention to work orders.
What happened?
A dozen idiots tore ass up the tube.
We're not loading there anymore. We're loading over here.
So much for bridges and helicopters.
Got a map showing where this tunnel goes?
Yeah, right here.
We run pretty much up under the saw mill...
till you get up to the Coffer Dam.
From there, we've already Brought the reservoir water in.
Any way in or out of there?
There's vent shafts every two miles.
I mean with a truck.
At the Coffer Dam. You can get a truck in.
Just follow Saw Mill Parkway.
It’s about 20 miles.
I’ll meet you there.
What am I doing?
You're going up to Yankee stadium!
McClane!
Go. We got less than two hours!
Goddamn it!
Hey! Is something wrong?
Four hundred eighty yards of rock moved sofar.
That's ten times the Hoover Dam.
There's 516 feet of rock above our heads.
This part is phase three of tunnel three.
Planning began back in 1954...
but construction didn't begin till June 1970.
Know what the most interesting part of tunnel three is?
What's that, Jerry?
The valves. Each one...
...main departure from tunnels one and two.
Come on!
What a place to break down.
Hold it. Let me have your hard hat.
You got a jacket?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Here.
Wait here a minute.
Wait until he gets alongside the door.
Hey! Fellas!
Mickey O'Brien, aqueduct security.
We got a report of a guy coming through...
with eight reindeer.
Yeah, they said he was a jolly old fat guy...
with a snowy white beard.
Cute red and white suit.
I’m surprised you didn't see him.
What's with you guys and these phones?
Give me something.
Holy shit. Is that guy dead?
Yes, Jerry. I’m afraid he is.
Jesus Christ.
I want you to get ahold of a guy named Cobb.
Walter Cobb. C-O-B-B.
He's head of my police unit.
Get him down here.
Tell him you were with John McClane.
Ask him who the 21st president was.
-Chester A. Arthur. -What?
Chester A. Arthur. 1881 to 1885.
Nominated vice president in 1880.
Did you know he was collector of customs here in New York?
No, I didn't know that, Jerry.
Take care of yourself.