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| - As the plane was landing the runway in the LAX Airport, McClane was clinching on the armrest uncomfortably. The passenger seated next to him knows that McClane doesn't like flying and suggests to make fists with his toes on carpet while barefoot to cure his jetlag. As they stopped, the passenger noticed a gun on him, McClane tells him that he's a cop for 11 years as he took a large teddy bear with him as a Christmas gift to his family and left the plane. As McClane was walking from the baggage claim to arrivals, he sees the sign with his name and came to the chauffer holding it. Argyle, the limo driver, is assigned to drive him to Nakatomi Plaza, where his estranged wife Holly works. Argyle tells him it's his first time driving a limo and McClane replies that it's his first time riding one. As McClane rides up front of the limousine while place the teddy bear in the back seat, Argyle says that he used to drive a cab and used to chatting with people. Argyle asked about the problems with his wife. McClane says that she has a good job and moved to Los Angeles while John stayed behind in New York since he was a cop to deal with some open cases, but he unofficially expected her to fail. Then they arrived in the 35-story Nakatomi Plaza. Arglye offers McClane that he'll wait by the parking garage to be cretain that he will take him and Holly home or to drive him to the hotel if things between them don't work out. McClane enters the building and is met by the Nakatomi Security Guard and looks at the computer screen to find Holly. He finds out that she changed to her madien name Gennero and sees that she's in the 30th floor, where the party is being held. McClane took the elevator to the 30th floor where the party is held in the foyer. McClane was walking around the area and is met with Joe Takagi, President of Nakatomi Trading and Holly's boss. Takagi shows McClane to Holly's office and he sees the office door is named H.M. Gennero. They see Harry Ellis, a businessman who's in charge of international development who was obviously snorting cocaine. Takagi introduces Ellis to McClane and Ellis says he heard a lot about him. McClane tells Ellis he missed "some", knowing that he snorted cocaine. Then Holly enters to her office and sees John. The two jilted lovers give each other a subtle greeting at the office. Ellis tells John that Holly just closed the biggest deal in the company's history and received a Rolex watch for it. John knows Ellis has got an eye on her. He asked Holly where he can clean up and she's lead him to Ellis' office where a private bathroom is at. At the private bathroom, McClane was washing up as they we're talking. McClane says he could stay with a old friend of his who retired from the NYPD. Holly suggests that he'll stay in the spare bedroom in their house to make it easy for their kids, Lucy and John Jr.. They comment how much they missed each other, but quickly begin arguing about Holly's decision to move to California and changing her last name to Gennero. Then Holly's pregnant secretary, Ginny, comes in and tells her that Takagi request her to join the party and make a speech. Holly left the office as McClane went back to wash up, displeased with himself with their latest argument.
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