Holly Gennero is the ex-wife of John McClane. Over the course of the series, their relationship becomes more and more strained and by the fourth film, they are divorced. Holly was an employee at Nakatomi Plaza and eventually went up the ranks as a businesswoman up until Christmas Eve 1988. She was held hostage when Hans Gruber took over the plaza and seized it to steal Bearer Bonds. She was taken by Gruber personally when her identity was fully revealed, but was rescued by her husband in the end.