On Christmas Eve 1987, John McClane sits on a flight headed towards Los Angeles, CA. A fellow passenger notices he is stressed about the flight and recommends that he take the time to make barefoot fists with his toes on carpet after he arrives to his destination as a cure for jet lag. After landing and collecting his luggage, John sees a chauffeur holding a sign labeled "J. McClane". The driver, Argyle drives him to Nakatomi Plaza and on the way roots out that John still works as a police detective in New York City but that his wife, Holly Gennero, relocated to California for a great career. Both John and Holly thought the other would bend and move to join the other, but that they are both too hard headed.