As Elsa perches and poses on the rock cliffs within view and suns herself (in an incredible depth-of-field shot), becoming a siren herself, the creepy Grisby morbidly inquires about O'Hara's background.Patton, Jr.(George C.Scott) was featured in the opening scene before the backdrop of a huge American flag.He was addressing Allied US troops of the Third Army (off-screen) in a memorable, brilliant pep-talk monologue to raise morale just before they were deployed overseas at the start of WWII.Dawn approached as they broke up the meeting, when Joe again temptingly urged Marvin to consider becoming their selling agent in Memphis:You're on the right side now, Marvin." A elderly cop Officer Brophy (Edward McNamara) on the beat tells a younger police officer named Patrick 'Pat' O'Hara (Jack Carson) who is taking over his duties: "I'm turning over to you the nicest, he best beat in Brooklyn.McClane intercepted a dump truck, finding out that it was bound for the water aqueduct - the likely destination of dump trucks in the area.