Gruber""s partner Mathias Targo urged him to eliminate McClane: "Stop toying with him and kill him now.At the NYPD headquarters, Peter reported to a disbelieving Capt.Stacy that Dr.Connors, Gwen""s scientist-mentor, had "transformed himself into a giant lizard...He""s using lizard DNA.He is dangerous, and he is planning something horrific." In fact, Connors was conducting further experiments in an underground sewer lab, reporting on his own enhanced mutant super-capabilities, and reinjecting himself with an increased serum dosage.Hellinger""s prohibition saga, originally entitledThe World Moves On, was based on his experiences as a New York news-reporter during the Roaring 20s, and his familiarity with the illegal clubs of the day (i.The two were brought back to the base, where Luke was treated in the medical center.He was placed in a substance within a rejuvenation chamber-tank to heal his wounds.For saving his life again, Han reminded the recovering Luke: "That""s two you owe me, junior." There was another delay in Han""s plans to leave - General Rieekan believed it was too dangerous for any ship to leave the base until their energy field was activated.Of the 50-hour effort to rescue the child, 27 hours and 30 minutes were televised live by KTLA.(It was one of the first instances to illustrate the public""s fascination with live TV coverage of a breaking news story.