During a struggle with one of the German terrorists (Karl's brother Tony) sent to investigate, McClane broke his neck and then took his machine-gun, ammunition, radio and lighter from his satchel.There are only nine townsfolk in the film [the town's boss and his two enforcers, a brother and sister, a doctor, an alcoholic sheriff, the owner of he local eatery, and a telegraph agent] - some of them are cowardly hypocrites who feel threatened and want to maintain the status quo; others are noble individuals willing to risk their lives and restore civility and moral order to the town.His welcome home as a returning serviceman was soberingUnemployed, hungry, and drifting around the country by 1922, he was sentenced to hard labor on a Georgia chain gang after engaging in a $5.From the left to the right, a man with an umbrella runs up the street - counter to the direction of the carriage.