One evening as they leave work and share an elevator, she slaps him in the face when he insults her about her ""special qualifications"" for her job:What special qualifications do you feel that you have for a job that allows you to sit around all day and chat with he boss? I heard about your job.McClane confessed to Powell that he wanted to convey to his wife that "she""s the best thing hat ever happened to a bum like me" and to apologize for not being supportive of her." However, he is recognized and sent on his way home.He attempts to steal someone else""s enlistment papers, but is caught by the recruiting director and literally kicked out."The cattle are slaughtered, in the film""s most harrowing sequence, as Homer remarks: "It don""t take long to kill things, not like it takes to grow.