Marriott stated that he had just recently required the services of a private investigator, and had randomly picked Marlowe, to accompany him as a bodyguard that evening for $100 dollars, to a "rather secluded canyon just above the beach colony.It was necessary for Han to jump to the safety of light-speed to avoid Imperial cruisers (Star Destroyers) in pursuit.]The Three Main Characters - Doris, Susan, and Fred:While the parade was still in progress, Doris returned to her apartment where she was told that her young 2nd grade daughter Susan Walker (8-9 year-old Natalie Wood) was watching he parade from the front apartment window of their handsome neighbor, lawyer-attorney Fred Gailey (John Payne).Ellis, by radio, attempted to convince McClane to "stop messing up he works," and asked him to reveal the location of the detonators so that no one else would get hurt.