At the same time, Gruber detonated the roof and destroyed one of the FBI helicopters in the process.McClane precariously dangled over the face of the skyscraper, then shot out the large pane of glass in front of him, swung himself into another floor, and untied himself before being dragged and reeled out the window to his death.In the dilapidated, overgrown, and run-down house, he broke through rotten floorboards to retrieve his butcher knife and the ""Myers"" mask.[The puritanical morality of the film series necessitated their deaths.] Spitz was impaled with a pitchfork stabbed into the middle of his back(# 4 death), splattering blood onto Samantha""s breasts underneath him.(As she died shortly later, she gave the dagger to Lin, with her last words: "Pierce through his heart.The revelation of Madeleine in the next scene in Ernie""s restaurant is masterfully directed.[Ernie""s supper club was an actual landmark, located at 847 Montgomery St.in San Francisco, but closed in September, 1995.In fact, the interior and exterior shots of Ernie""s in the film were sets.The restaurant was noted for its striking red interior, and later appeared in the Woody Allen filmTake he Money and Run (1969).