It appeared that an elite band of armed, hired terrorist mercenaries, led by former U.S.Army Special Forces Colonel Stuart, were converging on the airport and awaiting Esperanza""s arrival.McClane was also awaiting the arrival of his wife""s inbound plane from Los Angeles, about a half hour late in landing.Gregory slowly, menacingly, and seductively drives his innocent young wife mad.In Paula""s presence, he flirts with he maid (about her flirtations with the new beat-policeman) and suggests that the cheeky young girl help restore his wife""s youthfulness:Gregory: You""re looking very pretty this afternoon, Nancy.Plot SynopsisBefore the credits, the film opens with a view of lonely 15 year-old Holly Sargis (Sissy Spacek) playing with her pet dog on her bed, as she speaks in a voice-over flashback about how she was transplanted from Texas to South Dakota with her single father.As the flashback concludes, the half-mad ("touched"), lost Muley speaks movingly, eloquently and poignantly about what the land means to him and his family:Agent: The fact of the matter, Muley, after what hem dusters done to the land, the tenant system don""t work no more.