McClane realized that he had a two-way radio from one of Stuart""s downed mercenaries in the luggage area, and was capable of hearing Stuart""s communications to his men.Breck spoke about the problems he was having in the cities: "the rising tide of disobedience, the outright defiance among the servant apes.She admired the tiny ring but was disconcerted because the mounted diamond jewel was so small that it was almost imperceptible.Over a twenty-four hour period, he finds himself unwelcome and facing several ominous characters, animosity, collective guilt, hypocrisy, and bigotry.