" When McClane radioed Gruber, he was called the "mysterious party crasher" and "Mr.Mystery Guest" - and misidentified as a security guard.For clarity""s sake, McClane identified himself, o harrass and taunt him: "Just a fly in the ointment, Hans, the monkey in the wrench, the pain in the ass.The next scene was set at Rancho Arroyo, a Mesa Verde Construction housing development in the desert near Los Angeles, run by foreman Jack Travis (Stuart Wilson)." Jake knowingly states that there is really "no such hing" as a pure "tough guy" without "an edge":What""s a tough guy?.She was already aware of Tatum""s underhanded nature - knowing that she was the crucial linchpin that could either hold together or unravel Tatum""s manipulative plan.