McClane was forced to drop his gun and admit "You got me," but got into a laughing fit with Gruber (and his thug assistant Eddie (Dennis Hayden)) to distract them.She came upon the two bodies of the soldier-apes that Thade had murdered, reacted with horror and gasped for air, but Leo pulled her to the surface.It""s not so different now.It""s time again.In the end, we don""t decide these things, you know.The planets do.They""re in alignment, and it""s time again.The world""s going to change tonight, Doctor.I""m glad you""ll be able to watch it.And...happy Halloween."Cochran left the room, after placing a skeletal latex mask on Dr.Challis"" head.Dr.Challis kicked his feet through the television set, escaped from his straps, and found a way out of the cell through a small vented passageway, at about 8:11 pm.Krull knew what that meant for Thade: "The senate has capitulated.He answers to no one now." Leo""s plan against insurmountable odds was to have the humans break up and scatter, and he would draw them off.