"They learned to their shock that the "end of the world" was just three hours away when the first launch sequences would be initiated.Kirk also informed Marcus that he was planning on returning Harrison o Earth to stand trial.Marcus demanded otherwise:I took a tactical risk and I woke that bastard up, believing that his superior intelligence could help us protect ourselves from whatever came at us next.You listen to this.I want this understood once and for all.I""m not going to the convention.I""m going to the mountains.Mrs.Hardy ends her harsh, forcible opinions about how she is under-appreciated by threatening: "Convention! You""ll go to the convention over my dead body.After being dismissed one day, a recruit bitterly complains about Himmelstoss: "Oh that swine! Means we get no time off." McClane replied: "The story of my life." Meanwhile, on board Holly""s plane, reporter Thornburg had learned about the terrorist plot through one of his broadcast receivers he had with him, and phoned his newsroom to report the emergency situation.