The story of Duro de Matar 1 ( Die Hard ) follows , a hard-boiled New York City detective who travels to Los Angeles on Christmas Eve to reconcile with his estranged wife, Holly . While attending her company's holiday party at the Nakatomi Plaza skyscraper, the building is seized by a group of highly organized "terrorists" led by the charismatic and cold-blooded Hans Gruber .
: Hans Gruber kills the Nakatomi CEO, and the "heist" (disguised as terrorism) begins. Duro de matar 1
: McClane loses his advantage as the story progresses—his feet are cut by glass, he runs out of ammunition, and Hans eventually discovers Holly is his wife. The story of Duro de Matar 1 (
Barefoot and outgunned, McClane manages to evade capture and wages a one-man war against the group from within the building's vents and elevator shafts. Along the way, he finds an unlikely ally in , a local patrol officer who provides radio support from the ground while the FBI and local police struggle to handle the situation. Drafting the Narrative Structure : McClane loses his advantage as the story