In the scene the character appears in, a helicopter flies to what the pilot believes is the beach trailer home of the film's protagonist, Jack Colt (portrayed by Emilio Estevez), and peppers it with bullets, causing it to explode. Instead of it being Estevez crawling out of the wreckage, it turns out to be John McClane himself, wearing a grubby vest and waving the white flag. The gunman asks sheepishly whether or not he has the right address of 1014 Pacific Coast Highway, with McClane replying, "No!