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Google Search History • Exhibit H

John McClane's
Google Search History

Christmas Eve. Nakatomi Plaza. No shoes. No backup. No plan. But somehow, cell service. The searches get progressively more frustrated — and progressively more barefoot.

Account: john.mcclane@nypd.gov • Device: Nokia 6110 (indestructible)

1

Building Seized

0

Shoes Worn

12

Terrorists Remaining

Christmas Spirit

Arrival — 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Still optimistic. Still wearing shoes. This is the last normal moment of his life.

5:30 PM

flights to LA Christmas Eve last minute

5:33 PM

how to reconcile with wife at Christmas party

5:36 PM

what to say to wife who changed her last name back

6:15 PM

Nakatomi Plaza parking visitor

6:20 PM

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6:45 PM

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6:55 PM

does making fists with your toes actually work

Things Go Wrong — 7:15 PM to 9:00 PM

Terrorists have arrived. Shoes are gone. This is not how Christmas is supposed to go.

7:15 PM

what to do if terrorists take over building

7:16 PM

what to do if terrorists take over building and you're barefoot

7:18 PM

ARE THEY TERRORISTS OR THIEVES there's a difference

7:25 PM

can you call 911 from a walkie talkie

7:30 PM

can police hear you on a walkie talkie from 30 floors up

7:45 PM

how to make explosive out of office supplies

7:48 PM

C4 explosive how does it work asking for a friend

8:10 PM

can you duct tape a gun to your back

8:30 PM

how to walk on broken glass

8:32 PM

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8:35 PM

why would anyone shoot out glass specifically to target a barefoot person

Escalation — 9:00 PM to 11:30 PM

The FBI shows up. The situation gets worse. McClane is running out of witty one-liners. Just kidding. He never runs out.

9:00 PM

Hans Gruber who is this guy

9:05 PM

European terrorist or European thief how to tell the difference

9:20 PM

is it legal for the FBI to cut power to an entire building

9:45 PM

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10:00 PM

how to tie fire hose to waist and jump off building

10:15 PM

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10:30 PM

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10:45 PM

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11:00 PM

is Die Hard a Christmas movie

11:01 PM

IT IS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE

Aftermath — 11:30 PM to 2:00 AM

Gruber is done. Building is trashed. Time for the real hard part: saving the marriage.

11:30 PM

workers comp claim terrorist incident

11:35 PM

NYPD disability claim from off-duty incident in different jurisdiction

11:45 PM

can LAPD arrest an NYPD cop for destroying a building

12:00 AM

marriage counselor near Nakatomi Plaza open Christmas Day

12:10 AM

how to apologize for missing kids' Christmas morning

12:20 AM

does saving your wife from terrorists count as a Christmas gift

12:45 AM

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1:00 AM

how many glass shards is too many glass shards in feet

1:30 AM

Sgt Al Powell Twinkie mailing address

2:00 AM

do I have to do this again next Christmas

"Come out to the coast. We'll get together. Have a few laughs. Nobody said anything about German thieves, broken glass, or using Google on a Nokia."

— John McClane, reviewing his December search history

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