De var i Dulles eftersom de besöker Hollys föräldrar som bor i Virginia. Av Die Hard 2 är McClane inte längre NYPD men har flyttat till LA för att vara med sin familj. Förmodligen flög han ut med barnen före Holly, som sannolikt måste jobba, vara den upptagen uppdragsgivaren.
EXT. DULLES TERMINAL - DAY 1
JOHN MCCLANE, long topcoat FLAPPING, comes running out of the terminal towards an AIRPORT COP in plastic covered uniform who is supervising a TOW TRUCK DRIVER who in turn is manhandling a sedate sedan with Virginia plates and a "GRANDMOTHER ON BOARD" sign on the rear window.
MCCLANE: I'm here, I'm here, false alarm, let's just let her down nice and easy -
COP: Sure. At the impound lot. (POINTING) Next time, read the sign.
MCCLANE: You don't understand, I'm just meeting my wife's-plane - you gotta give me this car back.
COP: Sure. Tomorrow 8 to four, you pay 40 bucks, we give it back.
MCCLANE: This is my mother in law's car. She already hates me because I'm not a dentist. (SHOWING-BADGE) See, I'm a cop. LAPD. How about some team spirit?
COP: I was in LA once. Hated it.
MCCLANE: (going with the flow) I can relate to that. Hate it myself- (turning to tow guy) Hey, that's a plastic fender, Jesus- (back to cop) See, I used to be a New York cop still got my ID somewhere -I only moved 'cause my wife got promoted