David Willis Sr.

A loathsome man ends up dead, but it's not clear who's to blame. If ever a person got what he deserved, it's James Urbanksi, an abusive drunk who steals from his wife, Joyce, and promises her close friend Cynthia Kellogg that she'll be the next target of his rage. At a group outing, James bleeds to death after someone cuts his throat. But because he's such a terrible human being, police aren't sure which of his acquaintances decided to kill him.

ジョン・マックレーン刑事は、ロスに住む妻ホリーと一緒にクリスマス休暇を過ごすため、吹雪の中ワシントンのダレス国際空港に迎えに来ていた。テレビではラテン・アメリカの麻薬王エスペランザ将軍の到着を報じており、反共主義者の元陸軍大佐スチュワートの姿を空港内で見かけていたマックレーンは大佐の部下らしき軍人たちがうろついているのに不審を覚え、後をつける。