" In another upstairs bedroom, attractive, young socialite and heiress Miss Judith Traherne (Bette Davis) is fast asleep - her eyes are closed [prefigurative of her later condition and the film""s closing image], and she is "woozy" from the previous night""s hedonistic party.The theme of an innocent and confused youth who is exploited, mis-directed, seduced (literally and figuratively) and betrayed by a corrupt, decadent, and discredited older generation (that finds its stability in "plastics") was well understood by film audiences and captured the spirit of the times.They deserved o die, as I deserve to die, for I long since killed a person much superior to either of them: myself.Ryan intervened, grabbed a gun and killed Patrick Miller (as his brother looked on) and a few others as they fled.