]the Mechanic (Steve J.Spears) - a paraplegic often suspended in a slingThe Mechanic (who had successfully deactivated the car""s explosive trap) praised Max""s Interceptor while it was being owed into the compound: "Got to hand it to you, treasure! The last of the V-8 lnterceptors! A piece of history! Would""ve been a shame to blow it up.[Note: the PG-13 rating wasn""t introduced until 1984.]The tale of multiple identities told about a desperate out-of-work, contentious NYC stage actor and drama teacher who was often considered temperamental.[Note: This was he first of many such sudden and fateful intrusions of the gangster into the life of Marlowe.He had been assigned by the courts to Dr.Lecter for therapy as his patient, and during a social meeting at his home (told through flashback), he pervertedly engaged in a S&M session, including sexual asphyxiation (by hanging), drug use (under the influence of amyl nitrite), and after Lecter""s suggestion peeled the skin off his own face with a mirror shard ("It seemed like a good idea at the time") after which Lecter fed the pieces of flesh to the dogs.It was learned that she was known as Kate (Jo Van Fleet in her film debut) and had a reputation - respectable-looking women in the bank gossiped toward her direction, and males on the street accosted her.