Deputy CIA Director Pamela Landy (Joan Allen) was called upon to aid in the search effort for Bourne, to Vosen""s consternation, and she also tracked down Ross"" source.The blinded killer slashed around wildly as both Loomis and Laurie released oxygen and ether gases from tanks in the room and Loomis ignited the fumes with his cigarette lighter ("It""s time, Michael"), causing a self-sacrificing explosion as Laurie escaped.The purest dreams of the couple, both ""broken blossoms"", are destroyed by sordid reality of racism.[The film""s tale, in part, inspired director Federico Fellini""s classic dramaLa Strada (1954)with three similar character roles.Both Poe and Rose tried o dissuade and prevent Finn from his kamikaze "suicide run" directly into the barrel at the battering ram cannon.