" Laughlin recognizes the French-speaking scientific team leader, Claude Lacombe (French director Francois Truffaut in his American acting debut, playing a role based upon French UFO expert Jacques Vallee) from his appearance at the Montsoreau conference.The wo of them pushed Freddy into the furnace and slammed the door, locking him inside, as per the Hansel and Gretel story.Meanwhile, back in Evil""s submarine, Scott presented his father with a present - two sharks in a shark tank with laser beams affixed to their heads.He fulfilled his destiny as a ""young prince"" - and eventually ascended to become the leader of the herd - a magnificent stag or buck - like his father before him.Pendergast: "I consider myself a very lucky little lady...being engaged to Mr.Pendergast."All he while, he was amorously embracing her, caressing her, and fondly ouching her hands, arms, and shoulders - she vainly attempted to ignore his advances.