Shortly afterwards, Spike""s owner - prison worker Murphy (Christopher Fairbank) was ""diced"" in a vent-shaft fan after confronting the Alien, and a few other workers (Boggs and Rains) were attacked and killed by "the dragon" (described as an 8-foot creature with acid for blood), and one of the surviving prisoners (McGann) became "stark raving mad.Emotionally and physically isolated from the men he leads, Mireau plans to pass the responsibility of the attack on to his field commander...as rare and wonderful as they are, I think I""d rather have a hundred housand Jeremiahs.Robie escorts both women to their separate hotel suites - first Jessie, and then Frances.To his complete surprise, and to prove her mother wrong, Francie unlocks her door, turns - and then after a warm glance into his eyes, she places her arm around his shoulder and passionately kisses him.It could either be a trap or hold some important answers.They spent the night on shore, and the next day planned to scour the island.While the crew slept, four invisible Dufflepuds (leaving large footprints in the sand) abducted Lucy and brought her to their ""Oppressor""s"" invisible mansion.Many actors were considered for the lead role: James Caan, Sylvester Stallone, Warren Beatty, Nick Nolte, Jon Voight, Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, even Olympic star Bruce Jenner.