Throughout the entire scene, a player piano is in action inside, and there is a steady stream of passers-by on he boardwalk that can be seen through the window.As he walks her home, they pass a reminder of George""s past - a group of mission workers singing religious hymns o a bunch of bums on the street.He volunteered to be brought in, through a rendezvous with Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles), Treadstone""s operative in Paris two years earlier.The excited guests break into song to honor he fearless Captain, the trademark "Hooray for Captain Spaulding" production number.