She had gone to the icebox for a bit of supper.He thought she was a burglar, he said.He shot her five times in the head.Elsa: He had a good lawyer.Michael: I saw his picture in the newspaper.Bainbridge or something.Elsa: Bannister.Michael: Yeah, Arthur Bannister.It said he""s the world""s greatest criminal lawyer, in fact, the world""s greatest criminal.Elsa: Some people think he is.To his surprise, she offers the between-jobs sailor, as a form of repayment, a job as a crew member on her sailing vessel o the West Coast that leaves the next day.It was adapted by George Axelrod (who also co-wroteThe Seven Year Itch (1955)that also starred Marilyn Monroe) from the 1955 Broadway hit play by William Inge.However, with imaginative bravado in a fantasy scene, he tells his wife that he has aroused attractive women and brags:Seven years we""ve been married and not once have I done anything like that.Why, what""s there to be afraid of? And when I get in a tight spot, I shoot my way out of it.Why sure.Shoot first and argue afterwards.You know, this game ain""t for guys that""s soft!Joe admits that there""s money and women, "good imes," and "excitin"" things" in the big town for them, where their fame and fortune lie.