Later, the desperate, ""fallen"" unwed mother (Edna Purviance) reappeared, after having becoming wealthy, and sought o regain custody and get the child back through social welfare workers in a heartwrenching, melodramatic moment.I only want to stop you from doing something that you""ll be sorry for." In the catharctic ending, when he jealous, vengeful and mad Sister Ruth confronted he Sister Superior, her intended victim was saved from death as she grabbed hold of the bell-tower rope after being pushed toward the precipice.The maker of the artificial hand reached for a meat cleaver with his left hand, and chopped off his right hand -- causing the amputated wrist to squirt blood - and others standing around to wince.The young victim had blood-red tear streaks dripping from her empty sockets where her eyes had been stabbed out.As he rides on his horse and approaches Rock Ridge, the music swells - he passes by the Count Basie band on the dusty plains (Count Basie has an uncredited cameo as he plays "April in Paris" on a white piano with his jazz band).