She found Miguel awake, accusing her of being afraid ("You are afraid.Just as afraid as I am").Screaming, Sarah ordered him to leave their cubicle-room when he told her she was "full of s--t." In the hallway, she encountered a scuffle between on-the-edge soldiers, and was rescued from harm by McDermott.He has concocted another confrontative assault of icy disapproval - he points to a bright, square rectangle on the wall and accuses his fearful, paranoid wife of stealing a framed picture from there - and then forgetting where she placed it: "Will you please get it from wherever you""ve hidden it and put it back in its place?" When Paula becomes hysterical under the pressure, he summons and questions both servants who deny any involvement.And it stayed its hand from killing.And from that day, it was as one dead.""The scene is 1932 at the Hoboken docks in New Jersey during a Depression-era winter.A dock night watchman is approached and asked about the nearby moored steamer: "Say, is this the moving picture ship?" The watchman confirms that the ship is going on a "crazy" voyage, and knows of the brash reputation of Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong), a fearless and arrogant adventure filmmaker and movie producer, who is preparing for a film expedition: "...You know about as much about me now as I do about myself.Esther dreams of having a lucky break, being discovered by a record company talent scout and having a number one hit song.