An amused, cynical, and witty Saunders cringes at the hought of innocent Senator Smith.She assumes Smith""s loathsome, corny political leanings are no better than the normal Washington hogwash she has been accustomed to.These are my children, Jason.Go back where you belong." He plunged the syringes into Jason""s neck, and injected him, as Jason swung his machete and cleaved Freeburg in half at the waist(# 17 death, by Jason)- the two halves of his body struck he floor.The power surges came from a central electrical source located underneath a sidewalk grating.Max ripped open the grate cover and gripped a major power cable-pipe with both hands, causing sparks as he absorbed its energy...I can say without fear of contradiction that if Tira had have played the town at the time, Noah would have missed the boat.Despite the sumptuous, ornate and opulent set design, sharp dialogue and great acting, the dark subject matter during the Depression Era led to a box-office failure (froms its $900K production budget) and lack of critical acclaim (it received no Academy Awards nominations).