And you, all of you, trying your darndest o map out my future, to harness me and lead me around to do what you think is best for me.In dire fear, the lone alien pulsates its red heartlight from its chest to communicate with its own kind.Thirty, forty percent interest, and carrying charges.A devil of a situation.The big fish and he little fish.The weak and the strong.And what""s to be done about it?Marvin: Seems like some way could be found, Mr.Carter.But there don""t seem to be anywhere to start.Stealin"" and cheatin"" and fightin"".Both sides.Carter: We must find some way, Blake.Betty entered the store for five pounds of sugar, but it was only as an excuse o inform Marvin that her father wanted to meet with him again that evening for something "awfully important.The fifteen-year-old illegitimate Lucy entered her father""s life as an infant, handed to her father by one of his female conquests.Audiences, critics and the studio (before its release) viewed the film""s subject matter as sensational, controversial, daring, and starkly real.