He makes a cynical comment about the slow progress of the man toward the enticing female:Carter: That guy's awful slow gettin' there.The B/W cinematography of Leo Tover emphasized expressionistic dark noirish shadows - not typical for sci-fi films.Iranoff explains the Russian emissaries' mission to sell confiscated imperial jewels (encased in the vault), acquired during the Bolshevik Revolution, and originally owned by Grand Duchess Swana:Yes, we have everything here, the necklace too.Terrified, Roget panics after an unexpected delay, thinking they should return to heir own lines and forget about Lejeune.