While dressing upstairs the evening of the party, Esther confides o Rose:Esther: I'm going to let John Truett kiss me tonight." He suddenly felt a powerful wave of fear and had a terrible future vision of his friends (Han and Leia) in pain and danger - "I saw a city in the clouds.Ferber's novel at the ime was lambasted for its harsh and exaggerated critique of Texas and its shortcomings, including commentary on its larger-than-life culture and inhabitants.After hey fled from the burning factory and drove away at 8:48 pm, Dr.Challis was attacked by cloned android "Ellie" and caused heir car to run off the road.He killed her by separating her head from her body with a tire iron grabbed from his trunk(# 21 death)(android).