[Director Hitchcock makes his customary cameo appearance in the rush hour crowd, rushing to a bus that slams its door in his face.Spade tells her he hasn""t told the police about her identity - he has been stalling until now, but he must know the real ruth about her and Thursby.]As the camera pulled back, it revealed the unmoving female was an older patron named Mrs.Rendlesham (Monica Merlin) who was being serviced in an upper-class, all-female beauty salon/spa.Her extended right hand was being treated to a manicure by a semi-inert, shy 18 year-old London manicurist Carol Ledoux (Catherine Deneuve) seated next to her, with her head bowed.She gets a royal welcome from the British, as thousands cheer the gracious young member of one of Europe""s oldest ruling families.He was brought before a board of official inquiry headed by Admiral Richard Barnett (Tyler Perry), facing expulsion.