He had rapidly progressed from $2 dollars, to $3 dollars, and now back to $1 dollar.When a hird, intimidating unshaven burly man arrived to look into the garbage pile, the disheartened Boy automatically handed over his remaining $1 dollar bill.As the vault was suspended in mid-air, it was filling up with boiling acid.Batman managed to open the safe and escape to save the hostage, but he was left dangling from the heavy chain as the helicopter flew off.He reacted with nervous pacing after she agreed to marry him.He then confessed that he couldn""t legally marry her, but could take her on as his mistress, and protect her from the wind and other external pressures by whisking her away from her dismal circumstances:Letty: You""re acting awful strange - !Roddy: Well, you see, Letty - as it happens - I got a wife already - Letty, let me take you away where the wind can never follow!With a new dilemma facing her, she decided to reject his proposal and turned away.Once the printing plates were completed, the counterfeit money was printed, and Ku strangled Uncle Benny.He became the first black man to play the role of a smart and highly-educated detective, and even more importantly, he first to strike a white man in an American film.