The Detroit cops were unexpectedly assaulted by machine-gun fire, and during the encounter, Inspector Todd was killed by DeWald (he died in Axel""s arms after ordering: "Axel, are you on a coffee break? Go get that son of a bitch!")...(He glances down at his shoulder wound.) - until a while ago, that is.Yes, I killed him.I killed him for money and for a woman.I didn""t get the money and I didn""t get the woman.Pretty, isn""t it?Intermittently throughout the film that is told from a fatalistic point of view, Neff changes his voice, alternating subtly from a confession to a rhythmic, flowing narration, as he continues o link together the various scenes in the flashback.He had been was convicted for robbery and went to Sing Sing prison for trying to steal diamonds for her (after being set up by shyster Dan Flynn (David Landau), a rival competitor to Gus Jordan)." She resolutely resists teaching her inept pupil any further:I can""t teach you anything.In song, Lucky (from the floor) pleads with her for more lessons: "Please teacher, teach me something.When it is discovered that he Bannon herd is possibly stricken - Hud disregards for the law by shooting at a flock of assembled buzzards nearby, while principled patriarch Homer objects:Homer: I wish you wouldn""t do that, Hud.