As hey share a drink, Johnny is asked to substitute for Mundson as his major domo during an extended trip:Mundson: You""re sharp, Johnny, almost as sharp as my other little friend.Eichelberger (David White) - another superior in a larger office in the Mortgage and Loan Department - is already "pencilled in.Plot SynopsisThe opening title card: "In every living soul, a spirit cries for expression - - perhaps this plaintive, wailing song of Jazz is, after all, the misunderstood utterance of a prayer.Ned blurted out his own hidden greed: "I had wished you were gonna be loaded.""Matty" presented Ned with a wrapped gift package of a fedora hat - with a promise hat it would protect him from "it" (Ned had spoken about ""shit"" (not rain) that would come down on him, and now, she was prophetically referring o the crisis that would soon strike him down):From now on, whenitstarts coming down on you, I""ll be there to protect you.As the meal is prepared, Joe explains his beliefs about he transformation of the West from herding to farming and fenced-in beef production with a simple eloquence:These old-timers, they just can""t see it yet, but runnin"" cattle on an open range just can""t go on forever.