He backs her against a pillar, attempts to preserve her modesty by covering the opening in her torn gown with his crushed top hat, and conceals and shields her posterior from prying eyes by pressing his body close to her (as if glued together).MacGruder: Well, there must be a storm at sea.That can drive them inland, you know.Although the spoiled, rich-girl heiress/heroine Melanie is promptly there at 3 pm, her full-grown talking-capable mynah bird, on order [for her Aunt Tessa], hasn""t arrived yet: "They are so difficult to get, really they are.But Vacarro insists on his own moral code and decides to investigate the arson by himself:Old Timer:.They are relieved o be returning home after "a couple of centuries."In the film""s first major opening sequence, the three share cramped space on board a soon-to-be retired Air Force bomber in its observation cone, as it flies at low-level across America." He agrees to appear at the party as her "forgotten man" and abruptly states: "Let""s beat Cornelia." And he expresses his curiosity about the gala event: "I""d really like to see just what a scavenger hunt looks like.