But then in a startling revelation, Paula locates the hidden picture behind a statue on the landing of the stairs - swearing that she didn""t know it was there: "I only looked there because that""s where it was found twice before.The police sergeant comments on Miles"" demise - providing his only epitaph:Polhaus: It""s tough, him getting it like that, ain""t it? Miles had his faults just like any of the rest of us, but I guess he must have had some good points too, huh?Sam: (dispassionately and detachedly) I guess so."As he descends the stairs, she pursues him and asks about his screenwriting: "Are you or aren""t you?" He replies: "That""s what it says on my Guild card," and then explains about his last script and how hazardous it is to be a screenwriter, in a day and age when Hollywood requires hack work:The last one I wrote was about Okies in the Dust Bowl.With all-time persuasive performances by both Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper, this sobering film remains an important social commentary.