They planned to transport their discoveries-finds to Shanghai.Meanwhile, Foreign Office agent Benjamin Fry visited Rick and Evelyn in England and offered them "one last assignment" - to "courier" an ancient relic to post-war Shanghai in China and keep it safe; the historical artifact or object was the Eye of Shangri-La, recognized immediately by Evelyn for its mythical importance: "it points the way to the Pool of Eternal Life.It can also be seen as a powerful, allegorical indictment of the Hollywood blacklist, created during the climate of suspicion and fear of the 1950s McCarthy era.Nick: But it didn""t hurt -Catherine: No.Nick: Because you didn""t love him --Catherine: That""s right.Nick: Even though you were f--king him.Catherine: You still get the pleasure.Didn""t you ever f--k anybody else when you were married, Nick?Lt.Walker: How did you know he was married?Catherine: Maybe I was just guessing.What difference does it make? (She mocks and taunts him) Would you like a cigarette, Nick? (She lights a cigarette for herself)Corelli: Do you two know each other?Nick: No.Other men sail through life.Bialystock has struck a reef.Bloom, I""m going under.I am being sunk by a society that demands success, when all I can offer is failure....Don""t send me to prison." Leo was genuinely affected by Max""s pleas and volunteered to use various accounting techniques to hide the $2,000 ("I""ll do it, I""ll do it").