This is their first step toward mutual dependency.He feels self-congratulatory about the way he maneuvered himself into a job paying five hundred a week: "I felt kind of pleased with the way I""d handled the situation.Children of the night.What mu-u-u-sic they make.When he follows Dracula up through the unbroken spider web that spans the width of the staircase, he must use his cane to cut his way through.The two protagonists are symbols of different, opposing cultures, but actually they share much in common - egotistical pride, dedication, a belief in saving "face," and stubborn, inflexible obedience to their class, military codes and rules.But then in full view of all the prisoners during a rumor-control session in the mess hall, the Alien seized disbelieving warden Harold Andrews...You""re a detective, darling, but she didn""t kill him." Their conversation turns to her concern about the many risky predicaments he often finds himself enmeshed in - but he evades her devoted worry:Do the police really think you shot this ""what""s-his-name""? Do they? Look at me, Sam.