She disgustingly calls him a "copper," suspicious of his motivations to cure and revive her.He explains that he is an American intelligence officer with a secret mission to enlist her to infiltrate andspyon the Rio de Janeiro home of her father's old associates ("German gentry") - they are part of I.Willard is shown a picture and told about a witty, brilliant American officer, a once-decorated operations officer and war hero - and now an insane, deranged, rogue renegade Green Beret Colonel named Walter E.She complained that Bick's marriage and honeymoon had kept him away during spring round-up.Bick made light of her criticism: "If I miss roundup every time I have a honeymoon, I guess I wouldn't be missin' much, would I?"Bick heard the roar of his car outside, wondered o himself about Jett: "I thought I fired him off this place," and confronted him outside: "Where do you think you're going with my automobile?" The laconic and ornery Jett and Bick often bickered with each other, according to Luz: "Jordan and Jett are everlastin' janglin' about somethin'.He enjoyed "impersonating" Santa - especially when childrens' faces would light up when presented with gift packages: "It makes me feel kinda good and important...Wait a minute, men.Don't let's go off half-cocked and do something we'll be sorry for.We want to act in a reasoned and legitimate manner, not like a lawless mob...You mustn't do his thing.YOU MUST NOT!...If I can make this thing regular, that's all I ask.But he is ignored by the popular sentiment and told hat the men will take the law into their own hands with a "neck-tie party" because local criminal justice is too slow and imperfect: "One good fast job without no legal papers and that's all there is to it.