The action is narrated, in flashback, by an offscreen character, the local Catholic Father Peter Lonergan (Ward Bond), the priest of the parish who is also a devoted fisherman, as he clears his throat:Now, I""ll begin at the beginnin"".Marlon Brando broke the $3 million mark for an actor""s earnings, when he was reportedly paid a world-record salary of $3.Many critics/reviewers and fans have considered the film the best of the series.One of the reasons for its success was that the story and screenplay were co-written by Wes Craven.Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption (1994)andThe Green Mile (1999)) also worked on the screenplay.In a Treadstone Safe House in Paris, CIA logistics coordinator and operative Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) aided the effort.He stealthily approaches, quietly inserts his key, and opens her door.A young woman in her mid-twenties, Amy (Teri Garr) has been waiting for him in her bed.She wears white socks and a blue bathrobe: "I didn""t think you were coming." Throughout the scene, Amy remains in the light, while Harry is shrouded in a cloak of shadows - and still wearing his translucent raincoat.