The jocular Michael, Nick and Steven, Vietnam soldiers-to-be, extend he soldier a drink and a toast, and saunter over to talk.Beneath the familiar, peaceful, ""American-dream"" cleanliness of the daytime scenes lurks sleaziness, prostitution, unrestrained violence, and perversity - powerful and potentially-dangerous sexual forces that may be unleashed if not contained.Beneath the ties of train tracks, a metal case is pulled from beneath one of the timbers, revealing a case of sardines.Meanwhile, ambitious LA TV reporter Richard Thornburg (William Atherton) tracked down Holly""s address and forced his way in to interview Holly and John""s two children.