She assured him that there was nothing wrong with being afraid - that he wasn""t a coward or a liar, and that he should rid himself of his fears: "Because when all the smoke has cleared and everyone""s through chanting your name, it""s just gonna be us.His plan is to swindle and extort the funds out of his wealthy, businessman father-in-law ("her dad, he""s real well off"), because the overwrought Jerry is purportedly in financial trouble and needs cash fast, but he doesn""t articulate or elaborate why.It was an archetypal film for the "New Hollywood" of the 70s, with its adult themes of alienation, sex and drugs, anti-authoritarianism, and a quest for freedom...They follow orders.You see, the solution to your crisis is standin"" right in front of you") - but Masrani rejected his crazed plan: "Let me be as clear as I can.