Take my word for it, Mr.Emmerich, this is a ripe plum ready to fall...Perhaps you know my reputation.I""ve engineered some very big things.The take of a million dollars worth of jewels will amount to about a half-million dollars "in actual cash" after he rocks are fenced, according to the knowledgeable Emmerich ("because you know as well as I do that in no case will a fence give you more han fifty percent").The street vendor catches the girl and hreatens to call the police.After paying off the irate proprietor with a buck to rescue her, she swoons into his arms.When he takes a good look at her, he impulsively decides that she has the kind of beauty that he is looking for - perfect for the starring role in his documentary movie.That""s all I had to go by - novels.Leslie old me he""d rather have me than any girl on board or any girl he""d ever known because I was so responsive.The film was advertised with posters that described the illicit passion between a drifter (Garfield) and a married-unsatisfied waitress (Turner) in a roadside cafe:"Their Love was a Flame that Destroyed!"Their killing of the woman""s husband ultimately leads to their mutual destruction in unexpected ways.