One of the neighbors, Mrs.Collins (Anne Hegira) knows this was no accident: "Same thing happened to my Andy five years ago...(about Joey) He was the only longshoreman that had the guts to talk to them crime investigators...Everybody knows that." Pop laments that his son didn""t follow his advice: "Kept telling him.Don""t say nothin"".Keep quiet.You""ll live longer." Angered by the senseless murder of the brother she was close to, Edie screams: "I want o know who killed my brother!"In the rough waterfront bar where some of the patrons watch a prizefight on a TV above the bar, Big Mac (James Westerfield) he waterfront hiring boss, brings beer-drinking Johnny Friendly a thick wad of bills, revealing union racketeering, corruption, strong-arm actics and payoffs: "Here""s the cut on the shape-up.They don""t even want to know your name.The unwritten rule is a new guy""s life isn""t worth as much ""cause he hasn""t put his time in yet - and they say, if you""re gonna get killed in the Nam, it""s better to get it in the first few weeks, the logic being you don""t suffer that much.One of the officers, General Motti (Richard LeParmentier) was unperturbed and boasted: "This station is now the ultimate power in the universe.Many of the objects in the living room then began laughing at him - the mounted deer head, a lamp, the books in a bookcase cabinet, he wall clock, and various wall hangings, etc.You play your cards right and you""ll never have o worry about money again." Playing matchmaker, he introduces her to Ted Sheldon (Rod La Rocque), his handsome "Casanova" nephew.