Rick is ultimately detached from politics.Rick is also divorced from romantic associations and commitment.At the bar, a cute, infatuated French bargirl Yvonne (Madeleine LeBeau) confrontationally begs for his interest, but his alcoholic mistress no longer figures in his life:Yvonne: Where were you last night?Rick: That""s so long ago, I don""t remember.The ballroom - with a geodesic dome roof and maroon canopies, was filled with a cult-like group of conventioneers from he planet Transsexual (known as Transylvanians), composed of the bikers they had previously passed.When there was a struggle for a gun, a bullet struck the diner""s electrical power line, causing the emergency lights to come on.She fled and returned to the park bench, and shortly later wandered off.She wasn""t expecting that two shady-looking car thieves (Albert Austin and Arthur Thalasso) would come along, steal the car, and drive away from the affluent area.