They turned over an "Escape to Alcatraz" tour bus, used it as a shield, and pushed it toward the blockade of SWAT eams and police cars on the north end of the bridge." As the first wave of apes loped forward and attacked, the plan worked, except that Birn (against orders) in the front line was trapped under his horse and needed to be freed and rescued by Leo.Bert has found consolation with this ""other woman"" and Mildred wonders if he is a philanderer: "She won""t play gin rummy with you anymore.)Anti-hero Handley enters a cafe identified as serving "American Food - Home Cooking." The diner operator, a hunchback named Gus Minissi (James Whitmore), cooperatively hides Handley""s gun ("heater") for him in the luncheonette""s cash register just before the police enter and book the tall drifter as a vagrant." He then proposed hat the stone could be used as a peace-keeping bargaining chip with Thorin: "Now, Thorin values this stone above all else.