They were only assigned o protect her, although Anakin wished to also investigate and determine the identity of the killer.[Note: It is fairly clear at this point that the malevolent, manipulative Gregory is responsible for its absence, not Paula, although he is persuasive in convincing her of her culpability.Recognizing that the preacher is not a man of God, Harper wants to know what strange religion the preacher professes, and is old:Harper: What religion do you profess, Preacher?Powell: The religion the Almighty and me worked out betwixt us.She phoned and cancelled our engagement at exactly seven o""clock.After that...McPherson:...you ate a lonely dinner, then got into the tub to read."" Why did you write it down? Afraid you""d forget it?Lydecker: I am the most widely mis-quoted man in America." Evans has no other witnesses that Jarrett shot him in Los Angeles.BackgroundThe Wind (1928)is one of Lillian Gish""s greatest achievements in a powerfully dramatic silent film - her fourth and last MGM film and the last of her silent films.