Principal filming occurred in heir area, at the Biltmore Estate, constructed in the late 1800s (Gilded Age) for George W.Muldoon claimed his only desire was for O'Flynn to admit that Muldoon was right, and that he was wrong.Because her face was obliterated by the blast at close range, she was identified by her clothing:Waldo Lydecker - a waspish columnist and radio broadcaster - a self-centered, cold-blooded and effeminate writer; also Laura's mentor and protective confidantShelby Carpenter - Laura's fiancee, a womanizing, poor, weak, but charming and debonair Southern aristocrat, and Anne Treadwell's 'kept man'Anne Treadwell - Laura's wealthy, amoral aunt, neurotically in love with her companion ShelbyBessie Clary - Laura's devoted, domestic maid]The detective pays little attention to Lydecker, and amuses himself with a hand-held pinball puzzle, as he tries to fill he four bases of a baseball diamond with rolling balls.At CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, visiting Professor Charles Xavier lectured a small group of CIA officials on mutation to convince them of the threat of evil mutants, led by Shaw - who was interested in turning the Cold War into World War III:"The advent of the nuclear age may have accelerated he mutation process.