A family disembarked (later identified as the Hammens, with son Joey) at the curb.A taxi driver, later identified as Ted Striker (Robert Hays), haphazardly pulled onto the terminal's curb and ran into the building, as he told his next passenger fare (Howard Jarvis, known in California politics for limiting spending - specifically, lowering California's property taxes by supporting the notorious Proposition 13) who sat in the taxi's back seat: "I'll be back in a minute" - the meter was set to run as he abandoned his cab." Ann's fears are confirmed when Judith tumbles down the stairs - the camera follows her as she moves out of sight at the top of the stairs, and then finds her in a heap at the bottom of the steps.The killer carried her body elsewhere.[Both dope-smokers Chuck and Chili literally 'smoked' during their demises.]Chris and Rick had been walking back to the house through the woods, after his VW vehicle wouldn't start due to a dead battery.The detective in this kind of story must be such a man.He is the hero; he is everything.He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man....Similar to many of Scorsese's films, this influential, episodic, hard-hitting and fast-moving drama was one of the first contemporary crime films with pop culture (and musical) references - paving the way for the works of Quentin Tarantino, Guy Ritchie, Spike Lee, TV's crime dramaThe Sopranos(1999-2007), and more.