In the opening sequence, the Exalted Ruler (John Elliott) is solemnly exhorting all the members (at a secret "special meeting" of the fraternal order) o "meet the situation with determination.His objective was o help finance arms purchases to fund an oppressed peasant uprising in a province ravaged by lunatic, savage ambitious warlord General Yang (Oscar-nominated Akim Tamiroff).The raucous after-graduation party at the high school""s swimming pool (where Yvonne had provided access) was in full-swing, as Alice phoned Dan and alerted him to Freddy""s return and her fears about how this had happened when she was awake." Yen Lo leaves to "spend the afternoon at Macy""s" - his wife has given him "the most appalling list.And then he looked under a table and saw Eddie""s head in a flowerpot.Terrified, he ran back to Tina""s cabin next-door, but found that she had already left.However, he found a disbelieving Melissa there, and told her that both Eddie and Michael had been killed, and not to venture over to the other house.