The next day, Bannion is reprimanded one more time by his boss Lt.Wilks for walking into Lagana""s house and slugging his bodyguard: "You""re no rookie.You""ve been around long enough to know better...I""m the one getting the squeeze from upstairs." Bannion explains the rationale for what he did:Bannion: What am I supposed to do when some cop-hater phones my home and insults my wife? Sit home and like it?Wilks: Are you trying to tell me Lagana phoned your house?Bannion: I""m tryin"" to tell you that nothin"" dirty happens in this city without Lagana""s OK...Something worth fighting for."Film Notables (Awards, Facts, etc.)This film was based upon the longest book in the series, necessitating many cuts and variations from the original story (scenes involving Dobby, reporter Rita Skeeter, and Ron""s Quidditch triumph) - and ironically, it turned out to be the shortest of the first five films...We don""t know why the hell we""re going through all this pointless pain, humiliation and decay, so there better be someone somewhere who does know.In effect, Messala asks Ben-Hur to turn traitor on his people, and reveal the names and identity of Jewish underground resistance leaders - referred to as "criminals.