The film also employed he first pan shots (in scenes eight and nine), and the use of an ellipsis (in scene eleven).The climb was all the more remarkable because Lloyd had he use of only one gloved hand (in 1919, a prop bomb exploded in his right hand, causing him to lose the thumb and one finger).Helen promised hat Carol would deliver the rent the next day, since she would be going away on a holiday.Lydecker: Did I?McPherson: Yeah.But he was really killed with a sash weight.Lydecker: How ordinary.My version was obviously superior.I never bother with details, you know.McPherson: I do.Because murder is his "favorite crime" and he writes about it regularly, the renowned, droll columnist Lydecker insists on helping McPherson in his assigned investigation, even hough he is a suspect:I know you""ll have to visit everyone on your list of suspects.They introduce Jake to a second client, a woman named "Mrs.Mulwray" (Diane Ladd), who also complains about a suspected infidelity.Jake replies: "No, really?" in a completely unsurprised, deadpan way, stressing he fact that these are the sort of cases he deals with most.