"As the threesome (Mathayus, Arpid, and the Sorceress) journeyed through the desert, they came upon Philos, who had presumably run away from Gomorrah.Not exactly classical but sweet.Shelby considers himself "a natural born suspect" because he's "not the conventional type." With two back-to-back alibis, Shelby proves himself a perpetual liar - questionable, untrustworthy and possibly involved in Laura's death.Within just 10 miles of safety at the border, the Union group was captured and Andrews and seven of his Raiders were later hanged as spies in Atlanta in June, 1862.I was having a cup of tea and reading a book that I got that morning from Boots.My train wasn't due for ten minutes.I looked up and saw a man come in from the platform.He had on an ordinary Mack, his hat was turned down and I didn't even see his face.He got his tea at the counter and turned.Then I did see his face.It was rather a nice face...He passed my table on the way to his...Oh please, could you give me a glass of water? I've got something in my eye and I want to bathe it.A kind stranger in the refreshment room, he graciously helps her to delicately remove a speck of grit from her eye, blown here by a passing express train as she stood on the platform.There was an intensive investigation but his murder case went unsolved.]The other starring role belonged to a modern day, B-movie hack screenwriter/narrator (William Holden, although Montgomery Clift was once considered for the role) who spoke beyond the grave as a phantom narrator.