]The opening trinitarian chords [C, G, and again C] of Richard Strauss""sAlso Sprach Zarathustraaccompany and welcome this striking shot of orbital and visual alignment.And it was tribute, just like in he old country, except they were doing it here in America.And all they got from Paulie was protection from other guys looking o rip them off.And that""s what it""s all about.That""s what the FBI could never understand.That what Paulie and the organization does is offer protection for people who can""t go to the cops.That""s it.That""s all it is.They""re like the police department for wiseguys.Henry is commissioned to break the windows of cabs in a rival cab company and set them on fire.Under the tutleage of Paulie and his stoolies, Henry""s self-esteem is boosted as he is emancipated from all connections to his family and becomes subverted o the criminal lifestyle of good times.They knew who was the boss.The judges didn""t know.Who knows what happened with them? The people knew." In both his public life and private life, La Motta lives with violence and conflict.He bullies her about how she should cook his steak, carnivorously wanting it bloody and raw [the analogy to La Motta""s own explosive, visceral, self-defeating life is clear]:Don""t overcook it.After the bet was resolved between Pickering and Higgins, Eliza was treated with disregard and cold indifference by Higgins, and found that she couldn""t just return o her old way of life.