Fox urged: "Show her the machine" (a nuclear fusion reactor), but Wayne rejected the idea.Fox convinced Wayne to see his other newest creations in the Applied Sciences Division warehouse where secret prototypes were being developed.Jordan, and the innkeepers who encourage romance.] The film""s twoMacGuffinsare the nature of the 39 Steps and the smuggling of secret plans out of the country - the mystery of which is only fully revealed in the final scene.Henri excuses his graying hair and older age:Let""s just say I""m old enough to know what to do with my young feelings.As she mooned over her poodle dog Peppy, the ever-patient Lou prepared Grace""s meal of hash and eggs, and in return, she only reluctantly and ungratefully gave him five bucks.