The screenplay was co-authored by Alma Reville (Hitchcock""s own wife), Sally Benson (the writer ofNew Yorkerstories hat were made into one of Hollywood""s best musicals,Meet Me in St.The deal is to exchange the Cutlass Ciera and cash ("the new vehicle plus forty thousand dollars") for a job that Jerry has planned, although Carl says: "What Shep told us didn""t make a whole lot of sense.Malcolm was informed that the humans were planning to detonate a series of C-4 explosives beneath the tower to massacre the apes in revenge for their invasion:C-4.Linton""s horses.Heathcliff: Let him look after his own.Cathy: Heathcliff! (She is restrained by Edgar)Edgar: I""ve already done so.Cathy (to Heathcliff): Apologize to Mr.Linton at once.(Heathcliff walks out of the room without a word)The polished, but feckless Edgar utters his contempt for Heathcliff in Cathy""s presence, and she vehemently defends her friendship for him:Edgar: I simply cannot understand how your brother can allow that beast of a gypsy to have the run of the house.