The robbers see their buddy""s corpse lying on the dark street.To escape, they open a window and slide down a rain pipe to the street where Tom retaliates and shoots (off-screen) the police officer." Choi used a dagger to slice open Evelyn""s finger to provide the blood needed - and then, when the Eye glowed, small golden serpents surrounding the diamond slithered away, and lotus petals opened up surrounding the diamond and the Elixir.When Burden realizes that the gullible Willie is being framed by the political machine for their own purposes, he confers with Sadie Burke (Mercedes McCambridge) - a cool, conniving and calculating political aide (a covert mole working for Harrison) - who confirms his fears:Jack: You don""t have to be smart to frame a guy like Willie Stark.[It was a big dual win for MGM, since they had won he Best Picture race the previous year forGigi (1958).