When he moves toward the edge, the narrator - an attractive blond young woman (Joan Fontaine) walking nearby shouts oward him, fearing he is on the verge of suicide:Woman: No! Stop!Man: What the devil are you shouting about? Who are you? What are you staring at?Woman: I""m sorry, I didn""t mean to stare, but I, I only thought.Plot SynopsisSummer, 1903The First Vignetteopens with a static view of a greeting card (or family album snapshot) picturing a lovely, sepia-colored Victorian house in St.The major male characters wage their own ""battle"" against corruption high up in the military ranks, each in their own ways.Melissa prematurely ended the love-making with Eddie, telling him that her only wish had been to make Nick jealous, and she added: "You just don""t turn me on, really.