Marriott stated that he had just recently required the services of a private investigator, and had randomly picked Marlowe, to accompany him as a bodyguard that evening for $100 dollars, to a "rather secluded canyon just above the beach colony.He flirts back and inquires about lovebirds [and the human varieties of ""birds""], specifying his need for birds that are neither too "demonstrative" or "aloof" - "just friendly":Melanie: Lovebirds, sir?Mitch: Yes, I understand there are different varieties.Therefore, an unyielding Hunsecker has denied any column space to Sidney""s pandering attempts at publicity, and has exiled or banished Sidney from his sight.[Note: The music is similar to Ernest Gold""s adaptation of the classic work for the similar B-horror flickThe Screaming Skull (1958)- wo years later, Gold won the Best Score Academy Award forExodus (1960).When he returned, Myers repeatedly stabbed him and pinned him against a wall(# 14 death).Listening toDon""t Fear the Reaperon her radio, Lynda mistakenly thought that Bob had returned, although it was Michael wearing a white sheet and Bob""s black glasses.