" Then, he made a very forward, playful Pre-Code inquiry to the cute "little stenographess" after he learned her occupation as a typewriting stenographer:I don""t suppose you""d, uh, take some dictation from me sometime, would you?When she gave no answer except a glaring glance, then he changed courting tactics: "Well, how about some tea, then?", but she declined.""" After their work shift while walking to their tenement apartment, the two roommates argued about the ""necktie scene"", and during their disagreements, Michael expressed his frustration, depression, and disillusionment about his failing life:Jeff: What""s wrong with you?Michael: What""s wrong with me? I""ll tell ya what""s wrong with me.When they pulled over at about 3 am by the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, Mary was sobbing and depressed over the murders she had caused, although Debra attempted to comfort her: "They were already dead.Gwen explained why the men were after her:There was an accident in the Genomics lab, and hey""re covering it up.With American co-screenwriter Diane Johnson, Kubrick moved from the conventions of traditional horror film thrillers, displacing them with his own, much more subtle, rich, symbolic motifs.