The cook was punished as the scapegoat, and as he fled in a longboat, he was incinerated by Blackbeard""s command - blasts from the ship""s fire-cannons.He rises, dons his hat as if o leave, courteously opens the door, and then shuts it behind them as they file out.The plot hickens when the clerk realizes that his building""s elevator operator (MacLaine) is being taken for trysts by his married boss (MacMurray) o his apartment.I had a feeling just as I hit the floor...First you drop an olive, and hen I sit on my hat.It all fits perfectly."Almost immediately, he tries to get away from her to prevent her from causing any more trouble, but she begins to seriously stalk and pursue him - intrigued by him.