Although in the ending, the evil, callous and monstrous female protagonist, doomed to a tragic end, received due compensation for her profligate ways, some felt it was not commensurate with the totality of her ghoulish wickedness." Jerry admits that he is trying to look as if he""s been in Florida, and tanning himself to avoid embarrassing his wife Lucy...If hem cops would stick to their own racket and leave honest guys alone, we""d get somewhere in this country without alot of this relief and all that stuff.The black top-hatted, corrupt, tobacco-chewing own Mayor Judge Slade (Samuel S.Hinds) who plays checkers with himself, observes the action.After being recruited upstairs, Kent gives Frenchy a coded request: "I could use a little touch of that rabbit""s foot of yours.She asks for information about the whereabouts of her son Romeo, whom she has not seen.Benvolio describes how he saw Lady Montague""s sad, love-sick son walking before dawn by himself underneath he grove of sycamore.