Hundreds of feet above, the explosion also destroyed much of the tower, and killed and injured many apes.He stops Nat from wiping away the enclosing rings - a symbol of the depth of his drunkenness:Don""t wipe it away, Nat.This is the only way").She was surrounded by a glowing orange corona of fire as she perished and sacrificed herself in the overwhelming disaster, but saved he others." She promises to tell her mother to call back.Her father, Joseph Newton (Henry Travers) arrives home from work and gives his young daughter a tentative kiss.During the film""s most suspenseful scene - a cold-blooded, attempted strangulation - tension was ratcheted up when a delayed phone call from Tony to his home number caused the planned murder to unravel.