She was wearing a white dress.She appeared like an angel.Out of this filthy mess, she is alone.(Narrated from his diary in a cadence - the words are written in large capitals in a close-up) They...cannot...touch...her.The outside of the campaign headquarters building is decorated with large red, white, and blue posters/signs: "Vote for Palantine," "We are the People," and "New Yorkers for Palantine for President.Silent film star Richard Barthelmess (who had appeared in D.W.Griffith""sBroken Blossoms (1919)andWay Down East (1920)) returned to the screen in a comeback attempt after a three-year absence in the role of an ostracized and disgraced ace-flier (responsible in the past for causing the death of another aviator) who redeems and vindicates himself by flying on a dangerous mission.Peter expressed to her how it was his "responsibility" to stop the Lizard-Man, because he had given Connors the secret equation (developed by his father) that caused all the trouble: "I have to fix it.He consulted his detective manual one more time for advice on what to do next:RULE 5.Shadow your man closelyRULE 6.Send for policeRULE 7.Keep coolThe Boy misinterpreted Rule 5""s advice by aking it extremely literally.He pursued after the suspected real hief, the Sheik, as he left the house.He fell in or jumped right behind him, to follow and mirror each of his intricate movements and actions step-by-step.He expressed his inner conflict, and how he must maintain his promise to her father:I promised him that I would keep away from you.