He was having serious difficulties in his unstable relationship with Eileen, who stated that she wasn't sure of how her life would be with a military man, since both had grown up with Army backgrounds." Early in the film (at about the 27 minute mark), one of the secondary characters, a police detective, commented with foreboding caution about the hot-house atmosphere of the summer's heat-wave that was inspiring more crimes to be committed:"When it gets hot, people try to kill each other."Jive Man 2: "Hey Holm, I can dig it! You know he ain't gonna lay no mo' big rap upon you man!"Subtitles: "YES, HE IS WRONG FOR DOING THAT.The vintage torpedo bombers have charged batteries and full fuel anks.One after another, the engines of the planes are throttled up and brought to life.Trying to figure out the enigma, Lacombe is brought to a cantina to speak to one of the local Mexicans who was an eyewitness to the inexplicable events that happened the previous night.