...Why are you playing these games? Why are you pretending you don""t love me?Garver: I don""t even believe I""m hearing this.It""s hard to describe his life - or death.It may well be an atmosphere of death.This place was built upon the ruins of the same Ft.Marmorus that our unfortunate friend, the driver, described so vividly.Herr Poelzig commanded Marmorus during the last years of the war.He is perhaps sentimental about this spot.Poelzig turns the dial on an art deco radio, from which Schubert""sUnfinished Symphonyemanates.During the small alk, background on the characters is revealed - Dr.Werdegast is "one of Hungary""s greatest psychiatrists." Peter characterizes himself as an author of mysteries and "one of America""s greatest writers of unimportant books.She throws a glass of whiskey into the face of Russian emigre Boris Callahan (Mischa Auer) after he appreciatively slaps her fanny.A snake was looking at the back of my neck").At some white posts blocking the desolate road, Marlowe stopped the car, withdrew a flashlight, and walked down a foggy path to some bushes to wait, where he heard rustlings from an antlered deer.