After he was safely evacuated, the bomb detonated and the shockwaves of the mushroom-shaped nuclear blast destroyed much of the city, and the President""s motorcade of cars was toppled.You scurried away in the night and left us to die.Is it to be wondered that you should choose this place to build your house? A masterpiece of construction built upon the ruins of the masterpiece of destruction - a masterpiece of murder.Lock them all in the corral...Martial law has been declared.Everybody is to stay in their homes." He then ordered his gorillas to loot the armory for weapons: "We want guns.Guns are power! Now we go and get guns." Mandemus protested Aldo""s demands and threatened take-over, claiming he was the "keeper of Caesar""s conscience" - he refused to turn over guns without Caesar""s direct approval, arguing: "weapons may only be issued from this armory under direct orders from Caesar, and not under threats from one of his thicker-headed subordinates for whom war means only personal glory," but his words were of no avail when they broke down the door and raided the supplies.In the next scene, Sean Miller and some members of his group were plotting a two-pronged attack against Ryan""s family, to murder them.Producer David O.Selznick had acquired the film rights to Mitchell""s novel in July, 1936 for $50,000 - a record amount at the time to an unknown author for her first novel, causing some to label the film "Selznick""s Folly.