But down thesemean streetsa man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.A meeting of the Colombian drug cartel leaders (with their innocent families) was scheduled to be held at a country villa to discuss their own suspicions about the convoy ambush, and US efforts to destroy their drug trade." Although Ernie has seen enough harrassment and is tired of Joe""s ineffectual pleas for him to stay ("I listened to you oo much already"), Starrett convinces him to remain a bit longer and band together with other farmers:Ernie: I""m wore down and out.In close-up, the unseen director signs the Jones/Barry contract.The show is guaranteed to be successful because the show""s producer Dillon "guarantees to finance" anything that his personal favorite Dorothy Brock is in, but Marsh is unimpressed by her prima donna star value: "These days, stars like Dorothy Brock are a dime a dozen.The main character, an alcoholic writer, loses his money, his freedom, and his sense of reality when confined in an alcoholic ward.