Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson), tattooed, wild-haired, beer-drinking, and living alone in a parked, beachside camper-shell trailer with his collie dog Sam.] Young women raise a glass of Pike""s Pale to him, smile engagingly and flutter their eyelids, look enticely at him, pass his table with swinging hips, drop their handkerchiefs, or try o socially engage him in conversation.And this site was chosen for its seclusion and scenic beauty.Jack: Well, it""s certainly got plenty of that, ha, ha.Ullman:...The winters can be fantastically cruel.And the basic idea is to cope with the very costly damage and depreciation which can occur.And this consists mainly of running the boiler, heating different parts of the hotel on a daily, rotating basis, repair damage as it occurs, and doing repairs so that the elements can""t get a foothold.They planned to transport their discoveries-finds to Shanghai.Meanwhile, Foreign Office agent Benjamin Fry visited Rick and Evelyn in England and offered them "one last assignment" - to "courier" an ancient relic to post-war Shanghai in China and keep it safe; the historical artifact or object was the Eye of Shangri-La, recognized immediately by Evelyn for its mythical importance: "it points the way to the Pool of Eternal Life.He criticized the zealous Ensign Keith""s dismay at serving on the broken-down ship, and expressed his expectations:DeVriess: Disappointed they assigned you to a minesweeper, Keith?Keith: Well sir, to be honest, yes, sir.