The victim""s boyfriend Rod Lane was the prime suspect in the homicide, due to his prior history of arrests for brawling and drugs.But once I""d seen her, once I""d seen her, I was not in my right mind for quite some time...me, with plenty of time and nothing to do but get myself in trouble.Some people can smell danger, not me.The camera zooms in on the seductive, mysterious, and beautifulfemme fatale: short, blond-haired Elsa Bannister (Rita Hayworth) wearing a polka-dotted white dress, "a beautiful girl all by herself.By sending her away as he hurries to the bomb site, he inadvertently sends her directly into "harm" on the streets.She asked about the winds, and he confirmed that the most destructive winds were yet to come - forces that panicked the mustangs and could rip appendages off one""s body:Letty: Is this one of those - northers?Lige: If this was a norther, you and me ""ud be jest arms an"" legs - - scattered over the prairie!Sweet Water:They finally made their way to the Sweet Water - a desolate cattle ranch with a wooden shack - her cousin""s home:After endless miles of wind and sand and empty far-off sky -Letty""s cousin Beverly (Edward Earle) happily greeted her and carried her over the threshold as if she was his bride - he warmly kissed his female relative.