The screenplay (by Stewart Stern from an adaptation by Irving Shulman of an original storyline synopsis by director Nicholas Ray) was based on an actual case study (contained in Dr.When did you get back? I ain""t seen you since the surrender.Come to think of it, I didn""t see youatthe surrender.Ethan: (I) don""tbelievein surrenders.No, I still gotmysaber, Reverend.Didn""t turn it into no ploughshare neither.Sitting in the family""s rocking chair, Mose Harper speculates on the rustlers of the cattle: "The Indians did it, Mrs.Now that I""ve been here many months it has become far more than that, because I""ve met the people of Siam, and I""m learning to understand them.Signs of a return to normality and civilian life are everywhere.Their three faces are grouped together in a shot of the rear-view mirror.Homer is reluctant about being dropped off first: "I wonder if Wilma""s home?" Dreading facing Wilma and her reaction to his ""hooks,"" he suggests they instead go to Butch""s for a couple of drinks.She became very critical and abusive of him - and especially toward his "drawings of naked people" on he mantle, and his coldness to her ("He""s not in love with anybody").