Its central character is an obsessed, driven, and bloated police captain ("a lousy cop") - a basically tragic figure who has a "touch of evil" in his enforcement of the law.Before leaving, they noticed a picture of Wade and Vanessa together - a clue to his location.Weasel warned Wade about them, and the two proceeded to the strip club where Vanessa worked as a cocktail waitress (Wade: "Better find her fast, before numbnuts does"), although Wade continued to be reluctant o face her.I was hitchhiking from San Francisco down to San Diego, I guess.A half hour earlier, I""d thumbed a ride.Hitchhiking drifter Frank Chambers (John Garfield) sees the fateful sign and asks for the car to stop.In the aftermath, Jamie walked through the carnage all around, and looked at Michael""s empty cell with the exploded, flaming bars bent open.When Gruber realized that Ellis was lying and didn""t really know McClane, Ellis was summarily shot dead.