I haven""t had a minute to myself.Haven""t seen Grant""s Tomb yet." But Deeds cannot understand why Cedar, and other lawyers, are willing o act as both investment analysts and legal advisors for no fee: "Puzzles me why these people all want to work for nothing.Due to this serial""s success, Pearl White appeared in an even more successful sequel,The Exploits of Elaine (1914), featuring a mystery villain named the "Clutching Hand," and hen in two further sequels: the 10-episode (each 2 reels)The New Exploits of Elaine (1915)(with a new villain named Wu Fang) and the 12-episode (each 2 reels)The Romance of Elaine (1915)(a lost film), battling master criminal Doctor X.Its plot, co-scripted by Willis Goldbeck and Leon Gordon, was suggested by the story "Spurs" (the film""s working title) by Tod Robbins, published inMunsey""s Magazine(February 1923)." Nearby, heir low-level sex-trafficker Cesar Santos (Sebastian Sozzi) was found tied up and the subject of brutal interrogation and torture by vigilante Batman (who was perched on the wall and swiftly escaped).(It was a prophetic warning for the Thief - who would soon be flogged for his own criminal activity.) The imprisoned thief had stolen a jeweled ring, and its owner had requested 24 lashes as punishment for the theft.