In a small adjoining back bedroom (with a prominent crucifix on the wall), he came upon elderly Mama Minosa (Frances Dominguez) with her back to the door.To gain entry, he posed as Ramon, Maitland's homosexual partner who had contracted "herpes simplex 10.The estranged Harry had been sent away at age 11 to attend boarding school, and had only been summoned to his father's bedside to hear final words at the moment of his death:I don't expect forgiveness from you, anymore.In the living room, she has poured him a glass of iced tea.Neff realizes that her maid has he day off when she calls again impatiently for the maid.He offers o run the vacuum cleaner:Phyllis: Nettie! Nettie! Oh I forgot, today's the maid's day off.Neff: Never mind the beer, iced tea'll be fine.Phyllis: Lemon? Sugar?Neff: Fix it your way.As long as it's the maid's day off, maybe here's something I can do for you...like running the vacuum cleaner.Phyllis: Fresh.Neff: I used to peddle vacuum cleaners.Not much money, but you learn a lot about life.Phyllis: I didn't think you learned it from a correspondence course.Realizing that both the maid and Mr.Dietrichson are not present, Walter asks for her to call him by his first name rather han Mr.Neff as they get comfortable on the sofa.She describes her older husband's (Tom Powers) dangerous profession with the drilling crews in the Long Beach oil fields." The blue-nosed sister of the factory boss approves the financial requests of the puritanical, self-righteous, proselytizing reformers.