However, MacDonald (a descendant of slaves himself) appealed to Caesar to show mercy: "This is not how it was to be."Cured of a nervous breakdown but without a job, he leaves the hospital to start life anew." The doctor offers some last-minute advice: "Take it easy and avoid excitement." The Tramp, now wearing his familiar outfit, joins a large number of people who are unemployed, since the economy is depressed, and factories are closed.He then raised the vehicle and then dropped it on its roof.Encircled by police cars, Max begged: "It""s not my fault." A cameraman filmed him - projecting his glowing blue image onto one of the billboards as Max reveled in his newfound stardom: "They see me.He was viewed in a close-up of his very alert, expressionless, and still face [Keaton was known as "The Great Stone Face"] as his eyes darted back and forth while reading lines of text in a book about his dream vocation - "HOW TO BE A DETECTIVE.