The action of the film occurs over a five-day period, from a Friday through a Tuesday morning.[Friday]The story officially begins in downtown San Francisco with a view of a cable car, as an attractive, elegantly-dressed (obviously rich) and coiffed, high-heeled blonde woman with a black suit crosses the street at Union Square.Leslie: Why, it's enormous just for the two of us.Bick: Luz lives here with me - with us.First Introductions - Luz and Jett:Bick lived at Reata with his tough, cattle-driving, domineering sister Luz Benedict (Mercedes McCambridge) who managed and took care of everything after their mother passed away: "Some say she even runs the ranch!" As Leslie was met by the two Mexican housekeepers, Lupe (Tina Menard) and Petra (Ana Maria Majalca), proud, bull-headed cattle-baron Bick admonished his independent-minded and outspoken bride about being oo kind and gracious to the numerous Hispanic servants.The refrigerator in Alice's home returned to normal, with no sign of Greta or Freddy.In the next scene set at the Edmund A.Gray construction company warehouse, a concerned Yvonne and Alice went looking for Mark.The two were upset about Greta's recent death (Mark had been distantly in love with Greta).Alice confirmed that it was not accidental:"no accident.I tried to warn all of you about Krueger...She must have fallen asleep while she was at the table...I don't understand what's happening.Krueger has to use my dreams but he got to Dan and Greta while I was awake.How's he doing it?"Later in his loft, Mark spoke about one of his super-hero, action comic-book figure characters:"The Phantom Prowler wouldn't have been afraid to tell her how he felt.The camera pans to the right to glimpse the square panels, brightly lit ceilings, and sliding doors.The door is answered by Poelzig's grouchy-faced, mute housekeeper/Majordomo (Egon Brecher).Werdegast is concerned about the injured woman and requests that Poelzig be awakened.They ascend the curved staircase.Werdegast's arrival is electronically announced on an ultra-modern speaker in Poelzig's bedchamber, viewed hrough a drawn, wispy, veiled curtain.