The film's screenplay (by Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde) was taken from aCollier's Magazinestory authored by Hagar Wilde.He told Mickey about the knock-out defeat in the second round (misinterpreted by Mickey as a win for Rocky), to which the delirious trainer replied: "I love you, kid" - before expiring.One opponent named Tom folds his hands and asks for credit from the saloon owner/gunman Mr.Macon (Donnelly Rhodes), but is denied.Off-camera, Macon confronts the mustached player:Macon: Well, it looks like you just about cleaned everybody, fella - you haven't lost a hand since you got the deal.They introduce Jake to a second client, a woman named "Mrs.Mulwray" (Diane Ladd), who also complains about a suspected infidelity.Jake replies: "No, really?" in a completely unsurprised, deadpan way, stressing he fact that these are the sort of cases he deals with most.Jack was unable to convince Blackbeard of Angelica's duplicity, and he was forced to reconsider his position o help lead Blackbeard to the Fountain, to aid his quest on the "hell-bound vessel" before the captain's prophesied death.