The settings began in New York, and proceeded to London, then Amsterdam, and finally full circle back to London (and to New York via telephone)."His mother""s ambition was fired...and Mac went away with he dentist to learn his profession." She is inspired to have her son take up the career of dentistry.In the next scene, the traveling dentist has agreed o take on McTeague as an apprentice.With his mother on the path, McTeague leaves the mining camp in the dentist""s buggy.She takes a few steps toward the departing wagon.She waves goodbye and then is left standing there alone.With tears in her eyes, she stuffs her white handkerchief into her mouth - the wagon disappears and he iris closes down on the scene.He spots Mary and her father, standing on the deck of their new steamboat docked closeby.Willie straightens his uniform and walks closer, posing for Mary""s benefit on a coiled section of rope - he is upended and flipped forward when a deckhand jerks the rope from under his feet." Although a suicide is determined to be the cause of death, Bannion remarks that oddly, there""s "no note or anything.He has three specialities - ladies - Ladies - and LADIES.At the imposing front doors of the Tremont""s mansion, Anna is dwarfed by their size.She leans backward when all of the sudden, a rude butler opens the doors and startles her.He lets her enter - her Aunt (Mrs.Emma Tremont) (Josephine Bernard) is not particularly cordial: "My dear child! Whatever brought you here?" Her courage failing her, Anna avoids the question and presents her with a gift of a knitted hug-me-tight.