In contrast o the exteriors were the interior dark recesses of the labyrinthine cave-shaft sequences (shot in a studio) that were particularly allegorical - signifying the impenetrable blackness of the twisted mind of the self-destructive protagonist, as he schemed and descended further and further into his own entrapped existential state - literally a hole from which he couldn""t escape.[Jerry presides over the customer in a role that he normally assumes - a powerless, overcharged victim.In the uplifting dramatic moment, Ben-Hur is protected from harm from the dumbstruck Roman guard.Ben-Hur gains fortitude and strength from the encounter.Over three years later, Ben-Hur has toughened, surviving he galley slave ordeal so far.He is one of over 200 galley slaves shackled to an oar in a Roman galley flagship.A new Roman officer Quintus Arrius (Jack Hawkins) arrives on board to take command.Below deck, Arrius surveys the health and condition of the slaves, and he speaks to Ben-Hur, identified as condemned galley slave number Forty-One.When she converted to her White Queen diamond form to fend off Charles"" mind-reading, Erik strangled her with metal bedposts until she returned to her human appearance.They ran to the source of the noise, shocked to see Burns in a chair with all of his organs and liquids drained from his body.