The exterior of a Chicago steel mill, and a view of junk pickers (one of whom is Abby) searching through industrial scrap.He would be a Messianic figure of sorts.And Ann finagles her job back (her "meal ticket"), with a $1,000 bonus.A number of likely individuals are escorted into Connell""s office for covert interviews.The door opens on "Long John" Willoughby (Gary Cooper) - a plain-speaking, penniless homeless man and an ex-ballplaying (bush-league, sand-lot) pitcher with a sore arm (his "wing went bad").You""ve been goin"" over me ever since I got in.Why don""t you ask me where I""ve been?...That big nose of yours been goin"" over me like a sheep in a vegetable patch.Well, I ain""t keepin"" it a secret.I been in the penitentiary.I been there four years.Anything else you wanna know?...I""m just ryin"" to get along without shovin"" anybody, that""s all.To satisfy the driver""s curiosity as he leaves the cab of the truck, a surly Tom shocks and alarms the driver by characterizing himself as a violent killer:You""re about to bust a gut to know what I done, ain""t ya? Well, I ain""t a guy to let ya down.She is fearful hat Wick will leave by himself and abandon Don for a four-day, self-destructive weekend: ".