It would be very improbable for a married couple to represent opposite sides of a criminal case.]The film""s title was a clear reference to the Genesis story of Adam and Eve (the male film lead was named Adam).The Fishers claimed that hey was starving and couldn""t effectively work: ("A man""s gotta eat.He can""t work without eating...We want a sack of flour and a side of beef, credit or no credit").Marvin hinted that Sock might be stealing cotton, and then reminded he two that they had an overdrawn account.And three others are waiting for Miller who is to arrive on the noon train at Hadleyville, o seek revenge on the Marshal.She reaches for a white silk scarf and ties each of her lover""s wrists back to the headboard of the bed.He manufactures adulterous evidence for clients to collect payoff fees ("the big squeeze").[In Roman Polanski""sChinatown (1974), detective J.J.Gittes has a similar occupation as a divorce specialist].As a ""bedroom"" detective, his devoted secretary Velda is used as date-bait to snare potentially adulterous husbands.