A believer in pragmatic politics, Senator Paine is in cahoots with Taylor to introduce and pass a bill [the Deficiency Bill] for the construction of a bogus, unneeded dam."Don""t crowd me, Tom," Spade demands, revealing that they are long-time adversaries and acquaintances as cop and detective.They feel only slightly guilty about a life of luxury as they ask hemselves:Kopalski: Comrades, why should we lie to each other? It""s wonderful." She screamed back: "I""m sorry now!"She recalled mischievously, with Mr.Dean, as they gazed at a painting of the palace crowded with dozens of concubines (bathing and lounging), about how the previous experiment with monks (at the palace when it was transformed into a monastery) had been a short-lived disaster, lasting only five months.