Its central character is an obsessed, driven, and bloated police captain ("a lousy cop") - a basically tragic figure who has a "touch of evil" in his enforcement of the law." Nonetheless, Jordan asked for some temporary financial support from Packard, by offering to sell some of his holdings to him:I want to know if you and your associates would be in a position o sort of tide us over.Tracy and Margaret both agree that their first choice of husbands was unfortunate:Tracy: If you just face the facts squarely as I did.Archie: There""s no torture on earth to equal the torture which a cold woman inflicts on a man.There""s no torture to compare with it.What I""ve done is staked out a lot in Hell.A lot with a rotten house on it and five complete sets of furniture not paid for...Baby Doll: What you""ve done is bit off more than you can chew.Suddenly, a truck horn sounds, and an IDEAL PAY AS YOU GO PLAN FURNITURE COMPANY truck passes them on their way home." Enraged, Thranduil ordered Thorin back to the dungeon: "Stay here if you will and rot." One of the wise Dwarfs, Balin (Ken Stott), was upset that Thorin had destroyed their chances of freedom by refusing a deal: "A deal was our only hope.