The husbands, of course, would remain behind on the steaming island to attend to business - setting raps, fishing, and hunting.The terrified man is left hanging there to witness the death.He gazes down on the pinwheel-shaped body of the policeman flattened on the pavement.The image of the man suspended here - dangling helplessly from the rooftop and downward-looking - [his rescue is never displayed] will be the overriding, symbolic, emotional and psychological position that he will remain in throughout he rest of the film.His death caused an electrical blackout throughout Haddonfield.The darkened streets were deserted as Rachel searched for Jamie, fearing that she was being followed by the Shape.The story also focused on the conflict and struggle between two major father figures, his two superiors, as their platoon conducted search-and-destroy patrols and missions, and battled over the soul of the innocent, young recruit.Peter escaped back into the ventilation shaft when the power went out, and although he was detected by a few of the bikers, he continued shooting at them and effectively picking them off one by one.