"Cop: What were you doing in that house, pal? Picking up a few souvenirs, maybe?Wally: No, pal.Nothing petty.You know, this is a pretty big night for you...Lots of excitement.There""s a stiff in there.Cop: Is that so? Oh, and I suppose you were running right down to he station to report it, huh?In the next scene, a taxi drops Mildred off in front of her elegant house (in Pasadena).In chains, Michael was being led along a hallway by three uniformed guards for transfer to a maximum security prison.Why, a gal with your poise and class, why you""d make thousands in my business...it""s one of the best paying rackets in the world." Mabel rationalizes the worth of her dubious profession, suspecting that she is a prostitute:I recognize that your business has been a great factor in the building of civilization." While Lois was on the phone with Perry White, FBI agents (led by Colonel Nathan Hardy) surrounded her Metropolis apartment, arrested her when she fled, and took her into custody.