He locked himself in one of the bedrooms, contemplating suicide, but then at the last minute, decided to defend himself and join Francine in the helicopter as it was pulling away from the launching pad.He called out: "Kristen, help!" as he was repeatedly pushed underwater, stabbed, and eventually murdered(# 2 death).After he sat down next to her and shined up an apple (to remove the dust) before presenting it to her, hey introduced themselves to each other:My name's Wirt Roddy - I trade cattle up and down this line - -My name's Letty Mason - I've come all the way from Virginia -More views of the framed train window showed the incessant wind driving sand and dust against the outer glass, obscuring he view, and piling up on the window sill.He asks: "Who - was that?," but is told nothing.The next caption reads:But this is what happened to Freder - son of Joh Fredersen, master of Metropolis, when he went in search of the girl.This film rescued Paramount from total bankruptcy (it was the 9th most profitable studio at the time), and began an incredible streak of major successes under Paramount VP of development Robert Evans' stewardship, includingHarold and Maude (1971),The Godfather (1972),Play It Again, Sam (1972),The Getaway (1972),Serpico (1973),The Great Gatsby (1974),Chinatown (1974),Marathon Man (1976)andBlack Sunday (1977).