Originally, the MacGuffin for this film was to have been diamonds.Another subtle symbol in the film is a key, and a third major motif is the drinking of lethal substances (either alcohol or poison) - to either seek refuge from reality or to bring harm.[The year is 1946.] A Plymouth is parked outside a cabin [belonging o a golf pro engaged in an affair with an adulterous wife].In his circus, he had an unspeaking, primitive chimpanzee-ape named Heloise who had just given birth to a baby named Salome - he bragged: "the first chimp ever born in a circus.Eventually, they find their way into the same berth for the night.The next scene is a full panoramic shot of Niagara Falls where the roaring water cascades over.The happy couple breathlessly climb up the edge of the precipitous cliff in front of the plunging, relentless flow of water - there on a tiny plot of grass, he spreads out a blanket for a picnic lunch and takes a few snapshots of her posing in front of the raging falls.