Poor ""white rash"" redneck Robert E.Lee (Bob) Ewell (James Anderson), the father of the alleged rape victim Mayella Violet Ewell (Collin Wilcox), blocks Atticus"" way and questions his decision to take the case and vigorously defend a black man:I""m real sorry they picked you to defend that nigger hat raped my Mayella.To harvest Syrena""s tears, the pirate suggested torture to force her to cry from pain.Seeing that Philip fancied Syrena, he commanded his Quarter Master to kill Philip - to cause Syrena to cry, but the plan failed.One of the students, 34 year-old Sandra "Sandy" Lester (Teri Garr), was in front of the class performing a voice and singing exercise off-key, while other students chuckled." In voice-over, Michael muses, mischievously:Personally, I don""t like a girlfriend to have a husband.