It was adapted by screenwriter Norman Wexler from Nik Cohn""s fictionalNew York Magazinestory "Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night" published on June 7th, 1976.The film""s title character was based, in part, after he character of real-life, ruthless gangster Al Capone - a vain and cruelly vicious Italian mobster who experienced a similar rise and fall." Clay believed that Whitney wouldn""t have taken off with her boyfriend, since her cancer-stricken mother had just died - and in addition, she hadn""t attended the funeral, something very unlikely ("That""s not possible").In the dark cavernous room, there are round pillars framed by archways, massive windows, and a few sparse furnishings in the dim light.Back in Smallville, Lana became weary and fed up with Brad""s insistent phone calls to date her, especially when he asked: "What else you got in Smallville?" Brooding, she realized the obvious answer to the question - that she had nothing there and that she must leave immediately.