cain probably thought he was above that kind of writing. james m. in had an enormous influence, an enormous effect on all writers. he was basically a novelist. he wasn't a bit interested in movies at all, at first. my husband. you were anxious to talk to him? (martin goldsmith) other screenwriters did it, but from his books. there's a speed limit in this state, mr. neff, 45 miles an hour. how fast was i going, officer? i'd say around 90. suppose you get down and give me a ticket. suppose i let you off with a warning this time. suppose it doesn't take. suppose i have to whack you over the knuckles? he wrote with a meat cleaver, is what it was. he wrote with a hatchet. the classic cain situation, always the triangle. the guy falling in love with the other guy's wife and killing the woman's husband and then coming to no good end. (honk) what are you doing that for? why are you honking the horn? (narrator) life's a dangerous game. especially with a new breed of woman working all angles. making her own rules. film noir had its own rules, censorship. the h