Later, heading to her boarding house, Helen happens upon Laury's little dog, which had spooked at the fighting and fled. Putting him in the home she discovers the two bodies. Helen starts to call the police but reconsiders getting involved; instead she calls to enquire about late trains to San Francisco. Sam returns to a room, and bed, he shares with his longtime pal and seeming partner Martin (Elisha Cook, Jr.), and tells him what he did. After a brief and weary reproof, Mart immediately gets Sam packing for the train, but stays behind to monitor the investigation sure to follow. To avoid Sam showing his face to a local, Mart tells him to buy his ticket aboard the train.