Man menaces a woman in order to frighten her away. He picks up a fireplace poker and also violently throws a glass against a wall.

The husband plies wife with brandy in order to get her inebriated. He also admits he introduced his wife to alcohol consumption to make her more compliant.

Freda smokes cigarettes throughout the film. A man smokes a cigar at a party.

The penultimate confrontation is emotional and volatile.