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hundred fifty dollars as a loan. The "murder" and its aftermath had all been a dream. Crain's landlady then enters with a telegram that his scholarship has been renewed after all. In the hallway, Crain encounters a new tenant, Eileen, who returns the money he had paid for her coffee—the previous night. The young woman is puzzled that Crain calls her "Eileen" when her name is really Cathy, but takes it as a sign of romantic fate, agreeing to see him and even to let him call her "Eileen."
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and that traditional morality should not apply in such cases. Eileen is also disturbed when discussing Crain's ideas with him. The pressure from the police and Crain's own conscience disorient and haunt him despite his stated philosophy, and he is nearly run down while wandering in a daze on a railroad track. He even confesses to Eileen, but she promises to go elsewhere with him if he does not turn himself in.
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Crain goes to Burke's office, but Burke reveals that the painter has confessed to the killing. Even though he doubts the painter's claim, Burke has no other evidence to continue considering Crain a suspect. Relieved, Crain sees Eileen on a busy street corner and runs to meet her only to be struck by
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Crain nervously tries to open the strongbox, but before he can grab the money, he hears a couple of his school friends at the door, one of whom has an appointment with the professor. When their door knocks are not answered, the two worry that something is wrong and go off to find the janitor. Crain
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