looking at the photo, troubled-- wonders what she's doing there-- watching her go-- he nods to her as the crowd opens a path for him. working something out in his head. he looks off into the dark and we pan with his gaze--a man steps toward us, barely visible in the darkness. it is charley wade--we're in sam's reverie, in 1957-- intent as he pores over the paperwork-- trying to put it all together. remembering. music begins as he gets back into the car, pulls away.