the senator, amused, asks: sidney's manner is a little too vigorous. steve, though on the verge of losing his temper, is sharp enough to notice the point: hunsecker doesn't like the drift of things; his mouth tightens and he speaks to susan with veiled warning: camera pulls back as susan glances down at the record player beside her. she turns the knob. we hear the clatter of a record dropping and music begins. the tune is "the sage." he does not sense any danger in the seriousness of her tone