 In the subsequent confrontation, Johnnie asserts that he was actually intending to commit suicide after taking Lina to her mother's.At this time he stated that he has decided that suicide is the coward's way out, and is resolved to face his responsibilities, even to the point of going to prison for the embezzlement.He stated he was in Liverpool at the time of Beaky's death, trying to borrow on Lina's life insurance policy to repay Melbeck.