 Lulu proceeds to frame Gantry out of jealousy for his love for Falconer.Lulu blackmails him, and Falconer is asked to bring $25,000 ($348,906.61 in 2017 dollars) in exchange for the negatives of incriminating pictures.Falconer brings the money, but Lulu refuses to accept; the pictures are then printed in the front page of the town's newspaper.