▁and ▁just ▁as ▁she ▁begins ▁to ▁weak en , ▁he ▁he ars ▁of ▁a ▁huge ▁fire ▁back ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁r ush es ▁off , ▁leaving ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁l urch . ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁leaves , ▁Jane ▁sends ▁word ▁to ▁her ▁b oss ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁qu itting , ▁and ▁heads ▁down ▁to ▁Mississippi ▁to ▁marry ▁Hal . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁fire , ▁he ▁meets ▁up ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁Mike , ▁but ▁the ▁meeting ▁ends ▁trag ically , ▁when ▁Mike ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁fire , ▁attempting ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁perfect ▁shot . ▁Dis con sol ate ▁over ▁losing ▁both ▁his ▁girl ▁and ▁his ▁best ▁friend , ▁he ▁int ends ▁to ▁res ign ▁his ▁job , ▁until ▁his ▁b oss ▁sends ▁him ▁down ▁to ▁Mississippi ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁a ▁le vee , ▁which ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁massive ▁flo oding . ▁While ▁covering ▁the ▁flo od , ▁Bill ▁un co vers ▁the ▁cor ruption ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁fault y ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁le vee , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁le vee ' s ▁failure . ▁He ▁also ▁begins ▁to ▁win ▁back ▁the ▁affection ▁of ▁Jane . ▁He ▁heads ▁back ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁with ▁the ▁foot age . ▁ ▁When ▁Jane ▁and ▁Hal ▁realize ▁that ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁their s , ▁Judge ▁Be acon ▁( Hen ry ▁W alth all ), ▁is ▁the ▁father - in - law ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁cor ruption , ▁they ▁r ush ▁off ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁they ▁attempt ▁to ▁get