away ▁plane ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁st olen ▁body ▁with ▁Andre ; ▁however , ▁Fa ulk ner ▁did ▁not ▁arrive ▁and ▁the ▁plane ▁was ▁missing . ▁Instead ▁of ▁Fa ulk ner , ▁Reg an ▁encountered ▁Whit field , ▁who ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁check ▁that ▁was , ▁according ▁to ▁Reg an , ▁to ▁buy ▁his ▁silence . ▁Reg an ▁later ▁found ▁the ▁missing ▁plane , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁burn ed ▁with ▁what ▁he ▁pres umes ▁is ▁Fa ulk ner ' s ▁body ▁inside . ▁Fl int ' s ▁cross - ex am ination ▁offers ▁an ▁alternative ▁theory : ▁Reg an ▁put ▁the ▁st olen ▁body ▁into ▁the ▁plane ▁to ▁create ▁doubt ▁about ▁Andre ' s ▁gu ilt , ▁and ▁the ▁check ▁from ▁Whit field ▁was ▁protection ▁money ▁to ▁Reg an ' s ▁gang . ▁In ▁the ▁play ' s ▁Broadway ▁and ▁amateur ▁versions , ▁the ▁next ▁witness ▁is ▁Ro berta ▁Van ▁R ens sel a er , ▁an ▁ex otic ▁dan cer ▁and ▁wife ▁of ▁O ' To ole , ▁who ▁bel ieves ▁Reg an ▁killed ▁her ▁husband . ▁This ▁character ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁in ▁Rand ' s ▁preferred ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁play . ▁Stevens ▁then ▁rec alls ▁two ▁witness es ▁to ▁follow ▁up ▁on ▁issues ▁from ▁Reg an ' s ▁testim ony . ▁The ▁defense ▁and ▁pro sec ution ▁then ▁give ▁their ▁closing ▁arguments . ▁ ▁The ▁j ury ▁ret ires ▁to ▁vote ▁while ▁the ▁characters ▁repeat ▁highlight s ▁from ▁their ▁testim ony ▁under ▁a ▁spot light . ▁The ▁j ury ▁then ▁returns ▁to