ver ▁and ▁his ▁partner ▁in ▁financial ▁fra ud . ▁She ▁says ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁res ent ▁his ▁marriage ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁business ▁deal ▁to ▁secure ▁credit ▁from ▁the ▁Whit field ▁Bank . ▁As ▁she ▁starts ▁to ▁explain ▁the ▁reasons ▁for ▁Fa ulk ner ' s ▁alleg ed ▁suic ide , ▁she ▁is ▁interrupted ▁by ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁" G uts " ▁Reg an , ▁an ▁inf am ous ▁gang ster , ▁who ▁tells ▁Andre ▁that ▁Fa ulk ner ▁is ▁dead . ▁Despite ▁being ▁on ▁trial ▁for ▁Fa ulk ner ' s ▁murder , ▁Andre ▁is ▁shock ed ▁by ▁this ▁news ▁and ▁f ain ts . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁act ▁continues ▁Andre ' s ▁testim ony ; ▁she ▁is ▁now ▁som ber ▁rather ▁than ▁def i ant . ▁She ▁says ▁that ▁she , ▁Fa ulk ner , ▁and ▁Reg an ▁had ▁consp ired ▁to ▁fake ▁Fa ulk ner ' s ▁suic ide ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁escape ▁with ▁money ▁st olen ▁from ▁Whit field . ▁Reg an , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Andre , ▁provided ▁the ▁st olen ▁body ▁of ▁his ▁already - de ad ▁gang ▁associate , ▁" Le fty " ▁O ' To ole , ▁to ▁throw ▁from ▁the ▁building . ▁In ▁cross - ex am ination , ▁Fl int ▁suggests ▁Andre ▁and ▁Reg an ▁were ▁using ▁knowledge ▁of ▁past ▁criminal ▁activities ▁to ▁black mail ▁Fa ulk ner . ▁Stevens ▁then ▁calls ▁Reg an , ▁who ▁test ifies ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁meet ▁Fa ulk ner ▁at ▁a ▁get