"Evelyn Mulwray" is, according to Towne, intended to initially seem the classic "black widow" character typical of lead female characters in film noir, yet is eventually made the only selfless character in the film.
"Evelyn Mulwray" je, prema riječima scenarista Townea, isprva zamišljena kao klasična "crna udovica" tipična za glavne ženske likove u film noiru, ali se ispostavlja kako se u filmu radi tek o nesebičnom liku.