After witnessing the horrific squalor of a slum from her hotel balcony, Bella attempts a grand act of altruism by giving away Duncan's gambling winnings to ship stewards. When Duncan discovers the money is gone, he descends into a rage, only for the couple to be informed they are being evicted from their luxury accommodations for lack of funds.
HARRY: Can you hear that?
BELLA: What is it?
HARRY: Lot of dead babies. Guess it’s hot.
BELLA: We must go help them!
HARRY: And how will we do that?
BELLA: I...
HARRY: We go down there, they’ll quite rightfully rope us, rob us and rape us.
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