Myrtle's death at the roadside garage

1 The valley of ashes lies still in the late-afternoon heat.

2 Michaelis finds George Wilson really sick, pale and shaking in the dusty garage office

3 Shaking at his desk, Wilson tells Michaelis he has locked his wife in upstairs

4 At dusk, Myrtle Wilson bursts into the road, arms up, shouting at oncoming headlights

5 The car that killed Myrtle Wilson reaches the bend, red tail lights fading into the haze

6 Myrtle's body lies in blankets on the garage worktable as Tom stands frozen over it

9 Wilson cries an accusation from the office doorway, and every head turns toward him

10 Tom Buchanan holds the collapsing Wilson upright and whispers the yellow car wasn't his

11 Nick tells the sweating policeman they've come straight from New York

12 Driving away from the garage at night, Tom Buchanan breaks down at the wheel of the coupé.