The scene opens with a long shot of a ladder on the rooftop of a building, while three men scale the ladder. The first man is dressed in unconventional clothing for a film noir movie as he is wearing casual clothing, while the second is wearing a police officers uniform, this is common in Film noir as most film noir films are based around the theme of crime. The third man is dressed much more conventionally for a film noir move as he is wearing an overcoat and a fedora, commonly found in film noir.

The next shot is an extreme long shot panning to the left, following the three men, this shot shows us the setting of the film, in a busy and possibly American city. This has been current throughout all other film noir analyses I have done. Also the music heard is orchestrated and of the big band genre, another commonly found convention in Film Noir. Later, as the third man giving chase slips and is left hanging on the rooftop, the police officer lends him a hand. There is a high angle shot of the man hanging, this exaggerates the lack of power or authority he has in the sequence. The Officer goes to help the man in danger, this is quite uncommon for Film Noir as it shows a moral action by one of the characters, Film Noir usually tends to have darker or grittier plot lines, this is reinforced when the Police Officer falls off the building and falls to his death.