- Thornhill and his mother get into the hotel elevator but they're spotted by the two men—just their luck—whose elevator door opens just as Thornhill and his mother are boarding the next elevator over.
- The two men manage to elbow into the elevator with Thornhill and his mother.
- Everyone stands there awkwardly.
- Mrs. Thornhill suddenly says to the two men, "You gentleman aren't really trying to kill my son, are you?" Everyone on the elevator except Thornhill thinks this is hilarious.
- Seeing his chance, Thornhill makes a run for it, leaving his mother behind and managing to evade the two men.
- He jumps into a cab and tells the driver to head to the U.N. General Assembly Building.