from previous--

he  fills  up  the   hotel  register  and  signs  his  name--Max--he  had  come  to  this  town to  meet  his  friend  joe"s  family, joe  had  died  fighting  war  where  they  were  posted  together, joe  died he  thought  because  his  beloved  gloria  had  sent  him a  letter  that  she  was  getting  married  to someone  else, disturbed  and  shaken joe  was  not  able  to  focus  , he  did  not  see where  was he  going  , max  had  planned  to  take  revenge , he  needed  to  find  gloria