<P> Frank and Cora patch up their relationship and the publicity from the murder makes their diner a raging success . Kennedy, an investigator who used to work for Cora's lawyer, attempts to blackmail them with her confession but she and Frank beat him up and force him to give them the copies . After an argument, Cora reveals to Frank that she is pregnant and speculates that bringing a new life into the world may help make up for the one they took . The two spend the dayat the beach and agree to rededicate themselves to each other . On the drive home, Frank becomes distracted by Cora and crashes the car, killing her . </P> <P> Frank is tried and convicted for Cora's murder, despite protesting his innocence . While on death row, he is visited by Sackett who confronts him with the evidence of his involvement in Nick's murder . Frank accepts that while he is innocent of Cora's murder, his execution will be fitting punishment for his murder of Nick . He muses that just as the postman always rings a second time to make sure people receive their mail, he and Cora have both eventually paid the price for their crimes . </P> <Ul> <Li> Lana Turner as Cora Smith </Li> <Li> John Garfield as Frank Chambers </Li> <Li> Cecil Kellaway as Nick Smith </Li> <Li> Hume Cronyn as Arthur Keats </Li> <Li> Leon Ames as Kyle Sackett </Li> <Li> Audrey Totter as Madge Gorland </Li> <Li> Alan Reed as Ezra Liam Kennedy </Li> <Li> Jeff York as Blair </Li> </Ul> <Li> Lana Turner as Cora Smith </Li>

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