His big break seems to come when he assists a wealthy woman with the engine of her car and is hired as her chauffeur for a trip down to Monte Carlo on very good wages.

His jealous, domineering nature has led her into a romance with American Jack Mortimer, who is also scheduled to arrive in the city and stay at the same hotel.

Shortly after Fred picks up Mortimer in his taxi from the station, Montemayor shoots the American dead from another car, having already been aware of his arrival.

Fred immediately tries to go to the police, but finding them uninterested and suddenly alarmed that he will be blamed for the murder, dumps the body several miles away.

Asked by the investigating officer how it was possible for the dead American to show up at the hotel, Fred explains: "I was Jack Mortimer".