Question 9:
Keyes is depicted a bit differently from the novel in the "Double Indemnity" film. In the film you see a more intimate relationship between Walter and him whereas in the novel they are just close but not in a bromantic way. There are a couple of instances that help emphasize the subtle love triangle that is going on with Walter between Phyllis/Keyes. Evidence like Walter always lighting Keyes' cigar for him, something that would be commonly done by a man to a woman. Also Walter in two instances says that he loves him, and it makes you think if he meant it in a more-than-friends kind of way. The ending of the film has a wounded Walter and Keyes is holding him, he lights Walter's cigar this time, and when Walter tells him that "the guy he was looking for was too close, right across the desk" he responds "closer than that," then Walter tells him that he loves him again. Keyes also states that things between him and his wife didn't work out, and says a few things afterwards that make it seem like relationships in general between him and women just aren't for him. These interesting tidbits of evidence support the assertion of there being a love triangle between Walter and Phyllis/Keyes.
