I don't get the issue you all have with the belt scene. Its building character. We've all seen the uncorruptable do-gooder g-man character from these period pieces.. but what we haven't really seen is the flawed nature of these misguided crusaders. When we do its a boring and unimaginative hypocrisy, like a prohibition agent who has a drinking problem. In BWE, they are building a disturbed character with quite a bit more depth than his counterparts in similar cinema.