The couple leave the apartment and after a short discussion on the street decide to take it sealing their ill-omened fate. When they return to their current apartment they discuss with Hutch their decision. Hutch begins to elaborate on the past of Bramford and gives the audience the first real foreshadowing that the Bramford is not the elegant, Victorian home that Guy and Rosemary are so keen on. He mentions several important figures that tie into later occurrences. Hutch first mentions the Trench sisters who cooked and ate children. Guy and Rosemary blow him off and continue with their meal. Then Hutch mentions Adrian Marcato who practiced witchcraft and supposedly conjured up the devil. This figure becomes centrally important later in the film and is the basis for building in theatrical time the danger and suspense centered around witchcraft and Rosemary's baby. Hutch also mentions a dead child who was found in the basement. Guy and Rosemary are hardly scared by these stories and move in anyway.
             When Guy and Rosemary arrive with a handful of belongings, the apartment is dark and empty. Rosemary surveys around and finds some shelves. The Castevets can be heard through the walls, which becomes important later. They decide to eat some lunch and then suddenly Rosemary announces she would like to make love. This affection between the couple is significant early on because the lack of this affection later is a signal that there is something wrong. As they make love Guy pauses and jokes he can hear the Trench sisters chewing. They still have no indication that there is anything evil going on within the walls of the buildi
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