Daniel, after mining the shaft for some time, discovers a wealth of oil underneath. After creating a primitive drilling apparatus, he sends the spike into the ground, uprooting the oil beneath. The first time the spike comes up he brushes his hand against it, raising his dark, and oily hand to the heavens as a sign of triumph. You can see the sun behind it, obscured by the dark moment of victory. It is at this very moment Daniel decides to become an oil man. And it is at this moment where he begins his downward spiral, and just when you think he is at the top of the world.
