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Furthermore, the Mother Superior does not tell any of the sisters Deloris' true identity or the real reason for her being at St. The convent's Mother Superior (Dame Maggie Smith) reluctantly takes Deloris in, that reluctance as Deloris is not anywhere near being close to looking or acting like a typical nun. Katherine's, a poor Catholic parish and convent in a tough neighborhood in San Francisco. As such, Eddie has to hide her until the trial, which will be at least two months. However, Vince has put a contract out on Deloris' life to prevent her from testifying against him.
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As a witness to the murder, Deloris goes on the run to the police, Lieutenant Eddie Souther (Bill Nunn), who has long been running an operation to get enough evidence to put Vince behind bars, this murder, which could be the metaphorical nail in Vince's coffin. She learns of Vince's true business as a gangster when she walks in on him killing one of his employees who wronged him. She, however, only has her current job being hired by her married lover, Vince LaRocca (Harvey Keitel), to sing in his casino's lounge. She is a wisecracking, showy woman who has always loved music. Deloris Wilson (Whoopi Goldberg), a black woman who has chosen the stage name Deloris Van Cartier, is a Reno, Nevada lounge singer, she, the lead in a girl trio, in which she also chooses and arranges the music and choreographs the shows.