Norman eventually relents: he had a brief relationship with Madison, but realized that he loved Claire too much to leave her and ended the affair, causing the unstable Madison to threaten to kill Claire.
Sheridan je nastopil na treh Poletnih olimpijskih igrah, v letih 1904 v St. Louisu, 1906 v Atenah, ki jih Mednarodni olimpijski komite ne priznava, in 1908 v Londonu.