of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car 
(ROOT (PP (IN of) (S (NP (PRP him)) (VP (VP (VBG wheedling) (NP (JJ reluctant) (NNS witnesses))) (CC and) (VP (VBG pointing) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN camera)) (PP (IN through) (NP (NP (DT the) (VBN smeared) (NN windshield)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ rental) (NN car))))))))))
(ROOT (PP (IN ) (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VP (VBG ) (NP (JJ ) (NNS ))) (CC ) (VP (VBG ) (NP (PRP$ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (VBN ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (JJ ) (NN ))))))))))