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** Based on her comments at the end of the film, even if she had known he knew about the will, she wouldn't have suspected Edgar, because Madame Bonfamille seems to have thought it obvious that, even if the cats inherited first in law, in practice this would probably mean Edgar would inherit everything on condition that he took care of the cats.
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* Marie flutters her eyelids when she's calling it "romantic" that O'Malley is allegedly a philanderer. Cats express affection by slowly blinking. Also, maybe the Gabble sisters assumed O'Malley was a philanderer because he's a cat -- cats aren't monogamous.
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** Also, Madame Bonfamille is a kind cat lover more than willing to adopt Thomas on the grounds "that every household needs a male", as in she could see Duchess and Thomas being attached to each other. Either the kitten's dad died of natural causes, either and most likely Madame de Bonfamille set up Duchess with a pedigree tom from another affluent family.
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* Since cats can't exactly spend or manage money themselves, while it may have belonged to Duchess and her kittens in writing, the money would have almost certainly been Edgar's in function as long as he kept taking care of them (and cats aren't exactly high maintenance animals). Hell, at that point he could probably just hire his own butler to take care of them for him while he enjoyed the rest of the estate. Hence, there was no reason for him to dispose of the cats.
** Granted, this is the very same scene in which Edger tries to calculate the years the cats have and not only falls back on the 'Cats have nine lives' myth, but treats every figure as separate numbers that ''stack'' rather than overlap, as if the cats will somehow take turns aging. The kittens will naturally outlive Duchess and, being littermates, would share their lifespan give or take some months, probably; so long as there are no more kittens added to the mix, twelve to fifteen years is all you're getting. I think it's safe to say that Edger is not terribly bright.
*** Edgar is clearly shown as being quite unintelligent and prone to overthink needlessly useless plans. Even so, a well kept cat can live up to 15-20 years, with some exceptional cats reaching 30 years. Even with the "nine lives thing" used as a figure of speech, if the kittens were exceptionally long lived, he wouldn't have time to enjoy his wealth without the responsibilities of a caretaker.
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* Since cats can't exactly spend or manage money themselves, while it may have belonged to Duchess and her kittens in writing, the money would have almost certainly been Edgar's in function as long as he kept taking care of them (and cats aren't exactly high maintenance animals). Hell, at that point he could probably just hire his own butler to take care of them for him while he enjoyed the rest of the estate. Hence, there was no reason for him to dispose of the cats.
** Granted, this is the very same scene in which Edger tries to calculate the years the cats have and not only falls back on the 'Cats have nine lives' myth, but treats every figure as separate numbers that ''stack'' rather than overlap, as if the cats will somehow take turns aging. The kittens will naturally outlive Duchess and, being littermates, would share their lifespan give or take some months, probably; so long as there are no more kittens added to the mix, twelve to fifteen years is all you're getting. I think it's safe to say that Edger is not terribly bright.
*** Edgar is clearly shown as being quite unintelligent and prone to overthink needlessly useless plans. Even so, a well kept cat can live up to 15-20 years, with some exceptional cats reaching 30 years. Even with the "nine lives thing" used as a figure of speech, if the kittens were exceptionally long lived, he wouldn't have time to enjoy his wealth without the responsibilities of a caretaker.
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** Also, Madame Bonfamille is a kind cat lover more than willing to adopt Thomas on the grounds "that every household needs a male", as in she could see Duchess and Thomas being attached to each other. Either the kitten's dad died of natural causes, either and most likely Madame de Bonfamille set up Duchess with a pedigree tom from another affluent family.
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* Since cats can't exactly spend or manage money themselves, while it may have belonged to Duchess and her kittens in writing, the money would have almost certainly been Edgar's in function as long as he kept taking care of them (and cats aren't exactly high maintenance animals). Hell, at that point he could probably just hire his own butler to take care of them for him while he enjoyed the rest of the estate. Hence, there was no reason for him to dispose of the cats.
** Granted, this is the very same scene in which Edger tries to calculate the years the cats have and not only falls back on the 'Cats have nine lives' myth, but treats every figure as separate numbers that ''stack'' rather than overlap, as if the cats will somehow take turns aging. The kittens will naturally outlive Duchess and, being littermates, would share their lifespan give or take some months, probably; so long as there are no more kittens added to the mix, twelve to fifteen years is all you're getting. I think it's safe to say that Edger is not terribly bright.
*** Edgar is clearly shown as being quite unintelligent and prone to overthink needlessly useless plans. Even so, a well kept cat can live up to 15-20 years, with some exceptional cats reaching 30 years. Even with the "nine lives thing" used as a figure of speech, if the kittens were exceptionally long lived, he wouldn't have time to enjoy his wealth without the responsibilities of a caretaker.family.
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* Since cats can't exactly spend or manage money themselves, while it may have belonged to Duchess and her kittens in writing, the money would have almost certainly been Edgar's in function as long as he kept taking care of them (and cats aren't exactly high maintenance animals). Hell, at that point he could probably just hire his own butler to take care of them for him while he enjoyed the rest of the estate. Hence, there was no reason for him to dispose of the cats.
** Granted, this is the very same scene in which Edger tries to calculate the years the cats have and not only falls back on the 'Cats have nine lives' myth, but treats every figure as separate numbers that ''stack'' rather than overlap, as if the cats will somehow take turns aging. The kittens will naturally outlive Duchess and, being littermates, would share their lifespan give or take some months, probably; so long as there are no more kittens added to the mix, twelve to fifteen years is all you're getting. I think it's safe to say that Edger is not terribly bright.
*** Edgar is clearly shown as being quite unintelligent and prone to overthink needlessly useless plans. Even so, a well kept cat can live up to 15-20 years, with some exceptional cats reaching 30 years. Even with the "nine lives thing" used as a figure of speech, if the kittens were exceptionally long lived, he wouldn't have time to enjoy his wealth without the responsibilities of a caretaker.
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* Since cats can't exactly spend or manage money themselves, while it may have belonged to Duchess and her kittens in writing, the money would have almost certainly been Edgar's in function as long as he kept taking care of them (and cats aren't exactly high maintenance animals). Hell, at that point he could probably just hire his own butler to take care of them for him while he enjoyed the rest of the estate. [[WhatAnIdiot Hence, there was no reason for him to dispose of the cats.]]
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* Since cats can't exactly spend or manage money themselves, while it may have belonged to Duchess and her kittens in writing, the money would have almost certainly been Edgar's in function as long as he kept taking care of them (and cats aren't exactly high maintenance animals). Hell, at that point he could probably just hire his own butler to take care of them for him while he enjoyed the rest of the estate. [[WhatAnIdiot Hence, there was no reason for him to dispose of the cats.]]
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** Also, Madame Bonfamille is a kind cat lover more than willing to adopt Thomas on the grounds "that every household needs a male", as in she could see Duchess and Thomas being attached to each other. Either the kitten's dad died of natural causes, either and most likely Madame de Bonfamille set up Duchess with a pedigree tom from another affluent family.
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** Granted, this is the very same scene in which Edger tries to calculate the years the cats have and not only falls back on the 'Cats have nine lives' myth, but treats every figure as separate numbers that ''stack'' rather than overlap, as if the cats will somehow take turns aging. The kittens will naturally outlive Duchess and, being littermates, would share their lifespan give or take some months, probably; so long as there are no more kittens added to the mix, twelve to fifteen years is all you're getting. I think it's safe to say that Edger is not terribly bright.
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** Granted, this is the very same scene in which Edger tries to calculate the years the cats have and not only falls back on the 'Cats have nine lives' myth, but treats every figure as separate numbers that ''stack'' rather than overlap, as if the cats will somehow take turns aging. The kittens will naturally outlive Duchess and, being littermates, would share their lifespan give or take some months, probably; so long as there are no more kittens added to the mix, twelve to fifteen years is all you're getting. I think it's safe to say that Edger is not terribly bright.bright.
*** Edgar is clearly shown as being quite unintelligent and prone to overthink needlessly useless plans. Even so, a well kept cat can live up to 15-20 years, with some exceptional cats reaching 30 years. Even with the "nine lives thing" used as a figure of speech, if the kittens were exceptionally long lived, he wouldn't have time to enjoy his wealth without the responsibilities of a caretaker.
*** Edgar is clearly shown as being quite unintelligent and prone to overthink needlessly useless plans. Even so, a well kept cat can live up to 15-20 years, with some exceptional cats reaching 30 years. Even with the "nine lives thing" used as a figure of speech, if the kittens were exceptionally long lived, he wouldn't have time to enjoy his wealth without the responsibilities of a caretaker.
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* The amount of sleeping pills Edgar put in the cats' milk would easily have been ''a lethal dose''. Was he just putting them to sleep and then abandoning them? '''Or did he fully intend to kill them and was just disposing of the "bodies"?'''
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* The amount of sleeping pills Edgar put in the cats' milk would easily have been ''a lethal dose''. Was he just putting them to sleep and then abandoning them? '''Or ''Or did he fully intend to kill them and was just disposing of the "bodies"?'''"bodies"?''
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* Why would Edgar think of getting the Madame’s money in terms of dollars when French Francs would’ve been more appropriate as it was the currency at the time? Because dollars are worth more than Francs.
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* Why would Edgar think of getting the Madame’s Madame's money in terms of dollars when French Francs would’ve would've been more appropriate as it was the currency at the time? Because dollars are worth more than Francs.
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** More than likely, the kittens' father was a pedigree tom who Madame Bonfamille set Duchess up with for breeding purposes. It would be the logical action of a wealthy doting cat owner.
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** Granted, this is the very same scene in which Edger tries to calculate the years the cats have and not only falls back on the 'Cats have nine lives' myth, but treats every figure as separate numbers that _stack_ rather than overlap, as if the cats will somehow take turns aging. The kittens will naturally outlive Duchess and, being littermates, would share their lifespan give or take some months, probably; so long as there are no more kittens added to the mix, twelve to fifteen years is all you're getting. I think it's safe to say that Edger is not terribly bright.
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** Granted, this is the very same scene in which Edger tries to calculate the years the cats have and not only falls back on the 'Cats have nine lives' myth, but treats every figure as separate numbers that _stack_ ''stack'' rather than overlap, as if the cats will somehow take turns aging. The kittens will naturally outlive Duchess and, being littermates, would share their lifespan give or take some months, probably; so long as there are no more kittens added to the mix, twelve to fifteen years is all you're getting. I think it's safe to say that Edger is not terribly bright.
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* Since cats can't exactly spend or manage money themselves, while it may have belonged to Duchess and her kittens in writing, the money would have almost certainly been Edgar's in function as long as he kept taking care of them (and cats aren't exactly high maintenance animals). Hell, at that point he could probably just hire his own butler to take care of them for him while he enjoyed the rest of the estate. [[WhatAnIdiot Hence, there was no reason for him to dispose of the cats.]]
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* Since cats can't exactly spend or manage money themselves, while it may have belonged to Duchess and her kittens in writing, the money would have almost certainly been Edgar's in function as long as he kept taking care of them (and cats aren't exactly high maintenance animals). Hell, at that point he could probably just hire his own butler to take care of them for him while he enjoyed the rest of the estate. [[WhatAnIdiot Hence, there was no reason for him to dispose of the cats.]]]]
** Granted, this is the very same scene in which Edger tries to calculate the years the cats have and not only falls back on the 'Cats have nine lives' myth, but treats every figure as separate numbers that _stack_ rather than overlap, as if the cats will somehow take turns aging. The kittens will naturally outlive Duchess and, being littermates, would share their lifespan give or take some months, probably; so long as there are no more kittens added to the mix, twelve to fifteen years is all you're getting. I think it's safe to say that Edger is not terribly bright.
** Granted, this is the very same scene in which Edger tries to calculate the years the cats have and not only falls back on the 'Cats have nine lives' myth, but treats every figure as separate numbers that _stack_ rather than overlap, as if the cats will somehow take turns aging. The kittens will naturally outlive Duchess and, being littermates, would share their lifespan give or take some months, probably; so long as there are no more kittens added to the mix, twelve to fifteen years is all you're getting. I think it's safe to say that Edger is not terribly bright.
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* Why would Edgar think of getting the Madame’s money in terms of dollars when French Francs would’ve been more appropriate as it was the currency at the time? Because dollars are worth more than Francs.
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* The amount of sleeping pills Edgar put in the cats' milk would easily have been ''a lethal dose''. Was he just putting them to sleep and then abandoning them? '''Or did he fully intend to kill them and was just disposing of the "bodies"?'''
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* The kittens' dad is unknown. Let's hope he was just a stray or neighbour's cat who knocked Duchess up instead of her being a widow, because if she's a widow, that means a cat died.
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** Or he has problems sleeping.
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The latter justifications are missing the point: No matter how long the cats live or how many of them there are, the actual use of the money would still ultimately fall to Edgar, who could presumably spend it however he saw fit as long as he kept taking care of them.
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* Since cats really have no use for money other than food and water then the inheritance money would have almost certainly gone to Edgar (because he would still have to take care of the cats after the Madame had passed). [[WhatAnIdiot Hence, there was no reason for him to dispose of the cats.]]
** To be fair, Edgar, who was very old himself, had not heard the full layout of what Madame was actually suggesting happen once she passed, and reacted based on what he saw as a complete insult to his many years of service. PoorCommunicationKills at play, essentially.
*** Worse, Edgar's not all that bright. He believes that cats have nine lives, and thus they'll far outlive him, keeping him from ever inheriting the money. Not that taking care of the cats should have really messed up his ability to spend most of the money as he wished, anyways.
** Plus, for all he knew, the complete text of the will might stipulate that the fortune be left to "Duchess and her descendants", not just to Duchess plus those three specific kittens. In which case, every bit of Madame's money might have gone towards caring for ''generations'' of cats.
** To be fair, Edgar, who was very old himself, had not heard the full layout of what Madame was actually suggesting happen once she passed, and reacted based on what he saw as a complete insult to his many years of service. PoorCommunicationKills at play, essentially.
*** Worse, Edgar's not all that bright. He believes that cats have nine lives, and thus they'll far outlive him, keeping him from ever inheriting the money. Not that taking care of the cats should have really messed up his ability to spend most of the money as he wished, anyways.
** Plus, for all he knew, the complete text of the will might stipulate that the fortune be left to "Duchess and her descendants", not just to Duchess plus those three specific kittens. In which case, every bit of Madame's money might have gone towards caring for ''generations'' of cats.
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* Since cats really have no use for can't exactly spend or manage money other than food themselves, while it may have belonged to Duchess and water then her kittens in writing, the inheritance money would have almost certainly gone to Edgar (because been Edgar's in function as long as he would still have kept taking care of them (and cats aren't exactly high maintenance animals). Hell, at that point he could probably just hire his own butler to take care of them for him while he enjoyed the cats after rest of the Madame had passed).estate. [[WhatAnIdiot Hence, there was no reason for him to dispose of the cats.]]
** To be fair, Edgar, who was very old himself, had not heard the full layout of what Madame was actually suggesting happen once she passed, and reacted based on what he saw as a complete insult to his many years of service. PoorCommunicationKills at play, essentially.
*** Worse, Edgar's not all that bright. He believes that cats have nine lives, and thus they'll far outlive him, keeping him from ever inheriting the money. Not that taking care of the cats should have really messed up his ability to spend most of the money as he wished, anyways.
** Plus, for all he knew, the complete text of the will might stipulate that the fortune be left to "Duchess and her descendants", not just to Duchess plus those three specific kittens. In which case, every bit of Madame's money might have gone towards caring for ''generations'' of cats.]]
** To be fair, Edgar, who was very old himself, had not heard the full layout of what Madame was actually suggesting happen once she passed, and reacted based on what he saw as a complete insult to his many years of service. PoorCommunicationKills at play, essentially.
*** Worse, Edgar's not all that bright. He believes that cats have nine lives, and thus they'll far outlive him, keeping him from ever inheriting the money. Not that taking care of the cats should have really messed up his ability to spend most of the money as he wished, anyways.
** Plus, for all he knew, the complete text of the will might stipulate that the fortune be left to "Duchess and her descendants", not just to Duchess plus those three specific kittens. In which case, every bit of Madame's money might have gone towards caring for ''generations'' of cats.
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!!FridgeBrilliance
* Since the dialogue is [[TranslationConvention translated into English]], the southern accent means that the dogs are speaking with the French equivalent of a "redneck" accent.
* It seems strange that Madame Bonfamille never suspects Edgar. But she had ''no clue at all that Edgar even knew of her will''. And even if the police suspected him (the crime is mentioned in an in-movie newspaper, so it seems reasonable that Madame called the police), there are no witnesses or evidence that link Edgar to the crime. Roquefort and the horse do know that Edgar is the culprit, [[MakeTheDogTestify but they can't exactly testify]].
* Since the dialogue is [[TranslationConvention translated into English]], the southern accent means that the dogs are speaking with the French equivalent of a "redneck" accent.
* It seems strange that Madame Bonfamille never suspects Edgar. But she had ''no clue at all that Edgar even knew of her will''. And even if the police suspected him (the crime is mentioned in an in-movie newspaper, so it seems reasonable that Madame called the police), there are no witnesses or evidence that link Edgar to the crime. Roquefort and the horse do know that Edgar is the culprit, [[MakeTheDogTestify but they can't exactly testify]].
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!!FridgeBrilliance
* Since the dialogue is [[TranslationConvention translated into English]], the southern accent means that the dogs are speaking with the French equivalent of a "redneck" accent.
* It seems strange that Madame Bonfamille never suspects Edgar. But she had ''no clue at all that Edgar even knew of her will''. And even if the police suspected him (the crime is mentioned in an in-movie newspaper, so it seems reasonable that Madame called the police), there are no witnesses or evidence that link Edgar to the crime. Roquefort and the horse do know that Edgar is the culprit, [[MakeTheDogTestify but they can't exactly testify]].
* Since the dialogue is [[TranslationConvention translated into English]], the southern accent means that the dogs are speaking with the French equivalent of a "redneck" accent.
* It seems strange that Madame Bonfamille never suspects Edgar. But she had ''no clue at all that Edgar even knew of her will''. And even if the police suspected him (the crime is mentioned in an in-movie newspaper, so it seems reasonable that Madame called the police), there are no witnesses or evidence that link Edgar to the crime. Roquefort and the horse do know that Edgar is the culprit, [[MakeTheDogTestify but they can't exactly testify]].
