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1'''As a Wild Mass Guessing subpage, all spoilers are unmarked [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff as per policy.]] Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned.'''
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5[[WMG: Detective Garza is actually [[Series/TheUnit Sgt. Charles "Carlito" Grey]].]]
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7Garza is a relatively minor character, but he always seems to be right about his guesses, is able to get to the scene of the climactic assembly scene in ''record'' time, and oh yeah, his specialty just HAPPENS to be Explosive Ordnance Disposal... just like the erstwhile sergeant. If you factor in that Clyde had an intelligence background, he seems the perfect kind of person that Snake Doctor would want kept tabs on.
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9[[WMG: Clyde is an alternate version of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} the Riddler]].]]
10* This troper wants to read that version of Batman.
11** It seemed like he was Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy version of the Clock King
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13[[WMG: Clyde is an alternate universe version of [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]]]]
14Brilliant mastermind arranges his own imprisonment as part of [[GambitRoulette an overly circuitous plan]] for the sake of great JUSTICE!!! Check.
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16[[WMG: Clyde somehow survived the explosion and moved to Gotham City where he became known as [[Film/TheDarkKnight the Joker.]]]]
17Shrapnel from the explosion of his own bomb [[MultipleChoicePast is where he got the scars.]] He is continuing with his goal to tear down the system but has also learned his lesson about how ''pathetic'' attempts to control things really are...
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19[[WMG: That really is [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Chief O'Brian]] there, thanks to time travel.]]
20He was sent back to help stop Clyde and prevent a time paradox... Or something.
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22[[WMG: Nick's gun isn't loaded.]]
23He just wanted to appear more threatening.
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25[[WMG: Clyde dying at the end was part of the plan.]]
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27All through the movie Clyde tries to hammer one point into Nick's mind, that the system is flawed and you have to take justice into your own hands. No matter what Nick does, he fails the entire movie, until he takes the law into his own hands, and murders Clyde at the end. That's what Clyde wanted the entire time! He succeeded, he took his revenge, he made an example of the justice system, he converted Nick to his own way of thinking, and above all else, he died, because he wanted to. That's the best part of the gambit. Clyde didn't get outwitted by Nick, he forced Nick to kill him.
28** Motion seconded by the fact that Clyde realizes he has nothing to live for anymore. No family, no real career, nothing at all. It's not even taking the law into his own hands, however, it's proving that the justice system is very flawed and corrupt. He wants people to know that they can't wait until more people die to deliver the correct kind of justice to the criminal who committed the crime.
29** He also successfully taught him not to make deals with criminals.
30** Also agree, though I would add that he wanted Nick to care about the people he's supposed to represent in court and not his own conviction rate.
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32[[WMG: The spy that offers information on Clyde is Mark Snow from Person of Interest]]
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35[[WMG:Nick is wearing one of Clyde’s special “ties” in the ending.]]
36Amongst the skills Clyde was described to have, he had invented a tie that chokes the person wearing it. The movie ends with Nick and Kelly attending Denise’s recital together, and Nick is wearing an eye-catching bright yellow tie. Though it might mean nothing, this tie may have been Clyde’s final revenge on Nick. Killing his nemesis when he is at a moment of relaxation. As Denise finishes her solo, Nick’s face contorts a little bit. He may have been overcome with emotion by seeing his daughter perform…or maybe the tie was starting to tighten.
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