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** It's heating oil. When it comes to older houses like the one the Blind Man lives in, they use heating oil to warm up the house during the winter months. There's even been reports of dead bodies being found in heating oil tanks in several houses in real life when people were trying to hide dead bodies.
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** They say it, they aren't sure the money is in the house, but they think it is worth to try and find out. Plus knowing the Blind Man is an old veteran they could assume he was too paranoid to trust the system and keep the money somewhere other than in the house. Which is probably true, he IS paranoid.
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** Alternatively, for all we know she's only been down there a day or so, it's possible she hasn't been reported missing yet.
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**** If the Blind Man ever did hunt Rocky down, it's never implied in the sequel. He's still living in the same house in Detroit.
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** There are anecdotal reports of otherwise asexual people "cranking one out" on occasion; the mechanics can be detached from feelings. Additionally, he might fear his genitals being damaged in the process, and it's hypothetically easier to insert one's penis into a device (condom -> funnel -> beaker?) than a squirming victim.
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* When the Old Blond Man cut off the power, turning the whole house pitch black, why didn't Rocky's and Alex's eyes eventually adjust to the darkness?
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* When the Old Blond Blind Man cut off the power, turning the whole house pitch black, why didn't Rocky's and Alex's eyes eventually adjust to the darkness?darkness?
** Human eyes need ''some'' light to see. There is only so far that they can adjust. There is no way to see in true darkness.
** Human eyes need ''some'' light to see. There is only so far that they can adjust. There is no way to see in true darkness.
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** It is, in fact, _in this very world_, and in particular in lower-class American neighborhoods, that police often do very lazy and cursory investigations -- yes, even in cases involving death. The police found two home intruders dead. They probably did a sweep of the house looking for any others. They found some weird stuff in the basement, but nothing to indicate there was another person involved. They almost certainly did _not_ run DNA samples from random locations around the house nor look for hidden floor panels to pull off. They likely took the old man (a hero war vet, remember) at his word, wrote up the paperwork as quickly as they could, and called it a day. Any further investigation would probably focus on Alex's dad's business.
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** It is, in fact, _in ''in this very world_, world'', and in particular in lower-class American neighborhoods, that police often do very lazy and cursory investigations -- yes, even in cases involving death. The police found two home intruders dead. They probably did a sweep of the house looking for any others. They found some weird stuff in the basement, but nothing to indicate there was another person involved. They almost certainly did _not_ ''not'' run DNA samples from random locations around the house (those are expensive) nor look for hidden floor panels to pull off. off (why even think of that?). They likely took the old man (a hero war vet, remember) at his word, wrote up the paperwork as quickly as they could, told him to call them if he had any further problems, and called it a day. Any further investigation would probably focus on Alex's dad's business.
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** It is, in fact, _in this very world_, and in particular in lower-class American neighborhoods, that police often do very lazy and cursory investigations -- yes, even in cases involving death. The police found two home intruders dead. They probably did a sweep of the house looking for any others. They found some weird stuff in the basement, but nothing to indicate there was another person involved. They almost certainly did _not_ run DNA samples from random locations around the house nor look for hidden floor panels to pull off. They likely took the old man (a hero war vet, remember) at his word, wrote up the paperwork as quickly as they could, and called it a day. Any further investigation would probably focus on Alex's dad's business.
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** This is already discussed above, but we're just supposed to assume that the police bought the Blind Man's story and didn't look very closely for evidence that contradicted it. If you want justifications, you could look to the fact that it's in crime-ridden Detroit, where the cops are presumably overworked. The Blind Man is a blind war vet, so the cops are inclined to believe him and view him as a "good guy." The victims are young punks, so the cops are inclined to believe that they're the "bad guys" who got what they deserved when they broke into the wrong house.
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** This is already discussed above, but we're just supposed to assume that the police bought the Blind Man's story and didn't look very closely for evidence that contradicted it. If you want justifications, you could look to the fact that it's in crime-ridden Detroit, where the cops are presumably overworked. The Blind Man is a blind war vet, so the cops are inclined to believe him and view him as a "good guy." The victims are young punks, so the cops are inclined to believe that they're the "bad guys" who got what they deserved when they broke into the wrong house.house.
* When the Old Blond Man cut off the power, turning the whole house pitch black, why didn't Rocky's and Alex's eyes eventually adjust to the darkness?
* When the Old Blond Man cut off the power, turning the whole house pitch black, why didn't Rocky's and Alex's eyes eventually adjust to the darkness?
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** The Blind Man probably had someone clip out the article for him. It would be an innocuous request he could ask any stranger. Given how fixated he is on justifying his actions toward her, he probably had it clipped out specifically so he could give it to her to remind her why she's there.
