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** Who's to say the rest of the R A S didn't do that off camera? As I recall, in the original books the society's purpose is to help people who need rescue stay alive (Bianca and Bernard are quite unusual in that they actively help the individuals escape) - perhaps when agents are dispatched a Plan B is also put into operation so that the rescuee will be okay even if something happens to the agents.
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* No one in the Rescue Aid Society thinks of sending Penny's message-in-a-bottle to the police. [[LampShading Lampshaded]] by Penny:
-->"' Penny:' "Didn't you bring someone big with you, like the police?
** Given the reporter's reaction to what Penny said at the end of the movie, it's likely that unlike in the books, [[InvisibleToAdults the mice don't interact with adults]].
*** This doesn't mean they couldn't send it as an anonymous tip. An unsigned letter (or if it is, just R.A.S., which could mean anything to someone who's not in the know) explaining, "Hey, we found this message in a bottle telling us that there's a kidnapped little girl in Devil's Bayou. You should tell the local authorities so that they can help her." with the original letter would likely be enough for the police to take action or at least inform their Louisiana counterparts.
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* No one in the Rescue Aid Society thinks of sending Penny's message-in-a-bottle to the police. [[LampShading Lampshaded]] by Penny:
-->"' Penny:' "Didn't you bring someone big with you, like the police?
** Given the reporter's reaction to what Penny said at the end of the movie, it's likely that unlike in the books, [[InvisibleToAdults the mice don't interact with adults]].
*** This doesn't mean they couldn't send it as an anonymous tip. An unsigned letter (or if it is, just R.A.S., which could mean anything to someone who's not in the know) explaining, "Hey, we found this message in a bottle telling us that there's a kidnapped little girl in Devil's Bayou. You should tell the local authorities so that they can help her." with the original letter would likely be enough for the police to take action or at least inform their Louisiana counterparts.
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** There probably are plenty of RAS missions simple enough for one agent to take on, male or female, but because the message from Penny's bottle was watered out leaving so much details in mystery, there was no telling how potentially dangerous this mission could be. That's why the chairman insisted Bianca have a co-agent.
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* What actually happened to Medusa after the end? Did she get eaten by the alligators, as seems to be the implication? I always thought so, as we don't see her get arrested or thrown in jail, but they obviously can't show someone get eaten in a G rated movie so they just heavily imply it.
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* What actually happened to Medusa after the end? Did she get eaten by the alligators, as seems to be the implication? I always thought so, as we don't see her get arrested or thrown in jail, but they obviously can't show someone get eaten in a G rated movie so they just heavily imply it.implication?
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** The newsman at the end of the movie seems to know the details of how the diamond was recovered. Penny probably told whoever found her about what had happened in the swamp, and once the police became involved, they would’ve sent someone down to shoo the crocodiles away and arrest Medusa—for the peace of mind of Penny and her new family, if nothing else. Realistically, this isn’t something that would be left up to karmic punishment by Nero and Brutus.
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** Part of it is the chivalry and perhaps sexism of the era. But another major reason is that Bianca is impulsive to a fault. She has no regard for her own safety and seems to be an adrenaline junkie. Bernard in particular recognizes this, and given that Bianca picked him as her partner in part because of his concern for her safety, it would seem she's quite self-aware and knows that her impulsiveness can get her into trouble.
