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Beverly D’Angelo wins over the Watanabes and the exterminator.

Brian De Palma is the preferred alternate director; young Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson are proposed for the rejected tenant.

Carter’s car is identified as a 1977 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa. A story about Joanne Woodward giving teenage Melanie Griffith three life goals is recounted, including that Griffith achieved two but not an Oscar win.

Michael Keaton is judged to be at his Apex with Batman and this villain role; Full Metal Jacket is preferred for Matthew Modine.

Tom Cruise is selected for Carter, with the panel imagining his physical preparation and intensity in the role.

Evil Tenant, Jim Danforth, and Luxury Kite Company are proposed as racehorse names.

The panel questions how Carter moved in without payment and why Drake did not use his keys before the locks changed. Carter’s scrapbook and a con man sending a return-address postcard are challenged as implausibly careless.

A prestige series, prequel, sequel with Carter escaping, and an all-Black remake are all considered viable.

Michael Keaton is the reluctant sole Oscar choice; Hans Zimmer is rejected.

The panel asks how long Drake and Patty had been together and whether the relationship survived the film.

The model house and Carter’s false identity documents are selected.

The lessons are to avoid becoming a landlord and never admit a tenant without signed terms and money.