Picking Nits
Emotional connection; missing ordinary dates; Leon’s death; filing-cabinet sex toys; jewels; car search; parking; senator’s role
In the discussion (10)
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- The limited cocaine use seems odd for the era, though Julian’s older clients may prefer cocktails and his own use occurs privately.
- Michelle’s emotional love for Julian is insufficiently established beyond sexual attraction; an intimate connecting scene should replace some of the stretched ending.
- A relaxed Malibu meal or Lakers outing is proposed to create that missing connection, with joking possibilities involving basketball and courtside Leon.
- The balcony death looks like Julian charging at Leon, making the maid’s testimony that he tried to save him an implausible reason to avoid charges.
- Keeping sex toys in a study filing cabinet is questioned.
- Driving around with the incriminating jewels is criticized as foolish.
- Julian should inspect the undercarriage before tearing open his car door.
- Bad parking gives the police an unnecessary opening while Julian is being pursued.
- A storage locker could hide the jewels; frantic behavior is offered as a defense, with cocaine jokingly proposed to explain his decisions.
- The senator needs a larger role, potentially participating in the frame-up or murder rather than remaining an accessory to the story.