Picking Nits
The absent father, adults stopping their pursuit, the cliff-death explanation, weak investigations, cousins who never met, geography, dinner without a sitter, unsafe ice, ignored weapons, absent hospital parents, and unseen witnesses
In the discussion (12)
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- Mark’s father leaving for Japan immediately after the mother’s death is the largest premise problem.
- Davenport and Wallace stop pursuing Mark after he escapes toward the cliff. — Chris Ryan
- Susan would need to explain dropping Henry to police and Wallace.
- Richard’s bathtub death and the Mr. Highway crash should have triggered investigations. — Chris Ryan
- The cousins apparently never met despite the fathers being brothers. — Bill Simmons
- The stated eleven-state drive from Arizona to Maine appears wrong. — Chris Ryan
- The grieving parents go to dinner without a sitter while serving soup beforehand. — Chris Ryan
- The public skating pond is dangerously managed and the rescue route makes little sense.
- Susan sees a crossbow in the shed but focuses only on Richard’s duck. — Chris Ryan
- Neither parent stays with hospitalized Connie. — Bill Simmons
- The hospital provides immediate reassurance after prolonged submersion.
- Many witnesses could have seen Henry push Connie toward unsafe ice. — Bill Simmons