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How did Frank know whom to shoot?

posted 9 years ago by Captain_Woodrow_Call
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We the viewers know that when Frank shot the Slater with the scratched face, Frank got the bad Slater, because earlier we had seen Gina scratch the face of the bad Slater. However, at the time of the shooting none of the good guys in the film (including Gina) really knew which Slater Gina had scratched. Also in the dialog right before the shooting I did not hear the bad Slater say anything that would give himself away.

So how did Frank know which Slater to shoot?

[–] holdencopywriting 8 years ago

Wheatly said earlier in the film that Slater only knew how to win or to lose, no room for admitting mistakes or apologies. Wheatly is bitter about his time as a sou and left it so he could love people, etc. When the fake Slater started talking about loving his son, etc., Wheatly knew the real Slater wouldn't talk like that.