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How did he get momma on the train?

posted 17 years ago by Metal_Madness
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Had to run to the neighbors to borrow a flashlight, when I got back they were on the train. How did he talk her into getting on the train?

[–] mamabearppl 16 years ago

Come to think of it, that's a darn good question. A scene I would have loved to have seen. They have to start from scratch. First they gotta get her out of that raggety bathrobe, then they gotta get her out of the house. Avoiding the cane, of course.

Did they drug her? Lure her with salted peanuts?

[–] mcfly-31 16 years ago

Plus Larry running from Owen's house. Did he just stop and go back? He wouldn't have gone home where Owen could call him. Plus Momma freaking about Larry being a killer.

Ah, the movies.

[–] TheSolarSailor 16 years ago

They probably temporarily convinced her that Larry wasn't a murderer, then came up with some BS reason to go on a trip. On the train, momma started thinking about things and began freaking out!

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OK, so what's the speed of dark?

[–] abuali 16 years ago

this part was left out. thats a good question.

[–] Khirsch83 15 years ago

I do wonder how Owen got Momma on the train. She never seemed to leave the house and she was always either in bed sleeping or in her chair sleeping. She didn't seem very mobile and it was difficult for her to walk. Momma was pretty crazy so I'm sure she would have put up a fight about going on a train so it is very possible that Owen had to drug her or bribe her somehow.

[–] chris_marlow40 15 years ago

I think that they both convinced her that they had to leave or else "they" would come and take Mrs. Lift away. I don't know though. Bit of a plot-hole.

[–] PKLarkins 15 years ago

I'm assuming that Larry somehow convinced her that he had evidence that Owen killed his, Larry's, wife. Or at least he'd give the police enough evidence to investigate. She was dependent on Owen; she didn't want him in jail.

[–] GIRobotII 11 years ago

I believe Owen and Momma came with Larry to avoid having to lie for him, with him being a suspect in his ex-wife's (supposed) death.