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It just so happens the guy who planted the bomb in the car


Crashes into that same exact car lol,

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This part always confused me.

Was the explosion his bomb exploding or was it his car crashing into another car?

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They really pushed it with that. I think it was done ONLY so that editor could go into Lithgow's office and tell him that Grantham (Denzell) was missing and his rented car had exploded. It was really unnecessary.

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it was done ONLY so that editor could go into Lithgow's office and tell him that Grantham (Denzell) was missing and his rented car had exploded.


Yes, and it eliminated the key remaining assassin. Grantham and Shaw are not armed, and hardly seem the types who would directly confront a killer.


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Yes, he was hoisted with his own petard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoist_with_his_own_petard

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