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First train station stakeout.


When the murderer sat next to a woman who had a babushka on and was looking down, did anyone think it was the female cop?

I was wondering why they didn't use anyone undercover? Could have maybe caught him sooner and saved lives.

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In real life they used a lot of undercovers

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They did use undercover officers staking out inside the train station. There is even a scene when the lead detective is infuriated by an officer wearing his uniform instead of wearing civilian clothing during an undercover sting at the train station. Also, the lead detective himself did undercover work at the train station. He even managed to arrest him and bring him in for questioning. I'm not sure if this happened in real life.

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The movie was very clear that they had uniformed officers in all but 3 stations. The 3 smallest. The idea was for the killer to see that and thus only use one of the three out of the way stations to find his next victim and he would be more easily spotted.

I would say my memory is not what it used to be. But I don't remember what my memory used to be.

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That was WAY later near the end when the lead characters were promoted and the game plan changed to try to actually catch the perp.

He killed sixteen Czechoslovakians. Guy was an interior decorator.

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Yes they got more interested and more clever in going about trying to catch him.

I would say my memory is not what it used to be. But I don't remember what my memory used to be.

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Not to be argumentative but up until Perestroika, the lead investigator and his Colonel were hamstrung by their supervisors. Often were instructed to waste time and resources raiding the homes of homosexuals, even if not suspected of the murders. Once those limitations were lifted by a change in government they were able to focus on the killer. They did not get more interested or smarter. They were freed from political interference in their endeavor.



He killed sixteen Czechoslovakians. Guy was an interior decorator.

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