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A couple of things that I don't understand (spoilers)


1. Why/how did the cops end up finding the victims that Carleton captured once he reverted back to Captain Howdy? It seemed really random based on the way it was presented.

2. How did Mike know where Carleton was hiding out at the end of the movie? He just walks into some random church and calls him out. How did he even know he was there? They didn't seem to show how Mike discovered Carleton was hiding there.

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1. I believed they traced the web feed back to Howdys chamber. But its never really explained thats what I always assumed.

2.No idea on that one.

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Regarding #2, it wasn't some "random church", it was the former Xibalba night club.

Mike found a Xibalba matchbook w/ a note inside at the 2nd crime scene w/ his daughter and the people who tried to kill Captain Howdy.

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Capt. Howdy left him a note on a matchbook, the matchbook had the name of the place on it. I believe the place was also the same night club that Capt. Howdy would frequent before he was in prison.

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Ok, but even this is the answer, it's so.... weak. This movie could be much better, but these "failures" don't help the movie.

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