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Joel's neighbour Frank received an envelope from Lacuna Inc.


At the scene where Joel and Frank, Joel's neighbour, were opening their respective mailbox, Joel spied that Frank had received a mail from Lacuna Inc. What was the significance of that?

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La una was contacting Joel's acquaintances to tell them he had Clem erased.

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I had guessed that too. But two(?) days after joel's procedure, after frank received the mail from lacuna, clem went to joel's apartment where frank held the door for her. He did not seem to question why she was there..

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This is because the letter asked Frank (and any recipient) not to mention Joel to her. Assuming he also received a letter regarding Joel's procedure, he wasn't acting against the instructions in the letters.

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That scene with Joel and the neighbor was before Joel had the procedure. The envelope that the neighbor had at that point was informing him that Clem had Joel erased. It was the same letter sent to Joel's friends (Carrie and Rob).

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Though we don't see the neighbor opening the letter, it was implied that it was informing him of Clem's procedure.

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