Surely the time will come when people will wonder what happened to Strout. Yes, Matt made sure there was a train ticket folder, clothes missing from the closet and certainly the body will never be found, but won't his family, friends, etc. ultimately wonder where he is and begin to suspect Matt of killing him?
shareDr. Fowler will never "get away with it." That's the whole point. He will be haunted by what he's done for the rest of his life.
shareMatt and his wife were already haunted by their son's murder. Their lives were going to be forever altered regardless. The notion of his killer walking free only made matters worse so they took matters into their own hands. At least they won't see the killer wandering around town for the rest of their lives.
shareYou may be right, and that was certainly the Fowlers' motivation leading up to the killing. But judging from Dr. Fowler's behavior when he comes home, it isn't as easy for him to take a life, even his own son's killer, than it is for someone like Strout. I wouldn't expect it to be. Dr. Fowler is a decent human being. Strout is a POS.
Dr. Fowler will never "get away with it." That's the whole point. He will be haunted by what he's done for the rest of his life.
Hard to tell. I thought Dr. Fowler was very efficient and thorough in covering his tracks for a guy who never killed before. Of course, when you're motivated by avenging your son's murder, you'll do anything.
shareIt didn't seem like they buried him very deep in the ground. With some heavy rain the body in the bag might be exposed.
shareIt looked deep enough to me. Keep in mind that no one is likely to ever happen upon that spot anyway, other than wildlife. Matt's friend owned 350 wooded acres and likely picked a very remote spot.
"Don't get chumpatized!" - The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
In two scenes, they showed the license plate on Dr. Fowler's Saab 900 .....they were veteran's plates. So, it's possible that he had killed before. Willis was also a veteran (Marine), with a wall full of memorabilia and medals. So he was likely no stranger to death either.
I wondered, when Matt and Willis were driving two vehicles back to town in the middle of the night (after Richard's murder), if the bridge tender would recognize Richard's Chevy Suburban that Matt was driving. Would the timing conflict with the Amtrak folder that Matt left in Richard's apartment? Did Matt even purchase a ticket? Could this be traced by the police? But, not enough info presented in the film to provide a conclusion.
I thought Dr. Fowler was nuts not to burn his clothes. Instead, he left them on top of the washing machine.
shareIf the police suspect that Willis helped Matt dispose of Richard's body, they could use a cadaver dog to search Willis's 350 acres. Hopefully, no one would care enough about Richard's disappearance to bother doing anything about it. The jerk deserved to get shot.
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