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posted 4 years ago by ColumboKate (5780)
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How did the woman who had broken down know that she may be able to help? Or did she just sense that she was a compassionate person?

I liked this film.

7/10

There's an episode of medical detectives about a very similar story except....

**SPOILERS**

.... the man in question survived because of the new fire evidence which proved the space heater had started the fire. It melted fabrics which caused the 'fuel' pattern and proved him innocent.

[–] Where (1597) 4 days ago

Yeah, that was a weird scene. I feel they edited out the most important parts of their conversation at the diner. Did woman whose car broke down tell Elizabeth (Dern) about some program to become a penpal to a death row inmate? I feel that important connection was cut out, so the whole encounter seems vague.

It was tragic that no one allowed the space heater evidence or the letter from the jailmate recanting his testimony. I think these are points that underscore the film’s message that the death penalty needs to abolished, or at least strictly applied to only cases with the most irrefutable evidence.