# A "No Country for Old Men" question

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 12, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-no-country-for-old-men-question/786459 "2017-05-12T16:36:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-no-country-for-old-men-question/786459/1 "2017-05-12T16:36:38Z")

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What was the whole point of Llewellyn hiding the money case in the motel ductwork?

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-no-country-for-old-men-question/786459/2 "2017-05-12T16:45:38Z")

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Someone had the same question a few years back:

> **[No Country for Old Men: why the motel ductwork?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=710563)**
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> I was watching again last night—never had seen the very beginning—and began wondering about Llewelyn’s logic when he gets to Del Rio’s Regal Motel. We’ll overlook the extreme implausibility of a motel having ductwork that connects all the rooms with...