# "The Man Who Wasn't There" -- SPOILERS, PLEASE!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-wasnt-there-spoilers-please/136580>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 13, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-wasnt-there-spoilers-please/136580 "2002-11-13T15:08:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-wasnt-there-spoilers-please/136580/1 "2002-11-13T15:08:27Z")

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I was watching this last night, having a hard time staying awake, but persevering. A friend called and I was on the phone for an hour and a half. At 11:00, I decided I wasn’t going to watch the last 45 minutes. It’s due back at the video store today, and I don’t care enough to take it out again.

So – what happened?

When I turned it off, they were just past the part where Billy Bob has confessed to Tony Shaloub, who rejects it as a possible defense. The pansy has skipped town with the $10K. They were in the middle of this visually wonderful scene where Tony Shaloub is receiving a report from the detective and just told him to get lost.

And after that…

Help me out here, dopers! Please!

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**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-wasnt-there-spoilers-please/136580/2 "2002-11-13T15:29:29Z")

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Suicide.  
Alien talk.  
Piano lessons.  
Blow job.  
Car accident.  
Dead body found.  
Conviction for crime not committed.  
The end.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-man-who-wasnt-there-spoilers-please/136580/3 "2002-11-13T15:37:30Z")

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dang. I may have to watch it after all. Thanks, o.