3 questions: Marriage length, Degas statue, and lawyer?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Malice
maybe730 — 13 years ago(January 10, 2013 10:32 AM)
After watching I had three questions still lingering I couldn't find answers to so I was wondering if anybody had opinions on the following:
How long were Tracy and Andy married? I ask because part of Jed's motivation was revenge for not getting the promotion "7 months ago" but I don't remember it being stated how long Tracy and Andy had been together or that they were newlyweds (though they had just moved into their house).
Also, why did Tracy say her dad gave her a rare Degas statue but her mother was dirt poor? What was the point of the Degas?
And how did the lawyer know the mother well enough to know the type of scotch she drank and where she lived if he never handled anything from the family but the lawsuit (as he tells Andy)? He even dropped Tracy off before the start of the lawsuit. Thanks! -
cinefyl — 13 years ago(February 04, 2013 06:40 PM)
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Good questions. I just watched the film about two hours ago and have seen it many times before.
I would suspect that Andy and Tracy were no more than 1-3 years married. I say this because they seem to still be like getting to know each other and they have awkward fights (like when she gets mad at Andy for "spying" when she gets dropped off by the lawyer.)
The Degas was used as a plot device, specifically to show Andy's discovery of the truth. It was also sort of a red herring in that it kept us distracted. Tracy told Andy it was a gift and possibly an original because she was torn about her father taking all the money and leaving her and mom. In other words, the Degas was sort of a twisted link to a loser father.
As far as the lawyer knowing about momI may need to watch some scenes again to make some connections
EDIT - there is another thread where someone suggests the lawyer knows mother because he may have represented mother and daughter when Dad got sued after he disappeared with funds. -
maybe730 — 13 years ago(February 12, 2013 09:56 PM)
Awesome! Thank you for your responses and research. I didn't think anybody would bother answering so this made my evening. It's the little things, haha. The relationship length and lawyer knowing the mother via the father make sense enough. The Degas still strikes me as odd but, like you said, it's a red herring and not a big deal. I enjoy the effort the writers took creating all the twists and red herrings.
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kr-write2 — 12 years ago(April 03, 2014 07:40 PM)
Somebody I forget who, asks him about the statue in the living room and he mentions his wife inherited it from her father and that it was a real Degas. I think it was either the detective or the dr. So, that part was before the story of the movie.