destroy the cop's fingertips with hydrochloric acid, so he couldn't be printed, if they were just going to burn the enti

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docjtg36 — 16 years ago(April 04, 2010 07:14 AM)

destroy the cop's fingertips with hydrochloric acid, so he couldn't be printed, if they were just going to burn the entire body, leaving dental records as the only way to identify the body?

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SHAFTshifter — 15 years ago(June 25, 2010 11:53 PM)

Every little thing helps.
"Let us gingerly touch our tips."

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BrightHawk — 15 years ago(August 07, 2010 04:36 PM)

Oz was a dentist. He duplicated Jimmy's dental work on the dead cop in order to fake Jimmy's death. They had to destroy the fingertips because fingertips can possibly (if unlikely) survive the fire. Of course nowadays they could check DNA, but it wasn't commonly used at the time this film was made.

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

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Servant_Mag — 15 years ago(February 01, 2011 07:15 AM)

Wow, that was smart! I also thought HCl is not something a dentist should always keep in stock.