Plot hole: When Chris finds the informant's phone and calls Abel, it makes no sense for Abel to answer the call: Abel wouldn't answer the number of the phone he is trying to find and get rid of in order for people not to find out he called him and ordered Chris' house vandalization. Also, he knows the phone is somewhere around the house and looks for it there, and having seen Chris get in, he can easily deduce Chris found it - which only makes his decision of answering nonchalantly all the more peculiar.
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
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Directed by: Neil LaBute
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington, Ron Glass
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Chris Mattson: Y'know what Abel? Fuck you.
Abel Turner: Is that a 'We Are the World' fuck you?
Chris Mattson: No. It's a special one. Just for you.
Question: Even before Abel saw the interracial couple making out in the pool, why would he be so suspicious that they are a bad influence? How exactly does his wife's death and unfaithfulness play a role in this mistrust?
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Answer: Abel was mentally unstable and that drove his overall behavior. His initial antagonism about Chris and Lisa started with a variety of factors including them being an inter-racial couple, Chris' smoking, and the couple listening to hip hop music. This was all exaggerated in Abel's mind, and continued festering. Abel's late wife had an affair with a white man, which seems to be a factor in his objection to any inter-racial relationship and distrust of white men. It's implied that Abel's extreme, controlling behavior is what led to his wife's infidelity.
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