How were the police manipulated in The Invisible Man?

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In The Invisible Man (2020), Cecilia is getting notified that Adrian committed suicide.

Later we find out that Adrian is alive, although he was considered dead.

How did he manipulate the police?



Best Answer

Plot hole. The brother showed Cecilia a photograph of a body with one arm outside of a sheet. It's presumed that the body is Adrian's. However, when she is shown the photo, her friend (who happens to be a police officer) also sees the photo yet makes no inquisition about Adrian's death. Clearly, that's not how reality works. So, this is a plot hole which requires suspension of disbelief in order to proceed with the story. The only explanation is that Adrian's brother took the photo, and Adrian never committed suicide. I mean, how can you fake a suicide and have it pass by police officers and a coroner, unless they're all part of the cover-up, which they weren't?




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Was Adrian lying in The Invisible Man?

Just like he faked his death, Adrian faked his kidnapping and pretends that Tom held him captive, stalked Cecilia, and murdered Alice. Cecilia knows this is a lie and just another one of Adrian's attempts to manipulate those around him into believing he's the \u201cgood guy\u201d \u2014 but the police don't believe her story.

What is the twist in The Invisible Man?

One of the film's biggest shocks is when Cecilia finally unmasks the invisible man to discover it's not her ex-boyfriend but her ex-boyfriend's brother, Tom. Police officers then find Cecilia's ex tied up as a prisoner in his basement, the implication being that Tom imprisoned his brother and tormented Cecilia.

Who was the killer in Invisible Man?

After it was revealed that Adrian's brother Tom (Michael Dorman) was allegedly the Invisible Man who haunted and tortured Cecilia\u2014to the point of killing her sister Emily (Harriet Dyer) and framing Cee for the murder\u2014Cecilia went to break bread with the \u201cinnocent\u201d Adrian.

Is Cecilia crazy in Invisible Man?

After suffering through weeks filled with physical and mental abuse, Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) has cleared her name and proven to the world that she's not crazy \u2014 there really was an invisible man tormenting her. The technology used to render Cecilia's attacker invisible has been destroyed.



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