Am I getting something wrong here?

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While watching “The Burbs” on Friday something came into my mind for the first time which may be a little flaw in the script but I’m not sure. Let me describe what I mean:

Towards the end of the movie when Art and Ray are in the Klopeks’ cellar the Klopeks return home (headlights on), find their cellar illuminated, turn off the headlights and drive backwards out of Mayfield Place.

In order to do what? Call the police!

Now the strange thing is, when Dr. Klopek is talking to Ray in the ambulance he says: “You looked into my furnace[…]You saw one of my skulls, didn’t you?”

Question: Assume that the house didn’t blow up. The police officer and the Klopeks would have surprised Ray and Art while they were snooping around in the basement. Wouldn’t it be likely that Ray and Art indeed found the skull of one of the Knapps? Wouldn’t they immediately tell the police officer that there’s a skull in the furnace? Even as a pathologist Werner Klopek would have problems explaining that.

So all I want to know is: wasn’t calling the police way too risky / imprudent?
 
er..........shall we add to this "having a trunk full of skulls"
 
It would be insane, especially if you were driving around with a car trunk full of human skulls and other remains.
 
well, the Klopeks panicked, and when people panick, they do strange things. and yes they did get the police, cause they had all their skulls in the back of their car. well, not all the skulls, they probaly had some skulls that they hadn't had the time to pick up yet - like the knapps. i guess they had them stored in the furnace. but if the police found art and ray down in the basement, they would probably not listen to them if they kept claiming that Walter was down there. (werner was a well-respected pathologist. and ray and art were trespassers) i dont think the police would suspect them of anything, and besides, they'd need a warrant to search the house anyway, right? hmmm i dunno.
 
Not even of foul play?

Hmmm well....to quote someone I heard recently "The best place to hide something is in plane sight".

In this instance the police should be busy checking the burglary - HOWEVER - there is a VERY strong degree of probability/likelihood even 'chance' that Art and Ray will accuse the Klopeks openly.

For the Klopeks, in law, that's not risk-taking, that becomes extremely reckless.
 
Do you think it might be their (Werner's) arrogance - thinking he was just a lot smarter than everyone? Plus they wouldn't need a warrant if the Klopeks invited them inside.
 
it could be arrogance. chris - you know a lot about these types of things dontcha.. with the psychos and stuff, lol ;D
 
Yes, arrogance really only goes so far tho LOL LOL

For an intelligent guy to do such an act would be grossly negligent to an alarming degree. And Werner, although a psycho, isn't an imbecile.....

Do you take him for an imbecile Mayfield place669
 
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