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== Lord Caldlow survived. ==

Or at least {{spoiler|another Angier did}}. The two tricks that had much focus in the film, apart from the transporting man, were the catch-the-bullet trick and escaping from a tank of water. Considering that earlier in the film, Angier said {{spoiler|"every night, I stood in that box, wondering if I would be the one on the stage, or under it"}}, might it be possible that perhaps one night, even offstage or before the occurrences, he simply got... careless<br />Explanation of how this could work: {{spoiler|Angier has the key on him when he's duplicated. The original thinks of it when he's in the box and gets out, then the blind stagehands move out the only slightly less heavy box. The prestige doesn't bother checking, either because it makes him feel guilty or he's so desensitized after twenty or so nights that he gets bored and doesn't bother checking, and intentionally (at least from his subconscious) brushes off thinking too much about the key.}}

* Tesla also never denied making a machine for Borden, he could have made a machine and Borden could have found out how it worked without Tesla knowing, explaining why Tesla and his assistant didn't know exactly how the machine functioned.

* It took me looking this page's history to make sure that ''I'' hadn't made this entry. I'm [[Absolutely Happened|convinced]] this is true. It also adds new subtext to Borden's line:

== Borden's wife knew about the twin ==

Sarah told Olivia she needed to share something about Borden before killing herself, but Olivia never met with her to learn what it was. Sarah had deduced she was living with two men (which wouldn't be too hard, if she paid attention to small clues), and she wanted to let Olivia in on the secret before it tore her apart, too. Sarah hung herself not because her marraige had fallen apart, or because her husband had a mistress, but because she realized the man she loved had been playing an extremely cruel trick on her, with no end in sight.