Grinder
Penultimate Amazing
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I and a few others are trying to understand why Rudi attacked rather than fled. Even with the front door locked, Rudi had an exit path - back through Filomena's room and out her window. He missed that opportunity.
Some wonder if Rudi was so lustful and out of control that he moved in on Meredith to coerce her into sex, with no murderous intent.
Others think something caused Rudi, who should have fled, to suddenly attack her instead. (I think this is what happened. She discovered him and screamed loudly - so loudly that he thought people in the street might hear - and instead of fleeing he attacked to quiet the scream.)
I'm also trying to understand what she was doing for 18 minutes without calling her mother again. It is the prelude to the moment she discovered Rudi and screamed at 9:20 pm. (Going downstairs to tend the cat would explain/account for the jacket on, failure to call her mom again, and Rudi's report of hearing noise downstairs.)
Makes sense. The jacket could easily have remained on for a while as it was a cool evening with the day's high being in the mid fifties and the heat most likely off for the afternoon/evening.
If she were screaming (Rudi being the only one that said she screamed at 9:20) wouldn't the most likely thing to be chocking or covering the mouth? Not stabbing her through the neck.
You are pushing the digestion time to the max according to some here.