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.... Naturally, The Bone Collector interested me from the beginning. The central character of the film is Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington), a disabled ex-cop, a forensic scientist now paralyzed from the neck down. Years after his accident, Rhyme is approached by Detective Paulie Sellitto (Ed O'Neill) to help in the investigation of a murder. Someone has abducted a man and woman from the airport, leaving the man buried in a train yard. Only the man's hand is above ground, with his wife's ring on his flayed finger. Adding to the unusual nature of the body found, the killer also left a number of clues at the crime scene to lure the police to the next body. One of the clues indicates that they may have time to save her if they find her fast enough. Aiding Rhyme as his eyes, ears, and legs in the investigation is a patrol officer named Amelia (Angelina Jolie). Although the premise is interesting, the movie breaks one cardinal rule of mystery stories. I'm not spoiling anything to mention that the killer essentially comes out of left field in the last reel of the film. Trying to solve these murders is an exercise in futility. There is no way anyone watching could have imagined the identity of the killer and his motives. I was disappointed that the forensic procedure -- the meat of the book -- was missing from the movie. It is underst...