Thanks. And well, it does seem obvious now, and something I did grasp at one point, but you're right. It got whisked away in all of the convolution.

I was wondering this, too. Was there a purpose for her being undercover / RISKING HER LIFE at the party that got de-railed once she found the missing girl? if so, I couldn't figure out what that would be?

Well spoken!

Springsteen had kind of a big hit with "Jersey Girl", a Tom Waits cover. Great song.

Younger Waits is way less cookie monster. And it's maybe a bit of a character. A friend saw him live and said he broke out into a silky, gravelless croon at some point.

"’90s action movie,"
You should look into watching the movie.

Col. Bruce Hampton is sublime. And the movie is sublime. No cameos from sublime.