Blow Out (1981)

How Much Control Does Jack Have? (Audience Perspective)

A beat-by-beat trajectory of Jack Terry's control as perceived by the audience across all 40 beats. The audience sees Burke's plans before Jack does — beat 15 reveals the serial-killer cover and tape erasure, so the audience perceives Jack's position as weaker than he does from beats 15–28. The peak still arrives at beat 24, but the audience knows Burke is already operating against it.