Alison Garrs' Deceptive Passports

The passports Alison claims to have are another false prop in her elaborate ruse, designed to sell the fantasy of their escape to America. She describes them in vivid detail during breakfast, using them to build Daryl’s excitement and trust. Like the money, the passports are never physically shown, their existence purely verbal—a cruel irony as they symbolize the freedom Daryl will never experience. Their absence in reality sharpens the betrayal, turning hope into a lethal trap.

The passports, like the money, are a deceptive prop in Alison’s performance, used to sell the illusion of their escape. She describes them as ready and waiting, detailing the trips they will take—Las Vegas, Disneyland, San Francisco—as if they were real. Daryl, eager and trusting, buys into the fantasy, his excitement a stark contrast to the shotgun Alison soon retrieves. The passports are never shown; they exist only in her words, a cruel tease that deepens the betrayal. Their role is to reinforce the lie, to make the escape feel imminent and real, lulling Daryl into a false sense of security before the violence.