Question: Spoiler Warning: "The Prestige". Why did Angier/Caldlow have to adopt Jess, when Fallon could've adopted her I loved the movie - it was excellent and very engaging.\n\nWhile everything else fit in, I have a question. The only reason Borden agreed to part with the secret of his acts to Lord Caldlow, as in return the Lord promised to take care of Jess, who would otherwise go to the state.\n\nHowever, if he had a twin brother in Fallon(who probably was Jess's biological father), then why did he have to resort to that means? Fallon could've raised Jess, even if he weren't related to her and just by the connection he had to her as her father's aide.\n\nI couldn't piece this bit together.

Answer: The reason Fallon couldn't adopt her is he hadn't the means financially to take care of her as he was just a squire (of sorts) for Borden. Cadlow was a Lord, with obvious means to raise the child to be something other than a pauper, which Fallon clearly was. Had Fallon come forward as the twin, the secret of the trick would have been revealed and the ultimate revenge that Borden wanted to exact wouldn't have been attainable. The impact of the ending would then have been lost.
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