Hints

Plot-hole #146 · August 12, 2026 · Today

Difficulty: Hard · 52% of 33 players solved it.

Hints go from vague to obvious — stop reading the moment something clicks. Haven't started yet?

Hint 1 — One-word hint

"Morality"

Hint 2 — The Setup

A sun-scorched border town between the US and Mexico.

Hint 3 — The Character

An idealistic FBI agent is recruited for a task force.

Hint 4 — The Conflict

The mission to take down a cartel leader blurs every legal and moral line.

Hint 5 — The Twist

A mysterious operative seems to be following his own agenda entirely.

Final hint (names names)

Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin in Denis Villeneuve's cartel thriller.

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