It is established early on that Desiree is Morgan's sister and Cindi is their cousin. At the end Cindi tells her son that she wants him to meet his uncle. If Morgan and Cindi are cousins, Morgan would be her son's cousin once removed, not his uncle. To be his uncle, Morgan and Cindi would have to be siblings.
In the United States, it is very common for children to call their older male cousins their uncles. This is especially prevalent in the South and among African-American families, as using a title before a name (e.g., "Uncle Derek") implies respect for one's elders.
In the United States, it is very common for children to call their older male cousins their uncles. This is especially prevalent in the South and among African-American families, as using a title before a name (e.g., "Uncle Derek") implies respect for one's elders.
Cindi tells Morgan that she has to leave to cook dinner for "him," referring to her son; however, when she leaves the police station, it's 10:30 pm. It's impossible that anybody would cook dinner that late at night, much less for a child. Cindi was most likely dropping a hint for Morgan, knowing he would figure out that she has a child to protect.
The store manager calls 911 on his iPhone, but he holds it upside down.
On the DVD commentary, Breen Frazier says that this is the first time there are no on-screen kills. What Fresh Hell? (2006) didn't contain any on-screen kills. There was a body found, but no deaths were shown on-screen. There were also no on-screen kills (or bodies) in Seven Seconds (2007) either.
When Malcolm Ford sits in his car outside of the grocery store, he gets a text telling him to sit tight for 30 minutes. The phone he's using, a Nokia 1616, does not feature the tone heard when the message arrives, and that model is not equipped to receive or download any tones not originally included with the phone.