As someone who served in the US Navy and has spent my fair share of time down in the engine room of various ships, the bag of sand is there to soak up any fluids that leak onto the floor. They'll sprinkle the sand on the puddle, let it sit for a bit and then sweep it up. It's much easier to sweep up the used sand than it is to mop up a puddle of grease or oil. No, the thing that bothers me about the engine room scene is the fact that the ship is out to sea and Danzinger was able to walk into the middle of the engine room and out again without anybody noticing him.
Brett, perfect to hear that from you. It also bothers me that he is not seen. You see, my job is to design pipes on ships and mainly in Engine Rooms :) So this subject is close to my heart. But I am only designing, I was never serving on ships, so your description is interesting, thanks!
Yeah, Danzinger panicked when he felt the walls closing in. He thought he could weasel out by hiding the gloves which he thought would take suspicion off him. Little did he know that finger prints could be found inside the gloves.I never thought of that either, Brilliant ending.
One of my favorite episodes despite the elephant in the room. Here is a man after having a heart attack and his wife is never seen with him in his "hospital" room.