▁says ▁he ▁is , ▁his ▁information ▁proves ▁in valu able ▁in ▁Dog get t ' s ▁search ▁for ▁release ▁from ▁his ▁son ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁" Release " ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁Sh ib an , ▁who ▁handed ▁the ▁script ▁over ▁to ▁Am ann . ▁The ▁character ▁of ▁Rud olph ▁Hay es ▁was ▁craft ed ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁ambigu ous ▁character : ▁either ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁genius ▁who ▁was ▁ade pt ▁at ▁solving ▁crime , ▁compar able ▁to ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes , ▁or ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁criminal ▁master mind , ▁like ▁Professor ▁Mor i art y . ▁The ▁final ▁scene , ▁featuring ▁Dog get t ▁scatter ing ▁his ▁son ' s ▁as hes , ▁was ▁difficult ▁for ▁Patrick ▁to ▁film , ▁but ▁thanks ▁to ▁Mann ers ' ▁help , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁achieve ▁the ▁desired ▁effect . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁In ▁M end ota , ▁Minnesota , ▁John ▁Dog get t ▁( Ro bert ▁Patrick ) ▁arriv es ▁at ▁an ▁abandoned ▁a partment ▁building ▁after ▁getting ▁a ▁tip , ▁and ▁sees ▁a ▁figure ▁b olt ▁out ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁rooms ▁during ▁the ▁night . ▁He ▁he ars ▁a ▁scratch ing ▁sound ▁and ▁cla ws ▁away ▁at ▁the ▁fresh ▁pl aster ▁wall ▁until ▁blood ▁begins ▁streaming ▁down ward . ▁D ana ▁S cul ly ▁( G ill ian ▁Anderson ) ▁performs ▁an ▁aut ops y ▁on ▁the ▁body ▁Dog get t ▁found ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁F BI ▁cad ets , ▁Rud olph ▁Hay es , ▁accur