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The reason politicians won't be honest about their marijuana use is simple: If they admitted they had enjoyed pot and suffered no adverse effects, this would raise uncomfortable questions about why they don't come out against laws that put people in jail and confiscate their property for doing the same thing.
Button's situation, his decision seems quite reasonable: Assuming you have no a priori moral or religious objection to suicide and do not greatly fear death, death seems like a rational (if not recommended) alternative when faced with likely court-martial, professional ruin, a possible jail term, and a very public dishonor brought upon oneself and one's family.
The suspected thieves are dead, and the suspected mastermind, an art thief named Myles Connor, is in jail.
A generation ago, even 15 years ago, jail was as alien as Mars.
In the film, Madame Queen effectively drops out of the picture when she is sent to jail in 1934.