However, one element of the film that's often lost on audiences is a crime whose culprit is hinted at within the movie's first 60 seconds. Doc Brown Almost Certainly Burned Down His Own Mansion In Back To The FutureIn the first minute of Back to the Future, viewers catch a glimpse of Doc Brown's (Christopher Lloyd) current laboratory, which is filled to the brim with dozens of abnormal clocks, gadgets, and—of course—Chekhov's plutonium. Also scattered across the walls are memorabilia and snapshots from Doc Brown's life, including two framed newspaper clippings that set in motion the present conspiracy. Doc Brown's Crimes Make His Happy Ending More ImportantResultantly, the Doc’s cunning insurance plot adds further strokes of color to the brilliant yet eccentric inventor, whose push for greatness becomes even more complex and compelling in light of his snowballing crimes. Moreover, Brown’s happy ending becomes all the more earned when one considers all that he put on the line in the pursuit of his greatest invention.