Plot hole: Sergeant Howie is expected to report back to the mainland on the same day he left, and since he took a valuable aircraft with him on his trip it is inconceivable that his superior officers would not come looking for him if he didn't show up. First they would try contacting him on his radio and not receiving a reply they'd send out a search party, and they would do so within twenty four hours. Missing police officers are taken very, very seriously indeed.
The Wicker Man (1973)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Robin Hardy
Starring: Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Edward Woodward
The girl was never missing. It was all a ploy to get the pure, virginal Howie to the island, and they burn him in a gigantic wicker man as a sacrifice to their gods.
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More mistakes in The Wicker Man
Lord Summerisle: Do sit down, Sergeant. Shocks are so much better absorbed with the knees bent.
Trivia: Christopher Lee did this movie for free, and considers it one of his best roles ever.
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Answer: What's the use? He's surrounded, he can't fight everyone and there's nowhere for him to run.
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He is also a fundametally religious man and he believes that he is going to die and go to heaven.