3 Wise men scene killed the rollercoaster ride
Sucked all the air out of the room. I feel that Ethan Hawke is the star of this movie so a whole scene where we see him sitting and watching others talk sort of breaks the rules of engaging storytelling.
If the scene were to remain included, it should have had Ethan interact in some, conflictive way.
Regardless of this scene, the movie works without it. So he gets a warrant and paid for it, this could have been shot as a phonecall and cash drop off.