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One think I didn't get (about the vault) **POTENTIAL SPOILERS**


Part of the con was that the duffle bags that Terry thought were filled with his money were actually filled with prostitute fliers. When the van exploded it was the fliers, when the vault exploded it was also filled with the fliers. My question is, how did they get the flier into the vault in the first place?

My first thought was that the SWAT guys brought in the fliers when they went down into the vault, then exchanged them for the money before blowing up the fliers, but that doesn't fit the timeline. In the movie, Terry calls the SWAT team, then HIS guys take the duffle bags to the van. As the van, with the duffle bags is pulling away from the casino, the SWAT team pulls up. So, where did the fliers come from?

It's a pretty minor gig for one of my favorite heist movies, but I've wondered about that for a while. Maybe I missed something and it's easily explainable. Let me know.




"We are here to help the Vietnamese, bc inside every *beep* there is an American trying to get out"

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The director admits this is a plot hole in the dvd commentary.

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The creators said it was a goof, but I think they are wrong.

They brought in their own cart with the gymnast in there. There is nothing to say they didn't have trick bags, flyers and everything else they might need in there.

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