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The auction scene, why does Helen

posted 11 years ago by ant_sushi
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I just watched this again on cable but I was a bit distracted so I missed a couple things. At the auction when the painting comes up that Danny is interested in, he nods to Helen and she walks down the aisle to crouch next to a woman with a dog and speaks to her. What is the point of distracting her when there are two other people bidding? Also, why do Danny and David want Jenny to bid? Was it just to give her a thrill?

[–] Storywatcher 8 years ago

To hide their identity as conmen. They wouldn't want to be remembered and show themselves in the open so witnesses at the auction could identity them at the police. It's better to be a shadow thief.