Why was Shaw prepared to press some serious charges against Josh for wrecking the car? Yes, it was apparently owned by Steve McQueen, but it still seems like Disproportionate Retribution, right? No, it's because Shaw thought Josh had somehow found out about the car being solid gold and Shaw's emergency wealth. Turns out, Josh didn't know this secret until he discovered it during the heist. Nice Job Fixing It, Villain.
The thieves can be, to put it generously, careless with hurting civilians, with Odessa gleefully assaulting a security guard, Jason almost shooting the same guard and Lester speeding through a crowded parade.
Slide mentions that he used to "seek out" lesbians for their breasts.
Seeing what figures like Jeffrey Epstein have done and how Shaw was sentenced to life for his ledger, one wonders what horrible things he must have done...
If the ledger was in the car's glove box the whole time, shouldn't the FBI have found it during their raid? A glove box is a pretty obvious and out-in-the-open hiding place.
It was also hidden inside the owner's manual for the car, but that doesn't excuse them of not flicking through that to make sure it was legit.
A glove box is an out-in-the-open hiding space when the car is on the ground. Inside the penthouse, the car was really just a bragging point and conversation piece. Since no one ever drove the car, the agents would never have thought to read the manual.
The movie never actually says how the FBI knew exactly who was involved with the heist. They just round them all up before the end of the day.
Security cameras caught them all heading into Shaw's apartment after Odessa knocked the guard out.
How did they get the car onto the roof?
The same way they got it into the elevator, but backwards. Elevators are supposed to have space on top even on the highest floor in case the elevator gets stuck and people have to get out the way Slide did earlier.
Although, earlier in the film, the Ferrari bashes through a metal grill on the top when the elevator stops at just the penthouse level...
Pool's on the roof. Right above the penthouse. The door was right next to them probably.
I'm no lawyer, but is the FBI deal really that simple? It's not like it's witness protection.
Backroom deals are cut on the daily with law enforcement. Add on the fact that the agent heading up the investigation both personally likes Josh and detests Shaw, and it's not that far-fetched for her and the other agents to lean on whatever local judge Josh got assigned to to give him a short stint in white-collar prison (likely getting treated like royalty by the guards on top of that).
Why didn't Shaw report his wall safe? It was already empty and it's not an illegal fixture.
Likely he didn't want his wall possibly busted apart by the FBI trying to confirm if there was actually anything in it.
How was the car not found in the pool? Wouldn't the FBI search the premises after the heist?
Once Josh gets arrested, he almost immediately hands over Shaw's ledger on the condition no one besides him takes the fall. That implies the FBI also give up looking for the car. It's not like any of the agents particularly care if they find it or not, as Shaw's never gonna see it again regardless.
