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Why?

posted 11 years ago by marmac2768
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I love this movie, but there are several plot holes in it. One that is very strange to me is when Lomax and Billy break into the powder shack to steal nitro from Pierce's stock. Why does Lomax and Billy bring empty whiskey bottles with them to transport the nitro when they could just take the nitro in the original bottles and not have to take the chance of pouring it from one bottle to another? That would be a risk that would be foolish, IMHO.

[–] tjklaehn 11 years ago

The gin bottles have flatter sides and should stay in place on the bridge better whereas the nitro bottles look cylindrical. Also, if anyone checked the nitro safe later, it wouldn’t be as obvious that some nitro was missing than if entire bottles were taken.

[–] silvercometred1 11 years ago

They didn't want the next person, who opened the safe to discover the bottles missing.

Duh