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Post by jw on Mar 11, 2006 14:41:24 GMT -5
This has been bugging me for a while. . .
After having seen the resolution of the money train arc, I saw reruns of some of the earlier episodes, and there are some things that I'm not sure make sense. Maybe some of you can help me with clarification:
The Armenian who went to the barn with Vic to check out addresses knew that Vic knew the address of the money train operation.
At one point, someone pointed out that there were four guys involved in the money train robbery. If Acaveda and Dutch, among others, were already suspicious of the four guys on the strike team, why didn't one of them make that connection (not to mention the aforementioned Armenian)?
They "borrowed" a garbage truck. How is it that no one (like Dutch, who was the investigator into the two murders) linked the truck to the heist--I mean, surely one of the Armenians who lived would have thought, "oh, yeah, right before we were robbed, a garbage truck made a middle-of-the-night pickup. . .strange. . ."
Why wasn't Tavon suspicious? In hindsight, he should have at least been suspicious of Vic's leaving the carnival so quickly. He had already questioned the guys about clamming up every time he came into the room.
Maybe I'm way off base. It just seems that there were WAY too many opportunities for characters who are portrayed as intelligent and competent to pick up on Vic's involvement. . .but they didn't.
On a related note, did it surprise anyone else that the money train didn't move more money? It was supposed to be "the Armenian mob's entire West Coast haul," according to Shane. I expected it to be more like $12 or 15 million.
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Post by badcop187 on Mar 11, 2006 18:14:50 GMT -5
Your right many opportunities to put 2 and 2 together. Unfortunately this is TV and sometimes they let things slide for entertainment value.
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Post by stovetop on Mar 11, 2006 19:23:19 GMT -5
Really good points but the garbage truck thing would probably not be one of the things the Armenians remembered out of all that happened that night. By the way I hate that CSI show
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Post by BringBackTavon on May 5, 2006 18:18:50 GMT -5
I don't think that the Money Train arc is finished. With Dutch, Kavanaugh and Aceveda talking about how the Strike Team ripped off the Money Train and the Armenian Mob probably knowing that Vic killed Margos (one of their top assassins) I think we will be seeing the Armenians again in season 6 (or 5.5)...
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Post by striketeamwashere on May 5, 2006 20:05:38 GMT -5
Even thought it is the best story arc ever, and my personal favorite out of all TV shows I am starting to get over it. It happened 3 seasons ago. I think it needs to be wraped up. So if does come back(which Im sure it will) I hope it is only for a couple of episodes and is completly wraped up.
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Post by BringBackTavon on May 9, 2006 9:27:35 GMT -5
after Lem brought up the Money Train robbery to Beca I would be very surprised to see it go away. in fact I wouldn't truly be that shocked to see the Armenians pop up again in the next few episodes, they don't seem like the kind of people that would (a) go by hard facts, meaning more than a rumor or (b) be forgiving and forget about being robbed for millions...this arc is the story that has been driving every season since the middle of season 2...let us not forget it was the robbery that broke up the team and eventually led to Lem's murder...
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Post by badcop187 on May 9, 2006 17:42:52 GMT -5
The worst part of the whole money train deal is they may still catch heat for it, and no money to justify it. I was sooo pissed at Lem for burning it, it never made sense to me. Lem said he did it to protect the team, hell if the armenians figured it out then who would actually believe it was burned? ? They would have just figured it was hidden well. Even if they believed it was burned, would they just say OH WELL? Hell no they would still want revenge! Bone head move on ole Lems part, still all the heat and no spoils for their troubles.
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Post by Inside Man on May 9, 2006 22:58:25 GMT -5
The craziest, most cosmic part of Lem burning the Money Train cash is:
If he didn't burn it, Kavanaugh would have found it somehow.
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Post by striketeamwashere on May 12, 2006 14:08:55 GMT -5
The craziest, most cosmic part of Lem burning the Money Train cash is: If he didn't burn it, Kavanaugh would have found it somehow. He did find some of it. Well he didnt find it, but once it got into his hands I dont think it matters how he got it. He found Vics share thanks to Corrine.
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Post by lemlover on May 12, 2006 17:24:32 GMT -5
I also think that The Money Train storyline will be apart of the upcoming season, which will likely be the show's last. Things started to down hill for the Strike Team once they stole that money and they've been trying to stay in front of things ever since.
I really don't know why Lem thought that burning the money would mean the Armenian mob wouldn't find out about their heist. I wanted to smack him myself!
While I didn't think Shane was right to pull a gun on Lem, I could certainly understand. Lem picked a hell of a time to become a stereotypical "dumb blond". You know what I mean? No offense to those with blond hair.
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Post by Inside Man on May 15, 2006 7:48:07 GMT -5
The craziest, most cosmic part of Lem burning the Money Train cash is: If he didn't burn it, Kavanaugh would have found it somehow. He did find some of it. Well he didnt find it, but once it got into his hands I dont think it matters how he got it. He found Vics share thanks to Corrine. Sure, he found about the money that Vic gave Corrine. In my eyes, that proves my point: Kavanaugh is intrepid and doesn't give up. He woulda found the rest of it, no matter how hard the Strike Team worked to bury it. The few bucks that Corrine had was a pittance compared to the big haul. Lem saved their asses by burning that money. He sacrificed their friendships for the safety of the Team. I've always thought that.
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Post by striketeamwashere on May 15, 2006 14:19:04 GMT -5
I dont think Lem saved their asses by burning that money. By burning that money he put in motion the events that led to the IAD investigation and him being killed.
Say he didnt burn the money. The ST most likley would have stayed together. If they stayed together Shane wouldnt have gotten involved with Antwon and Lem wouldnt have been talking to Angie. If Shane isnt involved with Antwon and Lem with Angie, Angie is still alive and there is no reason for Lem to steal the heroin from Pitario thus not opening up the IAD investigation.
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Post by icy on May 15, 2006 16:41:57 GMT -5
I dont think Lem saved their asses by burning that money. By burning that money he put in motion the events that led to the IAD investigation and him being killed. Say he didnt burn the money. The ST most likley would have stayed together. If they stayed together Shane wouldnt have gotten involved with Antwon and Lem wouldnt have been talking to Angie. If Shane isnt involved with Antwon and Lem with Angie, Angie is still alive and there is no reason for Lem to steal the heroin from Pitario thus not opening up the IAD investigation. "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." - Newton's laws of motion Interesting theory.
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Post by striketeamwashere on May 15, 2006 17:17:19 GMT -5
Newtons 3rd law to be specific.
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