一个细节,酒店枪击现场,Max坐在地上小憩,Thomas告诉他当初为何让他负责强哥的案子,“We hadn’t been able to get anywhere near Sternwood for years. Our incompetence could be passed off as your inexperience.”Max听后如梦初醒,原来自己就是他妈个猴子,被背叛感浸没在那两汪清水中。然后Thomas故伎重施,又想调动猴子的英雄情结,动之以情,让他去孤军奋战拿下强哥和黑警,DM自带奸贼气场,实际是再次骗他去死。但猴子也会吃一堑长一智,Max的反应是皱眉,说明他已经怀疑知遇恩人。
一个细节,黑人小警察(《黑镜》踩单车那位)描述强哥历史用了“legend”一词,被Max强烈鄙视,他说“What? Man can kidnap, kill, rob, hurt people. And he gets called a legend.你努力工作竭尽所能,我敢保证你依然只会是个无名小卒”。看似平淡无奇,除反映了Max誓与强哥正邪不两立的决心;更为黑人小警察轻信上司,认同Max是黑警做了铺垫。高危职业切忌得罪同僚啊,关键时刻命悬其手!