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Why didn't Jennifer get busted too?


When David accessed the Pan-Am reservation system and booked a flight he used Jennifer's name.

When McKittrick was interrogating David at NORAD why did he ask him who he was working with?

Plot hole?

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I seem to remember he was asked if he was working with the Russians?

Not sure if it's a plot hole or they just need Jennifer to be "free" while David was detained.

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When David is being questioned by McKittrick, he specifically says "Who are you going to Paris with"?

One would think that if McKittrick knew about the flight reservation, he would have came across Jennifer's name too.

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Sometimes when authorities ask questions they know the answer...sometimes there is a bureaucracy snafu that doesn't always transfer all the info.

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Are you sure he used either of their names?

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Yes. When David booked the flight he specifically used her name.

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She was a minor without a record. They probably didn't have her name in the system and moved too fast to trace David so they didn't check the school records. Or maybe they assumed he booked under a false name.

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