Ethan's obsession with the NOC list I really don't understand in the movie
So the NOC list disc is the MacGuffin aka the big deal of the plot of the movie sort of but not really worth risking your life over a stupid computer disc.
So why was Ethan going through all that trouble for a stupid CIA NOC list which really wasnt that damn important since one half was useless without the other anyway?
Also Phelps should have known better be smart about it due to the blow up gum and the glasses at the end. He acted surprised and caught off guard. he should have known better