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why didn't ordell kill max [spoilers] ...


when he dropped off the 10k and set up the meeting with jackie to get back his 500k?

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I think cause Jackie would have called the cops on him and he would have never seen his 500k.

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By this time, Ordell is well aware he can be linked to three murders. He wants to get his money and skedaddle. Killing Max would link him to a fourth murder, which would make his getaway even LESS feasible.

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Max told ordell the money is stored in the office safe, so he needed max for the safe combination

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Thank you. Jeez, there are so many idiots on this board who don't seem to have a clue. The dialogue was quite clear that the 500k was in Max's safe, so killing him then would have been a disaster. He probably intended to kill him later though, along with Jackie, after getting his money from Max's office safe.

I might go into the scamming game judging from the number of numbskulls that are out there. Seriously!

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And BULLYING others makes you feel superior somehow huh. You are sad.

FYI IMDb is a site for sharing thoughts, opinions, asking questions etc ...

Maybe you need to hop on the Trump wagon, you *beep* bully!

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But, yes, as has been stated, Ordell needed Max alive to get his money. Once that happened, had it not been a set up, I think Ordell would have killed both Max and Jackie.

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‘BULLYING’ 🤣

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