Jean-Pierre: At the end of the day we are likely to be punished for our kindnesses.
Sergi: Where do I know you from?
Vincent: Vienna.
Sergi: Of course.
Sam: Either you're part of the problem or you're part of the solution or you're just part of the landscape.
Sam: All good things come to those who wait.
Spence: You ever kill anybody?
Sam: I hurt somebody's feelings once.
Seamus O'Rourke: I was clearing up your mess.
Dierdre: My mess? Oh, well, you take over then.
Seamus O'Rourke: Eh?
Dierdre: But you can't, can ya? It's you that's hidin' isn' it, Seamus? It's you that can't show your face.
Seamus O'Rourke: You bollocksed it up.
Dierdre: I bollocksed it up?
Seamus O'Rourke: You hired them.
Dierdre: Through your fucking contacts.
Seamus O'Rourke: You're a good girl, Dierdre. Do your job, eh?
Gregor: So what could have been conducted in collegial atmosphere is now fucked into cocked hat.
Spence: Got the swag, kept the money. It's a job well done, a job well done. That's a fact.
Vincent: Everyone's your brother until the rent comes due.
Sam: You're great in the locker room, pal, and your reflexes might die hard, but you're weak when you put your spikes on.
Sam: The only thing is that the map, the map is not the territory.
Answer: There's no way of knowing what was in the case. It is a plot device called a "MacGuffin," a term coined by director Alfred Hitchcock. It doesn't actually matter what the object is but is just something that drives the story. It can be any type of object or device such as a "secret formula," "enemy war plans," a "nuclear weapon," a "treasure map," and so on that the characters are either searching for or protecting. There was never any intention to reveal what it was. Its purpose is to motivate the characters' actions and tell the story. Most likely it was intended to be a McGuffin just to keep the audience guessing and thinking about the movie long after it ends.
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