Question: How did Luther know where they stashed the money, and how did he blow through over $750,000 practically overnight?
Answer: Luther worked as the cleaner in the building where the girls hid the money in the air duct. He apparently just happened to come across it while cleaning. As to blowing through it, he may have been lying to them that it was all gone, but he had already bought some pretty expensive items. Something like a fancy sports car alone can cost $100,000 or more.
Raywest, I don't think he even admitted to having the money at all, except denying that he even knew anything about it before "Teshaun" (Tete) shot him from behind. That act alone rendered recovery of whatever was left almost impossible. Luther went to the grave with that secret.
I thought they worked for him, so why would he be cleaning? Also, who cleans air vents in an office building?
Answer: The girls were certainly not the craftiest of criminals, certainly amateurs. You NEVER hide that kind of cash in an air vent - EVER. Unfortunately, in life, you take the exam and the lesson is learned after.
Corrected entry: I guess Jada Pinkett had the same hairstylist for this movie as she did for a The Nutty Professor. When she goes to visit Blair Underwood at his home you can clearly see that her braids are either latch hooked or just a wig.
Correction: I just don't see the mistake here. Stoney wears her hair the same way Jada Pinkett does.
Also with the "braided" hairstyle, in the scene where she is in her living room and hears gun shots, when she lifts her head, you can see that she is wearing a wig. Must have been a shot retake that happened after she cut her hair in Mexico. still a great movie.
Answer: I would also think Luther had found his "Retirement Fund" and was not going to give it up that easy, and had it hidden in a way that it was not going to be easily found, like he did, thanks to the not so crafty criminals who hid almost a million dollars in an air vent.
I agree with that answer. Bear in mind that if Luther could find the money easily, something he must have done as part of his job as the chief janitor of the building, he sure as hell wasn't going to make it easy for the next person to get it from him. And the amount, according to "Francheska" (Frankie), was "Over $75K and counting..." not $750K. There's a big difference.
Kahuru1
I thought it was "296,000 and counting."