Visible crew/equipment: Right at the start there is a shot of a camera panning up over a 4x4. When it does you can see the camera's shadow moving over the paint. (00:00:55)
Visible crew/equipment: When the guy says to Rome that Brian is not a cop, a camera and light screen are reflected in his glasses. (00:20:10)
Visible crew/equipment: When the orange muscle car gets to the barrels in the drag race, there is an overhead shot where a camera is reflected very briefly. (00:50:30)
Visible crew/equipment: When the guys arrive at the house to get all the money, the silver 4x4 pulls up and the camera pans along it. When it does you can see the camera's shadow on the paint. (01:12:20)
Visible crew/equipment: Near the end, in a shot of Monica and the baddie (just before they get onto the boat) standing beside a large vehicle, the camera is quite close and then it tracks backwards. The reflection of the legs of the steadicam operator walking backwards as he moves the camera, is seen at the side of the car. (01:27:50)
Chosen answer: The detective was tortured because Verone needed a window of time without any police presence and the detective refused to allow it. The girl is just some random hottie that works for Verone.
Greg Dwyer