Question: In the pre climax Anne tells Cal that Sonia was sleeping with Stephen for $26,000 but later he comes to conclusion that Stephen knew this how? How did Anne know?
State of Play (2009)
1 question
Directed by: Kevin Macdonald
Starring: Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams
Continuity mistake: Crowe gives the girl reporter a necklace made of ballpoint pens. When Crowe leaves and she runs after him the necklace is gone. (01:47:45 - 01:48:45)
Della Frye: Did we just break the law?
Cal McAffrey: Nope. That's what you call damn fine reporting.
Trivia: Bill Nighy, who played Cameron in the original BBC serial, was considered for the role again, before it was decided to make the character a female.
Answer: The assassin that Stephen hired to spy on Sonia found out and told Stephen. At some point off-screen, Stephen told Anne details about his affair with Sonia and accidentally told her that she was being paid to spy on and sleep with him for $26,000. Anne told Cal about the $26,000, and Cal realises that Stephen knows a lot more about Sonia's spying for Point Corp than he is letting on. If Stephen was completely innocent, there would be no way for him to know the amount was $26,000. Cal and his team of journalists never told Stephen the specific amount of money Sonia was getting.