Corrected entry: Leaving aside the absurdity of a full sized car in a penthouse with no means of entry or exit other than taking out the window, the car is a very obvious plot device. Mr. Shaw has swindled $2B and once he is convicted all of this possessions will be sold off. That car sold in 2010 for about $500,000 so it would be one of the first things sold making it a terrible place to hide the missing loot AND the ledger that finally convicts him for life. Even if he gets off on the charges good luck explaining to the FBI who are watching him like a hawk what happened to the car once he decides to melt it down.
Join the mailing list
Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.
Correction: Several reasons this isn't a plot hole. One, Shaw explains how he got it in, piece by piece. If it's just Steve McQueen's Ferrari, Shaw would treat it like art and never drive it, so reassembling it wouldn't be out of the norm for an eccentric billionaire. But given it's actually from the money he stole, he would most assuredly keep it in his apartment. Two, Agent Claire directly states the car will be sold off once Shaw's convicted (so no grand surprise), but Shaw maintains his innocence (and stubbornly thinks he'll be found not guilty). Three, part of Shaw's arrogance is not only will the FBI not look for the ledger in the Ferrari, but that they wouldn't know what it is. And fourth, once Shaw is found not guilty (as he plans), it won't matter if the FBI is watching him when he turns the gold into cash (or whatever he wants) since he can't be tried again. He would simply take the car apart piece by piece (which is actually what the employees end up doing anyways).
Bishop73