Corrected entry: In the final scene, Kid Twist arrives at the betting parlor, whispering to Lonnegan, "Sorry, I couldn't wait." This furthers the plot as Twist can then inform Lonnegan that the wrong horse is going to win. But it would also blow the entire con because Lonnegan would expect Twist to have been downtown at his Western Union office just four minutes earlier when they talked on the phone.
BocaDavie
3rd Nov 2009
Correction: They never say how far the Western Union office is from the betting parlor; it could have been within a few blocks.
BocaDavie ★
Also, who is not to say there could be a fictitious third operative in the Western Union scam?