Lucky Number Slevin/Fridge

• Fridge Brilliance:
  • So the movie never elaborates on how Goodkat knows Lindsey took a picture of him in the elevator. Then it hit me. Phones don't work in there. --Truan
    • Yes it does. Goodkat says "I had that same phone," (or something of the like) indicating he knew the functions and tricks.
  • After Goodkat shoots Lindsey, it seems like Fridge Logic that he doesn't bother to check whether his victim is truly dead. But here's where the Fridge Brilliance kicks in: most likely Goodkat does see that Lindsey is still alive, but seeing this makes him realize that Slevin had warned her about the hit. At that moment Goodkat knows that Slevin must really love Lindsey for him to disobey his mentor like this, and that's what makes him spare Lindsey: he can relate to Slevin's feelings for Lindsey, because similar empathy made him spare Slevin 20 years ago. So after processing all this in his head, Goodkat slips away from the morgue, letting Lindsey think she has fooled him. This also explains why, after Slevin asks Goodkat how he found about Slevin's plan to spare Lindsey, Goodkat just says: "I'm a world class assassin". A world class assassin wouldn't just shoot someone once and leave, without checking out the victim really is dead.
• Fridge Logic