![]() ![]() Since we know that the FBI didn't have any surveillance inside Stratton Oakmont (which is why they needed Jordan to go in with a wire), we know they didn't have the building bugged in any way. It's what makes the scene so powerful.Ĥ No one else could plausibly have gotten hold/known about the post-it The FBI would of course know this to be so. Without the tacit co-operation of Donnie, Jordan could deny all knowledge of ever writing/having/passing the note. Without Donnie identifying that specific piece of paper was passed to him by Jordan during their lunch, its ultimately worthless. Don't say anything incriminating" would not be sufficient evidence to hold anything together in a judicial court, without a witness to explain the context of it and how it was deployed: That Witness could only be Donnie. That the post-it is even Admissible as evidenceĪ piece of paper with the words "I'm wearing a wire. Jordan doesn't argue, or resist, or question how they obtained the note, because he knows, and this is the catalyst that ultimately provokes his surrender.ģ. He immediately realizes, as we the audience are in turn supposed to, that the only person who could have submitted the post-it as evidence against him is Donnie, meaning his best friend has ultimately betrayed him in order to cut a deal with the FBI. It's not neccesarily prompted by the fact that the FBI has incriminating evidence on his contempt of court (that sort of litigious impropriety has failed to phase him at all so far), but by the realization that he is alone, and has no-one left. This scene is ultimately the moment that Jordan finally does become 'The Hypocrite' he was fearful of when talking to Stratton Oakmont employees, the moment when he gives in. Jordan's Reaction to seeing the post-it note The only reason Donnie wouldn't have told them, is because he would have had to be forthcoming in how he obtained the knowledge of the premises search, which would have publicly outed him as a collaborator.Ģ. The raid comes as a surprise to the rest of the company, or they are at least caught off guard, indicating they didn't know. If Donnie had found out about this impending raid through a source other than the FBI, and was as such still loyal to Stratton Oakmont, he would have shared this information in order to enable some kind of damage limitation procedure, or at least advised his brokers to do the same. He could only have known they were coming if he'd had prior knowledge. This is in anticipation of the FBI showing up at the office, as he is already erasing the data before they walk in. The scene that immediately follows Jordan's final arrest begins with a shot of Donnie systematically erasing the files on his computer, looking nervously around the office. Reasons Why the film indicates Donnie has collaborated with the FBI: OK, so I think LTrain's answer is correct, but perhaps DustinDavis needs an answer that is fleshed out into further detail in order to be satisfied. ![]()
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