englander escapes, ordering marcus, a corrupt policeman who he employs, to kidnap joey and angie. when he realises joey and angie do not have the diamond, marcus gives chase to nick, who has been coaxed onto the roof by the police. david and marcus then threaten to kill joey unless nick returns the diamond. nick gives david the diamond, but soon jumps from the rooftop of the hotel onto a soft mattress, laid out by the police near the beginning of the film, to catch david, showing the crowd the diamond, finally proving he did not steal it and should not have been arrested. after nick has been released from prison, he celebrates at a bar with joey, angie, lydia, and his father, who faked his own death to give nick a chance to escape. joey asks angie to marry him, presenting her a diamond from englander's vault, and she agrees. the film ends as they all celebrate.