Why didn't Felix Leiter catch Le Chiffre after the game was done?

In Casino Royale, the CIA agent, Felix Leiter, offers to stake Bond with the understanding that CIA will capture Le Chiffre when the game is over. Yet, when the game is over, Le Chiffre is freely running around, kidnapping and torturing people.

Bond had won the game, Le Chiffre was right there where the CIA wanted him. Then why did they let him run around and do more criminal activities?

The way things proceeded, Le Chiffre could have disappeared with the money if someone else wouldn't have shown up.

Best Answer

The plot by MI 6 and the CIA is to give Le Chiffre no choice but to turn himself in. They had no legal right to arrest him, lack of evidence and all. Once he lost the money, both organizations hoped the pressure by the real criminal contacts would force Chiffre to turn evidence over, instead of being killed. Both organizations are playing a long game in this. There was no expected immediate payout in the plan. If they arrest him, they would reveal their hand in the events and blow the operation. Additionally, Leiter was playing this by ear. The only reason the CIA could arrange this was because MI-6 decided it got too expensive and Bond was willing to work with them. It was a field decision that wasn't part of the actual CIA plan (Leiter was expected to win).

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Is Felix Leiter coming back?

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Is Felix Leiter related to James Bond?

Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond books, films and other media. The character is an operative for the CIA and Bond's friend. After losing a leg and his hand to a shark attack, Leiter joined the Pinkerton Detective Agency....Felix LeiterClassificationAlly12 more rows

Who is Felix Leiter based on?

According to notes written by Fleming in his first-edition of Diamonds Are Forever "Felix Leiter is based on no one". His name came from two American friends of Fleming's, Ivar Bryce (his middle name being Felix) and Marion Oates Leiter.

How did Bond know Le Chiffre was bluffing?

That was his physical tell. A tell in poker is a change in a player's behavior or demeanor that is claimed by some to give clues to that player's assessment of their hand. Bond knew he could beat Le Chiffre as he was confident that he would catch his tell and get an insight into his game and strategy (bluffs included).

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