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• Who is the police informant, Mr. Orange?▾

  Mr. Orange (Freddy Newandyke) is an undercover LAPD officer who infiltrated Joe Cabot's crew before the diamond heist. He was planted specifically to gather evidence against Joe and Nice Guy Eddie. His cover is eventually blown when Mr. White discovers the truth at the end of the film.

• What actually happened during the diamond heist that went wrong?▾

  The heist went wrong because Mr. Orange was a police informant, so law enforcement was waiting for the thieves at the jewelry store. The robbers panicked, Mr. Blonde (Vic Vega) began shooting civilians indiscriminately, and several crew members were killed or wounded during the escape. Mr. Orange was shot by a civilian woman during the getaway, and he shot her in return.

• Why does Mr. Blonde torture the cop, and what is his motive?▾

  Mr. Blonde (Vic Vega) tortures Officer Marvin Nash not to extract information but seemingly out of sadistic pleasure — he tells Nash outright that he doesn't care what he knows. Blonde had just been released from prison after loyally refusing to give up Joe Cabot, and his extreme violence during the heist suggests a deep-seated volatility. The torture scene reveals his true psychopathic nature, which Joe describes approvingly as being "a mad dog."

• What is the significance of the Mexican standoff at the end?▾

  The final standoff erupts when Mr. White holds Joe Cabot at gunpoint, refusing to believe Joe's accusation that Mr. Orange is a cop. Nice Guy Eddie draws on White to protect his father, and Mr. Orange — near death — shoots Eddie and Joe to protect White, inadvertently confirming his identity as the informant. White, devastated by the betrayal of the man he shielded and befriended, shoots Orange just as police storm the warehouse and shoot White, leaving no survivors among the principals.

• Why is the film called Reservoir Dogs if it takes place mostly in a warehouse?▾

  The title is widely believed to be a mishearing or playful corruption of "Au Revoir les Enfants," a French film Tarantino admired, though he has been deliberately evasive about confirming this. Another theory links it to the French slang phrase and the idea of the criminals being cornered and vicious like cornered animals. Tarantino himself has encouraged the ambiguity, suggesting the title is meant to evoke a raw, dangerous atmosphere rather than carry a literal meaning.