At 36:45 we see Sam Russo (Norman Alden) using a torch to weld the plate on. Next scene shows a stick welder being used.
Nick commits several criminal offenses on his first day out of prison: operating a motor vehicle without a license, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, forcible confinement of another.
The stolen $260,000 would be worth about $2,465.000. in 2022 dollars.
Dave gives Susan a very real hard slap across the face when she first fails to come up with the name of the city in Arizona that Gail moved to. It is obvious by Susan's reaction that she was hurt by it.