I'm not sure there's much needing to be resolved, really.Flashbacks, like they did for the swat team or Danny putting the cell on Tess. If any of it had been shown on film it would've given the whole sequence away.

Admittedly the part about Danny still being in makes sense (coz he's the one that reverse pickpockets the cellphone onto Tess).

I'll grant you that, but that'd be nice if any of this had been shown on film.

And if your life is going to depend on the gear, better to double up on it just in case if you can fit it, right? ? And don't tell me he never checked the suitcase, no one would not check on the gear upon which THEIR LIVES depends on.

And Linus never asked about the second set of gear because.

'It was a test for Linus, to have him prove himself to Danny and Rusty' - what was the test, exactly? They thought he might chicken out if Danny's not there, or what?.

Linus's suitcase had two sets of gear because Danny was always supposed to be there. Note how nobody at all is surprised when Danny is in the vault except Linus.

It was a test for Linus, to have him prove himself to Danny and Rusty. Danny being there was always part of the plan Linus was probably the only one at that point who genuinely thought Danny was actually 'out'. Why did Linus' suitcase contain TWO sets of climbing gear to rappel down the shaft? If the plan never called for more than one person doing it, why bring twice the gear? Danny later come up with his own side-plan (not telling Linus or the others) so he can go in the vault and help the others. That plan died when Danny made himself known to Benedict, forcing Linus to step up.

So the original plan in 11 was for Danny to be the NGC representative and to go down the elevator alone.

What casino was robbed in ocean's 11