Carson, in spite of his know-it-all at ude showed me enough a en ie he found Llew in the Mexican hospital very quickly all things being equal......
Building on your point of Carson not wanting to make himself a bigger target thus thought "hey Sugar is out there lurking, maybe I'll let Llew retrieve the money and then IF Sugar is watching I'll self preserve and let Llew get killed." Kind of like some dogs, you take an older vet dog and pair it with a young pup. When approaching potential trouble, often times the vet dog will let the younger dog wander into potential trouble. However problem with that theory is how/when is Carson going to get the money if he waits? Camp out somewhere with a view of the riverbank so he can confront Llew after he picks it up? And/or smoke Sugar after Sugar smokes Llew?
Still seems like a weird plot hole to me that Carson , 1st waited and then much later (night) was so nonchalantly strolling back to his hotel room. Knowing Sugar was lurking, on the loose, and sure enough, there appears Sugar. The lazy theory would fit. Just seems weird given he did show enough a en to get to the point to where he was. In a position to get the money and complete his mission thus get paid.
No i don't history of the hotel Carson was staying in. Sugar had smoked someone in Carson Death Hotel before?
Q3 Yes the one Llew was killed at. Sugar found it simply by following the cop commotion?
And where did the money end up. Sugar was snooping for it at Lew Death Hotel but did he find it? Or that is left up to the viewer?