The original ending had Deirdre (Natascha McElhone) outside the café where Sam (Robert De Niro) and Vincent (Jean Reno) are, thinking about whether she should enter or not before deciding against it. As she walks to her car, she is taken by the I.R.A., who she has betrayed, and who will (presumably) kill her. In his commentary on the DVD, John Frankenheimer claims that the preview audience disliked the ending, saying that they did not want to see Deirdre die. A second ending was filmed where Deirdre walked away after Sam walked out of the café. According to Frankenheimer, this ending was also disliked by the preview audience, who thought it was the set-up to a sequel, and described it as too "Hollywood" (Frankenheimer agreed with them on this). While Frankenheimer liked the original ending, he conceded that with the investment MGM/UA had made in the film, they had to listen to the audience, so the final ending, where Deirdre does not appear, and her fate is left up in the air, was used. The original ending is included on the Special Edition DVD.

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