The first time Joe is arrested he is taken to a consulate and his son is called to come and get him, in Japan, like there wasnt a local US diplomat who would have been called in. The second time though, they are taken straight to the epicentre of the secret military location for no apparent reason. Why wouldnt they just have been taken straight back to a police station rather than to a secret installation with a monster in it? While were at it, remember that sign we just mentioned? The one Ford didnt have time to hang up before he went to school? How did it end up hanging in the living room?