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Sherwin. Later, he eavesdrops on her telephone calls and realises that she and Paul have been lovers for some time. The gist of the conversation is the need to dispose of Sherwin quickly before anyone else finds out that he was not the crash victim. Gradually, he finds out that Christine and Paul had been intending to sell the house and cash all his assets, and his inconvenient reappearance has derailed their plans. He decides to play along, until there is an opportune time to confront them. When he eventually reveals that he knows what is afoot, they confess and agree to his offer to pay them off. However, they decide to go ahead with their plot and both make attempts to shoot him, which he foils, and both of them end up dead.
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