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He also manages to track down another of Kazar's subordinates, one that had been in a sexual relationship with Monika before Kazar got interested in her. He attempts to get him to surrender and collaborate, but when Bilski's police companions follow, the mafioso recognizes the dirty cop, who kills him.
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Bogucka's husband gives her a pendrive with all the information he has on Kazar's dirty businesses: while he knows this will disbar him, he considers it a fair price for putting Kazar behind bars. Bogucka passes the information to Bilski, who quickly arranges a police sting to arrest Kazar. The sting
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manages to find several disturbing things, but no signs of what he could have done to the missing women. When the dirty cop offers to take Kazar to prison, Bilski orders the cop's partner to do so. Eventually, the dirty cop's dealings are discovered, and he dies when the police shows to arrest him.
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Tadeusz explains that Mario had brought Monika to the same house, but he accidentally killed her while he tried to pressure her into having sex with him. He wanted to give himself up to the police, but
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Scientific police is unable to find proof of murders at Kazar's house, but Bilski realizes proof could be among Kazar's personal belongings when he was taken to jail: among them is a bracelet made of human lips - lips he cut off from his victims. Kazar admits to the murders, but not to Monika's.
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saw Mario hiding a ruby ring that belonged to Monika - a ring
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