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Jonathan McQuarry is an accountant in Manhattan. Late one night, while working on an audit at a law firm, he is befriended by a charismatic lawyer, Wyatt Bose. Taking the subway home, Jonathan has a brief encounter with a blonde woman. Reaching home, he notices a pipe in his bedroom is leaking
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Jonathan to a quiet park and pulls a gun. Before he can shoot, Wyatt is shot by "S". Jonathan pursues her, leaving a dead Wyatt and all the money behind. She apologizes to him and leaves in a cab,
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Jonathan's name, meets "S" in a hotel in Madrid. She is upset that Jonathan is dead, but he reminds her that her $ 1 million share is more than she ever made as a prostitute on the street. When he attempts to withdraw the funds, he learns that the co-signer, Wyatt
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Jonathan. Jonathan receives a call on Wyatt's phone, from a woman who asks if he is free that night. He agrees to meet her at a hotel bar. When she arrives, they
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Jonathan to continue in the club. One encounter is with an older woman, who explains the rules: the initiator pays for the room, no names are exchanged, there is no rough play. Over the next few weeks, he has anonymous sex with several women.
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Bose, must be present. Wyatt exits the bank to find "S" gone and
Jonathan waiting – the apartment superintendent died in the explosion, entering the suite before Jonathan arrived. Jonathan has procured a passport using Wyatt's name. He demands half of the $ 20 million.
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