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Back at his office, Dubenich tells his associate that they are being conned. He discovers the transmitter in his office and figures out that Nate, Hardison, Parker and Eliot are still alive. He decides that he will call the FBI to the next meeting where he will expose the con during his shareholder
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Dubenich arrives at his office and his secretary tells him his appointment has arrived. He is confused, but is intrigued by Sophie's good looks and Sophie introduces herself by an alias, a mediator from
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Hardison sends the plans to Dubenich. They agree to walk away and admit that it was fun to work on
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Dubenich rushes downstairs to inform his shareholders that it is a mistake. He is followed down by the FBI and the
Nigerians. The Nigerians tell him that they have no office in LA, but that they met at Dubenich's other office where they gave him a check for $ 200,000. Because Dubenich contracts
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coming up, and the legal avenues will not solve his problem in time. Nate is reluctant, but Dubenich informs him that his rival, Pierson Aviation, is insured by IYS, Nate's former insurance company, who refused to pay for the treatment that would have saved the life of Nate's son.
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with the government, he could be in a lot of trouble due to regulations concerning contact with foreign nationals and that things would be a lot better for him if he still had an undeposited check. Dubenich can't produce it and he is arrested.
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facility. She gets off one gunshot that nails him in the shoulder. As soon as she turns around, he puts a bullet of his own in an unidentified area. This startles her and she looks back at Nate.
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