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stabbed, shot at, and electrocuted.

All things I'm sure

you've grown accustomed to.

Do you have any idea...

Any idea...

What it's been like

for me this past week?

Not knowing whether you was alive or

dead, who you was with, where you was.

I mean, for all I know, you could have

been Iying dead in a ditch somewhere!

You know, you never seemed

to care before, so why now?

I'll tell you exactly why.

Because you're the only

one I've got left now.

And like it or not,

you're still my daughter.

Look, listen to me, there...

There was only one

thing I was ever good at.

And being a young dad wasn't it.

But I'm here now for you.

Yeah.

Please, you've got to believe

me, I'm not here to judge you.

I don't care what trouble

you've got yourself into.

AII I care about is you.

That you're safe and

I can bring you home.

I needed everyone in my

life to believe I was dead.

Because if he knew I was

still alive, he'd be after me.

This is what he wants.

Schuuster created a series of Internet

banks and an online lending solution.

It was a phishing scam.

Every applicant that went to the website

submitted information that he

used to steaI their identity.

This is a database

that contains the names

of hundreds of thousands of

people that he's stolen from.

So how has he not been caught?

The websites were set up at hosting

facilities all over the country.

The sites would be up for

a week and then removed.

Nothing, not even an

imprint was left to chance.

So how did you get involved in this?

I was hired as a programmer to

manage the root access database.

Good morning, Most Industries.

How may I direct your call?

Several months ago, I

started finding discrepancies

in the risk scoring that was used to

approve and deny loan applications.

So I tracked it through to

the credit services department.

And that's when I met...

What, this f***ing geezer?

Jesus, Dad.

I needed more time.

For what?

I broke the code.

I found a way to back up the database,

so I could get it in the hands of the FBl.

But I knew if they arrested him, he'd

still have the resources to come after me.

So I needed a way out.

Then I created a series

of accounts and identities.

And I funded it with 10 million dollars

that I got from the Most

Industries ledger account.

I simply had to merge the new database

into the mainframe host processor.

And once the cards were created,

I could activate the accounts

and transfer the funds.

Schuuster's people were never

prepared for an internal breach.

Are you sure these are clean?

Yeah, I bought the plane

tickets with them today.

So I need your passport.

Before I had a chance

to transfer the funds...

Mmm.

I knew I only had a few days before

Schuuster found out I was arrested.

I was able to get the

accounts activated,

but I didn't have enough

time to transfer the funds.

It's just a small piece of the pie,

nothing that he would even notice.

Then why did he want you dead?

Well, when I was busted,

they caught his cards on me.

And then he knew I was a risk to him.

And the other girI?

Let me know as soon as you cash them.

- Okay, I will.

- Thank you so much.

Cathy was my roommate.

After I ran from the office,

I had her met up with Ricky.

There wasn't enough time.

So Ricky was the only one that

could still get into the facility.

But it was too late.

So the money's in limbo

and everyone wants it back.

You know, there's still a

way for us to do this clean.

Yeah, well, I don't see that

unless we get inside that building.

Schuuster has a secondary server set

up in his panic room in his estate.

So we don't have to break into the

office, we just have to get into that room.

Yeah, well, how do

you propose we do that?

I have an idea.

There is one thing that

he likes better than money.

What? I'm missing

something, what is it?

Escorts.

What? No, no!

Come on, it's the only

way we can get inside.

No, look, our deaI was 10,000

if I helped you find her.

That's it, done.

You're a target now, just like us.

Bullshit, I am.

She's right.

I mean, how long do you think it's gonna

be before he finds out you was involved?

Yeah, well, I'll take my chances.

Here you go, 10 grand.

Nice doing business with you.

Fifty grand.

You're gonna have to

do better than that, mate.

All right, I'll

tell you what I'll do.

Let's make it an even hundred thousand.

And how is it we still can't tie the rental

car to either Most Industries or Karl Schuuster?

We've been over this.

Well, tell me again.

The credit card was

authorized three days ago.

Who made the reservation,

who signed for the car,

and why is it being declined now?

Credit card was stolen from a

Michael Hicks out of Detroit.

He was at home, alive and well today.

That's not our guy.

Son of a b*tch.

This is Klein.

Are you looking

for me, Detective?

Walker.

Where are you?

I'm very, very close by, funny enough.

I need a trace on 415, caller's on now.

I was actually gonna pop in and ask

if you fancied a cup of

tea, if you weren't too busy.

Yeah, no, not at all,

there's a good coffee shop on

the corner of Fairfax and Burdon.

Sounds really nice,

but something tells me

there might be a full SWAT team

just waiting for me to arrive.

Is that how you think

this is gonna go down?

Well, to be honest with you, I reckon

I'd get within say 50 feet of the place

before you had me cuffed

and pinned to the floor.

Well, at least that'll give us

time to talk about Ricky Cummins

and that night club

you tore up last night.

That was self-defense. I was attacked.

We was nowhere near the night club.

If you're innocent,

come in. I'll help you.

What and allow Schuuster to carry on

doing what he's doing? I don't think so.

There's nothing to suggest

he's doing anything illegaI.

And if there was?

If you could pinpoint

severaI murders and executions

back to a financiaI scheme

that he himself perpetrated,

now what would you do?

Are you in possession of this evidence?

No, but you are, Detective.

Not long enough.

Let's go!

So how much time

do you think we have?

Well, it won't take long

once you get inside, but listen to me.

If anything goes wrong in there

I want you to keep your head down

and get out as fast as you can,

- do you understand that?

- Dad...

Listen, Sam, I'm serious.

Look, I want you to take this.

This is a number for a really

good mate of mine back in London.

I didn't want to tell you,

but I've been saving up since

your mom died and all that.

But there's money there for you if

anything were to ever happen to me.

Thank you, for everything.

And you know I love you.

Hey.

- All right, I'll see you guys in the car.

Yeah.

Listen, remember what I said to you.

Park on the turn around, because

you've got the best vantage point.

- Right.

- Remember, lights out, keep your eyes open.

Okay.

When I give you that signaI,

when you hear anything going down,

I need you to be there.

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