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steal their cheques; he also killed Peggy for nearly discovering his plan. Jack shoots him dead. Confronted by him in the freezer, Trudy offers to give him the formula in exchange for his cheque. During the handover, they simultaneously shoot each other; Trudy dies first. Isabel steals the cheque and the formula, but not before a dying Jack tries to stop her.
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