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backer nearly fails. But using the "brother" ploy, Danny and Hank get
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toiled. He was a humorless
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boss, a debt collector. However, the fast-talking O'Neill and Taylor soon have her working as their manager, where her business savvy increases their gigs. Meanwhile, tired of losing several gigs to the
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