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Now why did you say it was a bomb ? - No, you said that.
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No, you said it. -You said that in the hotel room.
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I said she was the bomb.
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She was the bomb ?
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Look, I've been working this case for months now,
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So if I seem a little aggravated, I apologize.
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You need to tell us what's goin' on.
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The triads and Reign, they think I'm a crooked customs agent.
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- Is that a payoff ? - No. That's a sample.
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You guys ever heard of the superbill ?
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I heard of it. It's a myth. Some kind of counterfeit.
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Honey, it's much more than a counterfeit.
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Fourteen out of fifteen world banks can't even tell the difference.
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The paper is crane linen blend, and the bills are printed on U.S. intaglio presses.
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You wanna tell us how in the world they get into the U.S. mint to use the presses ?
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In 1959, the United States was very friendly with the shah of Iran.
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Why ? Because we wanted his oil.
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Our government gave him a gift--
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A U.S. treasury intaglio printing press.
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Now, it's the only one to ever leave the country.
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Five years ago, Ricky Tan bought the press on the black market.
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Five years ago ? Mm-hmm.
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That's right before he left the force.
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Earlier this year, Ricky Tan got a hold of one-of-a-kind swiss-made hundred-dollar plates,
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and he started printing superbills.
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that's why Hu Li killed him-- for the plates.
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and they've printed and shipped one hundred million dollars.
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There's only one way to spot a fake.
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They use an optical transfer ink from India that burns red.
:45:29
You see ? Now, the real ink, it burns black.
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So what in the hell they gonna do with $100 million of phony money ?
:45:36
You know, Carter, I believe you're asking the wrong question.
:45:40
The real question is, where are the plates ?
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Because if we can find the plates, we can stop the whole operation.
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- Right ? - Yeah, you're right.
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Maybe this is where you can help us, guys.
:45:53
Yeah. I mean, Carter, This is your city, right ?
:45:56
Yeah, this is my titty. I mean, this is my city.
:45:59
Great. And Lee, you know Hu Li and the triads, correct ?