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Toni talks to her fiancé, Inspector Bob
Cartwright of Scotland Yard, who is also in charge of the investigation of Jules's murder. Bob talks to Collison, but since Collison is convinced that the painting would be in danger if the police tightened the noose around Sam, he doesn't tell Bob the name of
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Hoffmeyer's visit, Sam and his wife Emma get a visit from a Frenchman, Anton Miran. He is the brother of one of the two men sent from the Louvre to leave the real painting with the London gallery, and he is the one who gave it to Sam. He wants the real painting back, but Sam refuses to give
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Hoffmeyer's plan includes his two henchmen, Henri and Jules, who pose as the people from the Louvre arriving to collect the painting. But when
Hoffmeyer gets his hands on it he concludes it is a forgery. He is unsure whether the gallery director is in on the scam, so he pays him a visit, reveals his
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Hoffmeyer for £100,000, but Hoffmeyer turns down the offer. As soon as Hoffmeyer leaves the dealer's gallery, he orders his men to kill Sam and get the painting. When Jules refuses to take part in the killing, Hoffmeyer kills him. When Jules's body is found a few
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Hoffmeyer is let loose, but
Collison sneaks into his house trying to retrieve the painting. Hoffmeyer intercepts him and pulls out the sword from his cane, forcing him to follow him to his study, where he keeps the painting. Sam's wife Emma turns up and shoots Hoffmeyer to avenge her husband.
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Renault is meeting them. The fake is hung on Collison's wall, and years later he sits underneath it and tells his great-grandson about the adventure that brought it there.
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Renault, telling her that the two men he sent out to collect the painting have been kidnapped. He will come to collect the painting in person.
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Hoffmeyer runs his sword through her chest, and they are both mortally wounded. Hoffmeyer tries to slash the Mona Lisa with his sword, but is stopped by Collison.
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