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a bulletproof vest, to shoot them, which she does. Peoples and his gang pursue and end up crashing Rassan's car. When Peoples holds Diane hostage, Shaft persuades him to fight without weapons, but after a momentary faceoff, they draw backup handguns, with Shaft killing Peoples first.
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2180:Sea of Love
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