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Why wouldn't Patrick Denham have pretended to accept the bribe?


They could've arrested him so much quicker.

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He gave us the answer in the movie. He told Jordan about all the respect he was going to get from the FBI after he seized the yacht they were on

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Why couldn’t they have seized the yacht if they arrested him quicker?

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He couldn't pretend to take a bribe without having another officer either present or at least let his superiors know ahead of time he was going to accept a bribe. Thats why he asked if Jordan could repeat what he said in front of the other agent

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Well he could’ve told Jordan he’d think about it, then told his superiors, and then told Jordan he’s accept the bribe.

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Yes he could have done that however Jordan said to get off the fucking boat to the agents

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That's because he made it clear he wasn't interested in the bribe, he would've been welcome on the boat if he pretended he was considering it.

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Yes thats true

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