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can someone in finance explain the plot for me?

posted 12 years ago by halomaniac88
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??? sorry I really just don't get what the hell was going on.

[–] leader-7 12 years ago

You need someone in finance to explain a man plotting to murder his wife?

Holy cow.

there was no finance subtext. this was entirely about a man hiring a killer to off his wife because she was cheating on him. plain.simple.

[–] brewjn 12 years ago

BUT..Steven only wanted to kill her because he was in dire financial trouble & he would inherit like $100 million...not only because she was cheating. I think there is another post on here that explains the financial issues he was having. Hope this helps :)

[–] spookyrat1 9 years ago

??? sorry I really just don't get what the hell was going on.

Steven is a nasty guy whose business is sliding into bankruptcy. He wants to kill his wife because she is unfaithful and at the same time he would inherit all her wealth, if it could occur in a way that does not incriminate himself. Simple as that!🐭

[–] cybercrash 9 years ago

he made bad investments and was getting margin calls. if u use borrowed money to make investments and the value of those investments falls below a certain threshold, u will be forced to liquidate or deposit money into your brokerage account.