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The entire plan relied on an unforeseeable event


His referral to the fake shrink was contingent on needing more pills. How would Sam know he would knock them down the drain,and also know his other supplier would suddenly be unavailable.

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Good observation and this has already been discussed.

That is the way it happened because that is the way it happened, but if that had not happened, they would have manipulated it some other way, one of the skills of a Con is being able to take advantage of whatever opportunity presents itself and move on it. Even in a set up know your mark, they certainly knew him.


. Ephemeron.

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You ever had a weakness where you don't think rationally? His ex and daughter were his weakness.

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Yes,but the assumption that all of the rest of the players were sitting around doing nothing else waiting for the perfect opportunity to present itself seems a bit of a stretch.

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they did not know it, there were many other routes this could have gone.

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