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Deza finds himself forced to watch Tupra's collection of incriminating videotapes of important public figures. The recordings document unconventional private lives—and horrific acts. 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His mission—to catch and, if necessary, kill a terrorist gone to ground in Northern Spain after bombings in Barcelona and Zaragoza.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe trouble is there are three suspects—all women—and it may not actually be any of them. 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