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8. Ultimatum

While tracking down a felon running a heroin ring inside a prison, Agent Ian Edgerton becomes a murder suspect when the informant he meets with ends up dead, sending a desperate Edgerton over the edge when he takes a member of Don's team hostage.

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In the middle of a case where he is tracking down a criminal in charge of a heroin ring inside a prison, Agent Ian Edgerton ( Lou Diamond Phillips, in a recurring role) unexpectedly turns into the murder suspect when the informant he meets with winds up dead, sending Edgerton over the edge when he takes a member of Don's team hostage. Christopher McDonald and Missi Pyle guest star. Mathematics used: Pursuit-evasion, Game theory and Ultimatum game

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