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'Yes, it is a one way mirror... but a cheap one.'

A boy acting suspiciously

$1: Family Secrets

Ducks and hares taken in by a wolf at a seance

Money laundering - shows money flowing out of US vault.

"There's more inside."

Bernard Madhoff $50-billion Ponzi financial scheme.

'Crisis'

"Tax evasion is like a cancer, it's growing exponentially!"

'We need to change the introduction to our annual report. What's another word for bankrupt?'

'I have no one to blame but myself, for now.'

"I suppose you're all wondering why I called this meeting today."

IRS Audit Section

'Let's go home and come back next year. It's Ground Hog Deficit!'

Unusual Offers

'This is our Greek debt, this is our Spanish debt, and this is our Portuguese debt...'

"Thankfully, this year, the results can be attributed to something other than our own gross incompetence."

'Hang on, I've just found another one. It must've fallen down behind the coffee machine.'

"I think he said he wants to buy 'just the one'. You'd better fetch the manager"

IRS, 'I think we should audit this one, sir -- his signature looks shaky.'

'Whose idea was it to use enron as a benchmark?'

'Great, and I'll also need some mirrors.'

'I LOVE the smell of cooked books.'

"Secondhand books, reheated coffee"

"How can our Russian affiliate be losing money? I thought that country was out of the red."

"We ran the numbers on how climate change will affect economic growth, but the numbers got so spooked they just kept running."

'But what do you sell?'

'Fancy coming on a man hunt?'

'When we come back we'll talk to a man who made a fortune on Wall Street and almost got away with it.'

"Hi, I'm Bob Darrel. I'm here to perform the audit of your books. Don't mind the vultures. They follow me everywhere."

"You may have been the victim of a mis-sold PFI contract..."

Financial Corruption

"We need to discuss your expense account."

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