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Sgt Maj Jason Decker's
Encountered Contractors
Star
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Home away from Home
Kester Jackal
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Contract 1:
Home away from Home
Auryx
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Home away from Home
Daniel Wiener
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Contract 1:
Home away from Home
Rico D. Shaw
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Contract 2:
Mega-Murder!
Contract 3:
The Boy Who Drew Cats
Dr. Conrad Blackwell
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Mega-Murder!
Theodore Jeong
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Mega-Murder!
Lanie
Encountered on
Contract 3:
The Boy Who Drew Cats
Contract 5:
Who Done It?
Contract 6:
The only thing
Contract 9:
Vox Pupa
Contract 10:
High Noon
Michelle Davis
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Lot No. 7
Margaret Maddox
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Lot No. 7
Asher Keaton
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Lot No. 7
Abbas Oliver Serna
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Who Done It?
Contract 6:
The only thing
Contract 9:
Vox Pupa
Guppy Fitzgerald
Encountered on
Contract 6:
The only thing
Issac Norton II
Encountered on
Contract 6:
The only thing
Ame (Raine) Aoki
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Venture Captalism I
Archie Finnegan
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Venture Captalism I
River
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Venture Captalism I
Akira Han
Encountered on
Contract 8:
To Russia With Love
Pavol Zolotov
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Contract 8:
To Russia With Love
Jack Bishop
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Contract 8:
To Russia With Love
Sally Mason
Encountered on
Contract 8:
To Russia With Love
Erron Brown
Encountered on
Contract 10:
High Noon