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4. The Mole

When an interpreter working for the Chinese consulate is killed in an apparent hit and run accident, Don and his team uncover an unlikely connection to the Department of Justice.

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The death of a Chinese interpreter outside a nightclub who was knocked down and fatally injured by a car at first appears to be an accident but Charlie's theory later suggests that it was murder and the resulting investigation leads Don and his team to investigate a possible mole from within the Department of Justice. Colby covers up information on Don's case for a friend ( Shawn Hatosy ) and is left stunned when he finds evidence suggesting that his old friend is the mole that Don and the team are looking for. Charlie is upset when Larry publishes a paper without his help. Mathematics used: Steady Motion Algorithm, Curtate cycloid, symmetry and combinatorics

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