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Unread Dec 10th, 2018, 03:18 am
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Default Re: fair game

It's the same as I said except that the context suggests that it's the police / other authorities rather than her husband who are trying to take things. They've impounded her car - claiming that her husband Carlos is Tanaka's business partner and is therefore implicated in his crimes. If he doesn't co-operate (flip on Tanaka) they are liable to start impounding other things - the family's house, bank account, whatever. The lawyer is explaining that the police see it all as "fair game" - ie things they can rightfully take from Carlos as all the things have been acquired illegally (are ill-gotten gains). But of course if they do, it will affect his wife, Gabrielle, which is why she's worrying.

The only odd thing about the sentence is "even if" which would make much more sense if it was "given that". A slip in the filming that wasn't noticed maybe.
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