In an attempt to gain their trust and butter them up, he warns them of an incoming attack of The Professionals, hired by Avery to destroy the casino. Thornton later appears in the mission Casino - Bad Beat to tell everyone he still wants the casino, and that he and his uncle had a falling out. The meeting goes sour, as Tao pulls a gun and threatens Avery following a racial remark, and Avery, seeing they will never sell the casino, orders his men to eliminate them. Thornton is first encountered during the mission Casino - Strong Arm Tactics, when the protagonists, Tao Cheng, his translator, and Agatha Baker have a meeting with Avery and Thornton. Baker: ' Help?' Thornton: ' Kill my uncle.' -Thornton Duggan and Agatha Baker I will offer asking plus twenty percent and a quick sale and a good relationship, but you gotta help me.' Ms.
Thornton: ' Maybe I can help your uncle and you leave a little more dignity and more.
