Confronting
Fugitive
Fugitive adjective - Hard to find, capture, or isolate.
Both words in one sentence
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The Fugitive: Richard Kimble displays this upon finally encountering the man who murdered his wife, and upon confronting his so-called friend who set the murder plot in motion.
Source: Unstoppable Rage -
Of course, it makes no sense for either a wanted man nor an officer of the law confronting a wanted man to engage in this behaviour (unless the latter, for whatever reason, was looking to kill rather than apprehend the fugitive).
Source: Quick Draw
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