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Vega, head of a rival tech firm, privately engineers the death of Cruz, the founder of a competing company, to eliminate competition. Vega and his longtime associate, Dr. Omar, have no written contract and discuss compensation informally. Omar procures a lethal toxin and administers it to Cruz during a company-wide conference. Cruz dies three days later in hospital. (a) Identify the doctrine on consummation of crimes and apply it to determine when Cruz’s murder is consummated in this scenario. (b) Distinguish Omar’s liability from Vega’s liability, labeling each as principal by direct participation, principal by indispensable cooperation, or accomplice, with brief justification. (c) If there was no prior contract and no payment, would Vega still be liable as principal by indispensable cooperation? Explain.