was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him 
(ROOT (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB once)) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ amoral) (NN assassin)) (PP (ADVP (RB just)) (IN like) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS ones)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBG pursuing) (NP (PRP him)))))))))))
(ROOT (VP (VBD ) (ADVP (RB )) (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (ADVP (RB )) (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NNS )) (SBAR (WHNP (WP )) (S (VP (VBP ) (VP (VBG ) (NP (PRP )))))))))))