After an unlikely thief disrupts a money payoff, he sets out to steal as much as possible. However, the goal of rebuilding his shattered life comes with high stakes.

SYNOPSIS:

On a cloudy winter day, Abe Dundas watches Richard T. Savage grab an envelope pregnant with cash from a hole in a tree in the state park, and casually puts it in his pocket. Two weeks later, knowing that the window of opportunity is tenacious, he steals the envelope and sets three characters on a path of self-destruction. When Savage reaches for the money and it is gone, the seamless arrangement with his ‘client’ Bert Nostrum is forever altered creating a crack of mistrust and suspicion.

For the next few months, the tension builds, as Abe steals multiple payoffs, while dealing with a multitude of personal issues. Bert, a chronic gambler, enters the dark world of art forgery in order to pay for the heavy debt he has incurred. Richard, the womanizer, treats them unfairly leaving behind a trail of vengeful, bitter women.

When Abe is finally caught, he goes into hiding holding an innocent woman hostage at gunpoint overnight. Eventually, bits and pieces of the story emerges. Bert wife’s who was aware of his theft, ends their marriage and kicks him out. One of Richard’s paramours, a much younger woman, is pregnant with his child bringing down shame on the proud businessman.

Over time, the wheels of justice delivers a harsh sentence to all three. Bert is caught and charged in the art forgery scam. Richard purposely walks in front of a van and is killed instantly. Abe escapes, but his heart is destroyed when the young girl that rekindled love in him is killed.