As he tries to access an ATM to retrieve
his last twenty bucks, JASON “JINX” TAYLOR runs into a snag
– the transaction fee will overdraw him, and he cannot get
his money out of the bank. Jinx fumes about this and other
hidden charges which complicate his life…as we realize that
he is locked in a bank vault…with the beautiful but tied-up
JESSICA, her apparently a hostage. But, as Jinx rails
against corporations and how they
stack the deck, we realize that the situation is very
different from what it appears: in fact, it is Jessica, not
Jinx, who is robbing the bank. She is aligned with SIMON,
who leads an armed team inside the branch. However, Jinx’s
entry into the scenario upsets
the heist, leading he and Jessica to be inadvertently locked
inside the vault. In addition, Jinx has called the cops,
who, led by OFFICER DE GEPSE, have surrounded the bank. Jinx
makes contact with Simon by cell phone, and the situation
becomes clearer, as he realizes Jessica has access to a
special inside-the-vault computer and its codes…she and only
she can open the vault door. Simon becomes increasingly
upset when he is unable to strong-talk Jinx into getting the
vault open (so the robbers can clear out the safe deposit
boxes). And De Gepse is equally frustrated by the standoff,
particularly when it is Jinx, not he, who seems to gain
control over the situation.
As things progress, Jinx realizes that he and Jessica
actually think very much alike– they both feel used – and
this new kinship leads them to plot an escape. Another call
comes in from NICK, the true mastermind of the robbery, and
Jinx and Jessica realize that Nick needs them to issue a PIN
number for him to access funds which have been skimmed (from
fees, of course) over the course of years. With Simon
increasingly unstable, Jinx is able to manipulate both him
and De Gepse while also making a deal with Nick to provide a
PIN number (controlled by Jinx/Jessica) to go with Nick’s
account information. Jinx manages to talk both cops and
robbers into letting Jessica and him out, as freed hostages,
and in the ensuing chaos, they slip away, to meet Nick and
escape with their cut of the cash…
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