 Eddie Turtin discovers that his friend and business partner, Charlie Osgood, has fraudulently defalcated at least $60,000 from their company, and warns him that if he does not repay the money promptly, criminal charges will be pressed that should result in a 35-year prison sentence. Charlie concocts a plan with his girlfriend Danielle to fake his death, placing a dummy in public view on a pier. The dummy appears to jump suicidally, then a violent explosion destroys the body. Charlie and Danielle plan to abscond with $89,000 stowed in a company filing cabinet. Charlie meets Danielle to collect the stash, then they celebrate with a bottle of Eddie s liquor. Danielle is now in cahoots with Eddie, and the liquor is poisoned. Eddie and Danielle return to the same pier to dispose of Charlie.