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Harry Barber was offered a chance to make quick, easy money. To extort money from a sick old millionaire, his wife and his daughter from another marriage decide to fake the daughter's kidnapping and demand a ransom. They need someone to call the old man, name the ransom amount, and then collect the money. Harry was invited for exactly that role. Harry, who had already served two years in prison though he was innocent, reluctantly agreed. Perhaps, in doing so, he made a serious mistake...