A retired detective receives an anonymous letter revealing the location of the final piece of evidence needed to solve their last unsolved case — a notorious bank robbery from a decade ago. The catch: retrieving it involves breaking into a crime lord's heavily guarded estate. Explore the moral dilemmas and physical dangers the detective faces as they consider crossing the line between law enforcer and law breaker.
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