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Synopsis
In The Crystal Ball, the story begins on a blistering summer day in Kernville, where Big Mike Monaghan, his wife Marge, and their anxious accomplice Lenny Crater prepare for a bank heist. They plan meticulously, with Marge adopting the guise of a fortune-teller named Madame Zampa. As they execute their plan, they successfully rob the bank, but underlying tensions hint at betrayal among the trio.
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