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Synopsis
In the dimly lit confines of a New York artists and writers club, a group of five men gathers for an evening of drinks and intellectual debate. The atmosphere is charged with a mix of camaraderie and underlying tension, as the men engage in a discussion that oscillates between philosophical musings and the practicalities of human nature. They delve into the themes of theft and trust, a conversation ignited by a recent incident involving a missing rare coin. Each man, while ostensibly enjoying the evening, grapples with the unsettling reality that one among them may be a thief.
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