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4. Seance

Two con artist attempt to steal the fortune of a rich man they accidentally killed by creating a fake seance for his blind wife, but not everything goes to plan.

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In a noir-themed tale, Alison Peters and Benjamin Polosky ( Cathy Moriarty and Ben Cross ) are a pair of con artists who attempt to swindle rich tycoon Presco Chalmers ( John Vernon ) out of his fortune with an elaborate story. When they accidentally end up killing him, they instead attempt to trick the fortune out of his blind and spiritual wife ( Ellen Crawford ) by acting as her medium and holding a mock séance.

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