When two families of cryptocurrency owners meet for a wedding at a snowy ranch and the bride is kidnapped for ransom, a deputy sheriff must solve the case before robbers get away with the biggest “take” in U.S. history.

SYNOPSIS:

Every cryptocurrency owner becomes a bank that could be robbed. ADDISON WEST (28), a billionaire crypto owner, is extra cautious knowing of a $230 million crypto heist a year ago. She is about to merge with JAWAN WHITE (30), the charismatic CEO of an investment banking firm. Their wedding was arranged by CHRYSTAL WEST (32), Addison’s less-successful sister, at her remote, snowy ranch in a plush barn decorated for Christmas. The couple’s wealthy but dysfunctional parents, TATUM (60) and DAKOTA WEST (35), and BERTRAND (55) and GILLIAM WHITE (40), had to be bribed to attend the wedding. Deputy Sheriff LUPE MARTINEZ (30), also a Justice of the Peace on weekends, is paid to perform and videotape the wedding on her body cam. WEI LI (35), Jawan’s CFO, is the best man. SANJAY DANI (25), an unregistered immigrant with a master’s degree in philosophy, is the stand-in caterer. Only one person realizes that the concentration of cryptocurrency at the wedding could make it the biggest heist in U.S. history.

After what Lupe describes as a “frighteningly weird” wedding ceremony, Jawan falls ill and vomits his guts out. Lupe calls for an ambulance. Jawan recovers before it arrives, but Addison suffers a prolonged asthma attack, causing Lupe to think the bride and groom might have been poisoned. Two EMTs haul Addison away, and Lupe demands Jawan remain behind as a person of interest. Interviewing the wedding guests reveals troubling secrets of the lives of people in the “top 1%” of earners. Everyone is richer and more disturbed than they appear, making a crypto heist more likely. After the EMTs send a poor-quality photo of a severed toe and a separate video of Addison screaming, they demand the cryptocurrency passcodes from Jawan, and later from everyone at the wedding. Lupe calls the FBI, who assigns the case to AGENT DESHAUN COLLINS (40s). Meanwhile, explosive devices placed around the barn prevent the wedding guests from leaving the barn. Everyone is trapped.

Lupe unravels the case as Agent Collins and her team defuse two weak bombs. This is a classic “whodunit” with a bevy of suspects with complex motives. However, Lupe, using Sherlock Holmes’ skills in deduction, narrows the suspects down to Chrystal, who has a burner phone containing the kidnapper’s number. Addison is robbed of more than $300 million of cryptocurrency by the EMTs, but Addison and Jawan refuse to press charges on Chrystal or the kidnappers. The family agrees to bury the story of the heist to prevent future robbery attempts and a decline in their fortunes. In a twist at the end, Lupe gets even with the rich snobs and leaks the story and videos on social media around the globe.

CRYPTO HEIST