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A CONVENIENT FRONT

A CONVENIENT FRONT
By Craig McLearie

GENRE: Crime, Comedy
LOGLINE:

Three career criminals have to put up a front in order to funnel dirty money obtained through nefarious ways, so they decide to buy a popular convenience store franchise. Then they hire young and slow-witted Alvin to see to the day-to-day running of the store, but Alvin gradually begins to notice inaccuracies in the takings/outgoings that don't correlate...

SYNOPSIS:

Small Time Crooks meets Clerks

Jamie, Ben and Sam are already set to be big-time career criminals, but now they need a way to clean their money to hide their nefarious income. They decide to open a local convenience store, where cash is king, and they can launder their money whilst gradually taking more from the locals. And by keeping prices low they can attract more clientele, and it won't affect "profits".

When the store begins to take up more of their time, they hire Alvin to see to the day-to-day running of the store so that they can concentrate on the next big score. Alvin is eager-to-please, young, naive, and a little bit slow-witted, the perfect employee who won't ask questions... or so they hope!

After a time, once Alvin has settled into the job, he begins to notice some inaccuracies in how the business is run (higher than expected profits whilst keeping prices low). When he questions it with Jamie, he is shut down and misdirected.

One night Alvin finds the boys in the store, having a secret meeting where they're discussing they're next job. Alvin understands now where the money is coming from, which puts him in a difficult position.

Who does he tell... and does he tell...?

Nate Rymer

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