Major Manning, a cunning schemer, plans to sell worthless gold mine stock and flee with the profits after being released from prison. He borrows money from Steve's wife, thinking it's for a legitimate business, and sets up a posh office, hires telemarketers, and convinces a columnist to lend his name. The stocks sell well, but things start to unravel when the wife asks too many questions, the frontman takes his job seriously, and a customer complains to the authorities, prompting a detective to investigate.
Don't Tell the Wife
A team of seasoned scammers face a series of challenges when their plan to make a fortune by peddling shares in a worthless gold mine falls apart.