Alan Beckwith, deeply in debt to mob boss North, devises a desperate plan to take out a $100,000 insurance policy on his life and commit suicide after a year. To make the plan legal, North forces Alan to marry Beverly, the beneficiary-of-record, and assigns a hitman wannabe, Squint, to monitor Alan and carry out the deed. However, as time passes, Alan falls in love with Beverly, befriends Squint, and decides he doesn't want to die.
The Big Gamble
In a desperate bid to escape a crushing debt to a menacing crime lord, Alan devises a desperate plan. He buys a $100,000 life insurance policy and plots to fake his own death after a year-long delay.
