Caught Stealing

In 1998, Henry "Hank" Thompson is a bartender living on the [[Lower East Side]]. He calls his mother in [[Patterson, California]], every day, especially to discuss their shared love of the [[San Francisco Giants]]. Hank is haunted by a drunken car crash that killed his friend, ended his major league baseball ambitions, and left him with a dependency on alcohol.

In 1998, Henry "Hank" Thompson is a bartender living on the [[Lower East Side]]. He calls his mother in [[Patterson, California]], every day, especially to discuss their shared love of the [[San Francisco Giants]]. Hank is haunted by a drunken car crash that killed his friend, ended his major league baseball ambitions, and left him with a dependency on alcohol.

Hank's neighbor Russ Miner is returning to London to see his ailing father, tasking Hank to care for his cat, Bud. Two Russian mobsters, Aleksei and Pavel, later arrive in search of Russ and viciously beat Hank to the point that he needs emergency surgery to remove his ruptured kidney. After the Russians break into Russ's apartment, narcotics detective Elise Roman questions Hank and reveals Russ is a drug dealer connected to the notorious [[Hasidic]] Drucker brothers. Finding a key hidden in Bud's litter box, Hank notifies Roman when the Druckers search Russ's apartment.

Hank's English punk neighbor Russ Miner is returning to London to see his ailing father, tasking Hank to care for his cat, Bud. Two Russian mobsters, Aleksei and Pavel, later arrive in search of Russ and viciously beat Hank to the point that he needs emergency surgery to remove his ruptured kidney. After the Russians break into Russ's apartment, narcotics detective Elise Roman questions Hank and reveals Russ is a drug dealer connected to the notorious [[Hasidic]] Drucker brothers. Finding a key hidden in Bud's litter box, Hank notifies Roman when the Druckers search Russ's apartment.

After getting drunk at Paul's Bar, Hank leaves his clothes outside his building. Interrogated by the Russians and their Puerto Rican associate Colorado, Hank cannot remember what happened to the key. Hank leaves the injured Bud with his girlfriend Yvonne and remembers taking the key to the bar. Chased by the Druckers, he informs Colorado, who mentions Yvonne. Suddenly realizing she is in danger, he races back to her apartment only to find she has been killed.

After getting drunk at Paul's Bar, Hank leaves his clothes outside his building. Interrogated by the Russians and their Puerto Rican associate Colorado, Hank cannot remember what happened to the key. Hank leaves the injured Bud with his girlfriend Yvonne and remembers taking the key to the bar. Chased by the Druckers, he informs Colorado, who mentions Yvonne. Suddenly realizing she is in danger, he races back to her apartment only to find she has been killed.

Meeting with Roman and the Russians, Hank offers them Russ and the key in exchange for Bud. Russ panics and kills Aleksei before escaping with Hank and Bud, suggesting that Roman might have been the one who killed Yvonne. They get away on the subway, where Russ succumbs to his injuries. Hank spends the night on [[Coney Island]]. Roman calls the following day, demanding he bring the key to the Russians' [[supper club]], Hermitage, otherwise he will be framed for the several murders, and hints at killing his mother. After calling to warn her, Hank goes to see the Druckers. They agree to kill Roman in exchange for Hank leading them to the money.

Meeting with Roman and the Russians, Hank offers them Russ and the key in exchange for Bud. Russ panics and kills Aleksei before escaping with Hank and Bud, suggesting that Roman might have been the one who killed Yvonne. They get away on the subway, where Russ succumbs to his injuries. Hank spends the night on [[Coney Island]]. Roman calls the following day, demanding he bring the key to the Russians' [[supper club]], Hermitage, otherwise he will be framed for the several murders, and hints at killing his mother. After calling to warn her, Hank goes to see the Druckers. They agree to kill Roman in exchange for Hank leading them to the money.

As they arrive at the club, Hank is restrained to the steering wheel while the Druckers carry out shooting the place up. Hank breaks free when seeing Roman flee and chases her. He injures Roman by impaling her foot with the broken baseball bat handle, whereupon the Druckers arrive to kill her. Hank reveals where he hid the key, and the brothers decide to let him live with a share of the money. They force him to drive them home, when Hank notices that Lipa has Yvonne's lighter. Noticing his reaction to the lighter, the brothers admit they killed Yvonne to send a message to Hank for evading them. Hank purposefully crashes the car, this time killing the two brothers. Some time later, Hank escapes to Tulum while posing as Russ, even taking Bud with him, and mailing the other half of the money to his mother.

As they arrive at the club, Hank is restrained to the steering wheel while the Druckers carry out shooting the place up. Hank breaks free when seeing Roman flee and chases her. He injures Roman by impaling her foot with the broken baseball bat handle, whereupon the Druckers arrive to kill her. Hank reveals where he hid the key, in a bandage on Bud's leg, and the brothers decide to let him live with a share of the money. They force him to drive them home, when Hank notices that Lipa has Yvonne's lighter. Noticing his reaction to the lighter, the brothers admit they killed Yvonne to send a message to Hank for evading them. Hank purposefully crashes the car, this time killing the two brothers. Some time later, Hank escapes to Tulum while posing as Russ, even taking Bud with him, and mailing the other half of the money to his mother.

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