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The film opens with Nick Cassidy checking into The Roosevelt Hotel, using the alias Joe Walker. After a seemingly mundane dinner, he meticulously wipes away any trace of his presence and steps out onto the ledge of his hotel room. What appears to be an act of desperation is soon revealed to be part of a well-calculated plan. To understand Nick’s motivations, we flash back a month earlier to when he was incarcerated, grappling with the grim reality of serving a 25-year sentence after his final appeal for freedom was denied.