The Gentle Trap

A locksmith's first heist goes awry when his partner is killed by rival thieves after the theft. Betrayed by his girlfriend, he hides with the loot in a flat above a club, wary of its untrustworthy tenants while evading cops and crooks. On his first burglary, a locksmith finds himself on the run after his accomplice is run down by another band of thugs after the haul. Realising that his girlfriend has double-crossed him for a seedy nightclub owner, the lad ends up with the loot in a flat above a clip joint hiding out from both police and crooks. But the girls living there seem about as trustworthy as his own bird turned out to be. —Jeremy Perkins {J-26}