'Movie idea.'
'Shoot.'
'Guy befriends an intelligence agent.'
'OK.'
'The agent is a techie. Some kind of computer surveillance expert.'
'Got it.'
'Guy arranges to enter an online poker tournament.'
'O... k... Think I see where this is going.'
'Don't know much about online gambling but you must be able to bet and win money at poker online.'
'Must be.'
'So, the protagonist and the intelligence techie friend guy, maybe CSIS or FBI or something, they get everything ready before the guy starts to play in the tournament.'
'Cha. Ching.'
'He goes online and starts to play. Surveillance expert intelligence guy mojo's into the computers of whoever he's playing against, including the house.'
'Not possible.'
'Bull. Shit. You don't think some senior INTERPOL guy could pull that off?'
'Maybe.'
'Course they could. So, as the protagonist is playing, INTERPOL Guy is surveilling his online opponents and telling him when to raise or fold or whatever.'
'Not bad. Then what?'
'They walk away with a fortune. Online casino eventually figures out what happened.'
'OK.'
'Not sure what the two-thirds turning point is in the script. Maybe they send guys after both the agent and the protagonist and a worldwide chase ensues.'
'Or. How's this? Gay romantic sub-plot between the protagonist and the online casino owner. Owner decides to let love rule and forgive and forget.'
'And then little green fairies fly out of everyone's ass. No, the casino interests take hits out on our two scammers. Global chase. Not sure how it ends.'
'Throw love in there somewhere.'
'How about? How about this? The computer guy and the poker player fall in love while being chased around the world by the bad guys.'
'Better. Then the gay mafia get involved and it's all out war.'
'Never thought of that. Might work.'
