There would be a close-up, and the close-up would show a hand suddenly breaking the surface of the water, the fingers stiff and widespread. And then a body would appear, and the water would nudge the body until it washed ashore and lay lifeless with the other debris while the rain drilled down unrelentingly. The con men would have written it with flourish and filmed it with style, and they had a fine day for the plying of their trades.
