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Into the Night

Upon discovering that his wife Ellen is having an affair, aerospace engineer and depressed insomniac Ed Okin drives to LAX on his friend Herb's suggestion. There, he is surprised by a beautiful jewel smuggler, Diana, who jumps into his car and begs him to drive her away from four Iranian SAVAK agents who are chasing her. She persuades him to drive her to various locations and he becomes embroiled in her predicament. After becoming increasingly exasperated with her demands, he discovers that Diana has smuggled priceless emeralds from the Shah of Iran 's treasury into the country and is being pursued by a variety of international assailants. Upon learning that it is in truth a struggle for a real estate deal, the couple strike a deal with Shaheen Parvici to secure their own safety.

Ed and Diana's caper gets increasingly out of hand, until Diana is eventually taken hostage by the thugs at the airport; here, Ed shares his ennui with the man holding a gun to Diana's head. The man shoots himself, instead. Ed and Diana are taken to a motel room by federal agents, one of whom gives them a briefcase with US$ 750,000 (equivalent to $ 2.2 million in 2025) in cash from Jack Caper, one of Diana's wealthy friends. Diana showers and Ed finally sleeps. He wakes up after a full night's rest to an empty hotel room with most of the money gone. However, when he leaves the room, Diana is waiting for him, with the money, a smile and a request for a ride to the airport.