The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
Release date: 2001-08-10
Votes: 810
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Romance
CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they think. During a night out with the rest of the office employees, they go to watch Voltan, a magician who secretly hypnotizes both of them.
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