Absolute Power (book)
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Absolute Power is a 1996 book by David Baldacci, which was made into a 1997 film starring Clint Eastwood.
The Plot is as follows
Luther Whitney, a man in his late 60's, is a well experienced burglar, who specializes in burglarizing the wealthy. On the night of his planned last heist ever, something goes wrong. In the midst of burglarizing the house, hen enters a vault in the master bedroom. This vault allows him to see everything which goes on in the bedroom by way of a one way mirror. While he is taking the assorted cash and jewelry and putting it into his bag, the lady of the house comes home, with a companion. They enter the master bedroom and slowly begin to undress and have sex. Her companion becomes a bit too rough with her, and she begins to defend herself. She grabs a leather-handled letter opener, and stabs her companion with it. He tries to kill her, but she gets the upper hand, and she is about to kill him with the letter opener when he screams for help. Two Secret Service Agents run into the room, and each shoot her once in the head. Her companion was a man named Alan Richmond, The President of the United States.
