We start learning the rules of Cobb's game on the fly during this breathless introduction, where reality recedes ever further with each new twist in the heist scenario.
These are more notional than real, as the farcical second show trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former oil boss and a Putin rival, which is taking place on Mr Medvedev's watch, demonstrates.
There's a 77 year-old woman in Manhattan who would like to have coffee with the actor - she's a big fan - and Haverstick is on a mission to make her wish a reality.
Inspired by the hyper realistic paintings of the 15th-century Flemish masters, Laurie Lipton has developed a unique, decidedly painterly graphic technique using a permanent-point pencil.