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The Antwerp World
Diamond Center.
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It's got hundreds
of millions of dollars
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in gold, diamonds,
jewelry, cash.
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It's home
to one of the world's
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most impenetrable vaults.
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Who would be crazy enough
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to even think
of attempting this?
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But one criminal mastermind
thinks he has
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the right team to crack it.
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These guys are
the best of the best.
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If he's right,
they could pull off
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the biggest diamond heist
in history.
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Five feet away from
a vault door, that's insane.
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Tensions are
through the roof,
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and he starts to crack
under the pressure.
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If anybody sees and notices
his erratic behavior,
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it's all over.
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The masterminds
behind every great heist
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see what most people don't.
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Risking everything to pull off
the score of a lifetime,
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it takes a bold plan,
the right team,
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and the skill to stay
one step ahead of the law.
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It's 2003, and a team
of top-notch Italian thieves
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is about to crack
one of the world's
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toughest diamond vaults.
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Getting this far has taken
two years
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of practice and planning
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that starts
with infiltrating
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the city's well-guarded
Diamond Quarter.
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The Diamond Quarter is where
80% of the world's diamonds
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will pass through
at any one time.
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It's a small town,
a small industry,
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but it's maybe $35 billion
worth of merchandise a year
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goes through there.
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Security is very, very high.
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Within the Diamond Quarter
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is an even more protected section
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called the
Secure Antwerp Diamond Area,
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or SADA.
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It's got
its own police station.
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It's got bulletproof glass.
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There's CCTV.
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There's security patrols.
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There's only two roads,
one in and one out,
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both of which
have telescopic barriers
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that would stop any cars
coming in or leaving.
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The amount of wealth
in this area is staggering.
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It is not uncommon
to see people walking
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through the streets
with attaché cases
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handcuffed to their wrists.
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That security is
why people choose
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to do their business here.
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All that security
exists for one reason,
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to protect the Antwerp
World Diamond Center.
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That is the jewel
in the crown.
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It's the largest building
within SADA,
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and it's the home to all
of the biggest diamond
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companies in the world.
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All of them have
an office there.
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To gain access
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to the Diamond Center building,
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you have to provide
an ID, and a computer
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marks down the point of entry
and the point of departure.
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There are 27 cameras around
the Diamond Center facilities,
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and those are monitored
by guards
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all the time
during business hours.
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In fact, the Diamond Center
is actually broken down,
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much like a prison,
into three blocks.
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There's A block,
B block, and C block.
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And two stories below B block
is the Diamond Center's vault.
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Stored in
the underground vault
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in these safety deposit boxes
is gold, gems, currency,
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but especially diamonds.
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That vault is
supposedly impenetrable.
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There's approximately
ten levels of security
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just to get in.
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The vault is something
of an engineering marvel.
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It's got
a 12-inch-thick steel door.
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The vault door is
around three tons,
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and supposedly, it would take
more than 12 hours
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for a drill to go through it.
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And it has
a seismic sensor to it,
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so if anybody starts
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banging on the door
with a sledgehammer
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or starts drilling on the door,
it sets off the alarm.
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There is a combination lock
on this vault.
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There are four
different numbers
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that have to be entered,
and each of those
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goes between 0 and 99.
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To put it into context,
there's approximately
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100 million
different combinations.
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And if those numbers
aren't entered in perfectly,
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the key can't actually go in
because the numbers
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actually create a channel that
the key goes through.
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This would have been
a very long key
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because this is
a very thick door,
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and they say that this was
an unpickable lock.
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On top of the door,
there's magnetic sensors.
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If they were to pop,
the alarm would sound.
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So even if anyone was
to get through the locks
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on the vault itself,
if they tried to open the door,
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the alarms are
still gonna sound.
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Once you open
the massive steel door,
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you've got light sensors.
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You've got motion
and heat sensors.
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Even if you are able
to overcome the CCTV cameras,
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motion detectors,
seismic monitors,
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light detectors,
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and you were to get
inside the vault,
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you're then presented
with the safe deposit boxes,
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which are each
individually locked
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with a very secure lock.
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You've gotta ask yourself
who would be crazy enough
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to even think
of attempting this.
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Leonardo Notarbartolo.
He was born in Sicily
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but raised in Turin.
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His superpower is
his charm,
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and he's able to disarm you
and make you feel
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like you've been friends forever.
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And then the second
he walks out of the room,
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you forget
who you were talking to.
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Notarbartolo has said that
he was born to be a thief.
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By the age of 19,
he was already stealing
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high-end sports cars.
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In the '70s, he moves
from fast cars to diamonds.
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He chooses
diamonds specifically
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because they're easy to carry,
they're valuable,
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and they're really difficult
to trace.
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And it turns out
he has this ability
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to design jewelry,
really great jewelry.
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He sets up a few
jewelry stores of his own
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to provide himself
some legitimacy
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and create a lot
of professional connections,
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both legitimate
and in the underworld.
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And so at some point, one
of Leonardo's jewelry stores
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gets hit.
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He loses a ton of jewelry
and some of his designs.
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I think he thought
he would find a way
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to recoup his losses.
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This might have been
the motivation
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for the Antwerp Diamond Heist.
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But robbing Antwerp's
Diamond Center
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is about more than just
dollars and diamonds.
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This is a legacy maker.
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This is what will make him
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the best thief in the world.
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Of course,
Notarbartolo can't simply
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walk in and case the joint,
so he turns to an old saying:
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if you can't beat them,
join 'em.
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Leonardo actually goes
to the Diamond Center itself,
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posing as a diamond trader.
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It's so bold.
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When Leonardo walks
into the building,
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the crime essentially
has begun.
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Notarbartolo creates
a front company
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called Damoros Preziosi.
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He smooth-talks the woman
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who is the manager
of the building.
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He seems likable enough.
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She rents him an office
for 700 bucks a month,
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and the plan is in motion.
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Nobody checked
his criminal record,
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which sounds a little bit
strange in a diamond building,
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but yet they allowed him
to rent the office.
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Because he was
an official renter,
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he was also entitled
to rent a security box.
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Free access in a building
is priceless.
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Any of the tenants that
have boxes in the building
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are able to take the elevator
down to the vault floor.
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Then the only thing standing
between them and their boxes
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is a wave to a camera.
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The guards recognize you
as a tenant,
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they buzz you
through the day gate,
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and then you have access
to your box...
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and access
to everybody else's box.
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Seeing the security system
in person is one thing.
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Finding their flaws
and figuring out
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how to exploit them
is another thing entirely.
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He takes the outrageous step
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of using a video camera
to record
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through a tiny hole in a bag
that he carries on his person,
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and he's using it to record
all sorts of information
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about the security
of the Diamond Center,
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including the vault itself.
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There's an armed guard waiting
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right outside the vault.
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And he's got to be wondering
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what's taking so long.
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Leonardo is surely aware
that whilst he
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is trying to record,
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that he is being watched himself.
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If he's caught, he would be
going straight to prison.
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Italian jewel thief
Leonardo Notarbartolo
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has been casing
the Antwerp Diamond Center
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for the last eight months.
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But now secretly recording
the security features
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inside the vault is
attracting unwanted attention
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from a guard.
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That's a security feature
he doesn't need to experience.
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He's drawn
the attention of the guards,
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but he's leaning heavily
on his greatest weapon,
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which is his charm.
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And this is gonna
get him out of it.
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With a clear picture
of the vault's interior,
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he returns to Turin
to build a team.
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Fortunately for Leonardo,
his hometown
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is known
for its beautiful architecture
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and its world-class thieves.
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In the late '90s, the School
of Turin was a name
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that was given by the media
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for a group of individuals
who all worked together
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to pull off crimes.
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They're not
an organized gang
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in any certain way,
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but they are loosely connected
to each other
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because of the skills
that they have.
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As Notarbartolo begins
to build the team
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that will help him commit
his most ambitious crime yet,
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he reaches out first
to a man they call...
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The Monster.
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Ferdinando Finotto,
AKA The Monster.
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He's named The Monster
because he's monstrously good
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at everything he does:
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driving, electrician,
or even providing some muscle.
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Leonardo convinces
The Monster that this is
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not just an ordinary bank job.
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"No, no, no, no," he says.
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A job like this would provide
financial security
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for the rest of their lives
if they could pull it off.
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Notarbartolo has found his muscle,
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but he knows that beating
the complex security system
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of this vault will
require brains as well,
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his own version of 007's Q.
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Elio D'Onorio,
AKA The Genius.
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He provides all the solutions
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to the most complex
security systems.
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He even has his own
security systems business,
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so he can essentially hide
in plain sight.
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The Genius is going
to be the point person
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for anything that's
technologically challenging
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during this heist.
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He can disable any alarm,
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no matter how sophisticated
it is.
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So in the beginning,
Leonardo travels from Turin
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to Antwerp about once a month.
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Notarbartolo is determined
to keep a low profile
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on his visits
to the Diamond Center,
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but his eyes and ears
are always open
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for any opportunity
or weakness.
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He notices he is able
to get into the safe
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early in the morning,
when it opens at 7:00,
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so he can actually watch
the guard open the safe
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and whatever
the procedure might be.
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He also made it
his business to be there
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when they were
closing the vault,
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so he was allegedly
the last customer.
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And he noticed how
the guard closed the door
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and what he did.
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He's also getting
a glimpse of this key.
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To make a working copy
of the key,
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you have to have
the accurate spacing of cuts,
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and each of those cuts
has to be cut
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to a very specific depth.
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Forging this unique
foot-long key
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will be a challenge
for the team's new locksmith,
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known only
as the King of Keys.
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We know
very little about him,
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but what we do know
for sure is that he is
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an expert at making keys.
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The plan is set
for Valentine's Day weekend,
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when the district
is distracted
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after its busiest time
of the year.
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The team has to sneak
into the Diamond Center
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after hours,
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get past multiple alarms,
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and defeat
a massive vault door
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that requires both a key
and a combination.
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After all that,
there are still more sensors
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just to get
to the safe deposit boxes.
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It won't be easy.
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To succeed, they need
more than skill and luck.
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They need blueprints.
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Leonardo reaches out
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to the Diamond Center's
manager
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and says that he's looking
at expanding his business,
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and if he could get
a floor plan,
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you know,
that would really be helpful.
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And astonishingly,
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they not only give him
floor plans,
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they give him
the schematics for the vault.
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By obtaining the blueprints,
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the thieves are able to start
looking at points of entry.
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And they determine that one
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of the parking garages
in block C
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is actually accessible
from the main street
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without having to go in
through police checkpoints.
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It's the perfect way
around SADA's no-car policy.
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12 weeks before the heist,
Notarbartolo decides
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they'll need a getaway driver,
someone he trusts.
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The last member of this crew
that Leonardo brings on
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is Pietro Tavano, AKA Speedy.
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Not only is Pietro
a lifelong friend of Leonardo,
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but he also has
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a pretty long rap sheet
of his own.
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With his crack team
of thieves now assembled,
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Notarbartolo continues
to charm his way
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into more
and more restricted areas
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of the Diamond Center.
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He gets friendly
with the guards
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and learns their routines.
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There is a monitoring feed,
and that it goes on VHS tape.
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But very often,
nobody's watching these feeds.
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He notices
that the vault isn't
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physically being observed
by security staff at night.
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This was
a huge revelation for him.
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Notarbartolo knows his heist
must be a one-night job--
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get in the building,
get in the vault,
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and get out with the diamonds,
all in five hours.
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The key is figuring out
how to defeat
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all ten layers of security
without wasting precious time.
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Five days before the heist,
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Notarbartolo has a genius idea.
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00:16:27,875 --> 00:16:30,917
There is simply
too much security
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to try and overcome
in a single night,
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so some of this
has to be done beforehand.
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And that's where
The Genius comes in.
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The Genius enters
the building.
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He uses Notarbartolo's
key card to scan himself in,
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00:16:50,333 --> 00:16:52,708
and he actually scans
himself out
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but doesn't leave
the building.
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Now it's after hours.
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The Genius can
really get to work.
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First, he covers
the security cameras
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outside the vault door.
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Next, he goes and installs
a security camera of his own
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over the combination dial
of the vault door
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so that they can see
what that combination is.
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The king of thieves thinks
he can also use this footage
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00:17:21,167 --> 00:17:23,542
to replicate the vault key.
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00:17:23,667 --> 00:17:27,000
Next, The Genius shows off
the kind of skill
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that earned him his nickname.
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The magnetic sensor
contains two components.
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These two magnets
touch each other
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and create a magnetic field.
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00:17:38,458 --> 00:17:41,333
And if they're pulled apart,
that magnetic field breaks,
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00:17:41,333 --> 00:17:43,708
and that instantly sends
a distress signal
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00:17:43,833 --> 00:17:45,667
and locks everything down.
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00:17:45,667 --> 00:17:50,208
And so The Genius fabricated
a specialized aluminum plate
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with a couple of lips on it
that actually hold
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00:17:52,750 --> 00:17:55,917
these two sensors
next to each other.
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This simple device allows
The Genius
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to unscrew the bolts
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00:18:00,625 --> 00:18:04,042
and remove the plates
without interrupting
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00:18:04,167 --> 00:18:08,000
the magnetic field
between them.
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00:18:08,125 --> 00:18:11,333
Next, he attaches
double-sided tape
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00:18:11,458 --> 00:18:15,125
to the sensors themselves
and cuts the bolts,
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00:18:15,250 --> 00:18:19,167
and this allows him to just
stick the censors
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00:18:19,333 --> 00:18:21,917
back exactly where they were,
giving the illusion
359
00:18:22,042 --> 00:18:24,875
that they're still bolted
into place.
360
00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,500
But his work isn't done yet.
361
00:18:27,625 --> 00:18:31,167
There's one more critical task
the team's clever gadget guy
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00:18:31,292 --> 00:18:33,292
must accomplish.
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00:18:33,417 --> 00:18:36,500
There is a parking garage
which needs to be used
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00:18:36,625 --> 00:18:38,125
for the group to come
straight in
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00:18:38,250 --> 00:18:40,000
and down towards the vault.
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00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:41,583
But that garage
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00:18:41,708 --> 00:18:43,917
has an electronic buzzer
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00:18:44,042 --> 00:18:46,667
that needs to open
the gate itself.
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00:18:46,667 --> 00:18:49,375
There are 12 possible
toggle switches
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00:18:49,500 --> 00:18:52,292
that make for 1,000 different combinations.
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00:18:52,292 --> 00:18:56,167
The Genius has to find
the correct frequency
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00:18:56,167 --> 00:18:58,333
to open that door.
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The Genius,
being The Genius, does it.
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00:19:03,292 --> 00:19:04,917
Will The Genius's night
375
00:19:05,042 --> 00:19:07,917
at the Diamond Center pay off?
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00:19:08,042 --> 00:19:11,042
The team won't know
until the end of the heist.
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00:19:11,208 --> 00:19:14,792
Then, they'll either
be rich or behind bars.
378
00:19:14,792 --> 00:19:19,000
In the meantime,
the last piece of preparation
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00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:25,083
falls to the guy who started
it all, Leonardo Notarbartolo.
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00:19:25,208 --> 00:19:28,000
Leonardo still has
a massive job to do,
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00:19:28,125 --> 00:19:30,125
and it involves the heat
and motion sensor
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00:19:30,125 --> 00:19:32,958
that's inside the vault.
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00:19:32,958 --> 00:19:35,042
If that's activated,
then clearly,
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00:19:35,167 --> 00:19:37,750
the alarm will be raised,
and they will be caught.
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00:19:37,875 --> 00:19:41,875
So he needs to try
and dole down its sensitivity
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00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:43,917
so that
it can't actually detect
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00:19:44,042 --> 00:19:45,417
the humans are in there.
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00:19:45,542 --> 00:19:48,375
And he uses something
that most of us
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00:19:48,542 --> 00:19:54,292
have probably got in our homes:
a simple can of hairspray.
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00:19:56,917 --> 00:19:59,333
Notarbartolo has to be
extremely careful doing this
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00:19:59,333 --> 00:20:04,125
because he's on camera,
and if anybody sees
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00:20:04,125 --> 00:20:07,250
and notices this erratic
behavior, it's all over.
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00:20:17,125 --> 00:20:18,833
It's the day
before the heist,
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00:20:18,833 --> 00:20:23,167
and international jewel thief
Leonardo Notarbartolo
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00:20:23,292 --> 00:20:26,333
takes on the riskiest part
of his plan,
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00:20:26,500 --> 00:20:30,083
trying to disable a sensor
inside the vault
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00:20:30,208 --> 00:20:32,000
during business hours.
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00:20:32,125 --> 00:20:35,208
He simply walks
inside the vault
399
00:20:35,333 --> 00:20:37,500
and gives the impression
of stretching
400
00:20:37,667 --> 00:20:39,500
because maybe he's
a little bit tired
401
00:20:39,625 --> 00:20:41,583
after a hard day in the office.
402
00:20:41,708 --> 00:20:45,000
Whilst he stretches,
he actually sprays the sensor.
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00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,625
He does, you know, attract
the attention of guards,
404
00:20:52,750 --> 00:20:54,333
and now he's gotta pretend,
you know,
405
00:20:54,500 --> 00:20:55,500
that he was just
fixing his hair.
406
00:20:57,583 --> 00:21:00,750
He could talk his way out
of almost any situation,
407
00:21:00,875 --> 00:21:04,958
and that's undoubtedly
what got him as far as it did.
408
00:21:07,125 --> 00:21:09,375
The night before the heist,
409
00:21:09,542 --> 00:21:12,333
the gang all gather
in Leonardo's apartment.
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00:21:12,333 --> 00:21:14,833
The Monster goes
to a local Italian deli
411
00:21:14,958 --> 00:21:16,750
and brings back some food,
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00:21:16,875 --> 00:21:20,750
including some pasta and some
tomatoes and some salami.
413
00:21:20,875 --> 00:21:23,667
And they're all going over
the plans of everything,
414
00:21:23,792 --> 00:21:25,917
how they're going
to run through it,
415
00:21:26,042 --> 00:21:26,917
and they're very amped up.
416
00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:33,708
After more than two years
of preparation,
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00:21:33,875 --> 00:21:37,000
two years of planning,
two years of meetings,
418
00:21:37,125 --> 00:21:40,917
two years
of risking everything,
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00:21:41,042 --> 00:21:42,875
it all boils down
to what happens
420
00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:44,667
within the next 24 hours.
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00:21:46,333 --> 00:21:49,042
Speedy drives the crew
to the garage entrance
422
00:21:49,167 --> 00:21:51,417
just outside the SADA.
423
00:21:51,542 --> 00:21:53,667
All their exhaustive prep work
424
00:21:53,667 --> 00:21:55,958
is about to be put
to the test.
425
00:21:55,958 --> 00:21:58,792
The heist begins now.
426
00:22:02,792 --> 00:22:04,875
They make their way in
through the garage
427
00:22:05,042 --> 00:22:08,250
with the frequency
that The Genius has obtained.
428
00:22:08,375 --> 00:22:10,375
They're able to go
right through the garage
429
00:22:10,542 --> 00:22:12,625
and into the building.
430
00:22:12,750 --> 00:22:15,625
By ordering locks that
are used in the building,
431
00:22:15,750 --> 00:22:17,667
these guys are able
to take them apart,
432
00:22:17,792 --> 00:22:21,667
and they're able
to manufacture a universal key
433
00:22:21,792 --> 00:22:25,250
that gives them access
to a bunch of the doors.
434
00:22:25,375 --> 00:22:27,375
Thanks to the blueprints
they obtained,
435
00:22:27,542 --> 00:22:29,000
they take the stairs
436
00:22:29,167 --> 00:22:32,125
to the vault room
437
00:22:32,125 --> 00:22:33,875
that allows them
to bypass the cameras
438
00:22:34,042 --> 00:22:36,708
and the elevator logs.
439
00:22:38,708 --> 00:22:42,958
So far so good, but once
they get to the vault foyer,
440
00:22:42,958 --> 00:22:45,083
the real work begins.
441
00:22:45,208 --> 00:22:48,083
They have just five hours
to clean out the vault
442
00:22:48,208 --> 00:22:50,333
and get clear of the building.
443
00:22:50,458 --> 00:22:52,500
Although The Genius has done
all this preparation,
444
00:22:52,625 --> 00:22:53,875
we still don't know
at this point
445
00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:55,667
if it's gonna work.
446
00:22:55,792 --> 00:22:58,667
The Genius takes
the magnetic sensor
447
00:22:58,792 --> 00:23:02,750
that's taped to the door
and moves it to the wall.
448
00:23:02,875 --> 00:23:05,792
If the two magnets
stay together,
449
00:23:05,792 --> 00:23:12,500
if you move them together,
it does not trigger an alarm.
450
00:23:14,250 --> 00:23:15,625
Now that's taken care of,
and they can start working
451
00:23:15,750 --> 00:23:17,500
on accessing the vault door.
452
00:23:17,625 --> 00:23:21,167
It falls on The Monster
to beat the first lock.
453
00:23:21,167 --> 00:23:25,250
He must precisely enter
the four double-digit numbers
454
00:23:25,375 --> 00:23:27,958
to open
the channel for the vault key.
455
00:23:28,083 --> 00:23:32,417
There's 100 million
possible combinations.
456
00:23:32,542 --> 00:23:33,500
As for getting
the combination
457
00:23:33,625 --> 00:23:34,833
for the vault door,
458
00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:37,542
the camera that
The Genius put in place
459
00:23:37,708 --> 00:23:40,375
five nights prior
was able to actually see
460
00:23:40,500 --> 00:23:42,750
the numbers being dialed in
by the security guard.
461
00:23:46,208 --> 00:23:49,333
This is the moment of truth
for the King of Keys.
462
00:23:49,458 --> 00:23:51,875
Were they able to use
hidden camera footage
463
00:23:52,042 --> 00:23:54,292
to make a counterfeit key?
464
00:23:54,292 --> 00:23:57,250
Sadly, it seems his reign
has come to an end.
465
00:23:57,375 --> 00:24:00,583
His key fails, and the lock
is not pickable.
466
00:24:00,708 --> 00:24:03,167
But after more than two years
of planning,
467
00:24:03,333 --> 00:24:06,375
Notarbartolo is aware
of one detail
468
00:24:06,500 --> 00:24:09,875
that may save the heist
from complete disaster.
469
00:24:11,625 --> 00:24:13,833
During his late-night
reconnaissance missions,
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00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:15,958
Notarbartolo thinks
that the guards
471
00:24:15,958 --> 00:24:18,000
actually just keep the key
to the vault
472
00:24:18,125 --> 00:24:20,708
in a utility closet.
473
00:24:20,875 --> 00:24:23,583
They're able to break
into it easily with a crowbar,
474
00:24:23,708 --> 00:24:26,625
and now they've got that key.
475
00:24:26,625 --> 00:24:28,500
It's not a good practice
476
00:24:28,625 --> 00:24:31,208
to leave this like this
in a storeroom
477
00:24:31,375 --> 00:24:32,417
five feet away
from a vault door.
478
00:24:32,542 --> 00:24:33,958
That's insane.
479
00:24:35,667 --> 00:24:37,000
Now that they've got
the combination
480
00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:38,375
and they've got the key,
481
00:24:38,542 --> 00:24:40,083
they have to do one last thing
482
00:24:40,208 --> 00:24:41,417
before they open
the vault door,
483
00:24:41,542 --> 00:24:42,583
and that's turn off the lights
484
00:24:42,708 --> 00:24:44,125
so that they don't trip
the light sensor
485
00:24:44,250 --> 00:24:46,000
inside the vault.
486
00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:49,833
We think it's likely
that they even used
487
00:24:49,833 --> 00:24:52,167
night vision goggles
because they had to see
488
00:24:52,292 --> 00:24:53,875
what was happening inside.
489
00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:55,500
Because if they even put
a flashlight on,
490
00:24:55,625 --> 00:24:57,500
they'll set
the light sensor off.
491
00:24:57,500 --> 00:25:00,875
Finally, the door
is open, but not so fast.
492
00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,750
First, they must
very carefully pry open
493
00:25:03,875 --> 00:25:07,500
the day gate
and slowly swing it open.
494
00:25:07,667 --> 00:25:10,833
Then the tallest member
of the crew,
495
00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:12,542
at a snail's pace,
496
00:25:12,708 --> 00:25:14,625
must tape over
the light sensor
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00:25:14,625 --> 00:25:16,750
on the vault's ceiling.
498
00:25:16,875 --> 00:25:19,583
Disabling the heat
and motion sensor comes next.
499
00:25:19,708 --> 00:25:23,958
The hairspray will diminish
the sensitivity
500
00:25:23,958 --> 00:25:27,875
of the heat sensor, but it
won't do it indefinitely.
501
00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,625
In fact, the gang estimate
it would only give them
502
00:25:30,625 --> 00:25:34,542
around three minutes
before their body heat
503
00:25:34,708 --> 00:25:36,833
would be enough to activate
the sensor.
504
00:25:36,958 --> 00:25:39,208
So they only had
three minutes,
505
00:25:39,375 --> 00:25:42,958
but they had to move
very slowly.
506
00:25:42,958 --> 00:25:46,167
And at this time, tensions
are through the roof
507
00:25:46,292 --> 00:25:48,667
because this is one
of the most critical parts
508
00:25:48,792 --> 00:25:50,750
of the entire heist.
509
00:25:50,875 --> 00:25:53,917
So they use a telescoping rod
with the Styrofoam plate,
510
00:25:54,042 --> 00:25:56,500
but they have to be
extremely delicate
511
00:25:56,500 --> 00:26:00,542
in how they do it.
512
00:26:00,667 --> 00:26:04,500
They have to do
some very deep breathing,
513
00:26:04,625 --> 00:26:10,708
because if that sensor is
not completely covered,
514
00:26:10,875 --> 00:26:12,958
it's going to trigger
an alarm.
515
00:26:12,958 --> 00:26:17,917
If they move too fast,
it's gonna trigger an alarm.
516
00:26:18,042 --> 00:26:20,167
If they sweat,
it's gonna trigger an alarm.
517
00:26:25,917 --> 00:26:27,833
After two years
of reconnaissance
♪ ♪
518
00:26:27,958 --> 00:26:31,167
and meticulous planning,
the School of Turin has bested
519
00:26:31,167 --> 00:26:34,458
one of the toughest
vault doors on Earth.
520
00:26:34,583 --> 00:26:36,792
But it's not time
to celebrate yet.
521
00:26:36,792 --> 00:26:39,667
Now the crucial next step.
522
00:26:39,667 --> 00:26:42,625
To defeat the safe's
sophisticated heat
523
00:26:42,750 --> 00:26:45,833
and motion sensor
depends on, well,
524
00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:47,708
everyday kitchen supplies.
525
00:26:59,792 --> 00:27:03,000
They take
a, like, a Swiffer mop,
526
00:27:03,167 --> 00:27:06,583
and they stick
a Styrofoam cube,
527
00:27:06,708 --> 00:27:09,583
and they literally place it
over the sensor.
528
00:27:14,833 --> 00:27:16,750
Despite all the technology,
529
00:27:16,875 --> 00:27:19,833
all the money that was spent
on the security,
530
00:27:19,833 --> 00:27:23,375
it was stuff you could buy
from a supermarket
531
00:27:23,542 --> 00:27:25,458
that enabled the robbers
to get in.
532
00:27:27,500 --> 00:27:28,458
But now they have
another challenge
533
00:27:28,583 --> 00:27:30,125
on their hands.
534
00:27:30,125 --> 00:27:33,625
There are
189 individual boxes.
535
00:27:33,625 --> 00:27:37,625
Each of those have
a lock and a combination.
536
00:27:37,625 --> 00:27:41,083
Leonardo was able
to figure out,
537
00:27:41,208 --> 00:27:44,750
"Okay, how does this safe
deposit mechanism work?"
538
00:27:44,875 --> 00:27:49,292
He figured out that
the doors had a weakness,
539
00:27:49,292 --> 00:27:51,708
a plastic back plate.
540
00:27:51,833 --> 00:27:54,625
So the gang put together
a device
541
00:27:54,750 --> 00:27:56,792
so that they could force
these doors open.
542
00:27:56,792 --> 00:27:59,167
They used a device
called a nose puller
543
00:27:59,292 --> 00:28:03,250
that fits right
over the face plate
544
00:28:03,375 --> 00:28:05,333
of the safe deposit box.
545
00:28:05,333 --> 00:28:08,167
And then they screw it in,
and with the tension,
546
00:28:08,292 --> 00:28:11,708
they essentially are able
to pop it off
547
00:28:11,875 --> 00:28:13,958
like you're pulling out
a cork in a wine bottle.
548
00:28:13,958 --> 00:28:17,500
It would have been
crack, crack, crack
549
00:28:17,625 --> 00:28:20,167
with the locked case snapping.
550
00:28:20,292 --> 00:28:24,792
And they're finding
cash, currency, jewelry
551
00:28:24,917 --> 00:28:26,333
from individual owners.
552
00:28:26,458 --> 00:28:28,792
But also, there are
boxes there that belong
553
00:28:28,917 --> 00:28:30,417
to private corporations.
554
00:28:30,542 --> 00:28:32,667
These are the loose diamonds.
555
00:28:32,792 --> 00:28:36,000
I mean, just
an untold wealth of diamonds.
556
00:28:36,167 --> 00:28:37,250
They're grabbing
what they can,
557
00:28:37,375 --> 00:28:38,833
stuffing it into bags.
558
00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:40,792
The weight
of the diamonds alone
559
00:28:40,792 --> 00:28:43,208
are estimated to be
around the same weight
560
00:28:43,333 --> 00:28:46,083
as a microwave oven.
561
00:28:46,208 --> 00:28:50,833
They opened 109
of the safe deposit boxes.
562
00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:53,500
The heist was so enormous
563
00:28:53,625 --> 00:28:56,625
that the robbers
actually discarded
564
00:28:56,750 --> 00:28:58,667
a bunch of jewelry
on the floor
565
00:28:58,792 --> 00:29:01,125
because they couldn't take everything.
566
00:29:01,125 --> 00:29:03,833
After they pulled off
the heist of the century,
567
00:29:03,833 --> 00:29:05,333
they need to get rid
of the evidence.
568
00:29:05,458 --> 00:29:07,542
And as they make their way
back up to the ground floor,
569
00:29:07,667 --> 00:29:10,792
one of the men picks the lock
for the security office
570
00:29:10,917 --> 00:29:14,625
and actually just takes
the tapes out of the VCRs.
571
00:29:14,750 --> 00:29:16,833
They find
every single security tape
572
00:29:16,833 --> 00:29:18,667
for the last week
and remove them
573
00:29:18,792 --> 00:29:20,667
and take the tapes with them.
574
00:29:20,792 --> 00:29:22,417
With daylight
fast approaching,
575
00:29:22,542 --> 00:29:25,875
the team slips silently
through the garage,
576
00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:29,792
loaded down with hundreds
of millions in loot.
577
00:29:29,792 --> 00:29:33,667
And the Diamond Quarter
is none the wiser.
578
00:29:33,792 --> 00:29:37,000
When the gang finally get
back to Leonardo's apartment,
579
00:29:37,125 --> 00:29:39,625
they would surely be feeling
580
00:29:39,750 --> 00:29:42,250
a mixture of joy,
of jubilation,
581
00:29:42,375 --> 00:29:47,000
of fear, of apprehension,
all these emotions surely
582
00:29:47,125 --> 00:29:50,208
running through their minds.
583
00:29:50,333 --> 00:29:52,833
They haven't slept
in nearly two days,
584
00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,792
but they've got hundreds
of millions of dollars
585
00:29:55,917 --> 00:30:00,833
in gold, diamonds,
jewelry, and cash.
586
00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,125
They start a process
that's known as the slaughter,
587
00:30:03,125 --> 00:30:04,833
where they start dividing up
some of the loot
588
00:30:04,958 --> 00:30:06,500
and trying to figure out,
"Okay, what evidence do
589
00:30:06,667 --> 00:30:08,833
we have to get rid of?"
590
00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:11,958
It's the perfect crime,
but they're smart enough
591
00:30:11,958 --> 00:30:15,333
to know one day, the police
will come into this apartment
592
00:30:15,458 --> 00:30:16,958
and check it out.
593
00:30:16,958 --> 00:30:19,833
So they were very meticulous
about taking
594
00:30:19,833 --> 00:30:21,750
all their garbage with them.
595
00:30:21,875 --> 00:30:23,833
They're also trying
596
00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:25,958
to very quickly clean
the apartment
597
00:30:25,958 --> 00:30:27,667
as thoroughly as possible,
598
00:30:27,667 --> 00:30:29,792
because they're not safe
in Belgium.
599
00:30:29,792 --> 00:30:33,833
They know that Italy does
not have
600
00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:35,917
an extradition treaty
with Belgium.
601
00:30:36,042 --> 00:30:37,958
So if you commit
a crime in Belgium
602
00:30:37,958 --> 00:30:40,750
and you are residing in Italy,
you can't be brought back
603
00:30:40,875 --> 00:30:42,667
to Belgium to be tried for it.
604
00:30:42,833 --> 00:30:45,500
The job is not done yet.
605
00:30:45,625 --> 00:30:48,167
They need to put
as much distance
606
00:30:48,292 --> 00:30:50,875
between them and Antwerp
as humanly possible.
607
00:30:52,875 --> 00:30:54,542
The gang exits
the apartment, thrilled
608
00:30:54,667 --> 00:30:57,500
to be leaving Antwerp's
nearly empty diamond vault
609
00:30:57,500 --> 00:30:59,083
in their rearview mirror.
610
00:30:59,208 --> 00:31:02,042
Notarbartolo and Tavano
load the car
611
00:31:02,167 --> 00:31:04,417
with their share of the loot
plus the evidence
612
00:31:04,542 --> 00:31:05,958
they need to dump.
613
00:31:05,958 --> 00:31:08,250
They drive south,
gunning for the safety
614
00:31:08,375 --> 00:31:09,792
of the Italian border.
615
00:31:09,917 --> 00:31:12,250
But Speedy, well,
he can't quite shake
616
00:31:12,375 --> 00:31:14,708
the feeling
that there's something else
617
00:31:14,875 --> 00:31:17,333
in the rearview mirror.
618
00:31:17,333 --> 00:31:21,333
They have in their car
all of the evidence,
619
00:31:21,333 --> 00:31:23,958
which has to be just harrowing
to drive, like,
620
00:31:23,958 --> 00:31:25,500
with that in your back seat.
621
00:31:25,625 --> 00:31:28,458
And Tavano starts to crack
under the pressure.
622
00:31:28,458 --> 00:31:31,667
Speedy just wants
to get rid of everything.
623
00:31:31,667 --> 00:31:34,000
He doesn't care
where he does it.
624
00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:35,958
He just wants to get
rid of it right now.
625
00:31:36,083 --> 00:31:37,792
They're gonna pull
off the side of the road
626
00:31:37,917 --> 00:31:40,792
into a wooded area,
and Leonardo
627
00:31:40,792 --> 00:31:42,417
is going to find
the best place
628
00:31:42,542 --> 00:31:45,083
to burn this evidence.
629
00:31:45,208 --> 00:31:46,708
He finds a little shed
next to a pond
630
00:31:46,833 --> 00:31:49,458
and was like,
"We can do it here."
631
00:31:55,417 --> 00:31:57,250
But when he gets
back to his car,
632
00:31:57,375 --> 00:31:59,917
he's horrified,
because Speedy is just
633
00:32:00,042 --> 00:32:02,917
dumping trash out of the bag.
634
00:32:03,042 --> 00:32:06,625
That is the point where
Leonardo realizes
635
00:32:06,750 --> 00:32:09,250
this is, in fact,
far from over.
636
00:32:15,083 --> 00:32:16,875
Just 30 minutes
south of Antwerp,
637
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,292
driving a car
full of evidence,
638
00:32:19,292 --> 00:32:24,042
Leonardo Notarbartolo's
old friend loses his cool.
639
00:32:24,167 --> 00:32:27,208
After pulling off
a perfectly executed heist,
640
00:32:27,333 --> 00:32:29,292
Speedy could be
throwing it all away.
641
00:32:29,292 --> 00:32:32,167
When Leonardo comes back
and he sees Speedy
642
00:32:32,292 --> 00:32:34,167
just throwing
trash everywhere,
643
00:32:34,167 --> 00:32:36,500
it just becomes too much.
644
00:32:36,500 --> 00:32:38,917
There's the tapes pulled out
of the surveillance cassettes
645
00:32:39,042 --> 00:32:40,458
hanging from the trees.
646
00:32:40,458 --> 00:32:42,792
There's documents
all over the ground.
647
00:32:42,792 --> 00:32:45,333
The only thing
that Leonardo can do
648
00:32:45,333 --> 00:32:48,000
is just help spread
it out even more.
649
00:32:48,125 --> 00:32:51,708
And by the time anyone
would stumble across it,
650
00:32:51,875 --> 00:32:53,917
it'll have been
deteriorated anyway.
651
00:32:54,042 --> 00:32:56,083
They just keep driving.
652
00:32:56,208 --> 00:32:59,333
The two man make it back
to Turin in one piece,
653
00:32:59,458 --> 00:33:02,292
though their friendship
is probably broken.
654
00:33:02,417 --> 00:33:04,875
For the moment, though,
Notarbartolo isn't worried
655
00:33:05,042 --> 00:33:06,375
about his relationships.
656
00:33:06,542 --> 00:33:07,667
He is ecstatic.
657
00:33:07,792 --> 00:33:09,333
They got away with it.
658
00:33:09,333 --> 00:33:12,875
Meanwhile, 650 miles
away, the Diamond Center
659
00:33:13,042 --> 00:33:16,000
is discovering
the impenetrable vault
660
00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:19,292
has been cracked wide open.
661
00:33:19,417 --> 00:33:21,625
The following Monday
after the heist,
662
00:33:21,750 --> 00:33:25,500
one of the concierges--
he walks into the vault,
663
00:33:25,625 --> 00:33:29,875
and he sees bags and diamonds
and jewels on the floor.
664
00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:32,875
The security
at the Diamond Center
665
00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:36,625
describe it as looking
like a bomb has gone off.
666
00:33:36,625 --> 00:33:39,667
The building security
immediately calls
667
00:33:39,667 --> 00:33:44,333
the SADA's specialized unit,
the Diamond Police.
668
00:33:44,458 --> 00:33:46,833
These guys are the best
of the best when it comes
669
00:33:46,833 --> 00:33:48,625
to crimes of this nature.
670
00:33:48,750 --> 00:33:52,792
Their entire job is just
catching diamond thieves.
671
00:33:52,917 --> 00:33:54,667
Once they arrive on the scene,
they immediately think
672
00:33:54,792 --> 00:33:56,292
it's an inside job.
673
00:33:56,292 --> 00:34:01,583
Every layer of defense
in this vault
674
00:34:01,708 --> 00:34:04,167
has been compromised.
675
00:34:04,167 --> 00:34:05,708
And then they go to look
at the tapes,
676
00:34:05,875 --> 00:34:08,292
and the tapes are gone.
677
00:34:08,292 --> 00:34:13,000
The investigators estimate
that about $100 million,
678
00:34:13,167 --> 00:34:16,417
on the low end, was stolen.
679
00:34:16,542 --> 00:34:18,958
Due to the nature
of safety deposit boxes
680
00:34:18,958 --> 00:34:20,292
and the fact that a lot
of times,
681
00:34:20,292 --> 00:34:21,833
people keep things in there
that they don't want
682
00:34:21,958 --> 00:34:24,125
other people to know about,
the real value
683
00:34:24,250 --> 00:34:26,000
is probably much higher.
684
00:34:26,125 --> 00:34:28,042
In today's dollars,
it could be
685
00:34:28,167 --> 00:34:30,458
over half a billion dollars.
686
00:34:30,458 --> 00:34:35,000
Around the same time, just
outside the city of Brussels,
687
00:34:35,125 --> 00:34:38,583
a retiree named
August Van Camp is taking
688
00:34:38,708 --> 00:34:42,167
a stroll through
a pristine patch of forest.
689
00:34:42,292 --> 00:34:44,375
He loves to go out in nature
and do his nature walks
690
00:34:44,500 --> 00:34:46,250
in the morning, but
people have been throwing
691
00:34:46,375 --> 00:34:47,667
garbage out there daily.
692
00:34:47,833 --> 00:34:49,292
And he's calling the police,
693
00:34:49,417 --> 00:34:51,500
saying people are throwing
garbage again,
694
00:34:51,625 --> 00:34:52,958
and they're like,
"Okay, Mr. Van Camp.
695
00:34:53,083 --> 00:34:54,333
We'll get it cleaned up."
696
00:34:54,500 --> 00:34:57,000
So on this day,
he sees garbage again,
697
00:34:57,125 --> 00:34:58,333
and he's like,
"These damn kids."
698
00:34:58,333 --> 00:35:00,417
But as he starts
to look closer,
699
00:35:00,542 --> 00:35:03,167
he sees papers that say
Antwerp Diamond Center.
700
00:35:03,292 --> 00:35:06,000
And his wife had told him
that there was a robbery
701
00:35:06,125 --> 00:35:08,292
in the Diamond Center
in Antwerp,
702
00:35:08,417 --> 00:35:10,500
and the rest,
as they say, is history.
703
00:35:12,708 --> 00:35:15,292
As the police start going
through the trash
704
00:35:15,417 --> 00:35:17,000
that is discovered
on the side of the road,
705
00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:19,375
they're amazed
at what they find.
706
00:35:19,500 --> 00:35:23,167
The investigators
find security footage
707
00:35:23,167 --> 00:35:25,333
from the Diamond Center.
708
00:35:25,458 --> 00:35:28,333
They take these tapes,
and they send them to Sony,
709
00:35:28,500 --> 00:35:33,042
but the tapes are so destroyed,
there's no usable evidence.
710
00:35:33,167 --> 00:35:36,292
The investigators
also find in this debris
711
00:35:36,417 --> 00:35:39,458
little emeralds that
are called pointers.
712
00:35:39,458 --> 00:35:42,417
Pointers are
the smaller accent gems
713
00:35:42,542 --> 00:35:45,125
around the main stone
in a piece of jewelry.
714
00:35:45,125 --> 00:35:47,667
It's easy to let a few
slip through your fingers.
715
00:35:47,667 --> 00:35:51,292
There's a business card
for The Genius himself
716
00:35:51,292 --> 00:35:53,250
and a fake work order
that he created
717
00:35:53,375 --> 00:35:55,333
for Notarbartolo's office.
718
00:35:55,458 --> 00:35:57,667
They also find
a half-eaten salami sandwich.
719
00:36:01,042 --> 00:36:04,875
The fake work order
for Notarbartolo's company
720
00:36:05,042 --> 00:36:06,750
causes the Diamond Police
to take
721
00:36:06,875 --> 00:36:08,458
a hard look at its owner.
722
00:36:08,583 --> 00:36:10,333
In all the years
that he was there,
723
00:36:10,333 --> 00:36:12,208
he never did any business.
724
00:36:12,375 --> 00:36:15,833
There is no record of him
transacting any business
725
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:17,625
in the Diamond Center.
726
00:36:17,750 --> 00:36:20,333
And of all
the safe deposit boxes
727
00:36:20,333 --> 00:36:23,292
that were opened in the safe,
his was not.
728
00:36:23,292 --> 00:36:26,250
The Diamond Police are
convinced he has something
729
00:36:26,375 --> 00:36:28,333
to do with the crime,
but all they have
730
00:36:28,458 --> 00:36:30,667
is circumstantial evidence.
731
00:36:30,792 --> 00:36:33,792
And back in Turin,
he's untouchable
732
00:36:33,917 --> 00:36:35,750
by the Belgian authorities.
733
00:36:35,875 --> 00:36:39,292
In 2003, there is
no extradition treaty
734
00:36:39,417 --> 00:36:42,167
between Italy and Belgium,
735
00:36:42,167 --> 00:36:44,417
so they are essentially
scot free.
736
00:36:44,542 --> 00:36:46,667
But then,
less than a week later,
737
00:36:46,667 --> 00:36:50,167
a very confident
Leonardo Notarbartolo
738
00:36:50,167 --> 00:36:53,167
decides it's safe
to return to Antwerp
739
00:36:53,333 --> 00:36:55,542
to tie up a few loose ends.
740
00:36:55,708 --> 00:36:58,000
Five days later, he comes
back to the Diamond Center,
741
00:36:58,125 --> 00:36:59,750
thinking he's in the clear.
742
00:36:59,875 --> 00:37:01,667
Nobody knows it's him.
743
00:37:01,667 --> 00:37:05,000
He needs to vacate
his Antwerp apartment,
744
00:37:05,125 --> 00:37:07,125
and thinking it's
the best cover
745
00:37:07,125 --> 00:37:09,208
to keep his routine,
746
00:37:09,333 --> 00:37:12,333
he makes one more trip
to the Diamond Center.
747
00:37:12,458 --> 00:37:15,583
Notarbartolo arrives
back at the Diamond Center
748
00:37:15,708 --> 00:37:17,333
because he wants
to use his badge
749
00:37:17,458 --> 00:37:20,292
to create an electronic record
that he was there.
750
00:37:20,417 --> 00:37:22,083
He goes up to his office,
and after hanging out
751
00:37:22,208 --> 00:37:23,833
for a little bit,
he starts to try to leave
752
00:37:23,833 --> 00:37:25,333
so that he could badge out.
753
00:37:25,458 --> 00:37:28,667
But he's identified
by the building manager,
754
00:37:28,833 --> 00:37:32,167
and the manager basically
has to stall for time
755
00:37:32,292 --> 00:37:34,375
until the Diamond Police
can arrive.
756
00:37:34,500 --> 00:37:36,250
He's leaning heavily
on his greatest weapon,
757
00:37:36,375 --> 00:37:38,083
which is his charm.
758
00:37:38,208 --> 00:37:39,292
And he's just trying to play
it cool
759
00:37:39,292 --> 00:37:41,000
because at this point,
760
00:37:41,125 --> 00:37:43,167
he doesn't know
that they know.
761
00:37:43,292 --> 00:37:45,833
So when Notarbartolo
sees the police,
762
00:37:45,958 --> 00:37:47,833
his heart must have just sunk
to the floor.
763
00:37:47,958 --> 00:37:51,208
He realizes that he was
the one being played.
764
00:37:57,333 --> 00:37:59,167
After a perfectly executed heist
765
00:37:59,292 --> 00:38:01,250
and a near-perfect getaway,
766
00:38:01,375 --> 00:38:04,000
Leonardo Notarbartolo returns
767
00:38:04,125 --> 00:38:06,958
to the scene of the crime,
where he's confronted
768
00:38:07,083 --> 00:38:09,292
by the Diamond Police.
769
00:38:09,292 --> 00:38:11,500
He's gotta be feeling
the, you know,
770
00:38:11,667 --> 00:38:13,542
the rope tightening around him.
771
00:38:13,667 --> 00:38:15,375
They start asking
him questions.
772
00:38:15,500 --> 00:38:16,833
They're asking him
where his apartment was,
773
00:38:16,833 --> 00:38:18,375
because he had rented
his office in cash
774
00:38:18,500 --> 00:38:20,500
and never listed an address.
775
00:38:20,500 --> 00:38:23,500
Notarbartolo tries to stall
because his wife and friend
776
00:38:23,500 --> 00:38:25,458
are still cleaning out
the apartment,
777
00:38:25,458 --> 00:38:27,167
so he's trying
to buy them time.
778
00:38:27,333 --> 00:38:29,500
He draws it out as long
as he can,
779
00:38:29,625 --> 00:38:32,667
but eventually has to say
where his apartment is.
780
00:38:32,667 --> 00:38:35,500
While police grill
their prime suspect,
781
00:38:35,500 --> 00:38:39,667
another detachment
races to his apartment.
782
00:38:39,792 --> 00:38:41,667
They actually see
his wife and his friend
783
00:38:41,792 --> 00:38:44,333
pulling a carpet down
the stairs of the apartment.
784
00:38:44,458 --> 00:38:45,875
They immediately seize it.
785
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:49,625
Investigators search
the flat and find
786
00:38:49,625 --> 00:38:51,833
three really important clues.
787
00:38:51,958 --> 00:38:55,167
They find the receipt
for the salami sandwich
788
00:38:55,167 --> 00:38:57,833
that they found
along the roadway.
789
00:38:57,958 --> 00:39:00,333
They find a SIM card
for one of the burner phones
790
00:39:00,500 --> 00:39:02,500
the crew used
during the heist.
791
00:39:02,500 --> 00:39:04,083
And while these
are burner phones,
792
00:39:04,208 --> 00:39:06,667
they didn't have names,
they did have phone numbers
793
00:39:06,792 --> 00:39:09,792
and geolocations
and exact time stamps
794
00:39:09,917 --> 00:39:12,500
for all of the calls
placed during the heist.
795
00:39:12,625 --> 00:39:16,292
And then they find
emerald pointers
796
00:39:16,417 --> 00:39:17,500
embedded in the carpet,
797
00:39:17,625 --> 00:39:19,458
which they then match
798
00:39:19,583 --> 00:39:21,417
to the emerald pointers
799
00:39:21,542 --> 00:39:23,583
they found along the highway.
800
00:39:23,708 --> 00:39:26,750
That same day,
with Notarbartolo
801
00:39:26,875 --> 00:39:30,583
in custody in Antwerp, Italian
investigators raid his home
802
00:39:30,708 --> 00:39:32,833
in Turin, under the pretense
that there
803
00:39:32,833 --> 00:39:34,708
may be illegal weapons
on the premises.
804
00:39:34,833 --> 00:39:38,500
In a safe,
they find 17 diamonds
805
00:39:38,500 --> 00:39:40,375
that are in blister packs.
806
00:39:40,500 --> 00:39:43,000
They also find
a diamond in an envelope
807
00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:46,750
with a serial number
that is an exact match
808
00:39:46,875 --> 00:39:50,833
to a diamond that was reported
stolen in the diamond heist.
809
00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:54,458
And that has Notarbartolo
dead to rights.
810
00:39:54,583 --> 00:39:57,708
Unfortunately, their warrant
only covered weapons,
811
00:39:57,833 --> 00:40:00,500
and so they weren't able
to seize any of that.
812
00:40:00,625 --> 00:40:03,000
And that was the last time
that law enforcement would see
813
00:40:03,125 --> 00:40:05,000
any of the loot ever again.
814
00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:08,167
With the evidence
from Antwerp and Turin,
815
00:40:08,167 --> 00:40:10,417
Notarbartolo is arrested.
816
00:40:10,542 --> 00:40:13,417
An ironclad case
is built against him,
817
00:40:13,542 --> 00:40:17,000
but he refuses
to rat out his accomplices.
818
00:40:17,167 --> 00:40:21,500
Even so, investigators
are able to follow the clues.
819
00:40:21,625 --> 00:40:23,125
The Genius is
linked to the crime
820
00:40:23,250 --> 00:40:26,667
because his business card
was found amongst the trash.
821
00:40:26,667 --> 00:40:30,000
The Monster--he's
actually linked to the crime
822
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:32,833
through the receipt
for the salami sandwich.
823
00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:34,667
Using that receipt
with a time stamp,
824
00:40:34,833 --> 00:40:36,667
they're able
to go through and see
825
00:40:36,667 --> 00:40:38,375
the security camera footage.
826
00:40:38,500 --> 00:40:40,583
And there's
the unmistakable silhouette
827
00:40:40,708 --> 00:40:43,167
of The Monster
purchasing a meat platter.
828
00:40:43,292 --> 00:40:45,708
Speedy's linked to the crime
because his details
829
00:40:45,833 --> 00:40:49,500
are all over
the mobile phone SIM card.
830
00:40:49,667 --> 00:40:52,958
In addition, all of the men
involved in the crime
831
00:40:52,958 --> 00:40:55,500
left behind DNA evidence
either in the vault,
832
00:40:55,625 --> 00:40:57,333
in the trash
that was recovered,
833
00:40:57,333 --> 00:40:59,708
or in
Notarbartolo's apartment.
834
00:40:59,833 --> 00:41:03,208
The King of Keys has
never been identified.
835
00:41:03,333 --> 00:41:07,583
But DNA analysis
from the crime scene
836
00:41:07,708 --> 00:41:10,833
indicate that there is
another person
837
00:41:10,833 --> 00:41:14,583
that has not been brought
to justice.
838
00:41:16,417 --> 00:41:19,042
All four men are tried
and found guilty,
839
00:41:19,208 --> 00:41:21,417
but their sentences,
by American standards,
840
00:41:21,542 --> 00:41:23,500
are a slap on the wrist.
841
00:41:23,625 --> 00:41:26,125
In Belgium,
a nonviolent theft,
842
00:41:26,250 --> 00:41:27,583
which this was,
843
00:41:27,708 --> 00:41:30,292
the maximum sentence
is five years.
844
00:41:30,292 --> 00:41:32,583
Now, that's five years whether
you've stolen a loaf of bread
845
00:41:32,708 --> 00:41:36,542
or millions and millions
of dollars' worth of diamonds.
846
00:41:36,667 --> 00:41:40,542
Three of those people
served less than six months.
847
00:41:40,667 --> 00:41:43,667
Leonardo was released
after four years,
848
00:41:43,833 --> 00:41:47,208
but then violated his parole
and was then put back in jail
849
00:41:47,375 --> 00:41:49,000
for an extra two years.
850
00:41:49,125 --> 00:41:52,417
By 2009, everyone
involved in this heist
851
00:41:52,542 --> 00:41:55,583
is released from prison
on good behavior.
852
00:41:55,708 --> 00:41:57,667
The reason that we
are all captivated
853
00:41:57,833 --> 00:42:00,292
by the Antwerp Diamond Heist is,
854
00:42:00,292 --> 00:42:01,833
they actually got away
with it.
855
00:42:01,958 --> 00:42:04,792
Several people served
some prison sentence,
856
00:42:04,792 --> 00:42:07,625
but nobody has recovered
the hundreds of millions
857
00:42:07,750 --> 00:42:09,792
of dollars of diamonds.
858
00:42:09,792 --> 00:42:13,292
And to this day, we are
unlikely to ever really know
859
00:42:13,292 --> 00:42:15,125
where they went.
860
00:42:17,417 --> 00:42:19,167
Now, I'm not sure
what you think,
861
00:42:19,292 --> 00:42:21,500
but I suspect there are
a lot of people out there
862
00:42:21,625 --> 00:42:23,292
who would think
six months in prison
863
00:42:23,417 --> 00:42:26,292
would be worth it to get away
with the heist of the century.
864
00:42:26,417 --> 00:42:28,208
Pssh.
865
00:42:28,333 --> 00:42:31,833
We may never know where nearly
half a billion dollars of gems
866
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:34,208
went, but thanks
to a smooth operator,
867
00:42:34,375 --> 00:42:35,708
a bona fide genius,
868
00:42:35,833 --> 00:42:37,500
a king, and a monster,
869
00:42:37,625 --> 00:42:40,542
the Antwerp World
Diamond Center robbery
870
00:42:40,667 --> 00:42:44,333
definitely ranks as one
of history's greatest heists.