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- An unassuming building
in downtown Los Angeles
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filled with cash.
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- There's millions and millions
of dollars in this facility.
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- Six friends decide
they want what's inside.
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- They had everything
planned to the T.
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- Can these amateur thieves
become a professional crew
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and hit the jackpot?
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- And now, let's go, let's go.
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It's on.
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- Or will the score of a
lifetime get them all killed?
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- This is most definitely
not part of the plan.
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[dramatic music]
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[jazzy music]
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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...
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The right team,
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and the skill to stay
one step ahead of the law.
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[dramatic music]
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The group of friends
attempting this robbery
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has never been in trouble
with the law before.
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But tonight,
they're risking everything
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on one amateur mastermind's
bold plan to steal millions.
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At the time, LA is known
as the bank robbery capital
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of the world,
but their target isn't a bank.
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It's the place that supplies
banks with their cash.
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- The Dunbar Armored
facility actually houses
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on any given day
well over $100 million,
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as does all
of their competitors,
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Brinks, or any of the other
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local armored
transport companies.
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- Dunbar Armored depot has a
lot less security than a bank,
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but does have a lot more cash.
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But the average
stickup guy can't just
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go in and rob the joint.
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- The South Mateo Street
location
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was a one-level building.
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It was very similar
to a warehouse,
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and it was very indiscreet,
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other than the trucks pulling
in and out of the facility.
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- On the outside,
it's a very drab, beige color
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that wouldn't attract
attention.
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But on the inside, it's
a 26,000 square foot facility
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with lots of different offices
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and lots of different
security features.
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- As you enter, there is
a very elite alarm system,
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in addition to all
of the surveillance cameras,
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which were well in excess
of 20, 25 cameras.
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- The main security station is
located in the lunchroom area.
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There are monitors
that show the CCTV footage
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from all angles
of the facility.
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- Security guards watch
the monitors 24 hours a day.
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Armed drivers wearing
bulletproof vests
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come and go at all hours.
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- There are
bullet-resistant doors
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in front
of the vault prep area.
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- The vault prep area
is a secure room
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outside the vault door
where every dollar is counted
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and wrapped
with a Dunbar band.
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The door to that room
is locked 24/7.
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- And of course, you have
an 18-inch impregnable vault.
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- There's enough surveillance,
firepower, and security
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to deter most
ordinary criminals.
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But 28-year-old Allen Pace
isn't a criminal at all.
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He's just an employee
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who's surrounded
by millions in cash
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and sees cracks
in Dunbar's armor.
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- Allen Pace is the mastermind
of the heist.
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- Allen Pace is just
a run-of-the-mill guy,
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somebody you might even lose
in the crowd if you saw him.
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He's just a regular dude,
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not involved
in any criminality
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prior to this incident.
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- Some people viewed him
as a prankster.
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Some people thought
he was a little cocky.
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- As a security guard,
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Allen Pace knows
how to use a gun.
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He knows how to use
radio headsets
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to communicate
with other guards.
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And more importantly, he knows
how to work under pressure.
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- Allen Pace is responsible
for inspecting
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and maintaining the trucks,
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so he works at the Dunbar
storage facility full-time,
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and obviously observes
the routines.
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- You get used to doing
the same thing the same way
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all the time,
and when people are watching
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and they pay attention,
this is that kind of
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internal knowledge
that's very helpful.
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- I think it's only normal
that any average person would
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start looking at all
that money and fantasize
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about what it might be like
to take it.
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And maybe fantasy leads
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to taking a more critical look
around the facility,
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thinking, well, if I was
going to, how would I do it?
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- Having a background
in security is a great way
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to learn how to commit
a bank robbery, right?
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- Pace also learns
some key facts
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about how he might steal
the Dunbar millions
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from the girl
who stole his heart,
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Tamiko Carnes.
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- Tamiko Carnes is
Allen Pace's girlfriend.
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She works at the Dunbar
facility as well,
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and her job is to manage
video security equipment.
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- Tamiko's role at Dunbar
is incredibly beneficial
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for Allen Pace.
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She knows lots
of the security measures.
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- And you can well imagine
that at home,
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there's a lot of pillow talk
about what goes on.
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- Pace sees how a small crew
with the right game plan
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could actually pull off
a heist at Dunbar.
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Then, without warning,
his inside woman is out.
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- She's fired
under suspicion of theft
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because there were some
money bags that were placed
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in a surveillance dead zone.
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And that, along with other
circumstantial evidence,
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is enough for the senior
executives to fire her.
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And when that happens,
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Pace's relationship
with Dunbar turns adversarial.
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- And within a fairly
short space of time,
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one of Allen's
friends gets fired,
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and his girlfriend gets fired,
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and there's maybe starting
to build some animosity
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between Allen
and upper management.
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- Pace decides to make
his fantasy a reality.
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But if he's going to attempt
the heist of his life,
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he'll need guys he trusts
with his life.
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He needs the right crew.
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His first choice,
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best friend, Eugene Hill.
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- Eugene Hill is a good
friend of Pace's.
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He's actually the first guy
that he brings on board.
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- They've known each other
for a long, long time,
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and they actually have worked
together as security officers
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at a variety
of different venues.
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- Eugene Hill also has
no criminal background.
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- For Pace to pull this off,
he'll need a bigger team.
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- Allen Pace has a challenge,
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because if he approaches
the wrong person,
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the whole plan could be foiled.
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He has to recruit guys
that are open
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to pushing the boundaries.
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And really,
it takes a lot of guts
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in order to do
something like that.
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- But this isn't
the kind of job
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you post in the classifieds.
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He meets with a couple
of friends in the parking lot
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after church and sketches out
his plan in chalk.
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- I mean, to be able
to get individuals
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that have never committed
crimes like this,
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you really have to be
a pretty dynamic person.
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These guys, they really need
to be convinced
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that this is something
that they should do,
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which speaks
to how much they trust Pace.
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- Trust is good,
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but Pace knows his can't-miss
plan will seal the deal.
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He shows his friends
how the cold, hard facts
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lead to cold, hard cash.
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Pace sketches out a rough
layout of the facility.
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He maps out each
of their movements
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and each step
that they have to take
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to dodge the security cameras.
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- It's definitely
a plan in progress,
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but Pace's confidence
is contagious.
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Two more of his friends agree
to risk everything
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for a colossal score.
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- Freddie McCrary Jr.
is one of the guys
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that are brought in early on.
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He works as a security guard
at a church.
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And him and Pace are
really good friends.
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They actually knew each other
since they were ten years old,
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and he's a bit
of a teddy bear.
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- They've done security
at churches,
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at nightclubs as bouncers.
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And having grown up together,
I would imagine
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that there's more
of a brotherhood-type bond
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between the two of them.
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Freddie McCrary Jr. is someone
that Allen trusted
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probably with his life.
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- The next person
is Terry Brown.
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He met Terry Brown through one
of his jobs working security.
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As a matter of fact,
Pace started a security company
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with Brown and McCrary.
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- Pace now has a trusted
crew of three,
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but to keep his plan
moving forward,
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he needs to case
the Dunbar facility.
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And that means taking pictures
and risks.
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- This is really where
the rubber meets the road
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in this plan, because he is
then able to do things
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like take pictures of employees
under the guise of safety.
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- What he's really doing
is creating dossiers
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on the Dunbar employees
his crew could
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encounter during the heist.
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He's also taking pictures
of the CCTV cameras
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they'll have to avoid.
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- He is able to check
on surveillance cameras
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and where they are recording
and what they're recording.
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- Of course,
there's always the chance
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someone will ask him
what the heck he's doing.
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[dramatic music]
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- Allen Pace is using
his day job
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at Dunbar Armored depot
as a cover to plan a heist.
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And he's just attracted
some unwanted attention.
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- Allen Pace,
as a safety manager,
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is able to go around
and take photos.
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And even if he does
get caught doing it,
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no one really suspects
anything fishy is going on.
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- He is able
to use his position
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in order to further
his criminal enterprise.
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- Allen Pace now
has procured photos.
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He has more details
on the facility.
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And he calls in
a second meeting.
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- So Allen envisions the caper
going down like this.
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- Pace and his crew travel
to the Dunbar facility
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in two vehicles.
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Some of them ride in the truck
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that they're gonna use
to store the money,
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some of them ride
in a personal vehicle.
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- They'll take the freeway,
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stash the second car
a few blocks from Dunbar,
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then all ride in the rental
truck to the depot,
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letting themselves in
with Allen's key.
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- They'll go in
on a Friday night
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when there's the most amount
of cash in the vault
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and security is the lightest.
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- The door actually
to the vault is also left open
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on Friday because they were
dealing with so much money.
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They were counting
so much money,
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and then they were gonna
have to put this in the vault.
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So to save a step,
they leave the vault door open.
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- Pace will instruct the team
on which cash is safe to take
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and which should be
left behind.
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- What they definitely
don't want
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are the freshly-minted bills
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that are in sequential order
and very traceable.
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- They'll avoid
all the security cameras.
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He knows all the positions.
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There's a single
security guard on duty.
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They'll time it
so that they go in
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when he's on his lunch break.
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- The only people
that they really need
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to concern themselves with,
in terms of corralling
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and controlling,
are the three or four people
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that he's expecting
to be in the facility
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along with the night
security guard.
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- Then they need to get
into the vault prep area
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fast enough
to grab the dispatcher
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before he can hit
the panic button.
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- They'll subdue all
the employees in the building,
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grab the money,
throw it into a truck,
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and be in and out before
anyone knows what's happened.
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- To avoid suspicion,
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Pace won't participate
in the heist himself.
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He's relying on his friends
to get this job done.
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- He's going to give them
all the information they need.
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He's going to plan out
the whole thing for them.
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He's going to coach them up,
make sure they know
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exactly what they need to do,
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but he's not going
to participate in the robbery.
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He's going to stay
a Dunbar employee
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and wake up the next day
with no one being the wiser.
283
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- Pace refines his plan
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and knows his crew will need
help controlling the guards.
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And that's where
Thomas Johnson comes in.
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- Thomas Johnson is originally
from Las Vegas.
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He's also friends
with some of the guys.
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He's done security as well.
289
00:13:11,047 --> 00:13:12,838
- These guys are like
birds of a feather.
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They all flock together.
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They have the commonality of,
we do security.
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♪ ♪
293
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- As the meetings progress,
there's more and more details.
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He's got information
on the security system.
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He's got pictures
of the employees
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with their names
and what they will be doing.
297
00:13:35,047 --> 00:13:37,338
- Pace instructs his men
to wear dark clothing.
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They're going to wear masks.
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They're going to put gloves
over their hands.
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They're going to try
to hide their identities
301
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as best as humanly possible.
302
00:13:44,713 --> 00:13:46,713
- They also talk about things
303
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that only an insider
would know--
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the timing of the cameras that
are on a rotating schedule
305
00:13:52,213 --> 00:13:54,213
as they enter the facility.
306
00:13:54,338 --> 00:13:57,172
- 25 cameras are
in fixed positions,
307
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so their feed rotates
through the handful
308
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of monitors
at the guard station.
309
00:14:01,338 --> 00:14:04,005
The crew needs to avoid
being caught on camera
310
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and has some inside intel.
311
00:14:07,588 --> 00:14:11,505
- Tamiko's position at Dunbar
was the video manager
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over the equipment,
which means that she, too,
313
00:14:14,297 --> 00:14:17,630
has intimate internal
institutional knowledge
314
00:14:17,713 --> 00:14:20,172
about how they conduct
surveillance
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00:14:20,255 --> 00:14:24,838
over their employees
once inside the building,
316
00:14:24,963 --> 00:14:27,172
- If this team of amateurs
has any hope
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of beating
the surveillance cameras,
318
00:14:29,672 --> 00:14:32,630
Pace needs to start
training them like pros.
319
00:14:32,713 --> 00:14:34,797
- Allen Pace wants to prepare
his team for the robbery.
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They've never done anything
like this before.
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♪ ♪
322
00:14:40,088 --> 00:14:42,797
- So they would have to have
done a little practice.
323
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You play like you practice.
324
00:14:45,213 --> 00:14:47,755
And as a security guard,
you want to make sure
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00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,505
that you run through
the drill of,
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00:14:50,630 --> 00:14:52,713
when we go in,
this is how we're gonna move,
327
00:14:52,838 --> 00:14:54,047
this is how we're gonna walk,
328
00:14:54,213 --> 00:14:56,505
this is who's gonna
go in first,
329
00:14:56,588 --> 00:14:57,797
this is the order.
330
00:14:57,922 --> 00:14:59,338
Everything has to be planned.
331
00:14:59,463 --> 00:15:03,172
You can't just go in
willy-nilly.
332
00:15:03,338 --> 00:15:06,380
- Pace is determined that
nobody get hurt in the heist,
333
00:15:06,547 --> 00:15:08,797
but with armed guards
in the building,
334
00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:11,297
they can't go in empty-handed.
335
00:15:11,380 --> 00:15:14,005
- Freddie McCrary supplies
the handguns,
336
00:15:14,088 --> 00:15:15,838
but all the guys are
familiar with this
337
00:15:16,005 --> 00:15:17,630
because of their job
as security.
338
00:15:17,755 --> 00:15:20,838
♪ ♪
339
00:15:20,963 --> 00:15:23,838
- While they brought guns
just in case
340
00:15:24,005 --> 00:15:26,963
or to use
as an intimidation factor,
341
00:15:27,047 --> 00:15:28,797
he understands that
these people would go along
342
00:15:28,922 --> 00:15:31,005
if they saw armed men.
343
00:15:31,172 --> 00:15:33,005
I don't think
he wanted to hurt them.
344
00:15:33,172 --> 00:15:35,505
This wasn't about them.
This was about Dunbar.
345
00:15:35,588 --> 00:15:37,172
♪ ♪
346
00:15:37,297 --> 00:15:40,172
- Allen Pace is feeling
very good about his plan.
347
00:15:40,255 --> 00:15:43,005
A few more weeks
to get the guys in shape,
348
00:15:43,088 --> 00:15:44,963
shave a few seconds
off their entry,
349
00:15:45,047 --> 00:15:46,505
and they'll be ready
to pull off the heist
350
00:15:46,588 --> 00:15:48,047
in late September.
351
00:15:48,172 --> 00:15:49,755
And then...
[cell phone ringing]
352
00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:50,922
This happens.
353
00:15:51,047 --> 00:15:52,672
♪ ♪
354
00:15:52,755 --> 00:15:55,338
[cell phone ringing]
355
00:15:55,422 --> 00:15:58,380
- The pieces are in place.
The team is set.
356
00:15:58,505 --> 00:15:59,838
Pace gets a call
from upper management.
357
00:15:59,963 --> 00:16:01,338
He's fired.
358
00:16:01,422 --> 00:16:04,630
♪ ♪
359
00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:12,547
- Allen Pace is confident
that his friends can pull off
360
00:16:12,672 --> 00:16:15,672
a multi-million dollar heist
at Dunbar Armored.
361
00:16:15,755 --> 00:16:19,005
His plan hinges on them using
his key to sneak in.
362
00:16:19,130 --> 00:16:21,380
But then...
[cell phone ringing]
363
00:16:21,505 --> 00:16:24,338
He gets a game-changing
phone call.
364
00:16:24,463 --> 00:16:27,338
- Allen Pace was terminated
from his position
365
00:16:27,505 --> 00:16:31,172
with Dunbar Armored on Friday,
September the 12th.
366
00:16:31,255 --> 00:16:33,255
- The practical joker
is accused
367
00:16:33,380 --> 00:16:35,630
of tampering
with company vehicles.
368
00:16:35,713 --> 00:16:38,338
But losing his job at this
stage is no laughing matter.
369
00:16:38,463 --> 00:16:41,130
- He has to turn in his keys,
and what that does
370
00:16:41,213 --> 00:16:43,755
is that accelerates the plan
a little bit.
371
00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:45,922
- When Pace gets the call
that he's being fired,
372
00:16:46,047 --> 00:16:47,672
he realizes
that he actually has
373
00:16:47,797 --> 00:16:49,922
to go on the robbery himself.
374
00:16:50,047 --> 00:16:52,755
If he sends these guys
in there unprepared,
375
00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:54,047
so many things could go wrong,
376
00:16:54,172 --> 00:16:56,588
so he knows he's going
to have to go with them,
377
00:16:56,713 --> 00:16:59,422
lead the charge, and help
conduct the robbery himself.
378
00:16:59,547 --> 00:17:01,213
- He had to kick it
into high gear.
379
00:17:01,338 --> 00:17:03,505
They were going to have
to do this robbery immediately.
380
00:17:03,630 --> 00:17:06,380
♪ ♪
381
00:17:06,547 --> 00:17:09,255
- Pace calls his right-hand
man, Eugene Hill,
382
00:17:09,380 --> 00:17:12,338
and tells him,
rent the U-Haul.
383
00:17:12,422 --> 00:17:15,172
♪ ♪
384
00:17:15,338 --> 00:17:18,297
He tells the others,
it's go time.
385
00:17:18,422 --> 00:17:21,880
- So Allen Pace knows that as
a recently terminated employee,
386
00:17:22,047 --> 00:17:23,838
he's going to be
a prime suspect.
387
00:17:23,963 --> 00:17:25,797
He knows that he's going
to need an alibi.
388
00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:28,838
And Eugene Hill tells him that
his girlfriend is actually
389
00:17:29,005 --> 00:17:31,297
throwing a house party
in Long Beach,
390
00:17:31,422 --> 00:17:34,047
and if they attended,
that's their solid alibi.
391
00:17:34,172 --> 00:17:37,172
- People at this party,
no matter who you ask,
392
00:17:37,297 --> 00:17:40,172
are going to be able to vouch
for all of these guys.
393
00:17:40,297 --> 00:17:45,338
So their alibi is going
to be very strong.
394
00:17:45,463 --> 00:17:47,547
- Before the party,
they meet at Hill's apartment.
395
00:17:47,672 --> 00:17:49,547
♪ ♪
396
00:17:49,672 --> 00:17:52,713
Pushing up the timeline
has Pace worried.
397
00:17:52,838 --> 00:17:54,713
Even with him leading the way,
398
00:17:54,838 --> 00:17:56,672
one man stays with the truck,
399
00:17:56,838 --> 00:17:58,380
one watches the guard,
400
00:17:58,547 --> 00:18:00,047
they could potentially
be outnumbered
401
00:18:00,213 --> 00:18:01,547
in the vault prep room.
402
00:18:01,713 --> 00:18:04,213
- Pace realizes
he needs another guy.
403
00:18:04,338 --> 00:18:06,672
And that's when he engages
Erik Boyd.
404
00:18:06,797 --> 00:18:10,505
♪ ♪
405
00:18:10,630 --> 00:18:12,005
- Erik is a little bit
different.
406
00:18:12,172 --> 00:18:15,130
He's the brother-in-law
of Allen Pace.
407
00:18:15,255 --> 00:18:17,005
While he's done a little bit
of security,
408
00:18:17,172 --> 00:18:19,005
he's not really well-known
by the others.
409
00:18:19,172 --> 00:18:21,630
Maybe this was
an opportunity for Allen
410
00:18:21,713 --> 00:18:25,463
to bring in a family member,
his sister's husband,
411
00:18:25,588 --> 00:18:27,505
and give her
the homie hookup as well.
412
00:18:27,588 --> 00:18:29,547
♪ ♪
413
00:18:29,713 --> 00:18:31,088
- Since he hasn't been
414
00:18:31,213 --> 00:18:32,880
training like the rest
of them,
415
00:18:33,047 --> 00:18:36,338
Boyd will man the U-Haul until
they secure the building.
416
00:18:36,463 --> 00:18:42,338
♪ ♪
417
00:18:42,422 --> 00:18:44,380
- The final meeting
that took place,
418
00:18:44,505 --> 00:18:46,547
each of the individuals
discussed
419
00:18:46,672 --> 00:18:49,463
what their responsibilities
were going to be
420
00:18:49,588 --> 00:18:51,047
during the course
of the robbery.
421
00:18:51,213 --> 00:18:55,505
- Terry Brown supplies
the radio headsets.
422
00:18:55,588 --> 00:18:57,672
- The plan also includes
a safety measure.
423
00:18:57,755 --> 00:18:59,922
The guys don't want to refer
to each other by names
424
00:19:00,047 --> 00:19:03,213
during the robbery
to give away their identities,
425
00:19:03,338 --> 00:19:05,672
so when they speak
to each other on the radios,
426
00:19:05,755 --> 00:19:08,963
they say, "one to two"
or "two to three,"
427
00:19:09,047 --> 00:19:11,005
and Allen Pace is number one.
428
00:19:11,088 --> 00:19:12,213
♪ ♪
429
00:19:12,380 --> 00:19:14,838
- One of the things
that everybody agrees to
430
00:19:14,963 --> 00:19:16,797
as they get ready
to embark on this endeavor
431
00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:20,672
is if anybody gets caught,
you don't talk.
432
00:19:20,838 --> 00:19:24,588
And whoever is left
on the outside will take care
433
00:19:24,713 --> 00:19:27,797
of whoever is incarcerated
financially,
434
00:19:27,922 --> 00:19:29,838
make sure
that their family is OK.
435
00:19:29,963 --> 00:19:32,338
- They're going in blind to
try to pull off this robbery,
436
00:19:32,463 --> 00:19:33,838
so they must have had
an incredible amount
437
00:19:33,963 --> 00:19:35,297
of trust in Allen.
438
00:19:35,380 --> 00:19:37,213
And they must have really
wanted the money
439
00:19:37,380 --> 00:19:38,713
to be able to go through
with it.
440
00:19:38,838 --> 00:19:41,380
♪ ♪
441
00:19:41,547 --> 00:19:43,672
That evening, they go
to a party in Long Beach.
442
00:19:43,755 --> 00:19:46,838
[upbeat music]
443
00:19:46,922 --> 00:19:50,213
♪ ♪
444
00:19:50,380 --> 00:19:52,922
When it gets close
to about 11:00 p.m.,
445
00:19:53,047 --> 00:19:56,630
they slip away from the party
one by one, unnoticed.
446
00:19:56,755 --> 00:19:58,755
- Two of them get
into Hill's sedan,
447
00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:02,672
and the other four get
into the rented U-Haul truck.
448
00:20:02,838 --> 00:20:03,713
It's a brilliant plan,
449
00:20:03,838 --> 00:20:05,547
because when they're done
with the heist,
450
00:20:05,672 --> 00:20:08,130
come back,
and it's like they never left.
451
00:20:08,213 --> 00:20:10,047
♪ ♪
452
00:20:10,213 --> 00:20:11,005
[dramatic music]
453
00:20:11,130 --> 00:20:12,172
[engine turns over]
454
00:20:12,255 --> 00:20:14,380
♪ ♪
455
00:20:14,547 --> 00:20:15,505
- As they drive
to the facility,
456
00:20:15,630 --> 00:20:16,838
the adrenaline is rushing.
457
00:20:16,963 --> 00:20:19,005
This is the biggest thing
they've ever even attempted
458
00:20:19,172 --> 00:20:21,463
to pull off, and now they're
minutes away from doing it.
459
00:20:21,547 --> 00:20:23,297
♪ ♪
460
00:20:23,380 --> 00:20:24,797
- They avoid
their first potential
461
00:20:24,922 --> 00:20:26,463
roadblock of the night.
462
00:20:26,547 --> 00:20:29,880
Traffic is light
on LA's 710 freeway.
463
00:20:30,005 --> 00:20:32,463
♪ ♪
464
00:20:32,588 --> 00:20:36,088
- The Dunbar depot is located
in downtown Los Angeles.
465
00:20:36,213 --> 00:20:37,672
And it's a pretty
desolate area.
466
00:20:37,755 --> 00:20:39,005
There's no stores.
467
00:20:39,172 --> 00:20:40,797
There's no homes,
no restaurants.
468
00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,047
So anyone who's wandering
around there
469
00:20:43,213 --> 00:20:46,005
without any particular reason
is looking pretty suspicious.
470
00:20:46,088 --> 00:20:48,088
♪ ♪
471
00:20:48,213 --> 00:20:50,422
- They drive
to the Dunbar facility.
472
00:20:50,547 --> 00:20:52,422
The guys that are in the back
of the U-Haul,
473
00:20:52,547 --> 00:20:54,713
once they get situated nearby,
474
00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,547
they park and they change into
their costume, if you will,
475
00:20:58,672 --> 00:21:01,547
gloves, mask, black clothing.
476
00:21:01,672 --> 00:21:03,005
[gun cocks]
477
00:21:03,130 --> 00:21:04,172
♪ ♪
478
00:21:04,255 --> 00:21:05,672
- They have one last moment
479
00:21:05,755 --> 00:21:07,130
that is their point
of no return.
480
00:21:07,213 --> 00:21:14,255
♪ ♪
481
00:21:16,672 --> 00:21:23,547
♪ ♪
482
00:21:26,547 --> 00:21:29,838
- These five ordinary guys
are risking their lives
483
00:21:29,922 --> 00:21:33,797
on the only heist their friend,
Allen Pace, has ever planned.
484
00:21:33,922 --> 00:21:37,463
And right out of the gate,
they get a lucky break.
485
00:21:37,588 --> 00:21:40,005
Pace recognizes
the night dispatcher's
486
00:21:40,130 --> 00:21:42,713
pickup truck parked outside.
487
00:21:42,838 --> 00:21:45,463
- He knew that
that particular truck belonged
488
00:21:45,547 --> 00:21:48,422
to one of the employees
inside the facility,
489
00:21:48,547 --> 00:21:51,672
and he knew that one
of the surveillance cameras
490
00:21:51,755 --> 00:21:56,255
was positioned directly at
that truck and would not move.
491
00:21:56,380 --> 00:21:59,047
- The dispatcher's soft spot
for his new truck
492
00:21:59,172 --> 00:22:02,463
creates a surveillance
blind spot at the front door.
493
00:22:02,547 --> 00:22:05,838
On a signal from Pace,
the heist is on.
494
00:22:05,922 --> 00:22:12,422
♪ ♪
495
00:22:12,547 --> 00:22:14,713
- So they move up to
the facility commando-style.
496
00:22:14,838 --> 00:22:16,547
The guys are dressed
all in black.
497
00:22:16,713 --> 00:22:19,547
They've got two-way radios.
They've got their guns.
498
00:22:19,672 --> 00:22:21,880
They use Pace's key
to get in the front door.
499
00:22:22,005 --> 00:22:23,463
♪ ♪
500
00:22:23,547 --> 00:22:27,005
- We suspected that Pace
either kept a key
501
00:22:27,130 --> 00:22:29,005
or duplicated some of his keys
502
00:22:29,088 --> 00:22:32,547
prior to surrendering them
at the time he was terminated.
503
00:22:32,672 --> 00:22:34,130
♪ ♪
504
00:22:34,255 --> 00:22:37,588
- Now in order
to make it from the door
505
00:22:37,713 --> 00:22:40,838
that they've entered
all the way to the lunchroom,
506
00:22:41,005 --> 00:22:44,505
they have to dodge a series
of surveillance cameras.
507
00:22:44,588 --> 00:22:48,422
And what they've done
is they've timed
508
00:22:48,547 --> 00:22:50,380
when this camera's
looking this way,
509
00:22:50,547 --> 00:22:52,463
they will sneak over here.
510
00:22:52,547 --> 00:22:54,713
- At this point,
this is when the hand signals
511
00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:56,547
and the non-communication
comes in,
512
00:22:56,713 --> 00:22:57,672
because they don't want
anybody to know
513
00:22:57,755 --> 00:22:59,297
that they're in the facility.
514
00:22:59,380 --> 00:23:02,630
- So it's a slow move
down this corridor
515
00:23:02,755 --> 00:23:06,755
to the lunchroom,
where they ultimately make it
516
00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,672
without being spotted
on the surveillance cameras.
517
00:23:09,797 --> 00:23:11,880
- They make it
to the lunchroom undetected,
518
00:23:12,047 --> 00:23:15,172
but their plan depends
on the armored guard appearing
519
00:23:15,297 --> 00:23:19,130
where Pace expects him to be
at exactly the right time.
520
00:23:19,213 --> 00:23:20,380
- Who do they see?
521
00:23:20,505 --> 00:23:24,547
Mr. 12:00 midnight I got
to take my lunch break guy.
522
00:23:24,672 --> 00:23:26,838
They see him,
and the first thing they do
523
00:23:26,963 --> 00:23:30,463
is gaffle him up,
tie him up with duct tape.
524
00:23:30,547 --> 00:23:32,213
- He's got a .357 revolver.
525
00:23:32,338 --> 00:23:33,547
They take that away from him,
526
00:23:33,713 --> 00:23:35,672
as well as the keys
to the vault area.
527
00:23:35,755 --> 00:23:39,297
♪ ♪
528
00:23:39,380 --> 00:23:41,338
- Pace checks
the security monitors
529
00:23:41,463 --> 00:23:44,880
to verify there are only three
people in the vault prep room.
530
00:23:45,047 --> 00:23:47,838
Now that they have
the guard's keys,
531
00:23:47,922 --> 00:23:50,422
taking control of that room
should be no problem.
532
00:23:50,547 --> 00:23:53,505
- Even though there's
a lot of planning
533
00:23:53,588 --> 00:23:55,422
that goes
into a heist like this,
534
00:23:55,547 --> 00:23:57,838
there are still the unknowns.
535
00:23:58,005 --> 00:24:00,338
There's always going
to be a variable
536
00:24:00,463 --> 00:24:02,672
that you can't account for.
537
00:24:02,755 --> 00:24:04,338
♪ ♪
538
00:24:04,463 --> 00:24:05,922
- When they come out
of the lunchroom,
539
00:24:06,047 --> 00:24:08,172
they see a driver guard
walking down the hallway.
540
00:24:08,297 --> 00:24:10,088
♪ ♪
541
00:24:10,213 --> 00:24:12,672
This is most definitely
not part of the plan.
542
00:24:12,797 --> 00:24:15,463
♪ ♪
543
00:24:19,422 --> 00:24:22,505
[dramatic music]
544
00:24:22,630 --> 00:24:25,213
- Eight minutes into
the Dunbar Armored depot heist
545
00:24:25,380 --> 00:24:27,213
and all is going as planned
546
00:24:27,338 --> 00:24:29,297
for Allen Pace and his crew--
547
00:24:29,380 --> 00:24:30,922
until now.
548
00:24:31,047 --> 00:24:33,463
- As they're making a turn
out of the lunchroom,
549
00:24:33,547 --> 00:24:36,338
they see another
guard coming out.
550
00:24:36,463 --> 00:24:37,838
- The guy's wearing
body armor.
551
00:24:37,922 --> 00:24:39,630
He's walking right
toward them.
552
00:24:39,755 --> 00:24:41,130
- This is a really
tense moment.
553
00:24:41,213 --> 00:24:43,380
- This guy was not
supposed to be there.
554
00:24:43,505 --> 00:24:46,422
Pace knows the timing, he knows
the routines of everything.
555
00:24:46,547 --> 00:24:48,922
He knows that the guards
who drive the armored cars
556
00:24:49,047 --> 00:24:50,880
should have already been
in and out.
557
00:24:51,005 --> 00:24:53,963
♪ ♪
558
00:24:54,088 --> 00:24:54,963
Luckily for the robbers,
559
00:24:55,088 --> 00:24:56,922
the driver guard doesn't
have his weapon.
560
00:24:57,047 --> 00:24:59,005
He's already secured it
elsewhere.
561
00:24:59,088 --> 00:25:01,380
- They immediately push him
down on the floor,
562
00:25:01,505 --> 00:25:03,130
and they duct tape him as well.
563
00:25:03,213 --> 00:25:05,838
- Once Pace and the other
individuals have
564
00:25:05,963 --> 00:25:08,505
the actual employees bound,
565
00:25:08,630 --> 00:25:10,505
one of the robbers
stands guard,
566
00:25:10,630 --> 00:25:13,130
and the remaining robbers then
make their way
567
00:25:13,213 --> 00:25:15,422
into the vault prep area.
568
00:25:15,547 --> 00:25:17,963
- Pace peeks through
the bulletproof glass
569
00:25:18,047 --> 00:25:21,922
to confirm there are no
surprise Dunbar employees.
570
00:25:22,047 --> 00:25:24,963
Then it's time to see
if practice makes perfect.
571
00:25:25,047 --> 00:25:28,755
♪ ♪
572
00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,172
- Pace and his guys storm
into the vault prep area
573
00:25:31,255 --> 00:25:33,213
using the keys they took
from the security guard.
574
00:25:33,338 --> 00:25:35,172
♪ ♪
575
00:25:35,255 --> 00:25:37,505
- Now their next challenge
576
00:25:37,630 --> 00:25:42,505
is to subdue
three Dunbar employees.
577
00:25:42,630 --> 00:25:45,088
- They see one dispatcher
sitting behind the desk
578
00:25:45,213 --> 00:25:48,797
and two bookkeepers
that are counting money.
579
00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,588
They're able to apprehend
the dispatcher
580
00:25:50,713 --> 00:25:53,047
before he's able
to hit the alarm button.
581
00:25:53,213 --> 00:25:55,297
- As Pace and his guys are
subduing the employees
582
00:25:55,380 --> 00:25:57,255
in the vault prep area, they
shove them down to the ground.
583
00:25:57,380 --> 00:25:59,422
They're screaming and yelling,
584
00:25:59,547 --> 00:26:01,005
asking who else is
in the building,
585
00:26:01,088 --> 00:26:02,255
making sure they've
accounted for everyone.
586
00:26:02,380 --> 00:26:05,630
- One of the women gets pushed
down to the ground so hard
587
00:26:05,713 --> 00:26:07,588
that she cries out in pain.
588
00:26:07,713 --> 00:26:09,505
- One of them actually
injures her shoulder,
589
00:26:09,630 --> 00:26:12,130
and Pace,
in effort to comfort her,
590
00:26:12,213 --> 00:26:16,547
says, "Don't worry, baby,
everything's going to be OK."
591
00:26:16,672 --> 00:26:18,755
- With the money counters
all accounted for,
592
00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,005
it's time to get down
to business.
593
00:26:21,130 --> 00:26:24,255
♪ ♪
594
00:26:24,380 --> 00:26:27,005
- They immediately get on the
radio and notify the driver,
595
00:26:27,088 --> 00:26:29,047
Erik Boyd--
he's out in the U-Haul--
596
00:26:29,213 --> 00:26:31,213
to back it up
into the loading area
597
00:26:31,338 --> 00:26:34,005
so that they can begin
to load the bags of cash
598
00:26:34,130 --> 00:26:36,380
into the U-Haul.
599
00:26:36,547 --> 00:26:39,380
- But while backing the truck
up to the loading dock,
600
00:26:39,505 --> 00:26:42,838
Boyd accidentally cracks
a taillight.
601
00:26:42,922 --> 00:26:46,338
Team focused on the cash,
no one notices.
602
00:26:46,422 --> 00:26:47,838
♪ ♪
603
00:26:47,922 --> 00:26:50,005
- Allen knew that
on this Friday night,
604
00:26:50,088 --> 00:26:52,880
they were going to be bursting
at the seams with cash.
605
00:26:53,047 --> 00:26:55,672
And these funds were going to
be dispersed over the weekend
606
00:26:55,838 --> 00:26:58,297
to various ATMs
throughout Los Angeles.
607
00:26:58,380 --> 00:27:01,672
- Allen begins instructing
all of the other robbers
608
00:27:01,797 --> 00:27:04,172
on which bags to get
and which bags not to get.
609
00:27:04,297 --> 00:27:05,505
♪ ♪
610
00:27:05,630 --> 00:27:07,588
- There are certain bags
of cash
611
00:27:07,713 --> 00:27:09,213
that they don't want to touch.
612
00:27:09,338 --> 00:27:11,838
He has that internal
institutional knowledge.
613
00:27:12,005 --> 00:27:13,672
And much like
when you go to the bank,
614
00:27:13,797 --> 00:27:14,922
if you're committing robberies,
615
00:27:15,047 --> 00:27:17,213
you don't want to take
the dye pack.
616
00:27:17,338 --> 00:27:20,172
- They take the cash
in the plastic shrink wrap
617
00:27:20,255 --> 00:27:22,797
and then they put them
into garbage bags.
618
00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,422
And from the garbage bags,
they put them in the bins.
619
00:27:25,547 --> 00:27:28,380
And then they wheel the bins
to the U-Haul truck.
620
00:27:28,505 --> 00:27:30,422
- And now, let's go, let's go.
621
00:27:30,547 --> 00:27:31,630
[laughs] It's on.
622
00:27:31,713 --> 00:27:33,088
♪ ♪
623
00:27:33,213 --> 00:27:34,755
We've got to get
as much money as we can
624
00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:36,963
as quickly as we can.
625
00:27:37,047 --> 00:27:38,880
♪ ♪
626
00:27:39,047 --> 00:27:42,172
- The team's moving fast,
but Pace stays in control.
627
00:27:42,297 --> 00:27:44,338
There's a bin full of cash
in the back,
628
00:27:44,463 --> 00:27:46,047
enough to triple their take,
629
00:27:46,172 --> 00:27:50,088
but since Pace doesn't know
if the currency is marked,
630
00:27:50,213 --> 00:27:51,672
he leaves it behind.
631
00:27:51,838 --> 00:27:53,463
- In this particular bin,
632
00:27:53,588 --> 00:27:57,672
there was somewhere between
$65 million and $70 million
633
00:27:57,838 --> 00:28:00,338
all in $20 bill denominations.
634
00:28:00,505 --> 00:28:03,672
♪ ♪
635
00:28:03,755 --> 00:28:05,630
- 30 minutes into the heist,
636
00:28:05,713 --> 00:28:08,047
the truck is stuffed
with cash.
637
00:28:08,172 --> 00:28:10,630
The crew can't leave behind
incriminating footage,
638
00:28:10,713 --> 00:28:12,422
so they take the VCR
639
00:28:12,547 --> 00:28:14,130
and recordings
from the guard room.
640
00:28:14,255 --> 00:28:16,630
There's another hidden
security measure
641
00:28:16,713 --> 00:28:20,005
to contend with,
but Pace's girlfriend, Tamiko,
642
00:28:20,172 --> 00:28:21,797
has told them
how to deal with that.
643
00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,672
- She shares with Allen
that there is an office
644
00:28:24,755 --> 00:28:27,213
within the facility
where there's a secret
645
00:28:27,338 --> 00:28:30,838
backup recording
that goes on internally
646
00:28:30,963 --> 00:28:32,630
that no one else would
probably know.
647
00:28:32,755 --> 00:28:35,130
- You have to remember
this is 1997.
648
00:28:35,213 --> 00:28:38,338
All the robbers had to do was
rip the security systems
649
00:28:38,422 --> 00:28:41,505
out of the wall, take the
recording equipment with them,
650
00:28:41,630 --> 00:28:43,547
and there would be no visual
evidence of the crime.
651
00:28:43,672 --> 00:28:45,047
♪ ♪
652
00:28:45,213 --> 00:28:46,755
- Now that they've got
all of the tapes
653
00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:48,422
that they can
get their hands on,
654
00:28:48,547 --> 00:28:50,838
they need to make it look
like a real burglary.
655
00:28:51,005 --> 00:28:54,338
So they go about vandalizing
the interior of the office.
656
00:28:54,463 --> 00:28:56,922
They break a lock
on one of the front doors.
657
00:28:57,047 --> 00:28:58,547
Now they're ready
to make their big escape.
658
00:28:58,672 --> 00:29:00,088
♪ ♪
659
00:29:00,213 --> 00:29:02,505
- They've taken so much money
660
00:29:02,630 --> 00:29:05,672
that two of the crew members
can't fit in this U-Haul.
661
00:29:05,797 --> 00:29:08,088
♪ ♪
662
00:29:08,213 --> 00:29:10,172
- No one expected
that they would fill
663
00:29:10,255 --> 00:29:13,338
the back of that U-Haul
chest-high with bags of money.
664
00:29:13,463 --> 00:29:16,338
- The plan was
to drop Pace and Hill off
665
00:29:16,505 --> 00:29:17,838
at their getaway car.
666
00:29:17,963 --> 00:29:19,713
But thanks to the success
of the heist,
667
00:29:19,838 --> 00:29:22,338
the U-Haul truck is too full.
668
00:29:22,463 --> 00:29:26,088
Now the best friends have
to find their own way out.
669
00:29:26,213 --> 00:29:28,338
- So now how do we get back
to the getaway car?
670
00:29:28,463 --> 00:29:29,505
They can't walk.
671
00:29:29,588 --> 00:29:30,922
It's after midnight.
672
00:29:31,047 --> 00:29:32,963
You understand
the problem associated
673
00:29:33,088 --> 00:29:35,672
with two Black men walking
on the streets
674
00:29:35,755 --> 00:29:38,047
of downtown LA after midnight.
675
00:29:38,172 --> 00:29:39,297
♪ ♪
676
00:29:43,547 --> 00:29:47,005
[dramatic music]
677
00:29:47,130 --> 00:29:50,255
- The Dunbar heist team
has loaded so much cash
678
00:29:50,380 --> 00:29:52,838
into their rental truck
that Allen Pace
679
00:29:53,005 --> 00:29:55,130
and Eugene Hill
no longer have a ride
680
00:29:55,255 --> 00:29:57,713
to their getaway car
a few blocks away.
681
00:29:57,880 --> 00:29:59,755
- They didn't want
to run the risk of being seen
682
00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:02,005
walking the streets
of Los Angeles after midnight,
683
00:30:02,088 --> 00:30:03,922
two Black men wearing
all black,
684
00:30:04,047 --> 00:30:06,338
ski masks, and gloves.
685
00:30:06,422 --> 00:30:09,797
- But they have to make it back
to the getaway car fast.
686
00:30:09,922 --> 00:30:11,338
♪ ♪
687
00:30:11,422 --> 00:30:13,338
- In that moment,
Pace exhibits a moment
688
00:30:13,463 --> 00:30:14,963
of really quick thinking.
689
00:30:15,047 --> 00:30:17,172
Allen knows the dispatcher
parks his pickup truck
690
00:30:17,297 --> 00:30:19,213
in the same place every night.
691
00:30:19,338 --> 00:30:20,880
Pace runs back
into the facility,
692
00:30:21,005 --> 00:30:22,838
grabs the guy's car keys,
693
00:30:22,922 --> 00:30:24,463
rushes back out.
694
00:30:24,547 --> 00:30:27,047
And Pace and Eugene Hill get
in that pickup truck
695
00:30:27,172 --> 00:30:29,172
and go back
to Eugene Hill's car,
696
00:30:29,255 --> 00:30:31,130
which is parked on the street
a couple blocks away.
697
00:30:31,213 --> 00:30:32,630
♪ ♪
698
00:30:32,755 --> 00:30:36,297
- All six men make a clean
getaway from the Dunbar depot.
699
00:30:36,422 --> 00:30:38,047
They rendezvous
at Hill's apartment
700
00:30:38,172 --> 00:30:39,963
to stash the guns and gear,
701
00:30:40,047 --> 00:30:42,297
then change back
into their party clothes.
702
00:30:42,422 --> 00:30:45,422
Just 90 minutes
after leaving the party,
703
00:30:45,547 --> 00:30:46,755
they're ready to return
704
00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:49,630
and lock in their
rock-solid alibis.
705
00:30:49,713 --> 00:30:51,130
- And when they get
to the party,
706
00:30:51,213 --> 00:30:52,963
they park the U-Haul truck
in front of the house.
707
00:30:53,047 --> 00:30:54,005
And they go right in.
708
00:30:54,130 --> 00:30:56,338
And it was
as if they never left.
709
00:30:56,463 --> 00:30:58,297
♪ ♪
710
00:30:58,422 --> 00:31:00,422
- I personally would be
nervous as hell
711
00:31:00,547 --> 00:31:03,172
if a U-Haul truck full
of millions of dollars,
712
00:31:03,255 --> 00:31:06,005
so much money that I don't even
know exactly how much is in it,
713
00:31:06,130 --> 00:31:08,213
is just sitting
outside this party,
714
00:31:08,338 --> 00:31:11,338
right outside on the curb
in Long Beach, California.
715
00:31:11,463 --> 00:31:14,922
♪ ♪
716
00:31:15,047 --> 00:31:17,005
- Back at the Dunbar Armored
depot,
717
00:31:17,130 --> 00:31:21,130
the hostages have freed
themselves and called 911.
718
00:31:21,213 --> 00:31:24,088
- Immediately,
Los Angeles Police Department
719
00:31:24,213 --> 00:31:26,630
dispatches units
to the facility,
720
00:31:26,713 --> 00:31:29,255
and the FBI was notified
721
00:31:29,380 --> 00:31:32,338
and responded to the robbery.
722
00:31:32,422 --> 00:31:34,338
- When investigators
arrive on the scene,
723
00:31:34,463 --> 00:31:36,047
they start examining
the facility.
724
00:31:36,213 --> 00:31:38,005
One of the early things
they notice
725
00:31:38,088 --> 00:31:40,338
is that there's been
some damage to the lock
726
00:31:40,505 --> 00:31:43,338
of the front door,
but it looks like a cover-up.
727
00:31:43,505 --> 00:31:44,463
It looks like,
more than likely,
728
00:31:44,547 --> 00:31:47,005
someone used a key
to get into the facility
729
00:31:47,130 --> 00:31:49,088
and then damaged the lock
afterwards,
730
00:31:49,213 --> 00:31:51,005
which all signals
that there probably was
731
00:31:51,130 --> 00:31:52,505
an inside man for the robbery.
732
00:31:52,630 --> 00:31:54,005
♪ ♪
733
00:31:54,130 --> 00:31:55,838
- Meanwhile, in Long Beach,
734
00:31:55,922 --> 00:31:58,172
the party has finally
broken up.
735
00:31:58,255 --> 00:32:00,380
The guys move the truck
to a nearby alley
736
00:32:00,547 --> 00:32:02,672
where the Pace gives
each member of the crew
737
00:32:02,838 --> 00:32:05,088
a small cut
of their full share.
738
00:32:05,213 --> 00:32:07,838
- After they divvy up
their shares,
739
00:32:07,963 --> 00:32:09,672
there's still a lot of money,
740
00:32:09,797 --> 00:32:14,047
so Thomas Johnson actually
rents a storage unit.
741
00:32:14,213 --> 00:32:18,505
And they take the U-Haul truck
there to unload the remainder.
742
00:32:18,588 --> 00:32:22,963
♪ ♪
743
00:32:23,047 --> 00:32:25,047
- Four hours after the heist,
744
00:32:25,213 --> 00:32:29,213
LAPD and the FBI are scouring
the building for evidence.
745
00:32:29,338 --> 00:32:31,005
♪ ♪
746
00:32:31,130 --> 00:32:33,088
While the crew took
every precaution,
747
00:32:33,213 --> 00:32:36,505
there's one small detail
they missed.
748
00:32:36,630 --> 00:32:40,172
♪ ♪
749
00:32:40,255 --> 00:32:42,797
- A key piece of evidence
that the authorities find
750
00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:44,880
is this plastic lens.
751
00:32:45,005 --> 00:32:47,922
It looks like it came off
of a broken taillight.
752
00:32:48,047 --> 00:32:51,505
But it doesn't match any
of the Dunbar vehicles.
753
00:32:51,630 --> 00:32:54,588
♪ ♪
754
00:32:54,713 --> 00:32:58,130
- Two days after the heist,
executives at Dunbar determine
755
00:32:58,213 --> 00:33:00,547
just how much cash is missing,
756
00:33:00,713 --> 00:33:04,255
$18.9 million.
757
00:33:04,380 --> 00:33:08,130
- Keep in mind,
of this $18.9 million,
758
00:33:08,213 --> 00:33:13,422
better than 75% of that
was in $20 bill denomination.
759
00:33:13,547 --> 00:33:16,963
So you can only imagine
the volume of the money
760
00:33:17,047 --> 00:33:20,130
that was taken
by Pace and these robbers.
761
00:33:20,213 --> 00:33:22,338
- The amount of money
that was stolen was so high
762
00:33:22,463 --> 00:33:25,338
that law enforcement fears
copycat robberies likely.
763
00:33:25,422 --> 00:33:26,963
So they don't want
to tell the public
764
00:33:27,047 --> 00:33:29,213
exactly how much
money was taken.
765
00:33:29,338 --> 00:33:31,255
So they get around it
by just staying very vague.
766
00:33:31,380 --> 00:33:33,255
They just say to the media,
767
00:33:33,380 --> 00:33:35,588
"More than $1 million
was stolen,"
768
00:33:35,713 --> 00:33:36,838
and leave it at that.
769
00:33:36,963 --> 00:33:39,088
♪ ♪
770
00:33:39,213 --> 00:33:42,005
- Missing security tapes,
speed of the heist,
771
00:33:42,172 --> 00:33:44,213
point to an inside job.
772
00:33:44,338 --> 00:33:47,963
Investigators give all 130
current and recently fired
773
00:33:48,047 --> 00:33:51,005
Dunbar employees
lie detector tests.
774
00:33:51,088 --> 00:33:53,297
Only two people fail,
775
00:33:53,380 --> 00:33:56,963
Allen Pace
and his girlfriend, Tamiko.
776
00:33:57,088 --> 00:34:00,380
And other evidence
also points to Pace.
777
00:34:00,547 --> 00:34:03,172
- One of the employees
that was tied up
778
00:34:03,255 --> 00:34:05,963
recognized Allen Pace's voice
779
00:34:06,047 --> 00:34:07,880
when he spoke to the female.
780
00:34:08,005 --> 00:34:12,297
- He referred to her as "baby"
781
00:34:12,422 --> 00:34:17,172
in several of the comments
that he made to her.
782
00:34:17,338 --> 00:34:19,838
- Between the failed polygraph
and the witness statement,
783
00:34:20,005 --> 00:34:22,213
Dunbar management expects
an arrest.
784
00:34:22,380 --> 00:34:25,297
But investigators don't
have a case.
785
00:34:25,380 --> 00:34:29,255
- We didn't have the actual
physical evidence
786
00:34:29,380 --> 00:34:32,547
that would support
an arrest of Allen Pace.
787
00:34:32,672 --> 00:34:35,255
There was a lot of conjecture
and supposition,
788
00:34:35,380 --> 00:34:38,172
but we just didn't
have the evidence.
789
00:34:38,255 --> 00:34:41,797
- With no way to pin
the Dunbar Armored depot heist
790
00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:44,922
on Pace, the investigation
drags on for months.
791
00:34:45,047 --> 00:34:46,963
A year after the heist,
792
00:34:47,047 --> 00:34:49,380
stumped investigators form
a task force
793
00:34:49,547 --> 00:34:52,588
with agents
from the FBI, LAPD,
794
00:34:52,713 --> 00:34:55,338
and the government agency
you really don't want
795
00:34:55,422 --> 00:34:58,172
on your case, the IRS.
796
00:34:58,338 --> 00:35:01,422
- For several months,
we were following up on any
797
00:35:01,547 --> 00:35:05,213
and every lead
that we had whatsoever.
798
00:35:05,338 --> 00:35:08,380
And several of these leads
turned out to be fruitless.
799
00:35:08,505 --> 00:35:09,922
♪ ♪
800
00:35:10,047 --> 00:35:12,338
- Executives offer a reward
for any information
801
00:35:12,422 --> 00:35:15,547
about the robbery
to the tune of $250,000.
802
00:35:15,713 --> 00:35:18,255
A quarter of $1 million
is now offered
803
00:35:18,380 --> 00:35:20,255
for information
about this robbery.
804
00:35:20,380 --> 00:35:23,380
- Law enforcement is having
a tough time finding leads
805
00:35:23,547 --> 00:35:26,963
because of Pace's first rule
for his secret millionaires,
806
00:35:27,047 --> 00:35:29,755
don't spend lavishly.
807
00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:32,005
- In the beginning,
because they've made a pact
808
00:35:32,130 --> 00:35:34,630
to lay low,
the crew is very modest
809
00:35:34,755 --> 00:35:36,505
in how they're
spending their money.
810
00:35:36,672 --> 00:35:39,130
Pace was really thinking
about it as long-term gain.
811
00:35:39,255 --> 00:35:41,172
He really wants
to set himself up financially.
812
00:35:41,297 --> 00:35:42,463
They're thinking about,
you know,
813
00:35:42,547 --> 00:35:45,338
how they can create
a better life for themselves.
814
00:35:45,463 --> 00:35:47,838
- When they do start
spending money,
815
00:35:47,922 --> 00:35:50,505
they're not spending it on,
like, Lamborghinis,
816
00:35:50,630 --> 00:35:54,172
McMansions, or even traveling.
817
00:35:54,297 --> 00:35:57,838
They are spending money
on property
818
00:35:57,922 --> 00:36:00,338
in and around the LA area.
819
00:36:00,463 --> 00:36:01,463
- And they also
start a business
820
00:36:01,588 --> 00:36:03,297
called Extreme Entertainment
821
00:36:03,380 --> 00:36:06,130
that's basically just
a money laundering front
822
00:36:06,213 --> 00:36:08,130
to be able to pay them back
some of the money
823
00:36:08,255 --> 00:36:10,630
that they stole
without raising any red flags.
824
00:36:10,713 --> 00:36:12,380
♪ ♪
825
00:36:12,505 --> 00:36:14,505
- Fast-forward another year,
826
00:36:14,630 --> 00:36:16,713
and the crew is confident
they've gotten away with it.
827
00:36:16,838 --> 00:36:18,547
♪ ♪
828
00:36:18,713 --> 00:36:21,713
And that's exactly
when someone gets careless.
829
00:36:21,838 --> 00:36:22,672
♪ ♪
830
00:36:22,755 --> 00:36:24,838
- He makes probably
the most amateur
831
00:36:24,963 --> 00:36:26,172
of all amateur mistakes.
832
00:36:26,255 --> 00:36:27,838
♪ ♪
833
00:36:32,047 --> 00:36:34,880
[dramatic music]
834
00:36:35,005 --> 00:36:38,255
♪ ♪
835
00:36:38,380 --> 00:36:40,505
- After two years
of playing it smart,
836
00:36:40,630 --> 00:36:43,672
the heist crew's
world is rocked
837
00:36:43,755 --> 00:36:46,797
all because of one rookie's
dumb mistake.
838
00:36:46,922 --> 00:36:48,838
- The problems begin
with Eugene Hill.
839
00:36:48,963 --> 00:36:51,713
He takes about $100,000
of the money that was stolen,
840
00:36:51,838 --> 00:36:53,755
and he wants
to invest it in land.
841
00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:57,213
The money is still wrapped with
paper straps from the robbery.
842
00:36:57,338 --> 00:36:59,463
The realtor is instantly
suspicious
843
00:36:59,547 --> 00:37:01,422
and contacts the police.
844
00:37:01,547 --> 00:37:05,088
- They had heard
that there's a $250,000 reward
845
00:37:05,213 --> 00:37:07,338
being offered
for this Dunbar heist,
846
00:37:07,463 --> 00:37:09,630
and they call the authorities.
847
00:37:09,713 --> 00:37:12,547
- Part of the downfall
of this crew
848
00:37:12,713 --> 00:37:17,088
is their naivete
with this type of crime.
849
00:37:17,213 --> 00:37:19,630
That's not how you pay
for real estate.
850
00:37:19,713 --> 00:37:21,380
♪ ♪
851
00:37:21,505 --> 00:37:24,672
- We were able to verify
these paper money straps
852
00:37:24,797 --> 00:37:27,755
because of what was
actually stamped on them
853
00:37:27,880 --> 00:37:30,338
and the date
of September the 11th,
854
00:37:30,463 --> 00:37:33,047
of September the 12th, 1997.
855
00:37:33,172 --> 00:37:35,088
♪ ♪
856
00:37:35,213 --> 00:37:36,797
- But it's not
just Eugene Hill
857
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:39,505
who suddenly has a target
on his back.
858
00:37:39,630 --> 00:37:43,380
- Once they begin to look
more closely at Eugene Hill,
859
00:37:43,505 --> 00:37:45,838
what the investigators
find out is that Eugene Hill
860
00:37:45,922 --> 00:37:49,588
was writing checks from
his sister's bank account.
861
00:37:49,713 --> 00:37:51,963
They knew that his sister
didn't have the income
862
00:37:52,047 --> 00:37:54,255
to support the kind of expenses
863
00:37:54,380 --> 00:37:56,630
that were occurring
at the time.
864
00:37:56,755 --> 00:37:59,880
- Meanwhile,
the FBI crime lab determines
865
00:38:00,005 --> 00:38:02,380
that the tailgate fragment
found at the scene
866
00:38:02,505 --> 00:38:04,630
is unique to U-Haul trucks.
867
00:38:04,755 --> 00:38:07,255
With a handful of suspects'
names to search for,
868
00:38:07,380 --> 00:38:10,922
the investigation goes
old school.
869
00:38:11,047 --> 00:38:14,463
- Myself and probably three
or four others were sitting
870
00:38:14,547 --> 00:38:18,213
in a room going through
box after box after box
871
00:38:18,380 --> 00:38:20,672
that contained
these U-Haul records.
872
00:38:20,755 --> 00:38:22,630
And when we found
that rental agreement
873
00:38:22,755 --> 00:38:24,297
in the name of Eugene Hill,
874
00:38:24,422 --> 00:38:27,213
obviously, we were elated.
875
00:38:27,380 --> 00:38:29,463
- First one in,
first one caught.
876
00:38:29,588 --> 00:38:32,505
Eugene Hill is
the weakest link.
877
00:38:32,588 --> 00:38:34,422
He rented the U-Haul truck
878
00:38:34,547 --> 00:38:39,047
using his own California
driver's license.
879
00:38:39,172 --> 00:38:42,422
- The fact that the truck was
rented on September 12th
880
00:38:42,547 --> 00:38:44,630
and returned
on September the 13th,
881
00:38:44,713 --> 00:38:47,047
the day after the robbery,
882
00:38:47,213 --> 00:38:48,713
a tremendous break for us.
883
00:38:48,838 --> 00:38:52,505
♪ ♪
884
00:38:52,630 --> 00:38:55,505
We approach Eugene Hill
at his residence
885
00:38:55,672 --> 00:38:58,213
for the sole purpose
of interviewing him
886
00:38:58,338 --> 00:39:00,755
and trying to determine
his whereabouts
887
00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:03,838
during the time of
the actual robbery.
888
00:39:03,922 --> 00:39:07,172
We took him into custody
the following day.
889
00:39:07,255 --> 00:39:08,672
♪ ♪
890
00:39:08,797 --> 00:39:10,588
- Even though
they had all agreed,
891
00:39:10,713 --> 00:39:12,505
if you get caught,
don't say anything,
892
00:39:12,630 --> 00:39:15,463
we'll take care
of you financially,
893
00:39:15,588 --> 00:39:17,588
it's a whole different thing
when you're actually
894
00:39:17,713 --> 00:39:20,797
under that hot lamp and
they're asking you questions.
895
00:39:20,880 --> 00:39:23,463
- Investigators tell Hill
that his sister will be
896
00:39:23,547 --> 00:39:27,130
charged as an accomplice
unless he cooperates.
897
00:39:27,213 --> 00:39:29,755
Family wins out over friends.
898
00:39:29,880 --> 00:39:34,880
- Eugene Hill admitted to his
participation in the robbery,
899
00:39:35,047 --> 00:39:39,547
and he named all of his
accomplices in the robbery.
900
00:39:39,672 --> 00:39:42,630
- Eugene began breaking down
everything from A to Z,
901
00:39:42,713 --> 00:39:45,755
and that ultimately led to the
downfall of the entire crew.
902
00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:48,880
- The next domino to fall
is Thomas Johnson.
903
00:39:49,005 --> 00:39:52,172
A few months later,
police arrest Freddie McCrary,
904
00:39:52,297 --> 00:39:55,005
and shortly after,
Terry Brown.
905
00:39:55,172 --> 00:39:57,672
Allen Pace knows he's next.
906
00:39:57,797 --> 00:39:59,505
♪ ♪
907
00:39:59,672 --> 00:40:03,588
- Allen Pace understands he's
got some explaining to do.
908
00:40:03,713 --> 00:40:06,630
So rather than go in
unprepared,
909
00:40:06,755 --> 00:40:08,422
because he doesn't seem like
the kind of person
910
00:40:08,547 --> 00:40:10,755
who does anything
without forethought,
911
00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:15,005
he decides to turn himself in,
but does so with an attorney.
912
00:40:15,088 --> 00:40:18,713
- Pace and his friends are
indicted on charges
913
00:40:18,880 --> 00:40:22,547
of robbery, conspiracy,
and money laundering.
914
00:40:22,672 --> 00:40:24,588
But what they hear
in their first
915
00:40:24,713 --> 00:40:26,963
court appearance
astonishes them.
916
00:40:27,088 --> 00:40:32,172
- The United States magistrate
actually reads the indictment,
917
00:40:32,338 --> 00:40:35,297
this $18.9 million loss.
918
00:40:35,380 --> 00:40:39,380
We could literally see each of
the individuals turning around
919
00:40:39,505 --> 00:40:42,088
and looking toward the crowd
920
00:40:42,213 --> 00:40:44,963
as if they're wondering
who committed that robbery,
921
00:40:45,047 --> 00:40:47,838
because each of these
individuals told us
922
00:40:47,922 --> 00:40:51,880
they'd never had any idea
how much money they had stolen.
923
00:40:52,047 --> 00:40:53,838
- Pace maintains
his innocence.
924
00:40:53,963 --> 00:40:56,505
He and brother-in-law,
Erik Boyd,
925
00:40:56,630 --> 00:40:59,047
go to trial
and are found guilty.
926
00:40:59,213 --> 00:41:01,797
Pace is sentenced to 24 years,
927
00:41:01,880 --> 00:41:04,213
more than double
the prison time of the friends
928
00:41:04,338 --> 00:41:05,838
who testified against him.
929
00:41:05,963 --> 00:41:08,922
- I do imagine Allen Pace
during that time in jail
930
00:41:09,047 --> 00:41:11,338
thinking if he could have
done it all over again,
931
00:41:11,422 --> 00:41:13,713
he wouldn't have
recruited Eugene Hill,
932
00:41:13,838 --> 00:41:16,005
even though Eugene Hill was
the first guy that he picked.
933
00:41:16,130 --> 00:41:19,005
- Everyone involved
with the Dunbar heist
934
00:41:19,088 --> 00:41:21,797
has served their time
and moved on with their lives.
935
00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:24,505
Some may have moved up
as well.
936
00:41:24,630 --> 00:41:30,838
- This amateur crew got away
with $18.9 million.
937
00:41:30,963 --> 00:41:35,422
In today's money, it would be
well over $30 million.
938
00:41:35,547 --> 00:41:39,797
The feds only recovered
about $7 million.
939
00:41:39,922 --> 00:41:41,047
♪ ♪
940
00:41:41,172 --> 00:41:43,255
- Most of the money,
millions of dollars,
941
00:41:43,380 --> 00:41:45,005
is still unaccounted for.
942
00:41:45,130 --> 00:41:47,838
- And where could all
that money be now?
943
00:41:47,963 --> 00:41:50,672
- Some of the money was
probably distributed
944
00:41:50,797 --> 00:41:53,922
to some family members,
maybe even some friends.
945
00:41:54,047 --> 00:41:55,713
And some could even be
946
00:41:55,880 --> 00:42:00,088
still in storage facilities
to this day.
947
00:42:00,213 --> 00:42:02,505
- Only Allen Pace
and his five friends know
948
00:42:02,630 --> 00:42:05,672
what happened to all those
untraceable $20 bills.
949
00:42:05,797 --> 00:42:08,255
What we do know is that one
950
00:42:08,380 --> 00:42:10,047
disgruntled employee's decide
951
00:42:10,172 --> 00:42:12,547
to get rich and get even
952
00:42:12,713 --> 00:42:14,380
led to six amateur thieves
953
00:42:14,505 --> 00:42:15,505
pulling off the largest
954
00:42:15,672 --> 00:42:17,547
cash heist of all time.
955
00:42:17,672 --> 00:42:19,838
At just shy of $19 million,
956
00:42:19,922 --> 00:42:22,172
the Dunbar Armored car depot
957
00:42:22,297 --> 00:42:23,755
is without question
958
00:42:23,880 --> 00:42:26,172
one of history's
greatest heists.
959
00:42:26,255 --> 00:42:33,088
♪ ♪