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It's 1964,
and three beach boys
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turned cat burglars
attempt one of
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the biggest heists ever
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by going after
the biggest jewels ever.
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[dramatic electronic music]
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These gems are so expensive
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that they're
actually priceless.
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The thieves' bold plan
calls for some
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death-defying acrobatics,
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and that's just to break in.
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They're young.
They're athletic.
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They can't help themselves.
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They want
the bragging rights.
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It's all about getting away
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with the most precious gems
in the world.
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The thrill,
the glory, the money.
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This is the caper
of the century.
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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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The American Museum
of Natural History.
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It houses more treasure than
any bank vault in the world
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without world-class security.
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If these thieves can get away
with the diamonds, rubies,
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and sapphires in this hall,
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it'll be the biggest
jewel heist of the century
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at a time when competition
for that distinction is fierce.
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The 1960s is considered
the golden age of jewel heists
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in American history
because jewel heists
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were happening, on an average,
every 32 seconds.
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High-profile thefts
make headlines everywhere,
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but one location has a massive
collection of priceless jewels
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all under one roof,
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and they're not hidden away
in any impenetrable vault.
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They're on display
for all the world to see.
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The American Museum
of Natural History
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is one of the most famous
museums in the world.
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It is one of the biggest
in New York City.
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It's about a 2-million
square-foot museum
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just opposite Central Park.
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About five million
people on average a year
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go and visit the museum.
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It houses everything from
meteorites to dinosaur bones.
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What makes it
the most incredible
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is the JP Morgan
Gem Collection,
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which houses some
of the most precious
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and oldest gemstones
in the world.
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The JP Morgan Collection
is stored
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in the Morgan Memorial
Hall of Gems.
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That's what it was called
back in 1964.
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The Hall of Gems was
located on the fourth floor.
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It was about 100 feet long
and 60 feet wide,
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and it had 20-foot ceilings.
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Along the perimeter wall,
there was a row of 20 windows.
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On the opposite wall
were two doors
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covered by a decorative grate.
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They were locked at night
to secure the space.
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Dozens of freestanding
glass cases
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filled the hall,
luring visitors in
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for a closer look
at the giant gems.
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The alarms
protecting the cases
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seemed state of the art
to a casual observer,
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but what's
state of the art in 1964?
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Does it have the security
that it has today?
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Absolutely not,
but there was security.
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There was alarms on the glass.
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It was
double-paned glass,
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meaning it's very thick.
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It's very hard to break.
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Museum security guards moved
through the building
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locking doors,
turning off lights.
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And then,
throughout the night,
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they would do periodic patrols
starting on the hour
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and patrolling
an assigned area.
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It's a tantalizing target
with just enough security
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to discourage most thieves.
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But down in Miami,
there's a talented trio
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of young jewel thieves who've
just started working together,
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and they're already
on the hunt for bigger game.
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These guys
are bold, and bright,
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and brimming
with confidence...
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none more so than
their charismatic leader,
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Jack Murphy,
aka "Murf the Surf."
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Jack Roland Murphy
was born in 1937
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in Oceanside, California.
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He comes from
a middle-class family.
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He's charming,
he's intelligent,
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and, befitting
his place of birth,
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he's a total beach boy.
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He actually rises
to prominence
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as a nationally
renowned surfer
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in the late '50s
and 1960s.
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Oh, Murf the Surf.
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He's trim.
He's fit.
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He's clean cut.
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He's got hair that
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He's not afraid of things,
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and he picks up that vibe
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and brings it with him
to Miami.
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One of Jack Murphy's
first forays
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into a life of crime is that
he joins a bunch of friends
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to rob $15,000
from this mansion,
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and the gears go in motion
for him to start thinking,
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"I want to go into business
for myself again,
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but not
a legitimate business."
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While Murphy is working
in upscale Miami hotels,
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so he can more easily pick
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the pockets
of unwary tourists,
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he meets a young man
from the Bible Belt
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with a sharp mind for crime,
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Allan Kuhn, the mastermind.
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Allan Kuhn was born
in West Grove, Missouri.
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He grows up really poor.
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When he's 15 years old,
he gets arrested
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for breaking into
the neighbor's homes.
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He joins the Navy.
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And then after that,
he goes down to Miami,
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and he becomes
a swim teacher at one
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of the beachside hotels.
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When Allan Kuhn
and Jack Murphy meet,
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they have a lot in common.
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They're both working
the entire hotel circuit.
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You know,
scrubbing pools
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and handing towels
is not cutting it.
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Honing their skills
as a team,
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the two begin robbing mansions
all over South Beach.
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When the job calls for
a getaway driver or a lookout,
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they have the perfect
go-to guy for that as well,
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Roger Clark,
the Jack of all Trades.
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Roger Clark is
from Meriden, Connecticut,
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and he's
a high-school lifeguard.
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He serves a stint
in the Navy,
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and then he goes down to Miami
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where he paints houses
and works
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a bunch of other odd jobs.
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Roger's role,
he's the getaway driver.
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He's also the lookout,
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and, if need be,
he's their muscle,
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if push really comes to shove.
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The team gets bolder
and better,
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and Kuhn starts
to think about stepping up
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to the big leagues.
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Allan Kuhn is,
without a doubt,
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the mastermind
of the American Museum
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of Natural History heist.
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This is really a dream of his.
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Murphy,
who always dreams big,
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loves the idea, too,
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so the three partners in crime
decide to take
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their show on the road.
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So Murphy, Kuhn,
and Clark traveled to New York
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in October 1964
for the express purpose
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of casing the museum
and looking
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for other places
to burglarize--
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any place where they think
that they can score
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and not be caught.
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But soon,
Murphy and Kuhn begin casing
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their real target...
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the Museum of Natural History.
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They went in
acting as tourists.
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They went in
on a different schedule
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so that they would not
be all seen together.
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They're kind of surveying
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what's at the museum,
what's in this collection
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that they might want to take.
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The highlight
of the collection
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is the Star of India sapphire.
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It displays
the six pointed star,
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and that star pattern
is very, very rare.
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It's a huge stone,
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really the size
of a golf ball,
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over 500 carats.
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Then you have
the Eagle Diamond,
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which is the largest diamond
ever found in America.
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It's more than 15 carats,
and it was found
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in Eagle, Wisconsin
back in 1876.
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Another highlight
of the collection
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is the DeLong Star Ruby.
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It looks like
a piece of candy.
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It's over 100 carats
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and also has
the asterism star pattern.
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And then there's
a Midnight Star,
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which is often described
as a black sapphire.
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And it's about 116 carats,
and it was found in Sri Lanka.
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A huge potential payday
from a handful of small rocks
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is all the motivation
they need.
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The three men begin planning
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their most ambitious
heist ever.
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While they're eating,
sleeping, and breathing,
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they're researching
and casing this heist,
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they're also having fun.
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You've got to remember,
they're in their twenties.
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You're in New York
in your twenties.
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They're going out.
They're drinking.
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They're having parties
in their hotel room.
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The men are not
just living it up.
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They're also bragging
to anyone
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who might be impressed.
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They are not covering up
their tracks,
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and they make themselves
vulnerable to being revealed.
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It's at one of these parties
that Kuhn finds himself
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a different kind of partner.
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Janet Florkiewicz is
a 19-year-old stenographer,
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and she's in New York
staying at the same hotel
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as the thieves.
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And while she's there,
she and Allan Kuhn
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strike up a bit of a romance,
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and they kind of
become an item.
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The second time
they case the museum,
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Kuhn is laser focused
on the mission.
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Allan Kuhn, in particular,
is especially fascinated
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by the Hall of Gems,
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and he spends hours
in there at a time.
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In fact,
there's one instance
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where he takes
Janet Florkiewicz with him
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on a date to the Hall of Gems.
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Kuhn notices
that the battery packs
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that are connected
to the security system
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are corroded, and there
may not be an alarm.
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It's kind of
an unknown still.
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For weeks,
the men have been partying
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and flashing cash
all over town.
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One night at a bar,
someone recognizes Jack
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as the nationally renowned
pro surfer
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Murf the Surf,
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and it rattles him.
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Right before the heist,
Murphy gets cold feet.
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He finally realized,
"Oh, wait a minute.
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"Maybe we talk too much.
Maybe we did too much.
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Maybe we
shouldn't be doing this."
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But Allan Kuhn, he really
has his heart set on this,
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and he is not going to let
Jack Murphy ruin this for him.
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At this point,
this would really be
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a betrayal,
for Jack Murphy to back out.
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[dramatic music]
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It's a week before
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the Museum
of Natural History heist,
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and Murf the Surf
wants to bail out,
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but Allan Kuhn is in too deep
to just let him walk away.
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Murphy and Kuhn are arguing.
They're going at it.
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Kuhn really feels betrayed
by Murphy's sudden reticence
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about all of this.
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In the back of his head,
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he's probably
saying to himself,
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"There's too much heat on us."
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He starts
second guessing everything.
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If Jack Murphy drops out,
the dream is dead.
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Kuhn reminds Murphy
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they've already
spotted a weakness
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in the alarm system.
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All they need to do
is find a way in.
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Kuhn urges him to case
the museum one more time.
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Jack Murphy being in or out,
it makes all the difference
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between being able
to pull this off,
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and having to just give it up
and go home.
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Murf agrees
to one more look,
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and the guys return
for one last recon mission,
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keeping their eyes out
for any way
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into the Hall of Gems
after hours.
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These three guys
weave in and out of the hall
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throughout the day.
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They split up and kind of
divide and conquer.
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These guys are smart.
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They know they can't
just walk through the doors
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of the Museum
of Natural History
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for a multitude of reasons,
and one of them is because
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there's an iron gate
outside the Hall of Gems.
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Once it's shut,
you're not getting in.
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So the only way in
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is through
those giant windows.
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There are 19 windows
in the Hall of Gems,
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and every single one of them
is left open
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about two inches at the top.
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For ventilation purposes.
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I mean, these are old days
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before
central air conditioning.
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So they're thinking this is
going to be their way in,
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but it also means that this
is going to be
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incredibly
physically demanding
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because they're going to have
to get up to those windows.
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♪ ♪
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While Kuhn
is spying a way in,
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Murphy and Clark are clocking
how the guards patrol.
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And they realize
that the security guards
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come through the hall
once every hour on the hour,
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and they stay there
for just about five minutes.
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With a way in
and ideas on how to beat
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the alarms and the guards,
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Kuhn and Clark
love their chances.
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Now they just need to know,
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does Murphy want
to go big or go home?
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Murphy caves.
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He's on board.
They're going to do it.
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♪ ♪
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The night before the heist,
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the men hash out
the plan to grab the jewels.
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They know they need
a lookout
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and they need a driver.
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So Roger Clark,
he's the guy
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that's going to let them know
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what's going on
outside the museum walls.
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He's also the getaway driver.
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Clark will drop off
Murphy and Kuhn
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on the 81st Street side
of the museum.
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They need to climb a fence,
sprint across the grounds
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without being seen,
and scale a fire escape
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up to the fifth floor.
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They chose the fifth floor
because there's a ledge
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that runs around
the back of the museum
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from the location
of the fire escape
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over the gem room.
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♪ ♪
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The plan is to repel down
from the fifth floor
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to the fourth floor
and swing
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from one window to the next.
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The stakes are high--
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125 feet high, to be exact.
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They have great confidence
in their physical abilities
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to pull this off.
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♪ ♪
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Once inside,
it will be all about stealth,
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00:14:50,168 --> 00:14:51,335
as they play a cat
and mouse game
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00:14:51,460 --> 00:14:52,668
with the guards.
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Between each patrol,
they should have
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a 45-minute window
to break into
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the display cases.
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They have a tool kit.
It's glass cutters.
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00:15:00,918 --> 00:15:02,543
It's hammers.
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00:15:02,668 --> 00:15:06,835
It's all sorts of things
that you're going to need
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to bust open a jewel case.
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After they grab the jewels,
they need to climb up the rope
356
00:15:13,168 --> 00:15:16,043
and do it all in reverse,
rendezvous-ing with Clark
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at the edge of Central Park.
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00:15:18,418 --> 00:15:20,585
There's a lot of jumping.
There's rope climbing.
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00:15:20,710 --> 00:15:22,835
There's vaulting.
There's running.
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I'm kind of out of shape.
I couldn't do it.
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♪ ♪
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Shortly after sundown,
on the night of the heist,
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the three men
gather their tools
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and get dressed for success--
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or, in Murphy's case,
for failure.
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00:15:39,043 --> 00:15:41,210
You'd think
these guys would want
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to put on the usual
all black,
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00:15:44,418 --> 00:15:47,001
maybe a ski mask,
a little inconspicuous,
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00:15:47,126 --> 00:15:48,876
but Murphy has
this personal philosophy
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00:15:49,001 --> 00:15:50,668
that if he's going
to get caught,
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00:15:50,668 --> 00:15:51,668
he's going to look good.
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00:15:51,793 --> 00:15:53,335
♪ ♪
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So he's got on
this dark green velour jacket.
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He has
a turtleneck sweater on,
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00:15:58,668 --> 00:16:00,418
corduroy pants,
376
00:16:00,543 --> 00:16:02,793
And he is ready to look good
if he gets caught.
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00:16:02,918 --> 00:16:04,751
♪ ♪
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00:16:04,918 --> 00:16:07,168
Murphy and Kuhn
have broken into dozens
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00:16:07,168 --> 00:16:09,001
of hotel rooms, homes,
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00:16:09,126 --> 00:16:11,251
and even
a jewelry store or two,
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00:16:11,376 --> 00:16:13,376
but they're about
to attempt the biggest,
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00:16:13,376 --> 00:16:15,793
most daring heist
of their lives--
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00:16:15,918 --> 00:16:17,876
breaking into
an iconic museum
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to steal
the world's rarest gems.
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00:16:20,585 --> 00:16:22,876
The last three weeks
have led to this moment,
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00:16:23,001 --> 00:16:26,251
and the heist is on.
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00:16:26,376 --> 00:16:30,001
♪ ♪
388
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Now it's showtime.
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00:16:31,376 --> 00:16:33,376
♪ ♪
390
00:16:33,501 --> 00:16:37,251
And they get in Kuhn's
white Cadillac convertible,
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00:16:37,376 --> 00:16:39,751
and they drive down
to 81st Street
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00:16:39,876 --> 00:16:41,376
and Central Park West.
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00:16:41,376 --> 00:16:42,626
They're going to approach
the museum
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near the planetarium.
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00:16:43,835 --> 00:16:45,293
♪ ♪
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00:16:45,418 --> 00:16:46,918
Murphy and Kuhn hop out,
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00:16:47,043 --> 00:16:49,126
and they head
right to the museum.
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00:16:49,251 --> 00:16:50,751
Clark parks the car
around the block,
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00:16:50,918 --> 00:16:52,751
then takes up
his lookout position
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00:16:52,918 --> 00:16:54,376
on the edge of the park.
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00:16:54,501 --> 00:16:56,460
He has a walkie-talkie
to communicate
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00:16:56,585 --> 00:16:58,460
with Kuhn and Murphy.
403
00:16:58,585 --> 00:17:00,668
Once Murphy and Kuhn
are on the museum grounds,
404
00:17:00,668 --> 00:17:04,543
there is a spike fence
that they need to hop over.
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00:17:04,710 --> 00:17:06,085
♪ ♪
406
00:17:06,210 --> 00:17:08,710
But the problem
is that there's a 14-foot drop
407
00:17:08,835 --> 00:17:11,210
on the other side
down into a sunken courtyard,
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00:17:11,376 --> 00:17:13,293
and they've got
that upper body strength
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00:17:13,418 --> 00:17:15,126
from being swimmers,
so they kind of
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00:17:15,251 --> 00:17:16,876
just vault over it
like gymnasts.
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00:17:17,001 --> 00:17:18,043
♪ ♪
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00:17:18,043 --> 00:17:19,960
Murphy and Kuhn
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00:17:20,085 --> 00:17:23,543
jump the fence
and go down a driveway.
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00:17:23,668 --> 00:17:25,626
As they get down the ramp,
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00:17:25,751 --> 00:17:27,043
they see the fire escape
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00:17:27,168 --> 00:17:29,376
that they are intending
to climb.
417
00:17:29,543 --> 00:17:31,876
The fire escape then
helps them get to a ledge.
418
00:17:32,001 --> 00:17:35,501
♪ ♪
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00:17:35,501 --> 00:17:37,126
And the ledge
is going to bring them
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00:17:37,251 --> 00:17:39,626
to those giant windows
that they saw
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00:17:39,751 --> 00:17:41,668
that lead them
right into the promised land,
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00:17:41,793 --> 00:17:43,543
the Hall of Gems.
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00:17:43,668 --> 00:17:46,543
But the ledge
is so narrow and so long
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00:17:46,668 --> 00:17:50,501
that it's going to take
all their core muscles,
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00:17:50,501 --> 00:17:53,043
all those things
that they have been working on
426
00:17:53,168 --> 00:17:55,043
on the surfboard,
they're applying
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00:17:55,168 --> 00:17:57,376
the same muscles
to this ledge.
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00:17:57,376 --> 00:17:58,376
♪ ♪
429
00:17:58,501 --> 00:18:00,085
But this isn't the ocean.
430
00:18:00,251 --> 00:18:04,376
They're 125 feet
above hard, dry land
431
00:18:04,501 --> 00:18:07,960
and several yards away
from the Hall of Gems.
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00:18:08,085 --> 00:18:09,626
Murphy is so focused.
433
00:18:09,751 --> 00:18:11,876
There is nothing
that's going to stop him.
434
00:18:12,001 --> 00:18:15,710
He's just so hell bent
on getting inside the museum
435
00:18:15,876 --> 00:18:18,835
that he doesn't notice
the small gathering
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00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:20,668
of pigeons on this ledge.
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00:18:20,793 --> 00:18:22,876
He startles them.
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00:18:22,876 --> 00:18:24,668
They fly away.
439
00:18:24,668 --> 00:18:25,876
They in turn startle him,
440
00:18:26,001 --> 00:18:28,043
and he's now rocking
on this ledge
441
00:18:28,168 --> 00:18:30,293
and could fall at any moment.
442
00:18:30,418 --> 00:18:33,293
One false move,
this heist is finished
443
00:18:33,418 --> 00:18:34,710
before it even started.
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00:18:34,710 --> 00:18:37,376
♪ ♪
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Jack Murphy and Allan Kuhn
are 125 feet in the air,
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00:18:48,835 --> 00:18:50,293
clinging to the side
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00:18:50,418 --> 00:18:52,710
of the American Museum
of Natural History,
448
00:18:52,876 --> 00:18:56,585
as they edge their way
toward the Hall of Gems.
449
00:18:56,710 --> 00:18:59,960
This is a horribly
treacherous, nerve-racking way
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00:19:00,085 --> 00:19:01,710
into the museum.
451
00:19:01,876 --> 00:19:04,918
As he's shimmying across
this narrow ledge,
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00:19:05,085 --> 00:19:08,085
he encounters
this flock of pigeons.
453
00:19:08,251 --> 00:19:10,210
I've spent enough time
on 77th Street
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00:19:10,335 --> 00:19:12,710
to know that pigeons
are an obstacle.
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00:19:12,710 --> 00:19:16,876
These pigeons take off,
and Murphy loses his balance,
456
00:19:17,001 --> 00:19:19,835
and his whole upper body
is kind of,
457
00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,418
like,
swaying off of this ledge,
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00:19:22,585 --> 00:19:24,210
more than 100 feet in the air.
459
00:19:24,210 --> 00:19:26,710
He's now
rocking on this ledge
460
00:19:26,876 --> 00:19:29,043
and could fall at any moment.
461
00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:31,543
Then at the last minute--
somehow--
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00:19:31,543 --> 00:19:34,960
he manages to swing
his upper body back around
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00:19:35,085 --> 00:19:36,585
against the wall
of the museum,
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00:19:36,751 --> 00:19:40,126
just like a surfer
catching his balance again--
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00:19:40,251 --> 00:19:42,460
and he's OK.
466
00:19:42,585 --> 00:19:44,876
He's a little bit
more conscious
467
00:19:45,043 --> 00:19:47,543
of his surroundings now,
468
00:19:47,668 --> 00:19:49,668
but he sees these
giant windows
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00:19:49,793 --> 00:19:52,168
that he's been dreaming
about getting in.
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00:19:52,293 --> 00:19:55,460
Murphy sees that
the window is still open,
471
00:19:55,585 --> 00:19:59,460
so he is fairly certain
that there's
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00:19:59,585 --> 00:20:01,876
no alarm
that's going to activate
473
00:20:01,876 --> 00:20:04,501
when he lowers the window.
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00:20:04,501 --> 00:20:07,376
Murphy has a rope,
and he ties it to a pillar.
475
00:20:07,376 --> 00:20:10,876
He's going to have to lower
himself from this ledge
476
00:20:11,001 --> 00:20:15,543
down into one of those windows
that's in the Hall of gems.
477
00:20:15,710 --> 00:20:19,668
And remember, Murphy is
carrying an airline bag
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00:20:19,668 --> 00:20:24,376
containing the burglary tools
as he's lowering himself down.
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00:20:24,376 --> 00:20:27,710
He puts his foot on the sash,
and the window goes down...
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00:20:27,835 --> 00:20:31,210
Far enough so that they
can slide into the window
481
00:20:31,376 --> 00:20:32,626
without breaking the glass,
482
00:20:32,751 --> 00:20:34,043
and then
they're off to the races.
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00:20:34,168 --> 00:20:36,751
♪ ♪
484
00:20:36,876 --> 00:20:40,501
Jack Murphy and Allan Kuhn's
daredevil act works,
485
00:20:40,626 --> 00:20:42,668
but before they rush over
to the JP Morgan Collection
486
00:20:42,793 --> 00:20:45,210
and get to work,
they need to answer
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00:20:45,376 --> 00:20:47,376
a multimillion dollar question.
488
00:20:47,501 --> 00:20:50,001
Do the night guards
follow the same patrol schedule
489
00:20:50,126 --> 00:20:51,710
as the day shift?
490
00:20:51,876 --> 00:20:55,960
They hide out
in a dark corner of the hall,
491
00:20:56,085 --> 00:20:58,501
waiting to see when
the security guards come by.
492
00:20:58,626 --> 00:21:02,293
How often?
Is it still an hourly rotation?
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00:21:02,418 --> 00:21:04,668
They take their time.
494
00:21:04,668 --> 00:21:06,835
They've taken enough time
to plan this heist.
495
00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:08,376
What's a couple more hours?
496
00:21:08,501 --> 00:21:10,501
And that's what they do.
497
00:21:10,626 --> 00:21:13,585
They wait until
that security guard is gone,
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00:21:13,710 --> 00:21:15,376
down the hall, somewhere else.
499
00:21:15,501 --> 00:21:18,043
And then they're
feeling, like, OK,
500
00:21:18,168 --> 00:21:20,876
they can finally
make their move.
501
00:21:21,043 --> 00:21:24,210
Murphy and Kuhn learn that
the guard's patrol pattern
502
00:21:24,376 --> 00:21:25,960
is different
from the day shift,
503
00:21:26,085 --> 00:21:27,668
but it's good news.
504
00:21:27,793 --> 00:21:30,335
The night guard
doesn't even enter the hall.
505
00:21:30,460 --> 00:21:32,293
He just peers through
the night gate
506
00:21:32,418 --> 00:21:35,210
with his flashlight
and moves on.
507
00:21:35,210 --> 00:21:37,501
It's go time.
508
00:21:37,626 --> 00:21:40,085
They're in position now,
right in front
509
00:21:40,210 --> 00:21:41,876
of the Star of India.
510
00:21:42,001 --> 00:21:43,710
They're staring at it.
511
00:21:43,710 --> 00:21:47,376
It's so beautiful,
and it's almost theirs.
512
00:21:47,501 --> 00:21:50,585
To see if the case's alarm
is truly off,
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00:21:50,751 --> 00:21:52,751
they perform one last test.
514
00:21:52,876 --> 00:21:55,543
Allan Kuhn
has this rubber hammer,
515
00:21:55,543 --> 00:21:57,835
and he hits the case,
516
00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,501
and the glass doesn't break,
because it's double-paned,
517
00:22:00,501 --> 00:22:03,460
but it does make this sound,
almost like a gunshot,
518
00:22:03,585 --> 00:22:05,751
reverberating around
the whole hall.
519
00:22:05,876 --> 00:22:07,543
And so he grabs
all of his stuff.
520
00:22:07,710 --> 00:22:09,251
He thinks this is it,
that someone's going
521
00:22:09,376 --> 00:22:13,376
to come running for them,
but nobody does.
522
00:22:13,501 --> 00:22:15,668
No security guard comes.
523
00:22:15,668 --> 00:22:18,251
So this tells him, one,
524
00:22:18,376 --> 00:22:21,626
it's probably
not that well guarded,
525
00:22:21,751 --> 00:22:24,376
and two,
that that alarm on the case
526
00:22:24,376 --> 00:22:26,668
really isn't working.
527
00:22:26,668 --> 00:22:28,001
To make sure
they haven't tripped
528
00:22:28,001 --> 00:22:30,751
any silent alarms
elsewhere in the museum,
529
00:22:30,918 --> 00:22:32,710
they check in
with their lookout.
530
00:22:32,835 --> 00:22:34,585
They're in communication
with Clark,
531
00:22:34,751 --> 00:22:36,626
who's on the ground,
via walkie-talkie.
532
00:22:36,751 --> 00:22:38,960
He's like,
"I don't hear anything."
533
00:22:39,085 --> 00:22:40,793
So they just keep going.
534
00:22:40,918 --> 00:22:43,418
Murphy and Kuhn
break out their burglary tools
535
00:22:43,585 --> 00:22:45,876
and set to work,
confident they're minutes away
536
00:22:46,001 --> 00:22:48,210
from getting their hands
on the biggest jewels
537
00:22:48,376 --> 00:22:49,835
they've ever seen.
538
00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,543
One of those devices
is a glass break.
539
00:22:52,710 --> 00:22:56,460
It has a suction cup
that attaches to the glass,
540
00:22:56,585 --> 00:22:59,460
a rod,
and then a scoring device.
541
00:22:59,585 --> 00:23:02,376
And then they make
a perfect circle scoring
542
00:23:02,501 --> 00:23:04,710
around the center of the case,
543
00:23:04,710 --> 00:23:08,043
but it doesn't break out
as easily
544
00:23:08,168 --> 00:23:10,876
as they had hoped it would,
because it's double-paned,
545
00:23:11,001 --> 00:23:12,460
laminated glass.
546
00:23:12,585 --> 00:23:14,460
So it takes them
a lot longer
547
00:23:14,585 --> 00:23:17,418
than they had anticipated
to cut through.
548
00:23:17,543 --> 00:23:19,876
After 30
frustrating minutes,
549
00:23:20,043 --> 00:23:22,126
finesse isn't getting
the job done,
550
00:23:22,251 --> 00:23:23,710
and the clock is ticking,
551
00:23:23,710 --> 00:23:25,960
so they try
a different tactic--
552
00:23:26,085 --> 00:23:27,585
brute force.
553
00:23:27,710 --> 00:23:29,710
They take duct tape,
554
00:23:29,710 --> 00:23:32,418
and they tape over
the circular area
555
00:23:32,585 --> 00:23:34,543
that they want to punch out.
556
00:23:34,668 --> 00:23:37,043
And this will muffle the sound,
and it will also prevent,
557
00:23:37,168 --> 00:23:40,668
if the case breaks out,
the shards of glass
558
00:23:40,793 --> 00:23:44,168
go crashing down to the floor
and make a lot of noise.
559
00:23:44,293 --> 00:23:49,335
Because of how loudly
the hammer rang out last time,
560
00:23:49,335 --> 00:23:51,418
Kuhn and Murphy
need something to mask
561
00:23:51,543 --> 00:23:53,710
the noise of breaking glass,
562
00:23:53,876 --> 00:23:55,751
and they find
just what they need
563
00:23:55,918 --> 00:24:00,293
among the relaxing, natural
sounds of nighttime New York.
564
00:24:00,418 --> 00:24:03,876
[jet engine whooshes]
565
00:24:03,876 --> 00:24:06,668
The museum is in the flight
paths of both the JFK Airport
566
00:24:06,668 --> 00:24:08,543
and the LaGuardia Airport.
567
00:24:08,668 --> 00:24:11,126
The airliners come in
on the Upper West Side,
568
00:24:11,251 --> 00:24:12,460
and turn and go
into LaGuardia.
569
00:24:12,585 --> 00:24:15,876
So they timed
the breaking of the glass
570
00:24:15,876 --> 00:24:19,418
to the arrival
of an airplane overhead.
571
00:24:19,543 --> 00:24:20,751
[glass shattering]
572
00:24:20,918 --> 00:24:22,543
Murphy carefully
reaches inside
573
00:24:22,710 --> 00:24:25,710
the broken case and removes
574
00:24:25,710 --> 00:24:29,043
the 563-carat sapphire,
575
00:24:29,043 --> 00:24:31,585
the Star of India.
576
00:24:31,710 --> 00:24:34,001
Not sure if they've
tripped any other alarms,
577
00:24:34,126 --> 00:24:37,043
they retreat to their
hiding spot and radio Clark
578
00:24:37,168 --> 00:24:39,751
to tell him they've
got one of the stones.
579
00:24:39,876 --> 00:24:43,043
They are
synchronizing their work
580
00:24:43,210 --> 00:24:46,460
on the cases with
the movement of the guards.
581
00:24:46,585 --> 00:24:48,501
As a guard comes
through on patrol,
582
00:24:48,626 --> 00:24:50,543
they stop work, stay quiet.
583
00:24:50,668 --> 00:24:52,668
The guard will come by,
maybe shine
584
00:24:52,668 --> 00:24:56,543
his light in through the gate,
and then move on.
585
00:24:56,668 --> 00:24:58,543
Once the guard
is far enough away,
586
00:24:58,710 --> 00:25:01,960
they head straight
for the DeLong Star Ruby.
587
00:25:02,085 --> 00:25:05,501
They repeat the process
on the next glass case--
588
00:25:05,501 --> 00:25:08,376
score, tape, smash,
589
00:25:08,501 --> 00:25:10,168
and grab the goods.
590
00:25:10,168 --> 00:25:13,960
♪ ♪
591
00:25:14,085 --> 00:25:16,710
With the Star of India
and DeLong Ruby in hand,
592
00:25:16,835 --> 00:25:18,876
it's already
a very lucrative score,
593
00:25:19,001 --> 00:25:21,918
but these guys didn't come
all this way
594
00:25:22,085 --> 00:25:24,168
for just two stones.
595
00:25:24,168 --> 00:25:26,876
The Eagle Diamond is really
important for the thieves
596
00:25:26,876 --> 00:25:29,710
because a rough diamond
is easily cut,
597
00:25:29,835 --> 00:25:33,293
and so from there,
they can cut the stone down,
598
00:25:33,418 --> 00:25:35,626
losing just
a little bit of weight,
599
00:25:35,751 --> 00:25:38,251
and sell the piece
as a faceted diamond.
600
00:25:38,376 --> 00:25:40,543
They're stealing not just
the three that they planned
601
00:25:40,710 --> 00:25:44,043
to steal, but when they see
how easy it is,
602
00:25:44,168 --> 00:25:46,501
it seems to me that
they decided we're going to
603
00:25:46,626 --> 00:25:48,543
stay here as long as we can
without being caught.
604
00:25:48,543 --> 00:25:50,501
We're going to continue
to smash the cases
605
00:25:50,501 --> 00:25:53,585
and take
as many gems as we can.
606
00:25:53,710 --> 00:25:56,001
They decide
to push their luck
607
00:25:56,001 --> 00:26:00,126
and try for the Midnight Star
and the many smaller gems
608
00:26:00,251 --> 00:26:02,918
displayed alongside it.
609
00:26:03,085 --> 00:26:05,335
So far, everything's
been going smoothly,
610
00:26:05,335 --> 00:26:06,876
but hours have gone by.
611
00:26:07,001 --> 00:26:09,876
Something is destined
to go awry.
612
00:26:10,043 --> 00:26:13,043
Murphy and Kuhn approach
one of the gem cases,
613
00:26:13,168 --> 00:26:15,293
and then, just out of
the corner of their eye,
614
00:26:15,418 --> 00:26:17,460
they see
a little flash of light.
615
00:26:17,585 --> 00:26:20,043
It's the guard,
and he's early.
616
00:26:20,210 --> 00:26:23,043
Kuhn and Murf can't make it
to their usual hiding spot
617
00:26:23,168 --> 00:26:24,543
without being seen.
618
00:26:24,668 --> 00:26:27,335
Instead, they sprint
towards the corner
619
00:26:27,335 --> 00:26:30,960
next to the gate as
the guard rakes his flashlight
620
00:26:31,085 --> 00:26:32,626
around the hall.
621
00:26:32,751 --> 00:26:36,376
So if the light
captures them, the jig is up.
622
00:26:36,376 --> 00:26:40,085
♪ ♪
623
00:26:46,085 --> 00:26:48,210
More than four hours
into the heist,
624
00:26:48,335 --> 00:26:51,043
Jack Murphy and Allan Kuhn
have their hands
625
00:26:51,043 --> 00:26:54,543
on three of the most
valuable gems in the world.
626
00:26:54,668 --> 00:26:56,710
But while trying
to snatch even more,
627
00:26:56,710 --> 00:26:59,376
they're surprised
by a night watchman.
628
00:26:59,376 --> 00:27:01,585
It's a security guard
who's just a little bit early
629
00:27:01,710 --> 00:27:03,918
for one of their rotations.
630
00:27:04,043 --> 00:27:07,418
So they quickly make a beeline
to a dark corner and hide out.
631
00:27:07,585 --> 00:27:09,876
The guy flashes
his flashlight.
632
00:27:10,001 --> 00:27:11,376
You know, if they're spotted
by the guard,
633
00:27:11,376 --> 00:27:13,001
then the jig's up,
634
00:27:13,001 --> 00:27:14,710
and they might have
to scamper out of there.
635
00:27:14,876 --> 00:27:18,043
The two men huddle
motionless in the corner
636
00:27:18,168 --> 00:27:21,543
counting on the guard
to get on with his rounds.
637
00:27:21,710 --> 00:27:23,710
To anybody else,
that might be frightening,
638
00:27:23,835 --> 00:27:25,918
but they are a lot cooler
than most of us.
639
00:27:26,043 --> 00:27:29,001
♪ ♪
640
00:27:29,001 --> 00:27:32,376
You're just expecting
sudden disaster.
641
00:27:32,376 --> 00:27:34,043
♪ ♪
642
00:27:34,043 --> 00:27:36,210
And then,
when that doesn't happen...
643
00:27:36,376 --> 00:27:38,543
♪ ♪
644
00:27:38,710 --> 00:27:40,918
It feels like
this magic trick.
645
00:27:41,085 --> 00:27:43,793
The security guard moves on.
646
00:27:43,918 --> 00:27:46,543
The two men
could make a getaway,
647
00:27:46,668 --> 00:27:48,335
but decide
to get back to work...
648
00:27:48,335 --> 00:27:50,168
[glass shattering]
649
00:27:50,293 --> 00:27:53,710
Breaking into
the Midnight Star's case.
650
00:27:53,835 --> 00:27:57,501
They've got
the Star of India sapphire,
651
00:27:57,626 --> 00:28:00,501
the DeLong Ruby,
the Eagle Diamond,
652
00:28:00,501 --> 00:28:02,085
and the Midnight Star.
653
00:28:02,210 --> 00:28:05,793
But they didn't
just come for clout.
654
00:28:05,918 --> 00:28:08,043
They also came for cash.
655
00:28:08,043 --> 00:28:10,668
And so now
it's time to take things
656
00:28:10,668 --> 00:28:13,043
that they can really sell.
657
00:28:13,210 --> 00:28:15,793
Inside this last case
is a rainbow-colored
658
00:28:15,918 --> 00:28:18,001
assortment of smaller gems--
659
00:28:18,001 --> 00:28:22,085
emeralds, aquamarines,
opals, and more.
660
00:28:22,210 --> 00:28:24,168
These should be
much easier to fence
661
00:28:24,168 --> 00:28:27,501
than four of the most
famous stones in the world.
662
00:28:27,626 --> 00:28:29,543
You can't cut
the Star of India.
663
00:28:29,543 --> 00:28:32,543
You can't cut a star sapphire.
It won't shine anymore.
664
00:28:32,543 --> 00:28:33,918
It won't--
it won't have a star,
665
00:28:34,043 --> 00:28:35,501
and it will be of no value.
666
00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,793
Nearly five hours
after the heist began,
667
00:28:40,918 --> 00:28:44,168
Murf the Surf and Allan Kuhn
are finally satisfied.
668
00:28:44,168 --> 00:28:47,626
With more than two dozen gems
tucked into their tool bags,
669
00:28:47,751 --> 00:28:49,210
it's definitely
the biggest score
670
00:28:49,335 --> 00:28:50,418
of their lives.
671
00:28:50,543 --> 00:28:54,710
All that remains
is a clean getaway.
672
00:28:54,835 --> 00:28:57,668
They go back out
the way that they came in.
673
00:28:57,793 --> 00:29:00,085
So the rope
that they shimmied down,
674
00:29:00,251 --> 00:29:02,793
they're now going
to climb back up.
675
00:29:02,918 --> 00:29:05,043
It's a much more difficult
task climbing up a rope
676
00:29:05,210 --> 00:29:07,001
than it is climbing down
a rope,
677
00:29:07,001 --> 00:29:10,543
particularly with their bag
of tools and gems.
678
00:29:10,668 --> 00:29:12,376
Back outside
on the ledge,
679
00:29:12,543 --> 00:29:15,210
they once again have to inch
their way along the length
680
00:29:15,335 --> 00:29:16,835
of the building.
681
00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:18,876
If they fall,
all the hard work
682
00:29:19,001 --> 00:29:21,001
they just did is for naught.
683
00:29:21,126 --> 00:29:23,751
So it's pretty treacherous
for these guys.
684
00:29:23,918 --> 00:29:26,126
And they know that.
685
00:29:26,251 --> 00:29:29,043
They go back over
to the fire escape
686
00:29:29,043 --> 00:29:31,168
and down the face
of the building,
687
00:29:31,168 --> 00:29:33,126
and they're back
in the courtyard.
688
00:29:33,251 --> 00:29:35,501
I cannot imagine
what was going
689
00:29:35,501 --> 00:29:37,335
through these guys' heads
when they make it back
690
00:29:37,335 --> 00:29:39,043
to the courtyard, because
they've just pulled off
691
00:29:39,168 --> 00:29:41,960
the biggest heist
in New York history,
692
00:29:42,085 --> 00:29:44,793
they haven't set off
a single alarm,
693
00:29:44,918 --> 00:29:46,168
and they don't have
a single guard
694
00:29:46,168 --> 00:29:48,043
coming after them,
as far as they know.
695
00:29:48,168 --> 00:29:50,710
So they're feeling pretty
darn good about themselves.
696
00:29:50,835 --> 00:29:52,418
It's this feeling
of euphoria.
697
00:29:52,585 --> 00:29:55,043
We did it.
We're in the clear.
698
00:29:55,210 --> 00:29:59,043
We pulled off the impossible.
- They had a great plan.
699
00:29:59,168 --> 00:30:00,918
They got in quickly,
they got out quickly.
700
00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:04,585
Once they were
over the fence,
701
00:30:04,751 --> 00:30:06,501
they radio Clark
with the good news
702
00:30:06,501 --> 00:30:09,210
and tell him to clear out.
703
00:30:09,335 --> 00:30:12,210
There's just one last bit
of business to take care of.
704
00:30:12,210 --> 00:30:14,085
So they're
in the bushes,
705
00:30:14,210 --> 00:30:15,835
and they start dividing
the jewels.
706
00:30:15,835 --> 00:30:17,293
The purpose of this was,
707
00:30:17,418 --> 00:30:19,126
if one of the guys
does get caught,
708
00:30:19,251 --> 00:30:21,335
the other guys
can fence the jewels,
709
00:30:21,335 --> 00:30:22,710
get some money for bail,
710
00:30:22,876 --> 00:30:25,085
and try and help
each other out.
711
00:30:25,210 --> 00:30:26,918
♪ ♪
712
00:30:27,043 --> 00:30:29,168
Once Kuhn and Murphy
leave the museum,
713
00:30:29,168 --> 00:30:31,001
they decide
they're going to split up.
714
00:30:31,126 --> 00:30:32,668
They hope that this makes it
less likely
715
00:30:32,668 --> 00:30:34,210
that they're going
to get caught.
716
00:30:34,210 --> 00:30:35,793
It kind of becomes
an every man
717
00:30:35,918 --> 00:30:37,668
for themselves scenario.
718
00:30:37,793 --> 00:30:40,001
As Murphy walks
away from Kuhn,
719
00:30:40,126 --> 00:30:44,085
he marvels at his own success,
the heist of his life,
720
00:30:44,210 --> 00:30:46,876
a pocket full of rare jewels,
and not
721
00:30:47,043 --> 00:30:50,210
a single police officer
in sight.
722
00:30:50,335 --> 00:30:53,043
At least,
that's what he thinks.
723
00:30:53,168 --> 00:30:55,543
As Murphy is leaving
the museum grounds,
724
00:30:55,668 --> 00:30:59,418
he encounters a whole group
of police officers
725
00:30:59,543 --> 00:31:02,793
gathered together.
726
00:31:02,918 --> 00:31:04,626
Now he's freaking out.
727
00:31:04,751 --> 00:31:07,293
Did we trigger a silent alarm?
728
00:31:07,418 --> 00:31:10,626
Were we too loud?
How did Clark not call us?
729
00:31:10,751 --> 00:31:12,376
Is Clark backstabbing us?
730
00:31:12,376 --> 00:31:16,335
Like, all of the worst fears
that could happen in a heist
731
00:31:16,460 --> 00:31:18,543
are beginning
to bubble in his head.
732
00:31:18,668 --> 00:31:21,543
Here they are.
They're just waiting for me.
733
00:31:21,668 --> 00:31:23,126
♪ ♪
734
00:31:27,001 --> 00:31:29,210
[dramatic music]
735
00:31:29,335 --> 00:31:31,335
Jack Murphy
and Allan Kuhn
736
00:31:31,335 --> 00:31:34,251
have just escaped
the Natural History Museum
737
00:31:34,376 --> 00:31:38,960
with millions in stolen gems
and no alarms raised.
738
00:31:39,085 --> 00:31:42,210
Then, suddenly,
Murphy is face to face
739
00:31:42,335 --> 00:31:45,376
with a dozen NYPD officers.
740
00:31:45,543 --> 00:31:49,751
Murphy happened
to encounter a gaggle of cops.
741
00:31:49,876 --> 00:31:52,043
He thought, "OK,
maybe the jig is up."
742
00:31:52,168 --> 00:31:56,043
Being Jack
"Murf the Surf" Murphy,
743
00:31:56,168 --> 00:31:58,210
and a guy who manages
744
00:31:58,376 --> 00:32:00,210
to get himself out
of every situation,
745
00:32:00,376 --> 00:32:02,001
he sees someone
walking their dog.
746
00:32:02,001 --> 00:32:04,710
And remember, he's not dressed
like a cat burglar.
747
00:32:04,710 --> 00:32:07,501
He's dressed like a tourist.
748
00:32:07,501 --> 00:32:10,001
So he tries to remain calm,
play it cool.
749
00:32:10,001 --> 00:32:12,251
And he whistles so that
the dog jumps up on him,
750
00:32:12,376 --> 00:32:15,085
and he starts to strike up
a conversation
751
00:32:15,210 --> 00:32:16,918
with the dog owner
so that,
752
00:32:17,043 --> 00:32:19,376
as the police officers
are walking past,
753
00:32:19,501 --> 00:32:23,210
he can just kind of say,
"Good night, officers."
754
00:32:23,210 --> 00:32:24,376
♪ ♪
755
00:32:24,543 --> 00:32:27,043
Murphy was
so focused on this museum
756
00:32:27,168 --> 00:32:29,376
that he never actually
studied the neighborhood
757
00:32:29,376 --> 00:32:31,043
around the museum.
758
00:32:31,168 --> 00:32:34,210
There's these two police
precincts just blocks away.
759
00:32:34,335 --> 00:32:36,793
And then, luckily,
a cab pulls up
760
00:32:36,918 --> 00:32:38,960
alongside him at a stoplight.
761
00:32:39,085 --> 00:32:43,210
So he just slides in
and slips away.
762
00:32:43,210 --> 00:32:45,418
After the heist,
Clark immediately
763
00:32:45,543 --> 00:32:48,876
drives to his parents' home
in Connecticut to lie low.
764
00:32:49,043 --> 00:32:51,918
Back at the hotel,
Murphy and Kuhn
765
00:32:52,043 --> 00:32:56,126
are preparing to get the gems
and themselves back to Miami.
766
00:32:56,251 --> 00:32:57,876
The plan is that
we're going to fence
767
00:32:57,876 --> 00:32:59,418
the jewels after the heist.
768
00:32:59,585 --> 00:33:01,293
We're going to make
some money,
769
00:33:01,418 --> 00:33:04,376
and we're going to open a bar
or a club in Miami
770
00:33:04,501 --> 00:33:07,210
called the Star of India.
And that's documented.
771
00:33:07,335 --> 00:33:09,043
That was really their plan.
772
00:33:09,043 --> 00:33:12,043
Early the next morning
they head to the airport,
773
00:33:12,043 --> 00:33:13,960
and they decide to travel
with more
774
00:33:14,085 --> 00:33:15,876
than just the stolen jewels.
775
00:33:16,001 --> 00:33:17,460
Their next move
is probably
776
00:33:17,585 --> 00:33:21,418
as cavalier
as the actual heist.
777
00:33:21,543 --> 00:33:24,918
Kuhn was dating a girl,
an innocent bystander
778
00:33:25,043 --> 00:33:26,668
named Janet Florkiewicz.
779
00:33:26,793 --> 00:33:30,210
What she doesn't know
is that they're about
780
00:33:30,210 --> 00:33:32,835
to draft her to work
as a courier.
781
00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:35,335
♪ ♪
782
00:33:35,460 --> 00:33:38,210
She agrees to go to Miami,
783
00:33:38,376 --> 00:33:40,043
but he says "You have to use
a fake name.
784
00:33:40,210 --> 00:33:42,293
"You have to pretend
not to know us.
785
00:33:42,418 --> 00:33:45,626
Oh, and can you carry this bag,
and don't ask what's in it."
786
00:33:45,751 --> 00:33:47,876
And of course, the bag
has all of the gems,
787
00:33:48,043 --> 00:33:49,376
unbeknownst to her.
788
00:33:49,376 --> 00:33:51,668
While they're
flying to Miami,
789
00:33:51,668 --> 00:33:55,418
the museum staff discovers
the Hall of Gems in shambles.
790
00:33:55,543 --> 00:33:59,043
Within minutes,
the NYPD and the FBI
791
00:33:59,168 --> 00:34:01,293
are scouring the crime scene.
792
00:34:01,418 --> 00:34:03,543
What evidence
is left behind?
793
00:34:03,543 --> 00:34:05,043
Not a whole lot.
794
00:34:05,168 --> 00:34:07,501
There's broken glass,
and I don't think
795
00:34:07,501 --> 00:34:09,460
they said anything else.
796
00:34:09,585 --> 00:34:12,543
The value of the stolen gems
is difficult to calculate.
797
00:34:12,543 --> 00:34:15,501
They're estimated
at $410,000,
798
00:34:15,501 --> 00:34:19,168
roughly $3.9 million
in today's dollars.
799
00:34:19,168 --> 00:34:21,001
But other experts say
the jewels'
800
00:34:21,001 --> 00:34:22,376
one-of-a-kind nature
801
00:34:22,501 --> 00:34:25,376
makes them ten times
more valuable.
802
00:34:25,501 --> 00:34:28,335
The gems were not insured
at the time of the robbery.
803
00:34:28,335 --> 00:34:32,043
The museum director
stated that the insurance
804
00:34:32,168 --> 00:34:33,876
was too expensive,
because they were
805
00:34:33,876 --> 00:34:36,543
considered to be priceless.
806
00:34:36,668 --> 00:34:38,501
The embarrassments
for the museum
807
00:34:38,626 --> 00:34:41,210
pile up when investigators
realized their night guard
808
00:34:41,376 --> 00:34:44,043
missed spotting the thieves.
809
00:34:44,168 --> 00:34:46,668
And that was just one
of many security lapses.
810
00:34:46,668 --> 00:34:49,251
For all practical purposes,
the museum
811
00:34:49,376 --> 00:34:51,543
had no functioning alarm system
812
00:34:51,710 --> 00:34:53,960
in the gem collection
at that point.
813
00:34:54,085 --> 00:34:56,501
There were no alarms
on the windows.
814
00:34:56,626 --> 00:35:01,293
And in the gem case where the
Star of India was on display,
815
00:35:01,418 --> 00:35:03,251
there was an alarm system,
but the batteries
816
00:35:03,376 --> 00:35:05,043
were all corroded on that
817
00:35:05,168 --> 00:35:06,835
and hadn't been changed
in years.
818
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:10,543
♪ ♪
819
00:35:10,543 --> 00:35:12,876
Less than 24 hours
after the heist,
820
00:35:12,876 --> 00:35:14,835
investigators catch a break.
821
00:35:14,835 --> 00:35:17,293
Murphy and Kuhn's
pre-heist party
822
00:35:17,418 --> 00:35:20,251
and liquor-fueled bragging
catches up with them.
823
00:35:20,376 --> 00:35:22,418
There was a young man
at the party
824
00:35:22,585 --> 00:35:24,335
who, for one reason
or another,
825
00:35:24,335 --> 00:35:26,585
informed on these guys to
a uniformed police officer
826
00:35:26,751 --> 00:35:28,918
at the local precinct
by the museum.
827
00:35:29,085 --> 00:35:32,001
With this lead,
NYPD detectives
828
00:35:32,001 --> 00:35:34,126
obtain a warrant to search
829
00:35:34,251 --> 00:35:36,585
the thieves' suite
at the Cambridge Hotel.
830
00:35:36,710 --> 00:35:39,043
Detectives find
some of the burglars' tools.
831
00:35:39,043 --> 00:35:40,960
They find
books about the gems.
832
00:35:41,085 --> 00:35:42,376
They find the floor plan.
833
00:35:42,501 --> 00:35:44,793
26 hours
after the heist,
834
00:35:44,918 --> 00:35:48,126
Roger Clark has no idea
the police are onto them,
835
00:35:48,251 --> 00:35:50,293
and he returns
from his parents' home
836
00:35:50,418 --> 00:35:52,960
to the Cambridge Hotel
to retrieve his things.
837
00:35:53,085 --> 00:35:54,626
Although it's
the middle of the night,
838
00:35:54,751 --> 00:35:57,210
detectives are still in
the suite gathering evidence.
839
00:35:57,210 --> 00:35:59,710
For Clark, the jig is up.
840
00:35:59,835 --> 00:36:03,210
And Clark starts
to sing almost immediately.
841
00:36:03,210 --> 00:36:04,960
And it didn't take long
for all of this
842
00:36:05,085 --> 00:36:06,668
to start to unravel.
843
00:36:06,793 --> 00:36:10,043
The next morning,
law enforcement in Florida
844
00:36:10,168 --> 00:36:12,376
rushes to intercept
Murphy and Kuhn
845
00:36:12,501 --> 00:36:14,293
before they can fence
the gems.
846
00:36:14,418 --> 00:36:16,710
They become people
of interest for the police,
847
00:36:16,835 --> 00:36:18,626
but now the FBI is involved.
848
00:36:18,751 --> 00:36:21,460
And the FBI
raid Kuhn's apartment.
849
00:36:21,585 --> 00:36:24,293
They come in, and they
are looking in every
850
00:36:24,418 --> 00:36:27,168
nook and cranny
for these gems.
851
00:36:31,793 --> 00:36:34,043
After a flawless heist
in New Yorkc]
852
00:36:34,043 --> 00:36:38,418
and a smooth getaway to Miami,
it takes less than two days
853
00:36:38,585 --> 00:36:41,418
for the FBI to link
the Natural History theft
854
00:36:41,543 --> 00:36:44,293
to Jack Murphy and Allan Kuhn.
855
00:36:44,418 --> 00:36:48,168
The FBI tear up Allan Kuhn's
apartment in Miami
856
00:36:48,168 --> 00:36:51,210
after the heist,
and they don't find a thing.
857
00:36:51,376 --> 00:36:53,835
When Kuhn returns home,
858
00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:55,960
they arrest him
and demand that he reveal
859
00:36:56,085 --> 00:36:58,168
where he's hidden the stones.
860
00:36:58,293 --> 00:37:01,751
The gems
haven't been fenced yet.
861
00:37:01,876 --> 00:37:04,585
They're still in the
possession of Kuhn and Clark.
862
00:37:04,751 --> 00:37:06,918
But where are they?
The FBI can't find them.
863
00:37:07,043 --> 00:37:09,210
But Kuhn keeps mum.
864
00:37:09,335 --> 00:37:12,168
And when Jack Murphy
gets back to the apartment,
865
00:37:12,293 --> 00:37:14,501
he too stays cool
under pressure.
866
00:37:14,501 --> 00:37:17,168
According to Jack Murphy,
they hid the jewels
867
00:37:17,293 --> 00:37:19,418
in a trash can
inside the apartment.
868
00:37:19,543 --> 00:37:21,210
According to Kuhn,
he had hid them
869
00:37:21,335 --> 00:37:24,043
in the ceiling in
the hallway of the apartment,
870
00:37:24,168 --> 00:37:26,626
but the FBI is none the wiser.
871
00:37:26,751 --> 00:37:31,085
Clark's confession is enough
to arrest Murphy and Kuhn
872
00:37:31,210 --> 00:37:33,043
and fly them back to New York,
873
00:37:33,210 --> 00:37:34,918
but with no gems
as physical evidence,
874
00:37:35,043 --> 00:37:37,960
the two men are free to go.
875
00:37:38,085 --> 00:37:41,460
Meanwhile, the Museum
of Natural History heist
876
00:37:41,585 --> 00:37:43,876
is becoming one
of the most sensational
877
00:37:44,043 --> 00:37:46,376
news stories of the decade.
878
00:37:46,376 --> 00:37:48,710
The press and the public
love these guys.
879
00:37:48,876 --> 00:37:51,543
They're tan.
They're handsome.
880
00:37:51,710 --> 00:37:53,918
They're charming.
They're bold.
881
00:37:54,043 --> 00:37:55,710
Everyone is eating it up.
882
00:37:55,835 --> 00:37:58,126
When the media learns
of Murphy, Kuhn, and Clark,
883
00:37:58,251 --> 00:38:00,418
they become folk heroes.
884
00:38:00,543 --> 00:38:03,710
They are lavishing
in their celebrity.
885
00:38:03,835 --> 00:38:05,626
How do I explain
this to my family
886
00:38:05,751 --> 00:38:07,376
and--and my--and my friends
all over the country?
887
00:38:07,376 --> 00:38:09,210
And the same
with Jack and Roger?
888
00:38:09,335 --> 00:38:11,668
We--we didn't care
for all this.
889
00:38:11,668 --> 00:38:15,543
The men denied
taking part in the heist,
890
00:38:15,543 --> 00:38:17,585
but they're also talking
too much to the media.
891
00:38:17,751 --> 00:38:18,876
I think
it's a shame that they don't
892
00:38:19,043 --> 00:38:20,251
concentrate their efforts
up there in the city
893
00:38:20,376 --> 00:38:22,001
where this happened.
894
00:38:22,001 --> 00:38:23,126
If I was their lawyer,
895
00:38:23,251 --> 00:38:24,251
I'd say,
"Just shut your mouth."
896
00:38:24,376 --> 00:38:26,210
But that's not in their nature.
897
00:38:26,376 --> 00:38:28,710
Murf and Kuhn's
newfound fame
898
00:38:28,835 --> 00:38:31,710
in New York
rankles Manhattan prosecutor
899
00:38:31,835 --> 00:38:34,543
Maurice Nadjari,
who works this case
900
00:38:34,668 --> 00:38:37,293
with laser-focused tenacity.
901
00:38:37,418 --> 00:38:38,626
Maurice was motivated.
902
00:38:38,751 --> 00:38:40,793
And he would be damned
if he wasn't
903
00:38:40,918 --> 00:38:42,543
going to solve this case.
904
00:38:42,543 --> 00:38:44,501
It was not going to be
the heist of the century.
905
00:38:44,501 --> 00:38:47,376
He views this as a crime
against the people
906
00:38:47,543 --> 00:38:49,501
of New York,
and he sees these three
907
00:38:49,501 --> 00:38:52,376
pompous jerks almost
thumbing their nose
908
00:38:52,501 --> 00:38:55,293
at him and authority,
and it's driving him mad.
909
00:38:55,418 --> 00:38:57,210
♪ ♪
910
00:38:57,335 --> 00:39:00,043
So he starts looking
back through the records
911
00:39:00,168 --> 00:39:02,085
of other jewel thefts
912
00:39:02,251 --> 00:39:04,668
both in New York and in Miami.
913
00:39:04,793 --> 00:39:07,335
He comes across
a theft that involved
914
00:39:07,460 --> 00:39:09,710
the actress Eva Gabor.
915
00:39:09,835 --> 00:39:12,210
She's robbed of her jewels.
She's pistol whipped.
916
00:39:12,335 --> 00:39:15,835
At the time,
it makes headlines.
917
00:39:15,835 --> 00:39:18,043
So he sees this story,
and he goes
918
00:39:18,168 --> 00:39:19,793
and has a chat with Eva Gabor.
919
00:39:19,918 --> 00:39:22,710
He shows mug shots,
and she's able to point out
920
00:39:22,835 --> 00:39:26,793
that it's Jack Murphy
and it's Allan Kuhn.
921
00:39:26,918 --> 00:39:31,251
Gabor's testimony sends
Murphy and Kuhn to jail,
922
00:39:31,376 --> 00:39:34,376
and the judge sets bail
at 150,000 each.
923
00:39:34,501 --> 00:39:36,126
They can't pay.
924
00:39:36,251 --> 00:39:39,001
So they're taken to the
Manhattan Detention Complex--
925
00:39:39,001 --> 00:39:42,835
aka "The Tombs."
926
00:39:42,835 --> 00:39:45,376
Suddenly, being associated
with the heist
927
00:39:45,543 --> 00:39:47,626
isn't much fun anymore.
928
00:39:47,751 --> 00:39:49,543
It didn't take
more than a day
929
00:39:49,710 --> 00:39:52,376
or two for Kuhn to come
forward and say,
930
00:39:52,376 --> 00:39:54,876
"OK, I want to cooperate.
931
00:39:54,876 --> 00:39:56,543
I'll go to Florida
and recover the gems."
932
00:39:56,668 --> 00:39:59,626
Based on intel
from Kuhn,
933
00:39:59,751 --> 00:40:02,543
Maurice Nadjari
recovers the Star of India
934
00:40:02,710 --> 00:40:04,376
and the Midnight Star,
935
00:40:04,501 --> 00:40:06,460
along with
several smaller gems,
936
00:40:06,585 --> 00:40:09,710
from a bus station locker
in Miami.
937
00:40:09,710 --> 00:40:12,376
The Eagle Diamond
is not so fortunate.
938
00:40:12,376 --> 00:40:14,293
This is probably an item,
939
00:40:14,418 --> 00:40:16,710
because it was
a rough diamond,
940
00:40:16,710 --> 00:40:19,543
that it immediately
was sold and recut,
941
00:40:19,668 --> 00:40:22,335
and it's now gone forever.
942
00:40:22,460 --> 00:40:24,751
The DeLong Star Ruby
is recovered.
943
00:40:24,918 --> 00:40:26,710
John D. MacArthur,
the billionaire,
944
00:40:26,876 --> 00:40:29,960
pays a $25,000 ransom
to get that back.
945
00:40:30,085 --> 00:40:32,876
About six months
after the heist,
946
00:40:32,876 --> 00:40:36,543
Allan Kuhn, Jack Murphy,
and Roger Clark
947
00:40:36,668 --> 00:40:39,126
plead guilty to burglary
and grand larceny.
948
00:40:39,251 --> 00:40:42,168
They're each sentenced to
three years at Rikers Island.
949
00:40:42,293 --> 00:40:44,210
♪ ♪
950
00:40:44,376 --> 00:40:46,210
After prison,
the three friends
951
00:40:46,335 --> 00:40:48,335
go down very different paths.
952
00:40:48,335 --> 00:40:50,501
Roger Clark
moves back to Connecticut,
953
00:40:50,501 --> 00:40:52,293
and he lives a quiet life.
954
00:40:52,418 --> 00:40:53,960
He had his thrill
in the underworld,
955
00:40:54,085 --> 00:40:56,710
and it was more
than enough for him.
956
00:40:56,835 --> 00:40:59,251
Allan Kuhn, on the other hand,
he gets in trouble again.
957
00:40:59,376 --> 00:41:00,668
He serves one year
958
00:41:00,793 --> 00:41:03,001
in a California
federal penitentiary.
959
00:41:03,001 --> 00:41:06,085
And after that,
he actually goes back
960
00:41:06,210 --> 00:41:08,418
on the straight and narrow.
961
00:41:08,543 --> 00:41:10,710
Jack Murphy
does not go straight.
962
00:41:10,835 --> 00:41:13,043
He enters, in fact,
a darker chapter
963
00:41:13,210 --> 00:41:15,043
of his criminal history.
964
00:41:15,168 --> 00:41:18,251
In 1969, he's convicted
of a double homicide,
965
00:41:18,418 --> 00:41:20,460
and he says
he didn't do it,
966
00:41:20,585 --> 00:41:22,210
but he gets
a double life sentence.
967
00:41:22,376 --> 00:41:25,543
And then, in 1986,
968
00:41:25,668 --> 00:41:28,293
just 17 years
into that double life sentence,
969
00:41:28,418 --> 00:41:30,585
he gets paroled.
970
00:41:30,710 --> 00:41:33,001
Each of the thieves
has since passed away--
971
00:41:33,001 --> 00:41:36,001
Roger Clark in 2007,
972
00:41:36,001 --> 00:41:39,501
Allan Kuhn in 2017,
973
00:41:39,626 --> 00:41:43,335
and Jack Murphy in 2020.
974
00:41:43,335 --> 00:41:45,626
As for the Hall of Gems--
975
00:41:45,751 --> 00:41:49,543
It still houses
the DeLong Star Ruby
976
00:41:49,668 --> 00:41:51,918
and, of course,
the Star of India sapphire.
977
00:41:52,085 --> 00:41:55,376
So anyone can go
and see these two gems.
978
00:41:55,376 --> 00:41:58,835
♪ ♪
979
00:41:58,835 --> 00:42:02,668
In 1964, Jack Murphy,
Allan Kuhn, and Roger Clark
980
00:42:02,793 --> 00:42:04,543
pulled off a perfect heist
981
00:42:04,668 --> 00:42:07,501
using their physical strength, agility,
982
00:42:07,501 --> 00:42:09,251
and a whole lot of luck.
983
00:42:09,376 --> 00:42:12,168
And they looked good doing it.
984
00:42:12,293 --> 00:42:15,085
From the high profile
of their priceless targets,
985
00:42:15,210 --> 00:42:17,835
to their bold style
and the media frenzy
986
00:42:17,960 --> 00:42:22,085
it inspired, the American
Museum of Natural History caper
987
00:42:22,210 --> 00:42:25,876
will always remain among
history's greatest heists.
988
00:42:26,001 --> 00:42:31,210
♪ ♪