"What?" "This." "Later." "I wanna smoke." "I wanna smoke." "Smoke all night." "Be still." "Do not turn around." "Do not turn around." "You will not be hurt." " Bonjour, Nick." " Bonjour, madame." "Albert." "Boss, hi." "Jean-Claude." " So, the trip was good?" " So, how are we doing?" " Great." "We have many reservations for tonight." "Good." "How many covers did we have last night?" " Over 1 50." " Good." " Bar was steady." " How was the music?" " Great band." " Good." "Good." "Monsieur Max." "Where" " Where Nicky?" "Voila." "Back from Bermuda." "Did you have a good trip?" "Well, not as interesting as yours, I'm sure." "My God!" "Let me get a look at you." "You look like shit." "What's your secret?" "Jean-Claude, set up number two for us." "Yeah, sure." "Just give us a little room." "Thankyou." "Bermuda." "Oh, God." "Well." " It was pretty tight out there." " Good." "It'll keep you sharp." "I got a minor development." " We lost the buyer." " What do you mean, "lost"?" "Well, she's in a brass casket six feet underground... never to be heard from again." "Well, I fronted 20,000 in expenses." "Now I'm due that, plus 250 for my end." "You don't think I'm not gonna take care ofyou?" "I'm not gonna cover your expenses and all that?" "It's not about covering my expenses." "It's the money." "Find another buyer." "Ofcourse." "ButJesus Christ, shit happens." "This thing's gonna drag out." "You've got to be patient." "Wait a minute." "How about this?" " Four million?" " More than you ever dreamed of." "More than we ever, ever did together." "Four million." "What are you into?" "Well, I spotted this item which was really exceptional." "It was European antiquity, elegant... and it was in the hands ofthis real dumb prick... that didn't know what he had." "And unfortunately... it's become detained in transit a little." "You don't wanna know where?" "It depends." "Depends on what?" " On what you're gonna tell me." " Okay." "It's in the Montreal Customshouse." " No way." "I'm sorry." " Oh, yeah." "Wait a minute." "I got a guy-- I got a guy inside." "He gives you the whole layout, handles security, everything" "But Montreal, live in Montreal."" "I said a lot ofdumb things in my day, didn't I?" " But that's" " Right." "Let'sjust fiind another buyer for this." "I gotta open the place." "Okay, but I'm not fiinished talking about this." " Come on." " You're making a large error here." "Not bad." " Yeah?" " Ijust landed." "Igot the delivery." "Got the bag?" " Yeah." "Right here." " Where'sJohnny?" "He got it in Istanbul, right through the neck." "Jesus." "He was a good kid." " Yeah." "Good and dead." "So you wanna talk, oryou wanna see what I got?" "How can I be sure you're okay?" "I suppose I could fuckyou." "That would work." "Hey." "You okay?" "Cities." "They're all starting to look the same." "They really are." "And the pasta in Rome is not as good as yours." "And the ass pinchers." "They used to look so charmingly European." "Not as good as me?" "Come on." "It really must be what it is about you I like... because you most defiinitely are not common." " What if I were?" " What ifyou were what?" "A little more common, you know, and around more." "How much more?" "Hey, are you saying what I thinkyou're saying?" "I think that's what I'm saying." "Hey, baby, you know I've never asked you to change anything for me." "I know that." "I'm just asking you, how would you feel about that?" "I don't know." "I suppose I'd have to give it some serious thought." "Then you'd better start giving it some serious thought." "Thankyou." "So I'll see you when I see you?" "See you when I see you." "Can you help me?" " Place Norman?" " Yes, yes." "You go to the corner, make a right." "Go two blocks" " Two." " Two blocks, then a left one block." " Again, please." " Two blocks this way... one block that way to the left." " And you're right there." " Okay, thankyou." "I said, "Thankyou, Nick."" "I'm Max's guy in the customshouse." "We should talk." "Okay, bye-bye." "Thankyou." "Thankyou." "Bye." " Where's Max?" " He's in the sunroom." "Nicoli, Nicoli." "Have you lost your fucking mind?" "My mind?" "Years ago." "Why?" " What did you tell this kid?" " What did I tell who?" "Your inside guy with the retard act." "He was in front of my house." "He knew who I was." "Wait." "He must've followed me to the club and made you from there." "Tell him he pulls a stunt like that again, he'll end up in the hospital." "Wait." "Do you think I'm gonna set you up with a jerk-off heister?" "He's got it all pre-wired." " You go in, turn the key" " I told you, I'm not interested." "You're never gonna get another chance at a score like this." " Why are you pushing this?" " Four million balls." "How many times do I have to tell you?" "He's pushing it because we're running out oftime." "If I'm gonna work with a partner on this... we gotta start putting our heads together right away." " What are you doing in my house?" " Take it easy." " All I'm saying" " Who the fuck is this kid?" " What the fuck do you know?" " I've been on this for three weeks." "I gotta know ifyou're the guy that Max says you are." " I gotta go." " Nick, wait." "Wait." "I didn't come 500 milesjust to-- Jack Teller." "Nice to meet you too." "What the fuck?" "You're not smart enough to know where your dick is." "We decided that you were gonna sit tight until I called you." " Is that correct?" " Okay." "I thought I could help you sell him on it." "I thought he was already in." "Don't be so fucking creative." "Just get the fuck out of my house." "It'sa luckything you came my way" "Today" "I'm about to tellyou somethingyoushouldknow" "Allyou have to do is let theplot unfold" "Desire is clear" "Whenyou are near" "You're about togive in" "Don't tease meso" "Ithinkyou know" "You're about togive in" "Andifyou listen we can both findpeace" "Release" "Inhibitions thatyou thought couldnot be there" "God!" "Jesus!" "Take it easy." "Listen close." "Leave town tonight." "Don't come back." "I see you again, I breakyour fucking knees." "I see you around Nick, I'll kill ya." "It's a dangerous fucking game you're playing here." "Are we clear?" "Yeah, we're clear." "How did it go?" "Not as planned." " What do you want?" " Some fucking respect for starters." "I mean, what are you thinking?" "Now, I'm on a job here." "Now, ifyou just don't wanna come in on it, that's fline." "Say "no."" "But don't send some third-rate rent-a-thug to brush me off." "You can do it like a professional." "Hello." "Yeah." "You okay?" "He's right here." "Don't worry." "Just go home." "I'll call you later, all right?" "That's okay." "Okay." "I didn't come here to cause any trouble." "I just wanna say one thing to you, then I'll go away." "We don't have to bother each other anymore ifyou don't want." "I have been casing this place for a couple ofweeks now." "It's a little bit complicated, but this is a very doablejob." "I can handle the system in there ifsomeone can break into this box." "Look, I don't know you, you don't know me." "I know that's not the best way to do things, but..." "I am very good at what I do, okay?" "And I take it very, very seriously." "You can check it out with Max." "Now, ifyou are the guy that he says you are... then we should check this out." "Just--Just take a look at it." "That's all I'm saying, 'cause this is a very big payoff... for very acceptable risks." "Just take a look at it." "Go look foryourself." "You got good taste." "Oh,Jesus." "It's nice and dark in here." "Fucking everything." "Jesus." "Now, you gotta tell me the" "the magic word." "All right, I'm gonna do it." "Good, good.Jesus, sweetheart." "You're a sweetheart." "Bravo." "You're making sense." "But because ofthe risk involved, my end's gotta be six million." "Operator?" "I got a nut down here thatjust said six million." "No, no." "Send paramedics." "I think" " Are you all right?" "I'm fline." "Six fucking million dollars?" "What happened to four?" "I'm doing it in my backyard." "I'm not gonna go like that." "I'm sorry." "Ifyou want me to do this, you gotta pay me what's right." " It's gotta be that way." " I always pay you what's right." "I like your style." "Yeah, well, okay." "I understand." "That's what I have to do." "I wanna pay offthe club, the mortgage." "I wanna own this place free and clear." "I want it to be mine." "I live the way I want." "Because after this, no morejobs." "This is the last one I'm doing." "I'm quitting for good." "How many times have you told me that in 25 years?" "I'm gonna believe that when the pigs eat my brother." " Right?" " I'm done." "I'm done." "No more." "Well, okay." "I hope she's worth it." "Here's numb-nuts." "Nice house, nice club." "You must be really good." "I don't wanna have to do this, but raise your arms." " Be my guest." " He's all right." "Is this a social call?" "What are we doing here?" "I will explore this with you... but I run this operation down to the smallest detail." "Ifyou have a problem with that, we can all go home right now." "Is there a problem with that?" "That's fline." "You will tell me everything you know, then I will design the plan." "If I smell something about thejob oryou that I don't like, I walk." "If I think for one second you're not living up to your end of it... or ifyou hold out on me in any way, I walk." " Understood?" " That's fline." "Tell me what you wanna know." " First, what are we looking for?" " You know what a scepter is?" "It's something that a king holds." "Right there." " It's priceless." " Not to us, it's not." "What can you give me on its specifiic location?" "I can give you the whole building, okay?" "I got foor plans." "I've been clocking the security patterns for over three weeks." "All right." "Paint me a picture." "Okay." "He fiixed me up with thejob." "Not me but Brian, the guy on the street." "Yeah, I remember." "Is he traceable?" "Phone number?" "Address?" "That stuff?" "It's totally tight." "The guy's a charity case, a favor." "The guy truly doesn't even exist on paper." "Hejust shows up." "He's the assistantjanitor... midnight to 8 a.m." "Thesecurity'sprettybasic." "At night, they lock theplace down." "Theybarthegroundfloor windows." "You can onlyenterin through oneplace, out bythe truck court." "Thankyou, Hubert." "Thankyou." "Manpower's verylight." "Theygot one guysitting in a booth outside..." "On the inside, everyone comes in through a standardmetaldetector." "It's trickybringing things through, but I'vegot that figuredout." "Alltheguards knowme now, so no one really looks too close." " Okay, thankyou." " All right." "Once I'm inside, lcango anywhere I want." "Hey, Laurent." "Everythinggets run from this one little centralcommandconsole." "They'vegot fixed video systemsin the elevatorsandin the hallways." "Theygot a couple magnetic doors, but it'sall verybasic." "Lots ofovertime." "Not so much now." "Now, the headjanitor's this oldguy, Danny." "He loves Brian." "Loveshim." "I'vegot thisguycompletely wrappedaroundmy finger." "He'ddo anything forme." "Andmost ofthe time, he'sgot me working with him." "Kindoflow-levelshit, just helping out." "But lcanget away from himplenty." "Igot allkinds ofreasons." "Well, see, that's the kink." "Now, get this." "It was arranged to be brought into the country... inside the leg ofan antique piano." "And it was so simple." "Then they impounded it." "I mean, can you guess why?" "Fucking bugs." "I mean, the whole shipment was contaminated with termites." "Asian longhorn beetles." "We got fucked by bugs." "These things burrowinto the wood... so they were in the crates ofmost oftheshipment." "So theytook thegoods out anddeliveredmost ofthem." "But thepiano ismade ofwoodtoo, so they impoundedit." "Theytook the whole thing andput it in quarantine." "Medium security, third-floorlockup." "They're reallyscared ofthese things... andtheycan'tsend them back to France." "So they decided to burn everything." "but halfofme was temptedtograb them allandmake a breakforit." "Imean, idon't knowifthis thing'sgonna melt or what." "Imean, I wasdying." "Ihadto improvise a little." " I-l saw something in the fiire." " We'rejust burning stuff." "No." "Look, look." "I saw something in the" "Piano." "In the piano, I saw a" " Look." " I saw something." "Jack!" "There!" "There!" "What is it?" "So everybody's freaking out." "Nobody knows what this is or what to do with it." "They don'tsee this kind ofexcitement down there." "So theycallsomesupervisor." "Theyget him out ofbed." "He comes down, he takes one lookat this thing." "He doesn 't know what the hellit is, but he knows it's worth a lot." "He tells them, untiltheycan sort it out, put it in the basement." "Andthat's what they do." " Don't worry." "Don't worry." " Don't worry about it." " I want to see, Danny." " Can I see?" " No." "Come on." "Let's go now." "Okay." "Bye-bye." "Bye." "The basement in the customshouse... is the most secure lockup in eastern Canada." "It was built as a bomb shelter during the Cold War." "All their important stuff's there-- state's evidence, narcotics... confiiscated weapons." "That scepter is in a safe somewhere in this room." "But the thing is, there's no-- there's no cameras." "We'll need pictures ofthe safe or a model number from their filles." "Then we're gonna need plans-- infrastructure maps... blueprints, schematics, anything we can get our hands on." "That's all I got for now, but give me two days." "Wejust gotta fiind a way to get into that basement." "You gonna let it go, or are we gonna drive around pissed all night?" "Why don't you kiss my ass?" " We're about set up." "You ready?" " Holdon." " Wanna give me a mark?" " Notyet." "Notyet." "How you doing?" "Stayoffthe air untillcall." "two-nine, three-two." "Irepeat.33, 26, 29, 32." "Copy that." "Three-three, two-six, two-nine, three-two." "Make a right." "Proceedeast about20yards." "Youshouldsee the next opening." "I'm at a wall here, a cinder block wall... whereyou toldme lhave togo." "Are you sure about that?" "It shows a straight shot on here." "It'snot my imagination." "I'm right here in front ofit." "You wanna come down here and see foryourself?" "Right." "Okay, okay." "Hold on." "All right, just give me a second." " Canyou readme?" " Make a left." "Go about 20 feet." "Youshouldrun into aparalleltunnel." "Make a right." "You'llbe right back on course." "Take the tunnel about 150yards due west." "You'll reach a "T" junction." "Tell me when you're there." "About300yards." " Came to the end." "Made a right." " Headnorthwest." "Northeast." "Check that." "Northeast." "Then make a left turn." "Go about" "Make a right." "Head back." "You got maybe 500 yards to go." "Straight ahead 20 feet, and you should be dead under the room." "The tunnel will keep on going." "But look up." "Youshouldsee the access ladder." "I'm at a shaft." "I'm gonna climb up." "What are you doing?" "Still climbing." "This looks like it." "Hey, you got a utility crew all over the entrance." "Where are you?" "I'm at De La Montagne and Ottawa." "Repeat:" "De La Montagne and Ottawa." "This should be it, right here." "We're here." "I'm just trying to fiind you." "There." "He's right over there." "Okay, you're all clear." "I'm coming out." "Hello." "Anybody home?" " Champagne." " Yeah." " Nice touch." " Nice dress." "You like?" "Thankyou." "So, you asked me a question a couple ofdays ago." "And you gave it some serious thought?" "Actually, I forgot the question." "Here's my answer." "You're not holding up your glass." "I'm sorry." "My father was a lawyer-- very smart man-- and he would always say that a deal is only good... if it leaves both parties feeling as ifthey gave up something." "Is an answer coming soon?" "'Cause the glass is getting heavy." "Okay." "I will change my life..." "I will move here..." "I will love you... and believe that this is the best decision that I've made." "But I will not move here if it means that one day..." "So ifyou can promise me, as of right now, that you're through... then we can drink to making changes." "I" " I said you could drink now." "I know." "I wanna do all that." "I just have to tell you that I'm gonna do one more thing..." " and that's it." " Oh, fuck." "Everything you said is great." "It's perfect." "I just have one more thing I have to do." "You put that out there when you knew you couldn't follow through." "I put it out there because-- I am following through." " This is my last one." "I promise." " Sure it is." "I promise you it is my last one." "Then quit." "Quit now." "And what I didn't need was exactly this kind of painful bullshit." "My life wasn't perfect before, but at least we were clear." "Give me some" "I'll see you when I see you." "Hey, what are you doing?" "Somebody put fiingerprints on my window, Danny." " You don't need to do it." " I like a clean window, Danny." "It's all right." "We missed you last night." "You feeling better?" " Yes, thankyou." " Sure?" "Yes, I'm okay." "Thankyou, Danny." " Take your time." "Okay, bye-bye." " Bye-bye." "Bye." "I've got all this year's books." " Really?" " Yeah." "What else?" "Okay, the system's lronclad Security." "They're a big commercial industrial outfiit." "They handle a lot ofthe government buildings here." "Now, this building's pretty old." "The lines are all over the place." "They're easy to fiind." "I can cut in three or four different places... and let you in from there, but I need the engineering pass codes." "I've been looking." "They don't keep them in here." "They'll be at lronclad." "I don't know what to do." "Okay." "What, are you calling someone now?" "Listen." "Listen carefully." "Ironclad Security." " Big outfit." " Yeah." "I need engineering pass codes for the customshouse." "I don't know, man." "my concentration's shot." "I haven't slept in, like, a month." "Wait." "What customshouse?" "Montreal." "You're not pissing in our own pool, man." "You have always said you were never gonna do a job here in Montreal." " I know." "I know." "Can you do it?" " Steven!" "Who are you talking to at this hour?" "I am having a fucking conversation with a friend of mine, Mother!" " Are you" " Are you okay?" " She isaghoul." "Now, tell me exactly what you want." "Just one second." "Here's someone who can tell you what we need." "Just tell him what you need." "I need separate disarm and reset master codes for the whole system..." " Okay?" " Yes." " You got that?" " Got it." "Now, listen, I'm gonna need this within 48 hours." "Ifyou do that, I'll double your last price." "Dude, give me a Kaypro 64 and a live dial tone... and I can do anything." "Oh, now you are going to die." "This is someone you work with?" "And you're giving me a hard time." "Thursday, 8.07a.m." "Hi." "Igotyourmessage." "One ofthestewardesses is sick... so lhave to coverforher on a New York run." "We have to talk when lcome through in a couple ofdays." "Okay?" "Bye." "Endofmessages." "Just lock it." " You work here?" " No." "Here." "Come on." "Come on." "Come on in." "Want some coffee?" "Jeez." "Is this what we're dealing with?" "Page 720." " Where can I get one ofthese?" " You gotta know the right people." "Traeger foor safe." "Here it is." "Solid steel body." "Filled door with aluminum and cobalt." "Half-inch hard plate." "Double dial." "You're gonna need two, three hours to drill through that." " You can't drill this." " Why not?" "'Cause this is a newer model and it's got these glass packs." "See the glass pack here?" "See?" "You can't break it with a bulldozer." "I've never seen anything like that." "What do you have in mind?" "I don't know, but ifsomebody built it, somebody can unbuild it." "Yeah, see, when I shut this down, you'll see this light go off... but up in the booth, nothing will register." " Is that your box?" " That's it." "That's a fucking monster." "That's three times the size ofthis." "Even bigger than that." "See that over there?" "You can see it better over here." "That's an active infrared post." "I don't know." "That wasn't on the system specs." "That's gotta be some independent loop they set up just in the cage." "I'll take care of it." "All right, just calm down, okay?" "I'll be over in a few minutes." "I was cruising around lronclad's server at the root COBOL level... when someone counter-cracked me, hacked into my machines, my data." "For three minutes, I was fully exposed." "Now I have to fiire wall my whole operations all from scratch." " Can you tell me that in English?" " Sorry." " And what's on the other end?" " Ironclad's computers." "My guess is he's some low-level systems administrator." "So, we switch to a private chat room, and he sends me this." "Can you believe that?" "The guy comes into my world and calls me an asshole." " Can you get me the bypass codes?" " I type, "How much?" He types..." ""Engineering codes for the customshouse basement?"" "I say, "You guessed it, Blue's Clues."" "And he says, "Fuckyou." And I say, "No, fuckyou."" "And he says, "No, fuckyou." I'm like, "No, fuckyou."" "Then he's like, "No, fuck--"" "Can you get me the bypass codes?" "The guy wants 50 thou in exchange for the codes." " Fifty thousand." " Yes." "Get the account number." "I'll wire the money, and he'll deliver the codes through you." "Negative." "The guy won't go for a transfer." "When this score's done, I'm gonna brute this creep with everything." "By the time I'm done with this fuck, he won't be able to hide in Bolivia!" "Jesus." "Look at all these people." "Who sets up a meeting in a public park?" " You see him?" " StiIllooking." "Got him." "He brought backup." "Okay, I got him." "Shake my hand." "That's right." "You my guy?" "Yeah." " Who's this?" " Cousin." "Cousin?" "Okay." "See the guy over my left shoulder... back there on the bench, reading the paper, the big one?" "That's my cousin, okay?" "So we've all got family here, which is nice, I think." "Yeah?" "Okay." "Let megiveyou that." "Lookinside andmakesureyou're happy." "No, don't take that out." "That's why you don't set a meeting in a park." "Just for future reference." "Just fip through it in the bag." "We're about set to go here." "You ready?" "What the fuck is that?" "He's gonna give me the numbers, and I'm gonna read 'em into this mike... to a friend of mine who's gonna check 'em out." "Did you think I was gonna write it down on a cocktail napkin?" " Okay, ready." " Okay, you're on." "First set: 3-1 -7." " 3-1 -7." " Got it. 3-1-7." "Steven, 3-1 -7." "Confirm 3-1-7." "Just be a second." "Are you guys maternal cousins?" " First numbers are clean." " They're clean." "They're clean." "he tries to get in my system again, I will fry him, okay?" "Why don't we worry about next time next time, okay?" "Let's get this done before people start looking at us." " Give me the second set." " 9-4-6." " 9-4-6." " 9-4-6." "Repeat: 9-4-6. 9-4-6." " Take it easy." "Relax." "Have a smoke." " I don't smoke." "Me either, so good for us." "You guys local?" "You live here?" "Why are you asking so many fucking questions?" " They're good." " Second set is good." "5-8-3-9." "5-8-3-9." "Got it." "5-8-3-9." "This is taking too long." "I'm gonna fuckin' lose it." "Shut up, Eric." "They have to verify the numbers offthe server." "It takes some time." "Just relax, Eric." "Can you help me out?" "It's turning into amateur hour out here." " Fuckyou, asshole." " What are you doing?" "One ofthem has a gun." "Burt, bigguy'sgot agun." "Steven, how's itgoing?" "We're losing theseguys." " I'm working it, man." " Steven, want some lunch?" "I'm on the phone, bitch!" "Put it away, Eric." "There's kidsallaround." "What areyou thinking?" "Put it away." "Take a deep breath and just put it in your back pocket." "Put it away." " They're all good." " Lastset ofnumbers confirmed." "Last set of numbers confiirmed." "Let's get out of here." "Next time, don't bring a gun." "Listen, I thought I might need one, and I did." " Now we've got the codes." " Don't bring a gun." "Jesus Christ." "I called." "They said you hadn't checked in yet." "No." "So what time you getting in?" "Just come over to my place." "I'll cook some" "Yeah." "Yeah." "I wasjust saying come to my place." "I'll cook something." "You know, we'll talk, okay?" "I'm thinkin' 'bout aplace" "I'm waitin'forthe day" "When I willmake mygetaway" "Because asany foolcan see" "There'snothin'here forme" "But hurry up, boy bring that water" "Don't do things youshouldn 't oughta" "He's good." "Listen, tell me something." "Tell me something." "All the years you've been doing this... what's the biggest gamble you ever took?" "On thejob." "You know, biggest long shot." "I don't take long shots." "I know you're careful." "You know, I'm careful too." "That's not what I mean." "I mean" "When you were starting out, when you werejust getting going... you must have taken some fiers here and there." "Done something that was a little wild." "I'm just curious." "Never took long shots." "I'm gonna say something to you." "You're smart, you're talented and you know a few things... but talent means nothing ifyou don't make the right choices." "There's talented people out there who never see daylight anymore." "Last thing, it takes discipline... because this whole game is one big long shot..." "It's inevitable." "You want my advice?" "But still, I'm lookin' at you, and you got all this already... and you're sittin' here with me, workin' with a partner... in the city where you live, on a job that's gotten more complicated... than you thought it was gonna be." "So I know you're still takin' a shot at something." "I gotta go." "See ya tomorrow." "The maintenance crews come in the tunnels by6a.m." "I gotta be back in the hole by 5:30." "As soon as the guards leave, you gotta tell me right away." "You know, I mean" " Is that even possible?" "Just physics." " How long is that gonna take?" " Twelve, fifteen minutes, tops." "Fifteen minutes, tops?" "Okay." "Okay." "Then ifyou're on the box by 5:00, the prize goes in the bag by 5:1 5." " You got no problem at all." " 5:1 5, 5:30, I'm back in the hole." " You reset the system." " That's perfect." "I'll pack up my shit." "I can meet you here." " We can go to Max, or I can" " We're not gonna meet back here." "He pays us off." "We never see each other again." "Forget it.Just forget it." "I'm gonna come with you to Max's." " We'll deliver it together." " No, you're not." "Listen." "I've done this down to the last detail." "Don't put me on the sideline when it's time to collect." " Don't do it." " Listen to me." "You do anything out ofthe ordinary, you're gonna get made." "Do you understand that?" "Be smart." "Finish out your shift." " You're the boss." " Okay." "Steven got these from a supplier." "They're throwaways." "Totally untraceable." "That's what they say?" "Maybe you should walk away from this one." "What are you doing down here?" "Jesus Christ, you scared the shit out of me." "What the hell are you doing down here?" "Did you involve Teddy Salida in this?" " What?" "Teddy Salida?" " Yeah." " Why would you say that?" " I see these guys outside." "Four million." "Look, how do you think I got all this?" "They gave it to me and the house in Bermuda?" "What's the matter with you?" "What's he know?" " About what?" " About what we're doing." "Nothing." "I told him I found something that would go for eight... and that we'd split the profits, that's all." "What are you actually selling the scepter for, Max?" "$30 million." "Jesus." "Max, what were you thinking?" "What was I thinking?" "The same thing you were thinking." "How are we gonna get out from under all this bullshit we've been living?" "The chance came." "Took it." " It's gonna work out fine." " No, it's not." " What do you mean, it's not?" " It's not." "It's a mess." "Jesus Christ, it's my ass on the line anyway, not yours." "I'm not taking the biggest gamble of my life... so I can hand my money over to Teddy Salida." "You thinkyou're not gonna get your fuckin' money?" "Look, there's two things you gotta know." "One is you're gonna get every fuckin' red cent." "And, yeah, Teddy knows a little." " He knows?" " He does a little, I said." " So you did lie?" " Yeah, lied!" "Shit happens, man!" "Christ Almighty!" "I lied foryou and I lied for me." "I had to say something to get you to suit up, like always." "I'm sorry, but I'm not gonna do it." "It's a tiny door." "Open the door." "Take the shit." "Close the door." "We're out." "There's too much bullshit around it." "What's that?" "The buyer." "Real simple." "You call him when you get the scepter." "He'll meet you at the airstrip 30 miles up the St. Lawrence." "There's a little town called St. Croix." "You give him the scepter, he gives you the cash." "You take your cut and you wire me the rest." "I'll give Teddy his, and you're clean." "It's too risky." "You know how long we go back?" "Twenty-five years." "I'm gonna tell you something." "For the first time in my life, I'm scared." "I don't know why it is." "I was never scared before... but I'm scared now, Nick." "And you're right about Teddy." "He's gonna blow me away if he can." "If I don't get him his money, he" "Man, he" "Hey, don't-don't-don't-don't let me slide on this one." "I can't afford it, man." "I can't-- I can't scrap it out anymore." "I gotta have some slack." "All right." "Okay." "I hope you're not fuckin' me up." "I'm going down to check the power." " How much more equipment you got?" " Here you go." " Sorry!" "Sorry!" "Sorry!" " It's okay, Brian." " Come on in." " It's my radio." " Hey, what's all the commotion?" " Don't worry, Danny." " They're beefing things up." " What for?" " A few cameras in the basement." " Like we're gonna lose it, right?" " Lose what?" " That thing in the piano leg." "Now we're getting calls from the central office." "Hey, it's me." "Yeah, we got a problem." "They got a camera over the main door here, covering that." "They got a camera here, looking right across the middle." "They got one special just on the box... sees this entire cage." "This camera looking at the box... how high is it from the floor and how low is it from the ceiling?" "Probably 1 0, 1 2 feet up offthe floor." "Four feet down from the ceiling." "I think we're fucked." "So let me" "When I'm here... you'll cut the feed when I get across here, then you'll restore it." "Then when I'm ready here, you'll cut it again... and I'll go to work here." "We're not gonna get another chance." "We gotta go now or we don't go at all." "Hi, Doug." "Hi." " Hi, Henri." " Hi, Brian." " Okay." "Thankyou." " No problem." "Yeah." "Yeah, my mom got those for me." " Oh, your mom gave you those?" " I thinkyou got a girl." "No girl, Danny." "You're a stinker." "Well, you and your new shoes can give me a hand up on six tonight." "We're gonna wax the whole cafeteria floor." "You hit the garbage." "I'll get the stuff." "I'll meet you there, what, 1 5 minutes." "Fifteen." "Okay." "Okay, I'll get the garbage, Danny." "Okay?" "Bye-bye, Andre." "Bye-bye." "You look good with those shoes." "Yeah, thanks." "I know." "Okay." "Okay, Danny." " Guess what time it is." " I don't know." "Yes, you do, Danny!" "It's lunchtime!" "All right, I'll tell you what." "What do you say we keep on working, finish the other side, hmm?" "No, Danny." "Why?" "Then we can blow offthe rest of the day and grab some pancakes." "It won't take us long.Just throw a little extra thinner into the mix." "It'll go like butter." "Danny, I am sorry." "It's okay.Just leave it." "I'll mop it up." " I'll go get some more." " You don't need to" " I will get some more." " All right." " You know where?" "Ground floor?" " Okay." "You know the closet?" "Set to go." "Set to go." "Fuck." "Are you there?" "I'm on my mark." " I'm on." "Are you there?" " I'm here." "We're running late." "Iknow." "Ihit a snag." "I'm already all set up, though." "Just give me one second." "All right, I just gotta punch in these codes.Just sit tight." "It's clear." "Get in there." "I'm inside the first cage." "Repeat:" "I am inside the first cage." "You're all clear." " I'm set." "Kill it." " All right, on my mark." "Go." "I'm here." "There we go." "Perfect." "Tell me when you're in second position." "Fuck." "Do you know where is Brian?" "No idea." "I'm ready." "I need a second here." "Hold on." "I'm allset." "Cut the cameras." "Repeat." "I'm all set." "Cut the cameras." "Gotta go." "Got to go." "What's up?" "What's up?" "I got company." "I got company." "Hang on onesecond." "Okay." "Jack, where are you?" "Jack. come in.Jack." "Jack. areyou there?" "I'm pulling out." "Repeat:" "I'm pulling out." " I'm back." "I'm back." " It's too late." " I'm pulling out." " No. it'snot." "We'regood." "Get ready to go." "On mymark." "Go. go. go." "What the hell's wrong with these machines?" "Hey, stop banging on it." "Check the connection." " You see something?" " I don't know." "Call them." "Call lronclad." " And look like idiots?" " I don't care." "Call them." "Maybe it's some ofthe equipment down in the basement." "Okay." "Thanks." "Someone will be here in a few minutes." "Where are you, kid?" "Turn around." "Be quiet." "I wish you had not come down here, man." "Get over there." "Turn around." "Come on." "Let's go." "Turn around." "Walk over there." "Open the door." "Open it." "Get inside." "Look at me." "You're a good man." "I don't want to hurt you." "But ifyou start making noise or try to open that door, I will do it." "Do you understand me?" "I don't wanna wait." "I want you and Tommy to go into the basement now." "Come on, Andre." "I'm watching this." "Laurent, please." "Tommy, get Philippe." "We're gonna be checking out the basement again." " Are you crazy?" " Take it offand put it down." " Aw, come on." " Take it offand put it down now!" " Don't do this." " Take it offand put it down!" " Please, don't" " Don't fuckin' argue with me." "Take it offand put it down." "I can't." "I can't." "I'll put the next one in your knee." "I don't have time to fuck around." "We can work out the details later." "I am leaving with that scepter." "Now, take it off and hand it over right now!" "Put it down." "Slowly." "Now, step back." "Back up." "Throw it over there." "Step in the middle." "Step in the middle." "That's right." "We wouldn't be here ifyou'd thrown me some respect at the beginning." "Just a little bit." " This is a stupid move." " It is?" "Why?" " We all come out ahead." "What are you doing?" "Just go up there and finish" "It's a long shot." "I should play it tight." "You know what I think ofyour bullshit advice?" "I think that's you trying to talk me into taking a sucker's share... on a score that I set up from the beginning!" "You think I'm stupid, that I don't see what you and Max are doing?" "See, that doesn't work for me." "I appreciate your help, but you should've made me a partner." "Now I gotta take a shot." "Just sit tight.Just sit tight." "Everything will be fine." "Now you got a choice." "You can either head for that tunnel... or smile for that camera." "Andre, what's happening?" "Get down!" "Go to the basement!" "We're being robbed!" "We're being robbed!" "Henri, quick!" "Go outside!" "Wait for the police!" "Let's go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Go!" "Over here!" "Over here!" " He's in the tunnel!" " Where is he?" "Find him!" " Back there!" " Okay!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Come on!" " Where's Danny?" "Just get out!" " Okay." "Just wait outside." "Just wait outside!" " Okay, bye-bye." "Wait, Brian, wait!" "Get back, Brian!" "It's Brian!" "It's Brian!" " Have you seen Brian?" " He's okay!" "He's outside!" "No!" "My God, it's him!" "It's okay now." "It's okay." "Attention." "The bus toAlbany." "New York leaves in five" "Yeah?" " Hey. didyou make it?" " Fuckyou." "Come on." "I'm just checking to make sure you got out okay." "I knew you'd give 'em the slip." "I'm almost home, too, here, by the way." "Oh, you are, huh?" "You sure about that?" "Look. whateveryou're thinking about.just forget it. okay?" "This is over now and you just gotta deal with it." "It's not overyet 'cause you don't know where you're going, and I do." " You don't knowshit!" " You know where you're going?" "I'm five minutes from being gone." "You can't imagine where I'm going." " Yougot nothin '." " You know what I got." "Youjust can't deal with the fact that lbeatyou." "Oh, yeah?" "What have you got?" "Huh?" "What have you got?" "Let me askyou something." "When did you start thinking you were better than me, huh?" "You still there, ace?" "Okay." "Nicely done." "Nicely done." "Now let's talk about this." "Okay, let's see." "How'd you put it?" ""Deal with it." "It's over."" "No, I don't think so." "You want me to list the ways I can burn you?" "We either work this out right now, or I will take you down." "Oh, yeah?" "How?" "My shop, my tools, they're gone." "Me, my friend, I'm just a taxpayingjazz club owner." "Nice workin' withyou. ace." "Okay, bye-bye." "Montreal wasstunned bythe daringpredawn robbery... ofthe oldcity'shistoric customshouse." "A pricelessscepter wasstolen." "A seniornightjanitor... identifiedthisman..." "A secondsuspect vanished from thescene without a trace." "Police have no solidleads."