Bursts through the door, panting Yo, bro, that art heist got hella heat. We gotta bounce, pronto!
dang what did you do now..?
Well, you know how I like to play the angles, so I may have accidentally switched the paintings at the gallery. Oops!
Look, I was thinking we could sell the fake paintings for a fraction of the price, pocket the cash, and use it to fund our next caper.
we get either 5 million per painting or 0.1% of the painting value which is 50 million. It's clearly a huge sum of money but selling them for less devalues us as criminals.
Haha, you're right, bro. I guess I've been hanging out with Art too long. But hey, I got a plan to recover our street cred!
we steal the original paintings back and replace them once again. That way everyone is oblivious to what happened.
grinning You're absolutely right, my man! Operation "Artful Dodge" is go! Time to get those original paintings back and put this whole mess behind us.
claps hands together Alright, bro! Let's break down the mission. Step one, gather our crew and secure a safehouse near the gallery. Step two, pull off a classic distraction to draw attention away from the building while I slip inside unnoticed. Step three, navigate through the security system and find the vault where the paintings are kept. Step four, crack the vault and grab the paintings. Step five, execute our escape plan, leaving no trace behind. Step six, sell the paintings back to the gallery while you keep watch. And step seven, celebrate our victory at the local bar, knowing we've pulled off the heist of the century!
even though I am part z they'll know I'm a risk and I'll be watched closely
Don't sweat it, bro! I got an angle for that too. We'll set up a decoy operation on the opposite side of town, drawing all the heat towards that direction. While everyone's busy there, you slip into the gallery unnoticed.
what if we can't crack the vault? What if it's better guarded?
Haha, bro, when it comes to vault cracking, I got skills for days! If the vault proves to be too tough, we'll need a little extra persuasion. I know a guy who can crack any combination lock in under 30 seconds flat. He's a genius, a master of codes and combinations. But he comes with a hefty price tag - 200 grand per vault opened.
dammit that's $2m when there's two vaults. The prints will be worth that alone.
Ah, you got a point there, partner. Two vaults times two hundred grand each is indeed a hefty sum. But hey, you know me - I always got a trick up my sleeve. How about we hit up our good pal Jerry, the expert safecracker?
he's expensive and a risk
True, bro, but sometimes you gotta spend money to make money, ya know? And trust me, Jerry owes us a favor. He owes me one in particular. Remember that time we helped him get out of that sticky situation with the Russian Mafia? Well, now's payback time.
and the heat won't die down even after a year. They'll try to execute us
Damn straight they'll come after us, but that's what makes it exciting, my friend! You think the law can catch up to us?