Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers Page #4

and by the end, I could open a cat

in no time.

What's the cat? The cat,

we call a cat, the safe.

Jewellery is like a magnet

for crime.

It's worth a lot and the crooks

want it. Hello, I'm Mike for...

Jewellery crime is big business,

often run by organised criminals

who won't hesitate to use violence

in the city, suburbs or out in the

country.

Jewellery crime causes $1.1 billion

in losses each year

from all sources, including

consumers.

But in most stores,

most of the jewellery does end up

here at closing time,

and even though it's not as common

as you might think,

the safe is still a target.

I have a lot to tell you about

these robberies,

and there were many, but the best

job I did was in Spain.

Perfect plan.

The jewellery shop was a perfect

target.

It was a beautiful boutique,

you know.

Very high class.

There was, in this city, a most

beautiful jewellery shop.

Everything with diamonds. Rings with

diamonds, bracelets, necklaces.

Very beautiful.

Jewellery rarely achieves that

kind of sparkle, very rarely,

but we had no access,

no access at all.

So we had to do it in a different

way.

We tried many ways.

We had different ideas about the job

and then, finally, we had the idea -

just to hire a shop next door.

Next to the jewellery shop was

the souvenir shop.

In order to get to the

jewellery shop,

we needed to go through this second

shop first.

She met the Spanish shop owner

and befriended him.

She had to lure the guy into a trap.

I didn't go to seduce him,

but my very appearance

contributed to his joy.

He employed me at his place.

Not to work, because I couldn't speak

the language well enough,

but to oversee things.

She had to do a good job

because we needed to gain his trust.

Of course, her beauty helped.

He thought they could get closer,

that they would be

together every day.

Well, I don't see why I should feel

guilty.

It is his problem that he

fell in love with me

and that my presence brought him

lots of pleasure.

I couldn't do anything about that.

So when she was there, she examined

the wall,

which gave us an idea that we could

knock it down

and where we could exit...

..which way we could run.

She was there so she could scan

and find that information,

see if the plan would be possible.

The reason why I spent a lot of time

with the Spanish guy was so that

I could observe exactly

when the jewellery shop closed -

when would it open, when they

would go out for a coffee,

for how long they would be out.

Generally, it was all about them.

In fact, I'm the most important part

of the job, and I'm aware of that.

My one mistake would be their fall,

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