- 15/05/2025
Mickey crosses paths with Victor Maher, an ex-fraud squad officer, now head of security at a bank. Maher blackmails Mickey into helping him catch bank robber Sam Richards by infiltrating Richard's team of robbers.
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00:00You
00:30I
01:00I
01:30I
02:00Well, no place hasn't changed much as it
02:10Samuel Richards
02:16Should I know him he robs banks and and you and I together I've got to catch him I
02:25I
02:28Think you have me confused with someone else
02:31You play chess Michael I
02:39Prefer snakes and ladders. It's my great passion. I'm happy for you. I have an IQ of
02:45157 so when I get the chance to lock horns with a great Mickey bricks
02:50It's an opportunity too good to miss
02:54It seems you have me at a disadvantage. I was in the fraud squad for 19 years and now
02:59head of security at Moore's Bank
03:02Who ex-cop becomes head of security at bank?
03:06It's hardly original original. No lucrative
03:10Yes, see I found it very easy to negotiate my contract with a
03:15100% conviction rate
03:17Impressive I have left every grifter I ever met in my wake
03:23Including Albert stroller
03:29Victor mayor
03:33Albus mentioned me that once I'm not sure if I recall the exact words go on paraphrase
03:39an unprincipled
03:41reprobate two-faced son of a bitch
03:44How I do miss Albert
03:46I
03:51Kneels
04:00Cut oh
04:06Didn't know you could do that. It's a lot of things you don't know about me Danny such as
04:11Well I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you well that might be worth it are we playing cards
04:19Flirting I thought we could do both
04:22Yeah, well, that's why you'll never grow as a person well unlike Mickey
04:26Is that your professional opinion or is that just because you fancy him?
04:30game dealer's choice of course
04:33a
04:38Strip poker when he was 17 Danny's uncle used him as a lookout why he and his crew robbed a casino in Windsor
04:45Good job professional clean the place out
04:48And they took the CCTV tapes with them anyway last week one of these tapes turns up and Danny's uncle's long gone
04:55But one of his crew wanted to make a deal
04:58Old friend of mine in the squad showed it to me
05:02Well he knew that Danny was a grifter now
05:04And he wanted my opinion which I assume you're about to share with me. I show that tape to robbery
05:10Danny blue goes to prison and
05:13By helping you I can stop that happening only by helping me. Can you stop that from happening?
05:19Now we got branches in Edinburgh Liverpool Birmingham and London and Richards has hit every one of those except London
05:27well
05:28He arrived here last night
05:32He's
05:34About to find out that the alarms expert that he expected to be that's been arrested
05:40Favor from an old colleague
05:44So he's gonna be looking for a replacement
05:47And that's where you come in
05:50said a thief to catch a thief I
05:53Am NOT a thief well think of it as a way of stopping your pal from going to prison
05:58Danny's a big boy now
06:01He can look after himself
06:06Three sevens
06:14Not straight
06:24We don't want me to take I mean you wouldn't fit to the spoils
06:31I
06:33I
07:00Don't see another game
07:03Barry
07:06It's killing a bit of time yeah, how does on his way to where he's bar the marks can be another week, so everyone hang loose
07:18Complicated Michael whether you help you catch him or I'll have Danny put away
07:29When I've got him you get the tape
07:34I'm
07:37Gonna need some more information
07:42You can find me there
08:03Oh
08:08Come on Albert, how long a month a year
08:12Can't deal with this man Michael. He's poisonous. We have to give Danny the choice. I don't like being manipulated
08:21Victor Mary is a freak of nature. I know him. He doesn't care about the bank or Danny. It's all about the game
08:29He's thrilled at taking on the best grifters in Europe and out grifting them
08:33Jimmy cold
08:35Mitch Peters and Carl Taylor you can't outsmart you can't outmaneuver him
08:40He knows every trick we do and more besides
08:44I
08:45Do believe you have a bogeyman?
08:48Don't go there Michael
08:50I
08:52He's already winning
08:53Oh, how so if he studied you like I think he has he knows that you have three weaknesses and he'll use them
09:01against
09:02three weaknesses
09:04loyalty that
09:07extraordinary ego of yours
09:10You're psychopathic hatred of being told what to do by anyone. Yeah. Well, I watched my father doing exactly what society told him to
09:18And then I had to watch as that same sense of duty crushed him I
09:23know
09:25Whatever the origins mayor knows about them
09:28He's using Danny right now to spark your loyalty and your ego is beginning to relish the challenge of taking him on
09:37He'll go to you next and then belittle you enough to suck you in
09:44Don't do it
09:48Look there's an easy way out of this. I'll just get the tape
09:51Oh
09:53Oh
10:16Excuse me, is that yours? Oh, thank you
10:23Oh
10:53Michael you disappoint me
11:00You must have known I'd try oh, yes, of course, I just didn't expect you to be so clumsy
11:08Now what's it gonna be Michael are we gonna play more games or are you gonna do as you are told?
11:16And so the deal
11:19You will find out when and how Richard's is gonna rob this bank
11:23Now if by some strange chance he changes his mind the tape goes to the police
11:28If he sprains his ankle or his wrist or any other part of his anatomy
11:32Then you will drag him into the vault yourself or the tape will go to the police
11:37When he opens the vault and only when he has opened the vault and only when you and I have watched him open the vault
11:44Will you get the tape?
11:46And how do I know you haven't made a copy?
11:49because
11:50That will suggest that I have considered the possibility that you can outwit me which you haven't
12:00After this last performance the only possibility that I would consider is that I have overestimated you
12:07So now be a good boy. Will you go catch my thief?
12:13Are you still here
12:17If
12:23It's any consolation
12:26Even I have a boss you see Michael sooner or later. Everybody has to serve someone
12:34Even you
12:43Check
12:47Did you get it
12:51He was waiting for me
12:54So what now
12:57Work on Sam Richards, I'll do what mayor wants. Let's brief the others
13:05Sam Richards has now hit four branches of Moore's Bank. We've had a tip-off. He's due to hit the London branch
13:10I don't get it since when do we rob banks? We don't Richards is going to
13:17Well, so what's the con it's gonna happen. Anyway, we just take a slice after the fact
13:21Well, that still sounds like robbing banks to me. Look since when did we ask where a mark got his money?
13:27If it's going down anyway, then it makes him fair game
13:30Yeah, and it still makes us accessories before during and after the fact the cupboard is bare guys
13:35We need a score and we need it fast
13:38Albert
13:43I'm with Mike
13:45Okay, so what we know about not much except that he seems to dislike banks well who doesn't so what's the in
13:53He needs an alarms expert. We use ashes debate
13:57What do you know about alarms? I know about everything, you know about everything. Okay, if you know about everything, what's
14:03What's the capital of?
14:06Luxembourg
14:07Luxembourg see
14:09You're good. You're very good. Thank you very much. You're not helping Danny
14:14Mmm, let's start having a go at my girl. It's could you say me naked?
14:20Don't ask
14:24Okay, this is what we do Richards is staying at the Royal Lodge Hotel
14:29Albert will hook him in from there
14:32Once he's made contact he introduces him to me as a local fixer and I pass him on to ash
14:37And what about Danny and me will keep you to floating plug any gaps?
14:44Okay, come on let's do it
14:54Naked strip poker. Oh, right
14:59You were jealous
15:00No, I wasn't. Yes. No. No, I was just concerned that you may have been you know, taking advantage of him
15:06Of course you are
15:09Can you do something for me? Yeah, I'll go and get the cars now if you like
15:14No, no, I need you to keep Danny out of the way for a while. It's important. I'll explain why later
15:20Is he in trouble?
15:21Just just keep him occupied
15:24Okay
15:25Thanks. I
15:28Don't believe this. What is the Bank of England interest rate three and a half percent?
15:31They charge me ten times this for a credit card in one in the first place
15:43I
15:52Thought you knew about a lot
15:59Floating I mean, what's that all about? Are you gonna bitch all day long?
16:03But Albert okay is the Roper. Okay. Ash does the fixing Mickey inside man me me. I'm a floater
16:09I mean to me that sounds like a turd
16:13And we do like to be center stage. Don't we Danny? I have a talent. Okay, it's my duty to share it with the world
16:19It's very thoughtful. Hey, I love it. Yeah, so what's wrong with that?
16:24Telling me you don't it's a means to an end when
16:30Saving enough money to buy a small place in the Caribbean one day. That's it. So you're saying it's just a job to you
16:36I didn't say that so you love it really
16:40Is there any point to this? Yes
16:43You know indulge me. I tell you what, why don't you tell me about you?
17:02Hello again
17:04How we met briefly at breakfast oh
17:07Oh, yeah, I remember sorry George Coupe Sam Richards I get you a drink
17:14Scotch, thanks. Oh, yeah
17:18Now you look like a man who's had a tough morning
17:21Well, I was expecting someone but they've gone AWOL. Mm-hmm. Is there anything I can help you with?
17:27No, I doubt it. Well, just remember there are no such things as problems simply opportunities for solutions
17:34Hmm. Thanks. I'll try and remember it
17:39Cheers cheers
17:42Okay, I love all the old cons, you know stuff I read about him books and the 20s and 30s
17:50People like Charles Ponzi yellow kid. Well, hey, you're an old romantic. See I knew you'd say the piss
17:58No, I'm not. I
18:01promise
18:03I don't know. I just I always wanted to try one. So it'll feel like you shall
18:15Take my game insurance
18:17We had a claim last year. That was damn certain was an inside job
18:21It was a burglary at a stately home him state-of-the-art security
18:25They were in and gone with the family Jews without so much as a footprint
18:30There was not only do we need an alarms man, but a crooked one tell us I was fixed did you find one?
18:38Unfortunately, I had a contact for that terribly unethical needs must
18:49Can I get you another yeah
18:51Yeah
18:58Albert bring him in
19:21You
19:51You
20:21You
20:51You
21:21You
21:51You
21:53You
22:20Danny boy
22:23Get out of here
22:27Oh, excuse me, yes, have you lost a dog? Yes. I think it might be in that. Oh, thank you. Thank you
22:37This is Vincent Cole
22:40Vincent is Sam Sam Richards Sam
22:43No offense gentlemen, but I get the distinct impression that I don't want to hear the scalper say thank you to us
22:48Oh, my very great pleasure
22:54George tells me you have contacts in a field that I need help with which is
23:00alarm systems
23:02And what kind of help you're looking for?
23:05Does it matter if you're straight up? No, but if you're a cop, I need to hear you say the words
23:09So I complete entrapment when I'm arrested
23:15Okay, I have other things to do
23:17Sorry, it's my
23:22Coffee thanks
23:26I'm planning to rob a bank and the bellman is an afterthought. I've been let down. I
23:32Can get into the bank I
23:34Can deal with the outer security until I get to the vault. That's where I need help
23:39It's a lock-in system with a retina scan. I need a specialist
23:44I had a guy lined up, but he was arrested last night. Can you bypass it? No
23:50The only one with a security override is Victor mayor
23:54the head of security
23:57Okay, so when are you going in tomorrow night?
24:04So
24:06Can you help no
24:10But I know a man who can
24:14You
24:16Well, it's a piece of cake you hack into the retina scans and reprogram you said
24:21What are these new settings?
24:23You take it on scanner replace their retina scans with your own
24:26Yeah, I'll give you the software and talk you through the process great
24:29Whatever you do though. Remember to wipe both scans from the computer memory before you get out
24:33Otherwise, it's like leaving your fingerprints behind
24:36Hang on
24:37both scans
24:40Well, the lock on has been updated at Moore's
24:42It's a double scan two people eight feet apart. How many in your crew?
24:46one
24:47You're doing this on your own. It's how I work. It would have scans at least a few worries. I
24:53Mean you won't even be able to carry the bleeding money out. Well, I
24:56Won't be taking any money out
25:00My dad was 47 when he took a shotgun placed it under his chin and the trigger
25:06He
25:08Ran a small diamond-cutting business started by my great-grandfather
25:11But the time dad took over bigger companies were buying new machines made stones quicker cheaper. So he took out a loan to keep afloat
25:19When the bank called the loan in he felt he let down his entire family
25:24It's too ashamed to face us
25:26Moore's back
25:28There are cancer
25:30Playground police what so this is revenge. Do you any idea what it's like to watch your father die?
25:37Watch your whole family everything you've ever known and loved disintegrate in a second. All he ever wanted to do is
25:43Play it straight, you know
25:45toe the line I
25:48know this sounds stupid, but
25:50This isn't about the money
25:54God in the 20s
25:57My grandfather bought a stone
26:01Still uncut but even then it must have been worth a quarter of a million
26:06The bank took it to recoup my dad's loan
26:09But instead of putting up for auction they kept it for themselves and wrote off the loan
26:15That loan was 40,000 pounds
26:20Yeah, I've taken back every penny that they stole and cause as much damage as I could in the process
26:29But I'm gonna get the diamond
26:31And then that's it then it's over
26:36And that's what's in the vault. Yeah, but they're moving at the day after tomorrow. That's why I have to do this now
26:44Only if what you say about them updating the alarm system is true, I can't do it on my own
27:07The only idea what it's like to watch your father die
27:11What's your whole family everything you've ever known and loved disintegrate in a second
27:17My dad worked at and slept paid his taxes on time told the line the only dream he had was retiring
27:26Worked himself to death three days before his 60th birthday
27:31Everybody has to serve someone
27:33Oh
27:45See you're married before it's right. That's how I got into the life. He was a small-time hustler
27:49I play a whore pick up a mark Jake would burst in as the irate pimp or boyfriend threatened to tell their wives
27:56It's class in it. Yeah. Well, I thought we were building a future
28:01Then five years ago, he cleared out all our savings and he disappeared you'll see him since
28:10You're missing
28:14Of course I did for a while. Yeah
28:16But no, no not anymore. I'm not even angry anymore. Things are what they are
28:23So where does
28:24Mickey fit into all this you helped me out when Jake left. Yeah, but you know before that they're right
28:31Can we talk about something else
28:40Okay, what about
28:45What about you and me
28:48What about us I don't know about you, okay
28:53But I really enjoyed today
28:55Yeah, it was fun. I
28:58Just got the feeling that that you wanted to be me
29:04Look
29:09You know, I like you down boy I
29:14Know you like me too
29:17Well, I must say when you're not being obnoxious you can be really quite sweet
29:23So
29:25So
29:27Oh
29:29Oh
29:53So, how is it for you? Sorry, I can't
29:57Do you mean you can all right I won't look I told you once before I don't screw people I work with what people or
30:03Or is it just me?
30:10What makes him so special
30:18What's going on nothing
30:20Danny Danny, well, don't ask me. I'm just floating
30:50You
31:03Someone to see
31:08Albert Struggle
31:10picture man
31:12It's federal
31:13If that me house, you're looking well, why thank you. You look as though you're doing pretty well yourself
31:21Hey
31:26You went to see mayor
31:27He sent me this he taped it. I
31:31Didn't see that coming. You begged him to leave me alone. I
31:36Didn't beg him. I asked and what makes you think I need yours or anyone else's protection
31:40You have no idea what you're getting into. I thought I was keeping Danny out of prison. You're putting yourself back in what?
31:47Sit down
31:51Swallow your pride and sit down
32:01Now think yes, of course I have no sir
32:09Richards has been plaguing mayor's banks. He's at branches and for the cities and they haven't even come close to catching it
32:16It's driving him mad
32:21I
32:29Goes out for a beer with some of his old friends from the frog squad and all he hears about is you
32:37He set you up to catch Richards why
32:41to prove he can
32:44There's that ego again
32:48He set me up to catch Richards
32:51to
32:53Put us in the same place and why would he do that to?
33:01Please tell me you haven't I'm going into the vault with Sam
33:06Because but his father
33:10It's a long story. I'm sure there's a bleeding heart in there. I
33:16Guarantee the mayor knew that's what you do. Am I that predictable?
33:20He plays to your weaknesses. He gets you both in the same place and he leaves you no way out
33:25Then he calls the police and then he gets what he desires most to be the man who out
33:31smartening Mickey Briggs
33:33Then he said out of prison and you go down instead
33:36You taught me there was always a way out because I never thought you'd run into Victor mayor
33:43He lures you into the game and plays you like a violin
33:47Every grifter he ever sent away made the same mistake. They all hope they picked it out think him
33:54But they couldn't I
33:58Love you like a son, but I don't think you could either
34:07You want to play no, I want to win
34:11I
34:15Give up Albert
34:21Help me
34:30Okay
34:32What makes you strong?
34:34What I know what you taught me that's not enough. He beat me
34:41The others and where are they ash doesn't know anything wonders why he thinks you don't trust him
34:53Stacey's bright as a button the best ally you've ever had and he asked her advice
35:02And Danny's drift scent could put even you in the shade one day have you used him
35:08No
35:10And why not
35:12Because you're too proud to ask you think the whole world's better off resting on your shoulders
35:19You got a good brain
35:23Use it
35:35I'll see you two not talking
35:41Oh, so you're angry with Danny for being Danny
36:02I'm sorry
36:10I
36:14Mean it and I already did enjoy today
36:21Yeah
36:24Stacey Mickey wants you
36:32So you knew all this and you never said a word to me that was wrong Danny
36:36I'm sorry, and that goes for all of you. What's strongest as a team and I
36:42Tend to forget that so if you don't set this guy up Danny goes to prison and if you do you go instead
36:47That's about it. Yeah, well, that's a good deal in it. I'll be almost in the point there, which is well if I go away
36:54So there's a problem. That's not an option because that whole family musketeer thing listen. I'm the new kid here
37:00Yeah, I'll let you off that no because it means he'll have beaten us
37:04So you don't get the tape until this guy's open the vault right and he can't open the vault without one of us right to
37:10At which point you both get a tuck
37:13Well, that's yeah, we can win if we get you inside. Can we get you out another way?
37:17No, there's one way in one way out. Well, that's not nice things in it
37:20You know got three blokes takes four hours to dig a hole. How long does it take six men to dig a smaller hole?
37:27Come up Danny
37:29question is
37:30Do we have any ideas?
37:33I
37:40Don't think I've ever had so much fun. I'm glad to have been of service. Hey, it ain't all over till the fat lady sings
37:49Don't you disappoint me by giving up the options you've left me a rather limited I
37:55Haven't left you any options
37:57That's how this thing works
38:00So
38:04When
38:05tonight, oh
38:07He's hacking into the mainframe and resetting the retina scans
38:11level
38:12But there's a problem
38:14It takes two people. No
38:17What are you gonna do?
38:19I'm going in with him
38:21But you already knew that didn't you seem like the logical thing?
38:30Albert will be there. Give him the tape when I see your face next to Sam's and the vault door open
38:40It's been a pleasure running rings on you
38:59Oh
39:14Stacey you and Danny go set the first face
39:21We'd like to see the manager, please
39:29Albert next, you know, he is so we'll need a disguise
39:33Peregrine be Winterfell the third. I'm perfect. Well, that should provide enough of a diversion for me in Santa game
39:39I'll pick up the materials and meet you there Danny. Can you sort out the present?
39:55Okay, let's do it
39:59Oh
40:25My god
40:28I'm sorry. I can't
40:31I appreciate it. Sorry, mr. Butterfinger my best bag
40:38Okay
40:56Right phase two
40:58To go to the side Mickey will take care of the locks which will bring you to this door by that time
41:03Albert will just be arriving to meet Maya
41:06You guys should be in position by this time
41:08Now if my as a smart as Albert says he is it won't take him long to figure out from this point
41:13He'll be running
41:14That'll give you three and a half minutes
41:16All right
41:22You know, they'll be coming in nothing we can do about that
41:25So they'll be using misdirection to get out. You understand me misdirection. So you stay alert
41:31We'll be one step ahead
41:36I
41:56Ready
42:05I
42:35Oh Albert just in time for the show
43:05I
43:07They're in switch to the vault cameras
43:14Get you in a position
43:17This must be very calling for you Albert watching the downfall of your protégé
43:27That's the one
43:29They're in the boat seal the outer door. I'm coming down
43:32I'm gonna join me Albert my moment of glory. Just give me the tape
43:43Say please
43:48Please
43:50Oh
43:57Sir smoke I repeat smoke get the gas masks
44:02I
44:13Like it
44:22What's going on security, all right
44:32I
45:02Oh
45:15They've rerouted it
45:20Come on quickly to the next door
45:23Oh
45:31What's going on you can't go in there it's police surveillance
45:53Oh
46:04Shit quick back to the vault
46:15Two minutes
46:23I
46:35Got it
46:40Let's go you are joking we're not thieves Danny listen speak for yourself
46:45I'm very versatile Mickey said to take the diamond and go Mickey says Danny. Let's go
46:53Oh
47:10What's up with him he's just having a personal crisis hey, it's gotten millions in there
47:23I
47:25I
47:27I
47:51Milk train leaves in half an hour I
47:54I don't have to thank you then don't you actually did me a favor
48:00Really I learned a lot about myself. What's important. Oh my dad was important to me mine, too
48:10Take care
48:13Oh
48:21That went rather well right like the man said it ain't over till the fat lady sings
48:29Which reminds me?
48:42Yes nice try Victor, but no cigar, but as I enjoyed playing the game so much
48:48We've arranged a little present for you. If you'd like to look out of your office window courtesy of our friend. Mr. Albert stroller
49:12I
49:25Love to sing his boat
49:27Oh
49:38Stacey was he left alone in the vault at any time now wait a minute well
49:42He forgot to leave the chest piece had to go back. I don't think oh, yeah
49:46Oh, Danny is there anything you'd like to tell us talking about you're a frisky
49:50Well, we don't know anything good, then you won't mind unbuttoning your jacket
49:55You don't trust me unbutton
49:58Oh
50:07So hold on you didn't take any money no, I didn't do you know what I'm shocked and a little bit upset that you thought
50:14That I did
50:15Thanks guys
50:17Well just must have been me then
50:25Expenses
50:28Hey Danny one each
50:33But sector
50:39Welcome
50:57Oh
51:18It's 50
51:20Well, I see a change
51:24Makes five and five to ten. Thanks. Oh, I'm not I've got a pound coin here. Give me that ten about where you ready
51:30I'll give you five and five ones
51:32You lose this change
51:34Better check it. No, I know there's only 90. Oh, sorry
51:38What have you got there? No, okay. Look I'll give you 11 you give me 20
51:43You
51:48Wait a minute, did you do something funny there?
52:06You
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