David McCloskey

But he seems to think in his gut that this is, again, the best bad plan that they've got.

That night, Mendez briefs his boss on the operational plan and says that, you know, this is the team I want.

This is another facet of the film that is...

incorrect, which is that it's just Mendez.

He'll have a deputy who works with him.

There's a whole team of artists, validators, and documents people, and the Canadians, of course, Gordon, who are working with him.

And on Thursday, the 10th of January, 1980, Mendez calls in his secretary and tells her to draw an advance of $10,000 cash from budget and finance, which is the maximum allowed without higher approval.

Mendez said that anything

More than that required, quote, the right hand of God.

And he puts the $10,000 cash inside a concealment briefcase and flies out to Hollywood.

Yeah, he's not going to get a lot of pushback on the idea.

Spoiler alert from his friends in Hollywood.

So, Mendez flies out, stays at a small Hawaiian-themed motel in Burbank near John Chambers' home, and the next morning shows up at Chambers' home at 9 o'clock.

So, Chambers has someone with him at the house, and Mendez had asked him to bring someone that he trusts.

The guy is Bob Seidel.

Alan Arkin plays a composite of Seidel in the film.

Seidel will be the third member of this trio constructing the cover out in LA.

Seidel is 42 in 1979.

He's also a veteran makeup artist.

Chambers known him forever.