Sean Flynn

Martin went out a window, jumped six feet to the ground. Outside, people were staring, moving toward this strange, loud noise.

Let's consider the options. One would have been to get a job and stop robbing banks before someone got killed or he got arrested. Or two, he could become a better bank robber. Martin went with number two.

Let's consider the options. One would have been to get a job and stop robbing banks before someone got killed or he got arrested. Or two, he could become a better bank robber. Martin went with number two.

In one sense, this flurry of robberies was almost routine. Martin followed the same practice steps each time. But in another sense, each new job had its own hint of artistry. Martin tried out new disguises, new accents.

In one sense, this flurry of robberies was almost routine. Martin followed the same practice steps each time. But in another sense, each new job had its own hint of artistry. Martin tried out new disguises, new accents.

Where did you get the idea to put that much deception into the back end? Instead of just trying to get as far away as fast as you could.

Where did you get the idea to put that much deception into the back end? Instead of just trying to get as far away as fast as you could.

They believed it every time. 14 times, in fact. That's a lot of banks. Cats don't have that many lives. Martin stopped using live rounds after he almost killed that manager. But it still haunted him. A gentleman thief can't have blood on his hands. And at some point, you become more thief than gentleman.

They believed it every time. 14 times, in fact. That's a lot of banks. Cats don't have that many lives. Martin stopped using live rounds after he almost killed that manager. But it still haunted him. A gentleman thief can't have blood on his hands. And at some point, you become more thief than gentleman.

It wasn't me. Except it kind of was. Martin might have wanted out, but he wanted out on his terms. He didn't want to fade away, leave nothing but a string of unsolved and apparently unrelated robberies. He wanted one big score. The stuff of legends.

It wasn't me. Except it kind of was. Martin might have wanted out, but he wanted out on his terms. He didn't want to fade away, leave nothing but a string of unsolved and apparently unrelated robberies. He wanted one big score. The stuff of legends.

Martin wanted to rob the Central Bank of Norway.

Martin wanted to rob the Central Bank of Norway.

Martin knew he couldn't rob the Central Bank by himself. A job that big, a stage that big, required a supporting cast. So he found a partner, an apprentice, a Sundance kid, a Bonnie to his Clyde, a Pitt to his Clooney. an old schoolmate, Bjorn. He was a sportsman.

Martin knew he couldn't rob the Central Bank by himself. A job that big, a stage that big, required a supporting cast. So he found a partner, an apprentice, a Sundance kid, a Bonnie to his Clyde, a Pitt to his Clooney. an old schoolmate, Bjorn. He was a sportsman.

Now Martin has to decide which branch of the central bank of Norway they should rob. He chose the nearest one, Andramen, a mid-sized city southwest of Oslo. He went there one day to look around.

Now Martin has to decide which branch of the central bank of Norway they should rob. He chose the nearest one, Andramen, a mid-sized city southwest of Oslo. He went there one day to look around.

And yet this already was more complicated than most jobs. Martin and Bjorn would need to get to the second floor and then back down, ideally saddled with cumbersome bags of cash, all without getting shot by that armed guard. It was legal for him to shoot me. The guard, the second floor, these were just problems to be solved. Martin was patient.

And yet this already was more complicated than most jobs. Martin and Bjorn would need to get to the second floor and then back down, ideally saddled with cumbersome bags of cash, all without getting shot by that armed guard. It was legal for him to shoot me. The guard, the second floor, these were just problems to be solved. Martin was patient.

He watched the bank, learned its rhythms, when and how people came and went. And eventually, he discovered an elegant solution.