Sean Flynn

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.

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

Martin saw a weakness, a vulnerability, in the way those sacks of money left the bank. Which was this. The police put them in the back of a car. Not an armored car, or one car in a convoy of cars. Just a regular police car. A little Scandinavian station wagon with blue lights on top. All Martin and Bjorn had to do was carjack that station wagon.

Martin saw a weakness, a vulnerability, in the way those sacks of money left the bank. Which was this. The police put them in the back of a car. Not an armored car, or one car in a convoy of cars. Just a regular police car. A little Scandinavian station wagon with blue lights on top. All Martin and Bjorn had to do was carjack that station wagon.

As always, the most important part of this job would be getting away, vanishing. Martin and Bjorn stole three cars and placed them strategically around the city, each ready to be used in a delicate choreography.

As always, the most important part of this job would be getting away, vanishing. Martin and Bjorn stole three cars and placed them strategically around the city, each ready to be used in a delicate choreography.