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What??? He didnt buy a nice new strong suitcase beforehand?


He planned everything so well but blew it with the old pawn shop suitcase and not knowing he couldn't carry a large bag on board of a plane. Those were very important aspects of the robbery so that part wasn't very believable IMO.

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Yeah, I agree. That was pretty bogus. Plus, you woulda thought he'd have taken some of the money that stuffed it in his pockets. Not much, but at least a couple hundred to run with.




I want the doctor to take your picture so I can look at you from inside as well.

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He had 5 times as much money as he planned. He took the instrument case to the meeting. That was what he planned to put the money in and then carry on the plane. He was screwed when he had to improvise. I wonder why even bother flying. Would be better to just drive slowly until you hit another country.

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Even so why then would you go to a pawn shop and buy a crappy old falling apart suitcase? Get a nice brand new extra strong one.

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What a real dope. A broken suitcase and there it goes. POOF!

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He bought an old, broken-down one because the last thing anyone would think was inside was a million dollars. Also, since he'd gotten away with it he had a lot of hubris, and it did him in, just like Icarus.

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