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Hello.

I have an international transaction.

This is my paperwork.

Welcome to Chicago, Mr. Horne.

Where am I taking you today?

Thank you all for being here today

on the ten-year anniversary of the passing of Merritt King.

Merritt King was the epitome

of Black excellence in our community.

He formed coalitions,

registered voters, sought alliances,

and encouraged the Black community

to always recognize that our collective voice

is more powerful than any one of us.

Merritt King worked outside the system

in order to change the system.

We are very proud of all that he accomplished.

So let us light a candle as we leave

and pray for his soul

and for all the souls he left behind.

Let us pray.

What up, Uncle Jeremy?

I did not expect to see you here.

Well, he was my brother.

Just because we weren’t close doesn’t mean I don’t miss him.

My dad used to tell me,

"Whatever you do,

stay away from your Uncle Jeremy."

- Really? - Yeah.

Well, it’s, uh, been good seeing you, Marshall.

Yo, Unc! Yo, that’s it?

That’s the extent of our relationship.

You just said you were told to stay away from me.

Hey, hey, look,

what my dad said about you was wack.

Look, I’m just happy to see you.

And, uh, I was wondering, actually...

What’s going on, Marshall?

Look, I’m... I’m in trouble.

I owe money... A lot.

I’m trying to get, like, like, a bank loan or something

to keep these folks up off of me, man.

But... But it’s serious.

I even got friends that work at First Chicago,

but I don’t know the first steps to getting a bank loan, Unc.

What do your friends do at First Chicago?

All I know is that they deal with money.

But, I mean, you’ve dealt with banks and finance, right?

Hm.

They’re coming by the studio.

You could meet them tonight.

Your friends?

I got a whole career going on, Uncle Jeremy.

But I-I need your help.

Mr. Jeremy Horne,

this is the Wayne County Corrections Department

Pre-Incarceration Services. We have not heard from you

regarding your agreed-upon surrender in 21 days.

If we do not hear from you,

you will be in direct violation of your sentencing guidelines.

Get in touch with us as soon as you receive this message,

or we will be forced to bring you back

by any means necessary

We can be reached at 705-55...

No. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah.

That’s the one. Uncle Jeremy, man.

Oh, man, you made it.

Oh. Yes, sir.

There’s a diner around the corner.

Why don’t you finish up here,

and let’s go down and talk about your situation.

Okay. Cool, cool. Hey. Hey.

Tell Rick, Danny, and LaDonna to meet us at the diner, alright?

Cool. Come on.

Explain to me this house music empire.

What’s... What’s your vision?

House is dominating the charts, Unc.

Disco, dance, R&B.

It’s cool. But house?

House music is pure Chicago.

And it’s right now.

It is blowing up in Detroit,

New York, Paris.

I mean, in Manchester, England,

there’s a club playing our mixes, our tracks.

I just got to build a recording facility,

along with distribution and manufacturing.

I mean, if I can do that,

I could be the Berry Gordy of house music.

Just need the money to prove it.

So, Unc, I got mixed up with loan sharks, man.

They won’t back off.

Look, I’m trying to build an empire, okay?

So you owe them, uh, $10,000?

Couldn’t get the money anywhere else.

I didn’t know any Black folks investing in house music.

So until I pay them back, they gonna keep coming at me.

We want our money!

No, I just... I just...

I just need to get these guys their money.

Uh...

so, uh, this is Danny, LaDonna, and Rick.

They all work at the First Chicago.

- This is my uncle, Jeremy Horne. - Pleasure.

Pleasure. Pleasure.

Come on in.

Mr. Marshall is interested in a bank loan.

I take it you all are junior loan officers

over at First Chicago.

He... He said you all work with money.

I work in the wire transfer department.

Uh, check clearing.

Me and Rick work the same night shift.

And we move millions.

Very impressive.

Would you all be interested in dinner to discuss further?

On me, of course.

- Yeah. - Sure. Yeah.

You all are aware

what a powerful position you’re in,

working at one of the largest banks

- in the country. - Yes, sir.

And as you know, many corporations

move a lot of their money through your bank.

Chicago is the banking hub of the country.

And at the Board of Trade - Uh-huh.

Down on LaSalle Street, - Uh-huh, uh-huh.

It’s probably more important than Wall Street.

I want to be a stockbroker

on the floor of the Board of Trade.

That’s my dream.

LaDonna, Danny, you... you...

you have any ambitions at the bank?

I think I’d like to work on the retail side.

You know, I’m good with people.

Yeah. I can see that.

Uh, I’m not.

I like systems, how things work.

Yeah, he’s good at that.

Mm. What do you all make? Minimum wage?

What... What is it? $3, $3.30?

$3.35.

$3.35.

So, yeah.

What about that bank loan?

Let’s, uh... Let’s talk about that.

Ha... Have... Have any of you ever thought about

how much money goes directly through you all?

Mm, seven billion-one hundred and twenty-nine-thousand.

Of course you know the exact amount.

We all do, ’cause it’s not our money.

But I have a good time counting it.

Oh. And the transfer calls,

you cannot make a mistake.

- Oh. Mnh-mnh. - No, no, no.

- Or else you’re gone. - Mm-hmm.

Have you all ever heard of Ivan Boesky or Michael Milken?

Very prominent in the financial world.

Little greedy.

Hey, let’s just say

there’s a lot of opportunities at a bank

for forward-thinking,

ambitious people like yourselves.

Well... thank you so much for the meal.

Oh. Okay. Of course.

And it’s really nice meeting you.

Mm-hmm.

And so we’ll see you later, Marshall.

Thank you guys.

You know, can we talk about the bank loan, Unc?

I need that money.

They can’t help you with a bank loan,

but I can.

Here’s $10,000.

And now you’re in control.

And now you work for me.

- Damn! - Mm-hmm.

Thanks, Unc.

Don’t you have to DJ tonight?

Oh, shit. Uh...

- Hey, Unc, thank you. - Mm-hmm.

- Thank you. - And, by the way,

what are your friends’ names again?

Yo, who was that guy?

Mr. Horne asked a lot of questions.

I found it a very stimulating conversation.

Did you notice Mr. Horne’s watch?

A stone-cold Rolex!

- Yeah. - Damn.

What’s a Rolex?

LaDonna, a Rolex is a watch worn by men with money.

Aren’t you looking for somebody like that?

And we are opening up the phone lines

on tonight’s very big topic...

Did Mayor Harold Washington really die at his desk?

The rumors have some validity.

Did the power establishment in Chicago

have the mayor taken out?

We’re taking callers after the break. Stay tuned.

- Right? - Look at her.

Now how y’all gonna do homework and watch TV at the same time?

Come on. We do it all the time.

Mm-hmm.

Let me see.

And that’s why you need to correct this,

this,

and this.

But, LaDonna, I don’t know the answer.

Okay. Well, until you do, TV remains off.

Where’s Mama?

Hi, Rick. Can we talk a second?

You’re here late.

What’s up?

Rick, we all thought that this was the year

for your promotion to the day shift,

but it... it didn’t happen.

I... I don’t understand.

What happened? You said I had it.

I-I know, I know. It just wasn’t the time.

Maybe next year.

I’ve been here for six years, Harriet.

I know. And I went to bat for you.

I’m real sorry.

Have a good night.

Harriet says she went to bat for me.

Yeah, I don’t trust any of them.

What am I gonna do? Look for a new job?

I got bills, man.

Look, Rick, we are pawns on a chess board, man.

Expendable.

So stop thinking they care about us.

Why are you so cynical, man?

Because I’m Black at a bank, making $3.35 an hour.

Why aren’t you cynical?

I still think there are good people at the bank,

- like Harriet. - Ah.

Alright, check this out. Go on.

So my boy Joe Simmons, he investigated this.

So look, he noticed there was a $1 discrepancy

in everyone’s paychecks for three years.

Yeah, that’s a hell of a lot of money.

You’re goddamn right it is.

Alright, so Joe, he decided to do this statistical analysis.

He then had this meeting with Harriet.

Wait, wait, wait, hold up.

Wait. That’s... That’s...

- Yo, that’s big-time. - Yeah.

Joe calculated he saved the bank $12 million.

So Joe said they found the guy responsible.

Just some guy,

and he’s still working at the bank. And you know

- if he looks like you or me... - Would not still

- be working at the bank. - You’re damn right.

Joe said they probably docked his pay.

Yo, that’s not even the worst part.

You know what Joe got?

He got a freakin’ dinner at a Ponderosa.

Ugh.

Nice little "Attaboy, Joe."

Man, I need a break.

I got to find a way to make some money.

Man, Rick, either you buy what they are selling,

which is hope, pray they advance you.

Or you just let it go and move on.

Yes!

This is LaDonna Paige, Transfer Operations Department.

This call is being recorded for security purposes.

Oh, good morning, Mr. Davis.

Hmm. How are your kids doing?

Back in school? That is great.

Oh, you would like to transfer

$5,150,000.

And what is your transfer code?

Mm, I will repeat that back.

5-9-star-

5-9-1-8-3-1-5-2.

That is correct.

Please hold for a second confirmation.

Come on, one more big bite.

We got to say bye to Daddy.

But I’m eating this apple.

Then finish the one you have.

Hey, Pumpkin, you want a cookie?

- Mm-hmm? - Just one.

But I wanted... But I just ate one.

- Come on, one more. - You’re gonna get one.

Mm-hmm. Okay, come on.

Let’s say bye to Daddy. Here, put it down.

Where the hell are we supposed to go, huh?!

I don’t know! You got a husband! Ask his ass.

That ain’t right! That ain’t right!

It ain’t right what you did, though.

You promised. You can burn in hell.

Burn in hell?

Burn in goddamn hell! You can burn in hell!

- You can’t say that to me, Renee - Stuff it, Tyree! Hey, Danny.

Hey, look here, Danny. This is my place, alright?

Nobody tell you to bring these old boxes

of nerdy-ass comic books in here anyway.

And if I tell you get them out my living room, I mean it.

And I already told my sister this,

and I’m telling you.

As soon as that baby drops,

y’all best find new accommodations

so I can bring my honeys home and get back to my life.

You feel me?

Tyree, thank you for that.

Also, I really need you to stop shouting at me!

Knock it off!

I’m going to work.

What you doing in Chicago?

Memorial service for my brother.

Hm.

So, Jeremy, I got your message.

Here we are. What’s going down?

I’m contemplating a big bank.

You ever work with amateurs?

One of my best scores.

Your amateurs inside?

In good positions.

But you’re not convinced.

You know the system?

Very well.

Let’s just say the weakness in the banking system

needs to be tested.

Forty years in the game.

Technology changes. Gadgets and shit come and go.

But nothing beats working with people

who want what you want.

Here are the keys.

It’s an empty space over on Washington.

Should be pretty private.

That picture looks very familiar.

You have the real one, Ray.

We took it together. Don’t you remember?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

- You’re absolutely right. - Yes.

But, Jeremy...

- Breeze Air? - Was a disaster.

It was more than that.

I was this close to being back inside.

Now, if you want to remain my friend...

You’re more than my friend, Ray.

If you want to remain my friend...

let’s forget about what happened

and pledge never to work together again.

Can we make that deal?

Have you even spoken to Bree?

Let’s go for a walk.

What are you doing here, Jeremy?

I-I admit Breeze Air was a bust.

It could have worked. If your guy wasn’t so greedy.

My guy? Wha...? My guy?

You brought him in.

Are you serious right now? I was dating Zach.

Nobody told you to recruit him.

Look, we both...

let the wrong guy in.

Yes, we did.

Both let the wrong guy in.

But I have another opportunity for you.

Ha! I am not messing with you anymore, Jeremy.

What, you... You haven’t even heard me out.

I don’t care!

Right now, I am working

a straight gig getting this guy elected.

Politics?

Yes, politics. It’s the same game.

Just simple misdirection.

And a steady paycheck.

But you know what, Jeremy? I’ve lost my appetite.

I’ve got to get back to work, alright?

No, no, no, no, no. Please don’t say that.

No. It was fun while it lasted.

Yeah, just leave Chicago, hm?

Forget this opportunity.

Bye, Jeremy.

- Fed up. Okay? - Okay.

I’m fed up with Tyree.

You know what?

Neither one of y’all are pregnant, okay?

Neither one of y’all.

I know. I know. I know.

We’re not... We’re not making enough.

But if you’re making enough.

- Nothing else I can do. - Figure it out!

- Okay! Help me! - I can’t!

Get us out of this house, Danny.

Ma, I promise, as soon as I get a raise,

no more riding this bus to work.

- Alright, alright. - I’ll be here. I’ll be here.

Open up! Open up!

You okay? I love you. You okay?

Please, no!

Just one drink.

Just leave Chicago, hmm? Forget this opportunity.

Surrender in 21 days.

If we do not hear from you, you will be in direct violation

of your sentencing guidelines. Get in touch with us as soon as

you receive this message, or we’ll be forced

to bring you back by any means necessary.

But nothing beats working with people

who want what you want.

If you do, you’re gold.

Mr. Horne?

Are we in the right place for the business opportunity?

Yes. Come in.

I’m glad you’re all here for the presentation.

Please, take a seat.

What’s up, Unc?

I invited you all here to present a proposal to y’all

because I respect you.

There’s $500 in the envelope in front of you.

It’s yours for being here.

Part of the business opportunity.

You three work at one of the largest banks in the country

using wire transfer with voice phone confirmations.

Now, let me be clear.

Everything I’m going to say to you here I’ve done before.

Done what? Why are we here?

- What is this about? - I will show you

how to move money from corporate bank accounts

to your own bank account.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. Come on. Hear him out. Alright?

Just hear him out. Sit down.

Everything you see here...

- I own. - Damn, Unc!

Where you get all this?

I’ve created wealth for myself

by understanding that a bank’s loss

is my gain.

I know their system.

Banks lose funds every year.

They’re careless, bloated, top-heavy, and inefficient.

Your jobs will be gone very soon.

You’ve been at the bank for years.

No savings to speak of, no college degrees,

no opportunities for advancement.

- Am I wrong? - Yeah. What’s it to you?

You don’t know the first thing about our lives anyway.

I’ve seen your lives.

I know how each of you are living.

You want better lives for yourselves,

for your families.

Help me rob

the First National Bank of Chicago.

And I will make each of you very, very wealthy.

LaDonna?

You wire millions every day,

talking to corporate officers at each company.

They move they own money.

But you have the transfer codes.

They change every hour,

but you have access to them, yes?

Every transfer needs a second confirmation

from the corporation.

That is why my plan works.

We set it up so that Danny

or Rick receive that second call.

Instead of the company’s number,

LaDonna will have

a different number to call.

And we will control that call

because we will be that executive.

That’s crazy.

How are we going to be that executive?

I will train your voices to sound like

the corporate officers approving the transfers.

The transfer’s confirmed, millions to our accounts.

The system has a glitch.

We take advantage of it, get rich,

then leave the country.

We have family here.

And you’ll be millionaires.

They will join you.

You said this money is mine, right?

Yes.

Good, because I’m taking my Black ass home.

That’s your prerogative.

And you know what?

I could call the police on you

and tell the bank, too.

Why would you do that,

when you stand to have millions?

Go.

If I never speak to you again,

at least you’ll be $500 richer.

With a new Rolex.

Make a list of all the corporate officers

requesting wire transfers weekly.

Don’t take too long to decide.

I’m seeing other people.

Yo, freeze.

Shut up! You know what time it is.

- Oh, shit. - Shut up!

- Watch. - Got no watch.

- Wallet. - Just going real slow, brother.

- Going real slow. - Oh, shit.

- There you go. - Give me the briefcase.

Now stop. That’s enough.

Give me the briefcase!

- No. - Just give it to him, Unc!

Drop it.

Shit!

Ah!

Just shot him?

I really look forward to seeing you all real soon.

Really.

Danny is my man! Okay?

He ain’t acting like it!

And you!

And you ain’t acting like a brother!

Ah!

Damn it.

That’s ten grand. Alright?

But you best never lay hands on me again.

I am not clearing checks till I’m 50.

Are you?

What Mr. Horne’s proposing could work.

Mmm.

Mr. Horne ain’t trying to save us.

He needs us.

We need him.

I don’t need anybody.

What is your problem, man?

- Why us? - Why not us?

This is literally like a lottery ticket.

To be accurate, the odds on a single lottery ticket

are 800,500,000 to 1.

This is far better.

I don’t know about you, Rick,

but I’m tired of living like I’m living.

I’ve checked Mr. Horne’s facts.

He’s right.

We can redirect that second call anywhere.

My house. Your house. A phone booth.

When the first call come in,

I’ll just call the number he gives me

and use the current code.

And if I’m the first call, Rick got to be the second.

It’s just risky as hell.

Yo! Man, y’all got lunch?

Man, you know, I filmed a music video right here.

Mm, look at that view.

Marshall, is your uncle for real?

’Cause he coming on strong, like a bull.

Here’s the deal. Alright?

The last thing my dad told me before he died

was to stay away from my Uncle Jeremy.

Is he real?

Yeah. Real as a heart attack.

But you don’t work at the bank.

What does he want you to do?

Shit. Whatever he wants. I work for him.

- Bro, you’re a criminal? - We’re not criminals.

Look, I call it payback for being born Black.

Say that again when you’re sitting in the jail cell.

You know what? I’m sick of you.

You dress like you went to some top school,

and you act like you better than us half the time.

And what now, Rick? Huh?

You punking out?

This is our chance. Don’t you see that?

That’s real talk, Rick.

We are talking about robbing a goddamn bank.

Where we work!

Hey, look, man, Jeremy Horne knows what he’s doing. Alright?

Look, we listen, learn,

get this money, and never look back.

We pull this off, we gonna own Chicago.

We pull this off, we’ll never be able to live in Chicago again.

Are you ready for that, Mr. King of House?

Hell, yeah!

Shit, we get this money,

we put this music out everywhere.

Alright?

All in or what?

Come on, Danny.

Rick, we do this together or not.

Come on, man.

Let’s get paid.

Here are all the names you requested.

Thank you, LaDonna.

We focus on these five. Why?

- They keep large balances. - What else?

The balances are not checked for 48 to 72 hours.

Which means that we can make transfers that land clear

and can be withdrawn in that gap time.

By then, the money will be long gone, but so will we.

Nicely done.

These are our accounts

in the Bank of Geneva, Switzerland,

for our company, Strand Investments, LLC.

I’m the chairman. You’re all board members.

These are our targets.

Learn their lives, how they speak, what they love,

who they love.

Learn this information and destroy it.

This is Mark Hamilton,

corporate officer at Northern Levers,

- lives in Wilmette. - I know. I speak to him weekly.

Good. Well, then you’ll follow him.

Learn everything about him.

This is a team effort.

Are we ready?

Watch and learn.

First step, get close to your target

with the tape recorder.

Then let them talk.

With the recordings, we listen

and learn the details of their lives

and how they speak.

Then we mimic their voices.

Excuse me.

Good evening, you two.

I’m Sandy Johnson. I’m with the US Census.

We do know that you did fill out your census.

I’m just here with a few follow-up questions.

Okay. Shoot.

For me to be happy

and my wife to show off.

Long hours at the office.

I need a comfort car.

Yeah. This guy’s an asshole.

These are the facts of his life.

The small talk, his truth.

Listen to this and learn.

I bought the BMW

for me to be happy

and for my wife to show off.

Long hours at the office.

I need a comfort car.

Not bad. Hey, look, um,

I need birth dates, place of births,

and also I need photos. Okay? ASAP.

- What for? - Passports.

Jeremy Horne,

this is Mr. Podesky from the Wayne County

Pre-Incarceration Services calling you again.

We are aware that you are currently in Chicago.

You have not checked in.

We must hear from you immediately

to confirm your surrender, or we’re sending

federal marshals to bring you in.

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

On the day,

LaDonna, Danny, and Rick

will blend in to this crowd

for cover when leaving the bank.

Marshall drives up, everybody gets in one by one,

- and we go. - Got you, Unc.

Let’s go over it again.

Step by step. Marshall?

8:00 a.m., I’m gonna check on the flights,

travel to O’Hare,

gas up the car, confirm where to hide.

- LaDonna? - Leave my place by 8:00 a.m.

Get on the train.

- Be at my desk by 8:30. - Danny?

8:00 a.m., wrap up work on the night shift,

drop off the comic book to my boy in the wire room,

talk and occupy him while listening for

incoming corporate transfer calls.

- Rick? - 8:00 a.m., get off work,

get on subway, make it home by 8:30.

I’ll be at Dearborn, outside the bank at 8:30.

We’re on, transfer everything by 10:00. Understood?

Got it.

We will use these pagers to communicate on the big day.

Our codes will be simple.

One is approved.

Two is stop.

And three is hurry.

Memorize this.

- Danny, you’re up. - Ready.

Well, I like to deal with my employees

- in a very specific way. - Okay.

Well, I like to deal

with my employees in a very specific way.

- Yes? - I’d say.

Our company really wants people

who understand the culture

and understand the tools, uh,

that I think really make us the best company to work for.

And that’s how it’s done!

- Boom! You see that? - Yes!

Ah, it’s Geneva with an "E."

Why I’m the only one to get called out like that?

Yes. Thank you so much.

He’s going to appreciate it.

Alright. Thank you. Bye-bye.

Hello. Oh. Thank you.

This is Check Clearing and the Transfers Department.

Everyone here, with their years of experience,

have helped decrease clearance times considerably.

Hmm. We hear about computerization

across all departments.

You are prepared for this? Do you feel ready?

Yes. We have already started the transition.

In two weeks, this department will be completely computerized

with a new system in place.

So verbal confirmations of funds transferred

will no longer be necessary.

First National Bank of Chicago

should be fully computerized by the end of the month.

Mr. Horne, we have a big problem.

If we want this to happen, we need to move now.

The bank is computerizing top to bottom.

Accounting, auditing, check clearing,

and wire transfers.

Shit.

The department keeps the updated account balances on printouts.

Harriet gets a copy from her secretary daily.

A duplicate copy is kept on ledgers

on the 11th floor in the machine room

next to Harriet’s office.

Nowhere else.

The only way to get in that room

is with a key card.

I mean, I could get the codes, but...

Without the printouts

with the current balances, we can’t move.

We won’t know the balances,

- but I could estimate based on... - No, it’s too risky.

I need to go in the bank and get the printouts.

And I need key cards.

Is this really gonna happen, Mr. Horne?

New plan.

Instead of going after the entire $235 million,

we will target the $80 million

from the three companies you speak to daily.

So it’s on Rick to handle the second confirmation.

He will be the corporate officers

from Ben Holland Distillers,

Kebler Byers,

Northern Levers.

Call Rick,

tell him he must get a meeting with Harriet for Friday morning

and a key card for the computer room.

LaDonna, okay?

Buddha Ray, what are you doing here?

I was about to ask you the same thing.

I think I need to get up out of here.

Yeah.

Good to see you.

I’m so glad you could make it.

Oh, please, sit, sit.

Wonderful.

If a SWAT team rolls up on us right now,

I will never forgive you.

Fear not, Buddha Ray.

We’re just here having a lovely dinner.

When was the last time we were all together?

Detroit. Breeze Air, Jeremy. The bane of my existence.

I second that.

I know the awkward position I put you in recently.

Awkward?

Unbelievable.

See, I can’t speak for Buddha Ray, but,

Jeremy, life is much too short.

And that’s why I’ve asked you both here.

Shit, Jeremy, a tracking bracelet?

What’d you do now?

I’m going to do five for Breeze Air.

Zach got probation naming names.

And instead of him burning you,

I took a plea.

I surrender in a few weeks.

So this is one last score?

$80 million.

So, well, you’ll be set when you get out.

No, no, no. I’m doing this score for you.

You both get part of the split

because I blew it for Breeze Air, you’re family.

I needed to make it right.

This is not free money.

What do you need, Jeremy?

Two hours this Friday.

You’re a pair of bank auditors. You’re not the show.

You’re decoys so I can grab some intel.

You’re in and out.

This last go-round really didn’t sit well with me.

I shouldn’t even be thinking about this shit, but...

screw it!

Any opportunity to stick it to the man

is worth my time and attention.

- Whatever you need. - Just like that?

Bree, we stick together.

We always stick together, right?

Right.

Now,

you two need to get your shit together.

Okay.

Contact me with the particulars.

Now I’m... I’m going to go soak my veins in some Popeye’s.

This shit is too rich for my blood.

The white gloves always work, and you know it.

Rick Lewis!

It’s great to see you.

- Are you here watching the game? - Yep.

This is my husband, John.

John works for the Board of Trade.

Honey, this is Rick Lewis from the bank.

Oh, yes.

Harriet is very high on you.

Said you’re headed for bigger and better places.

Yeah.

Would you like to join us?

I’d love to.

Great.

I love finance.

You know, stocks, bonds.

I’ve really studied it for some while now.

But they say that you learn when you’re on the floor.

Now, that’s true.

College isn’t always that important for this,

just sharp decision-making.

I have a market maker trainee position open.

It pays a competitive rate with room for advancement.

It’s yours if you want it.

I could arrange for you

to transition out of the bank in 30 days.

It’s more money. A new career.

I would be sad to see you go.

Wow.

Uh, Harriet, I...

C-Can... Can we meet in your office on Friday t-to...

to talk about everything?

I can stay after my shift.

How’s 10:00 a.m.?

Perfect. That’s per...

More wine?

- Please. - Yes.

Unexpected.

What’s up?

I need to talk to you.

Talk.

Wow.

This is a nice place.

It’ll do in a pinch.

Talk.

Uh, okay. Um...

Well...

Uh...

Everything’s set with Harriet,

10:00 a.m. Her office.

The computer room is right next door.

Here’s the key card to get in.

Good job.

But you could have given this to me at our next meet-up.

Why are you here tonight?

Harriet’s husband works for the Board of Trade.

Okay.

And he just offered me a great job.

I-I’ve always wanted to work at the Board of Trade.

They want me to start in 30 days.

In 30 days, you’ll be worth millions.

I-I know, but

this is like a really huge opportunity for me.

Promises.

You can fill the seas with the promises

made to Black folks in this country,

but nothing’s going to change until...

we do what needs to be done.

And after the millions are in your account,

I think you’ll feel like I do.

The power to do anything for anyone.

I do. I honestly do want to help people.

Mm-hmm. And you will.

Why do you want to do this?

Because the system needs to be tested.

They... They tried to rob you, Mr. Horne.

That is correct.

And they work for me.

At home,

do you have a cordless, touch-tone phone

or a rotary dial phone?

A rotary. It’s on my wall.

Okay. Take that, please.

On transfer day,

unplug your home phone and plug that one in.

Don’t screw this up, Rick.

Understand?

See yourself out.

Excuse me.

Are the loan offices on this floor or the 10th floor?

Well, commercial loans are on ten, retail’s on five.

And on this floor,

it’s mostly personal and home loans, correct?

- That’s correct. - Oh. Alright.

- Thank you. Thank you so much. - Thank you so much.

And I love your hair.

All of you.

So it’s 10th floor.

- 10th floor. - Right.

Shall we? 10th floor...

- Oh, the lift is here. - Ah.

Here we are. 10th floor.

I’m so sorry. I’m Bridget Mason.

And I’m Raymond Oliver.

We’re independent outside auditors,

and we feel a bit lost right now.

Is the audit department

on this floor?

Oh, I wonder how you two wound up here.

Oh, we wondered that ourselves.

Independent auditors are always given the wrong information.

Oh, well. That is too true.

No, the audit department...

Uh, Rick, I will be right with you.

Why don’t you have a seat in my office, okay?

Come with me. I love your gloves, by the way.

Thank you.

Top floor, right?

Yes. You’re going to come right on over here.

Right.

Harriet!

Um...

- 10:00, right? - Uh, yeah, Rick.

I’m sorry.

- No worries. - Come on in.

After you.

I got your page, Rick.

What’s up, man?

I was in Harriet’s office.

And I saw two other people Mr. Horne’s working with.

Mr. Horne got the printouts, but...

- but it’s weird. - Tell him the rest.

The guys that tried to rob Mr. Horne that night,

they now work for him.

So they’re now in the deal, too?

We do all the work,

take all the risk,

but other people are in on the deal?

We may not get our share,

and we lose our jobs, too.

I don’t trust him.

Did your uncle mention anything

about these two people,

these dudes that mugged us?

Man, hell naw.

Look, I need to...

Why is she talking to that record company?

Hey, what are you doing?

Marshall, calm down, brother.

You a lot of talk but no money.

You been talking to do this song for months.

Look, I got a British distributor,

and they ordered 100,000 copies, alright?

And this how you going to do me?

You know, this shit is unprofessional.

I’m signing with them.

Okay? I’m out.

Oh, you just going to walk off? You...

Your crew is late.

Not a good look, Jeremy.

Why you always got to be late?

- Boy! - You’re late!

Yo, Unc, who these folks?

They’re professionals I trust who show up on time.

Hold on, Unc.

See, all I asked for was a little help.

But now we all knee deep and robbing a damn bank!

Lower your voice, son.

This does not look like commitment to me, Jeremy.

You know, I know you’re going to prison soon,

but with this crew,

you might want to think about

turning yourself in a little earlier.

Yeah, um, I don’t know

how all of this is going to work out,

but it won’t be with us.

Let’s go.

Going to jail?

Do you even care about what happens to us?

I really don’t give a damn

who those people are.

I just know that we leavin’ our families,

and we’ll never see them again.

What is our future?

I have no idea what your future will be, LaDonna.

But when I was 14 and the teacher said

I was good with numbers, what was my future?

When I was on the honor roll

and got into the top schools but

we couldn’t afford for me to go,

what was my future?

When I fought, scrapped,

and begged my way to get into Bayer Schaeffer Securities

and became the top trader, as an intern,

but they didn’t want me,

what was my future?

When I knew I could figure out anything to do

with the movement of capital anywhere in the world...

what was my future?

I tried to go in the front door with my gifts, LaDonna.

But the back door is where

the opportunities came for me to have a future.

Yes, I got caught,

and I’m going to go to prison.

I’m going to do my prison term because...

I love my family.

Marshall, you’re my brother’s son,

and you’re my family.

You all are my family now.

And I want you all to have life the way you want to take it,

and not struggle and grind and be shat on.

Like I was.

So...

LaDonna, Marshall, Danny, Rick,

what’s your future going to be?

I say we go get this money.

You have a good time at Music Fest, baby.

- You’ve been working hard. - Thanks, Renee.

It was just a couple days.

You know,

I cannot wait for our daughter to be born.

Me too, honey.

- Well, we are going to go play. - Okay.

Yeah, Daddy, we’re going to the park.

What are you doing?

Baby girl, I already told you.

I’m going to Music Fest with Daddy’s friends.

Mm-hmm. Have a good time this weekend.

Okay. Yeah.

Why can’t we go to Music Fest?

Because y’all too young.

I’ll call y’all. Come here.

You okay?

Yeah. Yeah, I’m good.

Bye, baby.

Hey, Danny, what are you still doing here?

Uh, working a double shift.

Bills to pay.

This is it. The rare edition.

Oh, man! You brought it!

Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.

Wait. Where are you going?

Oh. Wait.

Taking my morning dump, then I’m reading this.

Cover my phone.

Yeah, yeah, I got you.

He’s going to the bathroom. Just covering.

This is First Chicago Transfer Operations.

This phone call is being recorded

for security purposes.

How may I help you this morning?

Good morning.

This is Peter Jenkins at Northern Levers.

I’d like to wire $22 million

to Strand Investments.

$22 million to Strand Investments.

Your transfer code, sir.

8-7-

star-

24-59-

dash-5-

- 6-7. - Thank you, sir.

- I repeat 8-7-star - 2-4-5-9-dash-5-6-7.

Please hold for second confirmation.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No. Damn it. Shit.

They must not sync. Damn it!

Come on.

- Hello? - This is LaDonna

- in Transfer Operations. - Yes!

This call is being recorded

for security purposes.

Calling for a second confirmation on a transfer.

$22 million from Northern Levers to Strand Investments, LLC.

And who am I speaking with, please?

This is Mark Hampton,

corporate finance officer at Northern Levers.

Good morning, Mr. Hampton.

How is that car of yours?

LaDonna, you wouldn’t believe it.

I tell you, that wife of mine,

she drove straight into the city.

She knows good and well she can’t drive in traffic.

Came back with a dent.

Just unbelievable.

Oh, no. Will it be okay?

It’ll be fine. I’ve got the best

auto body guy in the city.

Turns old into new,

takes accidents, make ’em non-accidents.

Good.

Please approve a transfer of $22 million

from Northern Levers to Strand Investments, LLC.

Code number, please.

Okay. Code number

8-7-star-2-4-5-9-dash-

5-6-7.

The code is correct. This transfer is approved.

You have a great day, Mr. Hampton.

Same to you.

Let’s go!

This is Danny in Transfers Operations.

Yo!

Great story, man.

Forgot my glasses.

I’m almost done.

You can keep it.

This is good. It’s good.

I am so sorry about that.

This is Danny in Transfers Operations.

This phone call will be recorded

for security purposes. How can I help you?

Yes, this is Robert Williams

from Kebler Byers.

I’d like to transfer $25 million

to Strand Investments, LLC.

- How are you? - I am doing great, Mr. Williams.

I have it you will be rooting for U of I this year.

That’s right. That’s my team. Yes, they are my team.

Excellent. Excellent.

Do you have the transfer code for this transaction?

Of course I do. You ready?

This is LaDonna

from First National Bank of Chicago,

calling for second confirmation

on a transfer of $25 million

from Kebler Byers to Strand Investments, LLC.

Code? Of course. Uh, it’s 8-7-star...

The code is correct.

All right, sir.

That’s $33 million from Ben Holland Distillers

to Strand Investments, LLC. Please hold

- for second confirmation. - This is LaDonna

in Transfer Operations...

Code number is 8-7-star...

This transfer is approved.

You have a good day.

Let’s go! Whoo!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

Marshall, get us out of here!

Let’s go. Let’s go.

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

- What do we want? - Justice!

- When do we want it? - Now!

When do we want it?

I can’t believe you pulled it off.

- This is crazy! - We did it! We did it!

Calm down, alright? It’s not over yet.

Stick to the plan, okay? We got to lay low.

I don’t understand what the issue is.

Just transfer the funds from Strand Investment, LLC

to the Bank of Geneva. I’ve already authorized it.

You... You... You have my code number.

That is correct, sir. It has been authorized.

But you must come into the bank.

That is the regulation for this transaction.

There’s no way around this?

I’m... I’m on my way to Geneva.

No, sir. For this level of transfer,

the new Bank of Chicago requires you to be here in person.

And in addition to the Dow,

broader gauges of the market performance

fell in the last hour.

The New York Stock Exchange composite index

declined to 0.60 from 146.17.

We’ve been in here for hours.

Mr. Horne is gone. I can just feel it.

Yeah, he’s gone.

Probably in Geneva by now.

Hey, look, y’all, I’m sorry. For real.

Come on, Marshall.

- Hello? - Yeah, hi, Charlie. It’s Harriet

Um, I seem to be missing

a couple of balance report cover sheets.

Yeah, can you pull the current balances of

Northern Levers,

Ben Holland Distillers,

and Kebler Byers?

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

It is time to eat.

There you go. Thank you.

I am truly sorry about yesterday.

Here are the tickets and passports.

Flights are on time, and we are good to go this afternoon.

But something else did come up.

Lay low.

I got to walk into a clearinghouse bank

to transfer our funds to Geneva.

You know.

This is for real.

As a heart attack.

Oh, that’s cool.

Oh, shit.

Shit.

Shit, shit.

Charlie, I need you to call the management

of the major payment desk for each of these companies.

I need to speak with the CFOs now.

And get me the FBI!

Just have a seat right here.

This is...

an unusually large sum, Mr. uh...

Horne.

Horne. Mr. Horne.

Um...

Is there a problem?

It’s me. Put me on speaker.

Everyone there?

We did it.

It’s done.

The transfer went through.

Yes!

Whoo!

Okay, I’ll see you soon.

$12 million apiece! 12 apiece! Whoo!

Hello?

Bree. It’s me.

It’s on.

Great. See you tomorrow.

Right.

Your take is the same as Bree’s

20% of my haul.

Will deposit to your account same day it hits mine.

Thank you for your truth, Buddha Ray.

See you soon.

Your take is 25% of my haul,

same as Buddha Ray’s.

Will deposit to your account the day it hits mine.

I will always love you.

See you soon.

I don’t think we’ll ever be back.

We’ll send for them.

What kind of man would leave before his daughter’s born?

All I feel is greed.

Hey. Hey. Hey. Keep it together, people.

Come on.

We got to keep it together.

There will be no contact on this plane.

Board separately,

fly quietly,

and don’t speak to each other.

I’ll page you when we land.

Like Marshall said, keep your emotions in check.

- We’ll be fine. - Your attention, please.

We are now boarding EuroTravel Air Flight 1179 to Geneva.

Please have your boarding pass and identification ready.

As CFO of this bank,

I need to know where our $80 million is right now.

The funds are sitting in a clearinghouse bank.

Let’s just reverse it.

It’s our money. They have to do that.

No, they don’t.

The receiving bank controls the funds.

We need to find our money

before it’s pushed overseas.

A nationwide alert. Something.

I love you.

What are you doing, Danny?

Calling my wife. She’s pregnant.

Oh. Okay.

So, listen,

I need you to do me a favor.

As soon as we get on the plane,

I need you to cut off my ankle bracelet.

Yeah. Yeah.

What did you do, Danny?

I think you need to run.

Guys, get this guy.

Guys, get this guy.

Jeremy Horne, you’re under arrest.

Hands behind your back.

Hold it!

- Freeze! - Oh, shit!

Alright, guys, that’s enough.

Alright, guys, show me your hands.

Let me see your hands.

Show me your hands.

I’m telling you.

It is going down in two days.

What do I do?

Look, son, we really need to know

if what you’re telling us is real.

First, I’m not your son.

I didn’t mean it like that.

Second...

I would not be sitting here if this wasn’t real.

So learn my name.

It’s Daniel Pugh.

I have an IQ of 140.

And I work at First National Bank

of Chicago in Check Clearing on the night shift.

Yes, and I can be lazy as hell.

And there are things I can and will do with my life.

But right now,

after six years

making $3.35 an hour,

my wife is having a baby.

And I want to move them

from the shitty place that I live to a better life.

So I need this money.

Bad.

But we’re going to get caught,

and he’s going to ruin our lives.

So...

if you want information on Jeremy Horne,

I’m going to need a little bit more than a coupon

to a Ponderosa Steakhouse!

I believe every word you’re saying.

That’s him.

Jeremy Horne is a criminal mastermind.

He has an ability to convince

anyone to do just about anything.

And he convinced

you and your friends to steal.

Let’s just go pick up Horne right now.

Sure, we can arrest him.

But a judge will toss out an indictment

unless he moves the money.

So what do I do?

Do everything as planned.

But we need Horne’s words on tape for a conviction.

Don’t deviate from the plan.

Are we clear?

It’s me.

Yeah, the tape recorder is going to be under the bed.

Look.

I know a lot of Black folks who are locked up.

I got it.

The transfer went through.

The funds are on the way to Geneva.

Bingo. We have it.

So if I help you...

All units, suspects spotted

at the International Terminal, gate six.

Go, go, go.

I want a deal for me and my friends in writing,

signed by the head of this office

and the U.S. Attorney.

Are we clear?

Alright, guys. Show me your hands.

Hands up!

Show me your hands.

We’re clear.

We got to cuff you to make this look real

You have the right to remain silent.

His name is Jeremy Horne.

He was the ring leader.

We don’t have the names of all those involved

in the case at this time.

But what is clear

is that a plan was concocted by Horne

to steal $80 million from First National Bank of Chicago.

You haven’t said what happened to the money.

Was it returned?

We’re working to recover

most of the money.

You said "most of the money."

Are you saying that not all of it was recovered?

Let’s say in the world of money transfers,

it’s complicated.

So what else do you want the public

to know about this crime?

People have the right to know what’s going on here.

Did Jeremy Horne show any remorse?

Order!

Order in the court!

Jeremy Horne, how do you plead?

Your Honor,

I’m only guilty...

of being caught.