[b] Thomas - Apartment - Danielle/Demaro/Baylen [/b]

Thomas stood in his apartment, looking over the files once again. He looked up at Demaro, who was doing the same. "You sure Danielle can do this?" Demaro asked. Thomas nodded. 

"She'll pull through... I told her that she'd be on her own if she got nabbed by the cops..." Thomas said. 

"We both know that you'd shoot down the entire CCPD to keep that girl out of trouble." Demaro stated; and he was completely right. In turn, Thomas shrugged with a slight shake of his head. 

"I don't know, Demaro. When Charlie came to live with me I was always doing things to keep her away from the gang." He slid his hand to his gun on the table, gripping it. He picked it up and began checking it. "After a while, I realized that she didn't want to be part of this, but Danielle wants to. She wants to be a Swindler, so I've had to be extra careful not to get her wrapped up... I'm just gonna tell her she can't come."

"Then what? You'll look like a man who doesn't keep his word." Demaro said. "Danny is a good girl, and she's loyal to you. You've gotta show her that loyalty, Tom.

Their conversation ended when Demaro's phone rang. He glanced at it. "That shipment of Jack Daniel's just arrive; I gotta run sign it. I'll be back." The man said and left the apartment. Thomas nodded and walked to his bedroom, sitting on his bed and waited for the team to arrive. When Thomas heard a knock, and then Lanny calling for him, he stepped out of the room. "Right here, boys."

"We're waiting for Danielle and Demaro. They should be here soon." Thomas motioned for them to sit at the table. A few minutes later, Demaro arrived with Danielle. Thomas nodded to the girl and motioned them to take their seats at the table as well.When they were all at the table, Thomas set his hands on the wooden surface. "Crown City Municipal Bank. Open from 7am to 6pm. One security guard; armed with live ammunition." 

"I had a little chat with Frank Bertinelli... he's paying us big for this. We're looking for Personal Vault 239. Within it should be a black, 150 gigabyte hard drive. That's what we're after. Remember the rule: don't ask questions. We don't care what's on the drive, we just care that it stays in one piece. I promise you, if one of you lets the drive break or be taken, I'll make you wish you were in hell."

"In the morning, at 8am, we'll arrive at the bank. Three different cars. I'll take Danielle; Demaro, you'll go with Baylen." He glanced at Lancaster. "Lancaster, take the Corvette that's at the warehouse - The one with the fake license." 

"Here's our plan..." He produced several pictures from the folder. "Before we begin; Don't think that this will be easy. I'll be surprised if the cops don't show up almost immediately. Please listen carefully: If you are arrested or identified by the police, I cannot help you. And I won't pay your bail if you're arrested." Thomas glanced at Danielle. "I know that... we haven't done something like this in a long time, but theres a reason I chose you guys."

"Lanny - You are going to pull to the block behind the bank: park the Corvette, but don't sit in it. Cross the street to the diner; I've worked out an agreement with the head waitress- she never saw anything. Once I give you the cue, you're going to round the street as fast as you can. The cops should be there, but they aren't fast enough to catch you. Fire a shot or two; enough to draw their attention. If it can be helped, don't kill anyone. If all goes as planned, the cops should follow you Lanny. It's up to you to shake them."

"If all goes to plan, you'll be enough distraction to give Demaro, Danny, and I time to get out the back door and cross the street." The man looked at Danielle and Baylen. "You two will be in the front with Demaro while I am in the back retrieving the memory drive. The two of you are going to be playing a couple. Danny, you're going to be playing a sick girl, Bay, you'll be trying to comfort her, easing Demaro. Just keep the crowd entertained enough for me to grab the drive. I'll signal Demaro when I'm done. Demaro, you'll grab Danny, use her as a fake hostage. Baylen, you're going to fight back, but let Demaro put you down; just make it look real." 

"Once the three of us get out the back, Lanny's distraction should get us enough time to cross to the alley beside the diner and dump our stuff. If all goes to plan, we'll be out of the bank at about 8:45. The trash truck comes at 9:00, so the evidence should be gone by the time the cops think to check the dumpsters."

"Baylen you'll have to keep up the ruse when the cops come in. They'll take you and the others in the bank outside for medical attention and brief questioning. You'll be free to go after that." 

"Any questions or suggestions?"