No Man's Land

The Museum

Theo opened the front door of the restaurant, walking inside, spotting Tim in the kitchen and Frankie behind the bar.

He walked over to Frankie first, saying "good morning, meet me outside at the back in two minutes" before going inside of the kitchen.

Ever since the day Barbara died, Tim had been thinking of ways to kill Theo, but he knew it had to be smart, since Theo could get out of anything.

To Tim's surprise, when he had told Theo of Barbara's death, he seemed quite surprised, then again he knew it was most likely an act.

Tim had also told Theo that he had found out about Barbara's killer's identity, that it was a rival gang leader and that he arranged for them to be killed.

"Morning Theo, how are you?" He asked, once he saw Theo had entered the kitchen.

"I'm quite well, meet me outside in two minutes" said Theo.

After Tim made sure his employees were all doing good work, he left the kitchen, before walking out through the back door, as he saw that Theo and Frankie were already waiting for him.

"What is it Theo?" Asked Tim.

"Alright, now you're both here I can tell you" said Theo.

"Go ahead then, we're listening" said Frankie.

"If the day ever comes that we're outnumbered and we have to get out of here, we need the resources" said Theo.

"I'm sure we can put together a bit of money to get out of the country if need be, surely that's alright?" Asked Tim.

"No, no. A bit of money isn't enough. I want hundreds of thousands, so if push comes to shove, we can leave the country, go to a completely different continent, and have a new life" said Theo.

"Where exactly are we going to find hundreds of thousands?" Asked Frankie.

"Yeah, it's hardly going to fall out of the sky," said Tim.

"A museum. We rob a museum" replied Theo.

"Where are we meant to get the resources for that exactly?" Asked Tim.

"I'm sure the two of you will manage. We'll need three assault rifles with suppressors, three duffel bags, three pairs of black leather gloves, three masks and a jeep" said Theo.

"How are we meant to get in?" Asked Frankie.

"Yeah, the doors aren't going to be opened for us," said Tim.

"That's the thing, they will be. I took some of the money that's being used for resources to build my house and paid off a guy who works at the museum, to not lock the doors at 10PM, which is when they close" explained Theo.

"Good idea, there'll be no need to force ourselves in" complimented Frankie.

"When are we meant to be robbing the place?" Asked Tim.

"Tomorrow at 11PM. After we leave, I'll drive us to a dropoff point and we hand over our loot to a local man I've heard about that I got in contact with" said Theo, which caught Tim and Frankie off guard.

"I'm sorry? Do you expect me and Frankie to get all these things today?" Asked Tim. "Also, how can we trust this man?"

"His Dad won the lottery back in the day, and once he died, his son inherited his money. He loves collecting anything expensive. I trust him" said Theo.

"I do expect you to get those things. You'll cope. I'll manage the restaurant for the rest of the day" continued Theo, before walking back inside of the restaurant through the back doors.