The Heist

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Connor,with blonde hair and blue eyes sat on his couch and looks up at man eyeing him cautiously.

"Connor, is it necessary we meet at your crowded house?" said Evan.

Connor looked and bluntly replied. "Yes, it's easier this way".

Evan looked at his foster brother and said "Why are we here? We haven't seen each other in years".

Connor grabbed out his phone and showed him a picture of a stunning Yellow diamond Tiffany necklace due to be worn by Lady Gaga at the Oscars.

Evan asked "It's beautiful, but why should I care?".

Connor looked up from his phone, with a sly smile said "We are going to steal it".

Evan laughed "You can't be serious". He looked around the modest lounge room of Connor's house. There were people everywhere. It was one of Connor's famous parties and it looked like he was doing alright for himself.

"I'm serious about this. I have skills, you have skills but we need one more skill though".

"Connor, who exactly do we need for this plan?" said Evan.

Just at that moment, as if it was timed perfectly, a tall, Filipino girl, with blue eyes and fiery red hair walks over. She gave each brother a hug as she hadn't seen them in a long time. Not since they left their foster home, at the age of sixteen. "It's been a long time, boys" she laughs happily.

Connor, Evan and Flare sit on the soft couch discussing their plans as the party goes on around them.

Jenna walks over to Connor and plays with his hair and Connor gets a bit of a shock and says "babe, i thought you were overseas for a holiday"

Jenna replied 'well i was but  wanted to see my handsome devil ;3'

Connor, Evan and Flare arrive at the Beverly Hills City Hall. Lights were flashing everywhere, it was almost blinding. The paparazzi scrambled to take photos of every celebrity as they arrived at the Vanity Fair After Party. Housed in a custom-built space between the Wallis Annenberg Center and Beverly Hills City Hall it was the place to be after the Oscars. Connor had used his connections to score an invite to the elusive event. Dressed in a Armani tuxedo he looked the part for the evening. Connor eyed Evan as he walks in. A former soldier and hired bodyguard, he is standing tall, with 3 other well dressed men, all guarding Lady Gaga and her 40 million necklace. Not long now, Connor thinks as he briefly sees the necklace.

Flare, dressed in a waiter's uniform, serving In-and-Out burgers hands Connor a wrapped piece of cloth under her tray. He quickly places it inside his jacket pocket. Flare, a master jewellery maker, has made an exact replica of the Tiffany necklace now being worn around Lady Gaga's neck. The plan is simple. Connor presses a button when he gets close enough to Lady Gaga, which causes a brief blackout. In the confusion, Connor will switch the real Tiffany necklace with the replica.

He waits for his moment. Everyone is laughing and thoroughly enjoying themselves, no-one expects anything is about to happen. As he slips closer to Lady Gaga, he places his hand in his pocket and presses the button.

Suddenly, there is confusion everywhere. "What's going on?" shout out one of the many guests. Connor bumps into Lady Gaga and then quickly stands behind her, undoes the clasp on the necklace and with the other hand he switches it with the replica. As he quickly moves to the exit, the lights come back on and even though they have confused looks on their faces, no-one suspects a thing.

Connor walks to the Cheesecake Factory only a few blocks away, patiently waiting for Evan and Flare to join him. As they walk in a few moments later, they laugh at him as he sits and eats a piece of cheesecake. They all hug, happy with what they have accomplished.

"Well the plan is done, so now what?" says Evan.

"Did anyone suspect a thing?" asks Connor.

Evan and Flare shake their heads. Flare answers "The party is still going. They are not leaving anytime soon so we still have a few hours to make our getaway".

Connor nods and gives Flare a bag with the necklace in it, " Let do as we planned. Met at my house and we will make our way to the jet".

As Evan and Flare are nearing Connor's house, Flare suddenly stops her car. "Something doesn't feel right Evan". As they get closer, they notice the blue and red flashing lights of police cars. Suddenly, there is a knock at the window as a police officer shines a light into Flare's car. She nervously rolls down the window." Excuse Ma'am, you have to move on" the police officer says in a polite manner. Flare and Evan both breath a sigh of relief. "What's happened here?" asks Evan. "A very valuable necklace was stolen tonight and the owner of the house rang and said the thieves that had stolen the necklace had been hasling him. No sign of the owner or thieves so we believe it was a prank. Have a good night now".

As they drive away, Flare turns to Evan "I think that Connor double crossed us." "We shouldn't have trusted him" said Evan. Evan reaches for his phone and tries to call Connor multiple times but there is no answer. Flare pulls the necklace out of the bag that Connor gave her. She angrily screams as she realises that Connor has given her a fake replica necklace.

Connor gets on a private jet and pulls out the necklace and looks over the stunning yellow diamonds. He orders the pilot to leave immediately. If the police didn't stop Flare and Evan then they would be on their way. The plane takes off as the police arrive. Connor looks back and sighs in relief knowing that he will never be caught.  

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