Jason Statham Outsmarts MI5, Steals $5 Million!
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00:00In this city, there exists a notorious criminal gang. Their boss is named Michael, calling himself
00:05the black version of Robin Hood. But he deals drugs, kidnaps for ransom, pimps prostitutes.
00:11There's no evil deed he hasn't done. Many wealthy people and aristocrats have suffered losses
00:16because of him. Normally, Michael should have been locked up in prison long ago. However,
00:21he holds compromising photos of a royal princess. If these photos were exposed,
00:25the royal family's reputation would surely be ruined. Therefore, the local authorities are
00:30afraid to act recklessly. Even every time Michael commits a crime and gets caught,
00:34he is ultimately released without charges. Having this trump card, Michael's behavior has
00:39become increasingly brazen. The high government finally couldn't stand it anymore, deciding to
00:44order MI5 to secretly handle this matter. Based on intelligence gathered after a period of
00:49investigation, it's highly likely Michael has hidden the compromising photos in safe deposit
00:54boxes at Lloyd's Bank. The director assigned full authority for this secret mission to the man
00:59in the suit named Tim. Regardless of the methods he uses, he must retrieve those compromising photos.
01:04But the most important thing is not to let MI5 be implicated in any way. After that, Ingrid,
01:10from the same department as Tim, began the first step of the plan. He used a honey trap ploy,
01:15successfully integrating into Michael's extended family, eventually gaining access to Hakim,
01:20Michael's brother. Ingrid's infiltration could provide more beneficial intelligence for MI5.
01:26In another development, Tim used his position at customs to frame his former lover Martine
01:31for drug possession. Tim did this because he knew Martine was acquainted with a group experienced in
01:36theft. He wanted Martine, in exchange for becoming an informant, to find them to steal the photos from
01:41the bank vault. After the job is done, other assets are theirs to handle freely, but the entire plan
01:47must be kept secret. Besides providing necessary intelligence, they must bear responsibility for
01:52all consequences themselves. The main figure of the theft group is Terry, formerly a notorious hoodlum
01:58on the streets of London. But after getting married, he went straight, living a simple and stable life.
02:04Later, he opened a used car shop, even hiring a young couple about to get married to help out.
02:09Initially, he thought he could peacefully earn some money to support his family. However, in recent years,
02:14new energy vehicles constantly waging price wars caused his business to decline drastically,
02:20piling up debts. Every few days, loan sharks would come to the shop demanding payment and causing
02:25trouble. That day, Martine sought out Terry, her former lover and childhood friend. Martine bluntly
02:31told Terry she had a way to get rich. Martine learned from her boyfriend that the subway running through
02:36the nearby area affects Lloyd's Bank's alarm system. So the bank planned to take a week to replace the
02:41system, and during this time, there would definitely be no alarm signals. Martine boldly stated her
02:47malicious intent. She wanted to rob the bank, specifically the many private safe deposit boxes
02:52in the underground vault. The gold, silver, and jewels inside are mostly things that cannot see the
02:58light of day. The owners of these boxes, even if they discovered their assets were stolen,
03:03might not dare to report it to the police. It sounded like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
03:07Of course, such a big job required the help of Terry and his close friends. Although Terry really
03:13wanted the huge fortune and the conditions Martine offered were tempting enough, it also required
03:18taking a huge risk to pull it off. Terry needed some time to think before answering Martine. Then,
03:23he stood up and left the bar. Immediately, Martine turned to talk to Tim sitting nearby about whether
03:28Terry would join. Terry, having made his decision, suddenly returned to the bar. Then, he accidentally
03:34saw Martine whispering with a man in a suit. Finally, he quietly left. Terry felt the whole
03:40situation wasn't as simple as imagined. But his relationship with Martine made him believe she
03:45couldn't possibly harm him. Terry shared the bank robbery plan with his two close friends and
03:49successfully persuaded them to join the operation. One of them was Dave, an adult film actor, and the
03:55other was Kevin, a photographer. The next day, they met at the wedding of Eddie, the young guy working
04:00at the garage. Besides congratulating Eddie and Lily on becoming husband and wife, the four of them
04:05secretly discussed preparations for the operation. Martine had already opened a safe deposit box at
04:10Lloyd's Bank. She used the excuse of showing Terry the safe deposit box to conveniently get him into the
04:16underground vault to observe the situation. Dave and Kevin stayed outside the bank, pretending to be
04:21tourists, taking many photos of the bank's exterior. At this moment, Dave saw the boss Lou Vogel whom he had
04:27worked with before. This person is also considered an important character later in the story.
04:32Lou Vogel also had a safe deposit box at Lloyd's Bank, but he had no impression whatsoever of Dave,
04:37who had just greeted him. Afterward, the four of them, based on the gathered information,
04:42began planning the next step. Next to the bank was a fried chicken shop, and next to the fried chicken
04:47shop was a leather goods store up for sale. The back door of the leather goods store's basement
04:51connected to the building's underground parking lot. They planned to dig a tunnel from the basement of
04:56the leather goods store straight to the bank's vault. After getting the jewels, they would leave by car
05:00through the back door of the leather goods store's basement. At this point, they needed to find Bambos,
05:05a friend of Terry's knowledgeable about machinery and construction. Terry persuaded Bambos to join the
05:10operation, specifically responsible for the tunneling work. Finally, they also invited a seasoned con artist
05:16known as the Colonel. He usually dressed like a gentleman, not only having elegant manners, but also
05:22speaking with a proper English accent. At least, he looked completely unrelated to crime, very suitable
05:27for appearing to handle difficult situations and emergencies. Finally, Terry had assembled all the
05:33members. But before starting work, Terry arranged to meet his wife at a restaurant for a romantic
05:38candlelight dinner. Actually, he wanted to tell her he would have to be away from the family for a while.
05:43Because he was currently deep in debt, he was forced to find a way to go out and earn money.
05:47He asked Winnie not to ask for too many details, because he couldn't bear to lie to his family.
05:52For now, he just hoped Winnie could take their two daughters to stay with relatives for a while,
05:57waiting for his safe return. The next day, the team of six officially began work.
06:01The Colonel took charge of renting the leather goods store and handling unexpected situations.
06:06Then, using the excuse of renovating the store, he obtained the building's blueprints from the
06:11planning authority and prepared all necessary construction tools. Terry and the others,
06:16posing as a repair crew, drove into the building's underground parking lot,
06:20brought all the necessary tools into the basement, and their every move was closely
06:24monitored by Tim's people. Tim reported the progress of the situation to the director.
06:29His plan was to wait until Terry and his gang succeeded, then reap the rewards without sowing,
06:34specifically arranging people to intercept them to complete the mission. And in a worst-case
06:38scenario, they could directly cut ties with Martine, absolutely ensuring MI5 wouldn't be
06:44implicated in any way. After Terry and the gang were ready, they started construction.
06:49They planned to complete the theft mission before the bank opened on Monday morning.
06:53The deeper they dug, the loud noise affected the normal business of the fried chicken shop.
06:57The shop owner then reported them to the police with a complaint. In just a moment,
07:01the police arrived at the leather goods store and knocked on the door. Everyone was scared stiff,
07:06immediately stopping work. Fortunately, the Colonel stepped forward and handled it smoothly,
07:11revealing no flaws. The police didn't suspect anything, just gave a verbal warning and left
07:16the scene. Continuing like this, they definitely needed someone on lookout outside. Terry quickly
07:21sought out Eddie, whom he trusted, for help. Eddie wouldn't get a share of the loot, but after the
07:26job was done, Terry promised to give him the used car shop as a reward. Terry told him to find a spot
07:32with a wide view on the rooftop of the building opposite the bank, monitoring the situation around the
07:37bank in real time. If any activity was detected, he had to report immediately to Terry and the others
07:43via walkie-talkie. That evening, Tim also came to the vicinity. He ordered two subordinates to monitor
07:48the parking lot entrance and exit, while he temporarily monitored the shop himself. Then,
07:53Tim deliberately walked around in front of the leather goods store once. Eddie promptly reported
07:58the situation but didn't arouse suspicion among the others. Only Martine guessed the man outside was
08:03Tim. She used the excuse of going out to buy cigarettes, went to a nearby bar, and using the
08:08brief time, she reported the latest progress of the operation to Tim. Unexpectedly, Terry also
08:14followed Martine to the bar. He saw them talking. Seeing this, Tim hastily left. Martine deceived
08:20Terry, saying Tim was just a passerby striking up a conversation with her. At this point, Terry became
08:25more vigilant but still didn't expose Martine. He took the opportunity when Martine left to secretly
08:31make a phone call. Ingrid also secretly reported the situation to Tim. Michael, the gang boss, was
08:37preparing to leave London for Trinidad. He handed over part of the illegal business operations management
08:42to another person, who was Lou Vogel, seen earlier. Finally, Tim reminded Ingrid to be careful and protect
08:48himself. As long as the photos were retrieved, no matter where Michael fled, he could be brought to
08:53justice. Returning to Terry, after coming back from the bar, he continued the tunneling work. Unexpectedly,
09:00the tunnel suddenly collapsed, and Terry fell straight into a large pit. Luckily, he wasn't
09:05injured. The colonel came to observe the pit, discovering it was a mass grave from the London
09:10Plague period of 1665. But coincidentally, this mass grave was located right beneath the bank's vault.
09:16This actually saved them quite a bit of time. They directly broke through the bank vault's floor
09:21from above the mass grave. Finally, Terry went up to check, confirming it was indeed the vault.
09:26However, the toxic gases and dust from the construction made it difficult for everyone
09:31to breathe normally. Everyone had to take this opportunity to rest for a bit, then wait for the
09:35dust to settle before proceeding with the robbery immediately. Eddie, keeping watch outside, couldn't
09:41resist asking about the operation's status. The answer he received was, of course, extremely good
09:46news. Everyone was even chatting lively over the walkie-talkies. However, their conversation
09:52tonight was accidentally overheard by a nearby radio enthusiast. He deduced from the conversation
09:57content that it was a bank robbery and immediately reported it to the police. But initially, the
10:02police didn't believe it at all. Therefore, he recorded the conversation content and called the
10:07police again. However, the radio's listening range could be up to a 10 kilometers radius.
10:12This area had at least several hundred banks. Unfortunately, the recording mentioned no specific
10:17bank at all. Furthermore, Terry and the gang were resting, so no activity could be overheard
10:23temporarily. At this point, Chief Inspector Roy assigned a subordinate to continue monitoring the
10:28radio, while he returned to the station to prepare for special action. At this time, Martine, while
10:34everyone was sound asleep, sneakily went alone to the bank's vault. Following the clue Tim gave, she had
10:39to find safe deposit box number 118. Suddenly, Terry, who had followed behind, spoke up, startling Martine
10:46badly. Terry knew in his heart Martine was definitely hiding something from everyone, but he still didn't
10:52expose her. He hoped through veiled words to elicit Martine's unspoken purpose. But Martine was also
10:57smart. Unless cornered, she would never tell Terry the truth. In this special situation, with a rare chance
11:04to be alone, let a passionate kiss temporarily end the suspicion between them. At dawn, the police
11:09dispatched a large number of police cars, dividing into dozens of teams to check each bank, hoping to scare
11:15them into communicating via walkie-talkie. Meanwhile, Terry and the gang, fully rested, entered the vault,
11:22and began looting frantically. With each safe deposit box opened, large amounts of gold, jewelry, and cash
11:28appeared before everyone's eyes. Martine focused all her attention on box number 118. Unexpectedly, Terry
11:35was one step faster, retrieving the contents of the box. He discovered inside, besides some of Michael's
11:41documents, were compromising photos of Princess Margaret. Now, Terry finally knew the truth Martine
11:46hid was all in this box 118, and this box was definitely big trouble, capable of bringing disaster
11:52upon them. But Terry was already prepared beforehand and didn't tell the others, avoiding further
11:58complications. At this moment, two police cars appeared in front of Lloyd's bank. Eddie immediately
12:03informed everyone via walkie-talkie. The officer monitoring the radio also heard their conversation
12:08and reported it to Chief Inspector Roy. However, currently, almost all banks in the city had
12:14police cars, still unable to pinpoint the walkie-talkie's exact location. At this point,
12:19the Lloyd's bank manager opened the door, coordinating with the police to enter the underground vault.
12:24Receiving the warning, everyone immediately fell silent, all anxious and uneasy. On the manager's side,
12:30seeing the underground vault door still intact, he didn't think there was any problem with the vault.
12:35Moreover, opening the vault door required waiting until Monday morning with the bank director's
12:40approval. Therefore, the manager and the police left the bank together. Only then did everyone
12:45breathe a sigh of relief. However, they knew very well they shouldn't stay there long. Then,
12:50they told Eddie to retreat immediately. But just then, an ambulance appeared in front of the bank,
12:55sirens blaring loudly. Just as Eddie was about to pick up the walkie-talkie to inform everyone,
13:00he accidentally dropped it downstairs. Terry, receiving no reply from Eddie, felt even more
13:06that something was wrong, quickly packed up their things, and retreated immediately.
13:10Eddie's accident inadvertently saved Terry and the gang. If Eddie had managed to mention the word
13:15ambulance, the subsequent events would surely not have happened. After hearing no further information,
13:21the monitoring officer ruled out Lloyd's bank. Next, after Terry and the gang finished packing,
13:25they drove straight out of the underground parking lot. Tim, who had been waiting for a long time,
13:31ordered his subordinates to intercept their car immediately. Unexpectedly, Tim fell for their
13:36trick. There was nothing inside the car. It turned out, the previous night at the bar,
13:40Terry had determined he could no longer trust Martine. Therefore, he had called to hire a driver.
13:46After receiving the signal from Terry, this driver immediately drove the truck to another location,
13:51while Terry and the gang took a different car, secretly carrying the stolen assets away.
13:56Afterward, Terry led everyone to an old warehouse and began inventorying the spoils.
14:01Besides a large amount of gold and jewelry, they also discovered some compromising photos of high
14:06ranking officials and MPs. Then, everyone sorted the loot. After Bambas and the colonel received their
14:12shares, they left first. At this point, Terry took out the compromising photos of the royal princess
14:17and bluntly stated that Martine had hidden the truth. Dave and Kevin now also realized something was
14:23wrong. Finally, Martine was forced to reveal her hidden troubles. Only then did Terry and his two
14:28friends learn the entire plan had been kept from them. Everyone knew MI5 wasn't an organization
14:33ordinary people could mess with. They are even more ruthless than the police. Choosing to trust them
14:39is a path to death. Dave thought escaping was the most important thing now. Then he left the
14:43warehouse alone first. Tim knew he had been outsmarted by Terry and the gang, but he believed Martine
14:49would surely contact him again. After all, those photos were now like a hot potato. Martine surely
14:55wouldn't want to seek her own demise. The next morning, the underground vault of Lloyd's Bank was
14:59allowed to be opened. The bank manager was stunned upon seeing the devastated scene before him.
15:05Immediately after reporting to the police, the police quickly cordoned off the crime scene.
15:09Following that, all major newspapers in the city reported the bank robbery. In another development,
15:14Martine and Terry contacted Tim by phone, arranging to meet at North Iceland, train station. Meanwhile,
15:21the MI5 director, upon learning the news of the bank robbery spreading everywhere,
15:26felt extremely helpless. Initially intending to resolve everything quietly, it had now become a
15:31city-wide sensation. If the police caught the robbers first, the compromising photos of the royal
15:36princess would surely become public, the consequences unimaginable. Therefore, he ordered his subordinates,
15:42using the excuse that the robbery involved national security secrets, to request the
15:47police withdraw from the investigation to control the situation. As news of the bank robbery spread
15:52rapidly, some people immediately became furious. First was Lou Vogel, along with Sonia, his associate
15:58behind the scenes, and their bribed corrupt police officer. Lou Vogel and Sonia ran brothels and high-end
16:04adult entertainment venues. Lou Vogel kept a ledger detailing police bribes in his bank's safe deposit box.
16:10Sonia's box contained a large number of compromising photos of MPs and high-ranking officials. If their
16:16information got out, they would all be finished. Lou Vogel also informed Michael, who was hiding
16:21abroad. Upon receiving the news, he immediately became extremely anxious. The compromising photos
16:27of the royal princess were his talisman allowing him to act with impunity. If the government got them,
16:33he might die without a burial place. But Lou Vogel, having a fairly good relationship with him,
16:37promised to help retrieve the royal compromising photos. Of course, Lou Vogel was more concerned
16:43about his own stuff. At this point, Michael felt something was unusual about the situation.
16:48He began to suspect Ingrid, the woman of Hakim, who was also his brother. Michael was a cold-blooded
16:53and ruthless person. This time, Ingrid could be in danger. In another development, Terry met Tim at the
17:00appointed train station. To prevent Tim from playing tricks, Terry only brought a few photos of the royal
17:05MPs and told Tim they needed an official pardon document signed by the government and also demanded
17:10new passports and exit permits. Only then would he hand over the rest of the photos. Tim immediately
17:15reported back to the director. Initially thought the only major trouble was the royal compromising
17:21photos. Now it involved so many high-ranking government officials. Even the director himself
17:26was implicated. Now, the director could no longer decide unilaterally and had to request parliament
17:31issue a D notice, defense advisory notice. Lou Vogel was busy discussing countermeasures with the
17:37corrupt police officer. He suddenly remembered the actor he met in front of the bank a few days ago,
17:42an adult film buffoon constantly taking pictures on the street. The more he thought, the more suspicious
17:47Lou Vogel became. Then, he ordered the two corrupt police officers to capture Dave, who was preparing
17:53to flee, and bring him back. Under brutal torture, Dave confessed everything. The two corrupt officers
17:59used Dave's information to search for the whereabouts of the others. When they arrived at Martine's
18:03residence, they were even chased away by MI5 personnel. Finally, they only found Eddie at Terry's
18:09garage and directly kidnapped him. They even left a business card for Eddie's wife, asking her to
18:14contact Terry. By now, news of the Lloyds Bank robbery had spread through every street and alley of
18:20London. The recording of Terry and the gang's conversation that night was repeatedly broadcast by the
18:25police on the radio. Terry's eldest daughter now recognized her father's voice and told her mother.
18:31Wendy, anxious and uneasy, suddenly received a call from Terry. Terry didn't have time to explain
18:36clearly. After reassuring her he was safe, he instructed Wendy and the children absolutely not to
18:42go out. After hanging up, he continued by calling the garage. Lily, crying, told Terry about Eddie being
18:48kidnapped and gave him the phone number the corrupt officer left. Then, Terry called that number.
18:53Lou Vogel got straight to the point, directly threatening Terry to hand over the ledger and the
18:58royal compromising photos in exchange for Eddie's life. For Terry, the royal compromising photos were
19:03the only bargaining chip for their freedom, impossible to hand over. But they had absolutely
19:08no recollection of the ledger Lou Vogel mentioned. Therefore, they flatly denied possessing these two
19:14items over the phone. Seeing Terry wasn't easy to deal with, Lou Vogel ordered the corrupt officer
19:19to shoot Dave dead. Eddie was terrified, tears streaming down his face, desperately hoping Terry
19:24could come save him. Finally, Lou Vogel gave Terry one hour to find the ledger, otherwise Eddie would
19:30lose his life. After hanging up, Terry and Kevin immediately went to the truck to search for the
19:35ledger. Finally, they found the ledger with Lou Vogel's name on it amidst a messy pile of mail.
19:40Inside, it detailed the bribe amounts, times, and dates for many police officers and high-ranking
19:46officials. Now the ledger was found, but they faced a difficult dilemma. Suppose they handed the ledger
19:51to Lou Vogel, MI5 would surely not spare them. If they gave the photos to MI5, even with a government
19:57pardon, Eddie surely wouldn't survive. Moreover, Lou Vogel would also order them hunted down. But
20:03thinking from another angle, currently, what both sides needed was in Terry and the gang's hands. So,
20:09the initiative belonged to them. Finally, they devised a plan to play both sides against the middle.
20:14To execute the plan, Terry contacted Lou Vogel, arranging to meet him at 11am tomorrow at Paddington
20:20Station for an exchange, hostage for the items. Terry told Lou Vogel if he didn't comply, he would
20:26publicize the bribery evidence. At worst, it would be mutual destruction. What Lou Vogel feared most was
20:32spending the rest of his life in prison, so he quickly agreed. The two members who left first from
20:37the robbery, Bambos and the colonel, were successively murdered by unknown assailants. In another
20:42development, Terry brought passport photos of the three of them to meet Tim again. Tim said that Lord
20:47Mountbatten was willing to personally handle the matter. Terry also demanded the transaction be
20:52completed at 11am tomorrow at Paddington Station. Michael had discovered Ingrid's identity as a spy.
20:58Ultimately, poor Ingrid was taken to a farm and brutally murdered by Michael. Early the next morning,
21:04Terry and the gang began preparing for another step. Before the exchange, they started searching the
21:09newspapers for the name of the police officer in charge of the bank robbery case. Then,
21:14they cross-referenced it with the names in Lou Vogel's ledger. Finally, they discovered the
21:18officer in charge of the robbery was a chief inspector named Roy. His name was not on the
21:23bribery list, meaning Chief Inspector Roy hadn't been bought by Lou Vogel. Terry guessed Roy was
21:28probably quite upright. Then, he tore out a page from the ledger and instructed Kevin to personally
21:33deliver it to Roy. Kevin recounted the situation to Chief Inspector Roy, telling him if he wanted the
21:38complete bribery list. He had to be at Paddington Station at exactly 11am and could also arrest the
21:44corrupt police officer. After arriving at the train station, Terry and Martine split up. Tim had
21:49actually arrived early at the station. However, the person dealing with Terry was Lord Mountbatten.
21:54Tim had arranged personnel to ensure the transaction went smoothly and also took the time to chat with
21:59Martine. Meanwhile, Terry went alone to the appointed location to wait. At this moment, Lou Vogel
22:05and the corrupt police officer escorted Eddie to the scene. As they were about to approach Terry,
22:10the corrupt officer spotted the two agents he had met at Martine's place the day before
22:14and immediately turned to flee towards the station's back entrance. At this point, Terry saw Eddie being
22:19taken away, feeling frantic. Fortunately, Lord Mountbatten appeared just in time right after.
22:25The two sides quickly completed the transaction. Terry immediately chased after them towards the
22:30station's back entrance. After catching Lou Vogel, he beat him up severely. Then, the remaining corrupt
22:36officer raised his gun, intending to shoot Terry. After taking down one corrupt officer, Terry quickly
22:42rescued Eddie and stopped the other corrupt officer from escaping. At this moment, Chief Inspector Roy
22:47arrived promptly with his team and subdued everyone at the scene. Under normal circumstances, Terry and the
22:53gang would also face legal punishment. Tim, at this point, wasn't heartless enough to stand by and do
22:59nothing. After all, Terry and the gang had obtained the pardon signed by Lord Mountbatten himself.
23:04In the end, Chief Inspector Roy released Terry and the gang. Terry also kept his promise, handing Lou Vogel's
23:11ledger over to Chief Inspector Roy. After retrieving the royal compromising photos, MI5 had no more worries
23:17and went to Michael's residence in Trinidad to arrest him. Later, they found Ingrid's body in a corner of
23:23the farm. Finally, Michael was executed in 1975 for multiple crimes.
23:27Today's story ends here. Thank you for watching the movie. What did you think of this movie?
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