An improvised immigrant crew attempts a mansion robbery while a hidden spy identity transforms the meaning of the operation.
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
A Target Worth Robbing
The thieves identify a businessman who became wealthy by defrauding poor families. When experienced affiliates refuse the undercover assignment, a more improvised plan becomes necessary.
Key Events
The Fraudster Is Targeted — Two thieves plan to rob a businessman who defrauded poor families.
Location: Los Angeles
Undercover Recruits Refuse — Affiliates refuse to pose as day laborers for the heist.
Location: Los Angeles
A New Plan Forms — The thieves decide to recruit inexperienced people for the operation.
Location: Los Angeles
The Con Man Arrives — A Colombian con man arrives with two weeks to complete the robbery.
Location: Los Angeles
The Target Revealed — The target is a former colleague now using a false public identity.
Location: Los Angeles
The Immigrant Team Assembles — A DVD seller gathers an amateur crew of immigrants for the heist.
Location: Los Angeles
The Amateur Crew
A Colombian con man arrives in Los Angeles with limited time to complete the robbery. An organizer assembles immigrants and specialists whose ordinary appearance may help them avoid suspicion.
Key Events
The Family Pair Joins — A father and his tomboy daughter join the infiltration team. Characters: GloriaLocation: Los Angeles
Specialists Enter The Crew — A nervous actor, a tech specialist, and a strong man complete the crew.
Location: Los Angeles
The Nanny Connection — The crew's organizer courts the target's nanny to gain access. Characters: GloriaLocation: The target's mansion
Mansion Security Studied — The team prepares to enter a heavily guarded mansion. Characters: GloriaLocation: The target's mansion
The Entry Scheme Begins — The immigrant crew uses its inconspicuous appearance to approach the property. Characters: GloriaLocation: The target's mansion
Inside The Mansion
The crew seeks entry into a guarded mansion and must obtain two keys to reach the vault. The nanny connection becomes central to the infiltration plan.
Key Events
The Mansion Is Breached — The team gains entry to the well-guarded mansion. Characters: GloriaLocation: The target's mansion
Two Vault Keys — The robbery requires stealing two keys to reach the vault. Characters: GloriaLocation: The target's mansion
The Vault Plan Advances — The crew works toward using both keys to access the vault. Characters: GloriaLocation: The target's mansion
The Target Recognizes A Thief — The target recognizes the crew's organizer as a thief. Characters: GloriaLocation: The target's mansion
The Romance Is Broken — The target pressures the nanny to end her relationship with the organizer. Characters: GloriaLocation: The target's mansion
The Spy Behind The Romance
The target recognizes the organizer as a thief and causes the apparent relationship with the nanny to break apart. The ending reveals that the nanny was an implanted spy and the organizer's wife.
Key Events
The Crew Faces Exposure — Recognition of the organizer threatens the entire mansion operation. Characters: GloriaLocation: The target's mansion
The Spy Is Revealed — The nanny is revealed to have been implanted as a spy. Characters: GloriaLocation: The target's mansion
The Hidden Marriage — The final revelation identifies the spy as the organizer's wife. Characters: GloriaLocation: The target's mansion
The Heist's Double Identity — The operation is recontextualized by the spy's secret identity and marriage. Characters: GloriaLocation: The target's mansion
Story Breakdown
The Fraudulent Target — The robbery is motivated by the target's exploitation of poor families.
Exploited Families — The businessman has defrauded many poor families.
False Public Identity — The target presents himself under a different public identity.
Failed Recruitment — The original plan changes when experienced affiliates reject the undercover assignment.
Day Laborer Cover — The intended operation requires thieves to pose as day laborers.
Improvised Solution — The planners turn to inexperienced participants instead.
The Amateur Team — An organizer gathers immigrants and specialists for the mansion infiltration.
Family Infiltrators — A father and tomboy daughter join the crew.
Useful Specialists — An actor, a techie, and a muscle man provide additional abilities.
The Mansion Infiltration — The crew must enter a guarded property without attracting attention.
Inconspicuous Appearance — The crew expects its immigrant status to help it go unnoticed.
Guarded Property — The mansion's security creates the main physical obstacle.
The Vault Operation — The team must secure two keys before it can access the money.
Two Required Keys — Two keys are needed to open the vault.
Money Extraction — The crew must move the money away from the property.
The Hidden Spy — The apparent romance conceals a deliberate intelligence operation.
Recognition And Breakup — The target recognizes a thief and causes the apparent relationship to end.
Secret Marriage — The nanny is revealed as an implanted spy and the organizer's wife.
Emilio, a Colombian con man, arrives in LA with two weeks to complete his plan to rob a former colleague, Claudio Silvestrini, who's made a fortune using infomercials to peddle snake oil to Latin immigrants. Emilio's friend Alejandro, who sells pirated DVDs, has assembled a team of amateurs, who, as Alejandro says, will go unnoticed because they're immigrants. The team must gain entry to Silvestrini's well-guarded mansion, steal two keys to access a vault, and then get the money off the property. A father and his tomboy daughter, a nervous Cuban actor, a techie, and a muscle man make up the team, plus Alejandro has been courting Silvestrini's nanny. Will they be enough?
