THE ICE CAVE

[Untitled (for now)] [Reference: crew 2] A crew of professional cat burglars have been planning their last heist for the last 3 weeks. Buying stocks, islands, mansions, cars, starting hotel chains and throwing a big wedding are among their dreams after this score. They already have the buyer for the item they are going to steal, and the price will settle them for life. Leo and Mel –which are engaged— are the de facto leaders of their joined jobs, the most agile and crafty of the group. There is also Chris the tech guy, August the gear specialist and Nat the contortionist. Kathe manages the negotiations, the drops, and the deliveries, exchanges and serves as the legal front of their operations. She, however, never goes on the field. She stays in a secure location, countries away. On THE night, everything goes smoothly as planned, as always… spotless, professional work. Mel, as usual, is the one in charge of carrying the package. This time is a small gray case. They all meet at the r...

[Untitled (for now)] [Reference: crew 1] Mel and Kathe arrive to this place they’ve been planning to have lunch in for the last week. Kathe made the reservation for a table for 2 at the plaza –a nice outdoor area— in the middle of a famous café district in town. The restaurants around share this open square as a common patio for customers that wish to enjoy an open-air meal. The traffic on the plaza is mostly pedestrian, cyclists and the occasional Vespa. They engage in some small talk. Kathe complains about the clothes Mel is wearing; “sports tights” she called them, adding that she hardly ever dresses for the occasion. Mel defends her choices describing her style as comfortable and not “sport tights” but “training clothes”. She adds that she could never be moving around in dresses and high heels like Kathe. In a blink of the eye Mel’s bag is snatched, and also whatever she was saying. Kathe yells out of surprise and panic. Everyone around as well, but Mel could see some actual ha...