Super Heists

Investigators examine the crimes of master thieves from two points of view: masterminds themselves and the investigators who pursue them.
Secrets of the Transy Book Heist
S1 E2

Four clean-cut college students risk it all to become super-thieves by targeting $12 million in rare books in a brash daylight heist that baffles the cops hunting them.

A Van Full of Dollars
S1 E3

A model bank employee pulls off the second biggest cash heist in history when he stuffs a work van with $17 million in untraceable cash and flees to Mexico, only to be betrayed by his partners when greed fuels a murder plot.

The Inside Job
S1 E4

When a violent gang of bank robbers executes a perfect heist, cops don't realize that one of the terrified bank tellers is actually the mastermind behind it all.

The Picasso Thief
S1 E5

When an irreplaceable Picasso is plucked from a gallery wall, cops know they have just 24 hours to track the thief down before it's likely gone for good.

The Heist of the Century
S1 E6

TV cameras are there when armed bank robbers take hostages at a large, international bank; police don't realize the robbery only masks a more spectacular heist taking place right under their feet.