Daylight Robbery

Alex masterminds a bold plan to steal millions of pounds in untraceable, used banknotes from the vaults of the London Exchange Bank. He assembles a small gang—Lucky, Matty, Terry, Chubby, Norman and Jay—to carry it out. To avoid suspicion, they manufacture an alibi by booking a flight to Germany for the 2006 World Cup and presenting themselves as ordinary travelers.

The group checks in for their flight to Germany to join thousands of England supporters, but instead veers off the departure path and drives to Central London. They pile into a van and head toward the London Exchange Bank to begin the raid. The plan relies on the alibi keeping authorities focused on the travel, not the robbery.

Inside the scheme, they intend to funnel the cash through a tunnel they have already dug under the bank. They post an accomplice among the hostages to patch up the exit later and slip away with the freed crowd. This setup is meant to mislead investigators and secure an unobstructed escape route.

They ram the bank doors and enter with force; Chubby suffers a serious leg injury when thrown through the back window of the van, and Norman's reversing maneuver aggravates the damage. Chubby bleeds heavily and loses consciousness, forcing the gang to alert the police camped outside and let a doctor into the scene. The injured man slows down the operation, but the others press on.

With Chubby being treated, the operation continues as the others push to move the loot. Outside, the police maintain a cordon around the bank while authorities inside coordinate with the doctor. The plan relies on timing and composure as the crew proceeds toward their exit.

Moments later, the gang escapes with the bags of cash through the tunnel under the bank. The tunnel provides a hidden conduit for cash to be ferried out while officers respond on the surface. They rush toward the waiting van and the hope of a rapid getaway.

An accomplice within the hostages helps patch the exit route and ensure the freed crowd can move without alarming the police. The team leverages the confusion to progress toward the getaway points. Despite the tightening net, they press ahead with the escape plan.

As the group nears the tunnel exit, a portion collapses, trapping Norman inside. Alex orders the others to head for the airport while he frantically begins digging Norman free. Time is running out as the collapse strains the plan and increases risk.

Norman is dug out and transported to the London airport in a cab, where he boards a flight to Germany at the last moment. The crew hopes this keeps the rest of the plan intact while authorities close in. The tension remains high as the escape reaches its final stage.

Chubby does not recover from the leg wound and dies when the plane lands in Germany. The death provides investigators with a critical link between the crime scene and Matty. Police can begin reversing the trail to reconstruct the gang's original plan.

Investigators link evidence from the crime scene to Matty's identity and reconstruct the gang's original plan step by step. The discovery lets them piece together the sequence of events and identify the gang's roles. The revelation also shakes up the narrative by exposing the alibi as a ruse.

Alex, who did not travel to Germany, remains uncaught and disappears with the money. He later is shown supporting the rest of the gang through their prison terms, keeping a low profile. The mystery of his fate lingers as the others face the consequences ashore.

Chubby's widow is supported by the remaining gang members and by Alex, underscoring the human cost behind the crime. Her plight highlights the long shadow cast by the heist on families left behind. The story emphasizes that the consequences extend beyond those who participated.

In the aftermath, most gang members are imprisoned while the money remains missing, and Alex's fate remains unresolved. The story closes with Alex still at large, leaving the overall theft unresolved and the mystery of the missing payout intact. The narrative underlines how one mastermind can disappear with the fortune while others pay the price.