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Much of what was said about the 1970s does not apply today. There were a lot of unsolved crimes. Technology has allowed us to solve many crimes, including cold case crimes. However, criminals have also gotten more sophisticated. Early humans could travel no more than four mph. A trotting horse brought it up to 10 mph. Trains raised it to between 40 and 70 mph. Trains were far more comfortable than coaches.
— Apr 05, 2026 09:07AM
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We also get great tidbits about the construction of the crystal palace, including the problem of the sparrows.
— Apr 26, 2026 06:05PM
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Ch. 31 There is no honor among thieves. Pierce gets a formal letter from Willie, and clearly, he is being influenced by someone. They meet at the crystal palace, and Pierce gives him money and a warning.
— Apr 26, 2026 06:04PM
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Ch. 30 Miss Miriam did her job well in posing as the wife of an invalid who wants to buy a large, secure safe for a month-long stay during the summer. She finds out what she needed to know (the reason for the overhaul of the safes) and finds a legitimate reason to leave (it will take a month to build a safe and she needs one now).
— Apr 26, 2026 06:16AM
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Ch. 29 Part 3 begins with a series of setbacks and it’s a wonder they robbed the train. They got the dates confused. Then the czar up and dies and the whole need for the gold was thrown into doubt. British soldiers were still there but it appears to be winding down. Then the safes go into overhaul and they are in shock! Whoever heard of overhauling a safe? Pierce decides to put a woman on the case.
— Apr 25, 2026 05:22PM
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Ch. 28 Two things of note. The guard is given the code but it’s not the actual robbery. Agar tests the keys to make sure they work. Another interesting thing is the presence of a leopard. The public has been gripped about stories of man-eating leopards in India a caged leopard is being taken to a lady in the countryside. Coincidence? I think not.
— Apr 25, 2026 04:23PM
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Ch. 27 When it comes to Victorian crime, four months of planning is a lot. This job has taken eight months so far. Pierce has gone to all the eel-skinners to get a lot of bags filled with lead shot. Criminals threw them at people while committing a crime. I wonder what he’s going to do. My thought is to replace the gold so that the light weight of the safe doesn’t tip off the guards.
— Apr 25, 2026 03:48PM
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Ch. 26 Pierce finds a vulnerable guard who has a sick kid, and he and his wife have minimum income. I hope he doesn't end up in prison. All he has to do is not see when told the code word.
— Apr 25, 2026 01:24PM
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Ch. 25 Pierce is finally ready to obtain the last two keys. It reminds me of a spy or thriller movie in which every player knows their role and have to act with precision time to pull off a crime. Willie does his part and watch Agar do his. It doesn’t come off as easily as they had hoped but quick thinking saved the day for Agar. I think Part 2 is over now that it appears that they have the four keys.
— Apr 25, 2026 12:47PM
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Willie is shocked that he was broken out of prison for such a simple job. He thiniks there has to be more to it than that. He’s right. However, loose lips sink ships and Pierce is very careful to compartmentalize information on a need-to-know basis.
— Apr 25, 2026 10:57AM
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Ch. 24 jack = detective, crusher = police officer, lay = plan
Willie is small and not very smart. Pierce has Agar practicing getting into the cabinet to get the key he needs. The gaff was to make impressions of the key to the cabinet. Willie is going to get through the window hole to open everything up so that Agar can sneak up while the jack is in the WC.
— Apr 25, 2026 10:55AM
Willie is small and not very smart. Pierce has Agar practicing getting into the cabinet to get the key he needs. The gaff was to make impressions of the key to the cabinet. Willie is going to get through the window hole to open everything up so that Agar can sneak up while the jack is in the WC.
