Gary, Carl, and Lesley are all thieves who meet with a security guard at the Treasure Quest Hall named Max. The four of them plan to steal a gem that is worth millions of rands. The gem was found at Lochville mine in Rustenburg, and it was taken to Johannesburg for safety and viewing. Many tourists have been traveling to see the gem from all over the world. Max uses his access as a guard to let the men enter the building through a back door.

“I hope you are alone,” Gary says to Max.

“Yes, I checked. I am the only one here. I asked the three other guards to go fix some messed up wires downstairs,” Max answers.

“We have to go as we planned,” Carl says, walking down the hallway.

“Don’t forget the Hall has a lot of security measures,” Lesley says.

“I will disarm the security for an hour; be quick,” Max says, looking around.

Max walks around the hall checking if the other three guards have come back. He walks down to the parkade to make sure no one is around. The whole place is silent except for the traffic passing by the Hall on the street.

The three men Gary, Lesley, and Carl are wearing black so they can be invisible. The three of them are wearing balaclavas and gloves so they won’t leave fingerprints behind. Cameras are on each corner inside and out of the building but they are able to hide their bodies from them. They walk up against the walls, trying to be as hidden as possible. Gary pulls out a box of cigarettes, and he lights it then inhaled as they walk.

They walked to the room where the sapphire is kept. They opened the door and see that the gem is covered in a four walled glass. Gary hits the glass with a hammer and one of the walls breaks.

Lesley quickly grabs the sapphire worth millions, and suddenly the alarms started ringing. The three men race to the exit and they find all the doors locked. Gary doesn’t see that his glove and box of cigarettes drop on the ground in the passage.

They wait at a door hoping Max will open it for them, but when he doesn’t show, they panic and start to run to the ground floor. Max is nowhere to be found. The alarm keeps ringing.

“Damn it! Where the hell is Max?” Carl shouts. Gary puts his hands in his pocket and sees he is wearing one glove and his cigarettes are not there.

“Guys, I think I lost….” he says softly.

“We need to get the hell out of here. Check your phones for network. Call Max,” Carl shouts, panicking.

Gary dials his phone as the network goes down. He grabs Carl’s phone from his pocket. No network.

“We are doomed,” Lesley said.

Carl remembers there is an exit that doesn’t lock. He runs in the right direction as his friends follow him, despite not knowing what he is up to. They find an unlocked room that has an exit to where they parked their car. They run out quickly, and get in their car, and drive off. Lesley is sitting in the back with Gary. Carl looks behind him and sees the place covered with police coming to the Treasure Quest Hall.

Tell us: What do you think happened to Max?