FLM.RED / After the credits
A fake family and the Mona Lisa heist
Masterplan: recap, ending and discussion. Major spoilers.
Open the recap & discussion — spoilers
Roger recruits two thieves for an impossible robbery by claiming they are his children, but the family story hides another con.
The beginning
Hacker Chiara and explosives specialist Jay meet Roger after an elaborate test. He claims to be their father and recruits them to steal the Mona Lisa.
The conflict
The trio manipulates the Louvre’s systems, moves the painting to a preservation area and extracts it during the ensuing confusion.
The turning point
Roger secretly takes the painting and leaves the younger thieves at a safe house. They discover that his evidence of their family connection was manufactured.
A choice
Roger owes the criminal Van Klum a debt and hands over a painting while tipping off authorities. He helps Chiara and Jay escape and gives himself up, revealing his real name is Marcus.
The ending
A year later Chiara and Jay help him escape custody. The recovered painting was a forgery: the original hangs unnoticed in an Italian restaurant, one final trick by their unlikely family.
Questions after watching
- Why does Roger invent a family connection?
- When does the false family become a real bond?
- Where does the real painting end up?
A closer look
Roger recruits two thieves for an impossible robbery by claiming they are his children, but the family story hides another con.
Keep the conversation going
What happens at the end?
A year later Chiara and Jay help him escape custody. The recovered painting was a forgery: the original hangs unnoticed in an Italian restaurant, one final trick by their unlikely family.
