The mountain of treasure held them spellbound for an undetermined amount of time, each of them sorting through various fantasies they planned to indulge with their newfound wealth.
Ace brought them back to reality. “Uh,” he said, looking at the iPod. “Guys, they're coming. Fast.”
“What?” Bobby exclaimed, moving to look at the touchscreen. “They must have had a silent alarm.”
Ace nodded, went to the busted entry and studied the doorway. “There's a magnetic sensor imbedded in the lock plate,” he informed them.
“How much time do we have?” Clarice said, knowing he could extrapolate an accurate window for them. Eddy and Clarice began digging the money out. Clarice piled it in his arms like firewood. He carried it out to his truck.
“Maybe five minutes,” Ace said warily. “They're really movi
