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danny:they're going to a truck. ken:she opened the door, dude. yeah.they're getting in. all right, listen,on danny's go, we're hustling. on your call.-let's go. now. come on, hustle,hustle, hustle. ken:i got the door, john. you've got to move this fast,you got it?
you've got to go quick. got it. ken! ken!they're coming back, man! get that up! come on!come on, ken! get that thing started,danny! -i got it, bro.-get them. let's go! get that thing started!
-i got it, bro!-let's go! holy [bleep]get it moving. [ engine turns over,tires squeal ] they got a gun!let's go! [ gunshot ]hold on! [ gunshot ] man: hey!the hell you doing?! narrator:these are real stories... ken:are you kidding me?
i swipe airplanesfor a living, y'all. narrator:...told by extreme repo men. mike: i can't stop.i never will. narrator:these man take back the big toys that owners canno longer afford but refuse to give up. hey!get out of there! some details have been changedand moments recaptured to protect the innocent.
hey! anybody can blow up. don't touch me. i know whose plane that is,and it's definitely not yours. yeah, baby!yeah! narrator:it's dangerous work... kevin:that ain't looking good. go on!make my day, man! man #2:mayday! mayday!
narrator: ...but what doesn'tkill these guys... police! stop! hey, get down up top, man!they're firing! get us the hellout of here! palms in the sky! narrator:...makes them richer. bingo, baby!whoo! stop! ken:that is how we roll!
narrator:this is "airplane repo." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com captions paid for bydiscovery communications what can i say, bro? asset-recovery specialistken cage and his business partnerdanny thompson have met in california to track downa $500,000 aircraft. the owner has stoppedmaking payments to the bank and started hiding from it.
and now the bank has loweredthe boom. well, he's way behind. the bank's had enough,so that's what we're here for. ken is a seasonedrepo specialist. ken: we've doneapproximately 2,000 repos... my god,it's beautiful. ...and the book valueon those assets is approaching $500 million. there's a lot of travel,it's exciting,
and it's allowed meto make a couple dollars and take care of my family. narrator: and becausethis game gets physical, ken found the perfect partner --danny, a former bounty hunter. -hey, boy.-get out of my way. get the [bleep]off of him, man. danny:i love the repo business. i love adrenalin.
and we can't forgetabout one thing -- i love the paycheck. ken: i got a pilot lined up.he's ready to go -- a lot of experiencein this particular helicopter, so we should be gold. narrator: the prize -- a mcdonnell douglas500e helicopter. this lightweight chopper carriesfive passengers, and can hit a top speedof 155 miles an hour.
it's greatfor wealthy landowners and peoplewho like to skip traffic jams. this older model is worth$500,000. since ken's take is10% of the resale value, this is looking likean easy 50 grand. -here we go.-danny, that's totally it, dude. danny: this an easy paydayhere, baby. ooh. paul: gentleman,can i help you?
my name's ken.how are you doing? doing all right.paul. -danny.-paul. ken: don't have good newsfor you. okay.what's up? but we're here to repossessthat helicopter. here's the paperwork.i'll give you a copy of this. i've been having issueswith this guy, anyway. he isn't paying his bills.i can't get ahold of him.
ken: so, if you work with us,we'll get your bills paid up. -how's that?-sounds great to me. can we go takea look at it? yes, absolutely.i've got the code right here. ken: sometimes,a repo just goes smoothly. the asset is here.the airport is friendly. sometimes,it just goes your way. hey, excuse me, sir?how you doing today? good.how you doing?
good -- just wondering,when's the last time this thing's beenin the air? this was upyesterday. was it really?so, it's airworthy? -yep.-good. books are clean? books are cleanand up to date. just doing an inspection.-wow, that's awesome. danny: how about that?where's your damn pilot at? ken: [ sighs ] he said"20 minutes" 20 minutes ago.
[bleep] it's always the traffic,isn't it? narrator:ken's repo looks good to go. all they need is a pilotand for nothing to go wrong. meanwhile,in the lone star state, another repo man is preparingfor his next job. kevin lacey has beenrepossessing airplanes since 1975. a former corporate pilot,
kevin knowshow wealthy owners operate, which gives him an edgein repo work. well, we got awaywith another one, harry. how you like that?[ laughs ] today's job -- repossessinga piper pa-28 cherokee warrior. it's a single engine,piston-powered status symbol often used by v.i.p.sfor quick business trips. its 181 horsepower can take itas fast as 153 miles an hour. its value -- $100,000.
if kevin takes it,he'll make 10,000 bucks. it's farfrom his biggest payday, but at least he gets to work with oneof his favorite colleagues -- i swear, that woman,she can't tell time. narrator: ...his protege,heather sterzick. kevin: by golly, she made it.how do you like that? i hope she at least dresseslike i told her to. well, daggone it,she finally listened,
and she dressed pretty nice. heather: well, hello. do you realizeyou're 40 minutes late? traffic was terrible. so, what'swith the suit? what's with the suit?you're a student pilot. narrator: kevin's cooked upa scheme to seize the plane. he'll pretendhe's made arrangements with the plane's owners
to use itfor heather's flight lessons. i'm going to be doingall the flying then, right? yeah, believe it or not, i'm going to actually let youfly the airplane. the debtor is a texas oil man whose last few wells havecome up dry, and the bank hasfinally dropped the hammer. we'll go over thereand scope this place out and see if we can't spotthe airplane inconspicuously.
kevin: well, i guess we're goingto pull over here somewhere and take a look around. well, that guy just walkedthrough the gate over there. think we oughtto try that? heather: [ chuckling ]yeah, that sounds good. kevin: i tell you what --why don't you go that way. -i'll go this way.-okay. kevin: holler at meif you see anything. heather: sounds good.
kevin: yep, that's a beechcraftbonanza there, boys and girls. that's notwhat we're looking for there. kevin: do you hang around herequite a bit? once in awhile --usually on the weekends. oh, you know,john [bleep]? no, i don't knowjohn [bleep]. oh, crap, i'm lookingfor his cherokee. man: i don't knowa john [bleep]. you don't know john?
kevin: do you knowwhere he keeps the airplane? -no, i can't say that i do.-he said it was out here. he said, "just go talkto the people out here." narrator:across the airfield... i'm sorry. i can't recollectanything like that. ...heather is not havingbetter luck. heather: this is gettinga little frustrating, especially in these heels. hey, i'm lookingfor a piper warrior.
it's blue and white --trainer plane, new avionics, i think. okay. i think it was just left outa while back. probably, i think, they took itover towards forth worth, about 30 miles outback west. i think they just like thosemechanics a little bit better. i think he knew them.-okay. i guessit's not here.
what do you meanit's not here? i saw a mechanic over thereworking in this room, and he said that it's overat fort worth airport, near fort worth airport,i guess. -fort worth? where?-yeah. 30 miles from here.it went over there for maintenance.-kiss my ass. i guess they don't like anyof the mechanics around here. 30 miles from here.[bleep] me.
that sucker isin arlington. that's the only airportthat fits that description or that distancefrom here. got to get over there and see if we can dosome scouting around. you ready to go, woman? i'm ready. cameraman,if you're going with us, you'd better hurry it up.
we've gotto get out of here. narrator: so far, it looks likea wild goose chase. [ leopard growls ] and on the east coast,repo specialist mike kennedy is dealing with some wildlifeof his own. mike:he's grumpy today, huh? narrator: right now,he's enjoying some quality time with his 200-poundpet leopard, spot. [ engine revs ]
part-time adrenalin junkie,full-time repo man... mike kennedy has over250 successful repossessions under his belt. [ cellphone rings ] and with this phone call...-hello? narrator: it could be 251. mike: yeah, send me what you'vegot on it, and i'll get started. narrator: mike's task -- repossessinga citationjet 525 --
a luxury aircraft that makesthe sky seem a lot friendlier. with 1,900 horsepower,this twin engine sky limo can fly six passengershalfway across the country on a tank of fuelat over 437 miles an hour. this one is worth $1.5 million. if he can take it,mike will pocket an impressive 80 grand. mike:i just got a call. looks like it's timeto go back to work.
mike's right hand man isactually a woman -- his wife, valerie. after getting the call,she does some initial research and discoversthat the plane's flight plans are listed online. mike heads outto find the plane, but once in the car,valerie calls him to give him more info.[ cellphone rings ] valerie: i don't knowwhat you're going to do.
they are really workingthat airplane. i've been checkingwith this site and, i mean, they'rejust doing quick turnarounds. i mean, they're stayingin the same area, but i don't know --this is going to be a tough one. narrator:according to the flight plan, the plane is landingat a nearby airport within the hour. [ scoffs ]right on cue. look at that.
holy crap. couldn't have timed thatany closer. the citation was purchasedby a charter company to make local commuter flights, but they stopped making paymentsmonths ago. mike: that's our plane. couldn't geta better view than that. narrator: problem isthe charter company has been one step ahead of any attemptto seize their moneymaker.
mike: i hopewe can get in this thing before these guys take offagain. i'll just pull over right here.i can see what they're doing. and they don't know this truck, so it won't meananything to them. shoot, man, look at that. they booted him out,slammed the door. they are not wasting any time.they're out of here. i guess we're going to haveto come up with a new plan.
narrator: while mike decideson his next maneuver, ken and danny are ready to sticka pin in their repo job. after spotting their helicopter, all they need now isfor the pilot to show up. danny: yeah, man, i lovethese easy ones, man. be nice if we can gettwo of these a week. -yeah, it would.-huh? -yeah, it would.-what [bleep] going on? danny: hey, ken.ken.
we got a little angry female,looks like. what's the [bleep] isgoing on? -how you doing?-what are you doing? danny: we're lookingat helicopters. that's mineand my husband's. well, let me give youa little news. i don't [bleep] wantto hear [bleep] what are youtouching it for? your helicopterhas been repossessed.
i'm sorry.[bleep] what? i've seen this 100 times before where people come upand say i'm lying. this is the bank,your bank -- the bank's lying! -well, you deal with that.-you can't touch it. you have no right to touch it.do you understand me? -you deal with them.-no right. you guys don't knowwho you're dealing with.
it's mine.-calm down. you touch it --you're going to be really sorry if you put your hands on it. ken: hey! hey! what the hellare you doing?! what the [bleep]are you kidding me? -no, no, no, guys, guys!-what's the code? paul: the rotors are running!it's a safety issue! i can't let youout there.
-we got that --i'm sorry! paul:you cannot go out there. danny: hey! hey! ken: you know we repoed it.it's already done. hey! hey! narrator: repo team ken cageand danny thompson have just been blindsided by one ofthe oldest tricks in the book -- the misdirect. you're goingto be really sorry.
narrator: a wild tantrum buysjust enough time for the debtor to swipehis own helicopter. danny: $50,000! it's obviousthe debtor's been tipped off. i know mechanics are closewith owners. either danny or i,we probably should've kept a better eye on the helicopter,and it bit me in the ass. do you believe this?hey! hey! what's going --hey!
the hell you going?![bleep] danny: hey, stop! ken: yo, danny, don't getyourself hurt, man. stop!hold! hold! [ tires squeal ] danny.[ sighs ] [bleep] danny! ken: you've gotto be kidding me. danny: what the hellhappened there, dude?
you ain't workingwith her, are you, man? come on, dude.-hell no. come on! she suckered us. turns out she was just a decoyto distract us so the husband could gobehind our back and stealthis helicopter from us. so, now we're backto square one. ken: oh, you knowwho this is? the pilot come late.
danny: oh, my god. hey, thanksfor showing up, man. hey, where you been,smoking, or what? come on, man. ken: an hour late --50 grand. how far can this thing go?what's the range? 300 miles, tops.2.3 hours' endurance. paul: we're talkingsouthern california, arizona,maybe mexico. do you know anything elseabout this debtor?
[ sighs ] all i have isa p.o. box in barstow. park that piece of [bleep].get in my car. let's go. ken: i'll admit it --we got played. it's not about the moneyanymore, though. this just got personal. narrator: ken and danny arein hot pursuit of a chopper and payback. on the opposite coast,repo man mike kennedy is chasing a jet that's being usedas a charter plane
by the debtor. mike: they're flying this damnairplane all over the place, and they're not stayingon the ground more than a few minutesanywhere. i just got a messagefrom valerie. they'll be landing here shortly.they might already be here. i'm going to seeif i can't try and figure out what's going on with it. narrator:the published flight plan shows
the plane will beat this airport, and it's right on time. now, mike has to get close to it if he hopes to seize the planeand fly it back. as usual, mike has a plan. there we go. how's that?look like joe mechanic? let's go snoop around. see what we can find out. you stay back.
we don't want to betoo obvious here. narrator: mike's plan --to get next to the plane, then in the plane,then take the plane. -hey.-hey, how you doing? mike: you guys needany services? you need any fuelor anything? no, no services today.just a quick turnaround. top off on your iceor anything? -no, we're good.no, we don't need any ice.
your nose strut looksa little low. mike: want me to grab youa nitrogen bottle or anything? -no, we're good.-you're good? all right.-i appreciate it. thanks. mike: okay. yeah.well, if you need something, i'm just in the hangardown the way here. -all right. cool.-all right, sounds good. man: yeah. mike: well, that wasa waste of time,
but valerie was spot-onon that thing showing up here, so i'm going to give her a call, see if she might have a cluewhere it's headed. narrator:mike's more determined than ever to go after this plane. in north texas, kevin lacey isafter a $10,000 payday, and every extra step makesthe risk not worth the reward. kevin: that's a sleepy, little,old airport over here, isn't it? heather:yeah, a little rough.
i hope this isthe right place. yeah,i hope it is, too. can you seein that hangar up here? yeah, can you geta little bit closer? -i can't read the ---yeah, i'm working on it. i just don't want to betoo conspicuous. narrator: kevin's gotten intelthat the plane's being stashed at this airport near fort worth. guess what --there we are right there.
-got the airplane.-is that it? kevin: yep, that's it, sittingright there in the hangar. -no way.-yeah way. narrator: upon arrival, it's clearthat info was dead-on. kevin: all right, let's go seewhat we got here. all right. [ sighs ] hey, camera dude.stay out the way, will you?
stay out of sight,will you? we got plentyof cameras in here. it says soright there. -[ laughs ] great.-"smile. you're on camera,"there. kevin: hey, man.what's going on? not too much.going through the daily stuff. how about you folks? -we're gonna go flying.-does john know
you got this thingover here? yeah, actually,he just dropped it off a little bit earlier. well, that's inconsistentas hell. hey, my name's kevin. this is heather,she's my student. -nice to meet you.-nice to meet you. we made arrangements with himto rent this airplane from him, and what are you doingwith it?
man: no, no, we're getting readyto do an inspection on it. what, an annual? yeah, he dropped it offearlier himself, and he --nothing's scheduled today. that why he wantsto get it taken care of. heather: yeah, we justscheduled it. kevin: she's doing herinstrument training right now. and he saidhe'd rent me the airplane for 150 bucksan hour.
kevin: you haven't tore itapart yet, have you? no, i haven'ttorn it apart. it's just a little oddthat, yeah, he never mentioned thisto me. as i said, he dropped it offearlier today -- kevin:i talked to him yesterday. he said, "yeah, airplane isdown over there. go, you know,help yourself." i can understandwhere you're coming from,
but, yeah, as i was told, no,to do the inspection and -- well, call his ass up [bleep]he knows. unfortunately, i don't havemy phone with me. it's actually in the office,but yeah, so... kevin: be my guest. i'd have to have you folks stayover here away from the plane, 'cause i can't have you goinganywhere near it. 'cause if i can't getahold of him, then, like i said,the plane is not leaving.
-go give him a call.-like i said, nowhere near the plane.i mean it. yeah. narrator:once the mechanic is gone, it's game on. an aircraft's maintenancerecords are kept in logbooks. they're proofit's in sound mechanical shape. without them,its value could be cut in half. -did you find the records?-these are it.
all right.way to go, woman. [ chuckling ]oh, my gosh. way to go.hurry it up. hurry it up.-it was too easy. here, take thatwith you, too. [bleep]that was close. -[ sighs ]-you checked the fuel? yeah,but it's almost empty. heather: [bleep]
we're outof [bleep] gas. keys are right here. [ both laugh ] come on.-all right. come on. fly this son of a bitchlike you stole it, girl. heather: all right. who's that? crap out of me --i don't know.
go, go, go.don't worry about him. we'll getsome gas in it. oh [bleep] yeah, uh-oh. that's what i said.i told you. okay, let's get the hellout of here. go.haul ass, woman. we're going to havecops chasing us, though. whoa, baby.
give it all she's got. [ laughs ] who do you think isback there? yee-haw! oh, baby.yeah! let's go, sucker. somebody just stolea freaking plane at the far east airport. woman: you guys don't knowwho you're dealing with.
repo specialist ken cage gotkicked in the ego when he tried to seizea $500,000 helicopter but fell victim to a good,old-fashioned misdirect by the chopper's owners. get in my car.let's go. ken: i'm really upsetthat we allowed this person to take the helicopterfrom right underneath our noses. now it's personal. narrator: to get even,ken found out the city
where the owners live,and now he's got a plan to track them down. on this map,in a five-square-mile radius, i see 15 ranches. ken: so what i want you to do istry and find a coffee shop along the main draghere, okay? i'm going to talkto the waitress, use my charm and good looksto get some information. danny: oh [bleep]
-we're in trouble, aren't we?-yeah, we're in trouble now. ken: one thing i've learnedin all the years of repossessing is when a debtor knowsyou're after them, they'll do anything they canto keep you away from the asset. if you don't move fast,it's gone. ken: good morning.how are you doing? -hi. hi.-just sit anywhere? -yeah, just anywhere you like.-okay, great. thank you.-i'll be with you in a second.
ken:she's pretty laid-back. -that's kind of hot.-thank you. it's beautifulout here, huh? woman:oh, it's a great day. hey, do you knowjane [bleep]? -yeah.-she's a horse trader. we came downfrom san fernando to look at some of the horsesshe's selling. jane -- yeah, she comes in hereevery so often.
-where's the ---how do you know jane? -i'm sorry.-we're trying to buy some horses from her. ken: she's got a couple, soi asked her about them online, and she said to come outand see her, but i forgetthe name of the ranch. it's like "just made,"or "just" something or other. i totally forgetthe name of the ranch. we're just tryingto do some business with her.
sure. i think we're scheduledto be there, like, at noon. okay, well, gosh,i'd hate for you to be late or anything like that. ken: nobody wants to getanyone else in trouble, so i can't just tell the truthand say the woman is a thief and i'm trying to stealher helicopter back. but if this waitress thinksshe's doing jane a favor by telling me where she is,
she'll give mewhat i need to know. it's just human nature. woman:it's just on [bleep] highway and [bleep] road,if you're familiar with that. -ooh.-that's like 10 minutes away. woman: oh, yeah.it's super-close so, yeah. okay, can i get you guysanything else or...? danny: yeah, i'll takea couple eggs over easy. -okay.-some toast.
woman:all right, sounds good. narrator: now that ken hasthe information he needs, he decides to fake an emergency. oh, my gosh.are you serious? okay.are you okay? all right, we're goingto leave right now. i'll be therein 45 minutes. ma'am, can we cancelthat, please? we have an emergencyback at the office.
-okay. okay.-i'm sorry. -yeah, sure.-we left you -- right therefor the coffee. thank you.have a great day. narrator:ken's instincts tell him the debtors are probably keepingthe chopper on their property. now, he has to find itand then steal it back. ken: so, john, this is goingto be a tough one, man, 'cause you're going to haveto get it up and out fast.
ken: you going to beall right with that? yeah,i'm good with that. -this is a one-time deal.-right, right. i mean, if we miss themthis time, we'll probably never seethis thing again. narrator: back in florida,repo specialist mike kennedy is running out of ideas. in his pursuitof a citationjet 525 that's being usedby a charter company,
he's been thwartedover and over again. so, mike has hatched a planto have the plane come to him. so, now whatare you going to do? well, i thinkthe easiest thing is i'm going to have you call themand book a charter. you book a charter.they'll bring it to us. [ sighs ]okay. you can be, like,this rich girl, and you're going to show upwith all this damn baggage,
all this crapand everything, and it's going to createa huge diversion and stall for time,because they're not going to know what to dowith all that crap trying to put itin that citation. so, it'll give me time. i don't need much time. just get them awayfor a little while. that's all i need.
yeah, the only differencethis time is the pressure is on youinstead of me. do i get a new dressout of the deal? yeah.yeah, i can do that. all right,i'll give them a call. [ cellphone rings ] man: acme charters. yes, i am interestedin booking a charter from... narrator: as mike'sbetter half takes the lead
in his repo scheme, ken and his crew are drivingthe back roads of barstow looking for the debtors' ranch. ken has a hunch that's where the stolenhelicopter has been hidden. danny,i don't see anything. do you seeanything on that side? i don't seea damn thing, man. the rugged terrain is makingtheir job even tougher.
nothing. i don't even knowwhere it could be, dude. like, i'm lookingwith the binoculars. it goes over the side. there's not even a placefor it to be. and look over hereto the left. it's juststraight-up mountains. the men have been searchingfor 40 minutes, and now they're rapidly losingany hope
of finding the chopper in time. ain't no way, bro. i'm lookingfor even an opening. look right there, ken. hot dog. yeah, let me back inright there, man, and we canjust walk up here. danny spotted a househe thinks belongs to the rich deadbeatswho swiped the helicopter.
hey. hey, top precaution --you stay behind us. ken: stay low. what's parked in frontproves danny correct. danny: man, that'sthat damn white truck that almost run me overright there, man. -are you sure?-i'm positive, man. i won't forget that onefor a while. no doubt.that's the truck.
dude,they're moving. that's definitely her. they're moving.they're moving. stay low. if he comes this way,we're... [ engine turns over ] they'regoing forward. -to the car.-yeah. narrator: the men realizethe couple might be heading
to the chopper. ken: i don't knowwhere that road goes. we've gotto catch them, man. keep a safe distance. to the left,i think, right? there's a roadover there. -see it?-yeah. cool. narrator: while ken and dannycould be on the road to ruin, back in texas, repo specialistkevin lacey is flying high.
he and his protã©gã©,heather sterzick, have successfully seizeda piper pa-28 cherokee warrior. the payday is only 10 grand, so kevin's glad this repo job isalmost a done deal. kevin: well, we got awaywith it. heather: [ chuckling ]yeah, apparently. -all right.-oh, my gosh. all we need now isa gas station, and then we're good to go.-yeah.
let's seewhat i can do here. see if i can getonto this fuel system here. see if i can find usa gas station. narrator:the plane is flying on fumes, so they're forced to landat a small airfield only 20 miles away. well, let's go aheadand land. we'll getinto the traffic pattern. make your radio calls.
heather: traffic,cherokee 6148-juliet. heather: a short finalfor runway 1-7 full stop. go traffic. the plan is to gas upand get airborne again as soon as possible. now, wasn't thata soft landing? kevin: holy crap.i hope they're still open. it's like a ghost town.[ engine shuts off ] all right, i'm going to go seeif i can get some gas.
[ siren wailing ] [ tires screech ] man: freeze, lady!freeze! get on the ground!you! get on the ground! get on the groundright now! -palms to the sky!-knees in your stomach. man #2: get that cameraout of here! keep your hands right there.don't move! -who the hell are you?-fbi!
[ siren wails ] narrator:repo man kevin lacey is after a measly $10,000 payday. man #2: get on the groundright now! narrator: but he may want tothink about asking for a raise. we got wordthat a god dang rent man said this plane was stolen. -it's not stolen.-no, it ain't stolen. narrator: the fbi agents weretold the plane was low on fuel.
they knew it would haveto gas up nearby. with only one other airportin the area, it was obviouswhere the plane would be. keep your head down.don't turn around. kick your feetto your chest. sit up. man: hey, why'd you stealthe plane? you can kiss my ass.i didn't feel anything. you got any paperworkfor the plane then?
yeah,i damn sure do. -well, show it to me.-it's in my flight bag. hold onto him.hold onto him. yeah, like i'm goingsomewhere. -where's the bag?-it's right behind the left --the right seat. narrator:airplane theft is a felony punishable by prison time. if kevin and heather can'tconvince the agents
they acted legally, they could be facingserious charges. kevin: there'sa power of attorney in there. there'sa repossession notice. there'sa security agreement. do you wantto check this out? some son of a bitch losttheir [bleep] airplane today -- to me. narrator:but kevin always comes prepared.
mike,they got the paperwork. the agents have no choicebut to let them go. are you okay? yeah, i'm fine.are you all right? yeah, i'm okay. [ chuckling ]gosh, talk about rough. oh, it'll take somebody biggerthan them to hurt me. kevin: not onlydoes my shoulder hurt now, but so do my billfoldafter that damn price.
heather: [ laughs ] man, i gota margarita waiting on me. i cannot wait. two margaritas. two?order up two, huh? don't forget about me. -oh, well.-what the -- what the [bleep][ sirens wailing ] kevin: oh [bleep]
oh, my gosh.not again. narrator:while kevin faces uncertainty on his $10,000 payday, on the east coast,repo specialist mike kennedy is undertaking a daring plotwith his wife, valerie, to land a citationjet and the $80,000 payoutthat comes with it. man:acme charters. yes, i am interestedin booking a charter.
instead of chasing the plane, he's decidedto have it come to him. mike:valerie is going to play the over-the-topjet-charter client. they're there to pick her up, and she's going to createsuch a ruckus, they're not going to be payingany attention to the plane. i'm just goingto be strolling through like any charter pilot hangingout in the pilot lounge.
there's our c.j. narrator: mike's brought ina backup pilot in case he needs a helping hand. mike: a friend of mineflies c.j.'s all the time, so i'm going to have him comehelp me with this one. mike:that's our bird. rather thanjust sneaking around, we just hidingin plain sight. just actlike we belong here,
just another pilot hanging outat the fbo. man: perfect. narrator: now they just haveto wait for valerie to show up to perform her partin the scheme. the plan -- to get both pilotsaway from the plane long enough for mike and his pilotto jump aboard and take it. when's your wifeshowing up? she should be rolling upany second. valerie: hi, there.
man #2: hello. i'm valerie.i'm your passenger today. man: where did she charterthe airplane to go? -atlanta.-atlanta. man #2: ma'am, what's the --what's the camera for? valerie:oh, i'm a realtor. we're doing a pilotfor a reality tv show. is that okay? narrator:now that valerie's arrived,
the question is can she pull offher role in this heist? so, what'sthe weather like today? are we going to havea good flight? man #2: some low clouds, butwe'll push right through that. it might be bumpyin the beginning, but it'll be a smooth ridefrom there on. yeah, you know, i always liketo look at the weather myself. do you mind going in with meand going over the weather? man #2: well,i can actually run that
on the radio for youinside the airplane. oh, no. valerie: oh, goodness. mike: i wish she'd get theminside, though. would you guys mindif we get something to eat? i think i might feel betterif i had some food. we don't have any food here,but i can order some for you. what would you like? do you have any sushi?
i think i saw a littlerestaurant down the street. can you runand get some for me? we can order out. if they deliver,i can get you something, but if they don't deliver,i can't. -mm.-i'll give it my best. narrator:despite her best efforts, valerie is striking out. so, mike decideshe's just going to go for it.
once we start on our wayto the plane, just don't stop. valerie:i got to get my dog. man #2: the manifestdidn't call for a dog, ma'am. mike:all right, this is it. let's do it.whatever it takes. narrator:there's no going back for mike. and on the west coast,it's also full speed ahead for repo specialist ken cage,his partner, danny thompson, and their pilot, john.
danny: they ain't getting awaythis time, man. ken's on a personal vendettato repo a chopper that was stolenfrom right under his nose. dude. dude. danny: what? ken:yahtzee, baby! that's it, dude! back it in here.-all right. ken: perfect.
danny: come on.let's do this, man. we got it this [bleep] ken: john, you're goingto get to fly something after all, brother. ken:watch your step, man. danny: where's it at, ken?up here? it's up theresomewhere. come on.big pile of doo there, kid. you guys still with me?-yeah, man.
we ain't going too far.-john, you with us? john: yes, sir. ken: it gets soft up here.be careful, man. oh, man. i see it. narrator:ken's instincts were dead-on. the couple has hiddenthe chopper near the summit. woman: let's go. they're going to a truck.
ken: all right, listen,on danny's go, we're hustling. one second, guys.be ready to roll. on your call. let's go, now. i got the door,john. well, luckily,the bank's given us a copy of these keys,so now all we have to do is get the pilot and the chopperand let them go. danny: i'm going to make surethey're gone, man.
-you got the hill?-i got it, man. ken: you got to move this fast.you got it? you got to go quick. ken! they're coming back, man!it's that damn white truck! get that up![bleep] danny:i got it, bro. get that thing started,buddy! get it started!let's go! -come on!-holy [bleep].
get it moving.[ engine turns over ] i've had my leopardsince he was born. when i first brought him home,he was that big. the amazing thing about it -- he was just this littlefive-pound little fur ball, but he has this exact same voicethat he has now. [ spot growls ] so cool to listento those grumbling little growls coming out ofthat little tiny animal.
he's going on 17 years old now.he's getting old. the thing that's beenso special about him is that, in the wild, they'reincredibly solitary animals. oh, you tell them. so why he's stayed bonded to mehis whole life has been a little bit of a mystery to me, but also somethingi've been very thankful for. to have a relationshipthat close with somethingthat powerful is something
i'll never experience again. i've never taken it for granted,not for a day. we're good buddy. [ spot purrs ] what the [bleep]-oh [bleep] heather: oh, my gosh.not again. get outwith your hands up! narrator: repo specialistkevin lacey is still trying to earn his 10 grandthe hard way.
holy [bleep]that's a big gun. i know.he's pointing it at me, too. man: i said, "get out"![ gun cocks ] -get out!-okay. i'm shutting it down.-step out of the plane! -i said, "get out"!-step out of the plane now! what the helldo you guys want? get out! -put your hands up.-hey, slow down.
you're takingtoo much time! hey, i'm an old fart, all right?give me a break. what the helldo you want now? so, now we've got the local guyscoming after me, you know? i got i'm not surprisedthe fbi didn't pass the word to everybody, you know? now i've got to convincethese chumps what we're doing islegitimate and legal. we need to seethe documentation.
i got documentation. he's ransackingthe red folder right there. i'm repossessingan airplane, and i repossessed itfrom a public airport. you want me to pull a map upand show you? i will show you.he's got the file right there. -we need to get this sorted out.-there you go. i've gota power of attorney in here delegating me as the agentfor [bleep] bank,
repossessingthis aircraft. you'll finda security agreement. you'll find noticesof default. you'll find copiesof the paperwork from the faa showingwho the legitimate owner is, and who the lienholder ison the aircraft. and i'm their agent, as that power of attorneyindicates right there. well, we're doing our job,and you know --
kevin: well then, takethese damn things off if you're doingyour job. you do realizethat's the second time in 20 minutes i've hadthose damn things on? come on, woman.let's get the hell out of here. narrator: it's been a long dayfor old kevin. kevin: okay, let's getthe hell out of here. go. get on the ground! you! get on the groundright now!
we've got wordthat a god dang rent man let's go before somebody elsemesses with us. we are gone. narrator:sure, it's been more aggravation than kevin signed up for, but getting handcuffeda couple times for $10,000 was still worth it. and in his neck of the woods,repo specialist mike kennedy is hoping to earn 80 grandfor snagging
this citationjet 525. mike's tried hardto outwit the pilots. you guys need any services?do you need any fuel or anything?-no, no services today. narrator: his final strategy --just take the plane. mike: all right, let's do it.whatever it takes. man #2:hey, whoa, whoa. hey, whoa, whoa, hey.what's going on here? sometimes the best pathto a repo is a straight lie.
mike: repo papers. man #2: hold up.whoa, whoa, whoa! what are you doing?no, whoa, whoa, whoa! hold up.whoa, whoa, whoa! narrator: the pilots aren'tputting up a fight, which likely meansthey understand repo law, and know they don't havea legal leg to stand on. hey, come on.we can't win this one. mike: these guys knewthis was coming.
they've been flying the wheelsoff this thing for months, so they knewthey had to stand down. narrator:in this story, everybody wins. that's my man. narrator:valerie gets a new dress. the owner of the planegets it back, and mike kennedy gets80,000 more reasons why he loves the repo game. mike's got reason to celebrate,
but ken cage and danny thompsononly have reason to panic in their pursuitof a $500,000 helicopter. danny: come on, ken! ken: danny,get that thing started! i got it, bro!i got it! come on! oh [bleep]get it moving! [ gunshots ] he's shooting at us! get down.[bleep]
we're done for.get down! -give it to them, baby.-whoo! yeah, baby! i love it. we threw it right backin their damn face, man. narrator: after gettingthe wool pulled over his eyes, ken finally has his chopper and a cool $50,000. an easy day?no.
but a profitable onebeyond a doubt. three expensive aircraft areback where they belong, and for that,kevin lacey pocketed a cool 10 grand. ken cage and danny thompsonhauled in $50,000. and mike kennedy hadthe best day of all, earning a whopping $80,000. on this day,it pays to be a repo man.
