
Interestingly, just a day before the heist, Pace was fired from his post, the reasons for it were undisclosed. Though, this hardly dissuaded him from continuing with the holdup. So, after hanging out for a few hours at a house party in Long Beach to establish their alibis, it was time for zero hours. Slipping away, changing into black clothes and masks, they headed for their prize. So, just after midnight, the crew hit the depot. Since Pace knew that the vault was left open due to the massive amounts of money that was going to be moved, he used his keys to gain admittance to the facility.