CNN Greatest Art Heist March 25, 2013 04:15:00
It's about 1:30 in the morning, and it's time for the thieves to get down to business. >> he finished cuffing me, and he cuffed my partner. very dramatically said gentlemen, this is a robbery. you know, just do what we say and you won't get hurt. and i said we don't get paid enough to get hurt. i kind of diffused the situation a little bit. >> rick abbot laughs about it now, but as soon as he was tied up by the two thieves, he realized how vulnerable he really was. >> i was panicking. i didn't realize i was panicking. but i was completely panicking. >> the thieves lead rick and his partner dow...