A hood over his head, security guard Michael Scouse lay battered, bound, and soaked in petrol. He heard someone striking matches, then the click of a gun being readied to fire. Suddenly he felt the barrel against his ear.
He decided then: Whatever these villains asked of him, he had to do it. No paycheck was worth dying for.
That morning in November 1983, Michael was forced to open the vault in what would become one of the most infamous heists in history – the Brink’s-Mat bullion raid.
