It was a beautiful day in Las Vegas, Nevada outside the county jail. The day was June 18th; the day Daniel Ocean was released. He was dressed in his usual black suit and tie with newly shined black shoes. He stepped out into the crisp warm air and smiled to himself. It had only been six months since his arrest and the air still smelled the same, and the idea he'd been brewing was finally complete.
"Not that look again," came a voice on his right side. Danny turned to see his best friend and always-designated driver Rusty Ryan.
"What look? I don't have a look," Danny defended himself.
"I hate that look," Rusty said as they headed to the usual '71 Cadillac.
"I don't have a look!" Danny fumed.
"What's the plan?" Rusty asked, climbing into the driver's seat and Danny in the passenger seat.
"Remember the vault?" Danny asked. Rusty looked at him. "Worse."
"So where we headed?" Rusty asked, taking a bite of his no-longer-warm burrito.
"Reno," Danny answered mischievously.
"Oh Lord," Rusty breathed. They arrived back at Rusty's luxurious apartment and began planning the new heist.
"So instead of three casinos in one vault you wanna rob four casinos with four different vaults in the biggest little city in the world?" Rusty asked.
"That's right," Danny acknowledged, nodding his head. Rusty ran his fingers through his short hair and sighed.
"Same people?" he questioned, resting his chin on his hand.
"Is it possible?" Danny asked.
"We'll see," Rusty said, smiling as he headed toward the phone. "Wait a minute," he said. Danny turned and looked at him. "Where do you come up with these ideas?"
"Six months in a jail cell can really make a man think," Danny replied.
"Yeah, but four casinos?" Rusty yelped, putting up four fingers. Danny chuckled before remembering the most important person in his life.
"So how's Tes?" he asked. Rusty looked at him.
"She's uh... she's fine," he lied, turning around and continuing his path to the phone.
"She's not around is she?" Danny asked, putting his hand on the back of his neck and looking down. When he got no reply from Rusty, he looked up to see the most beautiful woman to ever grace the planet.
"You didn't give up on me, did you?" Tes asked, smiling her million-dollar smile. Danny laughed and stood, kissing her softly on the cheek.
"Did you give up on me?" he asked.
"I'm here, aren't I?" she asked sweetly. Danny smiled.
"Yes you are."
Although Danny had been in and out of jail his whole life, Tes remained by his side as his wife and his best friend. She did have her share of problems while he was locked up. She'd gotten mixed up with Terry Benedict and thought she was in love, but the whole time she knew she had to be with Danny. And Danny did get his revenge on Terry by robbing his three casinos and that's why he was in jail the last time.
"No more?" Tes asked. Rusty turned around, looked at them and raised an eyebrow, waiting for the lie Danny was about to feed to Tes.
"Uh... of course not," Danny answered quickly. Rusty laughed quietly and bit his fingernail as he turned back around.
Rusty knew just how much trouble Danny would be in if Tes found out about their new plan. He wouldn't tell Tes, but he felt bad that Danny was always lying to her. Danny was his best friend, but he thought Tes deserved better... he always kept that to himself.
"Not that look again," came a voice on his right side. Danny turned to see his best friend and always-designated driver Rusty Ryan.
"What look? I don't have a look," Danny defended himself.
"I hate that look," Rusty said as they headed to the usual '71 Cadillac.
"I don't have a look!" Danny fumed.
"What's the plan?" Rusty asked, climbing into the driver's seat and Danny in the passenger seat.
"Remember the vault?" Danny asked. Rusty looked at him. "Worse."
"So where we headed?" Rusty asked, taking a bite of his no-longer-warm burrito.
"Reno," Danny answered mischievously.
"Oh Lord," Rusty breathed. They arrived back at Rusty's luxurious apartment and began planning the new heist.
"So instead of three casinos in one vault you wanna rob four casinos with four different vaults in the biggest little city in the world?" Rusty asked.
"That's right," Danny acknowledged, nodding his head. Rusty ran his fingers through his short hair and sighed.
"Same people?" he questioned, resting his chin on his hand.
"Is it possible?" Danny asked.
"We'll see," Rusty said, smiling as he headed toward the phone. "Wait a minute," he said. Danny turned and looked at him. "Where do you come up with these ideas?"
"Six months in a jail cell can really make a man think," Danny replied.
"Yeah, but four casinos?" Rusty yelped, putting up four fingers. Danny chuckled before remembering the most important person in his life.
"So how's Tes?" he asked. Rusty looked at him.
"She's uh... she's fine," he lied, turning around and continuing his path to the phone.
"She's not around is she?" Danny asked, putting his hand on the back of his neck and looking down. When he got no reply from Rusty, he looked up to see the most beautiful woman to ever grace the planet.
"You didn't give up on me, did you?" Tes asked, smiling her million-dollar smile. Danny laughed and stood, kissing her softly on the cheek.
"Did you give up on me?" he asked.
"I'm here, aren't I?" she asked sweetly. Danny smiled.
"Yes you are."
Although Danny had been in and out of jail his whole life, Tes remained by his side as his wife and his best friend. She did have her share of problems while he was locked up. She'd gotten mixed up with Terry Benedict and thought she was in love, but the whole time she knew she had to be with Danny. And Danny did get his revenge on Terry by robbing his three casinos and that's why he was in jail the last time.
"No more?" Tes asked. Rusty turned around, looked at them and raised an eyebrow, waiting for the lie Danny was about to feed to Tes.
"Uh... of course not," Danny answered quickly. Rusty laughed quietly and bit his fingernail as he turned back around.
Rusty knew just how much trouble Danny would be in if Tes found out about their new plan. He wouldn't tell Tes, but he felt bad that Danny was always lying to her. Danny was his best friend, but he thought Tes deserved better... he always kept that to himself.
