Bank Shot

Synopsis

Instead Of Robbing A Bank, Dortmunder Tries To Steal The Whole Building. Encyclopedias Are Heavy, And John Dortmunder Is Sick Of Carrying Them. While In Between Jobs, The Persistent Heist-planner Is Working An Encyclopedia-selling Scam That's About To Blow Up In His Face. The Cops Are On Their Way When His Friend Kelp Pulls Up In A Stolen Oldsmobile, Offering A Quick Escape From The Law And A Job That's Too Insane To Turn Down. Kelp's Nephew Is An Fbi Washout Who's Addicted To Old-time Pulp Novels And Adventure Stories. He Tried Being A Cop, And Now He Wants To Be A Robber. His Target: A Main Street Bank That Has Temporarily Relocated To A Large Mobile Home. Breaking In Is Impossible -- There Are Seven Guards And A Police Station Down The Street -- But Mobile Homes Were Meant To Be Driven. Dortmunder Just Has To Drive The Bank Away.