Generally unrelated to Outside Man, Inside Man, unless the 'inside man' ultimately undergoes the same Heel–Face Turn as the outside man. Inside jobs are a common method of pulling off The Caper, with the inside man consequently being a member of the Caper Crew. Truth in Television: in Real Life, embezzlement and other theft by employees is one of the top causes of loss in businesses such as retail, outpacing external theft by a wide margin.Ĭan overlap with The Mole when the inside man is part of an external criminal organization. Most of the time, the inside man (or woman) is either allowed to leave unless they blab about the caper or are killed off to prevent said person from becoming a likely POI from pointing out the real mastermind of the incident. If the latter, they may be a willing participant or the victim of blackmail, Mind Control, or some other means of coercion. This perpetrator may be a lone operator pulling off a plan of their own design, the mastermind of a team of crooks, or an ' inside man' in the employ of a third-party accomplice or accomplices.

And there's always the possibility that they stage a successful break-in, only to discover the MacGuffin has been moved elsewhere.Īll of the above wrinkles are made at least a little smoother when the perpetrator has an insider's knowledge of the target, or even the authority to make changes (to guard schedules, security systems, etc.) to make the target more vulnerable. There are likely to be alarms and other security systems with which they are unfamiliar, or even completely unaware of. Pulling off The Caper can be quite difficult even for an expert criminal. The perpetrator can also be a former employee who still has specialized knowledge necessary to facilitate the crime.

An inside job is a crime, usually larceny, robbery, or embezzlement, committed by a person or persons in a position of trust who is authorized to access a location or procedure with little or no supervision, e.g., a key employee or manager.

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