“I must admit that when I saw those ten hands go up, I thought, Well, I expected one and I’ve got five; how do I know there isn’t a sixth one behind me with a .45 aimed at my skull?” recalled Sergeant Leeper. “I turned around very slowly, but there wasn’t.” The police were even more puzzled as they took in the full scene before them—a politically sensitive location, older-than-usual burglars wearing fancy attire and surgical gloves, carrying sophisticated surveillance equipment and rolls of $100 bills. They told the men they were all under arrest. While Hunt and Liddy listened in growing
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