The Bank

Jay, about to pose as a hostage in the bank.

### Writer

Andrew Appelle, Robert Hyland, Curt Lobb, Jay McCarrol, Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller, Jared Raab

### Director

Matt Johnson

**The Bank** is the 8th episode in the series.

## Plot synopsis

The opening title text of the episode reads "What you are about to see is true--- It happened in Toronto, Ontario on July 24, 2016."

Matt devises a plan to 3D print a gun model and use it to "negotiate" with the Rivoli, which Jay is apprehensive about. They covertly print one at the local library and Jay tries to return the movies he borrowed, only to find that he owes $85 in overdue fees. Matt drags him away, saying they will negotiate the fees later. Stopping at a bank to get a cash loan for the negotiation, Jay takes Matt to the basement so he can use the bathroom. While there, Matt pitches the idea of shouting "and his name is John Cena!" when he takes out the gun, which Jay turns down.

As they begin to go back up, they realize the bank has been overtaken by robbers. Matt charges them with the fake gun and inadvertently causes them to shoot each other dead in the crossfire. Jay ascends the stairs to find everyone else in the bank with their hands and heads bound, tied tight enough so they are unable to hear Matt and Jay talk. The police arrive on the scene. Jay tries to get Matt to go out and inform them of the situation, but Matt admits he is a terrible negotiator and just wanted to look cool in front of Jay. Out of options, the two watch *The Negotiator* on the bank's computer. The police call the bank's phone, believing Matt and Jay to be the robbers, and Matt devises another plan. Matt puts a hood over one of the dead robbers and carries him to the roof with Jay and announces them as the robbers, demanding the police bring them John Cena. When the police try to negotiate, Matt throws the disguised robber off the roof, "killing" him. He explains to Jay that he will continue to up the ante on their demands before dropping it to getting Nirvanna the Band to play at the Rivoli.

When the police demand to talk to a hostage, Matt covers another robber and has Jay voice him. Panicking, Jay tells the police that he is getting nervous and now would be a good time for them to come in, and Matt is forced to stall them by shooting the robber with one of their guns. Matt goes up to the roof and lowers his demand to the band playing a show, which the police accept. As Matt turns to free the hostages, Jay, believing the police will charge in and kill them, shoots Matt with a robber's gun, sending him off the roof to his death. As the police rush the building, Jay holds Matt's fedora in his lap and covers his head in a hostage hood. The police send the hostages and Jay out, and an officer pulls down Matt's mask to reveal that his body is actually that of the last robber. Jay and a figure covered in a carpet walk away, and the figure reveals himself to be Matt, the two faking his death to escape without consequences. John Cena's theme plays as they high-five.

Matt and Jay wait for a call from the Rivoli, Jay ordered to drumroll until they do. Closing titles explain that they did not receive the call from the Rivoli, the robbery case was closed after it was determined all three of the robbers were dead, and Jay's library fines continue to grow at a rate of one dollar a day.

## Appearances

* Jay McCarrol
* Matt Johnson

## Notes & trivia

* *Although the title card for the episode assures viewers that all the events that occur in the bank are real, it was actually staged. The words in the title card are a reference to* Dog Day Afternoon*, the 1975 film.*
* This episode makes multiple references to the 1998 movie The Negotiator.
* This episode required the largest crew of the whole series.