Jon makes his move while all the girls are in the living room, assuming they'd all be there for a while. Compromising Call: On an episode, Jon is robbing a sorority and decides to wait until all the residents are home (presumably so he doesn't have to worry about anyone showing up while the heist is in progress).Catchphrase: "Because to catch a thief.Blatant Burglar: No ski masks (the "crimes" are being filmed, after all), but Jon often wears a black stocking cap.The Atoner: Matt and Jon used to be thieves, but now they help people defend themselves against thieves.Invariably, despite the fact the homeowners know they are going to get everything back, they are always devastated to discover how vulnerable they were, and being robbed (even with their consent) makes them feel violated. The homeowners then return to their houses (either with Matt or, in later episodes, independently) to survey the damage that Jon caused while robbing their house.
Matt usually comments on the robbery in progress while watching the CCTV in a nearby van, while Jon cases and then robs the houses.
The homeowners must secure their house normally. This robbery is filmed on an ad-hoc CCTV system installed in the house by the show's technical staff, and is played back for the viewing audience in real-time (burglaries that take over 10 to 15 minutes are edited for time).
A THIEF IN THE NIGHT SERIES UPGRADE
The episodes consist of them finding a homeowner who has very lax security on his/her home, which they then rob with the homeowners' consent, in exchange for a full upgrade to the security in their home. It starred two former thieves (Matt Johnston & Jon Douglas Rainey) who had reformed their lives Matt had become a schoolteacher, and Jon a private eye. It Takes a Thief is a Reality Show that aired on the Discovery Channel between 20.
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