The negotiation specialist at the bank's entrance, still wearing a bullet-proof vest, was tirelessly trying to converse with the robbers inside. Ruiz approached the ESU team, inquired about the situation, then borrowed the structural blueprints to look them over. Jimmy also leaned in; the FBI Academy had taught them about such blueprints, which they only needed to recognize exits, doors, stairs, elevators, and the locations of safety escape devices, without delving into much detail.
This bank occupied about half the space on the ground floor of an apartment building, just a small branch. The building's first floor had been reinforced, and a storage vault and a small safe were added at the back. The storage vault was relatively larger, mainly containing safety deposit boxes for external clients, where they could store important items.
