"
Heist" is a short story written by
Timothy Zahn that was published in
Star Wars Insider 138. The story is a pre-
Scoundrels story about
Bink and
Tavia.
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Heist focuses on the identical twin thieves Bink and Tavia Kitik, who are traveling abord a starliner as it makes its way to Kailor V. Bink has been wooing Cristoff, an arrogant corporate baron, in order to work her way into the safe of his stateroom. Wearing a specially designed sensor mesh hidden in her dress, Bink is able to electronically duplicate the keycard required to sneak into the room. As Tavia later distracts Cristoff by posing as Bink, Bink cracks the safe and steals the gems that will keep the sisters solvent for at least another month.
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