Goldfinger Chapter Summary & Analysis - Crime de la Crime Summary

Crime de la Crime Summary

The enormous figure of one billion dollars astounds the group. Mr. Solo asks Goldfinger what his cut will be, and Goldfinger replies that he will get five billion. Springer speaks up that there are only three places in the US that even hold that much in cash or bullion, the Federal Mint, the Federal Reserve Bank and Fort Knox. He sarcastically asks Goldfinger which one he will rob. Goldfinger responds that it is Fort Knox.

The group scoffs skeptically. Galore begins to get up to leave, but Goldfinger asks them all to hear him out. He begins to tell them all of the details of Fort Knox and the gold vault, including the number of people guarding it, the army units posted nearby, the roads and railroads surrounding it and the construction of the vault itself. The group is impressed by his knowledge and seems to believe that he may...
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