5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁mix - up , ▁they ▁are ▁purs ued ▁and ▁caught ▁by ▁the ▁police . ▁He ▁man ages ▁to ▁st ash ▁away ▁the ▁money ▁in ▁a ▁case ▁in ▁the ▁tr unk ▁of ▁a ▁h ollow ▁tree , ▁before ▁he ▁is ▁col la red . ▁The ▁gang ▁are ▁then ▁sent enced ▁to ▁serve ▁fifteen ▁years ▁in ▁W orm wood ▁Sc r ubs ▁prison . ▁ ▁Upon ▁their ▁release ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁gang ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁spot ▁where ▁they ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁money , ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁new ▁town , ▁and ▁a ▁housing ▁estate ▁has ▁been ▁built ▁around ▁the ▁tree . ▁To ▁their ▁ch agr in ▁they ▁find ▁that ▁the ▁tree ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁police ▁station , ▁inv iting ly ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁wall . ▁George ▁and ▁his ▁gang ▁take ▁up ▁rooms ▁in ▁a ▁nearby ▁house ▁r ented ▁by ▁a ▁wid ow ▁and ▁her ▁daughter . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁respect able ▁front , ▁George ▁rel uct antly ▁agre es ▁to ▁marry ▁his ▁long time ▁girl friend ▁My rt le ▁Rob b ins ▁( S yl via ▁Sym s ) ▁who ▁is ▁not ▁so ▁en am oured ▁about ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁recover ing ▁the ▁lo ot ▁and ▁wants ▁George ▁to ▁sett le ▁down ▁with ▁her . ▁ ▁The ▁in comp et ent ▁crim inals ▁fail ▁in ▁their ▁numerous ▁attempts ▁to ▁get ▁over ▁or ▁under ▁the ▁wall , ▁all