'Joan' Levels Up in Thieving & Loses Ground as a Mum in "The Glamorous Life"

Joan Hannington only just started jewelry thieving on Joan, but she's already leveling up at the game. Boisie put her through a few tests before taking her to Spain for a big job. He sent her down the high street with a stolen checkbook to secure fancy clothes for the getaway and instructed her to return immediately to his apartment afterward. Joan decided to go for extra credit and bought a wig on her first trip so that she could return to steal a bundle of things that Boisie was able to turn into an $800 profit with his fence. Joan's natural thieving skills had Boisie swooning immediately, but she swore she was in this for only one job.

Of course, Spain changed a lot of things. Joan was enthralled with the luxurious accommodations in Spain. She was riding high on the thrill of making it through airport customs with a ton of stolen jewelry on her person and a fake passport. Joan got to go to a sandy beach and play in the surf with Boisie. She met his former prison inmate and criminal partner, Albie (Gershwyn Eustache Jr.), and everything seemed to be going exceptionally well.

And that's why picking up on the little things is critical. There were several moments where Albie dispensed advice that felt like foreshadowing, like when he told Joan always to count the money when she was paid for a job. They also made it through customs with only a tiny hiccup – Joan forgot the fake passport on the counter. The smoothness of setting up the job was to prove that Joan and Albie were competent, but that competence might turn into arrogance down the line. Albie also told Joan that he had looked into her and previously worked with her ex-husband. Just mentioning Gary put Joan on edge, and we have to wonder whether her ex-husband would become relevant soon.