Infiltration of Palomino's Emporium

"I’ve considered every possible move and countermove. Except one." "A safe that can be bolted can also be unboltd. And taken somewhere else." "A perfect plan, executed perfectly. And it’s all for nothing."

- Griffin Bing and Ben Slovak

The Infiltration of Palomino's Emporium was a heist devised by Griffin Bing, Ben Slovak, and briefly Savannah Drysdale on October 11 to infiltrate Palomino's Emporium of Sports and Memorabilia and prevent its owner, S. Wendell Palomino, from selling the Bambino at Professional Annual Sports and Collectibles Auction six days later.

Getting inside
Griffin frowned when he realized Palomino’s assistant had a full view of the door. He willed him to move, and after a minute he did, picking up an armload of comics and heading to a display case at the back of the store. Seeing his chance, Griffin rolled the hand truck in through the gate and set it down at the entrance, but then Tom finished shelving the comics. Griffin scampered out through the gate. It had been close, but he’d made the dropoff. The operation had begun.

Tom frowned at the bulky crate that had suddenly appeared at the door. He examined the brown paper that covered the wooden frame, bearing the message "To: S. Wendell Palomino — Personal and Confidential, To Be Opened by Personnel Only". Feeling a sense of mild curiosity, Tom dragged the heavy container inside. He set the store’s alarm, stepped out, and locked the door behind him.

Ben counted until sundown, but his narcolepsy began kicking in, frightening him. Before he could finish counting, he fell asleep.

In the meantime, Bing sought out Luthor, unnerved by the dog's absence.

Seeking the vault
Bing stole behind the counter, only to realize the safe was already emptied, and the baseball card with it. He lamely asked Slovak for its location, stunning him, and the two searched the store, even peering into the restrooms, but the safe was nowhere to be seen.

Aftermath
While this break-in was initiated flawlessly, neither Griffin Bing nor Ben Slovak considered it a truly successful break-in, for the vault was already removed, so there was nothing that could be stolen. Furthermore, with Luthor gone the museum's protection was currently minimal, since it no longer contained anything significant. Apparently, no one ever discovered the break-in because of its elaboration. Bing and Slovak eventually obtained the Bambino when they initiated the subsequent Bambino Heist with their friends.