. >> reporter: aaron lee is a vegas detective who says cannon should feel right at home in sin city. >> this was a classic con man. he did everything right to make people feel comfortable when he came in the store. >> reporter: cannon is shown here scouting the store for the first time. weeks later, he's back, with a wave, a smile and nerves of steel. >> he was very well-dressed, very well-mannered and he came across like average joe citizen. >> reporter: six diamonds come out of the safe and arrive at the counter. cannon repeatedly wipes his hand on his sweater to keep it free of moisture. in this line of work, sticky fingers are needed, not sweaty fingers. and in an instant, half a million dollars in diamonds and jack cannon vanish out the door. it's detective lee's job to find him. >> at times as a detective, you have to put yourself in their shoes. and the greatest question that i found myself asking was, if i were them and if i just made $500,000 in less than five seconds, why would i stop? >> reporter: lee gets a tip. >> i believe it was an insurance investigator, said hey, you