that's where -- >> including the rembrandts. >> the three rembrandts, the vermir -- the flenk and the vessel. in terms of dollar value, that's where the lion's share of the theft occurred. >> these all had to be taken down from the walls in the dutch room. the real work had begun for thieves. but as they get ready to remove rembrandt's only sea scape, a high-pitched alarm sounds. reporter steven kirkgen has investigated this case for the boston clo"boston globe" for de. abath told him the alarm was developed to keep visitors from getting too cross to the rem brandt. >> that sea scape, even if you look at prints of it now, images of it now, you will see an etching of rembrandt itself. odd experts, odd specialists, common folk knew that. they would come up and put their finger close to, point out the image of rembrandt. if they got too close, the alarm would sound. >> he says the thieves then smashed the alarm. >> that was really a compelling little detail to me because it seemed like that worked. that -- if you got too close, the sound would go off. as i went through the rest of the se

making off with rembrandt's only sea scape. allen schauffler reports. >> it is an odd thing for a museum to be best known for the objects that are not there. but that's the case for boston's gardner mutually. two thieves stole 13 pieces mostly paintings and not just any paintings works by rembrandt ver vermeer degas monet. >> art crimes researcher erin thompson. >> in the history of the u.s., only 5% is returned. up to 20 to 25% of well-known works of art masterpieces are returned. >> linking the heist to organized crime even identifying suspects. but there have been no arrests. >> pieces that were taken were very eclectic and it's been difficult for us to determine the reasoning behind the paintings and the pieces that were taken. >> we're looking at the touch room of the museum, including from this frame rembrandt's christ in the storm in the sea of galilee. >> in fact what may be missing forever, you can always take this virtual tour, createon the 25th anniversary of the huge theft. >> why haven't these piece he resurfaced?

havana cuba's recognisable rembrandt has been available in places lying europe.arming in relations between cuba and the u.s. has those planning a trip to the island with the idea of stocking up. he is doing that in spite of a trade embargo, inhibiting products like cuban rum in the united states. >> i would like to send as much as possible back. i'd like to see if i can get cases of it. >> that is what may have bacardi, the largest rum company a little concerned. a growing underground supply of cuban rum on the markets. part of the reason is ownership. in 1997 bacardi bought the right for the name from an excel family whose distilling company had been nationalized. that sparked a two decade-long trademark battle between big ardy cuba -- bacardi and a cuban variety. bacardi won. as the cold war thaws, the rum wars may heat up as more cuban spirits sneak into american bars. walking through havana you can't help but get the sense of being in a time warp. there's so men relics of the past. you see the b on the wall. the building is here used by the cuban government.

i'm more of a rembrandt. however you want to look at it.ut i think janet yellen and crew are only going to be left with a situation where they have to take a definitive stand on the first mark. go right to a quarter, a hard line. what we're watching now is the fed not only pay attention to the tantrums of the market, but now we're hearing beyond their edict, they're watching the affect of the dollar and the affect of their movement on the euro and the foreign markets, if you will. i don't know if it's really in their bailiwick, where they're supposed to be. >> the only way they get this really wrong is if they don't put paint on the canvas to continue torturing the metaphor. if they don't do it one of those times, then they're really playing with fire. >> i think we're making all of this far more complicated than it is. it removes investors from where they should be, which is focusing on risk right now. it's as cheap as it's been in the last five years. that's what matters. don't go buy the vicks. the insurance is out there. where we're mak

. >> the two big rembrandts and the vamir, those three pieces account for 90% of let's call it $400 million, $500 million, of the value. >> reporter: another big question -- why did the thieves bother taking the golden finial that sat adopt of a napoleonic flag. >> they wanted very badly to get that flag. that always seemed to me the clue that's most interesting. >> a fascinating hour fascinating 34ismystery. the $500 million question bsh who pulled off who pulled off the greatest art heist in history. >> the following is a cnn special report. >> reporter: inside these walls, priceless works of art, but also a mystery that's lasted 25 years. >> i like it is boston's last best secret. >> reporter: on march 18 1990 $500 million worth of art, stolen from a boston museum. the biggest art heist in history. >> this is the creme de la creme of art recovery. >> reporter: how did the thieves gets inside? how did they get away with 13 priceless pieces? and a quarter century later, where are the paintings? >> once they

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. >> the two big rembrandts and the vamir, those three pieces account for 90% of let's call it $500 millioner: another big question -- why did the thieves bother taking the golden finial that sat atop a napoleonic flag. >> they wanted very badly to get that flag. that always seemed to me the clue that's most interesting. >> a fascinating hour, fascinating mystery. it starts right now, and here is the cnn special report "the $500 million question who pull d aufed off the greatest art heist?" >>> inside these walls, priceless works of art. but also a mystery that has lasted for 25 years. >> i would like to say it is boston's last best secret. >> on march 18th 1990 $500 million worth of art stolen from a boston museum. the biggest art heist in history. >> this is the creme de la creme of art recovery. >> how did the thieves get inside and get away with 13 priceless pieces? and where are the paintings? >> once they leave, they were never heard from again. >> in his only television interview, hear from the security guard who let the

. >>> rembrandt, 13 paintings not seen for 25 years. officers pulling off a $500 million art heist in a matter of minutes. empty spaces on the wall and empty frames hang as a reminder of this unsolved cold case. inside these walls priceless works of art but also a mystery that has lasted for 25 years. >> i like to say it's the best last secret. >> $500 million worth of art stolen from a boston museum. the biggest art heist in history. >> this is the creme de la creme of art recovery. >> how did the thieves get inside? how did they get away with 13 priceless pieces? and a quarter century later, where are the paintings? >> once they leave, they're never heard from again. >> in his only television interview, hear from the security guard who let the thieves in. was this an inside job? >> i'm the guy who opened up the door. they are obviously going to look at me. >> who else are investigators looking at and will art works ever be recovered? >> whoever has them just is waiting for the right time. >> it's the $500 million question. who pulled

we have rembrandt hanging on our wall. we are educated. our sons are educated.what america stands for. we are the ones who are going to move society forward on this system of the world in which all the poor people work for us and we direct their labor. it is hard work directing their labor but we are willing to sacrifice ourselves to. it's an astonishing speech. that, too, is available on google books if you search james henry hammond. there is a book of his speeches on google books. you cannot get in full text anywhere else except the congressional record. it's in full text in that speech. the response to that, abraham lincoln gives a very powerful speech at the agricultural pairfair. in that he says that is not what america stands for. he does not actually articulate this in his speech but he will in other places -- he's a mud sill. he grew up in indiana in a home that literally only had three walls. it was open on the fourth side. they did not have time to put up that wall. that is where they put the fire because they did not have the time to make the fourth