] Their exploits were first fictionalized in the filmThe Sadist (1963), and then displayed in the 1993 TV docudramaMurder in the Heartland.None of the film was shot in the city of Fargo.Plot Synopsis(Day One - Late Afternoon, Sunday)The film opens with a memorable white-out, blinding blizzard in the 'dead' of winter, causing the screen to be drenched in the white of the vast, snow-covered landscape without recognizable landmarks.The Thief watched a royal procession or parade through he streets, and cried out the familiar beggar's request for help: "Alms! O ye merciful! Alms!" As the procession passed, he rolled under the open litter transport held up by porters, clung o its under-carriage, and removed a ring from the extended hand of the unaware carriage's occupant.They make their escape to the locomotive at the front of the train.After the bandits have disappeared, the passengers rush to assist the wounded man on he ground.Scene 7: The bandits board the locomotive and leave the scene of the holdup:The bandits board the locomotive with large bags of valuables.The saucy maid reinforces Gregory's plotting to keep Paula isolated by questioning Paula about her wishes to go out.