It Takes a Thief

Bachelors John, Angelo and Mark share a home brimming with original artwork, antique silver and expensive sports equipment, but they are more serious about partying than about home security. Now they survive a day of shocks, surprises and lessons.

A couple watches as their home is ransacked and thousands of dollars' worth of goods, as well as priceless mementos, stolen. Perhaps this is the push they need to finally get on the same page when it comes to home security.

Ginger and Bennett have argued about home security since they got married 25 years ago. She constantly reminds him to secure the home, but he admits security holds no importance to him. Now their daugher is following in her father's footsteps.

Newlyweds think their safe, quiet neighborhood, along with their two dogs, will keep their 1929 Tudor-style home from being broken into. They're about to find out that their charming, old-style home is actually an easy target for a burglar.

A couple who has already been robbed once is still not protecting their home with its jewelry, electronics and tens-of-thousands of dollars' worth of art. Their son is adament that they change their ways, but they haven't been convinced so far.

Two roommates live on the edge of a large city along with two beloved dogs. Under the illusion that their cozy neighborhood offers protection from intruders, they think that leaving their doors unlocked and windows broken is standard fare.

Burglarized twice in the house they've lived in since 1973, Suzanne and her 30-something twin daughters feel vulnerable in their precious home, particularly with the absence of any male figure. Bring in the ex-burglars for their first step to safety!

A 42-year-old bachelor lives in a waterfront dream house, complete with a tiki bar and plenty of high-ticket goodies a thief would love. He installed alarms and cameras, but still keeps the house open and unlocked. It may be time for a special visit.

A couple who grew up in areas where security was not a concern now live with their two small children on the outskirts of a not-so-nice neighborhood. They must face facts to secure their home so that the kids stay in and thieves stay out.

After two robberies, single mom Stephanie still has problems finding time to secure her home. While she leaves the windows and doors open and unlocked, now her teenage daughter has taken to climbing through the kitchen window.

A couple lives in a Manhattan suburb with their young children. He leaves doors unlocked, while she won't stay home alone at night. Jon must convince one to take security seriously, while making the other feel safe to be alone in her own home.

Liz is raising two precocious young daughters in suburban Connecticut and she doesn't even know if her basement windows have locks because she's too scared to get near the spiderwebs! Jon shows her first hand what she should be scared of instead.

For Paul and April, owning an older home with its original doors and windows has been a challenge. Paul corrects his misdirected priorities of décor over deadlocks; however, when he realizes how vulnerable he's left his family.

Loryn, a divorced mother of two grown children, saved for years to buy her dream house. It has everything she could want, but it also has shoddy locks, unprotected glass windows and no alarm system.

Thirty fraternity brothers living under one roof with no cares besides how to pay for beer is a burglar's dream. Strangers come and go, while hundreds show up for patries and wander around unchecked. It's time for a security exam.

Bruce, an auctioneer, buys and sells expensive jewelry, often bringing his large inventory home at night. His bustling, five-bedroom city home has very little security, and that concerns his fiancée.

Malaika lives alone in a high-crime neighborhood. She's been mugged in the past and takes home security seriously, but with a pricey art collection and a $50,000 Mercedes in the driveway, sometimes "seriously" isn't good enough.

Accused of being too trusting, Teresa and Don sometimes don't even feel the need to carry house keys during the day. Then Jon turns up in disguise, and receives an open invite from Teresa to case the house from the inside!

One would think that a single mom and real-estate agent would know a thing or two about home security since she shows houses to people for a living. Jon has to find a way in and out, without getting noticed, to teach her a lesson.

Donna and Vinnie live in central New Jersey with their young daughter. Their home is full of valuables, classic cars and irreplaceable sports memorabilia, but Vinnie doesn't think they'll ever get robbed. Jon is there to provide a reality check.

Matt and Jon are on special assignment when Frank, the show's security consultant, asks them to teach his brother a lesson. Frank's brother thinks all he needs is his Doberman Pincher for protection. Matt and Jon are out to prove him wrong.

A husband designed the home he and his family live in. He wired the whole house with a state-of-the-art alarm system, but he never hooked it up! His wife forces him to finish the job he started so the family can be safe and secure.

Andrea and her husband Dylan, have just moved into their first home. Her father paid for the Porsche in the driveway, the new windows in back and the only decent locks on the doors. Now Dad wants her to take security seriously.

A woman gets a life lesson when a potential guest at her Bed and Breakfast teams up with Jon to target her home and business and show her just how vulnerable her business is, and what she can do to prevent future theft.