When a plane was taking off in the United States, the terrorist demanded a million dollars and two parachutes. His demands were fulfilled. The plane took off and the terrorist jumped out with the money as they were flying above a desert. He was never found.
Why did the terrorist ask for two parachutes?
Terrorism is punished by death in the United States. So, he was afraid that they would deliberately give him a defected parachute.
The police couldn’t know why the terrorist needed the second parachute; it might be for a hostage. So, they had to make sure that both parachutes were serviceable not to risk civilians’ lives.