I thought they had an attractive agent distract him for a moment while another agent grabbed his still-unlocked-and-open laptop to prevent him from locking it or closing it up. At least I think that was the cloak-and-dagger story I heard.
two agents posing as a couple feigned a raucous quarrel that distracted him, while a third agent sitting across the table yanked the laptop at the precise moment he was distracted
