A group of friends planned to prank their friend Phil, who was going on a date. They hired someone to "rob" Phil, but the plan went awry when Phil unexpectedly ran back to his location, and the "robber" approached the wrong person. The person who was approached became suspicious and started yelling, thinking he was being robbed. The situation escalated, and the person even called the police. The pranksters eventually revealed themselves, and Phil explained the situation to the person who was involved.
Here are the extracted key facts:
1. The narrator's friend Phil borrowed their car to go on a date.
2. The narrator and their friends planned to follow Phil and prank him.
3. They hired a "buff dude" to pretend to rob Phil in front of his date.
4. The pranksters were tracking Phil's location through a shared location service.
5. Phil picked up his date at an apartment.
6. The pranksters waited outside the apartment for Phil to leave.
7. They planned to have the "buff dude" approach Phil, ask for his phone and wallet, and pretend to rob him.
8. The pranksters discussed what to do if Phil didn't leave the apartment until late at night.
9. They considered ordering food while waiting for Phil to leave.
10. The "buff dude" arrived and was given instructions on how to carry out the prank.
11. Phil left the apartment, and the pranksters followed him.
12. The "buff dude" approached Phil and pretended to rob him.
13. Phil ran back to the apartment, and the pranksters were left waiting.
14. Phil later discovered that it was a prank and apologized to the people in the apartment who had been disturbed.
15. The narrator and their friends waited for four hours to carry out the prank.