The Hacksmith team introduces the annual hide-and-seek competition with a grand prize of $5,000.

• The video begins by highlighting the annual hide-and-seek event at Hacksmith Industries.
• Participants have gone to great lengths in the past, hiding in walls and air ducts to win the cash prize.
• The prize pool has grown each year, and this year's prize is $5,000.

Team members prepare their hiding spots and the seeker, James, lays out the rules of the competition.

• Team members spend 48 hours preparing for the perfect hiding spot, with exclusive footage available for YouTube members.
• James is ready to seek, armed with blueprints and a checklist to track captures.
• Shopify is acknowledged for sponsoring the video.
• Four main rules are established: no hiding in ceilings, no locked doors, company buildings and vehicles are allowed, and moving hiding spots is permitted.

Team members execute their initial hiding strategies, utilizing various spaces and disguises.

• Jess hides in a ventilation fan, while others seek hiding spots in wall cavities and under false floors.
• Team members assist each other in securing their positions, such as helping someone into a tieback suit to hide in a wall.
• Some participants opt for more open strategies, like dressing up as another employee or hiding in plain sight.

James begins his search using his blueprints and a unique note tactic to track checked rooms.

• James sets off on his search, using his blueprints to mark off checked areas.
• He devises a clever method using sticky notes to detect if doors have been reopened after his initial check.
• His initial sweep involves checking common areas and using his knowledge of past hiding spots.

James makes his first few discoveries and takes a break to promote Shopify and the Hacksmith store.

• James finds some team members hiding in plain sight with clever disguises or in tight spaces.
• He promotes the Hacksmith store, showcasing items like the mini saers, and credits Shopify for enabling their e-commerce platform.
• James emphasizes the ease of setting up a store with Shopify, with no coding required and seamless social media integration.

James continues his search, using thermal imaging and inspecting various locations for hidden team members.

• James employs a thermal camera to detect heat signatures of hidden team members.
• He inspects various hiding spots including desks with false walls, insulation-packed areas, and piles of mailers.
• Despite his tools and techniques, James struggles to find all the hiders.

James expresses frustration at the difficulty of locating the remaining hiders and resorts to more thorough searching tactics.

• James feels challenged by the effectiveness of the team's hiding spots.
• He suspects that some participants may have moved their hiding locations during the search.
• James revisits areas he's already checked, including inspecting vehicles for any hidden team members.

As the time limit approaches, James becomes more desperate to find the remaining hiders, checking previously ignored spots.

• With the clock ticking down, James intensifies his search, revisiting and inspecting every possible hiding spot.
• He considers drastic measures like setting off the fire alarm to flush out hiders.
• James uses a high-powered flashlight to check dark and distant areas, still unable to locate the remaining participants.

The three-hour time limit ends, and the remaining hiders reveal their ingenious spots, impressing James.

• After three hours, the challenge concludes, and the remaining hiders are called to reveal themselves.
• The hiders show their creative spots, including buried underground, inside trailers, and behind false walls.
• James is astonished by the ingenuity and effort put into the hiding spots and acknowledges the impressive performance of the team.