"Mid-studio, on an oak desk, lay a lone book, a leather-bound first edition with gold leaf printing on its rounded spine: Exhibition of Paintings by the Late William Keith, the Art Institute of Chicago, April 22 to May 6, 1913 -- artists book resonant because of its regularly designed fine paper pages, that each contain a reproduction of a painting and the curator’s 1913 era enchantingly florid description of that painting. Not surprising, given where it originated, I had held this book in my hands before. I wanted to take it home to my studio, but I had been asked not to remove anything from the workshop and to -- as much as possible -- keep things exactly as they were. There is no evidence that would suggest further Police investigation, but where my research will lead is as yet unknown.”

Griff had finished the third hamburger and was working on the remains of the fries. "At probably about the time you were wanting to take that book home, two police officers showed up at our Nut Tree table. 'What do we have here?' the younger officer asked.

“'The Sac Valley Football coach who is also the Basketball Coach, who led Sac Valley to March Madness -- and a former Raiders Wide Receiver, who is also a former Stanford University Graduate Assistant Coach -- are up early exchanging videos this morning, but if I arrest either of them. there goes my promotion', the Senior Officer responded."

“A women from an adjoining table stood up and spoke: 'Arrest these suspicious men and their dirty tapes.’