Synopsis

The hushed gallery held its breath. A collective gasp rippled through the crowd as the display case, once gleaming with polished chrome and aged leather, stood empty. The prized artifact – a meticulously restored 1937 Auburn Speedster – was gone. Vanished into the night. The annual vintage car show had been a resounding success, until this. A knot of tension tightened in the chest of Mr. Abernathy, the car's owner, a man who treated his collection with the reverence of a curator. Years of pa