REPORT A.807 – 5
The Series of Events as they Stand
- August 10th. Hottest day on record in Parisian history. First scattered reports of disappearances from wealthy houses.
- August 18th. The police are called following a break-in at a mansion in southern Spain to find a valuable historical artifact missing and a household in disarray.
- August 19th. A 1958 red LaGuardia Spider is stolen from a dealership in a small mountain town. How the vehicle was removed silently from the building is currently unknown.
- August 22nd. Emperor’s Day celebrated in France and Italy. A rumour emerges from Paris and London that a master thief is on the loose in mainland Europe.
- August 30th. Police contact Lia Paternoster, reformed thief, at her design business in Leon. She is cooperative.
- September 2nd. Paternoster’s business suddenly closes leaving the drawing rooms and parlours of seven different homes without “coherent and striking interior design”.
- September 8th. Robbery at museum.
- September 9th. Robbery at museum.
- September 10th. Robbery at private house, robbery at museum.
- September 12th. Red LaGuardia Spider recovered from roadside crash, identical Spider simultaneously stolen in Lisbon.
- September 14th. Robbery at art gallery, robbery from private collection.
- September 18th. Full police investigation begins.