The Unforgettable and the Unexpected
It was a busy Friday afternoon in the city. The entrance to the Metropolitan History Museum was bathed in the warm light of the autumn sun. Among the people walking up the wide stairs were three men. Two were about the same age and the third was noticeably older. They would have seemed entirely unremarkable if not for the small wooden box the man in the middle had in his arms. He held it close to his chest as if it had a great treasure insid