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perhaps they are a child of the thief and found the books while cleaning house after the thief's death. or not, but we don't know
by williamscales 5y ago
perhaps they are a child of the thief and found the books while cleaning house after the thief's death. or not, but we don't know
- dylan604 5y agoOr saw someone trying to sell them, realized what they were, bought them for this specific purpose realizing it would be easier/faster than trying to report to the police/FBI knowing that they wouldn't do much about it. The scripts just write themselves
- monkeybutton 5y agoOr perhaps a gentleman thief who stole them from the original thief and returned them!
- bee_rider 5y agoMaybe he was a gentleman thief who stole the notes, held on to them for 20 years, and then as he approached retirement realized he needed to do one last gig -- stealing our hearts. But anonymously, by unstealing the notes.
- batch12 5y agoMaybe he stole them to protect them from another plot to steal them for profit. After a 20 year saga, he finally triumphed over his adversary and returned them to their rightful owner.
- Shared404 5y agoWe need to stop please, or we're gonna give enough material for another National Treasure :P !
- batch12 5y agoYeah true. Though, better than the alternate theory that they were just returned to the wrong shelf I guess..
- unfocussed_mike 5y agoIt would have to be an International Treasure, because this is The University Of Cambridge, as in the real one in the UK not the belated US knockoff ;-)