He Rented the Cheapest Car on the Lot. See What He Found in the Glove Compartment…

When Daniel returned the sedan the next morning, he did not simply hand the pouch over. He placed it carefully on the counter and asked for a written receipt. That was what changed everything. The young employee at the desk looked mildly annoyed at first, then intrigued. She called over the branch manager, a square-shouldered man named Frank who had the alert expression of someone suddenly sensing paperwork. Frank examined the watch without touching it, listened to Daniel explain where he had found it, and then asked the kind of question that made Daniel uneasy: “Would you mind staying ten minutes?”