Summary

Russell sympathizes with the loss and enjoys the drama of the mystery, but seems resigned to the fact that Crosley will never recover the stolen items. Crosley becomes preoccupied with the idea of tracking down the jewelry, sending photographs of the most significant items to hundreds of pawnbrokers. She talks to the owner of the coffee shop across the street from her apartment building who agrees to check their security footage. He suggests there is some suspicious activity and sends the footage to Crosley, but it is just two men looking out of the window across the street and nothing that can advance her investigation. Crosley searches for support groups for victims of theft but find that there are none. She concludes that this is because grief for material objects is not considered serious and, in an observation that gives the memoir its title...