Madzulo ena mkati mwa June 1951, cha m'ma 11:15 pm, bambo wazaka pafupifupi 20 wazaka zovala zovala za Victoria adaonekera ku Times Square ku New York City. Malinga ndi mboni, amawoneka wosokonezeka. Palibe amene adasamaliranso mpaka, mphindi zochepa pambuyo pake, adadutsa mseu ndikugundidwa ndi galimoto.
Maofesala omwe adapeza mtembowo adayang'anitsitsa kuti adziwe, koma zomwe adapeza zimawoneka ngati zopanda tanthauzo: chikwangwani chaching'ono cha mowa wamtengo wokwana masenti 5, chotchedwa dzina la saloon, chomwe palibe, ngakhale amuna akulu kwambiri mzindawo ankadziwa za.
Atasanthula, adapeza:
- Risiti yosamalira kavalo komanso kutsuka ngolo m'khola la Lexington Avenue, yomwe sinapezeke m'buku lililonse lamadilesi, pafupifupi $ 70 m'mabuku akale aku banki.
- Makhadi abizinesi omwe amatchedwa Rudolph Fentz ndi adilesi ku Fifth Avenue.
- Kalata yomwe idatumizidwa ku adilesiyi mu June 1876 kuchokera ku Philadelphia.
- Mendulo pakubwera kwachitatu pampikisano wamiyendo itatu.
Chodabwitsa kwambiri chinali chakuti, ngakhale zinali zakale, palibe chilichonse chomwe chimasonyeza kuwonongeka. Atachita chidwi, Wapolisi Captain Hubert Rihm adaganiza zofufuza mozama kuti athetse mlandu wa Rudolph Fentz.
Choyamba, wothandizirayo adalumikizana ndi adilesi ya Fifth Avenue, yomwe inali bizinesi yomwe palibe amene adamva za Rudolph Fentz. Atakhumudwa, anaganiza zofufuza dzinalo ndipo anapezadi adiresi m'dzina la Rudolph Fentz Jr. Atamuyitana, anamuuza kuti mwamunayo sakukhalanso kumeneko.
Komabe, anali panjira. Anakwanitsa kupeza akaunti yakubanki ya mwamunayo, zomwe zidamupangitsa kuti afunse kumaofesi aku banki komwe adamuwuza kuti wamwalira zaka 5 zapitazo, koma kuti mkazi wake akadali moyo.
Wothandizirayo adalankhula naye, yemwe adamuwuza kuti apongozi ake, omwe dzina la amuna awo adatchulidwa adasowa mu 1876, ali ndi zaka 29. Adachoka panyumbapo ndikuyenda madzulo ndipo sanabwererenso. Kuyesetsa konse kuti amupeze kunangopita pachabe ndipo palibe chomwe chidatsalira.
Captain Rihm adayang'ana mafayilo a anthu omwe adasowa pa Rudolph Fentz mu 1876. Malongosoledwe a mawonekedwe ake, msinkhu wake, ndi zovala zake zimafanana ndendende ndi mawonekedwe a munthu wakufa wosadziwika ku Times Square. Mlanduwo udakali wodziwika kuti sunathe. Poopa kuti atha kukhala opanda nzeru, a Rihm sanazindikire zotsatira za kafukufuku wawo m'mafayilo.
Nkhani ya Rudolph Fentz imawonetsedwa ngati chitsanzo chodziwika cha maulendo osakhalitsa kapena apakatikati omwe amachitika popanda kufuna kwa munthuyo.
Komabe, lerolino ambiri amati Rudolph Fentz sanali kanthu koma munthu wongopeka wa nkhani yayifupi yopeka ya 1951 yolembedwa ndi Jack Finney, yomwe pambuyo pake idanenedwa kuti ndi nthano yakumizinda ngati kuti izi zidachitikadi. Pomwe ena amakhulupirira kuti Fentz anali woyenda nthawi; Kodi iye anali? Mukuganiza chiyani?
