Arlee is a CPA in New Jersey. Traffic is heavy during the homeward bound drive, so Arlee decides to stop at a convenience store for a cup of coffee.

He leaves the motor running — it’ll only take a few seconds to get some coffee and he’ll be on his way again. Wrong! Arlee is delayed in a line and soon finds that his car has been stolen.

Arlee has to rent a car until the mess with the insurance company is straightened out. It’s about two weeks since the theft when Arlee returns home from work driving his rental car and spots his stolen car parked in his very own driveway.

There’s a note on the windshield. The thief says he had a medical emergency. Something about getting his mother-in-law to the doctor’s office ASAP. In the note the thief apologizes to Arlee for any inconvenience. "Just to show my heart’s in the right place," says the thief, "here’s some tickets to the Mets doubleheader tonight at Shea Stadium."

Arlee is ecstatic. Not only does he have his car back, apparently undamaged, but he’s got free tickets to a Mets game.

Arlee packs the whole family into the car that evening and they head for Shea Stadium. What a great time they have, never mind that the Mets lose both games. Now it’s late and time to head for home. Traffic is terrible, but this is Jersey, what do you expect?

It’s close to midnight before they arrive home. The kids are asleep in the back. Arlee picks up one and his wife picks up the other. "I got the keys," says Arlee.

"Don’t worry," says his wife, "the door’s open anyway."

Arlee is stunned. "We’ve been burgled!" he yells.

Not only that, but because it was a doubleheader, the guy had a good idea how much time he had to pick and choose what to take. All that for a quick cup of coffee.