The story of a Degas painting during World War II. In 1939 it was sent to Paris by its Jewish owner who was later murdered during the Holocaust. It was finally found by the man's heir's half a century later in Chicago. Written by the defence lawyer in a recent Holocaust-related restitution case.

Trienens, a lawyer for the defendant collector, tells the story of this Degas work's travels rom its prewar home in the Netherlands to the Art Institute of Chicago where it is now on display. This book demonstrates the unpredictable complexity of Holocaust-related restitution cases, and challenges the performance of the media in their superficial tratment of this emotionally charged story.