Two Jethros
A visitor voices concern over the safety of his host's new neighborhood after the Host moves into an apartment building in the city's North End. To quell the Visitor's worry and demonstrate the low propensity for crime amongst the area's residents, the Host leaves his own wristwatch on the building's stoop. Confident that it'll still be there when they return in the morning, the Host ushers the Visitor back inside and the two carry on with the events of their evening.
. . .
Later that night, the watch is stolen by a passerby. Nobody sees. The Thief promptly pawns the timepiece for a quick sum of cash which he uses to purchase high-quality narcotics from an acquaintance who manufactures the goods locally. Given the wholesale nature of the transaction, the Manufacturer sells him a large quantity of product at a rate well below its market value.
With the goods in hand, the Thief travels south to a wealthy suburb located just outside the city limits. Contrary to appearances, the affluent community is home to a populace of heavy users with an insatiable appetite for North End product.
Once there, he reaches out to a longtime neighborhood contact—a regional distributor with a standing offer to buy out any available North End supply. Leveraging the Distributor's urgency to restock, the Thief sells him the goods at a radically elevated price point.
Having recouped more than the original value of the stolen capital, the Thief returns to the North End and retrieves the watch from pawn, paying back both the cost of the initial loan in full, as well as any applied interest. Pocketing the remaining margin as profit, he returns the item to its rightly place on the stoop from which it was taken.
. . .
Emerging the next morning, the Host and the Visitor step outside to find the watch undisturbed. Reiterating to the Visitor how safe the area is, the Host dons the accessory and the two depart for another day's happenings.
The friends diverge for good later that afternoon, and following a text message to the Thief, the Visitor collects his share of the previous night's profits later that evening.
