Introduction -- Part one: The phantom strikes. The Graf house -- Fannin and McCaghren -- The hunt begins -- The cat returns -- The Grand Hotel -- The red scare -- The safari king -- Clint's world -- Part two: The hunters. Fannin -- McCaghren -- The Dixie mafia -- Two different worlds -- The cat on the prowl -- Part three: The culture of complicity. High society and low company -- The "devil's playhouse" -- The peelers and the guys -- "Let George do it" -- "Papa Joe" -- Part four: The beautiful people. The Cinderella set -- Social work -- Sid and Nancy -- The fabulous Cipango -- Part five: Night moves. The king goes to Cowtown -- The king climbs a castle -- JFK -- To do-gooder -- Phantom of the opera -- Part six: The suspects. Profile of a thief -- The face in the night -- "The store" -- The marvelous Mrs. Lambert -- The salon set -- The Kirksmiths -- The pawn connection -- Part seven: Case closed. Following the footsteps -- The nice guy -- The heiress -- Puzzling behavior -- The Frito bandito -- Sgt. Chism -- The surprise twist -- Epilogue.