On the night of April 11th, a priceless, 15th-century masterpiece is stolen from Saint Bavo Cathedral in Ghent. Thieves manage to run off with a side panel of the Ghent Altarpiece. What follows, reads like a crime novel: threatening letters, ransom demands, deathbed confessions, secret codes, international conspiracies, Templars, Nazis, the Holy Grail, murder and … a cheese theft.
Almost a hundred years after the theft, the panel still hasn't surfaced. And this was not the first time this painting had been stolen. It is actually considered the most stolen painting in history. Why do people keep stealing this particular painting? Could the answer finally be found in the tomb of King Albert I of Belgium?
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