“This looks too easy,” he thought as he descended to the display on a rope.

It was easy. The glass lid had no trigger. There were no laser trip wires, not even a lock.

He snatched the gem, ascended to the window, and escaped.

Too bad it was a fake.

Sean Quigley also goes by “Posh Platypus.” Follow him on Twitter: @PoshPlatypus.