To Catch a Thief (novel) the jewels have been returned and "Burns" was his company's agent. With the jewels restored and the gypsy dead, the case is closed. Robie can now return safely to Vence, where he has everything he wants – except, he now realizes, Francie Stevens. He finds her packing to leave for America... In 1955, the novel was made into a film by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Episode 10 of Season 10 of the TV series "Bones" (December 11, 2014), "The 200 in the 10th", is a free adaptation of the novel, with the show characters appearing as
To Catch a Thief (novel) how he came to be "Le Chat". His parents were circus acrobats, as was he. Orphaned when young, he came to Europe, was stranded, and took to burglary. Two nights later, Robie spots a figure sneaking away from the Souza cottage. Then Detective Lepic shoots the man dead. It is the gypsy, who tried to use Robie's "Le Chat"-style planning. This seems to exonerate "Le Chat", but the stolen jewels are still missing. Robie is certain that the gypsy was not athletic enough to be the hotel thief. The thief is still at large, and will strike again. The target