VII. The Master
Dr. Moshe Lowenstein is pleased with himself for not telling the young upstart what he could do with his ‘monumental discovery’, but rather, with brilliantly feigned excitement, giving the abrasive heathen an entire hour right before lunch on the final day. As always, the annual meeting of the Archaeological Society will be held at the Hilton and will bring together many of the top archaeologists and biblical scholars from around the world. Dr. Lowenstein leans back and smiles as he imagines the obvious hoax being quickly exposed, followed by bouts of roaring laughter over filet mignon. It will be a memorable end to another highly successful conference and an equally memorable end to a once promising young career. He congratulates himself once again and, as an afterthought, thanks God for the gifts of wisdom, self-restraint and the abominable Dr. Kessler.