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She Fell Among Thieves (1964)

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 "She Fell Among Thieves" is a Short Story by Robert Edmond Alter that was originally published in 1964 in Argosy. The setting is Jordan, in the Dead Sea area nearby the border with Israel, where an archeological dig is being overseen by two Americans who commence to make the most frustrating find of their lives. The punch line relies entirely on a particular biblical tale and knowing which one beforehand will spoil the read.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Miller and his mentor Tanner supervise the excavation of a small building in Jordan. At dusk, just when rain begins to trickle in, an opening is made. Miller enters alone and lays eyes upon a marble white statue of a woman, which is so lifelike that he instinctively almost greets it. The level of detail is curious enough, but Miller is also fascinated by her turned-back gaze which he can't get a read on. Tanner, when shown the statue, sees something else too: dollar signs, provided they can smuggle the statue out of the country. Covered by the downpour, they load the statue into their shoddy car's truck bed. The first hurdle they encounter is a single Jordanian border guard, whom Tanner ambushes and badly injures if not kills. The next is a Jordanian border post, of which the guards check the truck bed and let the confused duo continue their journey. At the Israeli border post, they check the truck bed for themselves and find nothing but water. Tanner succumbs to mad laughter, realizing far too late that the statue was made of salt. It was Lot's wife.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })"She Fell Among Thieves" was adapted into the episode "Would You Believe It?" of Tales of the Unexpected in 1981.
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 Ancient Tomb: It is reasonable to assume from the statue's nature that the building she was found in was set up to be her tomb. It's an austere construction, but that's not surprising given what the circumstances must have been like when it was built.
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 Covers Always Lie: Robert McGinnis's illustration for the original publication of "She Fell Among Thieves" shoots for the statue's sex appeal and ignores most of the description given of it as well as anything it can be assumed to look like based on the biblical tale. The blurb claiming that the men are up against "all the supernatural forces of the ancient world" is also more than a little exaggerated.
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 Adventurer Archaeologist: Tanner is a treasure hunter more than he is an archeologist. He's wanted in both Mexico and Cambodia for smuggling artifacts. Miller joins in on his illegal activities when they decide to steal the statue.
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