ThestorychartshowyoungPolishrefugeeJanBojarskibecamethebiggestcounterfeiterofalltime,“theCézanneoffakemoney”,inpost-warFrance;how,foroverfifteenyearsandunbeknownsttohisfamily,thismanledadoublelifemakingcounterfeitmoney-whichwas“morereal”thanthenotesprintedbytheBankofFrance-inashedatthebottomofhisgarden;andhow,inalltheseyears,thisunparalleledfakermanagedtoslipthroughthepolice’snettobecomethethorninCommissionerMattei’sside,overthecourseofahuntwhichfastturnedintoaduelforthesetwoobsessives…