Eccentric managing director of an auction house who avoids physical contact and wears gloves. Secretly runs a long-running painting attribution scam with Billy. Hires Claire to appraise her collection, falls genuinely in love, and plans to retire. Ultimately becomes the victim of an elaborate con orchestrated by Claire, Robert, and Billy. After his secret vault is emptied, he spends months in a psychiatric hospital and later waits alone in a Prague restaurant.
Long-term professional partners in art fraud and auction manipulation.
A deep romantic connection that develops through isolated communication and mutual vulnerability.
A client-restorer relationship that evolves into a mentorship and advisory dynamic.
Virgil interacts with Fred as the property caretaker facilitating his visits.
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