house rent party was the norm for family member and close friends to have, It was basically a gambling poker game, five card's stud was the game of choice. One of the friends of the family had it the number, another from of gambling, It was not legal to do, but very popular to place a bet on a horse race, first, second and third place for the horse's at the finish line would be the winner number, every horse had a number that represents that horse 1 thur 9 was the number worn on each horse. If the 9 horse finish first then one would be the first number, then if the 6 horse finish second, then 6 would be the next number, and if the 3 number horse finish third , that would be the last number on a three number bet. 963 will be the winner number. This was call street betting vs. betting at the Most people didn't have time to be at the track, that's where street betting because popular, no taxes also help to make it popular too. The saying my horse came in, met you got all three horse right on the evening race, you would only bet on that one evening race at a certain time. Same time every day of the week. The friend of the had a pocket fu of money, better know as a knot, all in one stack, when you fold it over in half, it would form a knot in your pocket. He had been showing it off, over and over, he was so happy, he was bragging about it big time. There was a bathroom in the basement and when he went to use it he made the mistake of taken out, where he left it behind after he had finish his waste management. He went back to the other side of the basement where everyone was playing cards for money. The second part of a gambling poker party was the drinking and food. He had drunk enough that he forgot about his knot of money. My father went in the bathroom and saw the money, pick it up, took it upstairs and gave it to my mother to hind. At this point they both are guilty of stealing. The family friend woke up and realize the money was missing. He went in the bathroom looking for it, he came back out and asked everybody at the poker game did they have his money, everyone said no, my father must had a good poker face to be able to lie to his face. He check all around the basement, nothing, then he check out everyone cars, still nothing. The party came to a end, everyone went home. My father and mother had got away with stealing someone else good fortune. My father didn't get a chance to gamble that money away, it was used for household expenses only, my mother make sure of that, my father brother would always remind his brother, my father that everyone knew that you took the money, and he was wrong for that. Who can you trust, nobody that who, not even family member or friends.