Tannebaum was subpoenaed to identify him at the preliminary hearing. Eventually the guy was given a twelve year sentence. A plea bargain. Tannebaum never got his money back. It had to be somebody at the Downtown gym.
Suspicion hardens to conviction.
Probably one of those homeboys, he thinks with a feeling of guilt. Sure, they need it more than he does, but you can't condone theft. When he went to get the plastic wet bag. Tannebaum tries to remember the last time he had his wallet, actually felt it. Must have been when he got to the gym.