Alistair Stanbull, a city employee, disappeared amidst a scandal involving a fraud of R2.5 million, prompting a communityled search and a surge of conjecture. His last confirmed location was on hiking trails in Constantia Nek, with his abandoned car found at Silvermine. The police are investigating his mysterious absence in the context of the fraud allegations, and his story has become woven into Cape Town’s local folklore. The city holds its breath in anticipation of the next chapter in this enthralling story, yearning for a resolution to the mystery that has unsettled their placid community.