GooberMan

I am with Ermita_Nights in that she could more easily conceal (and explain) the possession of cash than a wallet with my identity all over it.

Oh, yes, absolutely, Estafador. Yes, my shorts only had front pockets so I removed the wallet for comfort. Yes, I had done this in the past with this dancer with no impact. That was why the event shocked and disappointed me so much. Yes, I have absolutely learned my lesson as mentioned in an earlier post in this thread and wanted to share that lesson with others even more naive than I.

The purpose of details like the $0.75 tip was to show the start and finish of where the money went. If somehow the initial wallet contents money fell to the bar floor while I waited for change from the $10 I gave the bartender, that might explain why exactly $6 remained in my wallet. That seems unlikely though not impossible. We inspected the bar floor and found no cash, so if it fell there, it is gone, baby, gone.

No, but I will consider marking future bills with ultraviolet pens for that purpose, thanks. As for the rest, my earlier link provides corroborating evidence from others regarding pickpockets at that club. So I am not alone in my experience.

With the wallet out of my immediate sight during the dance, and her able to lean over me with her hands on the bench near the wallet with her black dress on the bench, yes, it is possible for her to have done that and hidden the cash somewhere in the dress. I also admit it is possible though unlikely that the cash somehow fell from the wallet somewhere. She and I did search the club thoroughly with a flashlight after the loss. I just know for sure that I went straight from the bank to the Inner Room and had at least a $10 bill in my wallet to pay for the drink at the bar before going to the bench for dances. None of this matters now. The money is gone. I will use more care from start to finish in future club visits.