ABBOTT HAS JUST BEEN INTRODUCED TO COSTELLO. ABBOTT TELLS COSTELLO THAT HE IS LATE FOR AN APPOINTMENT IN A NEARBY BUILDING, AND THAT HE WILL PAY COSTELLO $250 TO DO HIM A FAVOR. ABBOTT EXPLAINS THAT HE HAS BORROWED HIS FRIEND'S RED PORSCHE AND PARKED IT AROUND THE CORNER, BUT HAS SINCE LOST THE KEYS. HAVING LEARNED THAT COSTELLO IS AN AUTO MECHANIC, ABBOTT ASKS HIM TO "JIMMY" THE LOCK ON THE CAR, HOT-WIRE THE IGNITION, AND DELIVER THE CAR TO AN ADDRESS ABBOTT PROVIDES. COSTELLO ACCEPTS THE OFFER AND DOES AS ABBOTT ASKED. AS IT TURNS OUT, ABBOTT IS A THIEF WHO TRICKED COSTELLO INTO TAKING A STRANGER'S CAR AND DELIVERING IT TO ABBOTT'S PARTNER-IN-CRIME, AND COSTELLO IS CHARGED WITH AUTO THEFT UNDER A STATUTE PROHIBITING "KNOWINGLY OR PURPOSELY TAKING A VEHICLE BELONGING TO ANOTHER." IF A JUDGE CONCLUDES THAT COSTELLO HONESTLY BUT UNREASONABLY BELIEVED ABBOTT'S STORY, AND THE JURISDICTION FOLLOWS THE MPC, CAN COSTELLO BE CONVICTED?
