Harboring of The Just Judges

Clamence reveals that he is in possession of the stolen panel 'The Just Judges' from the van Eyck altarpiece. The painting was sold to the bartender of Mexico City by a drunk, and Clamence advised him to keep it. He now keeps the panel in his room, offering several justifications for not returning it, including that it allows him to dominate by knowing the truth while the world admires a copy. The painting becomes a symbol of his new profession as a judge-penitent.