"One of the great dreams of man must be to find some place between the extremes of nature and civilization where it is possible to live without regret".
-- Barry Lopez

			1991 -- Cascade International Inc., a fashion chain near the top of BusinessWeek’s 1990 list of “hot growth companies,” announces that its chairman, Victor Incendy, has disappeared -- along with more than 200 of Cascade’s stores. Incendy had claimed that Cascade had between 255 and 400 outlets -- but in reality, there are fewer than 30. The company had reported earning $11 million the previous year; it actually lost $7 million. At its peak price of $11.62 in August, Cascade’s stock had been valued around $200 million; less than a year later, the incredible disappearing company’s stores are sold off for a mere $370,000. Incendy has never been found and remains an international fugitive.