December 7 belongs, in this catalog, to Mark Hofmann — a figure whose crimes occupied a peculiar intersection of scholarship, faith, and violence. A trained document dealer who became one of history's most skilled forgers, Hofmann spent years fabricating historical and religious documents convincing enough to deceive archivists, authenticators, and institutions alike, before resorting to pipe bombs to forestall exposure. His case remains a study in how technical expertise and the trust of scholarly communities can be turned toward sustained, calculated deception — and how far that deception can be pressed before it collapses.