A trick of the mind

A man discovers that intense concentration lets him manipulate objects and other people's actions without physical contact. What begins as mischievous barroom pranks and small thefts escalates into using the power to take an armored truck's satchel, after which panic replaces thrill. When police intervene he finds his control falters and apparent evidence of a major crime scatters, then at the station the stolen money proves to be mundane items, leaving ambiguous whether the theft truly occurred or his mental power failed, and underscoring themes of responsibility, temptation, and loss of agency.