wow - that is quite the story.
I stayed a few years ago at the Indy Marriott and the valet that parked my car was headed home after he parked my car and he forgot to turn in the keys...so the Marriott provided one of their valets to act as my private chaffeur the next day...drove me 60 miles to a meeting, hung out, then took me to the airport.
The hotel did return my car to Hertz.
But my story is NOTHING compared to yours!!!!