I have reproduced this issue twice, it appears to happen when the player looks at the police station. I have attached my debug info.

This is not a defect or issue with the standalone. I'm confused why you would open a ticket asking for a lower price.

In recreating it again I discovered that the item is not "gone" if you go to eat, or possibly any other activity involving the hand slot, it will be dropped on the ground near you. In a way this allows the character to carry an item with out it appearing in their inventory or hands.