He found a red-and-white striped hat!
Made some wine...
because he can!
*POOF!*
Instantly hidden. Because magic works like that.
Welcome to Werz Gzuz (Where's Jesus) where I attempt to explain the missing in action, aka Deus Absconditus, Jesus.
In short, in my opinion, he picked up a red and eggshell-white hat, made/miracled/magicked some wine (hem hem) and has since proven to be a prankster whilst developing a rather unhealthy and obsessive need to "collect" wheels.
No doubt he's around here somewhere - just missing and out of sight. Probably tipsy. Asleep. And buried under a pile of wheels!