It’s a happy ending for a Yukon filmmaker who has been reunited with his stolen lap top.

Marty O’Brien, a filmmaker based in Whitehorse, has recovered his Mac Book and four hard drives that were stolen last week.

He told the Star Monday that the computer screen was locked, using the “find my iphone” application and a message sent to the woman who had purchased the device.

She did not know the laptop had been stolen, and met with O’Brien to return the items.

“A happy ending here, as all the footage and hard drives were recovered as well,” O’Brien said via email. “I got really, really lucky.”

In an interview with the Star last Friday, O’Brien said his laptop bag containing the items and his passport, were taken from the back of a home on Firth Street in Riverdale last Wednesday night.

The following day, he reported the theft to the Whitehorse RCMP and posted a $1,000 reward.

At the time, O’Brien was concerned because the laptop and hard drives contained personal and professional video footage he has taken over the years.

“It’s something that may not be valuable to other people, but it’s valuable to me,” he noted.

O’Brien, originally from Melbourne, Australia, has worked on several film projects in the Yukon.

His three-part video series Northern Influence won the Yukon Digital Storytelling Project in 2015.

While the footage and devices have been recovered, O’Brien’s passport remains missing.

The RCMP have confirmed that the investigation is still open and ongoing.

Anyone with information about the theft or whereabouts of the passport are encouraged to contact the Whitehorse detachment.