She put her notes in her briefcase. "I have to run this past my boss, but I think the interests of justice are best served by your plan," she said. "I'm sure the FBI and local law enforcement will be happy to present you with a bill for the search. The immigration thing, is he out of the country now?" I nodded my head yes. "Not much I can do about that now without catching him here. As far as Yuri's money goes, I'm glad you have it now instead. Do something good with it," she said. "We're done here."

We all stood and shook hands. After the AUSA left,...