Nate didn't try to hide anything. He turned, picked up a bottle of beer, and casually handed it to Alvin. "It's actually not that hard to 'direct' a congressman.
We knew he was meeting Stuart in Las Vegas, so we fabricated evidence that he'd taken bribes and conspired with Stuart to smuggle weapons.
Then, using Lenore's meeting with Stuart, we 'left' the Metropolitan Vault receipt with Stuart.
The congressman wanted to hold on to his position and be able to take part in next year's Republican Party primaries. To do that, he had to destroy the evidence."
Nate pursed his lips and shrugged slightly. "But robbing a heavily secured vault takes more than ordinary people. He needed expert help.
I used to work for an insurance company, so I happened to know a few of the most reputable 'thieves' brokers' in the United States.
It was only natural that I had Hudson intercept those brokers' calls. Then we got the congressman's job and gave him a solution in no time."
Alvin looked at Nate, still wanting to hear more. "Was 'kidnapping' Lenore part of the plan from the start?"
Nate shook his head. "No. We'd been keeping an eye on everything Stuart did. When we discovered he was planning to murder his wife and daughter, I arranged for Elliot to rescue Lenore.
I regret that we couldn't save Kim. By the time Elliot got there, Kim had already been taken."
Alvin nodded. "That wasn't your fault. You'd already done more than enough.
The only thing I wasn't happy about was that in the end, you handed Anthony and his daughter over to the FBI.
You should've left them to me..."
Alvin looked at Nate, who seemed unconcerned. He knew there was no point saying any of this to someone with