There was a time, not so long ago, that I would have read this story as one of depraved criminality.
Today, however, I read it as an adventure story, and admire her devious mind and chutzpah, and am disappointed in myself that I lack the same qualities.
Why should only our elite masters get to loot the now corrupt government??
Like the Friend’s episode where Monica’s cc info is stolen and the woman who stole it is living the life - eating out, dance lessons, gatecrashing parties, auditioning for Broadway musicals - things Monica was too ‘in her shell’ to do. She inspired Monica to live a little.