“If the story is correct, then Thompson is a thief and a swindler. He gets no sympathy from me.”
Should have said he lost the gold in a boating accident.
> Should have said he lost the gold in a boating accident. <
He should have split the gold into unequal two parts, and buried them in separate locations. Then give up the location of the smaller amount, saying that’s all there is.
(I can’t take credit for that idea. It’s an old mafia trick. Or so I’m told.)
... then prove it in court and sentence him properly. Indefinite jailtime until you obey orders of a judge is not justice.