[Maximum Leader]

Not just yes, but hell yes.

That was sort of the hypothetical I laid out, but you beat me for the punch. By the terms of the contract that Crimestoppers established, if your information leads tot he arrest of the person for this crime, you get the money. Doesn't matter if I don't know the big picture or not, or even if I'm motivated by altruistic or revenge motivations.

The police took the info Banks gave her and could compare it to the M.O. for the prior cases and they were able to close all of the crimes. The fact that the police already had the name of the suspect goes more to the level of police incompetence.

It's unfortunate that Miss Banks had to suffer for this incompetence. You know in most states, avoiding your parole officer is enough to get you sent back to the Pen I guess the police had better things to do for those two months.

[Jack Black]

I agree. The usual tag line is "information leading to the arrest and conviction". I would say that based on this Miss Banks should get the reward.