Evidently it is, as she is a government employee. Her raises are governed by her contract, and bonuses are apparently verboten. It’d be nice if Loomis ponied up a few bucks, though.
It’s pretty classy, IMO, of her boss to recognize his limitations on how he can reward her and try to figure something out to give her a benefit - the extra time off.
JMHO.
My take is that she turned the money in because it was the right thing to do. I wouldn’t be surprized if she really doesn’t care for a reward for doing the right thing. I can only hope I have the same convictions if I found myself in her place.