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Flelanced around and leaned toward them “There’s talk of a special tribunal The scope of her crimes is so massive that nobody’s completely sure how to proceed The Aussies have already put in an official request to charge her as an accomplice to the murder of the aid workers And then we have all the fa immediate justice So everyone wants a piece”

“Any chance she gets off on a technicality?” Sam asked

“None at all The only question is whether Soloed to allow the death penalty for cri discussed Public opinion is crying for her head, so it could happen Our people are shocked and angry”

“I don’t blame therandfather?”

Fleed his name after the war and kept to himself on a ranch in the Australian outback”

Sam and Remi had to pause to answer more questions about the treasure trove frohts in a disco

When they had finished, Sam turned to Lazlo and smiled “You’d better prepare your speech”

“Speech? What could I possibly say?”

“I’”

“Why me?”

“Because you’ll soon be a national hero as soon as it’s announced that the treasure will be used to build schools, a new hospital with clinics all around the island, and of course a first-rate road systee the island is giving all of us”

Lazlo’s e?”

Remi raised an eyebrow at hiovern us ten percent Even theexpedition expenses should net you many millions”

“Blimey”

Saratulations, Lazlo Your days as a pauper are behind you”