[His smile widens, brightens. He really was very proud of William -- he still is.] It didn't, no. In the end, we agreed that while his self-interest was to make a great deal of money and die in a blaze of glory, leaving his son unburdened, that was actually very far indeed from what was in Del's best interest. William turned himself in and took a reduced sentence in exchange for testifying against his partners, and...

My goodness, I suppose he'll be getting out any day now. I should write to him.