IMHO-
If he had left it where it was, someone else would have picked it up. I think that anyone who found that much money would probably have to deal with the temptation of keeping it, thus not turning it in immediately. You said that he called and asked how much trouble would he be in for turning it in, not how much he would be in for keeping it. It sounds like he picked it up, maybe thought about keeping it, and decided to turn it back in, but was afraid they would arrest him for having it. Maybe he was thinking of possible reward and maybe not, but even if they warned on the news that the money was traceable, there is a statute of limitations on theft. He could have just hid the money somewhere for however many years, and at the end of the statute, he'd be a lot richer than he is now. His motivations to act in the ways that he did over the two days may not have been totally honorable all of the time, but the fact is that he did the right thing, no matter how long it took him to do it.
Crystal  |