Correct Answers

1. How many trucks are delivering "extra" goods to the City Grill locations?

3 trucks

2. What are these trucks most likely delivering?

Dirty money

3. How much time does the "extra" cargo take to unload?

15 minutes

4. The truck(s) drive to St. Petersburg from which direction?

East

5. How many total boxes of "extra" cargo were delivered?

28

Nikita: Just to clarify, these trucks were coming from Siberia and being loaded with dirty money from drug transactions near the Russian-Chinese border.

Jenna: Chinese border? Was this Triad cargo?

*Nikita nods*

Jenna: That must have been troubling news.

Nikita: Honestly, at the time... not really.

But, that is why there was so much money involved.

Jenna: I think I know what comes next.

Nikita: Doubtful... I don't think any of this is predictable.

Remember the man I told you about at the party? Victor?

He caused a lot of problems. Later, I figured out he was in charge of this specific delivery network.

Jenna: Which delivery network?

Nikita: This one... the delivery of the dirty money from eastern Russia to western Russia. He was a Russian mobster who had ties with the Triad in China and Hong Kong.

Jenna: The mob was working with the Triad!?

Nikita: No. That's why he was killed. His men found out he was working with the mob and stealing Triad money.

Jenna: So, who killed him?

Nikita: The Triad... But apparently, there was a lot of confusion, and that information didn't get passed up the chain.

Jenna: Wait, wait, wait... So, this Victor character was working with the Triad but also for the mob?

He was gathering dirty money from his drug dealers' sales then transporting it to the west for a profit? But he was secretly stealing money so the Russian mob would profit?

Nikita: Right... The Triad was trying to insert itself into the Russian market, and the City Grill locations were Triad-owned money-laundering machines.

However, one of the Triad vanguards, Victor, was transporting the dirty money but taking a bigger cut than he was promised.

Then Victor took the stolen money to the Russian mob's money-laundering services and went 50/50 with them. He came out with 50% of the dirty money he stole... as clean money usable in the legal economy.

Jenna: What a tricky guy. How did the Triad find out?

Nikita: What do you mean, how did they find out? They were losing money... He wasn't smart at all... he was greedy. Businesses will always go looking for lost money... Not just illegal businesses, but all businesses. The entire purpose of a business is to raise money. When money is lost, it's a big problem. It was inevitable Victor would be caught doing his stupid plan.

Jenna: I see. So, the Triad killed him. But then, how did they deliver the money once he was out of the picture?

Nikita: That's an easy problem to solve. Simply promote the most trusted second-in-command.

Jenna: So why was this a "messy" situation for you and your brother?

Nikita: You'll see.

Next Case: The Break-In