Chapter 22

Leander smiled. “That’s legit too. Just in a different way.”

“Transporting…well, I’m not sure exactly what, except Zander says they’re stolen goods.”

“He’s right. Stolen goods I’m sent to locate and retrieve from whoever has them.”

Caiden considered what Leander was telling him. “You catch the thief before he can get rid of whatever?”

“If we can. Yes. Then the authorities are called in. If they’ve already disposed of the item, I’m sent to retrieve it from the buyer.”

“And turn him or her in?”

“That’s where it gets sticky. You know the saying ‘possession is nine-tenths of the law’? A good thief—and those are often the ones we’re dealing with—won’t take the item unless he can get the provenance papers as well. With those in hand, it’s hard for the authorities to prove that the new owner doesn’t have a legitimate claim to the item in question.”