The lawyer claims that the art thieves needed help and he agreed to do the deed as long as he wouldn't be given a dime in return. Now, the still unnamed lawyer might be looking at some possible jail time. Well, the poor chap's code of conduct prevents him from handing the thieves' descriptions to authorities so as a result, he is now a suspect in the crime. According to the lawyer, he felt that if he let the robbers walk, the paintings would be gone forever. Which is where the sticky situation begins.
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