Winston Stubbs heard the man out peaceably, trying to defuse Laura’s horror with skeptical brow wrinkling and little pitying shakes of his head. But he bristled at this last remark. Mr. Robert Vesco, he said indignantly, had at one point owned the government of Costa Rica. And in the legendary IOS scam, Vesco had liberated $60 million of illegally invested CIA retirement funds. This action showed that Vesco’s heart was righteous. There was no shame in having him as forefather. The man was a duppy conqueror.