"Don't look so surprised. It may not be the traditional scrapbook but I have a folder in a safe that has information on some of your more impressive cons through the years. I know I had nothing to do with any of it, but I'm proud of you and I hope you're proud of yourself."

She deserved every bit of praise and sense of pride she felt at what she did. She never hurt people that couldn't really afford it, one of his own rules when running cons. He probably should have carried that philosophy over to his family as well.

"And I'm not so terrible a father that I'd let you be hurt for something I did. I've made a lot of mistake and left you in a shitty situations but I've always tried to make sure you were safe growing up. Not that you needed it, you turned out a far better person than your mother and I were."