[he is sorting pieces by color, though he does slide some of the straight edges towards her pile]

A few years out of high school, actually. I was. . . twenty? But that's still pretty young.

[a pause]

Young and naive enough to not appreciate the gravity of what I was doing. At least. . . not until the police got involved.

[picks up a small piece with rounded edges, toying with it idly between his fingers]

. . . I told them I had no idea the entire business was a scam, but they didn't believe me. I got let off on probation for my first offense, but the conviction stayed on my record.