[ Rom smiles at the expected reaction, but -- in truth, it really was just something to draw time, to give himself a few more seconds to process this reveal. Edamura, a career conman? Its hard to imagine, admittedly, but he's dealt with far more implausible things. And if he believes the claim that he hasn't been untruthful since entering this show, that lying and swindling isn't something core to his nature ... ]

Were you in need of money, perhaps?

[ It's said quietly, and not just to avoid further attention from the camera crew who are no doubt looking for them. This is one of the rare moments where Rom's treating the matter with an appropriate gravity. No judgement, just trying to get a better picture. ]

And if you were part of a larger scheme instead of acting on your own ... the stakes must have been high. [ Not stuff just done for small change. ] You don't strike me as the type to be affiliated with organized crime, though.