...If it comes to it, maybe. Rather not hand a woman of your profession anything you could use against me, given mine.

[Just because he probably couldn't hack it as a thief in 2020 Japanifornia doesn't mean he's going to stop being one.]

But if something does happen, now that the Professor's putting the pressure on... If it'd help you prove I wasn't the culprit, I guess I'd let you. And if it's just about seconding your findings...

[As he muses out what he's going to say, he adds a couple more loops of braid to his rope.]

Well, I've got a pretty good eye for detail. Comes in handy in my line of work, too. So I might be able to help then.