Helen said:

I found myself wondering on similiar lines... Why do I find crimes of greed rather obnoxious in real life and wish Avon had gotten his millions of credits in his scam?

It's natural to identify with protagonists--in caper movies, we usually do want the caper to succeed, even though most viewers are at least fairly honest

I think it's because I focus on the 'so rich no one could touch us line'-- in my personal view, Avon was stealing to ensure his (and Anna's) safety from the Federation, rather than greed. How do other people react to Avon's attempt at embezzlement?

I don't approve of embezzlement, but it was perhaps his first attempt at an altruistic act...and look what it got him! The series keeps kicking him in the teeth each time he tries to do the sort of things that TV characters are supposed to do. -(Y)

PS--maybe Avon's excuse for hanging around is that there is only about 20 million credits in the Treasure Room. He thinks he's entitled to "his" 5 million credits, plus interest, costs, and punitive damages... say, 10 million overall. But he acknowledges the fairness of taking only one-sixth of the Treasure Room, and he has to stay around until the balance hits 60 milliion....