Mike said: To this matter, I would question Avon's apparent averse also. I don't believe Avon's statement that the great bank fraud was committed in the attempt to 'undermine confidence in the Federation credit system', any more than I believe it was just for the money. I believe what the script gives us is that some people in the Federation thought it was political because it could undermine the system. Not that that was actually his reason for it. Avon gives what seems to be the most probable (IMO) actual reason when he says "We would have ben so rich, no one could touch us." That rings true with his character's other behaviors; choosing safety over risk until some risk becomes the path to greater safety. In a corrupt system, wealth is the quickest route to safety. Fighting the corrupt system, winning is the only safety.

Speaking of the Avon/Anna relatioship, as someone else brought up earlier-- it is likely she did pose herself to him as someone with anti-Federation political sentiments. After all, she was infiltrating his life to see if he *was* political. OTOH, she may have posed as a Crusader, someone with serious plans, or as a Waif, one whose dreams were dying and who needed a hero. Any thoughts by others on this?