 With that money, he bought his warehouses in Manhattan and started his business of dealing in smuggled goods and designer rip-offs.After the Shorings Bank incident, he was hypnotized by Rocky to be kind and good.He was also hypnotized by Molly Moon (in the first book) to have a German accent, as his original Chicago accent might be recognized by police (he told the police about the Shorings Bank incident on the phone).