 		if (!localeChain)
 			initializeLocaleChain(compiledLocales);
 
+        return bundles;
 	}
 
     /**

    //
    //--------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     *  @private
     *  A map whose keys are locale strings like "en_US"

            {
                var bundleName:String = bundleNames[j];
                
                bundles[bundleCount++] = installCompiledResourceBundle(
                    applicationDomain, locale, bundleName, 
                    useWeakReference);
            }
        }
        
        return bundles;
    }

    /**
