> I don't see why they'd have to go after Hatty. He's a respected leader of the heroic Lair Legion, presumably holder of a Canadian passport with a US visa and an additional UN stamp because of the resolution granting the LL their status.
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> Chiaki's an unknown quantity with organised crime connections. I don't know if she has a passport, visa, or work permit, but such things can be revoked if the government feels there is evidence of a person undertaking illegal operations in the US (a provision sometimes used against suspected drug dealers). There's a world of difference.
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Chiaki has a resident visa.  So far nobody has proven that she's guilty of any criminal activity whatsoever.  She could prove incredibly frustrating to catch for that reason - she walks on the ragged edge of the law where she can't be touched, and even pays her taxes.
> And then there's the new and terrifying US anti-terrorist laws which allow suspects to be arrested on a balance of suspicion and foreign nationals to be questioned and confined outside US jurisdiction beyond judge's rules.
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They could try to ask her questions.  Then they'd have the problem of her being perfectly cooperative and answering every question honestly.  She has nothing to hide.  Of course it would be risky because Japan is a U.S. ally, so they'd have to have some pretense besides that she's Japanese.
> > That would involve breaking into the Lair Mansion though wouldn't it?  Which is possible but once again would bring it to a high Lair Legion priority.
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> It depends if Lara never leaves the Mansion, never grabs a coffee at a street cafe, never buys a hot dog from a vendor, etc.
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> I would also point out that now that the hordes of officialdom have decamped from the Mansion it is in fact a very high profile place for anyone top stay if they want to avoid the public or official attention. Parody Island's living and working population has just gone down from 2000+ to less than 20.
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Lara is going to be there less often.  Remember, she can go from her home to the mansion like most people walk next door to borrow sugar, so she might be there one minute and gone the next.
