Norman, Norman Hsu

We found you.

This does not make sense. After Hsu skipped his hearing, most of us had guessed one of two things had happened:

1. He had fled or would flee the country, probably to China.

2. He had been or would soon be "silenced" by the Chinese.

Notice these scenarios are not mutually exclusive.

The circumstances of his capture make me wonder if Scenario 2 was in effect. He flees California, but heads inland, towards Chicago. He gets noticeably sick en route, to the point where Amtrak has to call the paramedics. Not attention he would necessarily want.

But the illness sounds too convenient. Was this an attempted assassination? If the Chinese government or the People's "Liberation" Army have strong financial ties to Hsu, they would not want that becoming generally known.

The direction of Hsu's flight, and the suspicious timing of his illness could mean Hsu was not fleeing prosecution, but assassination.

So, the immediate questions I have are:

1. What was Hsu's illness?

2. Why was he headed towards Chicago and not immediately out of the country?